List of the best Billy Bob Thornton movies: Sling Blade(1996), The Man Who Wasn't There(2001), Friday Night Lights(2004), Monster's Ball(2001), Bad Santa(2003), Levity(2003), School for Scoundrels(2006), Bad Santa 2(2016), Waking Up in Reno(2002), Mr. Woodcock(2007), The Informers(2009), Armageddon(1998) ... ...
Drama
USA
1996
136 Minutes
Director
Billy Bob Thornton Dwight Yoakam J.T. Walsh John Ritter Lucas Black Natalie Canerday James Hampton Robert Duvall Rick Dial Brent Briscoe Christy Ward
mentally challenged young boy mother boyfriend father somber powerful bleak endearing offbeat arkansas small town mental institution small-town life mental illness violence abuse redemption sacrifice rescue
Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.
Crime, Drama
USA|UK
2001
116 Minutes
Ed
Billy Bob Thornton Frances McDormand Michael Badalucco James Gandolfini Katherine Borowitz Jon Polito Scarlett Johansson Richard Jenkins Tony Shalhoub Adam Alexi-Malle
barber wife boss attorney pianist brother-in-law brooding suspenseful california department store prison court hospital lake murder blackmail suicide trial affair fall
A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong.
Drama
Germany|USA
2004
117 Minutes
Coach Gary Gaines
Billy Bob Thornton Derek Luke Jay Hernandez Lucas Black Garrett Hedlund Tim McGraw Connie Britton Lee Thompson Young Lee Jackson Grover Coulson Connie Cooper
coach football player townsperson girlfriend quarterback high-school student emotional winsome rousing football field locker room classroom texas football small-town life high school redemption ambition pride sports
Based on H.G. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team, The Permian High Panthers.
Drama
USA
2001
111 Minutes
Hank Grotowski
Billy Bob Thornton Heath Ledger Halle Berry Peter Boyle Sean Combs Yasiin Bey Will Rokos Milo Addica Coronji Calhoun Charles Cowan Jr. Taylor LaGrange
guard prisoner waitress artist mother police chief passionate dense emotional prison cemetery house louisiana racism romance death prejudice prostitution interracial relationship forbidden love
After a family tragedy, a racist prison guard re-examines his attitudes while falling in love with the African-American wife of the last prisoner he executed.
Comedy, Other, Crime, Drama
Germany|USA
2003
93 Minutes
Willie
Billy Bob Thornton Tony Cox Brett Kelly Lauren Graham Lauren Tom Bernie Mac John Ritter Ajay Naidu Alex Borstein Cloris Leachman
santa claus elf child con artist bartender hysterical dark spirited shopping mall bar miami redemption depression alcoholism robbery father/son relationship fall growing up love 2000s
A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.
Drama
USA|France
2003
100 Minutes
Manual Jordan
Billy Bob Thornton Morgan Freeman Holly Hunter Kirsten Dunst Dorian Harewood Geoffrey Wigdor Luke Robertson Billoah Greene Catherine Colvey Manuel Aranguiz
After two decades in prison for murder, a man is released on parole and returns to his hometown seeking redemption.
Romance
USA
2006
100 Minutes
Billy Bob Thornton Jon Heder Jacinda Barrett Michael Clarke Duncan Luis Guzman Sarah Silverman Horatio Sanz Omar J. Dorsey David Cross Nicole Randall Johnson DeRay Davis
loser love interest teacher classmate meter reader romantic rival lighthearted hysterical charming school airport classroom street romance pranks competition deception schemes love triangle love
A young guy short on luck enrolls in a class to build confidence to help win over the girl of his dreams, which becomes complicated when it turns out his teacher has the same agenda.
Comedy, Other
USA
2016
92 Minutes
Willie Soke
Billy Bob Thornton Kathy Bates Tony Cox Christina Hendricks Brett Kelly Ryan Hansen Jenny Zigrino Jeff Skowron Cristina Rosato Mike Starr Octavia Spencer
robber sidekick friend mother director child cheeky hilarious cool mall bar hotel car street restaurant drinking anger theft hijinx friendship
Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.
