William Atherton films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 15 films on Boxlist

Known for Die Hard, Ghostbusters and Real Genius.

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Starring William Atherton

Die Hard
1988 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD...
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Ghostbusters
1984 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign...
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Real Genius
1985 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Chris is the top brain who just wants to party, Mitch is the 15-year-old college wiz kid. Supposedly hard at work on a lab project with a mysterious deadline, they still find time to use their genius to discover new ways to have fun.
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The Sugarland Express
1974 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition...
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The Last Samurai
2003 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in...
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Die Hard 2
1990 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Off-duty cop John McClane is gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when, on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation’s capital, terrorists seize a major international airport, holding thousands of holiday travelers hostage. Renegade military...
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The Pelican Brief
1993 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.
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Buried Alive
1990 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires when he awakens inside his coffin and returns from the grave, hellbent...
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.
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The Girl Next Door
2007 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that...
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Mad City
1997 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.
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Oscar
1991 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his...
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No Mercy
1986 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
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The Crow: Salvation
2000 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDB
Alex Corvis returns to the world of the living to avenge the murder of his girlfriend, who he was wrongly accused of killing. But first he must uncover the truth about who really killed her.
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Bio-Dome
1996 · Film
4.5/10 · TMDB
Bud and Doyle are two losers who are doing nothing with their lives. Both of their girlfriends are actively involved in saving the environment, but the two friends couldn't care less about saving the Earth. One day, when a group of...
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