Sam Spruell films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 26 films on Boxlist

Known for The Hurt Locker, The Martian and H Is for Hawk.

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Starring Sam Spruell

The Hurt Locker
2008 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
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The Martian
2015 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he...
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H Is for Hawk
2025 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
After losing her beloved father, Helen finds herself saved by an unlikely friendship with a stubborn hawk named Mabel. Through the bond, Helen rediscovers the beauty of being alive.
Starred Up
2013 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates — and his...
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The Settlers
2023 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Chile, early 20th century. José Menéndez, a wealthy landowner, hires three horsemen to mark out the perimeter of his extensive property and open a route to the Atlantic Ocean across vast Patagonia.
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The World Is Yours
2018 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
To escape his life of crime, a Paris drug dealer takes on one last job involving Spain, unhinged gangsters, his longtime crush and his scheming mother.
The Lady in the Van
2015 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.
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Legend
2015 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while...
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The Voices
2014 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.
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Defiance
2008 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still...
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Outlaw King
2018 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.
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K-19: The Widowmaker
2002 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
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The Informer
2019 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
In New York, former convict Pete Koslow, related to the Polish mafia, must deal with both Klimek the General, his ruthless boss, and the twisted ambitions of two federal agents, as he tries to survive and protect the lives of his loved...
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Insidious: Out of the Further
2026 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDBIn cinemas
Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in, discovers she can travel into The Further, where she possesses an ability to bring what lives there back to the real world.
The Thing with Feathers
2025 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
After a tragic loss, a grieving father tries to raise his young sons whilst dealing with an unlikely, unpredictable, and uninvited houseguest.
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis...
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The Dog Stars
2026 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDBIn cinemas
After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gunman he has befriended. When a mysterious transmission comes through on the radio while...
Snow White and the Huntsman
2012 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
After the Evil Queen marries the King, she performs a violent coup in which the King is murdered and his daughter, Snow White, is taken captive. Almost a decade later, a grown Snow White is still in the clutches of the Queen. In order to...
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Sand Castle
2017 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Set during the occupation of Iraq, a squad of U.S. soldiers try to protect a small village.
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard the lives of her people.
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Child 44
2015 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.
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The Counselor
2013 · Film
5.2/10 · TMDB
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.
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Locked Down
2021 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
During a COVID-19 lockdown, sparring couple Linda and Paxton call a truce to attempt a high-risk jewellery heist at one of the world's most exclusive department stores, Harrods.
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Taken 3
2014 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular set of skills to track the real killer...
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Good People
2014 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
Tom and Anna Wright, a young American couple, fall into severe debt while renovating Anna's family home in London. As the couple faces the loss of their dream to have a house and start a family, they discover that the tenant in the...
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The Hanging Sun
2022 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
On the run from his former employer, a reluctant hitman seeks refuge in an isolated village where he is faced with events that test the true nature of his conscience.

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