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Benicio Del Toro full length movies
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Benicio Del Toro emerged in the mid-90s as one of the most watchable and charismatic character actors to surface in years. A favorite of film buffs for years, Del Toro gained mainstream public attention as the conflicted, "one good cop" in Steven Soderbergh's "The Traffic (2000)". Born in Puerto Rico on February 19, 1967, Benicio was the son of lawyer parents Gustavo and Fausta Sanchez Del Toro. His mother died when he was young, and his father moved the family to a farm in Pennsylvania. A basketball player with an interest in acting, he decided to follow the family way and study business at the University of California in San Diego. A class in acting renewed the acting bug, and he subsequently dropped out and began studying with legendary acting teacher Stella Adler in Los Angeles and at the Circle in the Square Acting School in New York City. Telling his parents that he was taking courses in business, Del Toro hid his new studies from his family for a little while. During the late 80s, he made a few TV appearances, most notably on an episode of "Miami Vice" (1984)" and in the NBC miniseries "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story" (1990) (mini)". Del Toro's big screen career got off to a slower start however. His first role was Duke the Dog-Faced Boy in "Big Top Pee-wee (1988)". Things looked better, however, when he landed the role of the Dario, vicious henchman in the James Bond film "Licence to Kill (1989)". Surprising his co-stars, Del Toro was the youngest actor ever to portray a Bond villain, only 21 years old at the time. The potential break however was spoiled as "Licence to Kill (1989)" became one of the most disappointing Bond films ever; it was lost amid bigger summer competition. Benicio gave creditable performances in many overlooked films for the next few years, such as "Indian Runner (1991)", "The Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)", and "Money for Nothing (1993/I)". His roles in "Fearless (1993)" and "China Moon (1994)" gained him more critical notices. 1995 proved to be the first "Year of Benicio" as he gave a memorable performance in "Swimming with Sharks (1994)" before taking critics and film buffs by storm as the mumbling, mysterious gangster in "Usual Suspects (1995)" directed by Bryan Singer. An Oscar-winning film, Del Toro won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting actor for the role. Staying true to his independent roots, he next gave a charismatic turn as cold-blooded gangster Gaspare in "The Funeral (1996)" directed by Abel Ferrara. He also appeared as Benny Dalmau in "The Basquiat (1996)" directed by artist friend Julian Schnabel. The year also marked his first truly commercial film as he played cocky Spanish baseball star Juan Primo in "Fan (1996)" which starred Robert De Niro. Del Toro took his first leading man role in "The Excess Baggage (1997)", starring and produced by Alicia Silverstone. Hand-picked by Silverstone, his performance was about the only thing critics praised about the film, and showed the level of consciousness he was beginning to have in the minds of film fans. In 1998, Benicio Del Toro took a leading role with Johnny Depp in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)", directed by legendary director Terry Gilliam. Gaining 40 pounds for the role of Dr Gonzo, the drug-addicted lawyer to sports writer Raoul Duke, Benicio immersed himself totally in the role. Using his method acting training so far as to burn himself with cigarettes for a scene, it was a trying time for Del Toro. The harsh critical reviews proved tough on Del Toro, who felt he had given his all for the role and been dismissed. Many saw the crazed, psychotic performance as a confirmation of the rumors and overall weirdness that people seemed to place on Del Toro. Taking a short break after the ordeal, 2000 proved to be the second "Year of Benicio". He first appeared in "Way of the Gun (2000)" directed by friend and "The Usual Suspects (1995)" writer Christopher McQuarrie. Then he went to work for actor's director Steven Soderbergh in "The Traffic (2000)". A complex and graphic film, it nonetheless became a widespread hit and Oscar winner. Del Toro's cop character Javier Rodriguez functions as the movie's real heart amid an all-star ensemble cast, and many praised it as the year's best performance, a sentiment validated by a Screen Actor's Guild Award for "Best Actor". Released weeks later, he also made a notable appearance in "Snatch. (2000)" directed by Guy Ritchie and "Pledge (2001)" directed by Sean Penn. Possessing sleepy good looks reminiscent of James Dean or Marlon Brando, Del Toro has often jokingly been referred to as the "Spanish Brad Pitt". With his newfound celebrity, Del Toro has become a sort of heartthrob, being voted one of People's "50 Most Beautiful People" as well as "Most Eligible Bachelors". A favorite of film fans for years for his diverse and "cool guy" gangster roles, he is now becoming a mainstream favorite respected for his acting skills and choices. So far very careful in his choices and who he works with, Del Toro can boast an impressive resume of films with some of the most influential and respected people in the film business.
