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List of Bill Paxton Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. Aliens (1986)
50
11
Aliens
R
50
11

A deep space salvage team recovers Ellen Ripley's escape shuttle 57 years after the events of the first film, but her alien story is dismissed by her company, which has now colonized the exomoon. However, once communication with the space colony is lost, Ripley is called back to assist space marines in a daring rescue mission.

Starring:
Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen
Directed By:
2. The Terminator (1984)
54
14
The Terminator
R
54
14

In this James Cameron’s science fiction film, a cyborg assassin and a human soldier, both from 2029, are sent to 1984 on a mission. The former is programmed to kill a woman, Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is supposed to become the saviour of humanity in post-apocalyptic future. The latter, meanwhile, is tasked to save her.

 

Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen
Directed By:
4. Titanic (1997)
67
17
Titanic
PG-13
67
17

James Cameron's epic retelling of the Titanic disaster is from the point-of-view of 100-year-old fictional character Rose, a passenger of the sunken ship along with her widowed mother and snob fiancé. She explains the back-story of the now-recovered erotic picture of her, sketched by her lover, wandering orphaned artist Jack, whom she had met on the ill-fated ship.

Directed By:
5. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
43
11
Edge of Tomorrow
PG-13
43
11

Adapted from a Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s Japanese novel, All You Need Is Kill, the movie has Major William Cage, with no fighting experience, joining a landing operation when aliens attack earth. He is killed quickly; however, caught in a time loop, he returns every time to face the same combat. With every battle, he begins to improve his skill and strives to defeat the enemies.  

Role:
Master Sergeant Farell
Directed By:
Doug Liman
6. Nightcrawler (2014)
35
10
Nightcrawler
R
35
10

Nightcrawler is an adrenaline-charged thriller that revolves around a small-time robber who turns into a photographer of grisly crimes. Armed with a camcorder and a police scanner, a petty thief scours the streets of Los Angeles at night in search of increasingly gruesome crimes that he sells to a desperate morning news director of a television channel.

Role:
Joe Loder
Starring:
Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Ann Cusack, Michael Papajohn, Marco Rodríguez, James Huang
Directed By:
Dan Gilroy
7. Tombstone (1993)
20
5
Tombstone
R
20
5

Leaving behind his life as a lawman, Wyatt Earp moves to Tombstone, Arizona along with his two brothers with an aspiration to start a new life. His old friend, Doc Holliday, is also there. His plans, though, are threatened by the violent outlaws - the Cowboys - who run the town and intimidate the residents. Worsening situation leads up to a shoot-out at the O.K. Corral.

Role:
Morgan Earp
Directed By:
Kevin Jarre, George P. Cosmatos
8. Apollo 13 (1995)
25
7
Apollo 13
PG
25
7

The movie, based on the aborted 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission, follows Jim Lovell and his team as they prepare to fly Apollo 13, NASA's third lunar landing mission. After the launch everything is fine, until an explosion in one of the oxygen tanks puts the lives of the astronauts at risk. Back at NASA, Kranz, John Aaron and Ken Mattingly struggle to bring back the astronauts safely.

Role:
Fred Haise
Starring:
Directed By:
9. A Simple Plan (1998)
13
4
A Simple Plan
R
13
4

Hank, his brother Jacob and Jacob’s friend Lou find a crashed plane with a dead pilot and $4.4million cash in the woods in rural Minnesota. They decide to keep the money a secret, wait for a while and then divide the booty. But soon everyone becomes suspicious and as the slowly disintegrating trust raises complications, their simple plan turns anything but that.

Role:
Hank
Starring:
Gary Cole, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, Brent Briscoe, Jack Walsh
Directed By:
11. Frailty (2001)
12
4
Frailty
R
12
4

Wesley Doyle, detective-in-charge of the ‘God’s Hands’ serial murders, is shocked when youngster Fenton Meiks reveals that his fanatically religious widower father received a vision telling him to ‘destroy demons residing in humans.’ Though Fenton detested, he couldn’t go against father, while younger brother Adam hero-worshipped father, and after father’s death, continues as ‘God’s Hands.’ But is it really as it appears?

