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Actor. director. producer. writer. Years active. 1986–present. The following is the filmography of American actor, filmmaker, singer, songwriter and musician Billy Bob Thornton .
YearTitleRole2024TBA2023Charlie2022Donald Fitzroy2018Leonard- 1986–present
1. Sling Blade (1996) R | 135 min | Drama. 8. Rate. 85 Metascore. Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town. Director: Billy Bob Thornton | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter. Votes: 98,717 | Gross: $24.48M.
Mar 14, 1997 · Sling Blade: Directed by Billy Bob Thornton. With Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter. Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.
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- Sling Blade. "Sling Blade" isn't the best movie on this list, but it's impossible to call it anything less than the best Billy Bob Thornton movie. On every level, this movie doesn't exist without Thornton.
- Monster's Ball. The best Billy Bob Thornton movies aren't interested in easy answers. "Primary Colors" doesn't provide them. Despite its outlandish, unrealistic plotting, neither does "Armageddon" — it's a fantasy about human tenacity.
- Friday Night Lights. I named Peter Berg's "Friday Night Lights" the best football movie ever in an article for SlashFilm. It's also one of Billy Bob Thornton's best movies.
- Armageddon. It's possible that "Armageddon" will be the film that Billy Bob Thornton is best remembered for, not because it's the best film he ever appeared in but because it's the most visible.
- Sling Blade. Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh. 181 votes. Mentally disabled Karl Childers (Billy Bob Thornton) is released from the mental hospital where he has spent most of his life after murdering his mother and her lover.
- A Simple Plan. Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Brent Briscoe. 92 votes. A Simple Plan is a chilling drama-thriller that unwinds in the heart of rural America.
- Bad Santa. Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly. 142 votes. In Bad Santa, Willie Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) is a conman and a thief who, with his partner Marcus (Tony Cox), has an unusual seasonal job.
- Monster's Ball. Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger. 107 votes. Hank, an embittered racist prison guard working on death row, begins an unlikely, emotionally charged sexual relationship with Leticia, a Black woman and wife of a man sentenced to death.
Nov 23, 2016 · Billy Bob Thornton's 10 Best Movies. We look back at the best-reviewed work of the Bad Santa 2 star. by Jeff Giles | November 23, 2016 | 6 Comments. Actor, writer, director, recording...
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001 film) The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 neo-noir crime film written, directed, and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, Richard Jenkins, Scarlett Johansson, Jon Polito, Tony Shalhoub, and James Gandolfini.
