Based on the bestseller by Cormac McCarthy, this is the story of one family's fate after a sudden catastrophe destroys most of life on earth. Viggo Mortensen plays the father who protects his family from the roving bands who survive by cannibalism. Kodi Smit-McPhee plays his young son, who barely remembers life before the disaster, and Charlize Theron (Monster) is the tormented wife and mother. Directed by John Hillcoat. With Garret Dillahunt, and Michael K. Williams. Categories: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2009.

Guy Pearce in The Road
When hotel handyman Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler) is asked by his sister (Courteney Cox) to watch his niece and nephew, he has no idea what he's getting into. Without warning, the fantastic bedtime stories he tells the two children begin to come true in the real world. Skeeter decides to try to take advantage of the circumstances by incorporating his own wishes into the tall tales, but his niece and nephew's fanciful additions end up turning his life upside down. Directed by Adam Shankman. With Keri Russell, Guy Pearce, Teresa Palmer, Russell Brand and Lucy Lawless. Categories: Comedy, Family, Fantasy. Year: 2008.

Guy Pearce in Bedtime Stories
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.

Guy Pearce in The Hurt Locker
When dedicated FBI agent Roy Clayton (Guy Pearce) investigates a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to point to Samir Horn (Don Cheadle), an enigmatic former US Special Operations officer. With multiple connections to terrorist organizations and a propensity for showing up on the scene just as major operations are executed, Horn looks to be the man Clayton has been searching for. But, when contradictoy evidence emerges, Clayton must dig deeper to find out whether Horn is a former military operative with a grudge, or something far more complicated. Directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff. With Jeff Daniels, Neal McDonough, Saïd Taghmaoui and Archie Panjabi. Categories: Drama, Action. Year: 2008.

Guy Pearce in Traitor
Jimmy Starks (Guy Pearce) is a confident, intense, smooth-talking salesman certain he's on the brink of a big score. When his car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, Jimmy decides to pass the time by visiting a roadside fortune teller, Vacaro (J.K. Simmons). Although Vacaro assures Jimmy that a windfall is on its way, he ends the reading abruptly without explanation. Brushing it off as nothing more than a con, Jimmy goes back to work. But, when his boss suddenly agrees to financially back Jimmy's business venture, the details of the deal make Jimmy think that Vacaro knew more than he said, ultimately leading to an his obsession with his ultimate fate. Directed by Mark Fergus. With Piper Perabo, Rick Gonzalez and William Fichtner. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.

Guy Pearce in First Snow
When Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone) captures Charlie Burns (Guy Pearce), a notorious outlaw, he makes him an offer. Either he tracks down and kills his older brother (Danny Huston), or his younger brother (Richard Wilson) will be executed in nine days. Directed by John Hillcoat. With David Wenham, Emily Watson and John Hurt. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Western, Independent Film. Year: 2005.

Guy Pearce in The Proposition
Thirty years after Colonel Terry Childers (Samuel L. Jackson) saved his life in Vietnam, Colonel Hayes Hodges (Tommy Lee Jones) is asked to defend his old friend in a military court. On trial for a rescue mission that went terribly wrong, Childers chooses Hodges as his lawyer, trusting him as a brother Marine who knows the pressures and risks of battle. But, as the case develops, Hodges begins to have doubts about the man who saved him all those years ago. Directed by William Friedkin. With Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley and Bruce Greenwood. Categories: Action, Drama, War. Year: 2000.

Guy Pearce in Rules of Engagement
A brutal mass killing at an all-night coffee shop brings three cops with different attitudes and agendas onto the case. Ed Exley (Guy Pearce) is an straight-laced, by-the-book detective trying to live up to his family name. Bud White (Russell Crowe) is a tough, seasoned cop with a temper, whose ex-partner was one of the killer's victims. Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) a slick Hollywood cop, who takes down celebrities for the kickbacks and notoriety. Together, they uncover a deadly conspiracy involving crooked cops and a beautiful blonde (Kim Basinger). Directed by Curtis Hanson. With James Cromwell and Danny DeVito. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1997.

Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential