William Petersen films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 9 films on Boxlist

Known for To Live and Die in L.A., 12 Angry Men and Detachment.

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Starring William Petersen

To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
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12 Angry Men
1997 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices.
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Detachment
2011 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying...
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The Contender
2000 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office...
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
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Fear
1996 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
A 16 year old girl takes up with a charming young man who quickly shows his colors when he beats a friend simply for walking with her and then goes totally ballistic after she tries to break up with him.
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Young Guns II
1990 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Three of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez), Jose Chavez y Chavez (Lou Diamond Phillips), and Doc Scurlock (Kiefer Sutherland) — return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his race to...
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Mulholland Falls
1996 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.
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The Skulls
2000 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
A senior at an ivy league college, who depends on scholarships and working on the side, gets accepted into the secret society The Skulls. He hopes it betters chances at Harvard but The Skulls is not what he thought and comes at a price.

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