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Bill Pullman

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SpaceballsSpaceballs (1987)
Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, John Candy
A rollicking and fairly successful Mel Brooks take–off of STAR WARS and the space–opera genre, with Rick Moranis irresistibly hilarious…
Accidental Tourist, TheAccidental Tourist, The (1988)
Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis
A travel author faces problems with the two eccentric women in his life. A dry leisure.
Serpent and the Rainbow, TheSerpent and the Rainbow, The (1988)
Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae
Based on an apparently true story of a man's nightmare journey to into the eerie world of voodoo. Filmed on location in Haiti and scarier for it.
Cold FeetCold Feet (1989)
Dir. Robert Dornhelm
Feat. Keith Carradine, Sally Kirkland, Tom Waits
A deranged assassin and a strange couple concoct a scheme to smuggle emeralds over the Mexican border. Bawdy, off–kilter Southern romp features…
Brain DeadBrain Dead (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. Adam Simon
Feat. Bill Pullman, Bill Paxton, Bud Cort
Long unreleased in New Zealand (which possibly explains why Peter Jackson also claimed the title), this arrives a bit of a lost gem from the halcyon…
Sibling RivalrySibling Rivalry (1990)
Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Kirstie Alley, Bill Pullman, Carrie Fisher
Hysterical screwball comedy with Kirstie Alley playing an aspiring writer and neglected wife, whose fling with a handsome stranger leads to mistaken…
Bright AngelBright Angel (1991)
Dir. Michael Fields
Feat. Dermot Mulroney, Lili Taylor, Sam Shepard
Sombre mid–western road movie avoids genre cliches and maintain its grip once it takes hold.
NewsiesNewsies (1992)
Dir. Kenny Ortega
Feat. Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Ann-Margret
Disney musical based loosely on the 1899 New York City Newsboys' strike, in which the young newspaper hawkers of the city rose up to demand fair…
Sleepless in SeattleSleepless in Seattle (1993) Recommended
Dir. Nora Ephron
Feat. Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan consummate a romance over 3000 miles via a soapy talk–back show. The two leads and a witty, old–fashioned script…
Last Seduction, TheLast Seduction, The (1993) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Dahl
Feat. Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg, J.T. Walsh
Magnificent modern noir in which Linda Fiorentino offers the most brazen female performance in years, power–driving her way through a script…
MaliceMalice (1993) Recommended
Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman
An unlikely but nonetheless ripping yarn unfolds when a brilliant but dubious doctor is sued for medical negligence by his college pal's wife.…
While You Were SleepingWhile You Were Sleeping (1995)
Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher
Lonely girl Sandra Bullock comes to the aid of a romanticised stranger after he is mugged, murmurs that she was going to 'marry him', and so is taken…
CasperCasper (1995) Recommended
Dir. Brad Silberling
Feat. Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman, Cathy Moriaty
Technology breathes fresh air into that rather soppy '60s cartoon creation, the friendly ghost without a real friend. Enter spook–psychologist…
Mr. WrongMr. Wrong (1996)
Dir. Nick Castle
Feat. Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Pullman
Ellen DeGeneres, of TV's 'Ellen', playing the dating game of the 90s, meets a handsome stranger only to find his 'perfect' veneer is a creepy…
Independence DayIndependence Day (ID4) (1996)
Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Will Smith
Absurdly mega–hyped sci–fi blockbuster revels in its own trashiness, but to its credit revives an old high–concept with (then)…
MistrialMistrial (1996)
Dir. Heywood Gould
Feat. Bill Pullman, Robert Loggia, Blair Underwood
Frustrated by the legal system, cop Bill Pullman pours gasoline on community tensions by kidnapping a judge and jury – to put a suspected…
Lost HighwayLost Highway (1997)
Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty
Welcome to Lynchland. Where picket fences surround troubled, violent, sexual twisted souls who converse in awkwardly measured rhythms. David Lynch…
End of Violence, TheEnd of Violence, The (1997)
Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Bill Pullman, Gabriel Byrne, Andie MacDowell
After a 5yr hiatus dir. Wim Wenders proffered this elliptical tale of alienation and desires for omniscience, this time enacted in sunswept,…
Zero EffectZero Effect (1997)
Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. Bill Pullman, Ryan O'Neal, Ben Stiller
Bill Pullman is Darryl Zero, a bizarre millionaire–genius gumshoe hired by business tycoon Ryan O'Neal to track down his blackmailer, while…
Lake PlacidLake Placid (1999) Recommended
Dir. Steve Miner
Feat. Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt
Gleefully silly horror contrivance abitrarily plonks a 30ft Asian crocodile down in Black Lake (where did Lake Placid go?) to dine on pigs, chickens…
Brokedown PalaceBrokedown Palace (1999)
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
Feat. Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Pullman
OE–gone–awry flick has an impetuous Claire Danes and demure Kate Beckinsale land in major difficulties during their Thai holiday after…
Titan A.E.Titan A.E. (2001)
Dir. Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Feat. Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo
Unique combination of traditional animation and computer–generated images draws new inspiration from the debris of other sci–fi sources,…
Igby Goes DownIgby Goes Down (2002) Recommended
Dir. Burr Steers
Feat. Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes, Jeff Goldblum
More than meets the eye in this indie New York satire about an over–educated ‘slacker’ experiencing growing pains amid upper…
