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1. Sling Blade. 1996 2h 15m R. 8.0 (99K) 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. 2. Princess Mononoke. 1997 2h 14m PG-13. 8.3 (435K) Rate.
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- Sling Blade (1996) When Karl Childers (Billy Bob Thornton) is released from a mental hospital decades after killing his mother, he forms an unlikely bond with Frank Wheatley (Lucas Black), a young boy still coming to terms with his father’s suicide.
- Bad Santa (2003) As far as anyone is concerned, Willie T. Stokes (Billy Bob Thornton) is nothing more than a foul-mouthed and persistently hungover mall Santa who takes the holiday season one bottle of cheap booze at a time.
- Armageddon (1998) With a planet-killing asteroid set on a collision course with Earth, NASA executive Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton) comes up with a far-fetched plan that just so happens to be humanity’s only chance of survival: send a group of roughnecks from an offshore oil rig led by Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis) to drill into the surface of the rock and blow it up with a nuclear bomb.
- Friday Night Lights (2004) When their star player, Boobie Miles (Derek Luke) sustains a season-ending injury in the opening game, the Permian High School Panthers, head coach Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton) leads the team on improbable campaign to the state championship game.
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- 'Sling Blade' (1996) Director: Billy Bob Thornton. In a movie he wrote, directed, and starred in, Thornton was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning Best Original Screenplay.
- 'A Simple Plan' (1998) Director: Sam Raimi. Scott Smith adapted his fictional novel of the same name into a gripping screenplay and trusted director Sam Raimi to bring the story to life.
- 'One False Move' (1992) Director: Carl Franklin. Thornton announced himself to the world with a screenplay he co-wrote and a starring role so captivating that it was meant to be a straight-to-video release, but word of mouth quickly spread, earning One False Move a theatrical distribution.
- 'Bandits' (2001) Director: Barry Levinson. Thornton and Cate Blanchett reunite, adding Bruce Willis to the party in this lively bank robbery drama by Barry Levinson.
- 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.
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- Sling Blade (1996) - 97% Sling Blade is Thornton's best work. Writing, directing, and starring in Sling Blade wasn't hard for the actor used to dominating the stage in plays where he had to physically modify himself live.
- One False Move (1992) - 94% One False Move is an extremely underrated crime drama that you should see at some point in your life. Thornton participates (and also co-writes) as Ray, a lowlife criminal who alongside his accomplices, goes on a killing rampage and attempts to flee from the authorities to make some money selling drugs.
- Princess Mononoke (1997) - 93% We weren't sure to include Thornton's performance in dubbing Princess Mononoke for English audiences, but we caught a glimpse of the actor's performance as Jigo, and he was really good at capturing the playful attitude of the famous monk who offers help to Ashitaka in contacting the Great Forest Spirit.
- A Simple Plan (1998) - 90% In A Simple Plan, Thornton plays Jacob, Hank's older brother who's always been under his brother's shadow because of a learning disability.
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Aug 21, 2022 · Here are the 12 best Billy Bob Thornton movies, ranked. 12. Princess Mononoke. Toho. Billy Bob Thornton's voice is unmistakable. The actor's Southern drawl (which he rarely masks) and baritone ...
