Kurt Russell’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

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Kurt Russell has 42 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1960s through the 2020s. 2 sit in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including The Thing.
Recurring themes

Playing God
1997
Drama · Action

Get the Gringo
2012
Action · Thriller

Jack Reacher
2012
Crime · Drama

The Business
2005
Drama · Action

Kickboxer
1989
Action · Thriller

No Escape
1994
Action · Drama

The Edge
1997
Action · Adventure

The King of the Kickboxers
1990
Action · Crime

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Disney+ · Included

Stargate
1994 · Movie · Actor
Top 10%Prime Video · Included

The Fox and the Hound
1981 · Movie · Voice
Top 12%Disney+ · Included

The Christmas Chronicles
2018 · Movie · Actor
Top 12%Netflix · Included

The Fate of the Furious
2017 · Movie · Actor
Top 14%Max · Included

Overboard
1987 · Movie · Actor
Top 28%Prime Video · Included

The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.
Dir. James Gunn · With Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Dir. John Carpenter · With Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter

Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.
Dir. Quentin Tarantino · With Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.
Dir. James Wan · With Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson

Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.
Dir. George P. Cosmatos · With Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn

Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green eyes in order to return to the human realm.
Dir. John Carpenter · With Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Dir. Roland Emmerich · With James Spader, Kurt Russell, Jaye Davidson

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.
Dir. John Carpenter · With Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine

When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures until Copper is expected to take on his role as a hunting dog -- and the object of his search is his best friend!
Dir. Ted Berman, Art Stevens, Richard Rich · With Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Pearl Bailey

Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.
Dir. Clay Kaytis · With Darby Camp, Judah Lewis, Kurt Russell

When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of crime and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before.
Dir. F. Gary Gray · With Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson

Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
Dir. Quentin Tarantino · With Kurt Russell, Zoë Bell, Rosario Dawson

Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees an opportunity to get even.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Edward Herrmann

When college coach Herb Brooks is hired to helm the 1980 U.S. men's Olympic hockey team, he brings a unique and brash style to the ice. After assembling a team of hot-headed college all-stars, who are humiliated in an early match, Brooks unites his squad against a common foe: the heavily-favored Soviet team.
Dir. Gavin O'Connor · With Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich

Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrificed by the owner.
Dir. John Gatins · With Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Kris Kristofferson

On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a ride to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, but Amy isn't there. He tracks down the trucker ― who tells the police he's never seen Jeff or his wife before. Jeff then begins a desperate, frenzied search for Amy.
Dir. Jonathan Mostow · With Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan

David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between illusion and reality, between life and death, are blurred.
Dir. Cameron Crowe · With Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz

Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are two successful narcotics detectives who can't stand each other. Crime lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income they have caused him, plots an elaborate revenge against them.
Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky · With Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher

Sergeant Todd is a veteran soldier for an elite group of the armed forces. After being defeated by a new breed of genetically engineered soldiers, he is dumped on a waste planet and left for dead. He soon interacts with a group of crash survivors who lead out a peaceful existence. The peace is broken as the new soldiers land on the planet to eliminate the colony, which Sergeant Todd must defend.
Dir. Paul W. S. Anderson · With Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Jason Isaacs

Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highly radioactive plutonium. Exposed one day to a lethal dose of radiation, Karen faces the blank walls of corporate indifference and denial. As her illness increases, her protest grows louder and she becomes an obvious danger to the powers that be.
Dir. Mike Nichols · With Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher

A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
Dir. Peter Berg · With Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich

After surviving Godzilla's attack on San Francisco, Cate is shaken yet again by a shocking secret. Amid monstrous threats, she embarks on a globetrotting adventure to learn the truth about her family—and the mysterious organization known as Monarch.
Dir. Matt Fraction, Chris Black · With Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe

During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. The doctor's assistant, wife of the local foreman, tends to him in prison. That night, the town is attacked and they both disappear—only the arrow of a cannibal tribe is found. Hunt and a few of his men go in search of the prisoner and the foreman's wife.
Dir. S. Craig Zahler · With Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Richard Jenkins

Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.
Dir. Stuart Baird · With Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Halle Berry

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.
Dir. Robert Zemeckis · With Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham
This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.
Dir. John Carpenter · With Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters, Bing Russell

Happily married Michael and Karen Carr call the police after Karen is held at knife point during a failed robbery attempt in their home. Before long, one of the responding officers, Officer Pete Davis, helps arrange the installation of a new security system, taking extra interest in the couple's case. As a result, the grateful Carrs invite him to stay for dinner and they strike up an unexpected friendship. However, as the lonely policeman develops an intense fixation on Karen, his take on friendship develops into a dangerous obsession soon becoming the Carrs' worst nightmare.
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan · With Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, Madeleine Stowe

Kate Pierce is reluctantly spending Christmas with her mom’s new boyfriend and his son Jack. But when the North Pole and Christmas are threatened to be destroyed, Kate and Jack are unexpectedly pulled into a new adventure with Santa Claus.
Dir. Chris Columbus · With Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn, Darby Camp

A former high-school football star loses his shot at a college scholarship due to a devastating gridiron injury, but gets a second chance at living his dream.
Dir. Don Handfield · With Brian Presley, Kurt Russell, Melanie Lynskey

Two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these crimes.
Dir. Ron Howard · With Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro
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