Cast: Brad Dourif

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Brad Dourif. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975 · Movie · 133 min. · United States

Direction Milos Forman

Cast Jack Nicholson · Louise Fletcher · Brad Dourif · William Redfield

Synopsis One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) follows Randle McMurphy, a rebellious convict who fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental institution rather than prison. There, he clashes with the authoritarian Nurse Ratched, who controls the ward with...

8.3

109K votes

8.3

109K votes

Direction Peter Jackson

Cast Elijah Wood · Viggo Mortensen · Ian McKellen · Sean Astin

Synopsis The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) concludes the epic journey of Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring, facing immense peril and inner struggles. Meanwhile, Aragorn, Gandalf, and their...

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8.2

182K votes

8.2

182K votes

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002 · Movie · 179 min. · New Zealand

Direction Peter Jackson

Cast Elijah Wood · Viggo Mortensen · Ian McKellen · Sean Astin

Synopsis The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers begins in the hills of Emyn Muil, where lost Hobbits Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Astin) discover they are being followed by the mysterious Gollum (Serkis). A mercurial creature who has himself...

Max

8.0

167K votes

8.0

167K votes

Deadwood (TV Series)

2004 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction David Milch · Ed Bianchi · Daniel Minahan · Davis Guggenheim

Cast Timothy Olyphant · Ian McShane · Molly Parker · John Hawkes

Synopsis Deadwood (TV Series) (2004) is a gritty Western drama set in the lawless town of Deadwood, South Dakota, during the 1870s. The story follows a diverse group of settlers, outlaws, and opportunists as they navigate the chaos of a burgeoning...

Max

7.8

10K votes

7.8

10K votes

Mississippi Burning

1988 · Movie · 128 min. · United States

Direction Alan Parker

Cast Gene Hackman · Willem Dafoe · Frances McDormand · Brad Dourif

Synopsis In Mississippi Burning (1988), two FBI agents with contrasting methods investigate the disappearance of three civil rights workers in a racially tense Mississippi town during the 1960s. As they dig deeper, they encounter fierce resistance from the local authorities and...

7.5

17K votes

7.5

17K votes

Blue Velvet

1986 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

Direction David Lynch

Cast Kyle MacLachlan · Isabella Rossellini · Dennis Hopper · Laura Dern

Synopsis In Blue Velvet (1986), a young man returns to his quiet hometown after his father falls ill. While exploring, he discovers a severed human ear in a field, sparking his curiosity. His investigation leads him into a dark underworld of...

Max

7.4

53K votes

7.4

53K votes

Hidden Agenda

1990 · Movie · 105 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ken Loach

Cast Frances McDormand · Brian Cox · Mai Zetterling · Brad Dourif

Synopsis Hidden Agenda takes place in Belfast, Northern Ireland during the early '80s and is about a British police officer (Brian Cox) and an American human rights activist (Frances McDormand) who attempt to uncover the truth about the murders of an...

7.2

4K votes

7.2

4K votes

Ragtime

1981 · Movie · 155 min. · United States

Direction Milos Forman

Cast Howard E. Rollins Jr. · Moses Gunn · James Cagney · Brad Dourif

Synopsis Based on the acclaimed and popular E.L. Doctorow novel, RAGTIME tells the intricate story of four New York families--three of which are fictional--at the turn of the 20th century, each indicative of that time in American history, and highlighting some...

7.0

2K votes

7.0

2K votes

Murder in the First

1995 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

Direction Marc Rocco

Cast Kevin Bacon · Christian Slater · Gary Oldman · William H. Macy

Synopsis Murder in the First (1995) follows a young attorney, James Stamphill, who defends a petty thief, Henri Young, accused of murdering a fellow inmate. The case reveals Henri's brutal treatment in Alcatraz, where he endured years of solitary confinement and...

