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Bill Paxton denied insurance coverage for Titanic dive -
25 May 2012
-Titanic star Bill Paxton took a huge risk when he embarked on a deep sea dive to the famed wreck because he was unable to secure life insurance coverage for the trip.-Director James Cameron invited the actor along for an underwater mission to the ship's final restin
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Paxton to direct Kung Fu? -
31 October 2011
-Thunderbirds star Bill Paxton is set to bring another major TV series to the big screen - he's in talks to direct a movie adaptation of David Carradine's hit show Kung Fu.-Black Swan screenwriter John McLaughlin has penned the script for the remake.- The original T
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Paxton has big plans for Twister sequel -
9 January 2010
-Actor Bill Paxton is eager to make a sequel to Twister - 14 years after the tornado action film was released.-
-The star has taken a break from Hollywood in recent years to focus on his hit U.S. TV series Big Love, but he's keen to relaunch himself as a movie star a
Bill Paxton - what members say
review by A customer from TOMBSTONE - Not really, I'm from NEWCASTLE
THE BEST WESTERN EVER! 27 June 2004
review by AlexPhillips from Aberystwyth, Wales
A true popcorn classic 6 March 2007
review by Casablancan from
This is a good night-in movie with anyone. 8 November 2011
Bill Paxton - filmography
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Haven
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Bill Paxton, Orlando Bloom, Stephen Dillane
Director: Frank E. Flowers
Certificate: 
During a weekend, two shady businessmen flee to the Cayman Islands to avoid federal prosecution. But their escape ignites a chain reaction that leads a British native to commit a crime that changes the nation.
 
48%
from 3,450 members
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The Greatest Game Ever Played
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Justin Ashforth, George Asprey
Director: Bill Paxton
Certificate: 
This inspirational true story of triumph over adversity is another crowd-pleasing winner from Walt Disney Pictures. Young amateur golfer Francis Ouimet has nothing but talent and a dream to challenge the world's greatest players at the highest level of his sport. A working-class kid caught between ..read more »
70%
from 4,606 members
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Thunderbirds
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Bill Paxton, Anthony Edwards, Sophia Myles
Director: Jonathan Frakes
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Based on the cult British television show from the 1960s, THUNDERBIRDS explodes into the 21st Century with this thrilling live-action version of the franchise. Drawing on similar themes and familiar characters, director Jonathan Frakes (STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT) sticks closely to the spirit of the ..read more »
49%
from 17,907 members
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Club Dread
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Certificate: 
With CLUB DREAD, the twisted minds behind 2001's surprise hit comedy SUPER TROOPERS return with a machete and more laughs. This time, the Broken Lizard troupe--Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske--send up two genres at once, combining the spring break ..read more »
47%
from 5,787 members
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Resistance
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Julia Ormond, Bill Paxton, Sandrine Bonnaire
Director: Todd Komarnicki
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Resistance is the epic tale of an American fighter pilot (Bill Paxton) downed in occupied Belgium at the height of World War II. Hidden by resistance fighters, he falls in love with the wife of the man who saved him (Julia Ormond). When their affair is exposed, an act of betrayal threatens their ..read more »
53%
from 129 members
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Ghosts Of The Abyss
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Bill Paxton
Director: James Cameron
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James Cameron, director of the hugely successful TITANIC, returns to a subject with which he appears infatuated. GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS sees Cameron assemble a team of scientists, documentarians, and actor-narrator Bill Paxton to descend 12,000 feet to the wreckage of the Titanic. The results are ..read more »
62%
from 998 members
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Frailty
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe
Director: Bill Paxton
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Actor Bill Paxton's directorial debut, FRAILTY, has been hailed for its originality by author Stephen King and director Sam Raimi (THE EVIL DEAD). The film opens on a stormy night when an intense man (Matthew McConaughey) walks into FBI headquarters in Dallas and tells Agent Wesley Doyle (Powers ..read more »
