Bill Paxton — Actor (45)
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Streets of Fire (1984)
Streets of Fire
Walter Hill actor: Michael Paré / Diane Lane …
other title: Strade di fuoco / Estrada de Fogo …
Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to save his star act, Ellen's manager hires Tom to rescue her. Along with a former soldier, they battle through dangerous cityscapes, determined to get Ellen back.
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Commando (1985)
Commando
Mark L. Lester actor: Arnold Schwarzenegger / Rae Dawn Chong …
other title: Comando / Das Phantom Kommando …
John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.
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Boxing Helena (1993)
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Jennifer Lynch actor: Julian Sands / Sherilyn Fenn …
other title: Encaixotando Helena / Mi Obsesión por Helena
A top surgeon is besotted with a beautiful woman who once rebuffed him. Unable to come to terms with life without her, he tries to convince her that they need each other. She has other ideas, but a horrific accident leaves her at his mercy.
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The Circle (2017)
The Circle
James Ponsoldt actor: Emma Watson / Tom Hanks …
other title: O Círculo / El círculo …
A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situation concerning privacy, surveillance and freedom. She comes to learn that her decisions and actions will determine the future of humanity.
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Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
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James Cameron actor: Bill Paxton / John Broadwater …
other title: Fantasmas do Abismo / Die Geister der Titanic …
With a team of the world's foremost historic and marine experts as well as friend Bill Paxton, James Cameron embarks on an unscripted adventure back to the wreck of the Titanic where nearly 1,500 souls lost their lives almost a century ago.
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Thunderbirds (2004)
Thunderbirds
Jonathan Frakes actor: Brady Corbet / Bill Paxton …
other title: Thunderbirds : Les Sentinelles de l'air / 雷鸟特攻队 …
Dangerous missions are the bread and butter of the Thunderbirds, a high-tech secret force employed by the government. Led by Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton), the Thunderbirds are at the top of their game, but their nemesis, The Hood (Ben Kingsley), has landed on their island and is attempting a coup by using the team's rescue vehicles. He'll soon discover that the Thunderbirds won't go down.
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Million Dollar Arm (2014)
Million Dollar Arm
Craig Gillespie actor: Jon Hamm / Aasif Mandvi …
other title: O Rapaz do Milhão de Dólares / Un lancer à un million de dollars …
In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher from a pool of cricket players in India. He soon discovers two young men who can throw a fastball but know nothing about the game of baseball. Or America. It’s an incredible and touching journey that will change them all — especially JB, who learns valuable lessons about teamwork, commitment and family.
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Weird Science (1985)
Weird Science
John Hughes actor: Anthony Michael Hall / Kelly LeBrock …
other title: La donna esplosiva / Tast mig, jeg er din …
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.
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Near Dark (1987)
Near Dark
Kathryn Bigelow actor: Adrian Pasdar / Jenny Wright …
other title: Il buio si avvicina / Djævelens Datter …
A farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.
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2 Guns (2013)
2 Guns
Baltasar Kormákur actor: Denzel Washington / Mark Wahlberg …
other title: Cani sciolti / Dois Tiros …
A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.
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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Robert Rodriguez actor: Alexa PenaVega / Daryl Sabara …
other title: Spy Kids 2 - L'isola dei sogni perduti / Spy Kids 2: Drømmenes Ø …
Exploring the further adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, who have now joined the family spy business as Level 2 OSS agents. Their new mission is to save the world from a mad scientist living on a volcanic island populated by an imaginative menagerie of creatures. On this bizarre island, none of the Cortez's gadgets work and they must rely on their wits--and each other--to survive and save the day.
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Mighty Joe Young (1998)
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Ron Underwood actor: Charlize Theron / Bill Paxton …
other title: Il grande Joe / Store Joe Young …
As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. When Gregg O'Hara arrives from California and sees the animal, he convinces Jill that Joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge. But Strasser follows them to the U.S., intent on capturing Joe for himself.
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A Simple Plan (1998)
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★ 7.5 6 ratings
Sam Raimi actor: Bill Paxton / Billy Bob Thornton …
other title: Soldi sporchi / En simpel plan …
Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain the money while avoiding detection opens a Pandora's box when the fear of getting caught triggers panicked behavior and leads to virulent consequences.
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Texas Rising (2015)
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Roland Joffé actor: Bill Paxton / Jeffrey Dean Morgan …
A chronicle of the Texas Revolution, the uprising against the tyranny of Mexican dictator Santa Anna, from the battle of the Alamo to the battle of San Jacinto, and the rise of the Texas Rangers.
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Twister (1996)
Twister
★ 6.8 5 ratings
Jan de Bont actor: Helen Hunt / Bill Paxton …
other title: Twister - Tornado
An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaking device that will allow them to track them and create a more advanced warning system. They are joined by Jo's soon to be ex-husband Bill, a former tornado chaser himself, and his girlfriend Melissa.
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Brain Dead (1990)
Brain Dead
Adam Simon actor: Bill Pullman / Bill Paxton …
other title: En la piel del asesino
In a battle of man versus machine, Martin, a top neurosurgeon who's studying brain malfunctions that cause mental illness, delves deep into his own mind to save himself from a megalomaniacal corporation.