RickRick (2003)
Dir. Curtiss Clayton
Feat. Bill Pullman, Aaron Stanford, Agnes Bruckner
A faithful and somewhat underrated adaptation of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto", updated into the modern office world, where a top executive…
Grudge, TheGrudge, The (2004)
Dir. Takashi Shimizu
Feat. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, Bill Pullman
Unnerving imagery and soundscapes abound in the Japanese director's remake of his own horror film for a western audience, that while recast with…
Dear WendyDear Wendy (2005)
Dir. Thomas Vinterberg
Feat. Jamie Bell, Bill Pullman
Pressed from the same pattern as DOGVILLE, this stylised allegory scripted by Lars Von Trier also proffers a tale set in some timeless era of the…
Scary Movie 4Scary Movie 4 (2006)
Dir. David Zucker
Feat. Anna Faris, Bill Pullman, Leslie Nielsen
Fourth entry in the horror–movie spoof series actually manages to improve on its predecessor with the Zucker–Abrahams team (FLYING HIGH)…
Torchwood (TV Series)Torchwood (TV Series) (Children of Earth; Miracle Day) (2006-2011) Recommended
Feat. John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman
This Dr. Who spin–off series, set in present day Cardiff, focuses on 'The Captain' (a former travel companion of the Doctor), who travels…
Nobel SonNobel Son (2007)
Dir. Randall Miller
Feat. Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy
Peppy crime caper about a recent Nobel Prize winner whose son is kidnapped and ransomed for the $2 million prize money. Directed with whiz, pop,…
Phoebe in WonderlandPhoebe in Wonderland (2008) Recommended
Dir. Daniel Barnz
Feat. Felicity Huffman, Patricia Clarkson, Elle Fanning
Affecting drama starring Elle Fanning (Dakota's little sister) as an gifted but unstable young girl who retreats into the fantastical world of Alice…
Bottle ShockBottle Shock (2008)
Dir. Randall Miller
Feat. Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Bill Pullman
Lightly farcical take on the true story of how American viticulture pioneer Jim Barrett broke the French domination of premium wine market (esp.…
SurveillanceSurveillance (2008)
Dir. Jennifer Chambers Lynch
Feat. Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Pell James
Divisive thriller following two FBI agents who must piece together three very different eyewitness accounts of a murder in a small town, in order to…
PeacockPeacock (2009)
Dir. Michael Lander
Feat. Cillian Murphy, Elliot Page, Susan Sarandon
A freak accident in a small American town threatens to disclose a bank teller's secret life – that of a split personality – in this…
Killer Inside Me, TheKiller Inside Me, The (2010)
Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba
Casey Affleck disturbs as a psychotic small town sheriff struggling to cover his bloody tracks in this grim, stylish neo–noir. Adroitly…
Too Big to FailToo Big to Fail (2011) Recommended
Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. James Woods, John Heard, William Hurt
HBO throw the kitchen sink at the 2008 financial crisis with this heavy–hitting reenactment of events leading up to the TARP bailout. The…
May in the SummerMay in the Summer (2013)
Dir. Cherien Dabis
Feat. Cherien Dabis, Alia Shawkat, Hiam Abbass
Jordanian set drama of cultural misunderstanding about a successful author returning to her familial hometown Amman in preparation for her impending…
CymbelineCymbeline (Anarchy) (2014)
Dir. Michael Almereyda
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Ed Harris, Milla Jovovich
After their edgy version of Hamlet (2000), Ethan Hawke and director Michael Almereyda re–team for one of Shakespeare's lesser–known…
American UltraAmerican Ultra (2015)
Dir. Nima Nourizadeh
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Connie Britton
Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart reunite in this paranoid action–comedy , with Eisenberg dumbing down to play a hapless stoner who discovers…
Independence Day 2: ResurgenceIndependence Day 2: Resurgence (2016)
Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Jessie Usher
Routine effects–heavy sequel is set decades after the first Independence Day invasion, and finds Earth once again faced with an alien threat.
Sinner, The (TV Series)Sinner, The (TV Series) (2017)
Feat. Jessica Biel, Christopher Abbott, Bill Pullman
An 8–episode miniseries starring Jessica Biel as a seemingly ordinary woman who brutally murders someone out of nowhere during a trip to the…
Battle of the Sexes, TheBattle of the Sexes, The (2017) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Feat. Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman
Entertainingly playful telling of the story behind the milestone 1973 tennis match in which the 29–year–old women's champ Billie Jean…
Ballad of Lefty Brown, TheBallad of Lefty Brown, The (2017)
Dir. Jared Moshe
Feat. Bill Pullman, Kathy Baker, Jim Caviezel
Bill Pullman is the cowboy Lefty Brown in this entertaining modern western, tracking outlaws across the Montana plains in attempt to avenge the…
Walking OutWalking Out (2018)
Dir. Alex Smith, Andrew J Smith
Feat. Matt Bomer, Alex Neustaedter, Bill Pullman
A haunting survival drama following an estranged father and son who trek into the Montana wilderness to hunt game, but experience an unexpected and…
Equalizer 2, TheEqualizer 2, The (2018)
Dir. Antoine Fuqua
Feat. Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders
Sequel to the 2014 film based on the 1980's TV series of the same name in which Denzel Washington dutifully returns as a retired US Marine and…
High Note, TheHigh Note, The (Covers) (2020)
Dir. Nisha Ganatra
Feat. Dakota Johnson, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Bill Pullman
Rom–com set in the music industry, with Dakota Johnson playing an overworked personal assistant who longs for fame and recognition, and Tracee…

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