List of the best Philip Baker Hall movies: Hard Eight(1996), Duck(2005), Secret Honor(1984), A Gentleman's Game(2001), Person to Person(2017), Islander(2006), Lost Souls(2000), The Insider(1999), 50/50(2011), The Last Word(2017), You Kill Me(2007), All Good Things(2010) ... ...
Drama
USA
1996
96 Minutes
Sydney
Philip Baker Hall John C. Reilly Gwyneth Paltrow Samuel L. Jackson F. William Parker Philip Seymour Hoffman Nathanael Cooper Wynn White Robert Ridgely Kathleen Campbell Michael J. Rowe
veteran gambler fortuneteller emotional casino funeral money friendship gambling pursuit
Professional gambler Sydney teaches John the tricks of the trade. John does well until he falls for cocktail waitress Clementine.
Drama
2005
98 Minutes
Arthur Pratt
Philip Baker Hall Bill Brochtrup Amy Hill Larry Cedar French Stewart Bill Cobbs Noel Gugliemi Carol Mansell John Coughlin Starletta DuPois Michael Edward Thomas
An aging widower (Philip Baker Hall) and a duck that thinks of him as its mother encounter helpful and hostile characters as they search for a place and a reason to live.
Drama
USA
2001
112 Minutes
Charlie Logan
Mason Gamble Gary Sinise Philip Baker Hall Dylan Baker Henry Simmons Ellen Muth Brian Doyle Murray David Zayas Kevin Thoms Robin Dorian Linda Emond
A drama revolving around characters whose lives are transformed one summer at an exclusive East Coast country club.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
84 Minutes
Jimmy
Michael Cera Abbi Jacobson Philip Baker Hall Michaela Watkins Tavi Gevinson Olivia Luccardi Craig Butta Ben Rosenfield Bene Coopersmith George Sample III
Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.
Drama
USA
2006
100 Minutes
Popper
Thomas Hildreth Amy Jo Johnson Mark Kiely Philip Baker Hall Emma Ford Larry Pine Ed Conway Ron Canada
After a tragic accident at sea, Eben Cole loses his family, friends and stature in his island fishing community. He returns to the island an outcast but determined to win back the way of ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2000
97 Minutes
Father James
Winona Ryder Ben Chaplin Sarah Wynter Philip Baker Hall John Hurt Elias Koteas Brian Reddy John Beasley John Diehl Victor Slezak Brad Greenquist
roman catholic leader journalist young woman priest detective chilling tense dark church hospital new york city office mental institution roman catholic church satanism investigation conspiracy exorcism redemption
A Catholic teacher meets an atheist journalist, whom a group of Catholics and Priests believes has been chosen by the devil to be the Antichrist.
Drama
USA
1999
157 Minutes
Don Hewitt
Al Pacino Russell Crowe Christopher Plummer Diane Venora Philip Baker Hall Lindsay Crouse Debi Mazar Stephen Tobolowsky Colm Feore Bruce McGill Gina Gershon
television producer scientist lawyer executive wife thrilling powerful dark office household courtroom kentucky mississippi new york city big business news deception tobacco family quest
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2011
99 Minutes
Alan
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Seth Rogen Anna Kendrick Bryce Dallas Howard Philip Baker Hall Anjelica Huston Serge Houde Andrew Airlie
cancer patient therapist mother father best friend victim heartwarming emotional hilarious hysterical apartment family home doctor's office nightclub cancer friendship dating mortality struggle relationships
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
108 Minutes
Edward
Shirley MacLaine Amanda Seyfried AnnJewel Lee Majestic Dixon Thomas Sadoski Philip Baker Hall Gedde Watanabe Tom Everett Scott Joel Murray Yvette Freeman Valeri Ross Anne Heche
businesswoman writer old woman young woman confident calm emotional inspiring big city office house small town car death life self-discovery friendship adventure discovery love
Harriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth resulting in a life-altering friendship.
