Movies by Thomas Kretschmann
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The Big Bang (2011)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Thomas Kretschmann, William Fichtner …
Directed by: Tony Krantz
This noir thriller from director Tony Krantz stars Antonio Banderas as Los Angeles detective Ned Cruz, who signs on to a missing persons case to find a wayward stripper but winds up knee-deep…
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Cars 2 (2011)
Cast: Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine …
Directed by: Brad Lewis, John Lasseter
Owen Wilson once again voices speedy race car Lightning McQueen in this peppy sequel to the animated hit Cars. When he heads off to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix, Lightning also…
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Hostel: Part III (2011)
Cast: Kip Pardue, Brian Hallisay, John Hensley …
Directed by: Scott Spiegel
In this installment in the popular horror franchise, a bachelor party in Las Vegas turns into a hellish bloodbath for all involved. As the groom and his friends try to escape their sadistic…
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The Young Victoria (2009)
Cast: Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany …
Directed by: Jean-Marc Vallee
Eighteen-year-old British royal Victoria (Emily Blunt) ascends to the throne and is romanced by future husband Prince Albert (Rupert Friend) in this lush period film that chronicles the early…
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Gardel, 2008 (2009)
Cast: Shalim Ortiz, Thomas Kretschmann, Joanne Whalley …
Directed by: Armand Mastroianni
In this romantic biopic, Carlos Gardel -- the legendary King of Tango -- captivates 1920s Buenos Aires with his music and woos his fair share of women. A romance with a baroness helps shape…
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Wanted (2008)
Cast: James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman …
Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov
Doormat Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) discovers that his recently murdered father -- who Wesley never knew -- belonged to a secret guild of assassins. After a leather-clad sexpot (Angelina…
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Cast: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones …
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
In Guillermo del Toro's spellbinding sequel to Hellboy, the identities of Hellboy (Ron Perlman), Liz Sherman (Selma Blair) and Abe Sapien (Doug Jones) are exposed as they face a new…
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Transsiberian (2008)
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley …
Directed by: Brad Anderson
An American couple seeking to smooth out their rough marriage buys a ticket on the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway. But a chance meeting with two other passengers ends in accidental murder…
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Valkyrie (2008)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Tom Wilkinson, Christian Oliver …
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise) returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and…
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In Tranzit (2008)
Cast: Thomas Kretschmann, Vera Farmiga, John Malkovich …
Directed by: Tom Roberts
Nazi POWs suspected of heinous acts are locked up in a Soviet women's prison run by vengeful female guards. To weed out the guilty, the innocent must pay. Can supposed enemies turn into…
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Next (2007)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel …
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Las Vegas magician Cris Johnson (Nicolas Cage) can see a few minutes into the future, a talent he uses to enhance his shows -- and to win at blackjack. But when an FBI agent (Julianne Moore)…
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Eichmann (2007)
Cast: Thomas Kretschmann, Troy Garity, Franka Potente …
Directed by: Robert Young, Robert Young
After Mossad agents apprehend SS officer Adolf Eichmann (Thomas Kretschmann) in Argentina in 1960, the Nazi war criminal quickly finds himself under interrogation -- by Israeli policeman…
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The Celestine Prophecy (2006)
Cast: Hector Elizondo, Matthew Settle, Thomas Kretschmann …
Directed by: Armand Mastroianni
When disillusioned history teacher John Woodsen (Matthew Settle) gets laid off from his job, he finds himself bored and rudderless until, on impulse, he hops on a plane to Peru to meet an old…
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Grimm Love (2006)
Cast: Keri Russell, Thomas Kretschmann, Thomas Huber …
Directed by: Martin Weisz
In this shocking thriller based on a true tale, graduate student Katie Armstrong's (Keri Russell) research into killer and cannibal Oliver Hartwin (Thomas Kretschmann) and his willing…
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Snowland (2005)
Cast: Thomas Kretschmann, Julia Jentsch, Maria Schrader …
Directed by: Hans W. Geissendörfer
German filmmaker Hans W. Geissendoerfer finds purpose amidst the darkness in this gorgeously photographed, emotional drama about Elisabeth (Maria Schrader), a writer lost in despair when her…
