17 Movies Starring Michael Rooker

Sea of Love

Sea of Love

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-09-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (28377 Reviews)

Director:

Harold Becker

Fullplot:

Frank Keller is a New York detective investigating a case of a serial killer who finds the victims through the lonely hearts column in newspapers. Keller falls in love with Helen, the main suspect in the case.

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-09-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (21726 Reviews)

Director:

John McNaughton

Cast:

Writer:

Richard Fire

John McNaughton

Fullplot:

Loosely based on serial killer Henry Lee Lucas, the film follows Henry and his roommate Otis who Henry introduces to murdering randomly selected people. The killing spree depicted in the film starts after Otis' sister Becky comes to stay with them. The people they kill are strangers and in one particularly gruesome attack, kill all three members of a family during a home invasion. Henry lacks compassion in everything he does and isn't the kind to leave behind witnesses - of any kind.

Afterburn

Afterburn

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-05-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (501 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Based on a true story, one woman takes on the U.S. military and General Dynamics; maker of the F-16, thought to be the very best tactical fighter in the world. Air Force Captain Theodore T. Harduvel was one of the best F-16 pilots the U.S. had to offer. After much digging, Janet Harduvel discovers a joint military and General Dynamic cover-up. She proves to be unwavering in her search for the truth to clear his name.

Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-05-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Italy, France

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (88702 Reviews)

Director:

Renny Harlin

Cast:

Writer:

John Long (premise)

Michael France (screen story)

Michael France (screenplay)

Sylvester Stallone (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Whilst crossing a ledge, 4000 feet above the earth, Gabe's friend's equipment fails to work and she slips out of his hand, falling to the ground. Almost a year later, Gabe is asked to go back to the same mountain range and rescue a group of 'stranded' people. The only catch is that these so called 'stranded' people are in fact looking for three boxes filled with $100,000,000 and they need a mountain ranger to lead them to them!!

The Dark Half

The Dark Half

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-04-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (11140 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Stephen King (novel)

George A. Romero (screenplay)

Fullplot:

When Thad Beaumont was a child, he had an operation to remove a tumour from his brain. during the operation, it was discovered that far from being a tumor, the growth was a twin brother of Thad's that never developed. Years later, Thad is a successful author, writing his serious books under his own name, and his pulp money-makers under the pseudonum "George Stark". When blackmailed by someone who has discovered his secret, Thad publically "buries" George Stark. From that point on, Thad increasingly becomes the prime suspect in a series of gruesome murders.

Deceiver

Deceiver

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-01-30

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (5002 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Textile company heir Wayland is accused of murder of a prostitute named Elizabeth, whose body was found cut in two in the park. The murder is investigated by tough detective Kennesaw and his less experienced partner Braxton. Wayland is a heavy drinker and compulsive liar, he is prone to memory losses and periods of heavy violence. He is rich enough to access necessary information, and he gets the interrogators' own dark secrets - Kennesaw is angry about affairs his wife had and had let off steam with Elizabeth, and Braxton has gambling debts with Mook, who is demanding payment.

The Bone Collector

The Bone Collector

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-11-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (110453 Reviews)

Director:

Phillip Noyce

Cast:

Writer:

Jeffery Deaver (book)

Jeremy Iacone (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Quadripeligic ex-cop Lincoln Rhyme was looking forward to his assisted suicide when he got the news: some sicko was abducting people in a taxi and leaving them to die in particularly sadistic ways. With time counting down between each abduction and possible death, Rhyme recruits rather-unwilling Amelia Donaghy, haunted by her cop father's suicide and thinking she's next, into working the crime scenes to track down the killer.

A Table for One

A Table for One

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-08-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (375 Reviews)

Director:

Ron Senkowski

Fullplot:

Matt Draper is a man who lives two lives. In one, he's a prescription salesman living in a rural country house married to an emotionally withdrawn young woman, named Ruth whom he keeps locked up within the house, as more or less a prisoner. But as Dr. Matt Swan, he regularly commutes to nearby Los Angeles where he's a wealthy pharmacist married to a wealthy socialite named Ariana Harpwood and has two children with her. Neither wife is aware of Matt's double life or his unwillingness to let either one go. When Ruth becomes more unstable when she suspects Matt is cheating on her, she starts a romance with Tom Bernard a married neighbor who moves into the country house just next door. When Matt realizes that Ruth is socializing with people, (against a stern rule he gives her) he plots to get rid of her, unaware that Ruth is plotting to do just likewise, but she's unaware of her new friend Tom's dark secrets.

Brown's Requiem

Brown's Requiem

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-06-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (792 Reviews)

Director:

Jason Freeland

Cast:

Writer:

Jason Freeland

James Ellroy (novel)

Fullplot:

Fritz Brown is an ex-LAPD, recovering alcoholic who now splits his time repossessing cars for a used car lot and staffing his one-man private detective agency. When a filthy caddie named Freddy "Fat Dog" Baker wanders into Fritz's office one day, flashing a wad of cash, Fritz is hired to follow Fat Dog's kid sister Jane, who is holed up with a Beverly Hills sugar daddy named Sol Kupferman. Kupferman is a 70 year-old bag man for the mob, and Fat Dog claims that "Solly K" is up to something evil that may harm Jane. The trail leads Fritz to an encounter with his dark past in the person of Haywood Cathcart, current head of LAPD internal affairs and the person who kicked Fritz off the police force. But what is Cathcart doing in business with a mobster? And why is Jane shacked up with a man old enough to be her grandfather? Fritz starts asking some questions, and the answers are all bad news. Fritz finds himself back on Haywood Cathcart's short list, and as the bodies start to pile up around him, Fritz stands to lose more than his job this time around as some old debts get repaid.

