A film about elite soldiers who disarm bombs in Iraq. A new sergeant, James (Jeremy Renner), takes over a highly trained bomb-disposal team during the war in Iraq, he decides to change many of the team's routines. Two of the men under his command, Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Eldridge (Brian Geraghty), are upset by his decision to become involved in what they think is a reckless and deadly game of urban combat. James doesn't seem to care about the dangers he is exposing them to. All the men are changed as the struggles among them heat up. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. With David Morse. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller, War. Year: 2008.
David Morse in The Hurt Locker
After a deadly plane crash, Claire (Anne Hathaway), a young therapist, is assigned to counsel the five survivors as they deal with the trauma. Drawn to Eric (Patrick Wilson), one of the passengers who seems to be hiding his true feelings, Claire enters into a romance that goes against her professional resposibilities. When the other passengers begin mysteriously disappearing one by one, Claire sets out with Eric to uncover the truth behind the accident, no matter what the consequences. Directed by Rodrigo García. With Andre Braugher, Dianne Wiest, David Morse and Clea DuVall. Categories: Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2008.
David Morse in Passengers
After his father's death, rebellious teenager Kale Brecht (Shia LaBeouf) is placed under house-arrest after punching his Spanish teacher. Content to watch TV and play video games, Kale is brought back to the reality of his situation when his mother (Carrie-Anne Moss) takes away all of his favorite forms of entertainment. With nothing left to do, Kale begins to spy on his neighbors, including an attractive new girl, Ashley (Sarah Roemer). But, what starts out as a way to pass the time, becomes an intense fight for survival when Kale, his best friend Ronnie (Aaron Yoo) and Ashley witness a murder in the house next door. Directed by D.J. Caruso. With David Morse. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2007.
David Morse in Disturbia
On his way home at the end of his shift, Jack Mosely (Bruce Willis), a burnt-out, aging cop, is assigned to escort an annoying, fast-talking convict (Mos Def) from the police station to the courthouse. What Jack doesn't know is that the convict is a witness to some shady police business, and a group of fellow police officers will stop at nothing to prevent the pair from reaching their destination. Directed by Richard Donner. With David Morse. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
David Morse in 16 Blocks
Harlan (Edward Norton), a drifter who's convinced himself that he's a cowboy, makes a connection with Tobe (Evan Rachel Wood), a rebellious teenage girl who is growing up fast in the San Fernando Valley. When her father (David Morse) objects to the relationship, Tobe acts out and Harlan makes plans to take her away from her unhappy home life. Directed by David Jacobson. With Rory Culkin and Bruce Dern. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
David Morse in Down in the Valley
Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) is a decent and hard-working prison guard at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. When John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), who has been convicted of rape and murder, is sent to Cold Mountain's death row, Edgemcomb and the other guards (David Morse and Barry Pepper) sense that Coffey is no ordinary prisoner. When Coffey is discovered to have a special gift, the guards face a moral dilemma in deciding whether or not to carry out their duties. Directed by Frank Darabont. With Bonnie Hunt, James Cromwell, Sam Rockwell, William Sadler, Patricia Clarkson and Gary Sinise. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1999.
David Morse in The Green Mile
Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) is an independent radio astronomer who rockets into celebrity after she finds a coherent radio signal emanating from deep space. Deciphering the message with the help of Palmer Joss (Matthew McConaughey), Ellie discovers plans for building an advanced machine of unknown power. As Ellie prepares to test the device, she stands at the precipice of what may be the greatest moment in human history, or possibly its last. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. With William Fichtner, James Woods and Angela Bassett. Categories: Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery. Year: 1997.
David Morse in Contact
After General Hummel (Ed Harris) and a renegade team of Marines seize control of Alcatraz, the group vows to launch missiles containing lethal nerve gas into downtown San Francisco unless their demands are met. In response, the US government sends a team of Navy SEALs and two civilians, FBI chemical weapons expert Stanley Goodspeed (Nicolas Cage) and John Patrick Mason (Sean Connery), a top-secret federal prisoner, to subdue the homegrown terrorists. But, when the SEALs are neutralized, the mission's success rests on the shoulders of Goodspeed and Mason, the only man ever to escape from the infamous prison. Directed by Michael Bay. With David Morse, William Forsythe, Michael Biehn, John Spencer and Vanessa Marcil. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller. Year: 1996.
David Morse in The Rock
In 1996, a lethal virus wipes out five billion people and forces the survivors into underground hiding. In 2035, James Cole (Bruce Willis), a convict, is forced to travel back in time to 1996 to find the source of the plague and try to stop it. When he is accidentally sent back six years earlier, he is arrested and declared insane. In his institutional prison, he meets a mental case (Brad Pitt) who might have the keys to preventing the disaster. Directed by Terry Gilliam. With Madeleine Stowe. Categories: Cult Classics, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1995.
David Morse in Twelve Monkeys