John Hurt

During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

Dir. Ridley Scott · With Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

Dir. James McTeigue · With Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea

In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor's own dangerous past comes back to haunt him.

Dir. Nick Hurran · With Matt Smith, David Tennant, John Hurt

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.

Dir. David Lynch · With Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft

A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.

Dir. Lars von Trier · With Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, John Hurt

Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, struggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal research laboratory. They're pursued by search parties and then the military after rumours spread that they could be carrying the bubonic plague.

Dir. Martin Rosen · With John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.

Dir. Robert Zemeckis · With Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

Dir. Tom Tykwer · With Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood

In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer; a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.

Dir. Bong Joon Ho · With Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Ed Harris

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of a country. The courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".

Dir. Alan Parker · With Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.

Dir. Martin Rosen · With John Hurt, Richard Briers, Michael Graham Cox

On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.

Dir. Jim Jarmusch · With Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Crispin Glover

Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.

Dir. Michael Caton-Jones · With John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, Dominique Horwitz

A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.

Dir. Fred Zinnemann · With Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern

A cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on Earth.

Dir. Dale Templar, Brian Leith · With John Hurt

A depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, already played over several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.

Dir. Jim Jarmusch · With Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Anton Yelchin

The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.

Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Richard Attenborough, John Hurt, Judy Geeson

Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.

Dir. Lars von Trier · With Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland

Hellboy, his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz, and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien, face their biggest battle when an underworld elven prince plans to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred. Tired of living in the shadow of humans, Prince Nuada tries to awaken an ancient force of killing machines, the all-powerful Golden Army, to clear the way for fantasy creatures to roam free. Only Hellboy can stop the dark prince and prevent humanity's annihilation.

Dir. Guillermo del Toro · With Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.

Dir. John Hillcoat · With Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston

In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before they summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed "Hellboy". Sixty years later, Hellboy serves the cause of good rather than evil as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense, along with Abe Sapien - a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman - a woman with pyrokinesis, protecting America against dark forces.

Dir. Guillermo del Toro · With Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones

The Storyteller, aided by his cynical dog, narrates classic folk tales, fables, and legends.

Dir. Jim Henson · With John Hurt

A follow up to the 2009 animated feature and adapted from the childrens' book by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler. The Gruffalo's child explores the deep dark wood in search of the big bad mouse and meets the Snake, Owl and Fox in the process. She eventually finds the mouse, who manages to outwit her like the Gruffalo before!

Dir. Uwe Heidschötter, Johannes Weiland · With Helena Bonham Carter, Shirley Henderson, Robbie Coltrane

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.

Dir. Michael Caton-Jones · With Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt

The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates a terrifying, imaginary monster to frighten them away. But what will the mouse do when he meets this frightful monster for real?

Dir. Jakob Schuh, Max Lang · With Helena Bonham Carter, Rob Brydon, Robbie Coltrane

During the reign of the Vikings, a man from another world crash-lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator. The man must fuse his advanced technology with the weaponry of the vikings to fight the monster.

Dir. Howard McCain · With Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Jack Huston

"Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing much in the name of the land. When the widow who owns the field decides to sell it in a public auction, McCabe knows that he must own it. While no local dare bid against him, a wealthy American decides he requires the field to build a highway. "Bull" and his son decide they must try to convince the American to let go of his ambition and return home, but the consequences of their plot prove sinister.

Dir. Jim Sheridan · With Richard Harris, John Hurt, Sean Bean

Young Hobbit Frodo Baggins is thrown into an amazing adventure when he's tasked with destroying the One Ring, created by the dark lord Sauron. Frodo must travel in a small fellowship of nine warriors and accomplices. But it won't be an easy journey for the Fellowship of the Ring, on the ultimate quest to rid Middle-earth of evil.

Dir. Ralph Bakshi · With Christopher Guard, William Squire, Michael Scholes

Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To his customers, he was astute, decisive and helpful. To his friends, he was a quiet, but humorous man who enjoyed watching sports on television. To his girlfriend, he was shy but engaging. None of them knew the other side of Dan Mahowny--the side that executed the largest single-handed bank fraud in Canadian history, grossing over $10 million in eighteen months to feed his gambling obsession.

Dir. Richard Kwietniowski · With Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, John Hurt

In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add "hanging chad" to every American's vocabulary.

Dir. Jay Roach · With Kevin Spacey, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr.