Curtis Hanson films, ranked by your taste
Director and actor · 11 films on Boxlist
Known for L.A. Confidential, 8 Mile and Wonder Boys.
See which ones match your tasteStarring Curtis Hanson
Adaptation.
2002 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDBNicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt...
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The Goonies
1985 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDBA young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to find the secret...
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Directed by Curtis Hanson
L.A. Confidential
1997 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDBThree detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
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8 Mile
2002 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDBThe setting is Detroit in 1995. The city is divided by 8 Mile, a road that splits the town in half along racial lines. A young white rapper, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. summons strength within himself to cross over these arbitrary...
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Wonder Boys
2000 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDBGrady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from...
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Too Big to Fail
2011 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDBAn intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.
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The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
1992 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDBA suburban family chooses seemingly sweet Peyton Flanders as their newborn's nanny. Only much later does the infant's mother, Claire Bartel, realize Peyton's true intentions -- to destroy Claire and replace her in the family. The...
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The River Wild
1994 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBWhile on a family vacation, rafting expert Gail takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river.
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In Her Shoes
2005 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDBIrresponsible party girl, Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she lives for free—and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer, Rose. After Maggie's disruptive ways ruin her sister's love...
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Bad Influence
1990 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDBWimpy young executive, Michael is about to get pulverised by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michael runs into a stranger on a pier, who wheedles his way...
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Chasing Mavericks
2012 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDBSurfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.
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