Frank Whaley films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 27 films on Boxlist

Known for Pulp Fiction, School of Rock and JFK.

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Starring Frank Whaley

Pulp Fiction
1994 · Film
8.5/10 · TMDB
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
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School of Rock
2003 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n'...
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JFK
1991 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
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Field of Dreams
1989 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.
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Born on the Fourth of July
1989 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
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The Freshman
1990 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine dining.
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Hustlers
2019 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.
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A Midnight Clear
1992 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Set in 1944 France, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German Platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. The two groups of men, isolated from the war at present, put aside their differences and...
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Swimming with Sharks
1994 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Guy is a young film executive who's willing to do whatever it takes to make it in Hollywood. He begins working for famed producer Buddy Ackerman, a domineering, manipulative, coldhearted boss. When Guy also finds out that his cynical...
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The Doors
1991 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
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Rob the Mob
2014 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
The true-life story of a crazy-in-love Queens couple who robbed a series of mafia social clubs and got away with it… for a while… until they stumble upon a score bigger than they ever planned and become targets of both the mob and the FBI.
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World Trade Center
2006 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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Ironweed
1987 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums, back in their birth city. She was a singer on the radio, he a major league pitcher. Death surrounds them: she's sick, a pal has cancer, he digs graves at the...
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Broken Arrow
1996 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warheads -- and Deakins's co-pilot, Riley Hale, is the military's only hope for getting them...
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Career Opportunities
1991 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in...
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Retroactive
1997 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
A psychiatrist makes multiple trips through time to save a woman that was murdered by her brutal husband.
Hoffa
1992 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.
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Swing Kids
1993 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more difficult choices as the Nazi's begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group...
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I.Q.
1994 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist.
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Vacancy
2007 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
A young married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and find hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that unless they escape, they'll be the next victims of a snuff film.
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The Outcasts
2017 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
After falling victim to a humiliating prank by the high school Queen Bee, best friends and world-class geeks, Mindy and Jodi, decide to get their revenge by uniting the outcasts of the school against her and her circle of friends.
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The Shed
2019 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
The story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge inside the tool shed...
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Little Monsters
1989 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a whole new world of fun...
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Saint Clare
2025 · Film
4.8/10 · TMDB
In a small town a solitary woman is haunted by voices that lead her to assassinate ill intended people and get away with it, until her last kill sucks her down a rabbit hole riddled with corruption, trafficking and visions from the beyond.
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Monster Trucks
2016 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Tripp is a high school senior with a knack for building trucks who makes an incredible discovery - a gas-guzzling creature named Creech. To protect his mischievous new friend, Tripp hides Creech under the hood of his latest creation...
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Drillbit Taylor
2008 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
Three kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully, not realising he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.
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Private Property
2022 · Film
4.7/10 · TMDB
Kathryn, a struggling actress and unfulfilled housewife, becomes friendly with her new gardener, Ben. He gives her the attention and sensitivity she craves; however, he is not who he seems.
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