Kurt Russell - His Top 30 Best Movies Ranked - Part Two

Kurt Russell – His Top 30 Best Movies Ranked – Part Two

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15 – Breakdown (1997)

It could happen to you.

IMDb: 7.0 / 10

RT Users: 6.8 / 10

Letterboxd: 7.00 / 10

6.93 /10

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Directed by: Jonathan Mostow

Top Billed Cast:

Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan, M.C. Gainey, Jack Noseworthy, Rex Linn

SYNOPSIS:

On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff (Kurt Russell) and Amy Taylor (Kathleen Quinlan), experience car trouble after an accident. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver, Red Barr (J.T. Walsh), offers to drive Amy to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, only to find his wife missing and Barr claiming ignorance. Jeff then begins a frenzied search for Amy.

14 – Vanilla Sky (2001)

LoveHateDreamsLifeWorkPlayFriendshipSex.

IMDb: 6.9 / 10

RT Users: 7.2 / 10

Letterboxd: 6.72 / 10

6.94 /10

Directed by: Cameron Crowe

Top Billed Cast:

Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee, Noah Taylor, Michael Shannon, Timothy Spall, Tilda Swinton

SYNOPSIS:

Tom Cruise and Cameron Crowe reunite after “Jerry Maguire” for “Vanilla Sky,” the story of a young New York City publishing magnate who finds himself on an unexpected roller-coaster ride of romance, comedy, suspicion, love, sex and dreams in a mind-bending search for his soul.

13 – Death Proof (2007)

A crash course in revenge

IMDb: 7.0 / 10

RT Users: 7.2 / 10

Letterboxd: 6.98 / 10

7.06 /10

Action | Thriller

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino

Top Billed Cast:

Kurt Russell, Zoë Bell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Tracie Thoms, Rose McGowan

SYNOPSIS:

Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) is a professional body double who likes to take unsuspecting women for deadly drives in his free time. He has doctored his car for maximum impact; when Mike purposely causes wrecks, the bodies pile up while he walks away with barely a scratch. The insane Mike may be in over his head, though, when he targets a tough group of female friends, including real-life stuntwoman Zoe Bell (who served as Uma Thurman’s double in “Kill Bill”), who plays herself.

12 – Bone Tomahawk (2015)

May the Lord have mercy and grant you a swift death

IMDb: 7.1 / 10

RT Users: 7.4 / 10

Letterboxd: 7.26 / 10

7.25 /10

Action | Thriller

Directed by: S. Craig Zahler

Top Billed Cast:

Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Richard Jenkins, Matthew Fox, Lili Simmons, David Arquette, Fred Melamed

SYNOPSIS:

In the Old West, a sheriff (Kurt Russell), his deputy (Richard Jenkins), a gunslinger (Matthew Fox),and a cowboy (Patrick Wilson) embark on a mission to rescue three people from a savage group of cave dwellers.

11 – Deepwater Horizon (2016)

When faced with our darkest hour, hope is not a tactic

IMDb: 7.1 / 10

RT Users: 8.2 / 10

Letterboxd: 6.72 / 10

7.34 /10

Drama | Action

Directed by: Peter Berg

Top Billed Cast:

Mark Wahlberg. Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O’Brien, Kate Hudson, J.D. Evermore, Ethan Suplee, David Maldonado

SYNOPSIS:

On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, igniting a massive fireball that kills several crew members. Chief electronics technician Mike Williams (Mark Wahlberg) and his colleagues find themselves fighting for survival as the heat and the flames become stifling and overwhelming. Banding together, the co-workers must use their wits to make it out alive amid all the chaos.

10 – Escape from New York (1981)

1997. New York city is now a maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.

IMDb: 7.1 / 10

RT Users: 7.7 / 10

Letterboxd: 7.28 / 10

7.36 /10

Science Fiction | Action

Directed by: John Carpenter

Top Billed Cast:

Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau

SYNOPSIS:

In 1997, a major war between the United States and the Soviet Union is concluding, and the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a giant maximum security prison. When Air Force One is hijacked and crashes into the island, the president (Donald Pleasence) is taken hostage by a group of inmates. Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), a former Special Forces soldier turned criminal, is recruited to retrieve the president in exchange for his own freedom.

9 – The Fox and the Hound (1981)

A story of two friends who didn’t know they were supposed to be enemies.

IMDb: 7.2 / 10

RT Users: 7.8 / 10

Letterboxd: 7.08 / 10

7.36 /10

Adventure | Animation | Drama | Family

Directed by: Ted Berman

Top Billed Cast:

Kurt Russell, Mickey Rooney, Pearl Bailey, Jack Albertson, Sandy Duncan, Jeanette Nolan

SYNOPSIS:

After his mother is killed, Tod the fox (Mickey Rooney) is taken in by the kindly Widow Tweed (Jeanette Nolan). He soon befriends the neighbor’s new hound dog, Copper (Kurt Russell). The two are inseparable, but their friendship is hampered by their masters and by the fact that they are, by nature, enemies. They grow apart as they grow older; Copper has become a strong hunting dog and Tod a wild fox. The pair must overcome their inherent differences in order to salvage their friendship.

8 – Silkwood (1983)

On November 13, 1974, Karen Silkwood, an employee of a nuclear facility, left to meet with a reporter from the New York Times. She never got there.