Romance
USA
2002
91 Minutes
Lonnie Earl
Billy Bob Thornton Charlize Theron Natasha Richardson Patrick Swayze Holmes Osborne Chelcie Ross Penélope Cruz
husband wife car dealer lover redneck prostitute brash amusing hysterical little rock, ark. reno, nev. hotel van road bar infidelity pregnancy road trip friendship marital problems
A romantic comedy about two trashy couples travelling to Reno to see a monster truck show.
Comedy
USA
2007
87 Minutes
Mr. Woodcock
Billy Bob Thornton Seann William Scott Susan Sarandon Amy Poehler Ethan Suplee Josh Shada Emily Wagner Jacob Davich Melissa Sagemiller Stephen Monroe Taylor
author widow mother gym teacher love interest former classmate lighthearted madcap emotional household gym school hospital going home romance relationships family self-discovery sabotage love
Taken aback by his mother's wedding announcement, a young man returns home in an effort to stop her from marrying his old high school gym teacher, a man who made middle school hell for generations of students.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany|USA
2009
98 Minutes
William Sloan
Billy Bob Thornton Kim Basinger Mickey Rourke Winona Ryder Jon Foster Amber Heard Austin Nichols Lou Taylor Pucci Brad Renfro Chris Isaak Fernando Consagra
One week in L.A. in 1983, featuring movie executives, rock stars, a vampire and other morally challenged characters in adventures laced with sex, drugs and violence.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
1998
150 Minutes
Dan Truman, NASA Administrator
Bruce Willis Billy Bob Thornton Liv Tyler Ben Affleck Will Patton Peter Stormare Keith David Steve Buscemi Owen Wilson William Fichtner Jessica Steen
nasa director oil driller daughter crew member astronaut military officer spectacular intense suspenseful heartwarming powerful nasa facility space shuttle asteroid outer space new york city oil drilling platform saving the world drilling operation father/daughter relationship
After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas is going to impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2010
98 Minutes
Dwayne Johnson Billy Bob Thornton Oliver Jackson-Cohen Carla Gugino Maggie Grace Moon Bloodgood Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Tom Berenger Mike Epps Xander Berkeley
ex-convict police officer assassin stranger detective suspenseful fiery thrilling prison street house vengeance crime murder chase pursuit revenge 2000s
An ex-con gets on a series of apparently unrelated killings. He gets tracked by a veteran cop with secrets of his own and an egocentric hit man.
Comedy
USA
2015
108 Minutes
Pat Candy
Sandra Bullock Billy Bob Thornton Anthony Mackie Joaquim de Almeida Ann Dowd Scoot McNairy Zoe Kazan Dominic Flores Reynaldo Pacheco Louis Arcella Octavio Gómez Berrios
presidential candidate strategist nemesis political consultant co-worker staff member confident brash creative bolivia office hotel street car bedroom politics schemes crisis work stress
A battle-hardened American political consultant is sent to help re-elect a controversial president in Bolivia, where she must compete with a long-term rival working for another candidate.
War, Drama, History
USA
2004
137 Minutes
Dennis Quaid Billy Bob Thornton Jason Patric Patrick Wilson Jordi Mollá Emilio Echevarría Marc Blucas Leon Rippy Matt O'Leary Edwin Hodge W. Earl Brown
general davy crockett jim bowie colonel leader gen. santa anna brash confident thrilling spirited san antonio texas fort mission battlefield alamo the alamo territorial disputes texas revolution outnumbered
Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio Texas.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
2018
118 Minutes
Amber Heard Billy Bob Thornton Theo James Jim Sturgess Cara Delevingne Jaimie Alexander Jason Isaacs Lily Cole Gemma Chan Belle Williams
Clairvoyant femme fatale Nicola Six has been living with a dark premonition of her impending death by murder. She begins a tangled love affair with three uniquely different men: one of whom she knows will be her murderer.
Crime, Drama
USA
1991
107 Minutes
Writer
Bill Paxton Cynda Williams Billy Bob Thornton Michael Beach Jim Metzler Earl Billings Natalie Canerday
drug dealer girlfriend killer sheriff detective son thrilling gritty dark los angeles houston arkansas small town household murder on the run drug trade investigation road trip violence
A small town police chief awaits the arrival of a gang of killers.