63%
from 4,031 members
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U-571
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel
Director: Jonathon Mostow
Certificate: 
Faithful to the conventions of the World War II genre, Mostow's (BREAKDOWN) submarine thriller pays earnest homage to the pluck and determination of ordinary people forced to overcome extraordinary odds. The mostly young and inexperienced crew of the S-33 is deployed on a top secret, high-priority ..read more »
60%
from 3,901 members
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Vertical Limit
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney
Director: Martin Campbell
Certificate:
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As action director Martin Campbell's heart-pumping thriller VERTICAL LIMIT begins, an eagle glides gracefully over the stunningly filmed mesas of Utah. Its shadow falls on a vertical rock face being climbed by Peter Garrett (Chris O'Donnell), his father (Stuart Wilson), and his sister Annie (Robin ..read more »
59%
from 6,624 members
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U-571 - Blu-ray
(2000)
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel
Director: Jonathon Mostow
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Faithful to the conventions of the World War II genre, Mostow's (BREAKDOWN) submarine thriller pays earnest homage to the pluck and determination of ordinary people forced to overcome extraordinary odds. The mostly young and inexperienced crew of the S-33 is deployed on a top secret, high-priority ..read more »
62%
from 1,287 member
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Vertical Limit - Blu-ray
(2000)
Starring: Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney
Director: Martin Campbell
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
As action director Martin Campbell's heart-pumping thriller VERTICAL LIMIT begins, an eagle glides gracefully over the stunningly filmed mesas of Utah. Its shadow falls on a vertical rock face being climbed by Peter Garrett (Chris O'Donnell), his father (Stuart Wilson), and his sister Annie (Robin ..read more »
61%
from 1,445 member
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Mighty Joe Young
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Serbedzija
Director: Ron Underwood
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An enormous gorilla exhibits endless compassion and courage. In his native jungle he cares for and protects an orphaned girl who later brings him to Los Angeles to save him from ruthless poachers. However, once there, the man-made confines and threats from a new set of cruel and greedy trophy-..read more »
66%
from 3,110 members
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A Bright Shining Lie
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Bill Paxton, Amy Madigan, Vivian Wu
Director: Terry George
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Based on Neil Sheehan's controversial book about the making of the Vietnam war, this film is told from the perspective of Lt. Colonel John Paul Vann (Bill Paxton), a battle-ready and enthusiastic military advisor. Upon his arrival, Vann quickly learns that political and social pressures are causing ..read more »
55%
from 68 members
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A Simple Plan
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda
Director: Sam Raimi
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Sam Raimi breaks out of genre films with this tight, effective thriller. When two brothers, Hank (Bill Paxton) and Jacob (Billy Bob Thornton), and their friend Lou (Brent Briscoe), find 4.4 million dollars inside a crashed plane, they believe they've found the financial answer to all their problems...read more »
68%
from 2,229 members
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Titanic
(1997)
Starring: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane
Director: James Cameron
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TITANIC, James Cameron's blockbuster, stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as young lovers aboard the ill-fated voyage. A mysterious nude sketch found in the wreckage of the Titanic leads to the tale of its subject, the now-elderly Rose DeWitt Bukater (Winslet). As her story begins, Rose is 17 ..read more »
62%
from 45,325 members
Not currently released
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Traveller
(1997)
Starring: Bill Paxton, Mark Wahlberg, Julianna Margulies
Director: Jack N. Green
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A young man, Pat, visits the clan of gypsy-like drifters (Irish Travellers) in rural North Carolina from whom he is descended from. At first he is rejected, but cousin Bokky takes him on as an apprentice. Pat learns the game while Bokky falls in love and desires a different life.
