Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

December 9, 1916 · 109 years old

Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor, producer, director and author. He grew up as Izzy Demsky and legally changed his name to Kirk Douglas before entering the United States Navy during World War II. During his career, Douglas appeared in…

Known For

55 titles
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Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

1957 · 1h 28m · Movie

A colonel defends three of his soldiers in a court-martial after they abandon a suicidal attack.

8.4
2
Spartacus

Spartacus

1960 · 3h 17m · Movie

The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.

7.9
3
Out of the Past

Out of the Past

1947 · 1h 37m · Movie

A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses, and duplicitous dames.

8.0
4
Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

1951 · 1h 51m · Movie

Frustrated former journalist Chuck Tatum now working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about trading post owner Leo Minosa trapped in a cave to rekindle Chuck's career, but the story soon escalates into a media circus.

8.1
5
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954 · 2h 7m · Movie

A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.

7.2
6
Oscar

Oscar

1991 · 1h 49m · Movie

A gangster attempts to keep the promise he made to his dying father: that he would give up his life of crime and "go straight".

6.5
7
The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown

1980 · 1h 43m · Movie

A modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

6.7
8
The Fury

The Fury

1978 · 1h 58m · Movie

A former CIA agent uses the talents of a young psychic to help retrieve his telekinetic son from a shadowy secret government agency.

6.3
9
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957 · 2h 2m · Movie

Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

7.1
10
Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

1964 · 1h 58m · Movie

United States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.

7.8
11
The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952 · 1h 58m · Movie

An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success.

7.8
12
Greedy

Greedy

1994 · 1h 53m · Movie

Rich old Uncle Joe is surrounded by relatives waiting/hoping for him to die while trying to look good and backstabbing the competition. What should he do?

6.3
13
The Vikings

The Vikings

1958 · 1h 56m · Movie

A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess.

7.0
14
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946 · 1h 56m · Movie

A man is reunited with his childhood friend and her husband who believes he knows the truth about the death of her rich aunt years earlier. Years after a murder drove them apart, an heiress tries to win back her lost love.

7.4
15
Lust for Life

Lust for Life

1956 · 2h 2m · Movie

The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh.

7.3
16
Grand Prix

Grand Prix

1966 · 2h 56m · Movie

American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott Stoddard.

7.2
17
The War Wagon

The War Wagon

1967 · 1h 41m · Movie

The story of a man who was shot, robbed and imprisoned who returns to steal a large gold shipment from the man who wronged him. The gold is transported in an armored stage coach, the War Wagon.

6.8
18
Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983 · 1h 35m · Movie

In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.

6.7
19
A Letter to Three Wives

A Letter to Three Wives

1949 · 1h 43m · Movie

A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one.

7.7
20
Saturn 3

Saturn 3

1980 · 1h 28m · Movie

Two lovers stationed at a remote base in the asteroid belt of Saturn are intruded upon by an anal-retentive technocrat from Earth and his charge: a malevolent eight foot tall robot.

5.1
21
In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way

1965 · 2h 45m · Movie

A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.

7.3
22
Lonely Are the Brave

Lonely Are the Brave

1962 · 1h 47m · Movie

A fiercely independent cowboy gets himself locked up in prison to escape with an old friend.

7.5
23
The Man from Snowy River

The Man from Snowy River

1982 · 1h 42m · Movie

In 1880s Australia, after young Jim Craig's father dies, he takes a job at the Harrison cattle ranch, where he is forced to become a man.

7.2
24
Detective Story

Detective Story

1951 · 1h 43m · Movie

On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.

7.5
25
Last Train from Gun Hill

Last Train from Gun Hill

1959 · 1h 35m · Movie

A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for his role in the rape and murder of the marshal's Native American wife.

7.3
26
The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark

1965 · 2h 11m · Movie

Norwegian resistance tries to stop German efforts to produce heavy water needed for making atomic bombs during World War II.

6.5
27
The List of Adrian Messenger

The List of Adrian Messenger

1963 · 1h 38m · Movie

A former intelligence officer is tasked by the heir to the Gleneyre estate to investigate the unusual deaths of a disparate group of eleven men on a list.

6.8
28
There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970 · 2h 6m · Movie

A charming but totally ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison. He enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.

6.8
29
Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

1966 · 2h 53m · Movie

August 1944. The Allies are approaching Paris and resistance groups within the city start to plan an uprising against the Germans. However, Hitler wants the city destroyed if it looks like the Allies will take it.

6.8
30
It Runs in the Family

It Runs in the Family

2003 · 1h 49m · Movie

This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile.

5.5
31
Ulysses

Ulysses

1954 · 1h 34m · Movie

A movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that depicts Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war.

6.6
32
The Big Sky

The Big Sky

1952 · 2h 20m · Movie

The success of the journey focuses on keeping the Indian girl alive as well as themselves to complete trade with the Blackfeet.

6.9
33
Champion

Champion

1949 · 1h 39m · Movie

Boxer Midge Kelly rises to fame...mainly by stepping on other people.

7.3
34
Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966 · 2h 26m · Movie

In 1947, following the U.N. decision to split British Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, a former U.S. Army officer is recruited by the Jews to reorganize the Haganah.

6.3
35
Man Without a Star

Man Without a Star

1955 · 1h 29m · Movie

Sharpshooting drifter Dempsey Rae comes back to Wyoming to work for beautiful rancher Reed Bowman. But Reed's plan to fence in her land's wide open spaces angers other ranchers and soon embroils Dempsey in a bloody range war.

6.8
36
Young Man with a Horn

Young Man with a Horn

1950 · 1h 52m · Movie

A young trumpet player is torn between an honest singer and a manipulative heiress.

7.2