Role:
Dad Meiks
Starring:
Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe, Matt O'Leary, Jeremy Sumpter
Directed By:
Bill Paxton
12. One False Move (1992)
9
3
One False Move
R
9
3

One False Move is a crime drama film which tells the story of a three criminals Fantasia, Ray and Pluto, who are looking for a place to go into hiding. They soon find themselves in a small town, but the police chief is informed about their possible presence.

Role:
Dale 'Hurricane' Dixon
Starring:
Billy Bob Thornton, Jim Metzler, Michael Beach, Cynda Williams
Directed By:
Carl Franklin
13. Million Dollar Arm (2014)
9
4
Million Dollar Arm
PG
9
4

Million Dollar Arm is a sports drama film, which tells the story of a sports agent who attempts to find fresh baseball talent for his recently established company. To do this, he stages an unconventional recruitment strategy. 

Starring:
Jon Hamm, Alan Arkin, Tzi Ma, Aasif Mandvi
Directed By:
Craig Gillespie
14. Near Dark (1987)
11
4
Near Dark
R
11
4
Role:
Severen
Starring:
Lance Henriksen, Jenny Wright, Adrian Pasdar, Jenette Goldstein
Directed By:
Kathryn Bigelow
15. Stripes (1981)
13
5
Stripes
R
13
5

After losing his job and girlfriend, John Winger, with friend Russell Ziskey, joins army, to have some fun. Instead, they’ve to face grueling training with drill sergeant, Sergeant Hulka, but pretty MPs Stella and Louise compensate for the ordeal. Chosen front-man of a platoon of army-misfits, they inadvertently end up rescuing their platoon from behind the enemy line while testing an assault vehicle.  

Starring:
John Candy, Bill Murray, Sean Young, Harold Ramis, Dennis Quaid, Timothy Busfield, Warren Oates
Directed By:
16. Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
8
3
Ghosts of the Abyss
PG
8
3

Veteran filmmaker James Cameron, who is best known for the 1997 film ‘Titanic’, travels to the final resting spot of the ill-fated ship. He is accompanied by a team of historians and his friend Bill Paxton.

Role:
Himself
Starring:
John Broadwater, Lori Johnston, Charles Pellegrino, Don Lynch
Directed By:
17. 2 Guns (2013)
19
8
2 Guns
R
19
8

DEA agent Bobby Trench, hoping to implicate his target, decides to stay undercover to help Michael Stigman in a bank robbery, but unbeknownst to Trench, Stigman is an undercover naval intelligence officer with instructions to kill him. After both are disavowed by their respective organizations, they must work together against a ruthless Mexican drug lord while avoiding arrest.

Role:
Earl
Starring:
Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington, Edward James Olmos, James Marsden, Paula Patton, Edward James Olmos
Directed By:
Baltasar Kormákur
18. Commando (1985)
14
7
Commando
R
14
7

When retired Black Ops Commando Colonel John Matrix’s daughter is abducted, he is forced to take up arms once again. The mastermind behind the kidnapping, an exiled Latin American dictator Arius, demands that to save his daughter’s life, Matrix must reinstate him to power by eliminating the President of his country. So, how does Matrix tackle this challenge? 

Starring:
Rae Dawn Chong, Alyssa Milano, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells, James Olson
Directed By:
Mark L. Lester
19. Streets of Fire (1984)
9
4
Streets of Fire
PG
9
4

Streets of Fire is a romantic drama action thriller film which tells the story of a mercenary, who is hired to rescue his former lover, when the latter gets kidnapped by a motorcycle gang.   

Starring:
Diane Lane, Willem Dafoe, Kathy Griffin, Ed Begley Jr., Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan
Directed By:
Walter Hill
20. The Last Supper (1995)
7
4
The Last Supper
R
7
4

Pete is a student who gets a lift from Zack, and he invites the latter for dinner to repay the favor. When Zack praises Adolf Hitler at the dinner, Pete’s liberal roommates kill him. They argue that their action is a favor to humanity. Hoping that such actions would ‘make the world a better place’, they decide to invite other conservative guests for dinner, and if they are unwilling to change their beliefs, they would be killed.

