Want to know the best Bill Paxton movies? How about the worst Bill Paxton movies? Curious about Tom Hardy’s box office grosses or which Bill Paxton movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Bill Paxton movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which ones got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
So this morning….we had just gotten home from our weekly grocery shopping trip….and as we were putting the final groceries away…WoC (Wife of Cogerson) says….”Bill Paxton?” as she was staring down at her i-Phone. Well…since WoC does not generally say actors name out loud for no reason…I responded…”He didn’t die did he?” Sadly that is what had happened. My kids all said….”You should do an UMR page on Bill Paxton”.
At first I was like….”nah….I also feel like an ambulance chasing lawyer when I do a page AFTER a movie star has passed”. But then all of the Paxton roles started flying through my brain…..the mean older brother in Weird Science, the punk Arnold takes a jacket from in The Terminator, his astronaut in Apollo 13, the crazed garbage collector in The Dark Backward, his marine in Aliens, his Earp brother in Tombstone, his fake secret agent in True Lies, his tornado chasing scientist in Twister, his…..I think you get the point. So in the end…we decided to do a Bill Paxton tribute page. Rest in Peace Mr. Paxton. February 25th 2017.
His IMDb page shows 93 acting credits from 1975-2017. This page will rank Bill Paxton (1955-2017) movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.
Bill Paxton Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1997
Titanic (1997)
AA Best Picture Win
1986
Aliens (1986)
1995
Apollo 13 (1995)
AA Best Picture Nom
1984
The Terminator (1984)
1981
Stripes (1981)
1994
True Lies (1994)
1996
Twister (1996)
1993
Tombstone (1993)
2014
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
2000
U-571 (2000)
2002
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
2003
Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003)
2014
Nightcrawler (2014)
1985
Commando (1985)
2000
Vertical Limit (2000)
1998
A Simple Plan (1998)
2013
2 Guns (2013)
2005
Magnificent Desolation (IMAX) (2005)
1998
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
1992
One False Move (1992)
2003
Ghosts of the Abyss (IMAX) (2003)
2011
Haywire (2011)
1990
Predator 2 (1990)
2014
Million Dollar Arm (2014)
2001
Frailty (2001)
1985
Weird Science (1985)
1987
Near Dark (1987)
1993
Indian Summer (1993)
1984
Streets of Fire (1984)
1992
Trespass (1992)
2005
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
1983
The Lords of Discipline (1983)
1997
Traveller (1997)
2007
The Good Life (2007)
2013
Red Wing (2013)
1995
The Last Supper (1995)
1988
Pass the Ammo (1988)
1989
Next of Kin (1989)
1994
Frank & Jesse (1994)
2012
Shanghai Calling (2012)
1990
Brain Dead (1990)
1992
The Vagrant (1992)
1990
Navy Seals (1990)
2017
The Circle (2017)
2004
Club Dread (2004)
1983
Mortuary (1983)
1984
Impulse (1984)
1996
The Evening Star (1996)
1990
The Last of the Finest (1990)
1989
Back To Back (1989)
1991
The Dark Backward (1991)
2013
The Colony (2013)
2004
Thunderbirds (2004)
1993
Boxing Helena (1993)
2005
Haven (2004)
2016
Term Life (2016)
1989
Slipstream (1989)
Bill Paxton Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
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- Sort Bill Paxton movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Bill Paxton movie received.
