Direction: Roger Donaldson

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Roger Donaldson. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The World's Fastest Indian

2005 · Movie · 127 min. · New Zealand

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Anthony Hopkins · Bruce Greenwood · Diane Ladd · Paul Rodriguez

Synopsis The title of The World’s Fastest Indian refers to the classic Indian Scout motorcycle that was the prized possession of New Zealander Burt Munro. All his life, he dreamed of reaching a goal that seemed impossible and sublimely innocent: to...

6.7

2K votes

6.7

2K votes

The Bank Job

2008 · Movie · 110 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Jason Statham · Saffron Burrows · Stephen Campbell Moore · Daniel Mays

Synopsis In September 1971, thieves tunneled into the vault of a bank in London's Baker Street and looted safe deposit boxes of cash and jewelry worth over three million pounds. None of it was recovered. Nobody was ever arrested. The robbery...

6.5

7K votes

6.5

7K votes

Thirteen Days

2000 · Movie · 145 min. · United States

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Kevin Costner · Bruce Greenwood · Steven Culp · Dylan Baker

Synopsis Year 1962. This movie takes place in the inner circle of JFK's (Bruce Greenwood) White House as news of a missile in Cuba creates an atmosphere of fear and danger, as seen through the eyes of Kennedy's Chief of Staff...

6.5

9K votes

6.5

9K votes

McLaren

2016 · Documentary · 92 min. · New Zealand

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Dwayne Cameron

Synopsis The story of Bruce McLaren, the New Zealander who founded the McLaren Motor Racing team. A man who showed the world that a man of humble beginnings could take on the elite of motor racing and win.

6.5

231 votes

6.5

231 votes

No Way Out

1987 · Movie · 116 min. · United States

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Kevin Costner · Sean Young · Gene Hackman · Will Patton

Synopsis Thriller in which a naval commander begins dating an alluring woman who happens to be the girlfriend of his boss (the Secretary of Defense). When the woman is murdered, the Secretary assigns the task of tracking down the killer to...

6.4

12K votes

6.4

12K votes

The Recruit

2003 · Movie · 112 min. · United States

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Colin Farrell · Al Pacino · Bridget Moynahan · Gabriel Macht

Synopsis In an era when the country's first line of defence, intelligence, is more important than ever, comes an explosive thriller starring Al Pacino and Colin Farrell that for the first time opens the CIA's infamously closed doors and gives an...

6.2

22K votes

6.2

22K votes

The Bounty

1984 · Movie · 132 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Mel Gibson · Anthony Hopkins · Laurence Olivier · Edward Fox

Synopsis The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant...

6.2

4K votes

6.2

4K votes

Marie

1985 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Sissy Spacek · Jeff Daniels · Keith Szarabajka · Morgan Freeman

Synopsis A woman is determined to reveal the truth about an insidious political corruption. In doing so she risks her safety, career and reputation but will not stop asking questions until the truth is known.

5.5

53 votes

5.5

53 votes

Seeking Justice

2011 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Nicolas Cage · Guy Pearce · January Jones · Jennifer Carpenter

Synopsis When his wife Laura (January Jones) is brutally assaulted, New Orleans teacher Will Gerard (Nicolas Cage) takes the law into his own hands, enlisting the help of a shadowy man called Simon (Guy Pearce) to take revenge. Gerard is promised...

5.2

7K votes

5.2

7K votes

The November Man

2014 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Pierce Brosnan · Luke Bracey · Olga Kurylenko · Will Patton

Synopsis Code named ‘The November Man’, Peter Devereaux (Pierce Brosnan) is a lethal and highly trained ex-CIA agent, who has been enjoying a quiet life in Switzerland. When Devereaux is lured out of retirement for one last mission, he must protect...

5.2

4K votes

5.2

4K votes

White Sands

1992 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Willem Dafoe · Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio · Mickey Rourke · Samuel L. Jackson

Synopsis In New Mexico, small-town sheriff Ray Dolezal finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an FBI investigation.

5.0

1K votes

5.0

1K votes

Cocktail

1988 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Tom Cruise · Elisabeth Shue · Bryan Brown · Lisa Banes

Synopsis After leaving the Army, Brian Flanagan (Tom Cruise) tries to get a marketing job in New York. But without a college degree, this was not possible. He then decides to start studying for a business degree at the local City...

4.9

33K votes

4.9

33K votes

Cadillac Man

1990 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Robin Williams · Tim Robbins · Annabella Sciorra · Pamela Reed

Synopsis Car salesman Joey O'Brien (Robin Williams) is burning his candle at three ends at once, trying to keep up with his ex-wife Tina (Pamela Reed), his 20-something designer girlfriend Lila (Lori Petty) and his steadiest girl, Joy (Fran Drescher), who...

4.8

2K votes

4.8

2K votes

Sleeping Dogs

1977 · Movie · 107 min. · New Zealand

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Sam Neill · Nevan Rowe · Ian Mune · Warren Oates

Synopsis Recluse Smith (Sam Neill) is drawn into a revolutionary struggle between guerillas and right-wingers in New Zealand. Implicated in a murder and framed as a revolutionary conspirator, Smith tries to maintain an attitude of non-violence while caught between warring factions.

4.7

46 votes

4.7

46 votes

Species

1995 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Natasha Henstridge · Ben Kingsley · Michael Madsen · Alfred Molina

Synopsis A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.

4.7

12K votes

4.7

12K votes

Dante's Peak

1996 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Pierce Brosnan · Linda Hamilton · Charles Hallahan · Grant Heslov

Synopsis A volcanologist forlorn over the loss of his wife in the Mt. Pinatubo eruption arrives at a small Pacific Northwest town to investigate the rumblings of the local dormant volcano. Though he instantly fears the worse, he must convince the...

4.6

14K votes

4.6

14K votes

4.4

3K votes

Lawyers (S)

2010 · Movie · 8 min. · United States

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Smash Palace

1982 · Movie · 108 min. · New Zealand

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Bruno Lawrence · Anna Maria Monticelli · Greer Robson · Keith Aberdein

Synopsis Al Shaw's life revolves around motor racing and his back country junkyard, the "Smash Palace". His French wife, Jacqui, doesn't appreciate the lack of attention due to Al's obsession with cars. When Al finds her in the arms of another...

Not rated

Not rated

Nutcase

1980 · Movie · 49 min. · New Zealand

Direction Roger Donaldson

Cast Nevan Rowe · Ian Watkin · Michael Wilson · Ian Mune

Synopsis In this children's sci-fi caper, an all-singing all-dancing gang of cronies led by 'evil Eva' holds Auckland to ransom for $5,000,000. As in Under the Mountain Auckland's volcanoes play a starring role, with Eva threatening to drop a nuclear bomb...

Not rated

Not rated