IMDb: 7.1 / 10

RT Users: 7.8 / 10

Letterboxd: 7.18 / 10

7.36 /10

Drama | Thriller

Directed by: Mike Nichols

Top Billed Cast:

Kurt Russell, Meryl Streep, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, Fred Ward, Diana Scarwid, Ron Silver

SYNOPSIS:

This drama is based on the true story of Karen Silkwood (Meryl Streep), who works at a nuclear facility, along with her boyfriend, Drew Stephens (Kurt Russell), and their roommate, Dolly Pelliker (Cher). When Karen becomes concerned about safety practices at the plant, she begins raising awareness of violations that could put workers at risk. Intent on continuing her investigation, Karen discovers a suspicious development: She has been exposed to high levels of radiation.

7 – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019)

In this town, it can all change… like that

IMDb: 7.6 / 10

RT Users: 7.0 / 10

Letterboxd: 7.56 / 10

7.39 /10

Comedy | Drama | Thriller

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino

Top Billed Cast:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Julia Butters, Austin Butler, Dakota Fanning, Mike Moh, Kurt Russell

SYNOPSIS:

Actor Rick Dalton gained fame and fortune by starring in a 1950s television Western, but is now struggling to find meaningful work in a Hollywood that he doesn’t recognize anymore. He spends most of his time drinking and palling around with Cliff Booth, his easygoing best friend and longtime stunt double. Rick also happens to live next door to Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate — the filmmaker and budding actress whose futures will forever be altered by members of the Manson Family.

6 – Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

Adventure doesn’t come any bigger!

IMDb: 7.2 / 10

RT Users: 8.2 / 10

Letterboxd: 7.44 / 10

7.61 /10

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy

Directed by: John Carpenter

Top Billed Cast:

Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Victor Wong, Kate Burton, Donald Li

SYNOPSIS:

Kurt Russell plays hard-boiled truck driver Jack Burton, who gets caught in a bizarre conflict within, and underneath, San Francisco’s Chinatown. An ancient Chinese prince and Chinatown crime lord has kidnapped a beautiful green-eyed woman, who is the fiancee to Jack’s best friend. Jack must help his friend rescue the girl before the evil Lo Pan uses her to break the ancient curse that keeps him a fleshless and immortal spirit.

5 – The Hateful Eight (2015)

No one comes up here without a damn good reason.

IMDb: 7.8 / 10

RT Users: 7.6 / 10

Letterboxd: 7.70 / 10

7.70 /10

Drama | Mystery | Western

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino

Top Billed Cast:

Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern

SYNOPSIS:

While racing toward the town of Red Rock in post-Civil War Wyoming, bounty hunter John “The Hangman” Ruth (Kurt Russell) and his fugitive prisoner (Jennifer Jason Leigh) encounter another bounty hunter (Samuel L. Jackson) and a man who claims to be a sheriff. Hoping to find shelter from a blizzard, the group travels to a stagecoach stopover located on a mountain pass. Greeted there by four strangers, the eight travelers soon learn that they may not make it to their destination after all.

4 – Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017)

Obviously.

IMDb: 7.6 / 10

RT Users: 8.7 / 10

Letterboxd: 7.10 / 10

7.80 /10

Adventure | Action | Science Fiction

Directed by: James Gunn

Top Billed Cast:

Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Kurt Russell, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan

SYNOPSIS:

Peter Quill and his fellow Guardians are hired by a powerful alien race, the Sovereign, to protect their precious batteries from invaders. When it is discovered that Rocket has stolen the items they were sent to guard, the Sovereign dispatch their armada to search for vengeance. As the Guardians try to escape, the mystery of Peter’s parentage is revealed.

3 – Miracle (2004)

If you believe in yourself, anything can happen.

IMDb: 7.4 / 10

RT Users: 9.0 / 10

Letterboxd: 7.24 / 10

7.88 /10

Drama | History

Directed by: Gavin O’Connor

Top Billed Cast:

Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich, Sean McCann, Kenneth Welsh, Eddie Cahill

SYNOPSIS:

When college coach Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) 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. As the U.S. squad tries to overcome insurmountable odds and win the gold medal, the team becomes a microcosm for American patriotism during the Cold War.

2 – Tombstone (1993)

Justice is coming.

IMDb: 7.8 / 10

RT Users: 9.4 / 10

Letterboxd: 7.66 / 10

8.29 /10

Western | Action

Directed by: George P. Cosmatos

Top Billed Cast:

Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn, Charlton Heston

SYNOPSIS:

Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) and his brothers, Morgan (Bill Paxton) and Virgil (Sam Elliott), have left their gunslinger ways behind them to settle down and start a business in the town of Tombstone, Ariz. While they aren’t looking to find trouble, trouble soon finds them when they become targets of the ruthless Cowboy gang. Now, together with Wyatt’s best friend, Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer), the brothers pick up their guns once more to restore order to a lawless land.

1 – The Thing (1982)

Man is The Warmest Place to Hide.

IMDb: 8.2 / 10

RT Users: 9.2 / 10

Letterboxd: 8.64 / 10

8.68 /10

Horror | Mystery | Science Fiction

Directed by: John Carpenter

Top Billed Cast:

Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Richard Dysart

SYNOPSIS:

In remote Antarctica, a group of American research scientists are disturbed at their base camp by a helicopter shooting at a sled dog. When they take in the dog, it brutally attacks both human beings and canines in the camp and they discover that the beast can assume the shape of its victims. A resourceful helicopter pilot (Kurt Russell) and the camp doctor (Richard Dysart) lead the camp crew in a desperate, gory battle against the vicious creature before it picks them all off, one by one.

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