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Bill Paterson

Actor · 76 credits · 19 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Killing Fields (1984)

Frequent collaborators: Alex Norton, Charles Dance, Jonathan Pryce, Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton

Best Bill Paterson movies by genre

Movies (76 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Killing Fields

    1984 · ★ 7.5 (841 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    1

  2. The Witches

    1990 · ★ 6.9 (1,386 votes)

    Fantasy, Family, Horror

    2

  3. Miss Potter

    2006 · ★ 6.7 (565 votes)

    Drama, Family, Romance

    3

  4. Friendship's Death

    1987 · ★ 6.8 (16 votes)

    Science Fiction, Drama

    4

  5. Hilary and Jackie

    1998 · ★ 6.6 (115 votes)

    Drama, Music

    5

  6. Rebecca

    2020 · ★ 6.3 (1,188 votes)

    Romance, Drama, Mystery

    6

  7. Clydescope

    1974

    Documentary

    7

  8. A War on Science

    2006 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    8

  9. How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

    2008 · ★ 6.0 (840 votes)

    Comedy, Romance, Drama

    9

  10. Wonderdate

    2018 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    10

  11. Comfort and Joy

    1984 · ★ 6.6 (63 votes)

    Comedy

    11

  12. The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

    2008 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. Hard Times

    1994 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    13

  14. Marionette

    2020 · ★ 6.3 (68 votes)

    Thriller

    14

  15. The Turnaround

    1995

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    15

  16. The Colour Room

    2021 · ★ 6.1 (45 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. Gone Fishing

    2008 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    17

  18. Churchill's Secret

    2016 · ★ 6.3 (26 votes)

    History, TV Movie, Drama

    18

  19. The Entity

    2002 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    19

  20. The Writing on the Wall

    1996 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)

    Thriller, TV Movie

    20

  21. Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

    2003 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)

    Thriller, TV Movie, Crime

    21

  22. Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

    1989 · ★ 8.3 (3 votes)

    Thriller

    22

  23. The Cherry Orchard

    1981

    Drama, TV Movie

    23

  24. Ghosts in the Machine

    2009

    Documentary, Horror

    24

  25. Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

    2007 · ★ 6.8 (18 votes)

    Mystery, Crime, Drama

    25

  26. The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

    1974 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Music, Comedy

    26

  27. One Fine Day

    1979 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie, Comedy

    27

  28. Children of the Wicker Man

    2024

    Documentary

    28

  29. The Man who Crossed Hitler

    2011 · ★ 6.5 (12 votes)

    Drama, Action, History

    29

  30. God on the Rocks

    1992

    Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.