Drama
USA
2018
113 Minutes
Leonard
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Charlie Hunnam Billy Bob Thornton David Dastmalchian Odessa Young Andy Buckley Tom Amandes Dominic Pace Lynne Oropeza
writer drug addict nurse friend patient emotional gripping inspiring intense somber rehabilitation clinic united states town second chance addiction difficult choices unlikely friendship rehabilitation discovery temptation
A drug dependent young man faces his past and his inner demons after he is interned in an institution for addicted.
Western
USA
2000
133 Minutes
Brig. Smalls
Dwight Yoakam Vince Vaughn Billy Bob Thornton Bridget Fonda Peter Fonda Paul Reubens Bud Cort Bo Hopkins Luke Askew Joe Unger Michael Jeter
marshal partner woman family member cowboy horse creative thrilling arizona small town office desert robbery murder gunfight family feud the past courtship rescue escape
A U.S. Marshal tracks a destructive clan of outlaws, while a government man claims that the Marshal is actually a ghost of his deceased self.
Drama
USA
2014
141 Minutes
Dwight Dickham
Robert Downey Jr. Robert Duvall Vera Farmiga Billy Bob Thornton Vincent D'Onofrio Jeremy Strong Dax Shepard Leighton Meester Ken Howard Emma Tremblay Balthazar Getty
attorney father police officer prosecutor daughter bartender confident emotional gripping indiana city courtroom house car street relationships anger morality love trust
Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth and, along the way, reconnects with his estranged family.
Drama, History
USA
2013
94 Minutes
Forrest Sorrels
James Badge Dale Zac Efron Marcia Gay Harden Billy Bob Thornton Jacki Weaver Paul Giamatti Ron Livingston Tom Welling Jackie Earle Haley Colin Hanks Jeremy Strong
nurse doctor secret service agent fbi agent assassin brother family john f. kennedy jacqueline kennedy lyndon baines johnson brooding chilling emotional frenetic gripping intense intricate melancholy patriotic powerful
A recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Hospital on the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2014
89 Minutes
Cassandra's Father
Liam Hemsworth Teresa Palmer John Malkovich Billy Bob Thornton Michael Stuhlbarg Bruce Dern Oliver Platt Sonya Salomaa Peyton Kennedy Christian Distefano
young man girlfriend criminal witness uneasy thrilling tense suspenseful small town united states big city rural community small town crime murder witnessing murder life lessons city life small-town life escape
A young man's life is unraveled after witnessing a murder that he filmed in his rural town of Cut Bank.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
2014
89 Minutes
Douglass
James Marsden Thomas Jane Piper Perabo Billy Bob Thornton Scott Glenn Michaela McManus Adam Beach Kelly Curran Reese Alexander Luisa d'Oliveira Sean Owen Roberts
estranged brother ex-convict sheriff bear wife poacher brash gripping intense gritty alaska wilderness small town childhood home animal attack animal behavior brother relationship reunion survival poaching
A bloodthirsty grizzly bear stalks two estranged brothers (James Marsden, Thomas Jane) in the Alaskan wilderness.
Comedy, War, Biography, Drama
USA
2016
111 Minutes
Colonel Walter Hollanek, USMC
Tina Fey Margot Robbie Martin Freeman Alfred Molina Christopher Abbott Billy Bob Thornton Nicholas Braun Stephen Peacocke Sheila Vand Evan Jonigkeit
producer journalist bodyguard militant warlord soldier charming hilarious creative newsroom kabul, afghanistan military base house restaurant village fitting in change journalism culture clash acceptance
A journalist recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Germany
2008
118 Minutes
Agent Thomas Morgan
Shia LaBeouf Michelle Monaghan Rosario Dawson Michael Chiklis Anthony Mackie Billy Bob Thornton Ethan Embry Cameron Boyce Lynn Cohen Bill Smitrovich
fugitive stranger victim innocent man mysterious woman suspenseful tense indianapolis fbi technology death framed for murder escape pursuit 2000s
Jerry and Rachel are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move.
