Tony Scott’s Typical Vibe
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Tony Scott has 16 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2010s. 5 rank in the Top 10%, led by True Romance.
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Crimson Tide
1995 · Movie · Director
Top 6%Prime Video · Included

Enemy of the State
1998 · Movie · Director
Top 9%Prime Video · Included

The Hunger
1983 · Movie · Director
Top 15%Tubi · Free w/ ads

Spy Game
2001 · Movie · Director
Top 16%Prime Video · Included

Unstoppable
2010 · Movie · Director
Top 28%Starz · Included

Revenge
1990 · Movie · Director
Top 35%Tubi · Free w/ ads
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper

After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship able to stop a possible Armageddon. When Ramsey insists that the Alabama must act aggressively, Hunter, fearing they will start rather than stop a disaster, leads a potential mutiny to stop him.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Matt Craven
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer

When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean, he is framed for the murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, Dean attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and prove his innocence.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight

Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Val Kilmer

Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. When John, her cellist companion for centuries, discovers that he has suddenly begun growing old, he attempts to seek out the help of Dr. Sarah Roberts, a researcher on the mechanisms of aging.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon

On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Catherine McCormack

Somewhere in Los Angeles, the city of broken dreams, a stripper is murdered. Now, the private detective she had hired and her ex-footballer boyfriend are going to find her murderer... if they don't kill each other first. But the more they dig, the deeper they become enmeshed in a web of extortion, blackmail and corrupt politics hidden beneath the surface of professional football.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field

When a massive, unmanned locomotive roars out of control, the threat is more ominous than just a derailment. The train is laden with toxic chemicals, and an accident would decimate human life and cause an environmental disaster. The only hope of bringing the train to a safe stop is in the hands of veteran engineer Frank Barnes, and young conductor Will Colson, who must risk their lives to save those in the runaway's path. Inspired by true events.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson

Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of "alphabet" robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin—and the chase is on.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton

Michael ‘Jay’ Cochran has just left the Navy after 12 years and he's not quite sure what he's going to do, except that he knows he wants a holiday. He decides to visit Tiburon Mendez, a powerful but shady Mexican businessman who he once flew to Alaska for a hunting trip. Arriving at the Mendez mansion in Mexico, he is immediately surprised by the beauty and youth of Mendez’s wife, Miryea.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, Madeleine Stowe

Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that threatens his career when the two smash their cars. But with the help of his doctor, Cole just might overcome his injuries-- and his fear.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Nicole Kidman
When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan, Gil Renard. When Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard decides to stop at nothing to help his idol regain his former glory—not even murder.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin

The story of the life of Domino Harvey, who abandoned her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Edgar Ramírez

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro