{"id":36919,"date":"2025-07-04T02:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T02:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/36919\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T02:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T02:35:08","slug":"here-are-6-of-michael-madsens-best-films-and-where-to-watch-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/36919\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are 6 of Michael Madsen\u2019s best films and where to watch them"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Madsen, the actor best known for his decades-spanning collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, died on Thursday<\/a> at the age of 67.<\/p>\n

While the talented character actor had nearly 350 credits to his name, including more than a dozen upcoming projects completed or in post-production ahead of his death, his earlier roles have proved the most enduring of his 43-year career onscreen.<\/p>\n

For fans looking to revisit Madsen\u2019s most memorable moments, as well as those who want to get acquainted with his work, here are six of his best films and where to watch them.<\/p>\n

Thelma & Louise (1991)<\/p>\n

In Ridley Scott\u2019s Oscar-winning film \u201cThelma & Louise,\u201d Madsen plays Louise\u2019s loyal boyfriend Jimmy, who flies \u201cacross two states\u201d to deliver her money and a marriage proposal. Of course, Jimmy is unaware that Louise (Susan Sarandon) is now on the run after fatally shooting a man trying to rape her best friend Thelma (Geena Davis).<\/p>\n

Where to watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Available to stream on MGM+, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel and Tubi; also available to rent for $3.89 on Prime Video<\/p>\n

Reservoir Dogs (1992)<\/p>\n

No list about Madsen would be complete without \u201cReservoir Dogs,\u201d Tarantino\u2019s 1992 directorial debut about a botched jewelry heist and the chaos that ensues amongst the skeptical thieves who survive.<\/p>\n

Madsen stars as the blade-wielding Mr. Blonde, best known for a torture scene in which he cuts off a man\u2019s ear while grooving to the tune of \u201cStuck in the Middle with You,\u201d asking after, \u201cWas that as good for you as it was for me?\u201d<\/p>\n

Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to stream on Paramount+ or rent for $3.79 on Prime Video<\/p>\n

Species (1995)<\/p>\n

Madsen leads a starry cast \u2014 including Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker and a young Michelle Williams \u2014 as an assassin in this sci-fi horror about scientists trying to trap a sultry alien human hybrid (Natasha Henstridge) who\u2019s on the hunt for a human male to sate her extraterrestrial baby fever.<\/p>\n

Where to watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Available to stream on MGM+, Pluto TV and Tubi; also available to rent for $4.19 on Prime Video<\/p>\n

Donnie Brasco (1997)<\/p>\n

Madsen further cements his image as an imposing tough guy in \u201cDonnie Brasco,\u201d the Oscar-nominated drama about an undercover FBI agent who infiltrates the mobs \u2014 and finds himself seduced by a life of crime at the expense of his regular one. Madsen stars as mobster Sonny Black opposite Al Pacino\u2019s hit man Lefty and Johnny Depp\u2019s titular agent Donnie.<\/p>\n

Where to watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Available to rent for $3.59 on Prime Video<\/p>\n

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 & 2 (2003 and 2004)<\/p>\n

Following his defining role in \u201cReservoir Dogs,\u201d Madsen reunited with Tarantino for the \u201cKill Bill\u201d films, in which he plays \u201cbouncer in a t-tty bar\u201d Budd (aka Sidewinder), brother to David Carradine\u2019s Bill, the target of The Bride\u2019s wrath.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat woman deserves her revenge,\u201d Budd tells Bill in the second chapter, as he\u2019s warned that The Bride (Uma Thurman) is continuing her quest of vengeance against her former lover and the team of assassins who betrayed her.<\/p>\n

Where to watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Both available to stream on AMC+ and Philo; also available to rent for $3.79 on Prime Video.<\/p>\n

Originally Published: July 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM CDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael Madsen, the actor best known for his decades-spanning collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, died on Thursday at the…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":36920,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[171,1370,53,1072,7156,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-36919","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-latest-headlines","10":"tag-movies","11":"tag-things-to-do","12":"tag-tv-and-streaming","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114792636447138855","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}