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William Sadler

Actor · 80 credits · 48 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Frequent collaborators: Tom Selleck, Kohl Sudduth, Stephen McHattie, Kathy Baker, Saul Rubinek

Best William Sadler movies by genre

Movies (79 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Shawshank Redemption

    1994 · ★ 8.7 (31,143 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    1

  2. The Mist

    2007 · ★ 7.0 (6,034 votes)

    Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

    2

  3. August Rush

    2007 · ★ 7.4 (2,870 votes)

    Family, Drama, Music

    3

  4. Die Hard 2

    1990 · ★ 7.0 (6,541 votes)

    Action, Thriller

    4

  5. The Highwaymen

    2019 · ★ 6.8 (2,262 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    5

  6. Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

    1995 · ★ 6.9 (573 votes)

    Horror, Comedy, Thriller

    6

  7. The Hot Spot

    1990 · ★ 6.3 (310 votes)

    Romance, Crime, Thriller

    7

  8. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

    1991 · ★ 6.3 (1,387 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

    8

  9. Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

    2009 · ★ 6.9 (94 votes)

    Drama, Crime, TV Movie

    9

  10. Jesse Stone: Sea Change

    2007 · ★ 7.0 (110 votes)

    Drama, Crime, TV Movie

    10

  11. Jesse Stone: No Remorse

    2010 · ★ 6.9 (103 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Crime

    11

  12. A Stage of Twilight

    2024 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. Freaked

    1993 · ★ 6.2 (190 votes)

    Comedy, Science Fiction, Horror

    13

  14. Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

    2015 · ★ 6.6 (109 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie, Crime

    14

  15. Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

    2012 · ★ 6.9 (86 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Crime

    15

  16. Bill & Ted Face the Music

    2020 · ★ 5.9 (1,103 votes)

    Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure

    16

  17. The Yeti

    2026 · ★ 6.2 (64 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    17

  18. Alice Fades Away

    2021 · ★ 5.0 (5 votes)

    Thriller

    18

  19. Project X

    1987 · ★ 6.3 (287 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction

    19

  20. The Unholy

    2021 · ★ 6.5 (2,269 votes)

    Horror, Mystery

    20

  21. Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

    2011 · ★ 6.5 (84 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Thriller

    21

  22. Future Weather

    2012 · ★ 6.2 (16 votes)

    Drama

    22

  23. The Last to Go

    1991 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    23

  24. Bordello of Blood

    1996 · ★ 6.0 (423 votes)

    Horror, Comedy

    24

  25. Hard to Kill

    1990 · ★ 6.0 (679 votes)

    Action, Drama, Crime

    25

  26. Onion News Empire

    2013 · ★ 7.5 (4 votes)

    Comedy

    26

  27. Trespass

    1992 · ★ 6.3 (216 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    27

  28. Stream

    2009

    Science Fiction

    28

  29. The Historian

    2014 · ★ 3.3 (3 votes)

    Drama

    29

  30. Freedom

    2014 · ★ 5.5 (27 votes)

    Drama, Music

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.