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King Kong (2005)
Cast: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Set in the 1930s, Peter Jackson's remake of the black-and-white classic follows a group of adventurous explorers and filmmakers (including Jack Black, Adrien Brody and Andy Serkis) to…
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Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2005)
Cast: Thomas Kretschmann, Clayton Richard-Long, Petar Goranov …
Directed by: Jeff Bleckner
Told via flashback, this affectionate biopic chronicles the life of Pope John Paul II -- born Karol Wojtyla in Wadowice, Poland, in 1920 -- from his early days to the papacy and beyond. The…
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Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
Cast: Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Eric Mabius …
Directed by: Alexander Witt
Something evil's lurking in Raccoon City, and the fearless Alice (Milla Jovovich, reprising her role from the original film) is one of only a few willing to put her life on the line to…
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Head in the Clouds (2004)
Cast: Charlize Theron, Penélope Cruz, Stuart Townsend …
Directed by: John Duigan
John Duigan helmed this sexy film starring Academy Award-winning actress Charlize Theron as Gilda, a flighty-but-charming socialite who finds her true match in Guy (Stuart Townsend), an…
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In Enemy Hands (2004)
Cast: William H. Macy, Scott Caan, Til Schweiger …
Directed by: Tony Giglio
After a long stint trying to protect international waters during World War II, the U.S.S. Swordfish -- made up of a crew that includes Nate Travers (William H. Macy), Herdt (Til Schweiger),…
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Frankenstein (2004)
Cast: Parker Posey, Vincent Perez, Thomas Kretschmann …
Directed by: Marcus Nispel
Two centuries after Mary Shelley's story took place, the mad scientist (Thomas Kretschmann) who made Frankenstein has figured out a way to keep himself and the creature alive. In…
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Downfall (2004)
Cast: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes …
Directed by: Oliver Hirschbiegel
After introducing audiences to Adolf Hitler's stenographer, Traudl Junge, in the gripping documentary Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary, director Oliver Hirschbiegel brings Junge to…
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Immortal (2004)
Cast: Linda Hardy, Thomas Kretschmann, Charlotte Rampling …
Directed by: Enki Bilal
This surreal sci-fi flick posits a dystopian future where genetically engineered beings coexist with eugenically altered humans and ancient deities. The god Horus (voiced by Thomas M.…
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The Pianist (2002)
Cast: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Emilia Fox …
Directed by: Roman Polanski
Famed Polish concert pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody, in an Oscar-winning role) struggles to survive the onslaught of Nazi tyranny during World War II in this Roman Polanski-directed…
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Tease (2001)
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Thomas Kretschmann, Mandy Schaffer …
Directed by: Dennis Berry
If looks could kill, they'd look like Traci; young, innocent, appealing, deadly. Traci clings like ivy to her devoted mother and strikes with a vengeance at any man who intrudes on their…
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Green Sails (2000)
Cast: Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Paul, Marcus Graham …
Directed by: Whitney Ransick
Marcus Graham (Mulholland Dr.) stars as ambitious executive Will Patterson, who stumbles upon a conspiracy inside the global corporation where he works. Discovering the company's plan to…
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Total Recall 2070 (1999)
Cast: Michael Easton, Karl Pruner, Cynthia Preston …
Directed by: Mario Azzopardi
With help from his android partner (Karl Pruner), Det. David Hume (Michael Easton) of the Citizens Protection Bureau sets out to solve a succession of crimes perpetrated by the corrupt…
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Esther: The Bible (1999)
Cast: Louise Lombard, F. Murray Abraham, Jürgen Prochnow …
Directed by: Raffaele Mertes
Captivated by the lovely Esther (Louise Lombard), King Ahasuerus of Persia (Thomas Kretschmann) makes her his queen, unaware that she's Jewish. But when Prime Minister Haman (Jürgen…
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The Stendhal Syndrome (1995)
Cast: Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann, Marco Leonardi …
Directed by: Dario Argento
Italian director Dario Argento weaves together horror and suspense in this cult-classic thriller. While investigating a serial rapist and murderer in the famed Uffizi Museum, young detective…
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Stalingrad (1993)
Cast: Dominique Horwitz, Thomas Kretschmann, Jochen Nickel …
Directed by: Joseph Vilsmaier
This German production that neither glorifies nor demonizes the Nazi army focuses on perhaps World War II's most brutal campaign, as a platoon of German soldiers watch a summer mission…