Top Mickey Rourke Performances
This list is completely subjective and its meant to list Mickey Rourke's Best Performances not necessarily his Best Movies !!!
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- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsMickey RourkeMarisa TomeiEvan Rachel WoodA faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.Probably Mickey's most well known performance that brought him back to the mainstream
- DirectorAlan ParkerStarsMickey RourkeRobert De NiroLisa BonetIn 1955 New Orleans, small-time private investigator Harry Angel is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cypher to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite, but the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.Completely insanity of a movie !!!
- DirectorFrank MillerQuentin TarantinoRobert RodriguezStarsMickey RourkeClive OwenBruce WillisAn exploration of the dark and miserable Basin City and three of its residents, all of whom are caught up in violent corruption.His big comeback role that supposedly got him back on the Hollywood map
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMatt DillonMickey RourkeDiane LaneAbsent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.One of Coppolas films about a couple of brothers involved in street violence.
- DirectorAdrian LyneStarsMickey RourkeKim BasingerMargaret WhittonA New York art gallery curator starts a torrid love affair with a suave stranger who keeps pushing her boundaries.Mickey stars with Kim Bassinger in this 80's style erotic film
- DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsEric RobertsMickey RourkeDaryl HannahTwo cousins unknowingly rob the mob and face the dangerous consequences.Mickey and Eric Roberts light up the screen in this early 80's New York city classic
- DirectorBarbet SchroederStarsMickey RourkeFaye DunawayAlice KrigeBased on the life of successful poet Charles Bukowski and his exploits in Hollywood during the 60s, 70s, and 80s.Mickey gets lost in this role as an alcoholic writer
- DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsWilliam HurtKathleen TurnerRichard CrennaDuring an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.Pretty much his first big role .....Excellent !!!
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsSteve GuttenbergMickey RourkeKevin BaconA group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore.A story set in Baltimore in the 50's where a young group of guys are trying to figure out the game of life in this coming of age tale. Mickey's character is very memorable
- DirectorSteve BuscemiStarsWillem DafoeEdward FurlongDanny TrejoA young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.Mickey as a Trangender. What more can I say hahahaha
- DirectorMichael CiminoStarsMickey RourkeJohn LoneArianeA police detective cracks down on organized crime in Chinatown after the murders of Triad and Mafia leaders.
- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsWillem DafoeMary Elizabeth MastrantonioMickey RourkeA small southwestern town Sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and five hundred thousand dollars. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an F.B.I. investigation.
- DirectorMichael SeresinStarsMickey RourkeChristopher WalkenDebra FeuerA simple self-destructive drifter and tough small-time boxer with a brain injury that could kill him meets and falls for a cute beach carnival owner, Ruby, but also befriends a sleazy friendly criminal, Wesley, who's planning a big score.Even though this film did not do well in the box office both Mickey and Chris Walken are very good in this story of a washed up boxer
- DirectorWalter HillStarsMickey RourkeEllen BarkinElizabeth McGovernAfter being double crossed and thrown in jail, a deformed gangster gets a new face and rehabilitation, but his desire for revenge looms.
- DirectorMike HodgesStarsMickey RourkeBob HoskinsAlan BatesMartin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond with the priest and his niece. But his past and his former employers put all their lives in danger.
- DirectorSean PennStarsJack NicholsonBenicio Del ToroPatricia ClarksonA retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child.even though only a small role Mickey captures the pain of the character very well in this film
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsMickey RourkeFrank SengerAdrien BrodyParoled after 8 years in prison, Bullet's picked up by his brother and a friend. Bullet assaults a drug dealer and two customers. Things escalate.A very under the radar Mickey Rourke performance
- DirectorLiliana CavaniStarsMickey RourkeHelena Bonham CarterAndréa FerréolThe life of St. Francis of Assisi from rich man's son to religious humanitarian.a movie many have not seen. If anyone that is a Mickey Rourke fan gets a chance give it a watch
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMatt DamonDanny DeVitoClaire DanesAn underdog lawyer takes on a fraudulent insurance company.very good film ....excellent performance by " The Mick "
- DirectorJonas ÅkerlundStarsJason SchwartzmanJohn LeguizamoPatrick FugitA drug dealer introduces one of his customers, a 'speed freak', to the man who runs the meth lab. A crazy three-day adventure ensues.Also not a movie I cared for but Mickey was very good in this small role. The reason I kept this off was due to the fact Mick has said this is his least favorite role
- DirectorTony ScottStarsKeira KnightleyMickey RourkeEdgar RamírezA recounting of Domino Harvey's life story. The daughter of actor Laurence Harvey turned away from her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.Not at all my favorite movie. But it is hard to deny how good Mickey is in this
- DirectorJohn MaddenStarsThomas JaneDiane LaneMickey RourkeBeautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer. The ensuing struggle will test Carmen to the limit.Mikey plays a half Indian hitman.....what else could a fan want ?