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  • Magnolia
  • Magnolia review by SAI81 from Tonbridge, Kent
    Rated - 5 stars Magnolia 20 September 2007
    ...Gator, a TV game-show host and the second of the film’s terminally ill fathers (Philip Baker Hall), his daughter Claudia (Melora Waters), a cocaine addict. Police Officer Jim (J...  
  • The Amityville Horror
  • The Amityville Horror review by DJM666 from Walsall, England
    Rated - 3 stars An enjoyable if short horror movie 25 May 2006
    ...ast (Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jesse James, Jimmy Bennett, Rachel Nichols, Philip Baker Hall) and solid acting (Ryan Reynolds in particular is very good). The movie is far ...  
  • The Matador
  • The Matador review by from Andover, Hampshire England
    Rated - 4 stars Hit Man has to review his options 22 March 2007
    ...g assassin who wants to take a break after 22 years, but his handler, Mr Randy (Philip Baker Hall) points out that there is no retirement plan or home for killers. Eventually J...  

Philip Baker Hall - filmography


  • You Kill Me on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Dennis Farina,  Ben Kingsley,  Tea Leoni
    Director: John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Cinematic hit men are dual-edged characters who can easily slip into the role of hero or villain, making them an attractive proposition for directors looking to pack an emotional punch. YOU KILL ME stars Ben Kingsley (SEXY BEAST) as Frank Falenczyk, a hit man whose work for the Buffalo-based Mafia ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 4,063 members
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  • The Shaggy Dog on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Tim Allen,  Jan Devereaux,  Kristin Davis
    Director: Brian Robbins
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Unleash all the fun! Comedian Tim Allen gains a hilarious insight into being a great dad when he's transformed into a lovable sheep dog in this update of Disney's comedy classic. The adventures begin as Deputy D.A. Dave Douglas (Allen) is infected with a top-secret serum that morphs his body into ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 8,821 members
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  • Bruce Almighty (2003)
    Starring: Jim Carrey,  Jennifer Aniston,  Morgan Freeman
    Director: Tom Shadyac
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Jim Carrey returns to his zany, manic roots in this Capraesque comedy from director Tom Shadyac (ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE and LIAR LIAR). Carrey stars as Bruce Nolan, a television reporter in Buffalo, New York who lives a normal life with his sweet girlfriend Grace (Jennifer Aniston). But Bruce ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 32,670 members
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  • The Sum Of All Fears on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Ben Affleck,  Morgan Freeman,  Liev Schreiber
    Director: Phil Alden Robinson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    In this high-intensity drama, based on the novel by Tom Clancy, Ben Affleck stars as Jack Ryan, the CIA agent from Clancy's THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, PATRIOT GAMES, and CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER. Here, Ryan is dealing with a terrifying new problem: a nuclear weapon has fallen into the hands of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 11,715 members
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  • Lost Souls on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Winona Ryder,  Ben Chaplin,  Sarah Wynter
    Director: Janusz Kaminski
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Years ago, priests exorcised a demon out of young Maya Larkin (Winona Ryder). Now she uses her unusual sensitivity to the same demons who once came after her to help the priests in other exorcisms. In one such case, a serial killer named Henry Birdson (John Diehl) claims to know the name of a man ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 628 members
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  • The Contender on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Gary Oldman,  Joan Allen,  Jeff Bridges
    Director: Rod Lurie
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In THE CONTENDER, the sudden death of the vice president of the United States forces U.S. president Jackson Evans (Jeff Bridges) to pick a replacement. He decides against picking the popular governor of Virginia, Jack Hathaway (William Petersen), and instead makes the radical choice of Senator ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 1,141 member
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  • Psycho on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Vince Vaughn,  Julianne Moore,  Viggo Mortensen
    Director: Gus Van Sant
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Marion Crane is a Phoenix, Arizona working girl fed up with having to sneak away during lunch breaks to meet her lover, Sam Loomis, who cannot get married because most of his money goes towards alimony. One Friday, Marion's employer asks her to take $400,000 in cash to a local bank for deposit. ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 1,295 member
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  • Hit Me on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Elias Koteas,  Laure Marsac,  Bruce Ramsay
    Director: Steven Shainberg
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Based on the novel by Jim Thompson this is the story of Sonny who has worked in the same job at the Stillwell Hotel for eight years and now he tries to re-evaluate his life.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 36% from 54 members
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  • Secret Honor (1984)
    Starring: Philip Baker Hall
    Director: Robert Altman
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A fictionalized former President Richard M. Nixon offers a solitary, stream-of-consciousness reflection on his life and political career - and the "true" reasons for the Watergate scandal and his resignation.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 65% from 4 members
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  • Wonderful World
    Starring: Matthew Broderick,  Sanaa Lathan,  Michael K. Williams
    Director: Joshua Goldin
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Ben is a failed children's folk singer and less-than-extraordinary weekend dad. Deeply cynical, Ben's sole pleasure in life is derived from chess games with his Senegalese roommate Ibou. When Ibou is suddenly struck ill and an insensitive municipal employee exacerbates the emergency situation, Ben'..read more »
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  • You Kill Me to Watch Now (2007)
    Starring: Ben Kingsley,  Luke Wilson,  Bill Pullman
    Director: John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 89 minutes
    Frank Falenczyk (Ben Kingsley) loves his job. He just happens to be the hit-man for his Polish mob family in Buffalo, New York. But Frank's got a drinking problem and when he messes up a critical assignment that puts the family business in peril, his uncle (Philip Baker Hall) sends him to San ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 24 members
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  • Sum of All Fears The to Watch Now (2002)
    Starring: Ben Affleck,  Morgan Freeman,  James Cromwell
    Director: Phil Alden Robinson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
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    Run time: 124 minutes
    Ben Affleck is ready for action, commanding the role of CIA agent Jack Ryan in this thrilling adventure based on the Tom Clancy bestseller. America's Cold War fears are rekindled after the President of Russia dies and is succeeded by a man with a cryptic past. But East-West tensions erupt when the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 58 members
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Philip Baker Hall facts

5 most recent films

Fired Up! - 3.0 stars
You Kill Me - 3.0 stars
The Shaggy Dog - 3.0 stars
The Amityville Horror - 3.0 stars
The Matador - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Bruce Almighty - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
The Insider - 3.5 stars
The Talented Mr Ripley - 3.5 stars
Three O'Clock High - 3.5 stars
Hard Eight - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Wonderful World - 3 stars
A Gentleman's Game - 1.5 stars
Secret Honor - 3.0 stars
Magnolia - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
All Good Things - 4.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Morgan Freeman - 4 times - show films
Bruce McGill - 4 times - show films
Philip Seymour Hoffman - 3 times - show films
Luis Guzman - 3 times - show films
Melinda Dillon - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Paul Thomas Anderson - 4 times - show films
John Dahl - 2 times - show films
Phil Alden Robinson - 2 times - show films
Tom Shadyac - 2 times - show films
Michael Mann - 1 times - show films


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