Movies starring Russell Crowe

Biography: 
Born in New Zealand, Russell has made his home in Australia since he was a small child. The son of movie set caterers, Russell got the acting bug early in life. Beginning as a child star on a local Australian TV show Russell's first big break came with two films ... the first, "The Romper Stomper (1992)" gained him a name throughout the film community in Australia and the neighboring countries. Th ...  show all 

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Friday, January 18th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | History | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Russell Crowe | Paul Bettany | James D'Arcy | Edward Woodall | Chris Larkin | Max Pirkis | Jack Randall | Max Benitz | Lee Ingleby | Richard Pates | Robert Pugh | Richard McCabe | Ian Mercer | Tony Dolan | David Threlfall
Directors: Peter Weir
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During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, HMS Surprise, and a much larger French warship, the Acheron, with greater fire power, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Russell Crowe brings great intensity to the role of Captain Jack Aubrey. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first devastating battle and an apparent personal vendetta against the French captain. While the naval battle sequences are quite fantastic, the film is successful because director Weir chose to build the story to get to know the men who are locked aboard the tight quarters of a small ship and how they interact everyday. The officers and the mates are well-known by the time the final battle comes. Paul Bettany offers a strong performance as the surgeon and naturalist who balances the violence of his chosen life with the quiet demeanor of the scientist. He is the captain’s friend and confidant, the two frequently playing violin and cello duets together. The horrors of the injuries from the war are frequently implied, but vividly depicted in the reactions of the characters.

L.A. Confidential (1997)

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Genres: Crime | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Kevin Spacey | Russell Crowe | Guy Pearce | James Cromwell | Kim Basinger | Danny DeVito | David Strathairn | Adam Rifkin | Matt McCoy | Paul Guilfoyle | Paolo Seganti | Graham Beckel | Sandra Taylor | Steve Rankin | Elisabeth Granli
Directors: Curtis Hanson
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1950’s Los Angeles is the seedy backdrop for this intricate noir-ish tale of police corruption and Hollywood sleaze. Three very different cops are all after the truth, each in their own style: Ed Exley, the golden boy of the police force, willing to do almost anything to get ahead, except sell out; Bud White, ready to break the rules to seek justice, but barely able to keep his raging violence under control; and Jack Vincennes, always looking for celebrity and a quick buck until his conscience drives him to join Exley and White down the one-way path to find the truth behind the dark world of L.A. crime.

For the Moment (1993)

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Romance | War
Countries: Canada
Actors: Russell Crowe | Christianne Hirt | Wanda Cannon | Scott Kraft | Peter Outerbridge | Sara McMillan | Bruce Boa | Tyler Woods | John Bekavac | Robert G. Slade | Kelly Proctor | Roxanne Boulianne | David Warburton | Ari Cohen
Directors: Katelynd Johnston
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The story of airmen training in rural Manitoba in the summer of 1942 to go overseas and become bomber pilots in World War II, as well as the romantic entanglements which overcome them while they contemplate life and love in a world at war.

Gladiator (2000)

Monday, February 12th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Russell Crowe | Joaquin Phoenix | Connie Nielsen | Oliver Reed | Richard Harris | Derek Jacobi | Djimon Hounsou | David Schofield | John Shrapnel | Tomas Arana | Ralf Moeller | Spencer Treat Clark | David Hemmings | Tommy Flanagan | Sven-Ole Thorsen
Directors: Ridley Scott
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Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus, and a power struggle leaves Maximus and his family condemned to death. The powerful general is unable to save his family, and his loss of will allows him to get captured and put into the Gladiator games until he dies. The only desire that fuels him now is the chance to rise to the top so that he will be able to look into the eyes of the man who will feel his revenge.

Beautiful Mind, A (2001)

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
Genres: Biography | Drama | Mystery
Countries: USA
Actors: Russell Crowe | Ed Harris | Jennifer Connelly | Christopher Plummer | Paul Bettany | Adam Goldberg | Josh Lucas | Anthony Rapp | Jason Gray-Stanford | Judd Hirsch | Austin Pendleton | Vivien Cardone | Jill M. Simon | Victor Steinbach | Tanya Clarke
Directors: Ron Howard
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A biopic of the meteoric rise of John Forbes Nash Jr., a math prodigy able to solve problems that baffled the greatest of minds. And how he overcame years of suffering through schizophrenia to win the Nobel Prize.