7.0

8K votes

7.0

8K votes

Heaven's Gate

1980 · Movie · 219 min. · United States

Direction Michael Cimino

Cast Kris Kristofferson · Isabelle Huppert · Christopher Walken · Jeff Bridges

Synopsis Michael Cimino's bleak anti-western based on events in 1890s Wyoming. Sheriff James Averill attempts to protect immigrant farmers from wealthy cattle interests, and also clashes with a hired gun, Nathan Champion, over the woman they both love, Ella Watson. Both...

6.9

3K votes

6.9

3K votes

Direction Charles de Lauzirika

Cast Sigourney Weaver · Sylvain Despretz · Gary Dourdan · Brad Dourif

Synopsis The making of Alien: Resurrection (1997) is covered in this feature-length documentary, created for the film's 2003 DVD release. The cast and crew tell us how this movie came to be, from it's script which never changed through production, to...

6.8

28 votes

6.8

28 votes

Direction Graham Evans · John Gorrie · Alan Gibson · Herbert Wise

Cast Roald Dahl · John Houseman · Andrew Ray · Joan Collins

Synopsis TV Series (1979-1988). 9 seasons. 112 episodes. A British anthology of mystery, suspense, horror and black comedy, highlighted by plot twists and surprise endings (in the early seasons, all by Roald Dahl), with lots of prestigious guest stars starring in...

6.8

49 votes

6.8

49 votes

Jungle Fever

1991 · Movie · 135 min. · United States

Direction Spike Lee

Cast Annabella Sciorra · Wesley Snipes · Spike Lee · Debi Mazar

Synopsis Jungle Fever (1991) follows Flipper, a successful Black architect in New York, who begins an affair with Angie, his Italian-American secretary. Their interracial relationship sparks intense reactions from their families and communities, exposing deep-seated racial tensions and prejudices. As Flipper's...

6.6

7K votes

6.6

7K votes

Deadwood: The Movie (TV)

2019 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Daniel Minahan

Cast Timothy Olyphant · Brad Dourif · Ian McShane · Molly Parker

Synopsis Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds are reopened, as all are left to navigate the inevitable changes that modernity and time have wrought. Feature film based on the TV series, 'Deadwood'.

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6.5

2K votes

6.5

2K votes

Wise Blood

1979 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction John Huston

Cast Brad Dourif · John Huston · Dan Shor · Harry Dean Stanton

Synopsis A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.

Max

6.4

690 votes

6.4

690 votes

Dune

1984 · Movie · 145 min. · United States

Direction David Lynch

Cast Kyle MacLachlan · Francesca Annis · Jürgen Prochnow · Patrick Stewart

Synopsis In Dune (1984), a young nobleman, Paul Atreides, embarks on a transformative journey when his family assumes control of the desert planet Arrakis, the sole source of the universe's most valuable substance, "spice." Betrayed by rival factions, Paul and his...

6.3

41K votes

6.3

41K votes

Scream of Stone

1991 · Movie · 106 min. · Germany

Direction Werner Herzog

Cast Donald Sutherland · Vittorio Mezzogiorno · Mathilda May · Brad Dourif

Synopsis Donald Sutherland stars as Ivan, a journalist who instigates a rivalry between Roccia (Vittorio Mezzogiorno), a professional mountain climber who has braved the highest mountain peaks in the world, and Martin (Stefan Glowacz), a champion athlete of indoor climbing walls.

6.3

684 votes

6.3

684 votes

Chucky (TV Series)

2021 · Series · 42 min. · United States

Direction Don Mancini · Samir Rehem · Dermott Downs

Cast Jennifer Tilly · Brad Dourif · Devon Sawa · Zackary Arthur

Synopsis After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town's hypocrisies and secrets.

6.2

754 votes

6.2

754 votes

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2009 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction Werner Herzog

Cast Michael Shannon · Willem Dafoe · Chloë Sevigny · Brad Dourif

Synopsis Inspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword.

6.0

1K votes

6.0

1K votes