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| Rating: 8.7 |
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After a waterfront explosion, Verbal (Kevin Spacey), an eye-witness and participant tells the story of events leading up to the conflagration. The story begins when five men are rounded up for a line-up, and grilled about a truck hijacking (the usual suspects). Least pleased is Keaton (Gabriel Byrne) a crooked cop - exposed, indicted, but now desperately trying to go straight. The cops won't leave him alone, however, and as they wait for their lawyers to post bail, he is talked into doing one more job with the other four. All goes tolerably well until the influence of the legendary, seemingly omnipotent "Keyser Soze" is felt. Although set in the modern day, it has much of the texture of the forties, plus suspense, intrigue (a fairly high body count), and lots of twists in the plot. |
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| Rating: 8.4 |
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Set, of course, in the grimiest, toughest city in the world - Las Vegas, this drama by Robert Rodriguez follows a tough guy Marv (Mickey Rourke), who meets the girl of his dreams, Goldie, only to see her murdered on that same night. Marv then searches every bar and shady hide-out in Vegas looking for the killer. Sin City is a series of stories of vengeance and redemption, set in this hellish abyss of crime in the company of strip-dancers, cops and hitmans. The film incorporates storylines from three of Frank Miller's graphic novels. Quentin Tarantino was brought in and reportedly paid one dollar to direct an extended scene between Del Toro and Owen that amounts to one issue of The Big Fat Kill miniseries. |
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| Rating: 8.0 |
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The plot centres on a huge diamond stolen from the Orthodox Jewish diamond district in Antwerp by a gang of armed robberies. The diamond's thief and courier, Franky Four Fingers (Benicio Del Toro) must deliver the valuable gem to his crime boss, "Cousin Avi" (Dennis Farina) in America. First he travels to England to give smaller stones to Avi's cousin, Doug "The Head" (Mike Reid) and other local Hatton Garden jewelers. But instead, hapless Franky is drawn into the whirlpool of rather undesirable events. In London he can't help placing a bet on an illegal boxing bout by Boris "The Blade" (Rade Serbedzija) who proves to have taken him over - local pawnshop owners Vincent (Robbie Gee) and Sol (Lennie James), along with their getaway driver, Tyrone (Ade) waylay and rob him at the bookies. As expected, the diamond goes missing. When bad news reaches Avi's ears, he blows off and rushes with a legendary hit man, 'Bullet Tooth' Tony (Vinnie Jones), to London to find Franky and the missing stone. Moreover, the priceless gem is hunted by cunning Mickey O'Neil (Brad Pitt), morose Brick Top (Alan Ford) and many other miscreants, each of whom strives to hit the jackpot. |
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| Rating: 7.9 |
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This is the story of three gentle persons: Paul Rivers (Penn) an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English emigré (Gainsbourg), Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married and mother of two little girls, and Jack Jordan (Del Toro), an ex-convict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will learn harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever. |
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| Rating: 7.8 |
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Intertwining vignettes frame this tale of America's escalating War on Drugs. Ohio Supreme Court judge Robert Wakefield has been appointed the nation's Drug Czar, his new position made more daunting by the discovery that his teenage daughter Caroline is a cocaine addict. Meanwhile, DEA agents Montel Gordon and Ray Castro are pursuing Helena Ayala, wife of jailed kingpin Carlos Ayala, as she seeks to the control the business that her husband had kept hidden from her. South of the Border, duplicious local constable Javier Rodriguez is fighting the battle with his own jaded, questionable ethical code. |
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| Rating: 7.4 |
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Looking forward to enjoying an unforgettably joyful, wild vacation, two buddies, Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and Dr. Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro), take a road trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. The former is a sportswriter who is assigned to cover a motorcycle race and a convention on drug abuse; the latter is an attorney. In an ironic twist of fate, they both are reckless dope heads who, while having their vacation, consume huge amount of mind-bending drugs and alcohol sinking deeper into a terrifying psychedelic otherworld.
