Movies by William Sadler
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Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
Cast: Tom Selleck, William Sadler, Kathy Baker …
Directed by: Robert Harmon
While former Paradise police chief Jesse Stone fights for reinstatement, a mob-related double murder tests his mettle as he unravels a web of false clues and hidden meanings to solve the…
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See Girl Run (2012)
Cast: Robin Tunney, Adam Scott, Josh Hamilton …
Directed by: Nate Meyer
Fleeing a stale marriage, New Yorker Emmie returns home and hooks up with old flame Scott, a cartoonist who's settled for mediocrity. Amid the promise of new romance, they discover that…
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Future Weather (2012)
Cast: Perla Haney-Jardine, Amy Madigan, Lili Taylor …
Directed by: Jenny Deller
After her mother abandons her, 13-year-old Lauduree tries to hide the fact that she's living alone as she pursues her quest to help thwart global warming. But soon she must negotiate a…
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Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
Cast: Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker, Kohl Sudduth …
Directed by: Robert Harmon
The seventh installation of this popular crime-drama series finds alcoholic former Paradise, Mass. police chief Jesse Stone back investigating the apparent drug-related suicide of a young…
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Restitution (2011)
Cast: Mena Suvari, C. Thomas Howell, William Sadler …
Directed by: Lance Kawas
When a crime writer investigates a string of murders in a small town, he uncovers shocking secrets even as his informants start turning up dead. He soon realizes that he can trust nobody --…
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Open Gate (2011)
Cast: Tyler Hoechlin, Agnes Bruckner, William Sadler …
Directed by: Dan Jackson
A rodeo bull fighter struggles with the realities of small-town life. His troubles are made worse when he discovers the rodeo he works for is trafficking drugs, and more people in his little…
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The Pacific (2010)
Cast: Joseph Mazzello, James Badge Dale, Jon Seda …
Directed by: Carl Franklin, Timothy Van Patten
A companion piece to HBO's hit Band of Brothers, this miniseries follows three World War II Marines -- Eugene Sledge (Joseph Mazzello), Robert Leckie (James Badge Dale) and John Basilone…
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Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
Cast: Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker, Kohl Sudduth …
Directed by: Robert Harmon
After small-town Massachusetts Police Chief Jesse Stone is suspended from his job, he travels to Boston at the request of his friend Capt. Healey, the state homicide commander, to help solve…
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The Hills Run Red (2009)
Cast: Sophie Monk, William Sadler, Tad Hilgenbrink …
Directed by: Dave Parker
When they hear there's a complete print of their favorite slasher movie hidden in their hometown's backwoods, a group of horror movie buffs heads out in search of the celluloid…
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Shadowheart (2009)
Cast: Angus Macfadyen, Justin Ament, Daniel Baldwin …
Directed by: Dean Alioto
With his father's untimely death still weighing heavily on his conscience, James Conners (Justin Ament) rides into his hometown of Legend, N.M., to claim revenge against Will Tunney…
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Last Day of Summer (2009)
Cast: DJ Qualls, Nikki Reed, William Sadler …
Directed by: Vlad Yudin
Disgruntled fast-food employee Joe (DJ Qualls) has had it up to here with flipping burgers, so he's flipping his boss (William Sadler) the bird, metaphorically speaking. But instead of…
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A New Wave (2007)
Cast: Andrew Keegan, Lacey Chabert, John Krasinski …
Directed by: Jason Carvey
A frustrated artist decides to go along with his friend's crazy get-rich-quick scheme in this tale of crime and friendship. Tired of his boring day job as a bank teller, twenty-something…
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Premium (2007)
Cast: Sean Nelson, Frankie Faison, Hill Harper …
Directed by: Pete Chatmon
Struggling actor Reginald "Cool" Coolidge (Dorian Missick) can't seem to catch a break: As if the lack of good roles for African-Americans isn't enough, he learns his ex-girlfriend…
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Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
Cast: Tom Selleck, Viola Davis, Kohl Sudduth …
Directed by: Robert Harmon
Tom Selleck reprises his role as Jesse Stone, chief of police in sleepy Paradise, Mass. In this installment, Stone's investigation into an old rape case is stonewalled as the town tries…
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The Mist (2007)
Cast: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden …
Directed by: Frank Darabont
After a brutal thunderstorm pounds a small town, the residents discover a malevolent mist hanging over their homes, killing anyone who remains outside. Now trapped in a grocery store, a band…
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August Rush (2007)
Cast: Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Robin Williams …
Directed by: Kirsten Sheridan
After cellist Lyla (Keri Russell) and guitarist Louis (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) share an enchanted night together, circumstances rip them apart, and the child (Freddie Highmore) produced by the…
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Jimmy and Judy (2006)
Cast: Edward Furlong, Rachael Bella, William Sadler …
Directed by: Randall Rubin, Jon Schroder
Soon after his release from an institution, disturbed teenager Jimmy falls for unhappy outcast Judy. Their relationship blossoms, but when Jimmy's violence spirals out of control, the…
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Purple Heart (2006)
Cast: Bill Birrell, William Sadler, Demetrius Navarro …
Shortly before the Iraq War, Col. Allen (William Sadler) sends Marine sniper Oscar Padilla (Demetrius Navarro) on a covert assignment to assassinate Saddam Hussein. The mission fails, and…
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The Good Student (2006)
Cast: Tim Daly, Hayden Panettiere, William Sadler …
Directed by: David Ostry
Nerdy teacher Ronald Gibb (Tim Daly) has trouble hiding his tiny crush on gorgeous student Ally (Hayden Panettiere), which all starts to look very bad for Ronald once Ally is kidnapped and…
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Devour (2005)
Cast: Jensen Ackles, Shannyn Sossamon, Dominique Swain …
Directed by: David Winkler
Inexplicable premonitions of self-mutilation and murder beset young Jake Gray in this psychological thriller. His unsettling visions become grisly reality when he and his chums begin playing…
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Unspoken (2005)
Cast: Justin Allen, Matt Siegan, Ashley Jensen …
Directed by: Marc Clebanoff
From director Marc Clebanoff comes this sobering indie drama set in a deserted storefront. Confined to a tiny room under unbearable circumstances, five people -- Brandon, his girlfriend, his…
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Confess (2005)
Cast: William Sadler, Melissa Leo, Ali Larter …
Directed by: Stefan C. Schaefer
A mischievous computer hacker, he's become more powerful than he ever intended. But is he destined to stay on top or be toppled?
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The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Elden Henson, Amy Smart …
Directed by: Efram Potelle, Kyle Rankin
Teenaged Kelly loves reenacting battles. When he befriends Bart, also a war enthusiast, they decide to take on a school bully by using time-tested strategies. But their friendship is tested…
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F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams (2001)
Cast: Campbell Scott, Laura Linney, Amy Irving …
Directed by: Dewitt Sage
Part of PBS's "American Masters" series, this documentary profiles iconic American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Through interviews with literary scholars and personal acquaintances, the…
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Stealth Fighter (1999)
Cast: Ice-T, Costas Mandylor, Erika Eleniak …
Directed by: Jim Wynorski
Naval officer Owen Turner (Ice-T) fakes his own death and teams up with a Latin American arms smuggler (Andrew Divoff) to exact his revenge against the U.S. military. Turner steals a Stealth…
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Roswell (1999)
Cast: Shiri Appleby, Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl …
In Roswell, New Mexico, human/alien hybrids Max (Jason Behr), Isabel (Katherine Heigl) and Michael (Brendan Fehr) closely guard their true identities from enemies while forging romances with…
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Disturbing Behavior (1998)
Cast: James Marsden, Katie Holmes, Nick Stahl …
Directed by: David Nutter
In this stylish chiller, high school newcomer Steve Clark quickly comes to realize that a conspiracy is afoot -- orchestrated by the guidance counselor -- to turn malcontents and misfits into…
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Rocketman (1997)
Cast: Harland Williams, Jessica Lundy, William Sadler …
Directed by: Stuart Gillard
When an astronaut tapped to man the first flight to Mars is injured, NASA replaces him with hapless spacecraft designer Fred Z. Randall (Harland Williams). Teamed with a brash commander…
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Solo (1996)
