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- 'True Romance' (1993) Starring: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper. As a fast-paced, clever, and action-packed crime movie, True Romance really feels like it has it all, and is perhaps the greatest thing Tony Scott ever directed.
- 'Crimson Tide' (1995) Starring: Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Viggo Mortensen. A genuinely gripping and extremely well-made war movie, Crimson Tide is all about being as intense as possible for most of its runtime.
- 'Man on Fire' (2004) Starring: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken. Though Man on Fire does deliver when it comes to action and thrills, it might be the more grounded elements that work the best here, making this arguably one of the more moving and dramatic films Tony Scott ever directed.
- 'The Hunger' (1983) Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon, David Bowie. The Hunger is a cult classic vampire/horror movie, and one that pushes things pretty far overall.
As fast, loud, and relentless as the train at the center of the story, Unstoppable is perfect popcorn entertainment -- and director Tony Scott's best movie in years.
- 10 The Fan
- 9 Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
- 8 Man on Fire
- 7 Top Gun
- 6 Deja Vu
- 5 Crimson Tide
- 4 Enemy of The State
- 3 Unstoppable
- 2 True Romance
- 1 The Last Boy Scout
Channeling the inner psycho of one of cinemas greats, Robert De Niro, Tony Scott’s The Fan turns insane sports fanaticism into his coveted brand of action spectacle. Following a disgruntled salesman Gil (De Niro) who terrifies anyone he encounters. However, his obsession with new San Francisco Giants center fielder Bobby Rayburn (Wesley Snipes) dri...
A movie that would be a perfect double-billing with his late-career masterpiece Unstoppable, Tony Scott took the chaotic nature of the gritty 1970s New York original and found a way to make it his own.The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 saw the director finding ways to cut more quickly and experiment with shutter speed while never losing sight of his actors...
Frequent and key Tony Scott collaborator Denzel Washington shows why he's one of cinema's most reliable action stars. Scott is one of the best at utilizing Washington's dark charisma into heroism while maximizing his sheer bad-assery. Man on Firesaw Scott double down on his mix of blending over-the-top melodrama, romance, and bloody carnage with Wa...
One of two collaborations Tony Scott had with superstar actor Tom Cruise where vehicular mayhem and pure adrenaline collide with the performers' buoyant vibrancy as the hotshot pilot, feuding with top military brass. Top Gun is a military-fueled injection of brotherly bonds. With Cruise trying to navigate the skies as the best pilot in the game feu...
Though Deja Vuisn’t the best film Denzel Washington and Tony Scott have made together, it asks the actor to do the most. As Scott wields maximum romantics out of a script that asks questions about man's relationship to images and the screens our new technologies produce. Centering the story on a police division that shifts time to recreate events f...
A film only Tony Scott could do, Crimson Tidesaw two of cinema's best — Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman — square off inside the confines of a submarine. As Washington vies for mutiny on the ship when he pegs Hackman as a military blowhard, whose itchy trigger finger can put the fate of the world at risk, the film is an action film held together ...
An insanely stacked roster of actors that starts with an uncredited cameo from Jason Robards. Robards plays a Congressman assassinated by a shadow part of the government led by Jon Voight. The cast only grows from there as it stars Will Smith, unwillingly caught in the middle of the conspiracy, and gets help from Gene Hackman, showing him the ropes...
Tony Scott’s insatiable appetite for destruction is only seconded by Michael Bay. In a film whose plot structure is loose and bare, Scott manages to wring tragic affectations out of a runaway train. Mixing in a new love for color filters, experimenting with various shutter speeds, and his patented, always reviling camera, Unstoppableis an insanely ...
Tony Scott’s most romantic film came from a jewel of a script from the Quentin Tarantino craze of the early and mid-1990s. True Romance saw the marriage of Scott’s sheen for surface-level pleasures and a gorgeous array of bloody squib shots with the earnestness of a killer toad trip movie. Christian Slater is the kung fu film-loving nerd Clarence, ...
The perfect screenwriting muse for Tony Scott’s filming style and veracity was the hilariously violent pen of Shane Black. Having already created theLethal Weapon franchise, Black was known for writing one-liners and creating a particular mold of the hard-boiled detective. Perfectly cast in the lead was Bruce Willis, wearing his hangover on his arm...
Jun 3, 2024 · This list rounds up the best Tony Scott movies that have not only defined a genre but also continue to entertain audiences worldwide. Whether you're in the mood for thrilling aerial dogfights or suspense-filled spy games, these films showcase why Tony Scott's directorial prowess is still revered in cinema circles today.
- Enemy of the State (1998) In an homage to the great 70s political thrillers Francis Ford Coppola’s THE CONVERSATION (1974) and Sydney Pollack’s THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR (1975), Scott’s pre-9/11 cautionary tale of the threat of Big Brother violating our privacy is years before the Patriot Act and Edward Snowden and it warns us of the dangers of ignoring checks and balances in our government.
- The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) In this remake of the 1974 Joseph Sargent-directed movie, Denzel Washington steps into the Walter Matthau role and John Travolta takes on the Robert Shaw role.
- The Last Boy Scout (1991) At the time, Shane Black’s screenplay for this movie was the highest spec script ever sold. Producer Joel Silver of Lethal Weapon fame hired Scott to tell the tale of a weathered ex-Secret Service agent turned private detective, Joe Hallenbeck, (Bruce Willis) who teams up with washed-up quarterback, Jimmy Dix, (Damon Wayans) to solve a murder that ultimately uncovers an assassination plot against a U.S. Congressman.
- Days of Thunder (1990) Producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer hired Scott again, this time to tackle NASCAR racing in a movie that was nicknamed “TOP GUN with cars.”
16 titles. Sort by List order. 1. True Romance. 1993 1h 59m R. 7.9 (245K) Rate. 59 Metascore. In Detroit, a pop-culture nerd steals cocaine from his new wife's pimp and tries to sell it in Hollywood, prompting the mobsters who own the drugs to pursue the couple. Director Tony Scott Stars Christian Slater Patricia Arquette Dennis Hopper. 2.
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The Fan (1996) R | 116 min | Action, Drama, Sport. An all star baseball player becomes the unhealthy focus of a down on his luck salesman. Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin, John Leguizamo. Votes: 50,831 | Gross: $18.57M.
