John Hurt films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 46 films and 1 TV show on Boxlist

Known for Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor, Alien and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

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Starring John Hurt

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as...
Alien
1979 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival...
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The Elephant Man
1980 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph...
V for Vendetta
2006 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her...
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he...
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Merlin
2008 · TV
7.9/10 · TMDB
The unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, and Prince Arthur, heir to the crown of Camelot.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death...
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Dogville
2003 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
A barren soundstage is stylishly utilized to create a minimalist small-town setting in which a mysterious woman named Grace hides from the criminals who pursue her. The town is two-faced and offers to harbor Grace as long as she can make...
Midnight Express
1978 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer...
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Contact
1997 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Contact is a science fiction film about an encounter with alien intelligence. Based on the novel by Carl Sagan the film starred Jodie Foster as the one chosen scientist who must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth...
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A Man for All Seasons
1966 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search...
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Only Lovers Left Alive
2013 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
A depressed musician reunites with his lover in the desolate streets of Detroit. Though their romance has endured several centuries, it is tested by the arrival of her capricious and unpredictable younger sister.
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Dead Man
1995 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange North American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
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Melancholia
2011 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
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Watership Down
1978 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.
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10 Rillington Place
1971 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
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The Proposition
2005 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Set in the Australian outback in the 1880s, the movie follows the series of events following the horrific rape and murder of the Hopkins family, allegedly committed by the infamous Burns brothers gang. Captain Morris Stanley captures...
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The Gruffalo's Child
2011 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
A follow up to the 2009 animated feature and adapted from the childrens' book by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler. The Gruffalo's child explores the deep dark wood in search of the big bad mouse and meets the Snake, Owl and Fox in the...
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Snowpiercer
2013 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
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Spaceballs
1987 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the...
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History of the World: Part I
1981 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
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Rob Roy
1995 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood...
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Heaven's Gate
1980 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Harvard graduate James Averill is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle farmers. The politically connected ranch owners fight the...
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Recount
2008 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add "hanging chad" to every American's vocabulary.
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Hellboy must stop an elven prince from locating an ancient force that can destroy humanity: the all-powerful Golden Army.
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Hellboy
2004 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon—Hellboy—has already been conjured. Joining the Allied...
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6.
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The Skeleton Key
2005 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
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The Lord of the Rings
1978 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.
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The Black Cauldron
1985 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain...
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The Tigger Movie
2000 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo, and Rabbit are preparing a suitable winter home for Eeyore, the perennially dejected donkey, but Tigger's continual bouncing interrupts their efforts. Rabbit suggests that Tigger go find others of...
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Jackie
2016 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
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Thumbelina
1994 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
The tiny girl meets a fairy prince who saves her from the creatures of the woods.
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Outlander
2008 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
During the reign of the Vikings, a man from another world crash-lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator. The man must fuse his advanced technology with the weaponry of the vikings to fight the monster.
Sightseers
2012 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.
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The Limits of Control
2009 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him across Spain, but also...
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man...
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A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
2010 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
A sea turtle who was hatched in 1959 spends the next 50 years traveling the world while it is being changed by global warming. Born on a Baja, California beach in 1959, new hatchling Sammy must do what his fellow newborn sea turtles are...
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Immortals
2011 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.
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New York, I Love You
2008 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond District in the heart of Manhattan, through Chinatown and the Upper East Side, towards the...
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
When a Greek fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during WWII, his fiancee falls in love with the local Italian commander. The film is based on a novel about an Italian soldier's experiences during the Italian occupation of the...
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Hercules
2014 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
Fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors and the...
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Valiant
2005 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears they are hiring recruits for the Royal Homing Pigeon Service, he immediately sets out for London. On the way, he meets a smelly but friendly...
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Lost Souls
2000 · Film
5.1/10 · TMDB
A small group of Catholics led by an ailing priest believe that Satan intends to become man, just as God did in the person of Jesus. The writings of a possessed mental patient lead them to Peter Kelson, a writer who studies serial killers...
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