William Hurt

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

Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.

Dir. Cate Shortland · With Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

Dir. Alex Proyas · With Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland

When the space shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986, it was the most shocking event in the history of American spaceflight. The deaths of seven astronauts, including the first teacher in space Christa McAuliffe, were watched live on television by millions of viewers. But what was more shocking was that the cause of the disaster might never be uncovered. The Challenger is the story of how Richard Feynman, one of America's most famous scientists, helped to discover the cause of a tragedy that stunned America.

Dir. James Hawes · With William Hurt, Bruce Greenwood, Joanne Whalley

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of human consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from Native American shamans, he explores these altered states of cognizance and finds that memory, time, and reality itself are states of mind.

Dir. Ken Russell · With William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban

During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.

Dir. Lawrence Kasdan · With William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna

Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over his wife's murder, Paul is moved by both Rashid's quest to reconnect with his father and Auggie's discovery that a woman who might be his daughter is about to give birth.

Dir. Wayne Wang · With Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Stockard Channing

King Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature.

Dir. Sean McNamara · With Pierce Brosnan, Kaya Scodelario, Benjamin Walker

Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.

Dir. Stephen Hopkins · With Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree

An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.

Dir. David Cronenberg · With Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris

The incredible true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen medic who personally saved over sixty men. Thirty-two years later, Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman investigates a Congressional Medal of Honor request for Pitsenbarger and uncovers a high-level conspiracy behind the decades-long denial of the medal, prompting Huffman to put his own career on the line to seek justice for the fallen airman.

Dir. Todd Robinson · With Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer, William Hurt

Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own.

Dir. Lawrence Kasdan · With Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum

David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David.

Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor

A high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming news anchor who embodies the growing trivialization of news that she is determined to fight against.

Dir. James L. Brooks · With Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Albert Brooks

After the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline "Line" Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band together under the guidance of their tough-love coach in hopes of winning the state championship!

Dir. Sean McNamara · With Erin Moriarty, Danika Yarosh, Helen Hunt

A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.

Dir. Bruce A. Evans · With Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook

The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.

Dir. Héctor Babenco · With William Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Sonia Braga

Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial staff. In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.

Dir. Randa Haines · With William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie

An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.

Dir. Curtis Hanson · With James Woods, John Heard, William Hurt

When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey.

Dir. Ridley Scott · With Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

Dir. Franco Zeffirelli · With William Hurt, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Joan Plowright

Police Inspector Renko tries to solve the case of three bodies found in Moscow's Gorky Park but finds his attempts to solve the crime impeded by his superiors. Working on his own, Renko seeks out more information and stumbles across a conspiracy involving the highest levels of the government.

Dir. Michael Apted · With William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy

A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost.

Dir. Roger Michell · With Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Collette

Joey Boca is the owner of a pizza parlour, and has been married to Rosalie for years. When Rosalie discovers that Joey is a womanizer and has been cheating on her for a long time, she goes to extreme lengths to punish him.

Dir. Lawrence Kasdan · With Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, Joan Plowright

A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free humans.

Dir. Andrew Niccol · With Saoirse Ronan, Diane Kruger, Max Irons

Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for a handsome sax player, Joe. Stricken with a backache, she consults herbalist Dr. Yang, who realizes that her problems are not related to her back, but in her mind and heart. Dr. Yang's magical herbs give Alice wondrous powers, taking her out of her well-established rut.

Dir. Woody Allen · With Mia Farrow, William Hurt, Joe Mantegna

Scientist Bruce Banner scours the planet for an antidote to the unbridled force of rage within him: the Hulk. But when the military masterminds who dream of exploiting his powers force him back to civilization, he finds himself coming face to face with a new, deadly foe.

Dir. Louis Leterrier · With Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth

After the death of his son, travel writer Macon Leary seems to be sleep walking through life. Macon's wife is having similar problems. They separate, and Macon meets a strange, outgoing woman who brings him 'back down to earth', but his wife soon thinks their marriage is still worth another try.

Dir. Lawrence Kasdan · With William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis

In 1999, a woman's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with two bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the money to a drop in Paris. On the way, she runs into another fugitive from the law — an American doctor on the run from the CIA. They want to confiscate his father's invention – a device which allows anyone to record their dreams and visions.

Dir. Wim Wenders · With Solveig Dommartin, William Hurt, Sam Neill

Teenager Winnie Foster is growing up in a small rural town in 1914 with her loving but overprotective parents, but Winnie longs for a life of greater freedom and adventure.

Dir. Jay Russell · With Alexis Bledel, William Hurt, Sissy Spacek