Starring:
Courtney B. Vance, Elisabeth Moss, Jason Alexander, Charles Durning, Cameron Diaz, Mark Harmon, Annabeth Gish
Directed By:
Stacy Title
21. U-571 (2000)
11
5
U-571
PG-13
11
5

When a Nazi U-boat is severely damaged during World War II, it sends out a distress signal which is intercepted by the US Navy. The US Navy captures the U-boat to recover an Enigma machine. But soon they end up in a battle for survival when a German destroyer arrives and attempts to destroy the captured U-571. 

Role:
Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
Starring:
Jon Bon Jovi, Harvey Keitel, Matthew McConaughey, David Keith
Directed By:
Jonathan Mostow
22. Weird Science (1985)
12
5
Weird Science
PG-13
12
5

Always picked-on by peers and ignored by girls, tech-nerds Gary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly, try to create their dream-woman through the computer, and are shocked when the experiment succeeds in creating gorgeous Lisa, a superhuman who could wield magic powers. She is the perfect one to help them boost their self-esteem and gain popularity. Can their enchanted journey continue to sail smoothly? 

Role:
Chet Donnelly
Starring:
Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Suzanne Snyder, Ilan Mitchell-Smith
Directed By:
John Hughes
23. The Lords of Discipline (1983)
7
3
The Lords of Discipline
R
7
3
Starring:
Jason Connery, David Keith, G.D. Spradlin, Barbara Babcock
Directed By:
Franc Roddam
24. Indian Summer (1993)
6
4
Indian Summer
PG-13
6
4

Indian Summer is a comedy drama film which tells the story of a group of friends, who reunite for a holiday. They decide to visit the same summer camp in Ontario, which they had attended as kids. However, they learn that the camp might now be closed down.

Role:
Jack Belston
Starring:
Kevin Pollak, Sam Raimi, Alan Arkin, Diane Lane, Matt Craven, Elizabeth Perkins
Directed By:
Mike Binder
25. A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
7
3
A Bright Shining Lie
R
7
3
Role:
John Paul Vann
Starring:
Donal Logue, Amy Madigan, Bo Eason, William L. Mansey
Directed By:
Terry George
26. Twister (1996)
15
8
Twister
PG-13
15
8

Successful weatherman Bill Harding seeks out his estranged storm chaser wife Jo to get divorce papers signed, but finds out that she has developed devices based on his design to further tornado research. When he realizes that a rival has copied his design, he rushes to get Jo's devices field tested at the heart of violent tornados.

Role:
Bill Harding
Starring:
Helen Hunt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck, Alexa Vega, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz
Directed By:
Jan de Bont
27. The Good Life (2007)
6
3
The Good Life
R
6
3
Role:
Robbie
Starring:
Drea de Matteo, Donal Logue, Harry Dean Stanton, Zooey Deschanel, Chris Klein
Directed By:
Stephen Berra
28. The Gamechangers (2015)
6
3
The Gamechangers
6
3
Role:
Jack Thompson
Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe, Joe Dempsie, Alex McGregor, Ryan Gage
Directed By:
Owen Harris
29. Trespass (1992)
7
4
Trespass
R
7
4
Role:
Vince
Starring:
Art Evans, William Sadler, Ice-T, Ice Cube
Directed By:
Walter Hill
30. Mean Dreams (2016)
6
4
Mean Dreams
R
6
4
Role:
Wayne Caraway
Starring:
Colm Feore, Vickie Papavs, Joe Cobden, Sophie Nélisse
Directed By:
Nathan Morlando
31. Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1982)
6
4
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
R
6
4
Starring:
Susan Tyrrell, Bo Svenson, Jimmy McNichol, Marcia Lewis
Directed By:
William Asher
32. Predator 2 (1990)
14
7
Predator 2
R
14
7

An LAPD detective, Lt. Mike Harrigan is fighting against Colombian and Jamaican drug cartels. When these drug dealers are killed by someone mysterious, he and his team set out to find the identity of the killer. FBI investigator Stephen Keyes instructs them to stay away, but Harrigan soon discovers that the killing is the work of an alien predator, whose pastime now has to be stopped.

