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David Bowditch Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an American stage, television, and film actor. He first came to national attention as Dr. Jack Morrison in the medical drama St. Elsewhere from 1982 to 1988. Morse continued his movie career with roles in Dancer in the Dark, The Negotiator, The Green Mile, Disturbia, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Cr... more

David Bowditch Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an American stage, television, and film actor. He first came to national attention as Dr. Jack Morrison in the medical drama St. Elsewhere from 1982 to 1988. Morse continued his movie career with roles in Dancer in the Dark, The Negotiator, The Green Mile, Disturbia, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Crossing Guard, The Rock, Extreme Measures, Twelve Monkeys, 16 Blocks, and Hounddog.

In 2006, Morse had a recurring role as Detective Michael Tritter on the medical drama House for which he received an Emmy Award nomination.  Morse portrayed George Washington in the 2008 HBO Miniseries John Adams, which garnered him a second Emmy nomination. Morse has received acclaim for his portrayal of Uncle Peck on the Off-Broadway play How I Learned to Drive for which he earned a Drama Desk and Obie Award. He also had success on Broadway, portraying James "Sharky" Harkin in The Seafarer. As of 2011, Morse is a regular on the HBO series, "Treme".

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The Green Mile
(1999)
Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
Runtime:
189 min
Director:
Frank Darabont
Cast:
Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, James Cromwell
8.6
78%
61
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Twelve Monkeys
(1995)
Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospita...
Runtime:
129 min
Director:
Terry Gilliam
Cast:
Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, David Morse
8.0
89%
74
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The Hurt Locker
(2008)
Drama, Thriller, War
Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
Runtime:
131 min
Director:
Kathryn Bigelow
Cast:
Jeremy Renner, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty
7.5
97%
95
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Dancer in the Dark
(2000)
Crime, Drama
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, escaping life's troubles - even if just for a...
Runtime:
141 min
Director:
Lars von Trier
Cast:
Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare, Joel Grey
8.0
69%
61
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Contact
(1997)
Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
Runtime:
150 min
Director:
Robert Zemeckis
Cast:
Jodie Foster, David Morse, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt
7.5
66%
62
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The Rock
(1996)
Action, Adventure, Thriller
FBI chemical warfare expert Stanley Goodspeed is sent on an urgent mission with a former British spy, John Patrick Mason, to stop Gen. Francis X. Hummel from launching chemical weapons on Alcatraz Island into San Francisco. Gen. Hummel demands $100 million in war reparations to be paid to the families of slain servicemen who died on co...
Runtime:
137 min
Director:
Michael Bay
Cast:
Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, John Spencer, David Morse
7.4
68%
58
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World War Z
(2013)
Action, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek...
Runtime:
116 min
Director:
Marc Forster
Cast:
Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale, Elyes Gabel, David Andrews
7.0
66%
63
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The Negotiator
(1998)
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demands that another well-known negotiator be ...
Runtime:
140 min
Director:
F. Gary Gray
Cast:
Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer
7.3
N/A
62
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Disturbia
(2007)
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Kale is a 17-year-old placed under house arrest after punching his teacher. He is confined to his house, and decides to use his free time spying on his neighbors. Things start to get weird when guests enter the Turner's house and don't come back out. Kale and his friends, Ronnie and Ashley, start to grow more and more interested in wha...
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
D. J. Caruso
Cast:
Shia LaBeouf, Sarah Roemer, Carrie-Anne Moss, David Morse, Aaron Yoo
6.8
69%
62
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Concussion
(2015)
Drama, History
A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one ...
Runtime:
123 min
Director:
Peter Landesman
Cast:
Will Smith, Bitsie Tulloch, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Matthew Willig
7.1
60%
55
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John Adams
(2008)
Drama, History
The life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.
Runtime:
501 min
Director:
Tom Hooper
Cast:
Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Stephen Dillane, Tom Wilkinson, David Morse
8.6
N/A
N/A
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16 Blocks
(2006)
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.
Runtime:
102 min
Director:
Richard Donner
Cast:
Bruce Willis, Yasiin Bey, David Morse, Jenna Stern, David Zayas
6.6
56%
63
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The Long Kiss Goodnight
(1996)
Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, is a school teacher and makes the best Rice Krispie treats in town. But when she receives a bump on her head, she begins to remember small parts of her previous life as a lethal, top-secret agent.
Runtime:
121 min
Director:
Renny Harlin
Cast:
Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Yvonne Zima, Craig Bierko, Tom Amandes
6.8
70%
44
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Hearts in Atlantis
(2001)
Drama, Mystery
A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enters their lives.
