Acting
Billy Bob Thornton
- Titles
- 110movies42TV shows
- Career
Active from 1992 to 2024, busiest in 2000 and 2001 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 41top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
Sling Blade90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 80 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism6.9average 5.2
- Crime5.1average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Family Dynamics5.4average 4.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.3average 3.7
- Dark Humor3.5average 2.9
- Social Commentary5.5average 4.9
- Melancholy5.1average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Wonder2.4, average 3.4
- Uncanny1.6, average 2.5
- Fantasy0.9, average 1.8
- Historical1.8, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 12
- Moral Ambiguity 8
- Social Commentary 8
- Redemption 6
- Dysfunctional Family 5
- Character Study 4
- Ensemble Cast 4
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Crime Thriller 4
- Neo-Noir 4
- Melancholy 4
- Suspenseful 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- TTom EppersonWriterThe Gift, Jayne Mansfield's Car, One False Move, Don't Look Back, A Family Thing, +2 more
Robert DuvallActorThe Judge, Sling Blade, The Apostle, Jayne Mansfield's Car, A Family Thing- BBarry MarkowitzCinematographerSling Blade, All the Pretty Horses, The Apostle, Jayne Mansfield's Car, Daddy and Them
John RitterActorHearts Afire, Bad Santa, Sling Blade, A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
Lucas BlackActorSling Blade, All the Pretty Horses, Friday Night Lights
Cate BlanchettActorThe Gift, Bandits, Pushing Tin
Oliver PlattActorIndecent Proposal, Cut Bank, The Ice Harvest
Dwight YoakamActorSling Blade, Don't Look Back, South of Heaven, West of Hell
Bruce DernActorGoliath, The Astronaut Farmer, Cut Bank- MMarty StuartComposerAll the Pretty Horses, Waking Up in Reno, Daddy and Them
Glenn FicarraWriterBad Santa, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Bad News Bears
John RequaWriterBad Santa, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Bad News Bears
Movies and TV shows
1012020s
7 titles · average score 55
41
as Voice (uncredited)
71
TV show · as Tommy Norris
46
as Charlie McNeely
56
as Fitzroy
Thanks
80
TV show · as Marshal Jim Courtright
34
as Boxmaster
2010s
21 titles · average score 56
55
as Leonard
32
as Samson Young
74
TV show · as Billy McBride
62
as General Hollanek
40
as Willie Soke
70
as Pat Candy
60
as Dwight Dickham
57
as Skip Caldwell
62
as Forrest Sorrels
66
as Jack (voice)
45
as Patrick
51
as Cop
2000s
33 titles · average score 63
65
as William Sloan
36
as Jasper Woodcock
65
as Charles Farmer
61
as Morris Buttermaker
74
as Coach Gary Gaines
54
as Davy Crockett
72
as Willie
87
as Ed Crane
76
as Hank Grotowski
62
as Terry Lee Collins
77
Screenplay
49
Producer, Director
1990s
33 titles · average score 60
52
as Russell Bell
55
as Dan Truman
77
as Jacob Mitchell
71
as Richard Jemmons
55
as Jack Marsden
61
as Darrell
90
as Karl Childers
85
Writer
42
as Marshall
74
as Karl Childers
48
as Day Tripper
80
as Ray Malcolm
1980s
5 titles · average score 45
20
as Dave
53
as Counterman
54
TV show · as Pawnshop Clerk
55
as Billy Bob
1970s
2 titles · average score 77
77
TV show · as Timberman
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