Clive Owen’s Typical Vibe
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Clive Owen has 36 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 4 rank in the Top 10%, led by Children of Men.
Recurring themes

Road to Perdition
2002
Crime · Drama

Merantau
2009
Action · Drama

The Brave One
2007
Crime · Drama

Maria Full of Grace
2004
Drama · Thriller

Reservation Road
2007
Drama · Crime

Shinjuku Incident
2009
Drama · Action

Sin Nombre
2009
Drama · Action

Felon
2008
Crime · Drama

Inside Man
2006 · Movie · Actor
Top 9%Netflix · Included

The Knick
2014 · Series · Actor
Top 26%Max · Included

Ophelia
2019 · Movie · Actor
Top 32%AMC+ · Included

American Crime Story
2016 · Series · Actor
Top 33%Hulu · Included

Cleaner
2025 · Movie · Actor
Top 35%Max · Included

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017 · Movie · Actor
Top 37%Max · Included

Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?
Dir. Doug Liman · With Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
Dir. Alfonso Cuarón · With Clive Owen, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.
Dir. Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller · With Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Clive Owen

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.
Dir. Spike Lee · With Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster

Set in downtown New York in 1900, 'The Knick' is centered on the Knickerbocker Hospital and its staff, notably Dr. John Thackery, the hospital's brilliant chief surgeon who pushes medicine's boundaries, pioneering new procedures despite a severe drug addiction.
Dir. Jack Amiel, Michael Begler · With Clive Owen, Charles Aitken, André Holland
The Driver now carries an arrogant rock star who is visiting a major city. Played by Madonna, this title character wants to get away from her bodyguards in the Driver's BMW. He soon gets tired of her and decides to have a bit of fun.
Dir. Guy Ritchie · With Clive Owen, Michael Beattie, Toru Tanaka Jr.

Ophelia comes of age as lady-in-waiting for Queen Gertrude, and her singular spirit captures Hamlet's affections. As lust and betrayal threaten the kingdom, Ophelia finds herself trapped between true love and controlling her own destiny.
Dir. Claire McCarthy · With Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, Clive Owen

An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminal investigations.
Dir. Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Tom Rob Smith, Sarah Burgess · With Sarah Paulson, Beanie Feldstein, Annaleigh Ashford

When a group of radical activists take over an energy company's annual gala, seizing 300 hostages, an ex-soldier turned window cleaner suspended 50 storeys up on the outside of the building must save those trapped inside, including her older brother.
Dir. Martin Campbell · With Daisy Ridley, Taz Skylar, Matthew Tuck

A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen.
Dir. Michael Davis · With Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci

In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
Dir. Luc Besson · With Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen

Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Eventually Max is placed in a concentration camp where he pretends to be Jewish because in the eyes of the Nazis, gays are the lowest form of human being. But it takes a relationship with an openly gay prisoner to teach Max that without the love of another, life is not worth living.
Dir. Sean Mathias · With Lothaire Bluteau, Clive Owen, Brian Webber

When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe.
Dir. Kazuaki Kiriya · With Clive Owen, Morgan Freeman, Aksel Hennie
The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
Dir. Mike Nichols · With Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts

An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.
Dir. Fred Schepisi · With Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Bruce Davison

An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their investigation takes them from Berlin, Milan, New York and Istanbul. Finding themselves in a chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk.
Dir. Tom Tykwer · With Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl

Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict his every move. To his horror, Brogan soon learns that the man who's trying to kill him is a younger, faster, cloned version of himself.
Dir. Ang Lee · With Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen

Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives—Danny, an ex-special ops agent and Hunter, his longtime mentor—against the cunning leader of a secret military society. Covering the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East, Danny and Hunter are plunged into a highly dangerous game of cat and mouse—where the predators become the prey.
Dir. Gary McKendry · With Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro

Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer who to make ends meet, takes a job as a croupier. Jack remains an observer, knowing that everything in life is a gamble and that gamblers are born to lose. Inevitably, he gets sucked into the world of the casino which takes its toll on his relationships and the novel he is writing.
Dir. Mike Hodges · With Clive Owen, Kate Hardie, Alex Kingston

A man searches for his childhood best friend, a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust, who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.
Dir. François Girard · With Tim Roth, Clive Owen, Catherine McCormack

When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard the lives of her people.
Dir. Shekhar Kapur · With Cate Blanchett, Laurence Fox, Clive Owen

Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.
Dir. Guillaume Canet · With Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Marion Cotillard

A suburban family is torn apart when fourteen-year-old Annie meets her first boyfriend online. After months of communicating via online chat and phone, Annie discovers her friend is not who he originally claimed to be. Shocked into disbelief, her parents are shattered by their daughter's actions and struggle to support her as she comes to terms with what has happened to her once innocent life.
Dir. David Schwimmer · With Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Liana Liberato

The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.
Dir. Antoine Fuqua · With Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd, Keira Knightley

In 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.
Dir. James Marsh · With Andrea Riseborough, Clive Owen, Gillian Anderson

Set in a near-future world where there is no privacy, ignorance or anonymity, our private memories are recorded and crime almost ceases to exist. In trying to solve a series of unsolved murders, Sal Frieland stumbles onto a young woman who appears to have subverted the system and disappeared. She has no identity, no history and no record. Sal realizes it may not be the end of crime but the beginning. Known only as 'The Girl', Sal must find her before he becomes the next victim.
Dir. Andrew Niccol · With Clive Owen, Amanda Seyfried, Colm Feore

In New York, former convict Pete Koslow, related to the Polish mafia, must deal with both Klimek the General, his ruthless boss, and the twisted ambitions of two federal agents, as he tries to survive and protect the lives of his loved ones.
Dir. Andrea Di Stefano · With Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common

A divorced father reconnects with his son when they track down a stolen toolbox over the course of a weekend.
Dir. Bob Nelson · With Clive Owen, Jaeden Martell, Maria Bello

Sarah Jordan, an American living in London in 1984, is married to the son of a wealthy British industrialist. She encounters Nick Callahan, a renegade doctor, whose impassioned plea for help to support his relief efforts in war-torn Africa moves her deeply. As a result, Sarah embarks upon a journey of discovery that leads to danger, heartbreak and romance in the far corners of the world.
Dir. Martin Campbell · With Angelina Jolie, Clive Owen, Teri Polo

When the wife of sports-writer Joe Warr dies of cancer, he takes on the responsibility of raising their 6-year-old son, and his teenage son from a previous marriage. As Joe rejects the counsel of his mother-in-law and other parents, he develops his own philosophies on parenting.
Dir. Scott Hicks · With Clive Owen, Laura Fraser, Emma Booth
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