Sam Neills 10 Best Movies (According To Rotten Tomatoes)

Sam Neill’s 10 Best Movies (According To Rotten Tomatoes)

Actor Sam Neill, it seems, does it all: drama, comedy, horror, science fiction, and action. These are his 10 best movies according to Rotten Tomatoes.

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Sam Neill has been acting in films since 1975, making his debut in Landfall. Born in Ireland, Neill moved to New Zealand at a young age. Neill is regarded as an international actor, a man who has crossed continents and worked with directors from all over the world. Neill continues to act in independent dramas while pursuing more mainstream opportunities in films such as Peter Rabbit and Thor: Ragnarok.

Neill is best-known for playing Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park. Neill reprised his role in Jurassic Park III, and he will be returning for the forthcoming Jurassic World: Dominion. Neill’s dynamic career also includes roles in multiple iconic horror films, like Event Horizon, In the Mouth of Madness, Possession, and Dead Calm. Neill, it seems, does it all: drama, comedy, horror, science fiction, and action.

10 Dean Spanley (2008) – 87%

Dean Spanley is a British fantastical comedy directed by New Zealander Toa Fraser. Set in Edwardian England, the film is inspired by Lord Dunsany’s 1936 novella My Talks with Dean Spanley.

Neill plays the title character, an eccentric clergyman who crosses paths with members of an uptight family known as the Fisks at a lecture hosted by a visiting swami. Jeremy Northam and Peter O’Toole co-star as members of the Fisk family.

9 Until The End Of The World (1992) – 88%

Wim Wenders’s sci-fi road trip film stars William Hurt and Solveig Dommartin as a pair on the run from the law who happen to be in possession of a device that records dreams and visions. Neill co-stars as the former lover of Dommartin’s character Claire, a man who follows her around the world.

Until the End of the World also involves a subplot about a damaged Indian nuclear satellite colliding into the Earth. Max von Sydow also makes an appearance as the father of Hurt’s character Trevor.

8 The Hunt For Red October (1990) – 89%

One of the highest-grossing releases at domestic box offices in 1990, The Hunt for Red October is based on the novel of the same name by Tom Clancy. It is the first to feature Clancy’s signature character: Jack Ryan, who is played by Alec Baldwin.

Set in the Cold War era, this star-studded drama tells the story of a rogue Soviet naval captain who tries to defect to the United States. Neill stars alongside Sean Connery as captains of the titular Soviet submarine.

7 Little Fish (2006) – 90%

An Australian drama, Little Fish stars Cate Blanchett as a former heroin try to raise funds to buy a computer game shop. When her character Tracey’s ex-boyfriend Jonny (Dustin Nguyen) returns to town, he convinces her to get involved in a drug deal that could give her the money she needs.

Hugo Weaving plays Tracey’s drug-addicted stepfather in this gripping narrative about trauma, loss, and recovery. Neill plays a Sydney drug kingpin, Brad “The Jockey” Thompson.

6 Jurassic Park (1993) – 91%

Steven Spielberg modernized big-budget action films with his epic sci-fi cautionary tale about a genetic scientist who decides to bring dinosaurs back from extinction. Neill’s character Dr. Alan Grant is one of a handful of experts invited to get a sneak peek of Dr. John Hammond’s new theme park.

Needless to say, all hell breaks loose after the park’s electrical system malfunctions. With its cutting edge special effects, well-paced action sequences, and memorable cast (including Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum), Jurassic Park is a big-budget action movie classic.

5 The Piano (1993) – 92%

Neill returned to New Zealand to star in Jane Campion’s period drama, a tale of forbidden love set in the country’s outer limits during the 19th century. Holly Hunter plays Ada McGrath, a mute Scottish woman who is sold by her father to a frontiersman in New Zealand, Neill’s character Alisdair Stewart.

McGrath, an accomplished pianist, communicates through music. She develops a secret romance with Harvey Keitel’s character George Baines, a fellow frontiersman who has adapted many indigenous Māori customs.

4 A Cry In The Dark (1988) – 93%

This film is a fictionalized retelling of the real-life story of Lindy and Michael Chamberlain, a New Zealand couple who claimed in 1980 their infant daughter was kidnapped by a dingo (or wild Australian dog) while they were camping. Meryl Streep and Neill play the couple, who was scrutinized by the media for their claims.

The Chamberlains were put on trial for the death of their daughter, where they were forced to plead their innocence to a public who didn’t believe them. Streep earned an Oscar nomination for her performance.

3 The Dish (2001) – 96%

An Australian comedy set in 1969, The Dish explores the Parkes Observatory’s role in broadcasting footage of humanity’s first steps on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission. The telescope, located in New South Wales, shows how NASA relied on Australian staff at the facility to make television history.

Despite being based on true events, the film’s characters are fictionalized. Neill plays Cliff Buxton, the pipe-smoking “dishmaster” at the Parkes Observatory.

2 Sweet Country (2018) – 96%

Harsh and unforgiving, Sweet Country is an Australian western set in 1929. The story’s events unfold in the Northern Territory’s outback, where European settlers and Aboriginal Australians are embroiled in a bitter battle for land.

Neill plays farmer and preacher Fred Smith, a white colonizer who employs Aborigines. Through its intense character studies, the film provides ample sociopolitical commentary.

1 Hunt For The Wilderpeople (2016) – 96%

Hunt for the Wilderpeople is one of New Zealand director Taika Waititi’s comedic gems. Based on Barry Crump’s Wild Pork and Watercress, the film tracks the trials and tribulations of a young orphan who moves with an eccentric foster family.

Neill plays Hec Faulkner, and Julian Dennison plays his ward Ricky. Trouble finds them, and the two are forced to flee into the bush to escape their captors.

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