Acting
Billy Bob Thornton
Born Aug 4, 1955 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and musician. Thornton gained early recognition as a cast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and in several early 1990s films including On Deadly Ground and Tombstone. In the mid-1990s, after writing, directing, and starring in the independent film Sling Blade, he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He appeared in several major film roles following Sling Blade 's success, including 1998's Armageddon and A Simple Plan. During the late 1990s, Thornton began a career as a singer-songwriter. He has released three albums and was the singer of a blues rock band.
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Documentary · Music
The Electric State
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Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
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Comedy · Music
Landman
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Drama
Devil's Peak
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The Gray Man
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1883
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2020
Documentary
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
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The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020
Documentary · Music
Harley Quinn
2019
Action & Adventure · Animation · Comedy
A Million Little Pieces
2019
Drama
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas
2019
Documentary · Music
Untouchable
2019
Documentary
Temple of Art
2018
Documentary
London Fields
2018
Crime · Thriller
Bad Santa 2
2016
Comedy · Crime · Mystery
Goliath
2016
Crime · Drama
IRON WILL: Veterans Battle with PTSD
2016
The First Boys of Spring
2016
Documentary
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016
Comedy · Drama · War
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
2016
Documentary
Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed
2015
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
History · Comedy · Documentary
Our Brand Is Crisis
2015
Comedy · Drama
Entourage
2015
Comedy · Drama
Into the Grizzly Maze
2015
Action · Horror · Thriller
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
Documentary
The Judge
2014
Drama
Cut Bank
2014
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Fargo
2014
Crime · Drama
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
2013
Documentary
Parkland
2013
History · Drama
Jayne Mansfield's Car
2013
Drama · Romance
The Baytown Outlaws
2012
Action · Comedy · Crime
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2012
Documentary · Music
Puss in Boots
2011
Action · Adventure · Animation
Dislecksia: The Movie
2011
Documentary
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2011
Comedy
Nashville Rises
2011
Documentary
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
2010
Documentary · Music
Faster
2010
Crime · Drama · Action
Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman
2009
Music
The Informers
2008
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Eagle Eye
2008
Mystery · Thriller · Action
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
2008
TV Movie · Documentary · Music
Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock”
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Documentary
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2008
Documentary
The Big Bang Theory
2007
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2007
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2006 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Heaven: A World Championship Season
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2006
Comedy · Romance
VH1 Rock Honors
2006
Drama · News · Talk
The Ice Harvest
2005
Crime · Comedy · Thriller
Bad News Bears
2005
Comedy
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2005
Documentary
American Dad!
2005
Animation · Comedy
Friday Night Lights
2004
Drama
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2004
Documentary
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
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Documentary · TV Movie
The Alamo
2004
History · War · Drama
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2004
Drama
Bad Santa
2003
Drama · Comedy · Crime
Intolerable Cruelty
2003
Comedy · Romance
Love Actually
2003
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart
2003
Documentary · Music
Levity
2003
Crime · Drama
Waking Up in Reno
2002
Comedy · Romance
The Badge
2002
Crime · Thriller
Monster's Ball
2001
Drama · Romance
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
Crime · Drama
Daddy and Them
2001
Drama · Comedy
Bandits
2001
Comedy · Crime
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
2000
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The Last Real Cowboys
2000
Western · Comedy
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
2000
Music · Documentary
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2000
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1999
Comedy · Drama
A Simple Plan
1998
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Armageddon
1998
Action · Science Fiction · Adventure
Homegrown
1998
Drama · Action · Comedy
CatDog
1998
Animation · Comedy · Kids
Primary Colors
1998
Drama · Comedy
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
Comedy
The Apostle
1997
Drama
U Turn
1997
Thriller · Crime
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
1997
Drama · Thriller
King of the Hill
1997
Animation · Comedy · Family
The Winner
1996
Thriller · Comedy · Crime
Sling Blade
1996
Drama
Don't Look Back
1996
Action · Thriller · TV Movie
Dead Man
1995
Drama · Fantasy · Western
Out There
1995
Comedy · Science Fiction · Family
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995
Drama
Floundering
1994
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Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
1994
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On Deadly Ground
1994
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Tombstone
1993
Western · Action
Indecent Proposal
1993
Romance · Drama
Grey Knight
1993
Drama · Horror · War
Bound by Honor
1993
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
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Trouble Bound
1993
Action · Comedy
Hearts Afire
1992
Comedy
One False Move
1992
Crime · Drama · Thriller
For the Boys
1991
Drama · Music · Comedy
The Dark Backward
1991
Comedy
Evening Shade
1990
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The Outsiders
1990
Drama
Going Overboard
1989
Comedy
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
1989
Comedy · Horror
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Talk
South of Reno
1988
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Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988
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Hunter's Blood
1986
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Matlock
1986
Drama · Crime
Knots Landing
1979
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This Week in Baseball
1977
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Directed
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2001
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The Gift
2000
Horror · Drama · Thriller
The Last Real Cowboys
2000
Western · Comedy
Don't Look Back
1996
Action · Thriller · TV Movie
A Family Thing
1996
Comedy · Drama