Runtime:
101 min
Director:
Scott Hicks
Cast:
Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, Mika Boorem, David Morse
6.9
49%
55
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green
(2012)
Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Peter Hedges
Cast:
Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, Ron Livingston, Rosemarie DeWitt, CJ Adams
6.6
34%
47
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Proof of Life
(2000)
Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America.
Runtime:
135 min
Director:
Taylor Hackford
Cast:
Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe, David Morse, Pamela Reed, David Caruso
6.3
39%
45
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The Good Son
(1993)
Thriller
A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. But his cousin begins showing increasing signs of psychotic behavior.
Runtime:
87 min
Director:
Joseph Ruben
Cast:
Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, David Morse, David Morse
6.4
26%
45
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Passengers
(2008)
Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flight's five survivors. When they share their recollections of the incident -- which some say include an explosion that the airline claims never happened -- Claire is intrigued by Eric, the most secretive of the passengers.
Runtime:
93 min
Director:
Rodrigo García
Cast:
Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, Andre Braugher, Dianne Wiest, David Morse
5.9
19%
40
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Down in the Valley
(2005)
Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western
On a trip to the beach, a teenage girl named Tobe meets a charismatic stranger named Harlan, who dresses like a cowboy and claims to be a former ranch hand. The pair feel an instant attraction and begin a relationship, but her father, a lawman, is suspicious of her lover.
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
David Jacobson
Cast:
Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse, Rory Culkin, Bruce Dern
6.4
52%
65
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Drive Angry
(2011)
Action, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller
Milton is a hardened felon who has broken out of Hell, intent on finding the vicious cult who brutally murdered his daughter and kidnapped her baby. He joins forces with a sexy, tough-as-nails waitress, who's also seeking redemption of her own. Caught in a deadly race against time, Milton has three days to avoid capture, avenge his dau...
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Patrick Lussier
Cast:
Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner, Billy Burke, David Morse
5.4
46%
44
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The Langoliers
(1995)
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
On a red eye flight from LA to Boston, 10 people wake up to a shock. All the passengers and crew have vanished. When they try to contact the ground they make no connections. They land the plane only to discover that things haven't changed. But its like the world is dead. No one is there, the air is still, sound doesn't echo, the food i...
Runtime:
180 min
Director:
Tom Holland
Cast:
Patricia Wettig, Dean Stockwell, David Morse, Mark Lindsay Chapman, Frankie Faison
6.1
50%
N/A
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Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
(2005)
Drama, Family
Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrificed by the owner.
Runtime:
106 min
Director:
John Gatins
Cast:
Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Kris Kristofferson, Elisabeth Shue, David Morse
6.8
64%
59
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Mother and Child
(2009)
Drama, Romance
The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for adoption. Elizabeth was an adopted child and is now a successful lawyer, but her personal life lacks warmth. Lucy and her husband have failed to conceive and now hope to adopt a baby to make...
Runtime:
125 min
Director:
Rodrigo García
Cast:
Naomi Watts, Samuel L. Jackson, Annette Bening, Carla Gallo, Kerry Washington
7.2
79%
64
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Extreme Measures
(1996)
Drama, Thriller
Guy Luthan, a British doctor working at a hospital in New York, starts making unwelcome enquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency room disappears. After the trail leads Luthan to the door of an eminent surgeon at the hospital, Luthan soon finds himself in extreme danger people who want the hospital's secret to remain u...
Runtime:
118 min
Director:
Michael Apted
Cast:
Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker, David Morse, Bill Nunn
6.2
56%
N/A
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The Indian Runner
(1991)
Drama
Two brothers cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to appreciate or enjoy the good things which his brother desperately tries to point out to him.
Runtime:
127 min
Director:
Sean Penn
Cast:
David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Valeria Golino, Patricia Arquette, Charles Bronson
7.0
74%
56
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The Getaway
(1994)
Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich "business"-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol McCoy) to tell him that he's for sale if Benyon can get him out of prison. Benyon pulls some strings an...
Runtime:
115 min
Director:
Roger Donaldson
Cast:
Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, Michael Madsen, James Woods
5.8
30%
51
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The Crossing Guard
(1995)
Drama, Thriller
After his daughter died in a hit and run, Freddy Gale has waited six years for John Booth, the man responsible, to be released from prison. On the day of release, Gale visits Booth and announces that he will kill him in one week. Booth uses his time to try and make peace with himself and his entourage, and even finds romance. Gale, who...
