21 Movies Starring Brad Dourif

Eyes of Laura Mars

Eyes of Laura Mars

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-08-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (5752 Reviews)

Director:

Irvin Kershner

Cast:

Writer:

John Carpenter (screenplay)

David Zelag Goodman (screenplay)

John Carpenter (story)

Fullplot:

Suddenly Laura Mars can see through the eyes of a serial killer as he commits his crimes. She contacts the police and with the aid of a police detective, tries to stop the killer. But first, they have to figure out who it is.

Wise Blood

Wise Blood

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1980-02-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (3214 Reviews)

Director:

John Huston

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Flannery O'Connor (novel)

Benedict Fitzgerald (screenplay)

Michael Fitzgerald (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Ragtime

Ragtime

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-01-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

155 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (6169 Reviews)

Director:

Milos Forman

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

E.L. Doctorow (based on the novel by)

Michael Weller (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The story runs in the 1910's New York. Coalhouse Walker Jr. is a black piano player. He has won fame and fortune playing with a jazz band. Some white men do not like this situation, and one day they assault him and spoil his brand new car. Walker tries by all means to get justice, without an answer...

Dune

Dune

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-12-14

Languages:

English, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

137 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (91871 Reviews)

Director:

David Lynch

Cast:

Writer:

Frank Herbert (novel)

David Lynch (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In the far future, a duke and his family are sent by the Emperor to a sand world from which comes a spice that is essential for interstellar travel. The move is designed to destroy the duke and his family, but his son escapes and seeks revenge as he uses the world's ecology as one of his weapons.

Impure Thoughts

Impure Thoughts

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-11-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

80 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (75 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Michael J. Malloy

Michael A. Simpson

Fullplot:

Four male friends are reunited after not being in contact with each other for several years. However, the meeting place is Purgatory, the afterlife state of limbo between heaven and hell. In Purgatory, these friends reflect on their pasts while they were living. They especially focus on their years in Catholic School and their coming of age. This film talks a lot about sexual issues. One of the characters is an 18-year old sent to Vietnam who dies without ever losing his virginity and there is a middle-aged, homosexual alcoholic playwright who has still has problems dealing with his identity.

Istanbul

Istanbul

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-02-21

Languages:

Dutch, English, French

Countries:

Belgium, Luxembourg, West Germany

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (146 Reviews)

Director:

Marc Didden

Fullplot:

Child's Play

Child's Play

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-11-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (57178 Reviews)

Director:

Tom Holland

Cast:

Writer:

Don Mancini (story)

Don Mancini (screenplay)

John Lafia (screenplay)

Tom Holland (screenplay)

Fullplot:

When Charles Lee Ray needs to get quick escape from cop Mike Norris, he takes his soul and buries it into playful, seemingly good guy doll Chucky. Little does he know a little boy by the name of Andy Barclay will be the new owner of him soon-to-come. Charles confides in Andy while he commits numerous murders. Once the adults accept Andy's story as truth, it's too late.

Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-01-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

128 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (61013 Reviews)

Director:

Alan Parker

Fullplot:

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his former Sheriff partner.

Spontaneous Combustion

Spontaneous Combustion

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-02-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.5 (1444 Reviews)

Director:

Tobe Hooper

Cast:

Writer:

Tobe Hooper (story)

Tobe Hooper (screenplay)

Howard Goldberg (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A young man finds out that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before he was born, and that the results have had some unexpected effects on him.

The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-08-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (16741 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

William Peter Blatty (screenplay)

William Peter Blatty (novel)

Fullplot:

Lt. Kinderman and Father Dyer cheer each other up on the anniversary of the death of their mutual friend, Father Damien Karras, by going to see "It's a Wonderful Life" at the local theater in Georgetown, near Washington D.C. But there's no cheering Kinderman while a particularly cruel and gruesome serial killer is at large. His murders, which involve torture, decapitation and the desecration of religious icons, is bad enough; but they also resemble those of the Gemini Killer, who has been dead for fifteen years.

Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-01-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(2221 Reviews)

Director:

Ken Loach

Fullplot:

When an American human rights lawyer is assassinated in Belfast, it remains for the man's girlfriend, as well as a tough, no nonsense, police detective to find the truth... which they soon discover to be contained in an audio tape which the man had with him, exposing political manipulations at the highest levels of government. But such underlying agendas require careful considerations to avoid worse things than murder.