Romance, Comedy
USA
2007
92 Minutes
Roman
Ben Kingsley Tea Leoni Luke Wilson Dennis Farina Philip Baker Hall Bill Pullman Jayne Eastwood Scott Heindl Marcus Thomas Jon Ted Wynne Will Woytowich
hit man uncle mobster sponsor woman amusing dark madcap new york state san francisco mob alcoholism rehabilitation love failing career rise adventure discovery 2000s
While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hitman befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2010
101 Minutes
Malvern Bumb
Ryan Gosling Kirsten Dunst Frank Langella Lily Rabe Philip Baker Hall Nick Offerman Kristen Wiig Michael Esper
heir wife veteran writer father wealthy man dark eerie new york city times square vermont countryside house galveston, texas unsolved murder trial class distinctions father/son relationship suicide marital problems
Mr. David Marks was suspected but never tried for killing his wife Katie who disappeared in 1982, but the truth is eventually revealed.
Drama
USA
2012
88 Minutes
Judge Julius Hoffman
Gary Cole Mayim Bialik Steven Culp Aaron Abrams Philip Baker Hall David Julian Hirsh Orlando Jones Scott Lowell Danny Masterson Peter Mackenzie Thomas Ian Nicholas
Eight anti-war protesters go on trial for conspiring to cause riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1991
98 Minutes
Joe
Courteney Cox D.B. Sweeney Craig Sheffer Sandy Ward Philip Baker Hall Robert Miano Tom Finnegan Connie Sawyer
Two men rattle a comic-book artist who has moved to a desert town after her trauma in New York.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1999
89 Minutes
Sol Hirsch
Jonathan Penner Jacqueline Bisset Mary-Louise Parker Jamey Sheridan Philip Baker Hall Jonathan Banks Maury Chaykin Chris Sarandon
graduate student mother uncle girlfriend bartender dark gritty uneasy sultry los angeles california nightclub house restroom murder mourning greed sex mental breakdown family dysfunction
In this updated version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, a young man comes face-to-face with personal treachery after suspecting that his father may have been murdered.
Comedy
2003
90 Minutes
Sol Sussman
Charles Busch Natasha Lyonne Jason Priestley Frances Conroy Philip Baker Hall Stark Sands Victor Raider-Wexler Nora Dunn
cabaret performer actor producer son daughter maid dark shocking madcap house tennis court mansion bar new york city murder sex love family homosexuality fall
Trapped in a loveless marriage, an aging celebrity (Charles Busch) has an affair and plots to kill her husband.
Comedy
USA
1987
97 Minutes
Detective Mulvahill
Casey Siemaszko Anne Ryan Stacey Glick Richard Tyson Jeffrey Tambor Philip Baker Hall John P. Ryan Jonathan Wise
nerd teen boy girlfriend teacher bully offbeat amusing emotional classroom parking lot library high school fighting bullying high school showdown rumors courage rivalry quest
A nerd gets himself in hot water with the new bully, a quiet bad boy who challenges him to fight on the grounds of their high school after the day's end.
Comedy, Action
USA
2012
84 Minutes
Herb
Jamie Kennedy Edge Jennifer Esposito Alicia Witt Kevin Weisman Philip Baker Hall Jessica Walter Pruitt Taylor Vince Gary Grubbs
cop prosecutor criminal dark new orleans rules suspicion corruption pursuit
A district attorney is determined to take down a corrupt New Orleans cop.
Drama
USA
2012
115 Minutes
Ike Rafferty
Chris Pine Elizabeth Banks Olivia Wilde Jon Favreau Michelle Pfeiffer Michael Hall D'Addario Philip Baker Hall Mark Duplass Devin Brochu Barbara Eve Harris Dean Chekvala
salesman sister son girlfriend family member emotional touching inspiring funeral los angeles household bar family dysfunction alcoholism inheritance brother/sister relationship family secrets discovery transformation 2010s
While settling his recently deceased father's estate, a salesman discovers he has a sister whom he never knew about, leading both siblings to re-examine their perceptions about family and life choices.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Germany|UK
2000
126 Minutes
Oscar Billings
Joan Allen Gary Oldman Jeff Bridges Sam Elliott Christian Slater William Petersen Philip Baker Hall Saul Rubinek
senator president congressman investigator friend chilling cool suspenseful washington, d.c. secret character assassination political corruption truth presidency fall mystery 2000s
Senator Laine Hanson is a contender for U.S. Vice President, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to derail her confirmation.
