“With great sadness, the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar-winning actor, on March 13, 2022, a week before his 72nd birthday, “the actor’s son published and the news saddened everyone. William Hurt began in the industry in the 80s in full splendor of the cinema.
He was born in Washington in 1950, and was an acting classmate with robin-williams and Christopher Reeve. Her debut was in 1980 in the film Altered States (A mind-blowing journey to the back of the mind) and won his only Oscar in 1985 for his role in The kiss of spider women.
Here we bring you a guide so you can find the best Hurt movies on various platforms.
Eyewitness (Kill the Witness)- Available in StarPlus
It is a thriller starring William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Plummer, James Woods and Morgan Freeman. It was part of the classic films of the 80s full of tension and suspense. daryl deever (hurt) is a building manager who is a witness to a crime scene, and is linked to journalist Tony Sokolow (Weaver). Daryl’s crush on Tony will cause her to start telling him things that aren’t real about the crime. In parallel. they are wanted by the real killers.
a violent story – Available in HBOMax
2005 film in which William Hurt He only appears on screen for a few minutes, but it earned him a well-deserved Oscar nomination (it was his fourth nomination, in this case as a supporting actor, and it was also the last nomination he received). David Chrononberg, Director of A violent story chose him to play this villain who makes a counterpoint with Viggo Mortensenprotagonist of the film.
Mr Brooks- Available in Netflix
This film was released in 2007 and has a great cast, apart from William Hurt. The protagonist is Kevin Costner and accompanies him Demi Moore. The story recounts the life of Earl Brooks (Costner), a businessman who apparently leads a quiet life, but is actually a serial killer. hurt plays Marshall, Mr Brooks’s conscience that goads him into murdering people. Moore is here Tracy Atwood, a detective who will try to catch this murderer.
The Good Shepherd – Available on HBO Max
Directed by Robert DeNiro, Hurt joined this project full of stars. Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Alec Baldwin, Billy Crudup, Timothy Hutton, Eddie Redmayne, Joe Pesci and John Turturro, are some of those who participated in this film. Matt Damon Here he plays Edward Wilson, one of the creators of the CIA, and recounts the internal conflicts he suffered while in charge of the office during the Cold War. hurt recreates the character of Phillip Allen, based on that of Allen Dullesfirst civilian director of the CIA.
Lost in space– Available in Prime Video
William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Gary Oldman, Lacey Chabert, Heather Graham, and Matt LeBlanc. starred in this science fiction movie back in 1998 and it was a film based on the series that bore the same name: Lost in Space. hurt interpreted here John Robinson, who is chosen along with his family to colonize space. The objective was first to hibernate for 10 years and then be able to establish itself definitively. But on the ship they will meet a villain, Zachary Smith (Gary Oldman), who will get in the way of their plans. This movie is also on hbo max.
A Slip Called Love (The Accidental Tourist) Available on Youtube
It is part of the classic romantic movies of the 80s. hurt here is Macon Lear, a man who has just separated when his wife (played by Kathleen Turner) asks for a divorce. Immersed in great sadness, Macon unintentionally meets Muriel (Geena Davis), a young woman, totally different from him, with a different education, and with whom he is going to start a beautiful relationship.
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