Here on Earth

Here on Earth

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-03-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(7044 Reviews)

Director:

Mark Piznarski

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

The lives of three young people - a rich student, a girl from the "wrong side of the tracks" and her boyfriend - unexpectedly intersect during one fateful summer in the romantic drama "Here on Earth." Kelley Morse (Chris Klein), who is cocky and brash, normally would never have crossed paths with the residents of a small town near his posh private school. But when he takes his shiny new Mercedes out for a drive, he locks horns with some of the locals, including Jasper (Josh Hartnett). As Jasper's willful girlfriend Samantha (Leelee Sobieski) looks on, Kelley and Jasper engage in a dangerous car race that turns disastrous, leaving a popular diner owned by Samantha's mother in ruins. Kelley and Jasper are sentenced to a creatively ironic but fitting punishment: They must help rebuild the diner. Not only does this ruin Kelley's summer plans, he also must board at the home of his rival, Jasper. Kelley begins to fulfill his "sentence," but refuses to have anything to do with Jasper and his parents. When Kelley again encounters Samantha, the attraction is immediate and strong. First love blossoms in the Berkshire woods ("a little bit of heaven, here on earth," Samantha calls the pastoral setting), angering Jasper, who has known Samantha practically his entire life. These new feelings and the romantic triangle that develops are only the beginning of a new journey for Kelley, Samantha and Jasper, as they ultimately make life-changing discoveries about themselves and each other.

The 6th Day

The 6th Day

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-11-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

123 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (94874 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Cormac Wibberley

Marianne Wibberley

Fullplot:

In the near future, cloning is now technically advanced, but human cloning is still illegal. Adam Gibson (Schwarzenegger) returns home after working with his friend Hank Morgan (Rapaport), only to find a clone of himself with his family. Before he has chance to find out the truth, he is attacked by a group who want him dead. Adam must escape and find out the truth from the creator of the clones, Michael Drucker (Goldwyn). Adam knows for sure he couldn't have been cloned, but isn't ready for what he's about to hear.

Replicant

Replicant

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-05-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (10642 Reviews)

Director:

Ringo Lam

Fullplot:

Jake Riley is working on the "Torch" case, a psycho serial killer, who kills women with kids and sets them on fire after they are dead. The killer calls Riley sometimes and now, that Riley retires, the killer has no person to play against anymore. The NSA comes into play here and offers a job to Riley. A replicant, or better a clone of the killer should help him find the real one, as kind of test if it works out. Now Riley is back on track, with a clone of the killer at his hand on the way to discover that nobody is born as murderer.

Undisputed

Undisputed

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-08-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (19514 Reviews)

Director:

Walter Hill

Fullplot:

George "Ice Man" Chambers (Rhames) is a top ranked heavyweight boxer. However Chambers has his world turned upside down when he is accused of rape and sent to prison. Upon his arrival he hears talk about Monroe Hutchen (Snipes) who is the top ranked prison boxing champ 10 years running. Immediately there is bad blood with Chambers not wanting to be second to no one which leads to a lunch room fight between the men. Figuring it will be a good way to make money fellow convict Emmanuel 'Mendy' Ripstein (Peter Falk) sets up a prison boxing match between the two men to decide who is the real UNDISPUTED champ. Michael Rooker plays a guard, Fisher Stevens, John Seda, and Master P co star.

Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion

Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-03-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

3.2 (893 Reviews)

Director:

Ray Griggs

Fullplot:

Would-be superhero, Ed Gruberman, who possesses no super powers must join a team of misfit heroes-in-training known as The Super Capers. Having only faith, Gruberman must travel through time to uncover an evil plot involving some gold bullion, a fiery femme fatale, and a criminal mastermind with a dark secret about Ed's past.

Blood Done Sign My Name

Blood Done Sign My Name

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-02-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

128 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (453 Reviews)

Director:

Jeb Stuart

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Tells the true story of the the 1970 murder of Henry Marrow in a rural North Carolina town by Robert Teel and his sons, the aftermath of the murder and the eventual acquittal of the Teels by an all white jury, in spite of multiple eye witnesses to the murder.

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-07-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

13 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (1413 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Joe R. Lansdale (screenplay)

Justin Gray (original story)

Jimmy Palmiotti (original story)

Phil Noto (original story)

Fullplot:

When a ruthless brothel madame murders Jonah Hex's current quarry, the disfigured bounty hunter plans to make her pay.

Brother's Keeper

Brother's Keeper

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-05-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (228 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Briana Hartman

Josh Mills (developer)

Fullplot:

Identical twins Andy and Pete Goodwynn have always been there for each other. But in a cruel twist of fate-orchestrated by the town's most powerful family-their lives are forever altered. Can the brothers gain vengeance on those who have taken away from them all that matters? While revenge may seem sweet, BROTHER'S KEEPER is a powerful reminder that only forgiveness can truly heal.

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