Ben Foster

Ben Foster (born October 29, 1980) is an American actor. His film roles include The Laramie Project, Liberty Heights, Get Over It, Hostage, X-Men: The Last Stand, Alpha Dog, 30 Days of Night, The Messenger, Bang Bang You're Dead and Pandorum. He received best supporting actor nominations from both the Saturn and Satellite Awards for his 2007 role in the film 3:10 to Yuma. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Lone Survivor (2013)

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Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Berg
CAST:  Mark Wahlberg  •  Taylor Kitsch  •  Emile Hirsch  •  Ben Foster

Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Berg
CAST:  Mark Wahlberg  •  Taylor Kitsch  •  Emile Hirsch  •  Ben Foster

Alpha Dog (2006)

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Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things get worse for the Mazursky family, as Johnny ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Cassavetes
CAST:  Bruce Willis  •  Matthew Barry  •  Emile Hirsch  •  Fernando Vargas

Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things get worse for the Mazursky family, as Johnny ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Cassavetes
CAST:  Bruce Willis  •  Matthew Barry  •  Emile Hirsch  •  Fernando Vargas

Big Trouble (2002)

The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Sonnenfeld
CAST:  Tim Allen  •  Rene Russo  •  Patrick Warburton  •  Ben Foster

The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Sonnenfeld
CAST:  Tim Allen  •  Rene Russo  •  Patrick Warburton  •  Ben Foster

Get Over It (2001)

When Berke Landers, a popular high school basketball star, gets dumped by his life-long girlfriend, Allison, he soon begins to lose it. But with the help of his best friend Felix's sister Kelly, he follows his ex into the school's spring musical. Thus ensues a love ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommy O'Haver
CAST:  Kirsten Dunst  •  Ben Foster  •  Melissa Sagemiller  •  Colin Hanks

When Berke Landers, a popular high school basketball star, gets dumped by his life-long girlfriend, Allison, he soon begins to lose it. But with the help of his best friend Felix's sister Kelly, he follows his ex into the school's spring musical. Thus ensues a love ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommy O'Haver
CAST:  Kirsten Dunst  •  Ben Foster  •  Melissa Sagemiller  •  Colin Hanks

Hostage (2005)

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When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florent-Emilio Siri
CAST:  Bruce Willis  •  Kevin Pollak  •  Jimmy Bennett  •  Michelle Horn

When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florent-Emilio Siri
CAST:  Bruce Willis  •  Kevin Pollak  •  Jimmy Bennett  •  Michelle Horn

Phone Booth (2003)

A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Schumacher
CAST:  Colin Farrell  •  Kiefer Sutherland  •  Forest Whitaker  •  Radha Mitchell

A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Schumacher
CAST:  Colin Farrell  •  Kiefer Sutherland  •  Forest Whitaker  •  Radha Mitchell

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)

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Young Jeremiah lives in a stable environment with loving foster parents until the day his troubled mother, Sarah, returns to claim him. Jeremiah becomes swept up in his mother's dangerous world of drugs, seedy hotels, strip joints and revolving lovers. Salvation ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Asia Argento
CAST:  Asia Argento  •  Jimmy Bennett  •  Kara Kemp  •  Ornella Muti

Young Jeremiah lives in a stable environment with loving foster parents until the day his troubled mother, Sarah, returns to claim him. Jeremiah becomes swept up in his mother's dangerous world of drugs, seedy hotels, strip joints and revolving lovers. Salvation ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Asia Argento
CAST:  Asia Argento  •  Jimmy Bennett  •  Kara Kemp  •  Ornella Muti

The Punisher (2004)

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When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Hensleigh
CAST:  Thomas Jane  •  John Travolta  •  Will Patton  •  Samantha Mathis

When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Hensleigh
CAST:  Thomas Jane  •  John Travolta  •  Will Patton  •  Samantha Mathis

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles Xavier—and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organised under Xavier's former ally, Magneto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brett Ratner
CAST:  Hugh Jackman  •  Halle Berry  •  Ian McKellen  •  Patrick Stewart

When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles Xavier—and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organised under Xavier's former ally, Magneto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brett Ratner
CAST:  Hugh Jackman  •  Halle Berry  •  Ian McKellen  •  Patrick Stewart

Liberty Heights (1999)

This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Levinson
CAST:  Adrien Brody  •  Ben Foster  •  Orlando Jones  •  Bebe Neuwirth

This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Levinson
CAST:  Adrien Brody  •  Ben Foster  •  Orlando Jones  •  Bebe Neuwirth

Kounterfeit (1996)

Flush with $3 million in counterfeit bills, a pair of small-time criminals hope to make the big time by trading it in for a cool million in authentic cash. However, when the trade goes awry, three men end up murdered- one a cop with a vengeful sister--and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Asher
CAST:  Gil Bernardy  •  Corbin Bernsen  •  Bobbie Brown  •  Andrew Hawkes