Starring:
Danny Glover, William Gary Busey, Adam Baldwin, Gary Busey, Rubén Blades
Directed By:
Stephen Hopkins
33. Shanghai Calling (2012)
6
4
Shanghai Calling
PG-13
6
4
Starring:
Daniel Henney, Alan Ruck, Le Geng, Sean Gallagher
Directed By:
Daniel Hsia
34. Traveller (1997)
6
4
Traveller
R
6
4
Role:
Bokky
Starring:
Mark Wahlberg, Julianna Margulies, James Gammon, Luke Askew
Directed By:
Jack N. Green
35. Vertical Limit (2000)
10
5
Vertical Limit
PG-13
10
5

Renowned mountaineer Annie Garrett has been hired by a wealthy businessman to lead an expedition to K2. Her brother, who has quit climbing blaming himself for the death of their father, reunites with her at K2 base camp and organizes a rescue squad when the team is trapped in a crevasse. But there is more to the story than just climbing.  

Starring:
Ben Mendelsohn, Izabella Scorupco, Temuera Morrison, Stuart Wilson, Chris O'Donnell
Directed By:
36. The Evening Star (1996)
6
4
The Evening Star
TV-14
6
4
Role:
Jerry Bruckner
Starring:
Shirley MacLaine, Juliette Lewis, Miranda Richardson, Marion Ross, Jack Nicholson
Directed By:
Robert Harling
37. Brain Dead (1990)
5
4
Brain Dead
R
5
4
Role:
Jim Reston
Starring:
George Harris Kennedy, Jr, Bill Pullman, George Kennedy, Bud Cort, Nicholas Pryor
Directed By:
Adam Simon
38. Impulse (1984)
5
4
Impulse
R
5
4

A science-fiction thriller film, Impulse tells the story of the residents of a small rural town who start to exhibit strange and violent behavior after the seal on a toxic waste burial site ruptures and the town’s milk supply gets contaminated. 

Role:
Eddie
Starring:
Hume Cronyn, Tim Matheson, John Karlen, Meg Tilly
Directed By:
Graham Baker
39. Haywire (2011)
10
6
Haywire
R
10
6

MMA Black Ops operative, Mallory Kane, is sent on a mission to Dublin where she is deceived and left for dead by someone from her agency whom she knew well. In order to survive, she needs to find the facts behind the betrayal. Hounded by skilled assassins, she has to employ all the tricks of her training to outwit her killers. 

Starring:
Gina Carano, Antonio Banderas, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Michael Douglas, Channing Tatum
Directed By:
40. Next of Kin (1989)
6
4
Next of Kin
R
6
4

Next of Kin is a crime thriller action film which tells the story of Truman, a police officer in Chicago, whose brother is killed by the mob. Therefore, he sets out on a mission to find the killer. Meanwhile, Briar, another one of his brothers, decides to look for the killer on his own.

Starring:
Patrick Swayze, Liam Neeson, Ben Stiller, Helen Hunt, Adam Baldwin
Directed By:
John Irvin
41. Mighty Joe Young (1998)
7
4
Mighty Joe Young
PG
7
4

Jill Young is best friends with a legendary fifteen-foot tall mountain gorilla named Joe, and the two grow up together. Joe is eventually taken to an animal sanctuary in California by Gregg O’Hara, a zoologist. However, they are unaware of the fact that a poacher is trying to hunt Joe down. 

Role:
Gregg O'Hara
Starring:
Charlize Theron, Dina Merrill, Rade Serbedzija, Peter Firth, David Paymer
Directed By:
Ron Underwood
42. Haven (2004)
5
4
Haven
R
5
4

A greedy and corrupt businessman is on the run from the government along with his eighteen year old daughter Pippa, from their comfortable life in Miami to the Cayman Islands. At the islands, things get more complicated when he sees that the banks are closing, but he is in need of a place to keep all his stolen money.