- Sort Bill Paxton movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Titanic (1997) AA Best Picture Win |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet |
621.80 | 1,460.3 | 4,763.40 | 1 | 78 | 14 / 11 | 99.8 | |
| 3 | Aliens (1986) | Sigourney Weaver & Michael Biehn |
141.00 | 409.6 | 409.60 | 3 | 94 | 07 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | Apollo 13 (1995) AA Best Picture Nom |
Tom Hanks & Directed by Ron Howard |
173.10 | 428.9 | 878.40 | 3 | 86 | 09 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 5 | The Terminator (1984) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Michael Biehn |
53.10 | 170.4 | 298.80 | 13 | 91 | 00 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 4 | Stripes (1981) | Bill Murray & Harold Ramis |
85.30 | 330.8 | 330.80 | 5 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 97.0 | |
| 6 | True Lies (1994) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Directed by James Cameron |
146.30 | 386.5 | 1,001.10 | 3 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 7 | Twister (1996) | Helen Hunt & Philip Seymour Hoffman |
240.90 | 587.6 | 1,204.00 | 2 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 94.2 | |
| 9 | Tombstone (1993) | Kurt Russell & Michael Biehn |
56.50 | 147.1 | 190.60 | 20 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 8 | Edge of Tomorrow (2014) | Tom Cruise | 100.20 | 132.2 | 488.90 | 34 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 10 | U-571 (2000) | Matthew McConaughey | 77.10 | 154.2 | 255.30 | 28 | 67 | 02 / 01 | 91.2 | |
| 11 | Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002) | Antonio Banderas | 85.80 | 159.6 | 222.50 | 30 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 12 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003) | Sylvester Stallone & George Clooney |
111.80 | 199.8 | 352.20 | 19 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 13 | Nightcrawler (2014) | Jake Gyllenhaal | 32.40 | 42.7 | 51.10 | 94 | 86 | 01 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 14 | Commando (1985) | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 35.10 | 106.6 | 174.60 | 25 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 83.9 | |
| 16 | Vertical Limit (2000) | Scott Glenn | 69.20 | 138.5 | 138.50 | 35 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 15 | A Simple Plan (1998) | Billy Bob Thornton | 16.30 | 37.5 | 37.50 | 94 | 82 | 02 / 00 | 81.5 | |
| 18 | 2 Guns (2013) | Denzel Washington & Mark Wahlberg |
75.60 | 100.3 | 174.90 | 45 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 17 | Magnificent Desolation (IMAX) (2005) | Tom Hanks | 34.10 | 57.4 | 57.40 | 81 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 80.6 | |
| 19 | Mighty Joe Young (1998) | Charlize Theron | 50.60 | 116.4 | 163.50 | 43 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 78.1 | |
| 20 | One False Move (1992) | Billy Bob Thornton | 1.50 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 159 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 21 | Ghosts of the Abyss (IMAX) (2003) | Directed by James Cameron | 17.00 | 30.5 | 51.30 | 113 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 22 | Haywire (2011) | Michael Douglas & Michael Fassbender |
18.90 | 25.8 | 45.40 | 120 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 25 | Predator 2 (1990) | Danny Glover | 30.70 | 78.2 | 145.70 | 37 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 69.0 | |
| 24 | Million Dollar Arm (2014) | Jon Hamm | 36.50 | 48.1 | 51.80 | 87 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | |
| 23 | Frailty (2001) | Bill Paxton & Matthew McConaughey |
13.10 | 25.0 | 25.00 | 124 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 26 | Weird Science (1985) | Robert Downey Jr. | 23.80 | 72.4 | 72.40 | 37 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 66.1 | |
| 26 | Near Dark (1987) | Lance Henriksen | 3.40 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 122 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 62.7 | |
| 29 | Indian Summer (1993) | Alan Arkin | 14.90 | 38.8 | 38.80 | 87 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 62.3 | |
| 30 | Streets of Fire (1984) | Willem Dafoe & Diane Lane |
8.10 | 26.0 | 26.00 | 89 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 60.8 | |
| 30 | Trespass (1992) | Ice Cube & William Sadler |
13.20 | 34.4 | 34.40 | 86 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 58.3 | |
| 31 | The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) | Shia LaBeouf | 15.30 | 25.8 | 26.50 | 135 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 57.5 | |
| 32 | The Lords of Discipline (1983) | Michael Biehn | 11.80 | 40.3 | 40.30 | 58 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 55.0 | |
| 33 | Traveller (1997) | Mark Wahlberg | 0.50 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 205 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 48.9 | |
| 34 | The Good Life (2007) | Zooey Deschanel | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 363 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.1 | |
| 35 | Red Wing (2013) | Glen Powell | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 303 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.1 | |
| 35 | The Last Supper (1995) | Cameron Diaz | 0.50 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 215 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.8 | |