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| Rating: 7.4 |
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Audrey Burke (Halle Berry) thinks her life has no sense since she lost the beloved husband who has been killed. To find some strength to live and bring up her two kids Audrey invites her husband's friend Jerry (Benicio Del Toro), who is addicted to drugs, to occupy a room in her house. The two lonely suffering souls try to meet the support among each other. |
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| Rating: 7.0 |
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After a terrible air disaster, survivor Max Klein emerges a changed person. Unable to connect to his former life or to wife Laura, he feels godlike and invulnerable. When psychologist Bill Perlman is unable to help Max, he has Max meet another survivor, Carla Rodrigo, who is racked with grief and guilt since her baby died in the crash which she and Max survived. |
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| Rating: 6.8 |
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Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman, is lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father, Talbot sets out to find his brother... and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Talbot's childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother's fiancée, Gwen Conliffe, tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline has come to investigate. |
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| Rating: 6.5 |
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Two petty if violent criminals kidnap a girl being paid $1m to be a surrogate mother. As the baby is for a gangster the pair's demand for money sees several henchmen and assorted other ruthless characters head after them to Mexico. Bullets rather than talking are always going to settle this one. |
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| Rating: 6.3 |
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When drug lord Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi) exacts his brutal vengeance on Bond's friend Felix Leiter (David Hedison), 007 resigns from the British Secret Service and begins a fierce vendetta against the master criminal. Bond won't be satisfied until Sanchez is defeated, and to accomplish this aim he allies himself with a beautiful pilot (Carey Lowell) and Sanchez's sexy girldfriend (Talisa Soto). But Bond, relegated to outlaw status, must battle agents on both sides of the law as he discovers the horrifying extent of his prey's resources. In order to bring Sanchez down, Bond must survive a ferocious boat chase, a midair brawl over the controls of an out-of-control airplane, and an action-packed confrontation in the Mexico desert. |
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| Rating: 5.6 |
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A retired special operations instructor, L.T. Bonham (Tommy Lee Jones), gets recruited to join the FBI agents tracking down a brutal assassin who slaughters poachers in the green woods of Oregon. An elusive killer skilled in hand-to-hand combat proves to be Aaron Hallam (Benicio Del Toro), one of Bonham's best students, who has become unhinged after four years of his successful assassination in Kosovo. He needs no house in the woods because he feels invulnerable. He wants no money as he can get everything necessary for life himself. He needs no weapon because a stick or a stone in his hand is more dangerous than a machinegun. He is a perfect soldier, and Bonham who taught the cool-headed tough guy how to stalk, hunt and kill prey is the only man able to stop the man hunter. |
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| Rating: 5.5 |
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When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run. After all, he says, finders keepers. He turns to his ex-girlfriend Monica, who works in an investment firm, for advice, before turning to the mob for help laundering the money. While Joey makes plans to leave the country, however, a detective is following his ever-warmer trail in order to recover the cash. |
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| Rating: 5.4 |
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Three-times MVP baseball player Bobby Rayburn joins San Fransisco Giants, and obsessive fan, whose profession is selling hunting knives, Gil Renard is excited over that. But Rayburn plays the worst season of his career and Renard tries to do everything to help him, but goes too far. |
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