My Ranking of Bill Paxton Movies
This is my ranking of the movies that Bill Paxton was featured in. I've watched every movie of Bill's that I could find on streaming. I will try to find his remaining movies and rate them if I can but this list might be complete for now.
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- DirectorGeorge P. CosmatosKevin JarreStarsKurt RussellVal KilmerSam ElliottA successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating.Bill didn't have a large role in this movie but this is one of my all-time favorite movies so I have to give it top spot.
- DirectorBill PaxtonStarsBill PaxtonMatthew McConaugheyPowers BootheA mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to destroy people who were in fact "demons."
- DirectorJohn HughesStarsAnthony Michael HallIlan Mitchell-SmithKelly LeBrockTwo high-school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonMichael BiehnA human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsTom CruiseEmily BluntBill PaxtonA soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.
- StarsKevin CostnerBill PaxtonMatt BarrDramatization of the bitter blood feud between the two families on the West Virginia/Kentucky border in the years after the Civil War.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie HennDecades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayJohn CandyHarold RamisTwo friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsBill PaxtonBilly Bob ThorntonBridget FondaThree blue-collar acquaintances come across millions of dollars in lost cash and make a plan to keep their find from the authorities, but it isn't long before complications and mistrust weave their way into the plan.
- DirectorDan GilroyStarsJake GyllenhaalRene RussoBill PaxtonWhen Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsTom HanksBill PaxtonKevin BaconNASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
- DirectorMark L. LesterStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerRae Dawn ChongDan HedayaA retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.
- DirectorMike BinderStarsAlan ArkinMatt CravenDiane LaneSeven friends reunite for a week-long reunion at a summer camp in Ontario they used to attend as children which is now threatened with being closed down.
- DirectorWalter HillStarsBill PaxtonIce-TWilliam SadlerTwo firemen in a burning building get a treasure map - stolen gold church items are hidden in a closed down factory in St. Louis. Once there, they're trapped in by a black gang considering it their territory.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJamie Lee CurtisTom ArnoldA fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
- DirectorChris WalasStarsBill PaxtonMichael IronsideMarshall BellA business man buys a house, but he has a hard time trying to get rid of its previous tenant, a dirty bum.I can't believe I never heard of this movie before, it was amazing. If I would have saw this movie in the 90's I would probably have rated it higher. If you love over the top ridiculous 90's movies, then you'll love this.
- DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsDenzel WashingtonMark WahlbergPaula PattonTwo hardened criminals get into trouble with the US border patrol after meeting with a Mexican drug lord, and then revelations start to unfold.
- DirectorFranc RoddamStarsDavid KeithRobert ProskyG.D. SpradlinIn 1960s America, a black cadet is allowed acceptance into a seemingly prestigious military academy, unleashing a barrage of corruption within the system that another cadet is willing to expose.Good movie but Bill has limited screen time. He plays a racist/bully cadet.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
- DirectorPeter BillingsleyStarsVince VaughnHailee SteinfeldBill PaxtonA guy wanted around town by various hitmen hopes to stay alive long enough for his life insurance policy to kick in and pay out for his estranged daughter.
- DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsAdrian PasdarJenny WrightLance HenriksenA small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter.Fun movie which I probably would have rated higher if I saw it 20 years ago. Great performance by Bill as a crazy violent vampire who kills more for pleasure then for food. A must see for Bill Paxton fans.
- DirectorMartin CampbellStarsScott GlennChris O'DonnellBill PaxtonA climber must rescue his sister on the peak of K2, the second highest mountain in the world .
- DirectorLewis TeagueStarsCharlie SheenMichael BiehnJoanne WhalleyA battle-hardened SEAL Team set off on a mission to destroy a shipment of US-built Stinger missiles that have fallen into terrorist hands.
- DirectorAdam RifkinStarsJudd NelsonBill PaxtonWayne NewtonGarbage man Marty tries his hand at standup comedy and fails miserably until he adds the third arm to his act that mysteriously grew out of his back.This is another bizarre movie but in a good way. Surprised I've never heard of this movie before because it's a prettydecent original movie. Wasn't surprised that it was written by a teenager though. Bill plays another absurd, loud, and vulgar character and I love it.
- DirectorJan de BontStarsHelen HuntBill PaxtonCary ElwesTwo storm chasers on the brink of divorce must work together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.
- DirectorCraig GillespieStarsJon HammAasif MandviAlan ArkinA sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball.
- DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsDanny GloverGary BuseyKevin Peter HallThe Predator returns to Earth, this time to stake a claim on the war-torn streets of a dystopian Los Angeles.
