TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Bill Paxton.

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Birthdate: May 17, 1955

Bill Paxton

ACTOR RANKINGS:

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All-time

of 196,462

268
All-time Actor

of 38,418

158
Decades
- 1970s
  
  of 21,066
  
  14,078
- 1980s
  
  of 44,733
  
  222
- 1990s
  
  of 71,585
  
  197
- 2000s
  
  of 82,729
  
  905
Genres
- Action
  
  of 41,627
  
  403
- Adventure
  
  of 25,542
  
  161
- Biography
  
  of 11,946
  
  10,193
- Comedy
  
  of 84,834
  
  421
- Crime
  
  of 34,313
  
  902
- Documentary
  
  of 9,417
  
  178
- Drama
  
  of 107,178
  
  398
- Family
  
  of 15,342
  
  126
- Fantasy
  
  of 17,838
  
  493
- History
  
  of 5,929
  
  11
- Horror
  
  of 36,682
  
  162
- Musical
  
  of 10,828
  
  6,227
- Mystery
  
  of 16,955
  
  11,604
- Romance
  
  of 37,232
  
  237
- Scifi
  
  of 24,983
  
  327
- Teen
  
  of 8,454
  
  1,324
- Thriller
  
  of 49,531
  
  219
- War
  
  of 9,729
  
  404
- Western
  
  of 7,069
  
  373

CAREER SPAN

Decade

Movie Score

# Movies

1970s

0.4824

1980s

2.4984

1990s

2.7798

2000s

2.4800

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.

Overall Actor Score: Bill Paxton is ranked overall as 2.8290 of of 4 stars

2.8290

Bill Paxton Movie Rankings

Apollo 13 (1995)

3.5726

What seemed like a routine mission to the moon goes drastically wrong. The astronauts on board and the scientist on the ground are now in a race against time to get the ship home safely. ...more about Apollo 13

DVD from $8.11

(14 sellers)

Titanic (1997)

3.5551

An aging Rose tells the story about how she fell in love with a poor artist on the ill-fated ship - Titanic. At the height of their romance, the ship hits an iceberg and proceeds to sink into the freezing artic waters, losing the true love of her life. ...more about Titanic

DVD from $4.87

(19 sellers)

Aliens (1986)

3.4949

Ripley is discovered, 57 years after the Nostromo mission, drifting through space. Back on Earth, she learns that a human colony was placed on the same planet where the aliens were originally found. When all communication with the colony is lost Ripley and a team of Marines are sent to investigate. ...more about Aliens

Actor Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Supporting Actor

DVD from $6.99

(16 sellers)

Terminator, The (1984)

3.1805

In the future war between humans and machines destroys civilization. A cyborg is sent into the past to kill the mother of the unborn leader of the human resistance. ...more about Terminator

DVD from $4.12

(19 sellers)

Simple Plan, A (1998)

3.1350

Hank and his two friends discover a crashed plane with a dead pilot and 4 million dollars in cash. The men take the money and leave the body. Soon the friends begin to mistrust each other and suspect those around them. ...more about Simple Plan

DVD from $6.39

(11 sellers)

Near Dark (1987)

3.1011

A lonely drifter woman turns Caleb, a young mid-western boy, into a vampire. Still uncomfortable with his new station in life Caleb is reluctant to kill to survive, but when his new gang of undead threatens to kill his family, he is forced to choose between his old loyalties and his new. ...more about Near Dark

Actor Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Supporting Actor

DVD from $6.00

(10 sellers)

True Lies (1994)

3.0176

Harry Tasker is the United States' top secret agent - so secret that even his wife doesn't know his occupation; she thinks he is a computer salesman. ...more about True Lies

Actor Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Supporting Actor

DVD from $6.88

(16 sellers)

One False Move (1992)

3.0148

With the assistance of two Los Angeles Police Department detectives, Star City, Arkansas Police Chief Dale "Hurricane" Dixon prepares to take on several criminals heading to his small town after a crime-filled road trip from California. ...more about One False Move

DVD from $7.03

(10 sellers)

Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)

3.0040

Academy Award� winning director and master storyteller James Cameron journeys back to the site of his greatest inspiration # the legendary wreck of the Titanic. ...more about Ghosts of the Abyss

DVD from $12.34

(10 sellers)

Stripes (1981)

2.9777

Thanks to a run of bad luck and go-nowhere jobs, John convinces Russell to join the army so they can get in shape, likening it to a health spa. Once in boot camp, wiseguy John tangles with his by-the-book Sgt. ...more about Stripes

DVD from $4.43

(15 sellers)

Commando (1985)

2.9443

Colonel Matrix has retired and is living with his 10 year old daughter in the country. His Daughter is kidnapped to assure that Matrix will kill the president of a latin American country to allow the return of a dictator. ...more about Commando

DVD from $7.65