Starring:
Anthony Mackie, Bobby Cannavale, Zoe Saldana, Orlando Bloom, Joy Bryant
Directed By:
Frank E. Flowers
43. The Dark Backward (1991)
5
4
The Dark Backward
R
5
4
Role:
Gus
Starring:
Judd Nelson, Lara Flynn Boyle, Billy Bob Thornton, Rob Lowe, James Caan, Wayne Newton
Directed By:
Adam Rifkin
44. Frank & Jesse (1995)
6
4
Frank & Jesse
R
6
4
Role:
Frank James
Starring:
Rob Lowe, Alexis Arquette, David Arquette, Randy Travis, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Maria Pitillo
Directed By:
Robert Boris
45. Club Dread (2004)
6
4
Club Dread
R
6
4
Starring:
Brittany Daniel, Elena Lyons, Jordan Ladd, Dan Montgomery Jr.
Directed By:
Jay Chandrasekhar
46. Navy Seals (1990)
5
4
Navy Seals
R
5
4

Navy Seals is an action thriller film which revolves around a group of Arab terrorists who are in possession of lethal weapons. When they hold a group of Americans hostage, in order to further their goals, an elite unit of the US Navy commandos are sent to deal with them.

Starring:
Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn, Joanne Whalley, Rick Rossovich
Directed By:
Lewis Teague
47. Term Life (2016)
5
4
Term Life
R
5
4

Nick Barrow, a guy known for setting up heists, finds himself being targeted by several hitmen. However, he tries to survive long enough for his insurance policy to kick in, so that his daughter can receive the benefits.

Role:
Joe Keenan
Starring:
Hailee Steinfeld, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard, Jonathan Banks, Mike Epps, Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn
Directed By:
Peter Billingsley
48. Deadly Lessons (1983)
4
4
Deadly Lessons
4
4
Starring:
Ally Sheedy, Donna Reed, Larry Wilcox, David Ackroyd
Directed By:
William Wiard
49. The Colony (2013)
7
5
The Colony
7
5

As a new Ice Age descends on the planet, people are compelled to take shelter in underground colonies. When Colony-7 loses contact with the only other surviving settlement, Colony-5, they set out through the frozen terrain to investigate. After reaching Colony-5, as they encounter a savage threat much worse than Ice Age; they must fight to save themselves and also, Colony-5 survivors.

Role:
Mason
Starring:
Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Zegers, Charlotte Sullivan, Dru Viergever
Directed By:
Jeff Renfroe
50. The Circle (2017)
7
6
The Circle
PG-13
7
6

Mae lands a job at a company known as The Circle, which is one of the biggest tech companies in the world. When she gets involved in an experiment that could change the world, she realizes that it will have adverse consequences on humanity. 

Role:
Vinnie
Starring:
Emma Watson, Karen Gillan, Patton Oswalt, John Boyega, Tom Hanks, Ellar Coltrane
Directed By:
James Ponsoldt
51. Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
7
6
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
PG
7
6

In this second installment of the Spy Kids series, we find Carmen and Juni Cortez facing fierce competition from Gary and Gerti Giggles. Their father, Donnagon Giggles, has become the director of the OSS by deceit and now wants to steal the “Transmooker” so that he can rule the world. To retrieve the device, the Cortez siblings must now travel to a mysterious island.

