16 Movies Directed by Tony Scott

The Hunger

The Hunger

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-04-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (15534 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Scott

Cast:

Writer:

Ivan Davis (screenplay)

Michael Thomas (screenplay)

Whitley Strieber (novel)

Fullplot:

The Egyptian vampire lady Miriam subsists upon the blood of her lovers. In return the guys or girls don't age... until Miriam has enough of them. Unfortunately that's currently the case with John, so his life expectancy is below 24 hours. Desperately he seeks help from the famous Dr. Sarah Roberts. She doesn't really belive his story, but becomes curious and contacts Miriam ... and gets caught in her ban, too.

Top Gun

Top Gun

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-05-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (201161 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Scott

Cast:

Writer:

Jim Cash

Jack Epps Jr.

Ehud Yonay (magazine article "Top Guns")

Fullplot:

Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is an expert United States Naval Aviator. When he encounters a pair of MiGs over the Persian Gulf, his wingman is clearly outflown and freaks. On almost no fuel, Maverick is able to talk him back down to the carrier. When his wingman turns in his wings, Maverick is moved up in the standings and sent to the Top Gun Naval Flying School. There he fights the attitudes of the other pilots and an old story of his father's death in combat that killed others due to his father's error. Maverick struggles to be the best pilot, stepping on the toes of his other students and in another way to Charlie Blackwood, a civilian instructor to whom he is strongly attracted.

Beverly Hills Cop II

Beverly Hills Cop II

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-05-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (78169 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Scott

Cast:

Writer:

Danilo Bach (characters)

Daniel Petrie Jr. (characters)

Eddie Murphy (story)

Robert D. Wachs (story)

Larry Ferguson (screenplay)

Warren Skaaren (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A series of strange robberies brings Axel Foley back to Beverly Hills to help his two fellow cops solve the case. All the familiar faces of the first film are back...

Days of Thunder

Days of Thunder

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-06-27

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (55988 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Scott

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Towne (story)

Tom Cruise (story)

Robert Towne (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Cole Trickle enters the high-pressure world of Nascar racing. He's a hot driver with a hot temper, and this attitude gets him into trouble not only with other drivers, but members of his own team as well.

The Last Boy Scout

The Last Boy Scout

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-12-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (70869 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Scott

Cast:

Writer:

Shane Black (story)

Greg Hicks (story)

Shane Black (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A down and out cynical detective teams up with a down and out ex-quarterback to try and solve a murder case involving a pro football team and a politician.

True Romance

True Romance

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-09-10

Languages:

English, Italian

Countries:

USA, France

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(150465 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Scott

Fullplot:

In Detroit, Clarence Worley goes to the movie theater alone on the day of his birthday to watch some movies. The gorgeous Alabama Whitman accidentally drops her popcorn on Clarence and they watch the movie together. Then they eat pieces of pie and they have one night stand, so Clarence eats more pie of another kind. In the morning, Alabama confesses that she is a call-girl hired to spend the night with him, but she has fallen in love with him. In the morning they get married and Clarence goes to the club where she worked to bring her some clothes. However, her pimp Drexl Spivey and his partner beat up Clarence and he reacts by killing them both. Clarence asks for Alabama's suitcase with her clothes and the other girls mistakenly give another one with cocaine. When Clarence discovers the mistake, he decides to travel with Alabama to the house of his friend, the aspiring actor Dick Ritchie, to sell the drug and travel to Mexico. He visits his father Clifford Worley and gives his address to him. But the Sicilian Mafia is the owner of the drug and a group of killers are sent to hunt down Clarnece and Alabama.

Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-05-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (75242 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Scott

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Schiffer (story)

Richard P. Henrick (story)

Michael Schiffer (screenplay)

Fullplot:

When some Russian rebels takes control of some ICBM's, the Americans mobilize. Among the vessels sent is the nuclear sub, the Alabama. But before they leave they need a new X.O. and among the choices is Commander Hunter, who hasn't seen much action. But the ship's Captain, Ramsey OK's him. While on the way, there was an incident and Hunter disagreed with how Ramsey handled it, it's evident that Ramsey doesn't think much of Hunter because Hunter was college educated while Ramsey worked his way up. They're given orders to attack but when they were in the process of receiving another order, the ship's communications were damaged, so the entire message was not received. Ramsey decides to continue with their previous order while Hunter wants to reestablish contact first. That's when the two men butt heads that ends with Hunter relieving Ramsey. Later when some men die, some of the officers feel that Hunter is not up to the task so they team up to retake control. But Hunter has taken precautions.

The Fan

The Fan

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-08-16

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (36344 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Scott

Cast:

Writer:

Peter Abrahams (book)

Phoef Sutton (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Three-times MVP baseball player Bobby Rayburn joins the San Francisco Giants, and obsessive fan, whose profession is selling hunting knives, Gil Renard is excited over that. But Rayburn plays the worst season of his career and Renard tries to do everything to help him, but goes too far.

Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-11-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

132 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (175848 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Scott

Fullplot:

Robert dean is a mild-mannered lawyer who works in Washington D.C. He is on the trail of a kingpin named Pintero. Meanwhile, a politician named Thomas Reynolds is negotiating with Congressman Phillip Hammersley about a new surveillance system with satellites. But, Hammersley declines, that is when Reynolds had Hammersley killed, but this murder was caught on tape, and this person was being chased by Reynolds' team of NSA agents, the guy must ditch the tape, so he plants it on Dean (unbeknownst to Dean). Then, the NSA decides to get into Dean's life. That is when Dean's life began to fall apart all around him, with his wife and job both gone. Dean wants to find out what is going on. Then, he meets a man named "Brill" who tells him that Dean has something that the government wants. That is when Dean and Brill formulate a plan to get Dean's life back and turn the Tables on Reynolds.

Spy Game

Spy Game

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-11-21

Languages:

English, German, Arabic, French, Cantonese

Countries:

Germany, USA, Japan, France

Runtime:

126 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(113946 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Scott

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Frost Beckner (story)

Michael Frost Beckner (screenplay)

David Arata (screenplay)

Fullplot:

CIA operative Nathan Muir (Redford) is on the brink of retirement when he finds out that his protege Tom Bishop (Pitt) has been arrested in China for espionage. No stranger to the machinations of the CIA's top echelon, Muir hones all his skills and irreverent manner in order to find a way to free Bishop. As he embarks on his mission to free Bishop, Muir recalls how he recruited and trained the young rookie, at that time a sergeant in Vietnam, their turbulent times together as operatives and the woman who threatened their friendship.

Man on Fire

Man on Fire

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-04-23

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

146 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (246990 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Scott

Cast:

Writer:

A.J. Quinnell (novel)

Brian Helgeland (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A wave of kidnappings has swept through Mexico, feeding a growing sense of panic among its wealthier citizens, especially parents. In one six-day period, there were twenty-four abductions, leading many to hire bodyguards for their children. Into this world enters John Creasy, a burned-out ex-CIA operative/assassin, who has given up on life. Creasy's friend Rayburn brings him to Mexico City to be a bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos, daughter of industrialist Samuel Ramos and his wife Lisa. Creasy is not interested in being a bodyguard, especially to a youngster, but for lack of something better to do, he accepts the assignment. Creasy barely tolerates the precocious child and her pestering questions about him and his life. But slowly, she chips away at his seemingly impenetrable exterior, his defenses drop, and he opens up to her. Creasy's new-found purpose in life is shattered when Pita is kidnapped. Despite being seriously wounded during the kidnapping, he vows to kill anyone involved in or profiting from the kidnapping. And no one can stop him.

Beat the Devil

Beat the Devil

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-11-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

9 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (4843 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Scott

Cast:

Writer:

David Fincher (original concept)

David Carter

Greg Hahn

Vincent Ngo

Fullplot:

Decades ago, the legendary James Brown sold his soul to the devil for fame and fortune. Now he wishes to renegotiate. Hired to take Mr. Brown to a rendezvous with the devil (Gary Oldman), the driver soon finds himself entangled in fiendish plans.

Domino

Domino

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-10-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

France, USA, UK

Runtime:

127 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(55512 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Scott

Cast:

Writer:

Richard Kelly (screenplay)

Richard Kelly (story)

Steve Barancik (story)

Fullplot:

The daughter of an actor father and a social-climber mother, Domino Harvey, bored with her life, decides to join the team of Ed Moseby and becomes a bounty hunter. But she gets in trouble when the Mafia's money is stolen from an armored truck, while Moseby and his crew are participating in a reality show produced by Mark Heiss. The situation gets out of control when the sons of a rival mobster are kidnapped while the FBI is monitoring two gangs of mobsters.

Deja Vu

Deja Vu

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-11-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

126 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(225745 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Scott

Cast:

Writer:

Bill Marsilii

Terry Rossio

Fullplot:

A ferry filled with crewmen from the USS Nimitz and their families was blown up in New Orleans on Mardi Gras. BATF Doug Carlin is brought in to assist in the massive investigation, and gets attached to an experimental FBI surveillance unit, one that uses spacefolding technology to directly look back a little over four days into the past. While tracking down the bomber, Carlin gets an idea in his head: could they use the device to actually travel back in time and not only prevent the bombing but also the murder of a local woman whose truck was used in the bombing?

Unstoppable

Unstoppable

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-11-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (138459 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Scott

Fullplot:

A runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals puts an engineer and his conductor in a race against time. They're chasing the runaway train in a separate locomotive and need to bring it under control before it derails on a curve and causes a toxic spill that will decimate a town.

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-06-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (138559 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Scott

Cast:

Writer:

Brian Helgeland (screenplay)

John Godey (novel)

Fullplot:

In early afternoon, four armed men hijack a subway train in Manhattan. They stop on a slight incline, decoupling the first car to let the rest of the train coast back. Their leader is Ryder; he connects by phone with Walter Garber, the dispatcher watching that line. Garber is a supervisor temporarily demoted while being investigated for bribery. Ryder demands $10 million within an hour, or he'll start shooting hostages. He'll deal only with Garber. The mayor okays the payoff, the news of the hostage situation sends the stock market tumbling, and it's unclear what Ryder really wants or if Garber is part of the deal. Will hostages, kidnappers, and negotiators live through this?

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