- Films
- 53
- Avg rating
- 6.05
- Peak run
- 1997’98
- Oscar noms
- 2
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Billy by the numbers
Average
6.05
49 rated films
Vote weighted
6.13
bigger films count more
Median
6.3
half are better
Consistency
±1.04
rating spread
Career
36y
1989 to 2024
Total votes
3.05M
across every film
Best
8.0
Sling Blade
Worst
1.8
Going Overboard
Newest first
Filmography
| 2024 | Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties | Billy Bob Thornton | · | 920 |
| 2023 | Devil's Peak | Charlie | 5.4 | 1,580 |
| 2022 |  The Gray Man | Fitzroy | 6.5 | 280K |
| 2018 | A Million Little Pieces | Leonard | 6.3 | 5,059 |
| 2018 |  London Fields | Samson Young | 3.9 | 13,131 |
| 2016 |  Bad Santa 2 | Willie Soke | 5.6 | 32,063 |
| 2016 |  Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | General Hollanek | 6.6 | 59,363 |
| 2015 |  Our Brand Is Crisis | Pat Candy | 6.1 | 24,225 |
| 2015 |  Into the Grizzly Maze | Douglass | 5.3 | 11,747 |
| 2014 |  Cut Bank | Big Stan Steeley | 6.1 | 14,867 |
| 2014 |  The Judge | Dwight Dickham | 7.4 | 223K |
| 2013 |  Parkland | Forrest Sorrels | 6.4 | 18,867 |
| 2012 | Jayne Mansfield's Car | Skip Caldwell | 6.3 | 4,163 |
| 2012 |  The Baytown Outlaws | Carlos | 6.3 | 17,092 |
| 2011 |  Puss in Boots | Jack | 6.6 | 215K |
| 2010 |  Faster | Cop | 6.4 | 118K |
| 2009 | The Smell of Success | Patrick | 5.2 | 1,593 |
| 2008 |  The Informers | William Sloan | 4.9 | 18,198 |
| 2008 |  Eagle Eye | Agent Thomas Morgan | 6.6 | 203K |
| 2007 |  Mr. Woodcock | Jasper Woodcock | 5.2 | 38,171 |
Better together?
Billy Bob Thornton's regulars
- Barry MarkowitzCinematographer · 4 films · 6.45 avg
- Joel CoenDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.21
- Ethan CoenDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.31
- Marty StuartComposer · 2 films · 5.75 avg
- Kristin WilkinsonComposer · 2 films · 5.75 avg
- Larry PaxtonComposer · 2 films · 5.75 avg
- Michael PolishDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.75 avg▲+0.09
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Billy Bob Thornton
3 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1999Billy Bob Thornton
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1997Billy Bob Thornton
- WonBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1997Billy Bob Thornton
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.