John Malkovich is an American actor, producer and director. He was highly appreciated for his roles in ‘Places in the Heart’ and ‘In the Line of Fire’. He is also remembered for his roles in ‘Being John Malkovich’ (1999) and ‘Burn After Reading’ (2008).
Malkovich started his career with Sam Shepard’s play ‘True West’ (1980) for which he won an award. His first film role was in Robert Altman’s film ‘A Wedding’ where he worked as an extra. But his breakthrough performance was in ‘Places in the Heart’ (1984) which was appreciated by critics and audience. In the following years, he starred in many movies which include ‘Queens Logic’ (1991), ‘Jennifer 8’ (1992), ‘The Ogre’ (1996), ‘Being John Malkovich’ (1999), ‘Hotel’ (2001), ‘Johnny English’ (2003), ‘Eragon’ (2006), ‘Burn After Reading’ (2008), ‘RED’ (2010), ‘Penguins of Madagascar’ (2014) and ‘I Love You, Daddy’ (2017).
Malkovich has acted in over 70 films which mean he has seen fair amount of success and failure. His most successful films till date have been ‘Places in the Heart’ (1984), ‘In the Line of Fire’ (1993), ‘Being John Malkovich’ (1999), and ‘Burn After Reading’ (2008). Few of his movies were panned by the critics; these include ‘Mulholland Falls’ (1996), ‘Hotel’ (2001), and ‘Cut Bank’ (2014).
This historical drama film takes us to the civil war in Cambodia. It revolves around a journalist, who is trapped during tyrant Pol Pot’s cleansing campaign, which took the lives of two million ‘undesired’ civilians.
Of Mice and Men tells the story of two friends, one a gentle and dim-witted giant, and the other a nomadic farmer, who in order to fulfill their dreams, work in the fields during the Great Depression.
Schoolboy Jamie Graham gets separated from his wealthy British family in Shanghai after the Japanese army begins occupying China during WWII and struggles to overcome hunger on the streets until being taken to a POW camp. He remains upbeat despite witnessing the horrors of war firsthand and survives with the help of several strangers whom he befriends.
A puppeteer, Craig Schwartz, working as a file clerk on the seventh and half floor of a building discovers a door that gives access to the mind of actor John Malkovich for fifteen minutes. He teams up with his co-worker to earn some money selling a trip to the actor’s mind. However, things soon go awry with even Malkovich failing to take control of his mind.
A film that explores the dark themes of child endangerment, political corruption, female disempowerment, and mistreatment of mental health patients, Changeling follows the story of a woman who is deemed “delusional” for rightfully questioning police authority in a case concerning her missing son.
In Paris, the Marquise de Merteui plans revenge against her ex-lover the Comte de Bastide, by planning to seduce and dishonor his virgin fiancée Cécile de Volanges. Merteui enlists the help of the disreputable Vicomte de Valmont, who is planning his own seduction of the religious Madame de Tourvel. Meanwhile, Cécile falls in love with Chevalier Raphael Danceny.
The film adaptation of Stephen Chbosky’s novel of the same name is a coming-of-age drama focusing on themes like anxiety, adolescence, PTSD, depression, and finding happiness. Introvert Charlie Kelmeckis tries to cope with the suicide of his best friend, while trying to navigate high-school, find love with Sam Button, and deal with his own mental illness.
Secret Service Agent, Frank Horrigan, is being taunted by an assassin who is planning to kill the President of United States. Horrigan himself is still haunted by his failure to keep President John F. Kennedy alive when he was a young agent. Horrigan must find a way to stop history from repeating itself.
A young independent teenage girl, Juno, becomes pregnant and with the help of her best friend, Leah, sets out to find a family to adopt her child. The events that follow make her take some challenging decisions and discover her true self.
Secretariat is a biographical sports drama film which tells the story of a young girl Penny, who takes charge of her father’s stable, despite having no experience or knowledge about horse racing. She soon enters the male-dominated business and creates history by winning the Triple Crown.
Law student and gifted poker player Mike McDermott loses his entire bankroll of US $30000 to Russian mobster Teddy ‘KGB’. He quits poker but is forced to play again when his childhood friend Lester ‘Worm’ Murphy lands him in debt. When Worm flees, Mike must face Teddy one last time to repay his debts.
Enid and Rebecca are best friends and social outcasts who plan to get jobs and live together after completing their school graduation, but rebellious Enid is forced to take summer art class to complete her degree. The two friends further begin to drift away when Enid becomes attached to middle-aged Seymour, whom they had prank-called earlier.
