William Hurt
53 titles
Filmography
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Altered States
(1980)A psychophysicologist's work on human consciousness intensifies, and only the strong-willed love of his anthropologist wife, Emily, can save him.

The Doctor
(1991)Being a patient for the first time changes the life of a surgeon, as he experiences what it's like to be on the other side of a medical chart.

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.

Second Best
(1994)A touching story about a lonely, unmarried mail clerk who adopts a troubled, young boy.

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.

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.

Jane Eyre
(1996)A young woman's passionate romance with a handsome and mysterious gentleman is shattered when secrets from his past are revealed, threatening to tear her and her lover apart forever.

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(1988)With his marriage crumbling after a tragic loss, a withdrawn travel writer meets an outgoing dog trainer who opens his world to new possibilities.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

Moby Dick
A ship's crew finds itself under the mad will of Captain Ahab, whose vengeful need to slay the great whale Moby Dick has become a dangerous obsession.

The Flamingo Rising
(2001)An eccentric dreamer infuriates the owner of a funeral home when he buys a plot of land across the street and builds a massive drive-in theater.

The River Why
(2010)After a fight with his parents, a teenager leaves his Portland, Oregon, home for a ramshackle cabin on the river and a spiritual life of fly fishing.

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.

The Big Brass Ring
(1999)A gubernatorial candidate on the campaign trail brushes up against his someone from his past and a secret that could that could cost him the election.

Hellgate
(2011)An American businessman, caught in the Shadow World between life and death after losing his wife and son in a horrible accident, seeks to reunite his spirit and body or risk losing his life.

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.