Flush with $3 million in counterfeit bills, a pair of small-time criminals hope to make the big time by trading it in for a cool million in authentic cash. However, when the trade goes awry, three men end up murdered- one a cop with a vengeful sister--and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Asher
CAST:  Gil Bernardy  •  Corbin Bernsen  •  Bobbie Brown  •  Andrew Hawkes

11:14 (2003)

Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. The story follows the chain of events of five different characters and five different storylines that all converge to tell the story of murder and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greg Marcks
CAST:  Henry Thomas  •  Blake Heron  •  Barbara Hershey  •  Hilary Swank

Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. The story follows the chain of events of five different characters and five different storylines that all converge to tell the story of murder and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greg Marcks
CAST:  Henry Thomas  •  Blake Heron  •  Barbara Hershey  •  Hilary Swank

Northfork (2003)

The year is 1955, and a great flood is coming to Northfork, Montana. A new hydroelectric dam is about to be installed in the mountains above the town, ready to submerge the valley in the name of progress. It is the charge of a six-man Evacuation Committee to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Polish
CAST:  James Woods  •  Nick Nolte  •  Claire Forlani  •  Daryl Hannah

The year is 1955, and a great flood is coming to Northfork, Montana. A new hydroelectric dam is about to be installed in the mountains above the town, ready to submerge the valley in the name of progress. It is the charge of a six-man Evacuation Committee to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Polish
CAST:  James Woods  •  Nick Nolte  •  Claire Forlani  •  Daryl Hannah

Rampart (2011)

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The story follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his own survival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oren Moverman
CAST:  Woody Harrelson  •  Steve Buscemi  •  Ben Foster  •  Robin Wright

The story follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his own survival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oren Moverman
CAST:  Woody Harrelson  •  Steve Buscemi  •  Ben Foster  •  Robin Wright

Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)

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Bob Muldoon and Ruth Guthrie, an impassioned young outlaw couple on an extended crime spree, are finally apprehended by lawmen after a shootout in the Texas hills. Although Ruth wounds a local officer, Bob takes the blame. But four years later, Bob escapes from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lowery
CAST:  Rooney Mara  •  Ben Foster  •  Casey Affleck  •  Rami Malek

Bob Muldoon and Ruth Guthrie, an impassioned young outlaw couple on an extended crime spree, are finally apprehended by lawmen after a shootout in the Texas hills. Although Ruth wounds a local officer, Bob takes the blame. But four years later, Bob escapes from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lowery
CAST:  Rooney Mara  •  Ben Foster  •  Casey Affleck  •  Rami Malek

Warcraft (2016)

The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Duncan Jones
CAST:  Paula Patton  •  Travis Fimmel  •  Ben Foster  •  Dominic Cooper

The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Duncan Jones
CAST:  Paula Patton  •  Travis Fimmel  •  Ben Foster  •  Dominic Cooper

Love, Marilyn (2013)

Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote estates who have contributed more material, each of the actresses will embody the legend at various stages in her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liz Garbus
CAST:  Elizabeth Banks  •  Lindsay Lohan  •  Evan Rachel Wood  •  Uma Thurman

Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote estates who have contributed more material, each of the actresses will embody the legend at various stages in her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liz Garbus
CAST:  Elizabeth Banks  •  Lindsay Lohan  •  Evan Rachel Wood  •  Uma Thurman

Kill Your Darlings (2013)

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A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Krokidas
CAST:  Daniel Radcliffe  •  Elizabeth Olsen  •  Michael C. Hall  •  Ben Foster

A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Krokidas
CAST:  Daniel Radcliffe  •  Elizabeth Olsen  •  Michael C. Hall  •  Ben Foster

Breakfast with Einstein (1998)

The outrageously wisecracking Cheech Marin unleashes the laughs as the voice of a smart-alecky dog named Einstein who's out to find himself a new family... and a snack or two along the way! Einstein is a wisecracking dog with a huge appetite for outsmarting human ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Shapiro
CAST:  Thomas Gottschalk  •  Priscilla Presley  •  Shia LaBeouf  •  Ben Foster

The outrageously wisecracking Cheech Marin unleashes the laughs as the voice of a smart-alecky dog named Einstein who's out to find himself a new family... and a snack or two along the way! Einstein is a wisecracking dog with a huge appetite for outsmarting human ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Shapiro
CAST:  Thomas Gottschalk  •  Priscilla Presley  •  Shia LaBeouf  •  Ben Foster

360 (2012)

Inspired by Arthur Schnitzler's classic La Ronde, screenwriter Peter Morgan and director Fernando Meirelles' 360 combines a modern and dynamic roundelay of stories into one, linking characters from different cities and countries in a vivid, suspenseful and deeply ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Meirelles
CAST:  Rachel Weisz  •  Jude Law  •  Ben Foster  •  Anthony Hopkins

Inspired by Arthur Schnitzler's classic La Ronde, screenwriter Peter Morgan and director Fernando Meirelles' 360 combines a modern and dynamic roundelay of stories into one, linking characters from different cities and countries in a vivid, suspenseful and deeply ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Meirelles
CAST:  Rachel Weisz  •  Jude Law  •  Ben Foster  •  Anthony Hopkins
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