Former C.I.A. Agent Frank Moses lives a quiet life alone with only his conversation with Sarah Ross, a Pension Department employee, to look forward to. When, out of the blue, he is attacked by heavily-armed, masked assailants, he teams up with his old associates to figure out why he is a target and why his file at the CIA headquarter is tagged as RED (Retired Extremely Dangerous)
Based on the true story of the worst environmental disaster in US history, the movie depicts the events of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Chief technician Mike Williams and his colleagues try to make it out alive as flames and heat start engulfing the rig.
This biographical survival drama film tells the story of an Uruguayan rugby team whose flight crashes into a mountain range. They survive the crash, but must now take desperate measures in order to protect themselves and get back into civilization.
Burn After Reading is a comedy centered around two foolish gym employees who chance upon a CIA agent's memoirs in a CD and try to sell it. Mistakenly assuming that the CD contents are highly sensitive, they first try to blackmail the CIA agent, failing which, they attempt to sell it to the Russians.
Ex-army ranger, Sergeant Cameron Poe, is granted parole and must fly back to his wife and child on board the Jailbird, a flight carrying some of the most violent prisoners. He must also survive a plot by Cyrus the Virus Grissom who wants to escape with all the prisoners.
Shadow of the Vampire is a horror drama film, which tells the story of a director who wants to make the perfect and the best vampire movie ever. He even goes as far as to employ a real vampire for the job, and explains to his crew that he is a method actor.
Successful investment banker Davis Mitchell’s life is turned upside down when a car accident ends up killing his wife and with him at the hospital. When he drafts a complaint about a vending machine including some of his personal tragedies, he forms a bond with customer service representative Karen Moreno who might just help him rebuild his life.
Based on Isaac Marion's novel of the same name, Warm Bodies is a funny paranormal comedy about a zombie who constantly craves human flesh and a young woman he falls in love with. Would their romance triumph in the wake of a zombie apocalypse threatening the world?
Ex-CIA agent, Frank Moses, his girlfriend, Sarah and his friend Marvin become a target when it is revealed that that they know the location of the Nightshade, a portable nuclear weapon. The trio now have to search for the nuclear device and prevent it from falling in wrong hands; all the while evading fierce assassins, armed terrorists and influential government officials.
Ripley’s Game is a crime thriller film which tells the story of a dying man, who is persuaded to commit the assassination of a European crime boss.
The Accidental Tourist is a romantic drama film which tells the story of a travel writer named Macon Leary, whose son passes away, which causes his marriage to crumble. Unable to deal with his loss, he becomes emotionally distant, but his life changes when he meets a quirky woman named Muriel.
After trying to delay the demolition of his house, hapless Arthur Dent discovers that his friend Ford Prefect is an alien and that his entire home planet will be destroyed later that day. Prefect saves him at the right moment by hitchhiking on an alien spaceship, and guides him through an intergalactic adventure to restore Earth.
When people see a mysterious supernatural force, they turn mad and kill themselves. After five years of avoiding the force, Malorie, Tom and two children set out on a journey that will lead them to safety. However, with Tom dead, Malorie finds herself on the treacherous journey alone with the kids and has to ensure they complete it blindfolded.
Kleinman is a timid bookkeeper, who wanders around town and tries his best in finding a dangerous serial killer who is on the loose.
A young law student meets a young divorced single mother named Liz, and the two begin dating. Ted helps Liz raise her young daughter. Eventually, news reports surface about a serial killer killing multiple women. Ted is arrested for the killings but Liz refuses to believe that he is guilty.
Athos, Porthos, and Aramis are retired while their old friend D'Artagnan has continued to serve as a captain of the Musketeers under the treacherous and corrupt King Louis XIV. When Athos’ son is killed by Louis, he reunites with his friends to take Louis down and put his twin brother Prince Philippe on the throne.
Defying his father, a young man, Troy, who is an aspiring writer, looks for a way to gain some meaningful experience in his life. He soon takes a job with a well-known mentalist named Buck Howard, who is trying to revive his fading career.
The movie tells the story of St. Joan of Arc, the French war heroine who led the French army to many victories against the English and was instrumental in allowing Charles VII to take the throne of France. Joan was later betrayed by Charles VII and burned alive by the English, on the pretext of religious heresy.
Based on the Transformers toy line, the movie follows the last days of war between the rival groups Autobots and Decepticons. The third installment in the live-action Transformers film series, the movie grossed over $1 billion worldwide and was praised for the special effects, action scenes, scores, and 3D work.
John Wilmot who is also known as the Earl of Rochester, is a 17th century poet having an ugly past. When Charles II assigns him a task to design a play for the French ambassador, he tries his best to live up to the expectations.
