Movies starring Philip Baker Hall

Biography: 
Baker Hall shot to cult fame when he turned in an electrifying performance as Sydney, the veteran gambler, in Paul Thomas Anderson's debut feature, "The Sydney (1996)". However, it was his underrated work in the same director's star-studded "Magnolia (1999)" that really caught the mass film public's attention. His performance as the legendary quiz show presenter "Jimmy Gator" was an incredible pe ...  show all 

You Kill Me (2007)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Mario Ballantyne | Cory Cassidy | Dennis Farina | Philip Baker Hall | Scott Heindl | Aaron Hughes | Brian Kawakami | Ben Kingsley | Devin McCracken | Sean O'Brian | Bill Pullman | Marcus Thomas | Darren Wall | Luke Wilson | Warren Louis Wiltshire
Directors: John Dahl
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A hit-man has made some terrible mistakes and his mob needs to get him back on track.

The Zodiac (2005)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Justin Chambers | Robin Tunney | Rory Culkin | William Mapother | Brad William Henke | Rex Linn | Philip Baker Hall | Marty Lindsey | Brian Bloom | Shelby Alexis Irey | Natassia Costa | Kris Palm | Nate Dushku | Katelin Chesna | Kathryn Howell
Directors: Alexander Bulkley
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THE ZODIAC takes a different look at the famous Zodiac Killer case from other screen treatments of the murders. More than a simple crime story, the film is an emotional thriller focusing on the murders’ impact on victims, their families and the wider community. The film follows a police detective and his son who become obsessed with the murders and endanger their family in the process.

The Shaggy Dog (2006)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Tim Allen | Kristin Davis | Zena Grey | Spencer Breslin | Danny Glover | Robert Downey Jr. | Joshua Leonard | Shawn Pyfrom | Bess Wohl | Jarrad Paul | Annabelle Gurwitch | Jane Curtin | Philip Baker Hall | Joel Moore | Jeanette Brox
Directors: Brian Robbins
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A man tries to live a normal life despite the fact that he sometimes turns into a sheepdog.

Midnight Run (1988)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Robert De Niro | Charles Grodin | Yaphet Kotto | John Ashton | Dennis Farina | Joe Pantoliano | Richard Foronjy | Robert Miranda | Jack Kehoe | Wendy Phillips | Danielle DuClos | Philip Baker Hall | Tom McCleister | Mary Gillis | John Toles-Bey
Directors: Martin Brest
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Bounty hunter Jack Walsh is sent to find and return bail jumper and former Mafia accountant, Jonathan “The Duke” Mardukas. The FBI have had no success it locating The Duke, so when Jack finds him in next to no time, they are a little embarrassed. In order to collect his $100,000 fee, Jack must take The Duke from New York to Los Angeles. However, the Mafia and the FBI have other ideas, as does Marvin, a rival bounty hunter. On their long cross-country trip to LA, the two get to know each other and they build up a strange friendship.

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Matt Damon | Gwyneth Paltrow | Jude Law | Cate Blanchett | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Jack Davenport | James Rebhorn | Sergio Rubini | Philip Baker Hall | Celia Weston | Fiorello | Stefania Rocca | Ivano Marescotti | Anna Longhi | Alessandro Fabrizi
Directors: Anthony Minghella
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The 1950s. Manhattan lavatory attendant, Tom Ripley, borrows a Princeton jacket to play piano at a garden party. When the wealthy father of a recent Princeton grad chats Tom up, Tom pretends to know the son and is soon offered $1,000 to go to Italy to convince Dickie Greenleaf to return home. In Italy, Tom attaches himself to Dickie and to Marge, Dickie’s cultured fiancée, pretending to love jazz and harboring homoerotic hopes as he soaks in luxury. Besides lying, Tom’s talents include impressions and forgery, so when the handsome and confident Dickie tires of Tom, dismissing him as a bore, Tom goes to extreme lengths to make Greenleaf’s privileges his own.

