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  • Day Of The Locust
  • Day Of The Locust review by A customer from Whitley Bay
    Rated - 2.0 stars A bit Weird 6 February 2006
    ... a mess, unfocussed and uninvolving, and the climax is weird. The two leads are William Atherton and Karen Black; he fancies her, but she isn't really interested in him. All sh...   Read customer review
  • Sugarland Express
  • Sugarland Express review by from Newcastle upon Tyne
    Rated - 4.0 stars A taste of things to come 16 March 2006
    ...d sound work (see the scene where Ben Johnson’s sheriff is driving side-by-side William Atherton’s stolen police car whilst negotiating with him over the police radio), and it’...   Read customer review

William Atherton - filmography


  • Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012)
    Starring: Tony Sirico,  Paul Sorvino,  William Atherton
    Director: John Shepphird
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Set in Jersey Shore on a holiday weekend, dozens of albino bull sharks are attracted to the beach because of underwater drills taking place. When a man goes missing, a group of friends fear the worst and try to get the beach closed. However, it isn’t until a famous singer is eaten alive during a ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
    Due for release on 20th August 2012
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  • The Kane Files on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Drew Fuller,  Ethan Embry,  William Devane
    Director: Benjamin Gourley
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Scott Kane (Drew Fuller), a man with a checkered past is trying to live a clean life. When his son Owen falls ill, Kane finds his only option is to turn to Daniel Morgan (William Atherton), the local kingpin of the criminal underworld. Morgan offers to help Kane's family, but double-crosses him. ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 142 members
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  • The Girl Next Door on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Blythe Auffarth,  Daniel Manche,  Blanche Baker
    Director: Gregory Wilson
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Two sisters, go to live with their mentally unstable aunt Ruth after the death of their parents. All seems well at first but Ruth's depraved sense of discipline leads to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that involve not only her other children but also others from the neighbourhood.
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 3,894 members
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  • Headspace on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Christopher Denham,  Olivia Hussey,  William Atherton
    Director: Andrew van den Houten
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Alex Borden becomes alarmed when his intellect mysteriously begins to grow, and so do the horrors that invade his nightmares, and soon his waking hours. Long-suppressed memories surface and Alex must face the terrors of his violent past, a vanished older brother, a father who abandoned both his ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 42% from 1,288 member
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  • Mad City on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Blythe Danner,  Robert Prosky,  Ted Levine
    Director: Costa Gavras
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In one of his strongest performances, John Travolta plays Sam Baily, a museum security guard who holds visitors hostage in an attempt to win back his job when he falls foul of museum cutbacks. Dustin Hoffman co-stars as Max Brackett, a local news reporter who seizes the hostage situation as a ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 883 members
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  • Bio-Dome on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Stephen Baldwin,  Pauly Shore,  Kylie Minogue
    Director: Jason Bloom
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    From the producers of DUMB & DUMBER comes this 'no-brainer' eco-trip. Slackers Bud and Doyle (Stephen Baldwin and Pauly Shore) happen upon the opening ceremonies for the BIO-DOME, an environmental facility which is controlled by five scientists, who will be hermetically sealed in it for a year. But ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,418 members
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  • Frank And Jesse on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Rob Lowe,  Bill Paxton,  Randy Travis
    Director: Robert Boris
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    After the civil war, Frank and Jesse James become anti-union guerillas, robbing banks and trains with the Younger brothers to fight the "enemy." Allen Pinkerton vows to bring them to justice.
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 159 members
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  • The Pelican Brief on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Julia Roberts,  Denzel Washington,  Sam Shepard
    Director: Alan J. Pakula
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Embroiled in an affair with Thomas Callahan (Sam Shephard), her alcoholic professor, precocious 24-year-old Tulane University law student Darby Shaw (Julia Roberts) writes up an insightful theory about the recent murder of two Supreme Court justices, one of whom, Abraham Rosenberg (Hume Cronyn), ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 9,047 members
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  • The Pelican Brief - Blu-ray (1993)
    Starring: Julia Roberts,  Denzel Washington,  Sam Shepard
    Director: Alan J. Pakula
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Julia Roberts (ERIN BROCKOVICH) stars in THE PELICAN BRIEF as sharp law student Darby Shaw whose querying mind gets her into trouble. A faithful adaptation of John Grisham's (THE FIRM) best-selling novel, this taut thriller follows the travails that beset Shaw when her theory on the cause of the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 695 members