John is a policeman in Los Angeles who moves to a small town after his marriage falls apart. He soon falls for a visually impaired woman named Helena, but at the same time, he finds evidence of a serial killer on the loose who is targeting blind women. However, the other police officers refuse to believe him.
Mavis Gray, an alcoholic ghostwriter of young adult novel series, decides to return to her hometown of Mercury. She wants to reconnect with her high school boyfriend, Buddy, who is married and has a kid. Strange circumstances lead to her connecting with former classmate Matt Freehauf instead and she is finally able to move on.
Art School Confidential is a comedy drama film which tells the story of a talented young artist Jerome, who escapes from high school and starts attending a small art school in the East Coast. As a fan of Picasso, he starts pursuing his dream of becoming the world’s best artist, like his hero.
Matty is unable to find a job since his father is a mob boss, and employers fear him. He is not content doing menial jobs for his father, but he tries to convince his father that he is ready to be a reliable partner. Soon, an opportunity presents itself.
Frustrated with the rules and weaknesses of the justice system, a team of four LAPD detectives, decide to commit the unlawful execution of a powerful gangster. They are soon brought in when a young woman’s body is found at a construction site. As the detectives continue their investigation, they soon receive a film of her having sex in a motel room.
Inept agent Johnny English, the only surviving member of MI7 after the rest are killed in a bombing at another agent's funeral, is assigned to investigate the stealing of the British Crown Jewels. While pursuing his prime suspect, Frenchman Pascal Sauvage, he is aided by his trusted assistant Jeremy Bough and intrigued by the mysterious Lorna Campbell.
Mile 22 is an action thriller film which tells us the story of James Silva, an American intelligence officer who needs to ensure that a mysterious police officer, who has sensitive information, can make it out of Indonesia safely.
Unlocked is a mystery action thriller film which tells the story of a CIA Agent Alice Racine, who is assigned to investigate an intelligence alert about a biological attack in London.
Mary Reilly, an Irish girl, comes to the house of a reputed and rich doctor named Dr Henry Jekyll, to start working as a maid. Things start to change when she starts developing feelings for the doctor. Soon it seems that Dr Henry also has a dark and mysterious counterpart named Mr Edward Hyde.
Velvett Buzzsaw is a mystery horror drama film, which tells the story of a supernatural force which gets released, after a recently deceased artist’s paintings are discovered. The supernatural force starts enacting revenge on those who allowed their greed to get in the way of art.
Beautiful and efficient Ava, a professional assassin working for a black ops organization, specializes in risky and high-profile hits. She attracts unwarranted attention as she reconnects with estranged family and breaks work protocol by questioning the targets. Considered a liability after a failed hit, she is marked for death. Now Ava needs all her skills to beat the assassins at their game.
In 2707, during a big war between ruling corporations, the seal of ‘The Machine’ that arrived 10,000 years ago from outer space, is accidently broken. The re-activated Machine mass-produces hordes of mutants from the depths of earth, which threaten to take over the world. Brother Samuel and Major Mitch Hunter lead a suicide mission to destroy the machine and save the mankind.
Eragon a poor farm boy from Alagaësia finds a blue dragon egg in the forest. When the dragon hatches, she is named Saphira. Eragon and Saphira under the tutelage of Brom become the symbol of hope for Alagaësia and go forth on a path to overthrow the tyrant king Galbatorix and his dragon Shruikan.
After leading reclusive lives away from modeling world for long time, models Derek and Hansel are enlisted by Interpol to investigate a series of murders of celebrities who died with a Zoolander-special ‘Blue Steel’ look. As they meet special agent Valentina Valencia at Rome fashion event, they uncover a sinister plot designed by fashion-magnate Mugatu, who is after the ‘Fountain of Youth.’
Jonah Hex was a Confederate Cavalryman until his commander ordered him to burn down a hospital. Today, he is a bounty hunter with a warrant on his head and an ability to temporarily resurrect the dead. The US military now wants him to stop his ex-commander from unleashing chaos across the country, an offer he cannot refuse.
Penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private are kidnapped by the villainous scientist Dr. Octavius Brine, also known as Dave the octopus, who resents their cuteness. They are rescued by the Arctic elite undercover spy organization, The North Wind. Now they must stop Dave from using his Medusa serum and turning all penguins into horrible monsters.
This 3D animated film is based on an epic poem. In 507 AD, Danish King Hrothgar announces a reward for the death of monstrous Grendel who is tormenting his kingdom. Mighty warrior Beowulf takes up the challenge and slays the demon. Seeking revenge, Grendel’s mother turns into an alluring woman and seduces Beowulf. Years later, Beowulf faces the consequences of those past deeds.
John Malkovich Awards
| Death of a Salesman | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | 1986 |
