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Bill Paxton

8 films

Bill Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor. He appeared in films including Aliens and Titanic and starred as practising polygamist Bill Henrickson in the HBO series Big Love. On February 25, 2017 he died from complications following heart surgery.

Where to Start with Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton appears in 8 drama films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are Nightcrawler, Apollo 13, The Greatest Game Ever Played — a strong place to start exploring Bill Paxton's drama work.

Nightcrawler 7.7

Nightcrawler

2014
Apollo 13 7.5

Apollo 13

1995
The Greatest Game Ever Played 7.3

The Greatest Game Ever Played

2005

Bill Paxton — Drama Films 8

Nightcrawler 7.7

Nightcrawler

2014
Apollo 13 7.5

Apollo 13

1995
The Greatest Game Ever Played 7.3

The Greatest Game Ever Played

2005
A Simple Plan 7.2

A Simple Plan

1998
Frailty 6.9

Frailty

2002
Million Dollar Arm 6.7

Million Dollar Arm

2014
Twister 6.6

Twister

1996
One False Move 6.6

One False Move

1992

Frequent Collaborators

Billy Bob Thornton Billy Bob Thornton 2 films together Jake Gyllenhaal Jake Gyllenhaal 1 film together Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed 1 film together Rene Russo Rene Russo 1 film together Michael Hyatt Michael Hyatt 1 film together Ron Howard Ron Howard 1 film together