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  • Die Hard 2 on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Bonnie Bedelia,  William Atherton
    Director: Renny Harlin
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Directed by Renny Harlin, Die Hard 2 is a blockbuster sequel and a powerful action film in its own right. A band of commandos led by a murderous officer seize an international airport. Their aim is to rescue a drug baron (Franco Nero) from justice. Detective McClane (Bruce Willis) finds himself ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 32,490 members
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  • Die Hard 2 - Blu-ray (1990)
    Starring: Art Evans,  John Amos,  Debbie James
    Director: Renny Harlin
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Renegade commandos seize a major international airport to rescue a drug lord from justice. Detective McClane, there to meet his wife, must battle incompetent airport security, hard-headed, gung-ho anti-terrorist squads and a deadly winter snowstorm to break the terrorist's grip before his wife's ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 3,137 members
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  • Buried Alive on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Tim Matheson,  Jennifer Jason Leigh,  William Atherton
    Director: Frank Darabont
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    From Frank Darabont, acclaimed director of 'The Shawshank Redemption' and 'The Mist' comes this terrifying claustrophobic tale starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tim Matherson. Hard-working construction company owner Clint is married to Joanna, but little does he know she's having an affair with a ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 138 members
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  • Die Hard on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Bonnie Bedelia,  Paul Gleason
    Director: John McTiernan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    On Christmas Eve, a New York cop comes to L.A. to see his estranged wife at her company's Christmas party, held on the top floor of a sparkling skyscraper. When terrorists capture the building, the incredulous cop is the hostages' only hope for survival.One of the greatest action movies of the late ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 58,632 members
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  • Die Hard - Blu-ray (1988)
    Starring: Robert Davi,  James Shigeta,  Alan Rickman
    Director: John McTiernan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    On Christmas Eve, a New York cop comes to L.A. to see his estranged wife at her company's Christmas party, held on the top floor of a sparkling skyscraper. When terrorists capture the building, the incredulous cop is the hostages' only hope for survival.One of the greatest action movies of the late ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 87% from 3,612 members
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  • No Mercy on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Richard Gere,  Kim Basinger,  Jeroen Krabbe
    Director: Richard Pearce
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A single-minded cop in search of his partner's killer undertakes a grueling investigation, which leads him into the murky Louisiana criminal underworld and brings him close to a mysterious blonde woman who may hold the answer to the mystery.
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 429 members
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  • Real Genius (1985)
    Starring: Val Kilmer,  Gabe Jarret,  Jonathan Gries
    Director: Martha Coolidge
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When 15-year-old science genius Mitch Taylor (Gabe Jarrett) is recruited by the pompous Professor Hathaway (William Atherton) to be part of a special research team, he has no idea he will be working on a top secret military weapon. Enrolling at Pacific Tech College, he meets his fellow whiz kid ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 734 members
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  • Centennial - Series 1 (1978)
    Starring: Richard Crenna,  Barbara Carrera,  Raymond Burr
    Director: Virgil W. Vogel,  Paul Krasny
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    An adaptation of James Michener's best-selling novel, CENTENNIAL tells the story of the settling of the American West by looking at the founding of the fictional eponymous town, Colorado, from the settling of the area in the late 18th century to the present.
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 25 members
    Due for release on 4th June 2012
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William Atherton facts

5 most recent films

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie - 2.5 stars
Jersey Shore Shark Attack - Blu-ray - 1.0 stars
Jersey Shore Shark Attack - 3 stars
The Kane Files - 3.0 stars
Life - Season 2 - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Die Hard - Blu-ray - 4.5 stars
Life - Season 2 - 4.0 stars
Die Hard - 4.0 stars
Die Hard 2 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Die Hard 2 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Jersey Shore Shark Attack - 3 stars
Jersey Shore Shark Attack - Blu-ray - 1.0 stars
The Stranger - 2.0 stars
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie - 2.5 stars
The Crow - City Of Angels / Crow - Salvation - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Bruce Willis - 6 times - show films
Bonnie Bedelia - 6 times - show films
William Sadler - 4 times - show films
Art Evans - 4 times - show films
Reginald Veljohnson - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

John McTiernan - 4 times - show films
Renny Harlin - 4 times - show films
Alan J. Pakula - 3 times - show films
John Shepphird - 2 times - show films
Gregory Wilson - 2 times - show films