Starring:
Danny Trejo, Daryl Sabara, Steve Buscemi, Emily Osment, Alan Cumming, Carla Gugino, Taylor Momsen
Directed By:
Robert Rodriguez
52. Reckless and in Love (1983)
5
4
Reckless and in Love
5
4
Starring:
Meg Foster, Robin Mossley, Kelly Piper, Doug Greenall
Directed By:
Djordje Milicevic
53. Mortuary (1983)
5
4
Mortuary
R
5
4
Role:
Paul Andrews
Starring:
Christopher George, Mary Beth McDonough, Lynda Day George, David Wysocki
Directed By:
Howard Avedis
54. Boxing Helena (1993)
4
4
Boxing Helena
4
4
Role:
Ray O'Malley
Starring:
Art Garfunkel, Kurtwood Smith, Julian Sands, Sherilyn Fenn
Directed By:
Jennifer Lynch
55. Taking Tiger Mountain (1983)
3
4
Taking Tiger Mountain
3
4
Role:
Billy Hampton
Starring:
Barry Wooller, David Guthrie, Mrs. Davis, Paul
Directed By:
Tom Huckabee, Kent Smith
56. Slipstream (1989)
3
4
Slipstream
PG-13
3
4
Role:
Matt Owens
Starring:
Ben Kingsley, F. Murray Abraham, Mark Hamill, Bob Peck
Directed By:
Steven Lisberger
57. Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003)
4
6
Spy Kids 3: Game Over
TV-PG
4
6

In order to rescue his sister trapped inside, Juni Cortez decides to play a virtual reality-based game which is designed by the Toymaker. 

Starring:
Sylvester Stallone, Selena Gomez, Elijah Wood, Mike Judge, Salma Hayek, George Clooney, Alexa Vega
Directed By:
Robert Rodriguez
58. Thunderbirds (2004)
3
4
Thunderbirds
PG
3
4

This action adventure comedy film tells the story of a young boy named Alan, who is studying at a boarding school and dreams of becoming a pilot. When his entire family is made prisoner by an evil mastermind, it is up to young Alan to save the day.

Starring:
Anthony Edwards, Vanessa Hudgens, Ben Kingsley, Lou Hirsch, Demetri Goritsas, Brady Corbet
Directed By:
Jonathan Frakes
59. The Roommate (1989)
9
3
The Roommate
9
3
Starring:
James Karen, Rick Rossovich, Scott Thompson, Brian Brophy
Directed By:
Oley Sassone
60. Red Wing (2013)
7
3
Red Wing
PG-13
7
3
Role:
Jim Verret
Starring:
Luke Perry, Frances Fisher, Glen Powell, Breann Johnson
Directed By:
Will Wallace
61. Pass the Ammo (1988)
5
4
Pass the Ammo
R
5
4
Role:
Jesse Wilkes
Starring:
Tim Curry, Annie Potts, Linda Kozlowski, Dennis Burkley
Directed By:
David Beaird
62. The Last of the Finest (1990)
5
4
The Last of the Finest
R
5
4
Role:
Howard 'Hojo' Jones
Starring:
Joe Pantoliano, Brian Dennehy, Deborra-Lee Furness, Michael C. Gwynne
Directed By:
John Mackenzie
63. The Vagrant (1992)
6
4
The Vagrant
R
6
4
Role:
Graham Krakowski
Starring:
Colleen Camp, Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell, Mitzi Kapture
Directed By:
Chris Walas
64. Resistance (2003)
4
4
Resistance
R
4
4
Role:
Maj. Theodore 'Ted' Brice
Starring:
Sandrine Bonnaire, Philippe Volter, Julia Ormond, Jean-Michel Vovk
Directed By:
Todd Komarnicki
65. Back to Back (1989)
4
4
Back to Back
R
4
4
Role:
Bo Brand
Starring:
Ben Johnson, Luke Askew, Todd Field, Apollonia Kotero
Directed By:
John Kincade
66. Monolith (1993)
3
4
Monolith
R
3
4
Role:
Tucker
Starring:
John Hurt, Lindsay Frost, Louis Gossett Jr., Paul Ganus
Directed By:
John Eyres
67. Future Shock (1994)
3
4
Future Shock
PG-13
3
4
Starring:
Martin Kove, Brion James, Sydney Lassick, Vivian Schilling
Directed By:
Oley Sassone, Eric Parkinson, Matt Reeves
68. Great Day (1983)
0
0
Great Day
0
0
Starring:
Tim Conway, Mason Adams, Gordon Jump, Joanna Gleason
Directed By:
Michael Preece

Director

Barnes & Barnes: Fish Heads (1980)
7
2
Barnes & Barnes: Fish Heads
7
2

The short is about the surreal music video for the Barnes & Barnes song ‘Fish Head.’ Bill Paxton directed and appeared in it with singers Bill Mumy and Robert Haimer, and Dr. Demento in a cameo. Paxton’s character attends a fish heads’ party, waters a flourishing fish heads garden, takes it to movie, and the fish heads also wear cowboy hats. 