Horror
USA
2005
89 Minutes
Father McNamara
Ryan Reynolds Melissa George Jesse James Jimmy Bennett Chloë Grace Moretz Rachel Nichols Philip Baker Hall Isabel Conner Brendan Donaldson Annabel Armour Rich Komenich
mother father priest son daughter frightening eerie gory amityville, n.y. household haunted houses demons exorcism family paranoia violence pursuit escape 2000s
Newlyweds are terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a large house that was the site of a grisly mass murder a year before.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2009
96 Minutes
Captain Smith
Alfred Molina Hope Davis Shane West Simon Baker-Denny Rachael Leigh Cook Donal Logue Philip Baker Hall Mel Harris Roy Werner Juting Tsang Stephen Steelman
serial killer police detective landlady profiler chilling dark neighborhood hollywood murder investigation serial murders jack the ripper pursuit 2000s
A couple rents out a room to a mysterious young man, who may or may not be guilty of a series of grisly neighborhood murders.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2005
92 Minutes
Frank Perkins
Justin Chambers Robin Tunney Rory Culkin William Mapother Brad Henke Rex Linn Philip Baker Hall Marty Lindsey Shelby Alexis Irey Kris Palm Nate Dushku
police detective wife son police chief serial killer victim brooding gripping somber california san francisco police station house crime scene vallejo, calif. serial murders investigation obsession family zodiac killer
An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims more victims. Based on a true story.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1998
109 Minutes
Sheriff Al Chambers
Vince Vaughn Anne Heche Julianne Moore Viggo Mortensen William H. Macy Robert Forster Philip Baker Hall Anne Haney Chad Everett Rance Howard Rita Wilson
norman bates detective mother young woman boyfriend sister shocking brutal frightening creepy bates motel road car dealership office family home arizona serial murders unlikely criminal multiple personalities murder investigation
A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Germany|Canada
2002
118 Minutes
Defense Secretary Becker
Ben Affleck Morgan Freeman James Cromwell Liev Schreiber Bridget Moynahan Alan Bates Ciarán Hinds Philip Baker Hall Ron Rifkin Bruce McGill Colm Feore
cia agent president scientist partner secret agent cia analyst thrilling suspenseful gripping intense washington, d.c. baltimore white house government building cia office big city espionage war terrorism nuclear attack
CIA analyst Jack Ryan must stop the plans of a Neo-Nazi faction that threatens to induce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia's President by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game in Baltimore, Maryland.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1999
139 Minutes
Alvin MacCarron
Matt Damon Gwyneth Paltrow Jude Law Cate Blanchett Philip Seymour Hoffman Jack Davenport James Rebhorn Sergio Rubini Philip Baker Hall Celia Weston Fiorello
sociopath playboy expatriates father friend detective thrilling suspenseful tense new york city italy boat hotel rome apartment deception death affair friendship obsession
In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.
Comedy
USA
2009
89 Minutes
Coach Byrnes
Nicholas D'Agosto Eric Christian Olsen Sarah Roemer Molly Sims Danneel Harris John Michael Higgins Adhir Kalyan AnnaLynne McCord Philip Baker Hall Amber Stevens Margo Harshman
teen boy best friend cheerleader boyfriend coach football player hilarious madcap playful high school football field beach camp basketball court cheerleading summer camp sex romance friendship schemes
The two most popular guys in high school decide to ditch football camp for cheerleader camp. For the girls and for the glory.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2011
94 Minutes
Franklin
Jim Carrey Carla Gugino Angela Lansbury Ophelia Lovibond Madeline Carroll Clark Gregg Jeffrey Tambor David Krumholtz Philip Baker Hall Maxwell Perry Cotton James Tupper
real estate developer penguin ex-wife child father boss lighthearted madcap heartwarming amusing playful apartment new york city central park zoo office street marriage human-animal friendship family
The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel.
Fantasy
1998
96 Minutes
Dr. Bardwell
Tate Donovan Ming-Na Grace Phillips Matt Craven Abraham Benrubi Paul Ben-Victor Carter Spohn Fran Bennett Philip Baker Hall
A doctor (Tate Donovan) chooses between reality and life with his true love (Grace Phillips) in a seemingly idyllic parallel universe.
