Viggo Mortensen films, ranked by your taste

Actor and director · 29 films on Boxlist

Known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Film
8.5/10 · TMDB
Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam take the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark...
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Film
8.4/10 · TMDB
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer...
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in...
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A History of Violence
2005 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
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Witness
1985 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
A sheltered Amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a Philadelphia train station, and he must be protected. The assignment falls to a taciturn detective who goes undercover in a Pennsylvania Dutch community. On...
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, spectacular films.
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Green Book
2018 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon...
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Captain Fantastic
2016 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
A father living in the forests of the Pacific Northwest with his six young kids tries to assimilate back into society.
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Eastern Promises
2007 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
A Russian teenager, living in London, dies during childbirth but leaves clues to a midwife in her journal, that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
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Crimson Tide
1995 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
On a US nuclear missile sub, a young first officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.
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Thirteen Lives
2022 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
Based on the true nail-biting mission that captivated the world. Twelve boys and the coach of a Thai soccer team explore the Tham Luang cave when an unexpected rainstorm traps them in a chamber inside the mountain. Entombed behind a maze...
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Carlito's Way
1993 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
A Puerto-Rican ex-con, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him, and lead a better life outside NYC.
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The Road
2009 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones, and, when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination...
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Appaloosa
2008 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.
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The Dead Don't Hurt
2024 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
In the 1860s, fiercely independent French-Canadian Vivienne Le Coudy embarks on a journey with Danish immigrant Holger Olsen, attempting to forge a life together in the dusty town of Elk Flats, Nevada. When Holger decides to go fight for...
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I Love Boosters
2026 · Film
4.7/10 · TMDB
A fearless crew of inventive young women turn shoplifting into a radical act of defiance.
A Dangerous Method
2011 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Carl Jung takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina Spielrein as his patient. Jung’s weapon is the method of his master, the renowned Sigmund Freud. Both men fall under...
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Crimes of the Future
2022 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
With his partner Caprice, celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. Timlin, an investigator from the National Organ Registry, obsessively tracks their...
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Falling
2020 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
John Peterson lives with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter in Southern California. When he is visited by his aging father Willis from Los Angeles who is searching for a place to retire, their two very different worlds collide.
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G.I. Jane
1997 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
A female Senator succeeds in enrolling a woman into Combined Reconnaissance Team training where everyone expects her to fail.
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Hidalgo
2004 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...
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A Perfect Murder
1998 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured...
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On the Road
2012 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
Dean and Sal are the portrait of the Beat Generation. Their search for "It" results in a fast paced, energetic roller coaster ride with highs and lows throughout the U.S.
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The Prophecy
1995 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven, and only a former priest and a little girl can stop him.
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28 Days
2000 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the treatment...
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Young Guns II
1990 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Three of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez), Jose Chavez y Chavez (Lou Diamond Phillips), and Doc Scurlock (Kiefer Sutherland) — return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his race to...
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Daylight
1996 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in both ends of the tunnel collapsing and the handful of people...
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Psycho
1998 · Film
5.1/10 · TMDB
A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own. Although this version is in color, features a different cast, and is set in 1998, it is closer to a shot-for-shot remake than most remakes, Gus Van...
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Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
1990 · Film
5.3/10 · TMDB
A couple encounters a perverted gas station attendant who threatens them with a shotgun. They take a deserted path in Texas to seek help, but only meet up with a cannibalistic clan interested in helping themselves to fresh meat.
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