Romance
USA
2003
100 Minutes
Howard D. Doyle, Doctor Howard
George Clooney Catherine Zeta-Jones Geoffrey Rush Cedric Kyles Richard Jenkins Billy Bob Thornton Paul Adelstein Julia Duffy Stacey Travis Jack Kyle Jonathan Hadary
divorce lawyer divorcée oil baron private investigator amusing sultry quirky court elevator casino office restaurant sex marriage law love revenge transformation love 2000s
A beautiful gold digger matches wits with a shrewd Beverly Hills divorce lawyer who is increasingly attracted to her.
Drama
USA
1993
117 Minutes
Day Tripper
Robert Redford Demi Moore Woody Harrelson Oliver Platt Seymour Cassel Billy Bob Thornton Rip Taylor Billy Connolly
architect real estate agent billionaire husband wife sultry touching emotional las vegas los angeles santa monica, calif. mansion infidelity gambling marriage love triangle debt jealousy love temptation
A billionaire offers one million dollars to a young married couple for one night with the wife.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1994
97 Minutes
Gun Clerk
James LeGros John Cusack Ethan Hawke Lisa Zane Steve Buscemi Sy Richardson Billy Bob Thornton Kim Wayans Maritza Rivera Nelson Lyon Nina Siemaszko
In this scathing and subversive social comedy, life in post riot Los Angeles is dissected under the sardonic eye of John Boyz, an unemployed thirty nothing flounderer on Venice Beach who is... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1997
125 Minutes
Darrell
Sean Penn Nick Nolte Jennifer Lopez Powers Boothe Claire Danes Joaquin Phoenix Billy Bob Thornton Jon Voight Abraham Benrubi Julie Hagerty Bo Hopkins
racketeer love interest sexy woman husband murderer engaging gripping suspenseful emotional thrilling passionate las vegas arizona sex appeal attraction attempted murder money unhappy marriage sexual tension adventure
A two-bit criminal (Sean Penn) meets an attractive woman (Jennifer Lopez) and her spouse (Nick Nolte), each of whom wants him to murder the other.
Crime, Drama
1996
92 Minutes
Jack
Vincent D'Onofrio Rebecca De Mornay Delroy Lindo Frank Whaley Michael Madsen Richard Edson Billy Bob Thornton Saverio Gerra
A long lucky streak makes a nice guy (Vincent D'Onofrio) the target of opportunists like his brother, his girlfriend (Rebecca De Mornay), and some guys from New Jersey.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA|UK
1993
89 Minutes
Coldface
Michael Madsen Patricia Arquette Florence Stanley Seymour Cassel Sal Jenco Paul Ben-Victor Darren Epton Billy Bob Thornton Rustam Branaman
A former thief unbeknownst to a dead body in his car drives to a bright future- but the men who planted the body now need it back.
Romance, Other
UK|USA|France
2003
135 Minutes
Hugh Grant Laura Linney Colin Firth Alan Rickman Bill Nighy Emma Thompson Liam Neeson Martine McCutcheon Keira Knightley Rowan Atkinson Andrew Lincoln
rock star writer president prime minister housekeeper manager uplifting lighthearted emotional england wisconsin love affair love triangle friendship love temptation 2000s
Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
Comedy
USA
2015
104 Minutes
Kevin Connolly Adrian Grenier Kevin Dillon Jerry Ferrara Jeremy Piven Emmanuelle Chriqui Perrey Reeves Rex Lee Debi Mazar Rhys Coiro Constance Zimmer
movie star friend agent studio head actor director charming cheeky cool hollywood, calif. movie set mansion party office beach fame movies acting friendship business
Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys Eric, Turtle, and Johnny, are back - and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold on a risky project that will serve as Vince's directorial debut.
Action, Western
USA
1993
127 Minutes
Kurt Russell Val Kilmer Michael Biehn Powers Boothe Robert John Burke Dana Delany Sam Elliott Stephen Lang Terry O'Quinn Joanna Pacula Bill Paxton
marshal gunslinger cowboy outlaw addict mistress intense fiery thrilling tombstone, ariz. o.k. corral wyatt earp doc holiday outlaws gangs gunfight revenge pursuit rivalry 1880s
A successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating.