Harry Northup films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 11 films on Boxlist

Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Taxi Driver and Mean Streets.

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Starring Harry Northup

The Silence of the Lambs
1991 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder...
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Taxi Driver
1976 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feed his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
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Mean Streets
1973 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems force them to settle in Arizona instead, where Alice takes a...
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Philadelphia
1993 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
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Used Cars
1980 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.
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Unlawful Entry
1992 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
After a break-in at their house, a couple gets help from one of the cops that answered their call. He helps them install the security system, and begins dropping by on short notice and unofficial patrol, and spends a lot of time discussing...
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Hero
1992 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief...
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Brokedown Palace
1999 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take...
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Fathers' Day
1997 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
Smart aleck lawyer, Jack Lawrence is one day visited by an ex-girlfriend who tells him her child is his. Enter Dale Putley. A depressed goofball who is also a writer, Dale meets with the same ex-girlfriend who also tells him her child is...
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Bad Girls
1994 · Film
5.3/10 · TMDB
Four former harlots try to leave the wild west (Colorado, to be exact) and head north to make a better life for themselves. Unfortunately someone from Cody's past won't let it happen that easily.
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