Crime, Drama
1992
96 Minutes
Dr. Comden
Cybill Shepherd Robert Beltran Charlie Schlatter Kurt Fuller Diane Salinger Roy Thinnes Mimi Kuzyk Kene Holliday Philip Baker Hall Vonetta McGee Tony Lo Bianco
Intrigue and murder call for a Los Angeles private eye (Cybill Shepherd) who has a black belt and knows her way around.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
102 Minutes
Network Executive
Jim Carrey Laura Linney Noah Emmerich Natascha McElhone Holland Taylor Ed Harris Brian Delate Una Damon Paul Giamatti Philip Baker Hall Peter Krause
good guy producer actress ex-girlfriend uplifting endearing quirky alternate reality florida small town television studio manipulation media deception television discovery transformation underdog 1980s
An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.
Drama
USA
1999
188 Minutes
Jimmy Gator
Jason Robards Julianne Moore Tom Cruise Philip Seymour Hoffman John C. Reilly Melora Walters Jeremy Blackman Michael Bowen William H. Macy Philip Baker Hall Melinda Dillon
father wife son genius host caretaker engaging endearing san fernando valley california death estrangement family guilt suicide attempt father/son relationship pursuit transformation 1990s
An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
Romance
USA
1989
87 Minutes
Dean Patterson
Anthony Edwards Corey Parker Lara Flynn Boyle Finn Carter Charles Rocket Christopher Rydell Brian Doyle Murray Tichina Arnold Bill Raymond Philip Baker Hall
teenager classmate mother father valedictorian counselor lighthearted amusing endearing michigan pennsylvania family home college high school college admission romantic dilemma unrequited love opposites attract teen angst quest
Marlon has a crush on Jessica (running for high school senior class president). Jessica wants to attend Ramsey College. Marlon wants to go wherever Jessica is going. Problem: low SAT score.
Drama
Denmark|Netherlands|Sweden|Germany|UK|France|Finland|Norway|Italy
2003
178 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Harriet Andersson Lauren Bacall Jean-Marc Barr Paul Bettany Blair Brown James Caan Patricia Clarkson Jeremy Davies Ben Gazzara Philip Baker Hall
outcast shopkeeper wife writer child profound dark disturbing gutsy small town dogville outlaws small-town life power struggle violence virtue sacrifice revenge escape 1930s
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town she finds out that their support has a price.
Drama
USA
1997
152 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Burt Reynolds Julianne Moore John C. Reilly Don Cheadle Heather Graham Luis Guzman Philip Seymour Hoffman William H. Macy Alfred Molina Philip Baker Hall
porn star filmmaker mother husband wife creative unrestrained offbeat san fernando valley nightclub mansion las vegas california ambition fame addiction show business pornography infidelity rise
Back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, an idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.
Comedy
USA
1998
91 Minutes
Steven Weber Craig Bierko Matt Keeslar Karen Sillas Robyn Peterman Viola Harris Orlando Jones Jennifer Leigh Warren Richard Gant James MacDonald Sonya Eddy
Two cousins and friends, Richie and Evan, go to Atlantic City to gamble. Richie loses all he has at slot machines and asks Evan for two more coins for a last attempt. That last attempt ... See full summary »
Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
1997
84 Minutes
Rene Russo Robbie Coltrane Alan Cumming Irma P. Hall Paul Reubens John Aylward Mimi Kennedy Jon Simmons Kathleen Klein Russell Young Frank Collison
socialite gorilla husband assistant maid engaging emotional amusing new york city mansion chicago fair movie theater wild animals husband/wife relationship eccentricity drunkenness human-animal friendship love transformation
An animal lover (Rene Russo) raises a baby gorilla in 1920s Brooklyn, along with a slew of geese, dogs, horses and chimps.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Germany
1997
124 Minutes
Harrison Ford Gary Oldman Glenn Close Wendy Crewson Paul Guilfoyle William H. Macy Liesel Matthews Dean Stockwell Xander Berkeley Bill Smitrovich Elya Baskin
president terrorist wife daughter vice president dictator thrilling intense airplane moscow white house survival terrorism kidnapping deception family showdown quest sacrifice rescue
Communist Radicals hijack Air Force One with The U.S. President and his family on board. The Vice President negotiates from Washington D.C., while the President, a Veteran, fights to rescue the hostages on board.