Movies starring Guy Pearce

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Memento

Memory - it is one of the key elements that separates human beings from animals. It is one of the basic building blocks of personality. Who we are is shaped as much by our experiences as by our environment. Memory can also be unreliable, not to ...

Run Time: 1:53
U.S. Release Date: 2001-03-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, ...
L.A. Confidential

Crooked cops. The mystery and allure of Hollywood in the '50s. Death, double-crossing, and secret alliances. Paparazzi waiting to get that one breakthrough picture. These are just some of the elements that make Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confiden...

Run Time: 2:20
U.S. Release Date: 1997-09-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, ...
Hurt Locker, The

War is hell. It's a cliché, but not one that Hollywood often embraces. There are exceptions, of course, like Oliver Stone's Platoon, which takes no prisoners in depicting war as the gruesome, dehumanizing business it is. But Platoon and other f...

Run Time: 2:10
U.S. Release Date: 2009-06-26
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: ACTION/THRILLER
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, ...
King's Speech, The

The King's Speech delivers solid drama with a rousing climax - a fully satisfying and uplifting period piece that achieves its dramatic potential without sacrificing historical accuracy. Unless you count Hitler, who is seen from afar, the narrative...

Run Time: 1:58
U.S. Release Date: 2010-12-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Tom Hooper
Cast: Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Gambon, ...
Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The

"What this film does for the drag scene is what Sean Connery did for the secret service. It glamorizes it." - Michael Hamlyn, producer of Priscilla The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is about the most fun you can have with...

Run Time: 1:32
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Violence)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Stephan Elliot
Cast: Terrence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, ...
Prometheus

In 1979, science fiction was thriving, but the movie community, becoming gorged on lightweight space opera fare like Star Wars, was unprepared for what Ridley Scott delivered with Alien, which was as much horror as it was sci-fi. Since the iconic x...

Run Time: 2:04
U.S. Release Date: 2012-06-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, ...
Last Vermeer, The

The Last Vermeer is something of an old-fashioned courtroom melodrama, complete with impassioned speeches, a sneering prosecutor, an antagonistic judge, and a last-minute gotcha! For those who enjoy this kind of “it only happens in the movie...

Run Time: 1:58
U.S. Release Date: 2020-11-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller/Drama
Director: Dan Friedkin
Cast: Guy Pearce, Claes Bang, Vicky Krieps, ...
First Snow

Like most intelligent movies that dare to demand that the movie viewer think by pondering the question of predestination versus self-determination, First Snow is a downbeat affair. The interest here isn't whether the main character will circumvent...

Run Time: 1:41
U.S. Release Date: 2007-03-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Mark Fergus
Cast: Guy Pearce, Piper Perabo, William Fichtner, ...
Proposition, The

It is said that revenge is a dish best served cold. The Proposition illustrates that, extending the metaphor, revenge is more often bitter than sweet. Gritty to the point of being disturbing, The Proposition examines the revenge thriller not as t...

Run Time: 1:44
U.S. Release Date: 2006-05-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence)
Genre: WESTERN
Director: John Hillcoat
Cast: Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, ...
Traitor

Traitor is an uncommonly intelligent espionage thriller that explores the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by agents who go deep undercover in the service of their country. For movies that revolve around terrorist organizations and acts, there a...

Run Time: 1:55
U.S. Release Date: 2008-08-27
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Mature Themes)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Cast: Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Neal McDonough, ...