Cast: Mario Van Peebles, William Sadler, Barry Corbin …
Directed by: Norberto Barba
When an android soldier built by the military develops a crisis of conscience and bucks an order that would cause the deaths of innocent civilians, the cyborg warrior soon finds himself on…
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Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood (1996)
Cast: John Kassir, Dennis Miller, Erika Eleniak …
Directed by: Gilbert Adler
Rafe Guttman (Dennis Miller) is a witty detective hired to investigate the bizarre activities at the local bordello in this comic slasher flick. The sexy vampire Madame Lilith (Angie…
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Tales from the Crypt: Deadly Duo (1995)
Cast: Billy Zane, William Sadler, Jada Pinkett Smith …
Directed by: Ernest Dickerson, Gilbert Adler
There's nothing scarier than a double dose of fright from the creators of the "Tales from the Crypt" series. In "Bordello of Blood," the Crypt Keeper (voiced by John Kassir) recounts the…
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Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1994)
Cast: Billy Zane, William Sadler, John Kassir …
Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson
A wanderer named Brayker has the last of seven keys that hold the power to eliminate evil and protect the world from darkness. The evil Collector, however, possesses the other six, and…
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Roadracers (1994)
Cast: David Arquette, John Hawkes, Salma Hayek …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
In this film directed by Robert Rodriguez, a young rebel himself at a fork in the road: Should he marry his girlfriend, or should he join a band? But life is apparently not complicated enough…
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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Cast: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton …
Directed by: Frank Darabont
Framed for murder, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at Shawshank prison, where he comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his…
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Freaked (1993)
Cast: Brooke Shields, William Sadler, Eduardo Ricard …
Directed by: Tom Stern, Alex Winter
Ricky Coogan (Alex Winter) is the spokesman for the EES (Everything Except Shoes) corporation. The company sends him as an emissary to the South American jungle to curb the protests against…
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Trespass (1992)
Cast: Bill Paxton, Ice-T, William Sadler …
Directed by: Walter Hill
Two firefighters (Bill Paxton and William Sadler) are pointed in the direction of stolen goods at an abandoned warehouse and set out to cash in -- but instead witness the vicious murder of a…
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Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler …
Directed by: Peter Hewitt
In this comic sequel, Bill and Ted, with guidance from Rufus, have to win the Battle of the Bands to save the future -- and heavy metal. But to prevail, the two slackers must journey to hell…
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Rush (1991)
Cast: Jason Patric, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sam Elliott …
Directed by: Lili Fini Zanuck
Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh star in this drama as undercover narcotics agents who become lovers when they partner up to infiltrate the Texas drug scene and bring down a suspected…
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Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton …
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Bruce Willis reprises his role as John McClane, an off-duty cop gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital, terrorists seize a…
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The Hot Spot (1990)
Cast: Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly …
Directed by: Dennis Hopper
Handsome drifter Harry Madox (Don Johnson) is plotting an elaborate bank heist in a small Texas town. To pay the bills while he prepares, Harry works at a used-car lot, where he starts a hot…
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K-9 (1989)
Cast: James Belushi, Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe …
Directed by: Rod Daniel
&NFb;&NFb_;James Belushi stars as maverick vice cop Thomas Dooley, who's been fervently pursuing an elusive drug dealer (Kevin Tighe) for two years. After Dooley's car gets blown to…
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Project X (1987)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, William Sadler …
Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan
Air Force pilot Jimmy takes a shine to a chimpanzee that's being used as a guinea pig for top secret military experiments. Jimmy hooks up with empathetic primate expert Teri, and…