Hal Holbrook’s Typical Vibe
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Hal Holbrook has 23 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2010s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Into the Wild.
Recurring themes

Against All Odds
1984
Crime · Drama

Sugar Mountain
2016
Drama · Thriller

The Coldest Game
2019
Drama · Thriller

My Son
2017
Drama · Thriller

White Nights
1985
Drama · Thriller

A Dry White Season
1989
Drama · Thriller

Deadfall
2012
Crime · Drama

Bad Day for the Cut
2017
Thriller · Drama

The Fog
1980 · Movie · Actor
Top 10%Shudder · Included

Men of Honor
2000 · Movie · Actor
Top 11%Prime Video · Included

Midway
1976 · Movie · Actor
Top 33%AMC+ · Included

Lincoln
2012 · Movie · Actor
Top 41%Hulu · Included

Capricorn One
1977 · Movie · Actor
Top 51%Prime Video · Included

The Majestic
2001 · Movie · Actor
Top 53%Tubi · Free w/ ads

After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
Dir. Sean Penn · With Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt

During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.
Dir. Alan J. Pakula · With Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Warden

Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.
Dir. George A. Romero · With Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver

Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.
Dir. John Carpenter · With Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Jamie Lee Curtis

Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true story. Their relationship starts out on the rocks, but fate ultimately conspires to bring the men together into a setting of mutual respect, triumph and honor.
Dir. George Tillman Jr. · With Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr., Charlize Theron

A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider, whom takes the youth under his wing.
Dir. Oliver Stone · With Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen

"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.
Dir. Ted Post · With Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Mitchell Ryan

This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.
Dir. Jack Smight · With Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn

The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn

In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.
Dir. Francis Lawrence · With Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz

In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
Dir. Peter Hyams · With Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro

Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
Dir. Frank Darabont · With Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Laurie Holden

Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need enough money to enter a game with Stevens, so they decide to strike a deal with fellow crook Larry Jennings to scam a local gangster -- which turns out to be a bad idea.
Dir. Damian Nieman · With Stuart Townsend, Sylvester Stallone, Jamie Foxx

Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...
Dir. Sydney Pollack · With Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
Dir. Fred Zinnemann · With Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards

Fletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he's checking out a tumbledown mansion he's inherited. When a woman he flirts with turns up dead, he becomes a suspect and must find the killer and clear his name.
Dir. Michael Ritchie · With Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Julianne Phillips

A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.
Dir. Keith Gordon · With Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Hipp

A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.
Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, John Krasinski

As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.
Dir. Peter Hyams · With Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto
A young woman newly returned to her hometown becomes the subject of harassment by a man named Blackway, an ex-cop turned violent crime lord who operates with impunity in this small community on the edge of the wilderness. Forsaken by the local townspeople—and advised by the Sheriff to leave town—Lillian decides instead to take a stand against her sociopathic stalker, and enlists the help of ex-logger Lester and his laconic young sidekick.
Dir. Daniel Alfredson · With Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles, Alexander Ludwig
Jimmie is seeing his single friends get married one by one. He isn't too worried until his girlfriend Anne catches the bouquet at his friend Marco's wedding. Suddenly, his wild mustang days are numbered. He finally decides to propose to her, but he sticks his foot in his mouth and botches the proposal. Being insulted by the defeatist proposal, Anne leaves town on an assignment. After she's gone, he finds out that his recently-deceased grandfather's will stipulates that he gets nothing of a multi-million dollar fortune unless he's married by 6:05pm on his 30th birthday: tomorrow! Not being able to find Anne, Jimmie begins backtracking through his past girlfriends to find a wife.
Dir. Gary Sinyor · With Chris O'Donnell, Renée Zellweger, Artie Lange
Jackson and Helen are in love and about to have their first child when they move in with Jackson's mother, Martha, in order to take care of the family estate. But all is not well in this household. Martha is jealous of her son's affection for Helen, and, despite her Southern smile, she's starting to act strangely. As Helen tries to create a happy home life, Martha attempts to divide the family so that Jackson will become hers alone.
Dir. Jonathan Darby · With Jessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow, Johnathon Schaech

When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.
Dir. Bobs Gannaway · With Ed Harris, Dane Cook, Julie Bowen
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