- DirectorJonathan MostowStarsMatthew McConaugheyBill PaxtonHarvey KeitelA German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine.
- DirectorAdam SimonStarsBill PullmanBill PaxtonBud CortIn a showdown of man versus machine, Martin plunges into a chaotic nightmare trying to save his mind from the megalomaniacal corporation.This movie was a trip and would probably be more highly regarded if it had a bigger budget because the movie relies a lot on visual effects and the VFX of this movie either didn't age well or were bad even for it's time. Still an enjoyable movie.
- DirectorStacy TitleStarsCameron DiazRon EldardAnnabeth GishA group of idealistic, but frustrated, liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering rightwing pundits for their political beliefs.
- DirectorJack N. GreenStarsBill PaxtonMark WahlbergJulianna MarguliesA man joins a group of nomadic con artists in rural North Carolina.
- DirectorStephen BerraStarsMark WebberZooey DeschanelHarry Dean StantonA young man (Webber) is encouraged by a new friend (Deschanel) to cope with living in a town into which he doesn't necessarily fit.
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsJimmy McNicholSusan TyrrellBo SvensonAn orphaned teenager finds himself being dominated by his aunt who's hell-bent on keeping him with her...at all costs.I tried really hard to get into this movie but I'm just not really into B movie horror movies. The acting wasn't great but the story did have some promise and most of the characters like the Aunt and Lead Detective were truly unhinged. Bill was great in his limited screentime, he's plays the antagonist/rival to the main character (Think Johnny Lawrence to Daniel LaRusso). The movie has a high rating because apparently it's a cult classic but it just wasn't for me.
- CreatorMark V. OlsenWill SchefferStarsBill PaxtonJeanne TripplehornChloë SevignyA Utah polygamist who owns home improvement stores in the Salt Lake City area juggles relationships with three wives while trying to keep his complex family life from becoming a public scandal.I didn't finish the first season, nothing interesting was happening in the episodes I saw just drama between the wives which is not appealing to me.
- DirectorJohn IrvinStarsPatrick SwayzeLiam NeesonAdam BaldwinTruman, a Chicago cop, sets out to find the killer of his brother. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself.
- DirectorNathan MorlandoStarsJosh WigginsSophie NélisseJoe CobdenFollows Casey and Jonas, two teenagers desperate to escape their broken and abusive homes and examines the desperation of life on the run and the beauty of first love.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsGina CaranoEwan McGregorMichael FassbenderA black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.
- DirectorJohn MackenzieStarsBrian DennehyJoe PantolianoJeff Fahey4 LA cops are fighting the war on drugs. Corrupt superiors manage to break up their team when one of them gets killed. The 3 quit LAPD and continue investigating.
- DirectorWalter HillStarsMichael ParéDiane LaneRick MoranisA mercenary is hired to rescue his ex-girlfriend, a singer who has been kidnapped by a motorcycle gang.I'm kind of confused about the high ratings for this move. Is it a nostalgia factor for those that saw it when it originally came out? Cheesy dialogue, and the set was obviously a sound stage which took my out of the movie, music didn't fit the scenes nor the locations.
- DirectorRon UnderwoodStarsBill PaxtonCharlize TheronRade SerbedzijaA legendary fifteen-foot tall mountain gorilla named Joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in California by zoologist Gregg O'Hara (Bill Paxton) and Jill Young (Charlize Theron), with whom he grew up. Poacher Strasser (Rade Serbedzija) returns from the past to seek vengeance on Joe.
- DirectorRobert HarlingStarsShirley MacLaineBill PaxtonJuliette LewisAfter the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but she has a grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter and another grandson living almost on the poverty line.
- DirectorTodd KomarnickiStarsBill PaxtonJulia OrmondPhilippe VolterOn 16 January 1944, a reconnaissance pilot survives a plane crash in Delahaut in the Nazi occupied Belgium. The boy Jean Benoit finds the wounded pilot and brings him to the house of Claire and Henri Daussois that belong to the Maquis Resistance. Sooner Major Theodore 'Ted' Brice is recovered and tells that he needs to retrieve a book of codes, but the airplane is guarded by the Nazis. Meanwhile Ted and Claire fall in love with each other. When three German guards that are protecting the debris of the airplane are executed, the Nazis select a group of villagers and hang them in a barn. When Henri finds that Ted and Claire are having a love affair, he betrays the pilot with tragic consequences.
- DirectorRobert BorisStarsRob LoweBill PaxtonRandy TravisWestern starring Rob Lowe and Bill Paxton, based on the lives of Frank and Jesse James. After the Civil War Frank and Jesse return to their family's farm. When their younger brother is murdered they embark on a mission for revenge.Bill gave the only decent acting performance, sadly his co-stars ruined this movie. Looking at you Rob Lowe.