Starring:
Bill Mumy, Robert Haimer, Barry Hansen
Directed By:
Bill Paxton, Rocky Schenck
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
11
4
The Greatest Game Ever Played
PG
11
4

A film based on the life of Francis Ouimet, the first amateur golfer to win the US Open. Coming from a working-class immigrant family, and aspiring to win golf-championship, Ouimet starts as caddie and practices his game whenever he gets time, but faces class-prejudice and his father’s disapproval. In 1913, he gets a chance to play against his idol, British golfer Harry Vardon, and wins the US Open. 

Starring:
Shia LaBeouf, Len Cariou, James Paxton, Tom Rack, Armand Laroche, Peter Hurley
Directed By:
Bill Paxton
Frailty (2001)
19
7
Frailty
R
19
7

Wesley Doyle, detective-in-charge of the ‘God’s Hands’ serial murders, is shocked when youngster Fenton Meiks reveals that his fanatically religious widower father received a vision telling him to ‘destroy demons residing in humans.’ Though Fenton detested, he couldn’t go against father, while younger brother Adam hero-worshipped father, and after father’s death, continues as ‘God’s Hands.’ But is it really as it appears?

Starring:
Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe, Matt O'Leary, Jeremy Sumpter
Directed By:
Bill Paxton
Tattoo (2011)
6
3
Tattoo
6
3
Starring:
Daniel Henney, James Hong, Powers Boothe, Dwight V Coleman
Directed By:
Bill Paxton

Narrator/Dubbing

Sky Soldier (2012)
10
4
Sky Soldier
10
4
Role:
Narrator
Directed By:
Tom Jennings

Animation Movies

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005)
9
4
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D
9
4
Role:
Ed Mitchell (voice)
Starring:
Matt Damon, John Travolta, Paul Newman, Morgan Freeman, Donnie Wahlberg, Bryan Cranston, Tom Hanks
Directed By:
Mark Cowen
Pixies (2015)
9
8
Pixies
PG
9
8
Role:
Eddie Beck (voice)
Starring:
Christopher Plummer, Alexa Vega, Alexa PenaVega, Carlos PenaVega, Alison Wandzura
Directed By:
Sean Patrick O'Reilly

Special Appearance/Cameo

Barnes & Barnes: Fish Heads (1980)
12
4
Barnes & Barnes: Fish Heads
12
4

The short is about the surreal music video for the Barnes & Barnes song ‘Fish Head.’ Bill Paxton directed and appeared in it with singers Bill Mumy and Robert Haimer, and Dr. Demento in a cameo. Paxton’s character attends a fish heads’ party, waters a flourishing fish heads garden, takes it to movie, and the fish heads also wear cowboy hats. 

Role:
Main Character (uncredited)
Starring:
Bill Mumy, Robert Haimer, Barry Hansen
Directed By:
Bill Paxton, Rocky Schenck
Crazy Mama (1975)
12
9
Crazy Mama
PG
12
9

This action comedy film tells us the story of three women who begin a crime spree, after their family farm was taken off them by corrupt authorities. 