Runtime:
111 min
Director:
Sean Penn
Cast:
Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Anjelica Huston, Robin Wright, Piper Laurie
6.3
75%
46
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Shanghai
(2010)
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Mikael Håfström
Cast:
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, John Cusack, David Morse, Ken Watanabe, Franka Potente
6.4
4%
36
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Bait
(2000)
Action, Crime, Thriller
Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves responsible for the missing gold. His partner, Bristol, is still at large. Alvin wants only to get out of prison and start fresh with his girlfriend, Lisa, and when the Feds, led by U.S. T...
Runtime:
119 min
Director:
Antoine Fuqua
Cast:
Jamie Foxx, David Morse, Robert Pastorelli, Doug Hutchison, David Paymer
5.8
26%
39
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Hounddog
(2007)
Drama, Music
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
Runtime:
102 min
Director:
Deborah Kampmeier
Cast:
Dakota Fanning, Oliver Clayton-Luce, Isabelle Fuhrman, Cody Hanford, Piper Laurie
6.3
15%
31
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Crazy in Alabama
(1999)
Comedy, Drama
An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff.
Runtime:
111 min
Director:
Antonio Banderas
Cast:
Melanie Griffith, David Morse, Lucas Black, Cathy Moriarty, Meat Loaf
6.3
30%
46
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Max Dugan Returns
(1983)
Comedy, Drama, Family
An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who abandoned her as a child comes back into her life.
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Herbert Ross
Cast:
Marsha Mason, Jason Robards, Charley Lau, Matthew Broderick, Mari Gorman
6.6
71%
N/A
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Desperate Hours
(1990)
Mystery, Thriller
A criminal holds a wealthy family hostage.
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Michael Cimino
Cast:
Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins, Mimi Rogers, Lindsay Crouse, Kelly Lynch
5.4
36%
N/A
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Double Vision
(2002)
Action, Mystery, Thriller
An FBI Agent pairs with a troubled Taiwan cop to hunt for a serial killer who's embedding a mysterious fungus in the brains of victims.
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Chen Kuo-Fu
Cast:
David Morse, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, René Liu, Yang Kuei-Mei, Sihung Lung
6.4
60%
N/A
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The Boy
(2015)
Drama, Horror, Thriller
An intimate portrait of a 9 year old sociopath as he discovers his taste for killing.
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Craig Macneill
Cast:
Rainn Wilson, David Morse, Mike Vogel, Zuleikha Robinson, Bill Sage
5.5
N/A
45
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The Slaughter Rule
(2002)
Drama
A young man finds solace with a young woman, his mother, and a high-school football coach who recruits him to quarterback a six-man team.
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith
Cast:
Ryan Gosling, David Morse, Clea DuVall, David Cale, Eddie Spears
6.0
74%
65
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Inside Moves
(1980)
Drama
After a failed suicide attempt leaves him partially crippled, Rory begins spending a lot of time at a neighborhood bar full of interesting misfits. When Jerry the bartender suddenly finds himself playing basketball for the Golden State Warriors, Rory and the rest of the bar regulars hope his success will provide a lift to their sagging...
Runtime:
113 min
Director:
Richard Donner
Cast:
John Savage, David Morse, Diana Scarwid, Amy Wright, Tony Burton
7.4
N/A
N/A
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Brotherhood of the Rose
(1989)
Thriller
Romulus and Remus are two CIA agents, their direct instructor is John Elliott. They both were picked up at an orphanage by Elliott at the age of about eight, raised together as brothers and specially trained to supersede every other agent in the service. This is what they know. What do not know ...
Runtime:
240 min
Director:
Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast:
Peter Strauss, Robert Mitchum, Connie Sellecca, David Morse, James Sikking
6.9
67%
N/A
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Nearing Grace
(2006)
Drama, Romance
Having recently lost his mother, teenager Henry Nearing develops a crush on seductive classmate Grace, who toys with him. Though he has been friends with Merna for a long time, he fails to see her sincere attraction to him, and instead wastes time with the uncaring Grace.
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Rick Rosenthal
Cast:
Gregory Smith, Jordana Brewster, Ashley Johnson, David Moscow, Chad Faust
5.9
45%
62
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Collaborator
(2011)
Comedy, Drama
A playwright whose marriage and career are in a free fall has an explosive run-in with his former neighbor, a right-wing ex-con.
Runtime:
87 min
Director:
Martin Donovan
Cast:
Olivia Williams, David Morse, Julian Richings, Katherine Helmond, Martin Donovan
6.1
75%
56