William Hurt
36 titles
Filmography
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Body Heat
(1981)The sweltering summer heat of South Florida sets the backdrop for this atmospheric film noir. Lawyer, Ned, and his beautiful lover, Matty, plot to dispatch her wealthy husband, but Ned begins to worry that she is only interested in the money...

Children of a Lesser God
(1986)Based on the hit Broadway play, it's the uplifting love story of John Leeds, an idealistic special education teacher, and a headstrong deaf girl named Sarah. Soon their teacher/student relationship blossoms into love.

Kiss of the Spider Woman
(1985)Set in a harsh Brazilian prison, this Oscar-winning 1985 film follows two very different cellmates -- one a revolutionary and the other a gay man who passes the time retelling the story of an old movie. Starring William Hurt (who won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance), Raul Julia, and Sônia Braga. Directed by Hector Babenco; written by Leonard Schrader, based on the novel by Manuel Puig.

Gorky Park
(1983)In the Soviet Union, a Russian police officer is caught up in a twisted murder mystery when three bodies are discovered in Moscow’s Gorky Park.

The Accidental Tourist
(1988)With his marriage crumbling after a tragic loss, a withdrawn travel writer meets an outgoing dog trainer who opens his world to new possibilities.

Until the End of the World
(1991)A woman embarks on a transglobal quest with an enigmatic traveller as the world lies poised on the brink of nuclear war.

Rare Birds
(2001)The owner of a failing cafe lies about the sighting of a rare bird in order to improve business.

Trial by Jury
(1994)A juror serving in the trial of a mob boss finds she has no other option than to see justice is not done, when her young son's life is threatened.

Lost in Space
(1998)The Family Robinson gets an intergalactic update and a wealth of special effects in this sci-fi tale of a family, their pilot. One mad scientist lost in space and trying to get home.

Dark City
(1998)A man wanted for murder realizes that everything he believes about himself is a lie and is the creation of a group known as "The Strangers."

Smoke
(1995)'Smoke' is constructed like a jigsaw puzzle: pieces interweave and interconnect to form a whole. A cigar store manager who has taken photographs in front of his store at the same hour every day for 14 years; a novelist unable to go on writing after his wife is killed in an act of street violence; a man who ran away from his past and tries to start over after accidentally killing his wife.

Broadcast News
(1987)Two rival TV reporters and their female producer form an engrossing love triangle.

Tuck Everlasting
(2002)A young woman meets and falls in love with a young man who is part of a family of immortals.

Alice
(1990)A mousy, pampered woman who married well tries to find herself and contemplates the unthinkable--an extramarital affair.

Loved
(1997)A troubled but forgiving former swimmer faces inner turmoil when she's called to testify about the behavior of her serial abuser ex-husband.

Into the Wild
(2007)After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness.

Too Big to Fail
(2011)A gripping look at the financial crisis of 2008 from the perspective of the insiders who prevented a global economic meltdown.

The Last Full Measure
(2020)Thirty four years after his death, Airman William H Pitsenbargerwa Jr is awarded the nation's military honour, for his actions on the battlefield.

One True Thing
(1998)When crisis confronts Katherine and George Gulden, they turn to their grown daughter, Ellen, for support.

The Yellow Handkerchief
(2009)A paroled man accepts a ride to his hometown from a young man and woman, with bitter pasts to rival his own, hoping that he can reunite with his wife.