- DirectorJames PonsoldtStarsEmma WatsonTom HanksJohn BoyegaA woman lands a dream job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, only to uncover an agenda that will affect the lives of all of humanity.
- DirectorFrank E. FlowersStarsBill PaxtonAgnes BrucknerOrlando BloomOn Friday the 13th, different people meet on Grand Cayman - a US money launderer and his daughter, a lawyer, a young fisherman in love with a rich man's daughter, other high school students, a crime gang etc.
- DirectorJeff RenfroeStarsKevin ZegersLaurence FishburneBill PaxtonForced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve humanity against a threat even more savage than nature.
- DirectorCarl FranklinStarsBill PaxtonBilly Bob ThorntonCynda WilliamsA small town police chief awaits the arrival of a gang of killers.I'm confused by the high ratings on this movie. The film was a disjointed mess, bad acting, and very cheesy dialog. Honestly the worst acting I've seen from Billy Bob.
- StarsBill PaxtonJeffrey Dean MorganOlivier MartinezThe story of how the Texas Rangers were created.
- DirectorHoward AvedisStarsMary Beth McDonoughDavid WysockiBill PaxtonConvinced that her father's death was not accidental, a beautiful girl decides to investigate to find out the truth, aided by her boyfriend. Her sleuthing draws her to a local mortuary, where many secrets will be revealed.
- DirectorWill WallaceStarsGlen PowellBill PaxtonLuke PerryA young couple takes in a mysterious foster child to raise on their farm. As the boy grows up to be a handsome young man, the husband starts to suspect his wife has feelings for him.
- DirectorSteven LisbergerStarsBob PeckMark HamillKitty AldridgeIn the near future, where Earth has been devastated by man's pollution and giant winds rule the planet, bounty hunter Matt kidnaps a murderer out of the hands of two police officers, planning to get the bounty himself.This movie was soo bad, I don't think I even made it 15 minutes into the movie.
- DirectorJay ChandrasekharStarsJay ChandrasekharBill PaxtonKevin HeffernanWhen a serial killer interrupts the fun at the swanky Coconut Pete's Coconut Beach Resort--a hedonistic island paradise for swingers--it's up to the club's staff to stop the violence...or at least hide it.
- DirectorJonathan FrakesStarsBill PaxtonAnthony EdwardsBen KingsleyWhen The Hood finds and invades International Rescue's secret base and traps most of the Tracy family, only young Alan Tracy and his friends can save the day.Cheesy kids movie.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsCloris LeachmanStuart WhitmanAnn SothernA family of three women, and their male companions, enter a life of crime in a desperate attempt to buy back their family farm, which was taken off of them by corrupt bankers a couple of decades before.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsDaryl SabaraAlexa PenaVegaAntonio BanderasCarmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker. It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the world.I had to rent this movie because I'm committed to watching/rating all of Bill's movies, and I got to admit even though it cost $3 to rent it still remains one of the worst financial decisions I've made in the last couple of months. I understand the movie is targeted for kids but even than it's pure garbage that I don't think even a kid would enjoy. Even for a 2003 movie the graphics are incredibly outdated and seems more in line with early 90's TV movie. Anyways, I didn't even get a chance to see Bill on screen because the movie was such garbage I turned off after 10 minutes. Sorry Bill!
- DirectorSean Patrick O'ReillyStarsBill PaxtonAlexa PenaVegaChristopher PlummerJoe Beck has lost the love of his life thanks to a Pixie's Curse and he now needs to figure out how to get his girl back, learn more about the mysterious Pixies and undo a bad deed he did long ago.This movie is garbage. Animation looks like it used technology for the early 90's.
- DirectorTom HuckabeeKent SmithStarsBill PaxtonBarry WoollerDavid GuthrieMilitant feminist scientists brainwash research subject to assassinate the Welsh Minister of Prostitution. Meanwhile World War III is being fought and the USA has been invaded.
- DirectorTom HuckabeeKent SmithStarsJune AllenCourtenay AndersonLoren BivensIn a dystopian future, Europe is unified under a totalitarian patriarchy, where each town is assigned a single economic purpose. In Brendovery, Wales the occupation is prostitution. Arriving by train from London is Billy Hampton, a young American expatriate and draft evader (Bill Paxton in his first lead role), ostensibly there to enjoy a sex-filled holiday. Unknown to him he is a time bomb assassin, programmed by a feminist terrorist cell to assassinate the local minister of prostitution.