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from 4 members
Due for release on 18th June 2012
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Twister
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz
Director: Jan De Bont
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Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt and Carey Elwes may be billed as the stars of Twister, but the film's real attractions are the cyclones themselves. Best experienced in a theater, the nail-biting, blow-the-audience-out-of-their-seats computer generated graphics, cutting edge sound and other special effects ..read more »
63%
from 14,571 members
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Twister - Blu-ray
(1996)
Starring: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz
Director: Jan De Bont
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The largest storm to hit Oklahoma in more than half a century is brewing, and it promises to drop multiple twisters into Tornado Alley. It''s the storm that two rival groups of scientists--Jo Harding and her band of brash university students, and corporate-sponsored Dr. Jonas Miller and his sleek, ..read more »
69%
from 1,403 member
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The Evening Star
(1996)
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton, Juliette Lewis
Director: Robert Harling
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The indomitable Aurora Greenway's struggles with her family and her love life continue in this long-awaited sequel to TERMS OF ENDEARMENT. In her own inimitable style, she continues to struggle with her family, neigbors, and her decidedly unconventional love life.
52%
from 21 members
Currently unavailable
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Apollo 13
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton
Director: Ron Howard
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A vividly rendered dramatisation of Apollo 13's true-life brush with disaster on the way to the Moon in 1971. This mesmerising film combines computer graphics, archive footage and seamless special effects to recreate the adrenalised odyssey of Astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert who ..read more »
71%
from 21,114 members
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Apollo 13 - Blu-ray
(1995)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton
Director: Ron Howard
Certificate:
A vividly rendered dramatisation of Apollo 13's true-life brush with disaster on the way to the Moon in 1971. This mesmerising film combines computer graphics, archive footage and seamless special effects to recreate the adrenalised odyssey of Astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert who ..read more »
73%
from 225 members
Not available for rental
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The Last Supper
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Annabeth Gish, Ron Eldard
Director: Stacy Title
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A tongue-in-cheek examination of both sides of the political spectrum, this black comedy follows the culinary exploits of a group of liberal graduate students who invite right-wingers to dinner to pick their brains--literally, as it turns out. After each dinner, the guest of honor is murdered and ..read more »
63%
from 1,215 member
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True Lies
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bill Paxton
Director: James Cameron
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Borrowing liberally from the French film La Totale, this is an action picture, domestic comedy, and political thriller rolled into a crowd-pleasing ball of entertainment. Producer James Cameron wrote and directed the film. Henry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a workaholic computer salesman ..read more »
67%
from 26,909 members
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Frank And Jesse
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Rob Lowe, Bill Paxton, Randy Travis
Director: Robert Boris
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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.
53%
from 159 members
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Tombstone
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Step, Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer
Director: George Pan Cosmatos
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Arizona, 1879. Legendary Dodge City marshall Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell), his wife Mattie and his brothers Virgil (Sam Elliot) and Morgan (Bill Paxton) just rode into Tombstone. These veteran frontiersmen hope to open a small business and settle into a quiet life. But they get more than they ..read more »
72%
from 7,223 members
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Indian Summer
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Alan Arkin, Matt Craven, Diane Lane
Director: Mike Binder
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Now in their thirties, a group of friends reunite at Camp Tamakwa. Only a few of the originals show up, but they still have a good time reminiscing. The people share experiences and grow while at the camp. They are dismayed to discover that the camp's owner, Unca Lou, is going to close the camp down.
55%
from 177 members
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Trespass
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Bill Paxton, Ice-T, William Sadler
Director: Walter Hill
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Two firemen from Arkansas go to East St. Louis in search of buried treasure. Witnesses to a murder, the firemen find themselves trapped in a disused factory. Now they must fight to stay alive. Soundtrack features Ice Cube, Public Enemy, Gang Starr and Ice-T.
64%
from 466 members
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One False Move
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Bill Paxton, Cynda Williams, Michael Beach
Director: Carl Franklin
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African-American director Carl Franklin's ONE FALSE MOVE presents itself as a crime thriller, but upon deeper inspection reveals itself to be a thought-provoking drama concerning racism and racial identity. After stealing a large stash of cocaine and brutally murdering several people in the process,..read more »
61%
from 787 members
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Predator 2
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Kevin Peter Hall, Danny Glover, Gary Busey
Director: Stephen Hopkins
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This sequel to Predator finds the the police force of 1997 Los Angeles (including hard bitten cop Danny Glover) losing the battle against the drug lords and the gangs of thugs who control the streets. Suddenly, the killers are the victims of a dreadlocked alien being...
