List of the best William Petersen movies: To Live and Die in L.A.(1985), Manhunter(1986), Gunshy(1998), In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man With One Eye Is King(1995), Fear(1996), Passed Away(1992), Cousins(1989), Young Guns II(1990), The Contender(2000), Detachment(2011), 12 Angry Men(1997), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World(2012) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1985
116 Minutes
William Petersen Willem Dafoe John Pankow Debra Feuer John Turturro Darlanne Fluegel Dean Stockwell Steve James Robert Downey Sr.
secret service agent partner criminal fbi agent prostitute dancer bleak thrilling intense los angeles artist's studio street freeway counterfeit money law enforcement murder personal vendetta police corruption pursuit revenge
A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1986
119 Minutes
FBI Agent Will Graham (as William Petersen)
William Petersen Kim Greist Dennis Farina Joan Allen Brian Cox Stephen Lang Tom Noonan
serial killer cannibal fbi agent coworker journalist dark suspenseful chilling atlanta house prison quantico murder manhunt secret plans collaboration revenge mutilation discovery pursuit
Former F.B.I. profiler Will Graham (William Petersen) returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer named "the Tooth Fairy" (Tom Noonan) by the media.
Crime, Drama
1998
101 Minutes
William Petersen Michael Wincott Diane Lane Kevin Gage Michael Byrne Eric Schaeffer Meat Loaf Aday Musetta Vander John Fleck Badja Djola Benjamin Lum
writer gangster nurse police officer girlfriend bleak gritty raw atlantic city, n.j. bar casino police station writer's block secret gambling gangsters infidelity jealousy fall rise
A heartbroken New York City journalist (William Petersen) gets involved with a New Jersey gang member (Michael Wincott) and his girlfriend (Diane Lane).
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1995
99 Minutes
Michael Biehn William Petersen Leo Rossi Paul Winfield Kristian Alfonso Nick Vallelonga Tony DiBenedetto Khalil Kain Tony Lip Michael Cavalieri
Al is hired by an acquaintance who happens to be the local mob boss to track down his own brother who's wanted by the mafia for the murder of an important gangster figure. Is blood thicker than water?
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada
1996
96 Minutes
Steve Walker
Mark Wahlberg Reese Witherspoon William Petersen Amy Brenneman Alyssa Milano Christopher Gray Todd Caldecott Tracy Fraim Gary Riley
teen girl young man father sociopath high-school student mother brutal creepy suspenseful seattle house nightclub obsessive love home invasion abusive relationship hidden past class conflict father/daughter relationship transformation escape
When Nicole met David; handsome, charming, affectionate, he was everything. It seemed perfect, but soon she sees that David has a darker side. And his adoration turns to obsession, their dream into a nightmare, and her love into fear.
Comedy
USA
1992
96 Minutes
Frank Scanlan
Bob Hoskins Jack Warden William Petersen Helen Lloyd Breed Maureen Stapleton Pamela Reed Tim Curry Peter Riegert Blair Brown Patrick Breen Nancy Travis
son sister brother wife mother daughter amusing madcap charming family home funeral home united states family dysfunction funeral religion midlife crisis immigration fall growing up 1990s
A bunch of eccentric relatives gather for their patriarch's funeral.
Romance
USA
1989
110 Minutes
Tom
Ted Danson Isabella Rossellini Sean Young William Petersen Lloyd Bridges Norma Aleandro Keith Coogan Gina de Angelis
husband wife cousin lover amusing witty charming church family home suburbia adultery love marriage deception forbidden love 1980s
Two couples go to a mutual friend's wedding and end up swapping partners.
Western
USA
1990
103 Minutes
Patrick Floyd "Pat" Garrett
Emilio Estevez Kiefer Sutherland Lou Diamond Phillips Christian Slater William Petersen Alan Ruck R.D. Call James Coburn Balthazar Getty Jack Kehoe
ranch hand vigilante gunslinger federal agent partner friend frenetic playful spectacular thrilling new mexico territory mexico wilderness wild west fugitives manhunt billy the kid justice betrayal reform
In 1881, cattle baron John Chisum pays a bounty to Patrick Floyd Garrett to kill outlaw Billy the Kid.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Germany|UK
2000
126 Minutes
Gov. Jack Hathaway
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.
Drama
USA
2011
97 Minutes
Sarge
Adrien Brody Marcia Gay Harden James Caan Christina Hendricks Lucy Liu Blythe Danner Tim Blake Nelson William Petersen Bryan Cranston Sami Gayle Betty Kaye
substitute teacher grandfather principal counselor runaway student gritty emotional touching high school inner city classroom teaching emotional involvement student-teacher relationship teen angst discovery transformation 2010s
A substitute teacher who drifts from classroom to classroom finds a connection to the students and teachers during his latest assignment.
Drama
1997
117 Minutes
Jack Lemmon George C. Scott Douglas Spain Courtney B. Vance Ossie Davis Armin Mueller-Stahl Dorian Harewood James Gandolfini Tony Danza Hume Cronyn Mykelti Williamson
juror judge alleged criminal latino priest inspiring tense uneasy courtroom jury deliberation room united states court battles citizenship jury service law and order discrimination metamorphosis quest 1990s
One (Jack Lemmon) of 12 jurors holds out in the case of a boy (George C. Scott) from the slums who is accused of killing his father.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
101 Minutes
Steve Carell Keira Knightley Adam Brody Connie Britton Melanie Lynskey Rob Corddry Patton Oswalt Derek Luke Martin Sheen Roger Aaron Brown Rob Huebel
salesman neighbor wife ex-girlfriend co-worker amusing cheeky offbeat suburb office household open road united states car apocalypse road trip search unlikely friendship lost love discovery
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.