It was announced recently that on July 19th, 2019, Rutger Hauer died. This poll contains some of his career highlights and uses certain titles to illustrate different sides of his versatile, overwhelming talent. What amazed you about Rutger Hauer the most?
Hauer's big break in Hollywood after a few solid appearances (first of which was Nighthawks) was famous cyberpunk neo-noir by Ridley Scott. Much of his famous final monologue was improvised by the act…
Hauer was an avid professional race car driver but never had a proper driver's license because he was color blind. Nevertheless, when he had an opportunity he did his own stunts involving cars in the …
"Good guy" or "bad guy", hero or anti hero; doesn't matter to me, what role I play, only the character have something magical." That was very much Hauer's motto in choosing ro…
As much as television put Hauer on the map in the Netherlands, so did his collaboration with director Paul Verhoeven. Although Hauer worked a lot with Verhoeven in 1970's and 1980's relationship event…
Hauer portrayed many real-life figures over his lifetime, usually doing serious research to get into the role. Apart from real life Sobibor survivor Alexander 'Sasha' Pechersky his roles based on true…
Speaking of directorial debuts, Hauer was a big fan of appearing in low budget passion projects, such as 2005's Minotaur and 2011's cult film Hobo With a Shotgun. He usually had very fond recollection…
Hauer was also able to create memorable and mesmerizing performances with very limited screentime. In Knockin' on Heaven's Door he barely has a minute, while in both Sin City (2005) and Batman Begins …
Sometimes Hauer barely missed the roles. Apart from aforementioned case of RoboCop (1987) he almost appeared in cameo in remake of The Hitcher. He was also the first choice and prototype for Lestate i…
Hauer's first ever work in film, a bit part in the 1968 movie Monsieur Hawarden ended up on the cutting room floor. To this day his performance in the movies was never seen.
Despite his passing still seems to soon at age 75, we will see plenty of Hauer's new work in recent years as he was a very prolific international actor. Before his passing Hauer filmed roles in Journ…
Hauer often appeared in b-movies, but he never slacked in them as an actor, often elevating whole productions with his presence. Among such b-movies are The Blood of Heroes (1989), Wedlock (1991), Spl…
Hauer's only writing credit are dialogues from this 1989 underrated drama where he portrays John Knott, a newspaper reporter who finds out he has AIDS and is afraid for his family as a result. Hauer w…
While in many cases "direct-to-video" means very cheap and shoddy productions, Hauer often elevated even them, given the right screentime and making a few cult classics in the process. One m…
Hauer's breakthrough was in television and he later went on to appear in many television series over the years, usually as a special guest star. Hauer's television credits include, among others, "…
Hauer appeared in some music videos and commercials, but not all of them are on IMDb as of 2019. So, as of year of his death his filmography is largely incomplete due to that and will expand even furt…
All Hauer's directorial works were short films, but they won him quite a few accolades and praise, as well as some awards. Hauer also loved to teach directing in his own school and on master classes s…
Movies' final lines can be some of the greatest of film history and in the case of Science-fiction, some of the most iconic lines are the last to be heard before the fade-out. Which of these closing l…
One of the most important aspects of our favorite films is the soundtrack. It can uplift you or excite you, it can provide you with an eerie feeling, or even bring you dread. Which soundtrack from th…
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Which year has the highest average rating for its releases from you? You can find this out in the ratings distribution part on your profile under Top-Rated Years. Each year is represented by its highe…
According to Wikipedia, a techno-thriller or technothriller is a hybrid genre drawing from science fiction, thrillers, spy fiction, action, and war novels. They include a disproportionate amount (rela…
The National Film Preservation Board selects twenty-five movies each year to be on the National Film Registry. The list includes feature films, documentaries, short subjects, and animated shorts. Whic…
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A question can be an interesting way to conclude a movie, either to keep a shadow of mystery, or to leave a few things open to our imagination, or even provide a few answers in a rhetorical way. So, w…
Which of these quotes that come at the movie's climax, would you refer to as the most thrilling? (even emotionally, since they're not all from action movies)
According to a public poll dated 12 June 2017 created by Empire Magazine, these are the top 35 of the 100 greatest movies of all-time. Which of these do you think is the greatest? After voting, you ma…
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November 11 is Origami Day in Japan where the paper crane has become a symbol of peace.
In this top 20 poll we ask, what is your favorite movie where Origami is present in filming? Please discuss here…