62%
from 13,539 members
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Navy Seals
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn, Joanne Whalley
Director: Lewis Teague
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A Navy Seal combat unit is sent into the Middle East to rescue a US Navy helicopter crew who are being held captive. Whilst freeing the hostages a cache of Stinger missiles are discovered and on return to the USA a further operation is launched to destroy the missile threat.
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from 1,600 member
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Brain Dead
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Bill Paxton, Bill Pullman, Patricia Charbonneau
Director: Adam Simon
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The Eunice Corporation is on the ground floor of an exciting industry--memory resculpting. It envisions nationwide clinics where anyone can lose the hang-ups of an unhappy childhood, a failed romance, or a botched career. At Eunice's "New You" outlets, a simple operation will give customers peace ..read more »
48%
from 465 members
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Slipstream
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Mark Hamill, Bob Peck, Bill Paxton
Director: Steven Lisberger
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`Slipstream' is set in a world where nature has gone mad and flying, fuelled by the wind, is the principal means of travel. A runaway fugitive, being taken to prison by two law officers, is kidnapped by a young adventurer intent on collecting a reward. They head off down the `Slipstream' - a river ..read more »
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from 533 members
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Near Dark - Blu-ray
(1987)
Starring: Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
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A young cowboy is seduced by a new girl in town only to find out he has been kissed by a vampire. Slowly turning into a creature of the night, he is persuaded to join up with the girl and a roaming band of ghouls. But when his own father and sister become targets in the vampires' endless search for ..read more »
59%
from 889 members
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Near Dark
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Hendriksen
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
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In Kathryn Bigelow's tale of vampires in the American Southwest, the creatures of the night aren't elegant, cloaked aristocrats. They're a gun-toting gang that dresses and acts like a motorcycle gang. Caleb (Adrian Pasdar), a restless young man from a small farm town, meets an alluring drifter ..read more »
63%
from 5,907 members
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Miami Vice - Series 3
(6 discs)
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Edward James Olmos
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Sizzling with sex and sin, Miami was the perfect setting for this classic 1980s cop show starring Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, and Edward James Olmos. From the minds of Michael Mann and Dick Wolf, this series used the MTV-influenced music and style to great effect. Johnson and Thomas play ..read more »
74%
from 171 members
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Aliens
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Lance Henriksen, Al Matthews, Bill Paxton
Director: James Cameron
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Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the sole survivor from the original ALIEN, is awakened after 57 years of drifting through space, her stories disbelieved by Company executives who tell her that the alien's planet is now inhabited and colonized. When contact is suddenly lost with the colonists, Ripley ..read more »
79%
from 46,281 members
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Aliens - Blu-ray
(1986)
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn
Director: James Cameron
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Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the sole survivor from the original ALIEN, is awakened after 57 years of drifting through space, her stories disbelieved by Company executives who tell her that the alien's planet is now inhabited and colonized. When contact is suddenly lost with the colonists, Ripley ..read more »
92%
from 108 members
Not available for rental
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Atlanta Murders
on DVD
Starring: Calvin Levels, Morgan Freeman, James Earl Jones
Director: John Erman
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A ex-cop turned reporter investigates the death of a doctor and uncovers medical evidence that links him to the murder of 29 young black men in the area. He realises that it is up to him to track down the murderer, and enlists the help of some old friends for back-up. Based on real events.
29%
from 93 members
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Apollo 13 - HD
Starring: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon
Director: Ron Howard
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Drama based on the events of the Apollo 13 space flight which saw three American astronauts stranded in a crippled spacecraft miles from earth.
74%
from 958 members
Not currently released
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Bill Paxton facts
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...p' with Kevin Costner is probably more accurate but this film has better lines. Bill Paxton & Michael Beighn are added cast members. must see. ...