| 35 | Pass the Ammo (1988) | Tim Curry | 0.20 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 241 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.0 | |
| 37 | Next of Kin (1989) | Patrick Swayze & Liam Neeson |
15.90 | 43.3 | 43.30 | 62 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 37 | Frank & Jesse (1994) | Rob Lowe | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 254 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 38 | Shanghai Calling (2012) | Le Heng | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 357 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.2 | |
| 40 | Brain Dead (1990) | Bill Pullman | 1.60 | 4.1 | 4.10 | 159 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 24.0 | |
| 40 | The Vagrant (1992) | Michael Ironside | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 218 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.7 | |
| 42 | Navy Seals (1990) | Michael Biehn & Charlie Sheen |
25.10 | 63.9 | 63.90 | 48 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 20.8 | |
| 44 | The Circle (2017) | Tom Hanks & Emma Watson |
20.50 | 24.6 | 24.60 | 100 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 16.4 | |
| 45 | Club Dread (2004) | Jay Chandrasekhar | 5.00 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 165 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 15.9 | |
| 44 | Mortuary (1983) | Mary Beth McDonough | 4.30 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 94 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 13.2 | |
| 47 | Impulse (1984) | Tim Matheson | 2.80 | 8.9 | 8.90 | 127 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 11.8 | |
| 48 | The Evening Star (1996) | Shirley MacLaine & Jack Nicholson |
12.80 | 31.1 | 31.10 | 111 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 11.8 | |
| 49 | The Last of the Finest (1990) | Brian Dennehy | 1.50 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 163 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.7 | |
| 49 | Back To Back (1989) | Ben Johnson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 213 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.2 | |
| 50 | The Dark Backward (1991) | Judd Nelson & James Caan |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 253 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.8 | |
| 51 | The Colony (2013) | Kevin Zegers & Laurence Fishburne |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 358 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.7 | |
| 52 | Thunderbirds (2004) | Ben Kingsley | 6.90 | 11.9 | 49.10 | 148 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 6.0 | |
| 54 | Boxing Helena (1993) | Julian Sands | 1.80 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 167 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 3.2 | |
| 54 | Haven (2004) | Orlando Bloom & Zoe Saldana |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.30 | 281 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.8 | |
| 55 | Term Life (2016) | Vince Vaughn | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 245 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.4 | |
| 56 | Slipstream (1989) | Mark Hamill | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 227 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.7 |
Bill Paxton Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
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“That’s it, man. Game over, man. Game over!” – Private Hudson….1986’s Aliens…..it was playing the game with you Mr. Paxton….Rest in Peace.If you do a comment….please ignore the email address and website section.
Rest In Peace. Sad sad sad day. What a shock. Heck I just watched him on his new show a couple of weeks ago. Stripes? He was in that? I will have to keep an eye open for him the next time I watch that one? Nice tribute.
Hey SteinHOF…yeah I debated on including Stripes or not…but in the end…I went ahead and included it. I figured it gives people something extra to look for when they watch or re-watch Stripes. A truly sad and shocking day. RIP Bill Paxton.
Perhaps you should consider it a tribute more than ambulance chasing.
Hey Kelly…you might be right…..but it seems really sad to do these pages after they pass. Thanks for not thinking of me as a ambulance chaser. RIP Mr. Paxton.
Heartbroken hearing of his passing. One of the best of Texas has passed. Also thought he should have directed more movies. Rest in peace. Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.
Hey Gerald…yep he made Texas proud for sure. A good movie and television career. I agree he should have directed more movies. I thought he did an awesome job with The Greatest Game Ever Played. I want to see Frality….thanks for the visit and thoughts to his family.
So incredibly saddened by this news. He left behind so many great movie characters RIP. Thoughts and prayers to his family.
Hey Kelly….so many great movies indeed. The more I thought about his career the more impressed I got. Thanks for checking out our Paxton tribute.
Shocking news. In the last week I have watched two of his movies. Nightcrawler and Frality. One of the good ones leaves us.
Hey Peter….I agree 100%…very shocking and very sad. I want to see Frality(one of the movies he directed)…Nightcrawler is creepy good. RIP Mr. Paxton