Horseplayer

Horseplayer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-01-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (74 Reviews)

Director:

Kurt Voss

Cast:

Writer:

David Birke

Larry Rattner

Kurt Voss

Fullplot:

Bud is a strange loner who works in a liquor store by day and is addicted to betting on the horses at night. He lives in a low-rent building in an even lower-rent section of town, and one day a couple, who appear to be brother and sister, move into Bud's building. Soon the sister begins to try to seduce Bud, but not for the reasons one would expect, as she and her "brother" aren't what they appear to be--but neither is Bud.

Death Machine

Death Machine

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-05-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (2621 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Chaank Armaments is experimenting with the ultimate fighting machine which is part human - part machine. So far, the Hardman project has been unreliable and has killed a number of innocent people. The genius behind this project is Jack who lives in a world of models, toys and magazines. When he is fired by Cale for killing a few corporate officers, he unleashes the ultimate killing machine called the 'Warbeast' against Cale and those who would help her.

Bride of Chucky

Bride of Chucky

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-10-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada, USA

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (36953 Reviews)

Director:

Ronny Yu

Cast:

Writer:

Don Mancini (characters)

Don Mancini

Fullplot:

Chucky hooks up with another murderous doll, the bridal gown-clad Tiffany, for a Route 66 murder spree with their unwitting hosts, two eloping high-school graduates.

Bride of Chucky

Bride of Chucky

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-10-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada, USA

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (37070 Reviews)

Director:

Ronny Yu

Cast:

Writer:

Don Mancini (characters)

Don Mancini

Fullplot:

Chucky hooks up with another murderous doll, the bridal gown-clad Tiffany, for a Route 66 murder spree with their unwitting hosts, two eloping high-school graduates.

Vlad

Vlad

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-02-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

3.4 (1332 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Death and spiritual torment stalk three American students visiting the Carpathian mountain homeland of Vlad Tepes.

Halloween

Halloween

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-08-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (82893 Reviews)

Director:

Rob Zombie

Genres:

Horror

Cast:

Writer:

Rob Zombie (screenplay)

John Carpenter

Debra Hill

Fullplot:

The residents of Haddonfield don't know it yet... but death is coming to their small sleepy town. Sixteen years ago, a ten year old boy called Michael Myers brutally kills his step father, his elder sister and her boyfriend. Sixteen years later, he escapes from the mental institution and makes his way back to his hometown intent on a murderous rampage pursued by Dr Sam Loomis who is Michael's doctor and the only one who knows Michael's true evil. Elsewhere a shy teenager by the name of Laurie Strode is babysitting on the night Michael comes home... is it pure coincidence that she and her friends are being stalked by him?

Seed of Chucky

Seed of Chucky

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-11-12

Languages:

English, Japanese

Countries:

Romania, USA, UK

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (26596 Reviews)

Director:

Don Mancini

Cast:

Writer:

Don Mancini (characters)

Don Mancini

Fullplot:

The killer doll is back! Glen, the orphan doll offspring of the irrepressible devilish-doll-come-to-life Chucky and his equally twisted bride Tiffany. When production starts on a movie detailing the urban legend of his parents' lethal exploits, Glen heads for Hollywood where he brings his bloodthirsty parents back from the dead. The family dynamics are far from perfect as Chucky and Tiffany go Hollywood and get rolling on a new spree of murderous mayhem; much to gentle Glen's horror. Chucky can't believe that his child doesn't want to walk in his murdering footsteps, and star-struck Tiffany can't believe that the movie will star her favorite actress, Jennifer Tilly, who soon becomes an unwitting hostess to this new family in more ways than one...

The Wild Blue Yonder

The Wild Blue Yonder

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-06-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

Germany, France, Austria, UK

Runtime:

80 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (2608 Reviews)

Director:

Werner Herzog

Genres:

Sci-Fi

Fullplot:

An alien narrates the story of his dying planet, his and his people's visits to Earth and Earth's man-made demise, while human astronauts attempt to find an alternate planet for surviving humans to live on.

Touching Home

Touching Home

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-04-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (567 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Logan Miller (screenplay)

Noah Miller (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The true story about a father struggling to make amends with his twin sons as they pursue their dreams of professional baseball.

Halloween II

Halloween II

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-08-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (33576 Reviews)

Director:

Rob Zombie

Genres:

Horror

Fullplot:

Michael Myers is still at large and no less dangerous than ever. After a failed reunion to reach his baby sister at their old home, Laurie Strode is immediately taken to a hospital to be treated by the wounds that had been afflicted by her brother a few hours ago. However, Michael isn't too far off and will continue his murdering 'Halloween' rampage until he gets his sister all to himself.

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