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Bill Paxton

Actor · 59 credits · 44 in highly-rated films

Best known for Aliens (1986)

Frequent collaborators: Tom Hanks, Luke Askew, Gary Sinise, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein

Best Bill Paxton movies by genre

Movies (54 total, ranked by score)

  1. Aliens

    1986 · ★ 8.0 (11,103 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

    1

  2. Titanic

    1997 · ★ 7.9 (27,619 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    2

  3. Edge of Tomorrow

    2014 · ★ 7.6 (15,396 votes)

    Action, Science Fiction

    3

  4. Nightcrawler

    2014 · ★ 7.7 (11,968 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    4

  5. Apollo 13

    1995 · ★ 7.5 (6,053 votes)

    Drama, History

    5

  6. True Lies

    1994 · ★ 7.1 (4,693 votes)

    Action, Thriller

    6

  7. A Simple Plan

    1998 · ★ 7.2 (1,100 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    7

  8. Frailty

    2002 · ★ 7.0 (1,373 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Crime

    8

  9. Twister

    1996 · ★ 6.6 (3,951 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Drama

    9

  10. Near Dark

    1987 · ★ 6.8 (906 votes)

    Horror

    10

  11. 2 Guns

    2013 · ★ 6.5 (4,570 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    11

  12. Streets of Fire

    1984 · ★ 6.9 (562 votes)

    Action

    12

  13. Weird Science

    1985 · ★ 6.5 (1,577 votes)

    Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction

    13

  14. Predator 2

    1990 · ★ 6.3 (3,956 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action, Thriller

    14

  15. Million Dollar Arm

    2014 · ★ 6.7 (679 votes)

    Drama

    15

  16. U-571

    2000 · ★ 6.5 (1,395 votes)

    War, Action, Adventure

    16

  17. One False Move

    1992 · ★ 6.7 (231 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    17

  18. The Good Life

    2007 · ★ 6.4 (33 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    18

  19. Ghosts of the Abyss

    2003 · ★ 6.8 (233 votes)

    Documentary

    19

  20. The Roommate

    1989

    Comedy

    20

  21. Mighty Joe Young

    1998 · ★ 6.3 (900 votes)

    Adventure, Family, Action

    21

  22. Next of Kin

    1989 · ★ 5.9 (257 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    22

  23. Vertical Limit

    2000 · ★ 6.0 (1,161 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Thriller

    23

  24. Shanghai Calling

    2012 · ★ 6.3 (23 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Drama

    24

  25. Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

    1981 · ★ 6.5 (162 votes)

    Thriller, Horror

    25

  26. Mean Dreams

    2016 · ★ 6.4 (139 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    26

  27. Trespass

    1992 · ★ 6.3 (216 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    27

  28. Great Day

    1983

    Comedy, TV Movie

    28

  29. Living in Darkness

    2002 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    29

  30. The Egyptian Princess

    1977

    30

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