Role:
John (uncredited)
Starring:
Cloris Leachman, Ann Sothern, Dennis Quaid, Jim Backus
Directed By:
Barnes & Barnes: Love Tap (1981)
4
4
Barnes & Barnes: Love Tap
4
4
Role:
The Man (uncredited)
Starring:
Bill Mumy, Robert Haimer, Annerose Bucklers
Directed By:
Rocky Schenck

TV Shows

Frasier
24
5
Frasier
TV-PG
24
5
Starring:
James Spader, Sandra Dee, John Lithgow, Alex Borstein, Brittany Murphy, William H. Macy, Bridgette Wilson
Directed By:
Hatfields & McCoys
15
3
Hatfields & McCoys
TV-14
15
3
Role:
Randall McCoy (3 episodes, 2012)
Starring:
Kevin Costner, Boyd Holbrook, Jena Malone, Tom Berenger, Noel Fisher, Mare Winningham, Noah Taylor
Directed By:
Kevin Reynolds
Fresno
8
2
Fresno
8
2
Starring:
Carol Burnett, Teri Garr, Charles Grodin, Valerie Mahaffey, Pat Corley, Anthony Heald
Directed By:
Jeff Bleckner
Big Love
12
4
Big Love
TV-MA
12
4
Role:
Bill Henrickson (53 episodes, 2006-2011)
Starring:
Amanda Seyfried, Ginnifer Goodwin, Aaron Paul, Sissy Spacek, Thomas F. Wilson, Matt Lanter, Bella Thorne
Directed By:
Daniel Attias, David Petrarca, Adam Davidson, David Knoller, Michael Lehmann
McClain's Law
7
2
McClain's Law
7
2
Starring:
James Arness, Richard Lynch, George DiCenzo, Carl Franklin
Big Love: In the Beginning
8
2
Big Love: In the Beginning
8
2
Role:
Bill Henrickson (2 episodes, 2007)
Starring:
Ginnifer Goodwin, Chloë Sevigny, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Directed By:
David Knoller
New Order: Substance (1989)
7
2
New Order: Substance
7
2
Starring:
Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner
Directed By:
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
45
15
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TV-PG
45
15
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Patrick Warburton, Chloe Bennet, Lucy Lawless, Kyle MacLachlan, Daniel Bernhardt
Miami Vice
13
4
Miami Vice
TV-14
13
4
Starring:
Ian McShane, Miguel Ferrer, Tommy Chong, George Takei, John Leguizamo, Veronica Cartwright, Richard Belzer
Pat Benatar: Hit Videos (1984)
7
2
Pat Benatar: Hit Videos
7
2
Role:
Radio Operator (Radio Operator (segment "Shadows of the Night")
Starring:
Richard Belzer, Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo, Michael Peters
Directed By:
Bob Giraldi, Juliano Waldman
The Hitchhiker
7
3
The Hitchhiker
7
3
Starring:
Peggy Lipton, Sybil Danning, Louise Fletcher, Lauren Hutton, Klaus Kinski, Geraldine Page, Season Hubley
Directed By:
The Atlanta Child Murders
7
3
The Atlanta Child Murders
7
3
Starring:
Martin Sheen, Jason Robards, James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman, Rip Torn
Directed By:
John Erman
Texas Rising
7
3
Texas Rising
TV-14
7
3
Role:
Sam Houston (5 episodes, 2015)
Starring:
Chad Michael Murray, Thomas Jane, Ray Liotta, Kris Kristofferson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Crispin Glover, Brendan Fraser
Directed By:
Roland Joffé
Martini Ranch: Reach (1988)
5
3
Martini Ranch: Reach
5
3
Starring:
Kathryn Bigelow, Bobbie Brat, Bud Cort, Jenette Goldstein, Philip Granger
Directed By:
The Six O'Clock Follies
5
3
The Six O'Clock Follies
5
3
Starring:
Phil Hartman, Laurence Fishburne, Randall Carver
Directed By:
Bob Sweeney, Don Weis
Training Day
6
3
Training Day
TV-14
6
3
Role:
Det. Frank Rourke (13 episodes, 2017)
Starring:
Lou Diamond Phillips, Julie Benz, Katrina Law, Thomas F. Wilson, Tom Berenger, Justin Cornwell, Drew Van Acker
Directed By:
Steven A. Adelson, Matt Earl Beesley, Danny Cannon, Milan Cheylov, Anton Cropper