After taking a break from movies during the mid-1970s to pursue a baseball career, Russell returned in 1980 as a sleazy salesman in Robert Zemeckis's Used Cars, followed by the John Carpenter hits Escape from New York and The Thing. Now recognized as a versatile adult actor, Russell was cast opposite Meryl Streep and Cher in Silkwood (1983).
In more recent years, however, it's been Russell's performances in action pictures such as Backdraft (1991), Executive Decision (1996) and Poseidon (2006) that have gained him the most attention.
The ThingScientists working in Antarctica are forced to abandon their research after a helicopter crashes near their camp, bringing a lone dog into their midst. But the plot thickens when the otherworldly canine changes form in the middle of the night. As it turns out, the dog is a shape-shifting alien that... Read More
DreamerDown-and-out horse trainer Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) gets an equally broken-down (but once great) racehorse as severance pay. But it will take the unwavering faith of his daughter (Dakota Fanning) to bring the two damaged souls together in a quest to win the Breeders' Cup Classic. Elisabeth Shue,... Read More
Grindhouse: Death ProofIn this thriller from Quentin Tarantino, a tough-talking, psychotic serial murderer transforms his Dodge Charger into an indestructible weapon, then climbs behind the wheel of his well-oiled killing machine to terrorize a group of women on the road. Read More
StargateDr. Daniel Jackson (James Spader), a scholar of ancient hieroglyphics, signs on to help the Air Force (led by Kurt Russell) unlock the mystery of a stone archway that's really a portal to another universe. There, they encounter a culture of friendly primitives and some not-so-nice dog-headed... Read More
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Dreamer (2005) | PG | |
Sky High (2005) | PG | |
PG | ||
NR | ||
NR | ||
Paparazzi (2003) | NR | |
Dark Blue (2002) | R | |
R | ||
3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) | R | |
Vanilla Sky (2001) | R | |
Soldier (1998) | R | |
Breakdown (1997) | R | |
Escape from L.A. (1996) | R | |
Executive Decision (1996) | R | |
Stargate (1994) | PG-13 | |
R | ||
Captain Ron (1992) | PG-13 | |
Unlawful Entry (1992) | R | |
Backdraft (1991) | R | |
Tango & Cash (1989) | R | |
The Winter People (1989) | PG-13 | |
Tequila Sunrise (1988) | R | |
Overboard (1987) | PG | |
Big Trouble in Little China (1986) | PG-13 | |
The Best of Times (1986) | PG-13 | |
The Mean Season (1985) | R | |
Swing Shift (1984) | PG | |
Silkwood (1983) | R | |
The Thing (1982) | R | |
Escape from New York (1981) | R | |
The Fox and the Hound (1981) | G | |
Used Cars (1980) | R | |
Elvis (1979) | NR | |
NR | ||
G | ||
Charley and the Angel (1973) | G | |
G | ||
The Barefoot Executive (1971) | G | |
G | ||
G | ||
G | ||
Follow Me, Boys! (1966) | G | |
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