Magnolia (1999)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Tom Cruise | Pat Healy | Genevieve Zweig | Julianne Moore | William H. Macy | Mark Flannagan | Neil Flynn | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Rod McLachlan | Melora Walters | Allan Graf | Philip Baker Hall | Patton Oswalt | Jeremy Blackman | Raymond 'Big Guy' Gonzales
Directors: Paul Thomas Anderson
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Magnolia is the study of nine lives in one day in San Fernando Valley, California. These nine lives all connect and revolve around the game show “What Do Kids Know?”(WDKK), where a team of three kids play against adults and everytime the show is on, there is a new team of adults and the kids remain; if they won the previous game. Earl Partridge (the late Jason Robards) produced “WDKK” when it was first on in the late 60s. He is dying of brain and lung cancer and is being taken care of by Phil Parma (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a male nurse. Linda, Earl’s trophy wife (Julianne Moore) starts to fall in love with Earl for real, despite her cheating. Earl, rapidly dying on his bed, asks Phil to find his estranged son, Frank T.J. Mackey (Tom Cruise), who grew up hating Earl and now runs a seminar for single men, which teaches them how to seduce a woman and leave her… The host of “WDKK”, Jimmy Gator (Philip Baker Hall), is also dying, but not as rapidly as Earl. He has a very rocky relationship with his daughter Claudia (Melora Waters), who sniffs crack 24/7 and accuses her father of sexually molesting her. Police Officer Jim (John C. Reilly) goes to Claudia’s house after getting called about a disturbance. He falls in love with her right away… Stanley Specter (Jeremy Blackman) is a contestant on “WDKK”, who is a genius and is being used by his father to make money. If Stanley and his team keep winning, they will set a record on the show and get tons of money. The record Stanley is trying to beat is the 1968 record set by Donnie Smith (William H. Macy), who had the exact same childhood when he was on the show and has now grown up to be a pathetic loser. He’s been recently fired from his job, and is trying to find his way into happiness…

The Matador (2005)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | Ireland | USA
Actors: Pierce Brosnan | Greg Kinnear | Arlin Miller | Hope Davis | Philip Baker Hall | Adam Scott | Dylan Baker | Ramon Alvarez | Carolyn Horwitz | Jorge Robles | Hanny Sáenz | Gabriela Goldsmith | Claudia Lobo | Bernice Alvarado | Adriana Dávila
Directors: Richard Shepard
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A chance encounter between a travelling salesman and a lonely hitman triggers a strangely profound relationship which provokes each to act in ways neither would have imagined possible. Fate steps in to form a friendship between two men from irreconcilable worlds that will alter the lives of both forever.

The Amityville Horror (2005)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Ryan Reynolds | Melissa George | Jesse James | Jimmy Bennett | Chloe Moretz | Rachel Nichols | Philip Baker Hall | Isabel Conner | Brendan Donaldson | Annabel Armour | Rich Komenich | David Gee | Danny McCarthy | Nancy Lollar | José Taitano
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George & Kathy Lutz and Kathy’s 3 children are moving into an elegant Long Island home. What they don’t know is that 6 gruesome murders were committed there the year before - Ronald DeFeo Jr., the oldest son in the family, murdered his parents, his 2 brothers & 2 sisters by shooting them with a .35 caliber in November of 1974. No sooner are the Lutzes moved into the house than they begin seeing horrible things - the ghost of Jodie DeFeo, horribly disfigured bodies - and hearing ghostly voices throughout the house. George seems to notice it the most, and it isn’t long before he becomes a danger to those around him. When the local priest, called in to bless the house, comes charging out in horror after being swarmed by flies, he issues a dire warning to Kathy - ‘Leave that house’. But will they be able to escape before the house and its vengeful spirits take control of George - and make him into a deadly menace?

Dogville (2003)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: Denmark | Finland | France | Germany | Netherlands | Norway | Sweden | UK | USA
Actors: Nicole Kidman | Harriet Andersson | Lauren Bacall | Jean-Marc Barr | Paul Bettany | Blair Brown | James Caan | Patricia Clarkson | Jeremy Davies | Ben Gazzara | Philip Baker Hall | Thom Hoffman | Siobhan Fallon | John Hurt | Zeljko Ivanek
Directors: Lars von Trier
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The beautiful fugitive, Grace (Nicole Kidman), arrives in the isolated township of Dogville on the run from a team of gangsters. With some encouragement from Tom (Paul Bettany), the self-appointed town spokesman, the little community agrees to hide her and in return, Grace agrees to work for them. However, when a search sets in, the people of Dogville demand a better deal in exchange for the risk of harbouring poor Grace and she learns the hard way that in this town, goodness is relative. But Grace has a secret and it is a dangerous one. Dogville may regret it ever began to bare its teeth…