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Director's Cut

A Director's Cut is a specially edited version of a movie that is supposed to represent the director's own approved edit of the movie. It often comes some time after the original release of the film, where the original release differs from the director's approved edit. 'Cut' being synonymous with 'edit' in this context. With most studio films the director does not have final cut, and the studio can insist on changes to make the film more likely to succeed at the box office. This sometimes means happier endings or less ambiguity. Most common, however, is that studios ask that the film be shortened. Thus a Director's Cut is often considerably longer. Sometimes for the better ('Bladerunner'), sometimes not, ('Donnie Darko'), but then it's all a matter of opinion. Scroll below to discover Alice's treasure trove of Director's Cuts and decide for yourself.

Halloween (2007)

6.1/10
Director: Rob Zombie
Starring: Brad Dourif, Tyler Mane, Malcolm McDowell, Sheri Moon Zombie, Scout Taylor-Compt...

He of the bluish-white Captain Kirk mask and bloody butcher knife comes home to Haddonfield once more in Rob Zombie's remake of the 1978 John Carpente... Read more

Halloween (Blu-ray) (2007)

7.8/10
Director: Rob Zombie
Starring: Brad Dourif, Tyler Mane, Malcolm McDowell, Sheri Moon Zombie, Scout Taylor-Compt...

He of the bluish-white Captain Kirk mask and bloody butcher knife comes home to Haddonfield once more in Rob Zombie's remake of the 1978 John Carpente... Read more

Halloween II (2009)

4.9/10
Director: Rob Zombie
Starring: Brad Dourif, Malcolm McDowell, Danielle Harris, Sheri Moon Zombie, Scout Taylor-...

Director Rob Zombie's sequel picks up at the exact moment that his 2007 "Halloween" stopped as Michael Myers' sister (Scout Taylor-Compton) gets a bri... Read more

Hellboy: The Director's Cut ( Blu-ray ) (2004)

6.9/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden, Rupert Evans, John Hurt

Guillermo del Toro's unique and stunningly realized adaptation of Mike Mignola's acclaimed comic book series stars a perfectly cast Ron Perlman as the... Read more

Highlander II: Renegade Version (Special Edition) (1991)

4.1/10
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Starring: Christopher Lambert, John C McGinley, Michael Ironside, Sean Connery, Virginia M...

It's 2024 and MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) and Ramirez (Sean Connery) are back to save planet Earth. Ozone depletion, time travel and corporate greed... Read more

Highlander II: Renegade Version (Special Edition) (Blu-ray) (1991)

4.3/10
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Starring: Christopher Lambert, John C McGinley, Michael Ironside, Sean Connery, Virginia M...

It's 2024 and MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) and Ramirez (Sean Connery) are back to save planet Earth. Ozone depletion, time travel and corporate greed... Read more

Impostor (2001)

6.2/10
Director: Gary Fleder
Starring: Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Mekhi Phifer

This sci-fi thriller stars Gary Sinise as a weapons designer in 2079 who goes on the run when authorities believe he is a booby-trapped replicant, sen... Read more

In the Electric Mist ( Blu-ray ) (2009)

6.1/10
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Starring: James Gammon, John Goodman, Kelly Macdonald, Mary Steenburgen, Ned Beatty, Tommy...

While investigating a series of grisly murders, veteran detective Dave Robicheaux (Tommy Lee Jones) navigates his way through the Louisiana bayou and... Read more

Intruder (1989)

6.4/10
Director: Scott Spiegel
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Dan Hicks, Renee Estevez, Elizabeth Cox, Sam Raimi, Ted Raimi, D...

Gory slasher mayhem from 'Evil Dead' co-writer Scott Spiegel, this claustrophobic thriller is set entirely in a small supermarket, whose owner is prep... Read more

JFK (1991)

8/10
Director: Oliver Stone
Starring: Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Sissy Spacek, Kevin Bacon, Laurie Metcalf, Gary...

Oliver Stone's triumphant speculative drama is based on New Orleans D.A. Jim Garrison's experience in bringing charges - the only ones ever levelled a... Read more