Movies starring William Fichtner

Biography: Born in 1956 in Long Island, New York, USA. William started his career in "As the worlds turns". After roles in Malcolm X, Quiz Show and Strange Days, his name got bigger. After doing a performance of a lifetime as Kent in "Contact" he is now a name for the big audience.

First Snow (2006)

Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Guy Pearce | Piper Perabo | William Fichtner | J.K. Simmons | Shea Whigham | Rick Gonzalez | Jackie Burroughs | Adam Scott | Portia Dawson | Cherilyn Hayres | Luce Rains | Brian Gamble | David House | Jose J. Marquez | John Burton Jr.
Directors: Mark Fergus
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Wound tight and cocky, Jimmy Starks (Pearce) is a smooth-talking salesman certain he’s on the verge of a big break. Even when his car stalls in the middle of nowhere, a roadside soothsayer (Simmons) assures him a windfall is on its way. But although Jimmy should be happy when his boss suddenly agrees to financially back his business venture, he starts to become paranoid instead. As his girlfriend Deirdre (Perabo) and his best friend/ business partner Ed (Fichtner) watch him slowly come unwound, Jimmy wonders if a past betrayal of his friend, newly paroled Vince (Whigham), could be catching up to him. And, as the weather turns cold, Jimmy can’t help but fear the mysterious seer’s other prediction… that they’ll be no tomorrow after the first snow.

Equilibrium (2002)

Friday, January 18th, 2008
Genres: Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Dominic Purcell | Christian Bale | Sean Bean | Christian Kahrmann | John Keogh | Sean Pertwee | William Fichtner | Angus Macfadyen | David Barrash | Dirk Martens | Taye Diggs | Matthew Harbour | Maria Pia Calzone | Emily Siewert | Emily Watson
Directors: Kurt Wimmer
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In a futuristic world, a strict regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime punishable by death. Cleric John Preston (Bale) is a top ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist the rules. Whe he misses a dose of Prozium, a mind-altering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime, suddenly becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it.

The Moguls (2005)

Sunday, December 9th, 2007
Genres: Comedy
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Jeff Bridges | Tim Blake Nelson | Joe Pantoliano | William Fichtner | Ted Danson | Patrick Fugit | John Hawkes | Brad William Henke | Glenne Headly | Tom Bower | Dawn Didawick | Jayne Taini | Lauren Graham | Jeanne Tripplehorn | Alex D. Linz
Directors: Michael Traeger
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Sex sells in America and these guys know it. The Amateurs follows a small town band of loveable losers who hit upon an idea that can make their dreams and fantasies come true. Thinking they’ve found the road to riches and fame they decide to make the world’s most innocent adult film. Everyman’s fantasy turns into a hilarious misadventure when they find they’re in way over their heads.

Blades of Glory (2007)

Monday, November 12th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Will Ferrell | Jon Heder | Will Arnett | Amy Poehler | Jenna Fischer | William Fichtner | Craig T. Nelson | Romany Malco | Nick Swardson | Scott Hamilton | Andy Richter | Greg Lindsay | Rob Corddry | Nick Jameson | Tom Virtue
Directors: Josh Gordon
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When rivalry between the world’s best men’s figure skaters - sex addicted, improvisational Chazz Michael Michaels and germophobic, precise Jimmy MacElroy - breaks into a fight on the awards platform, they’re banned from the event for life. Three years later, desire for a gold medal and a careful reading of the rules lead them to compete as skating’s first male-male pair. Can they overcome mutual dislike, limited time to prepare, their coach’s secret past, and the dirty tricks of their main opponents, the Van Waldenberg siblings? The key to victory or defeat may lie in the attraction of the virginal Jimmy toward Katie, the Van Waldenbergs’ little sister.

The Longest Yard (2005)

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Comedy | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Courteney Cox | Rob Schneider | William Fichtner | James Cromwell | Adam Sandler | Chris Rock | Burt Reynolds | Nelly | Michael Irvin | Walter Williamson | Bill Goldberg | Terry Crews | Bob Sapp | Nicholas Turturro | Dalip Singh | Lobo Sebastian | Joey Diaz | Steve Reevis | David Patrick Kelly
Directors: Peter Segal
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Paul “Wrecking” Crewe was a revered football superstar back in his day, but that time has since faded. But when a messy drunk driving incident lands him in jail, Paul finds he was specifically requested by Warden Hazen (James Cromwell), a duplicitous prison official well aware of Paul’s athletic skills. Paul has been assigned the task of assembling a team of convicts, to square off in a big football game against the sadistic guards. With the help of fellow convict Caretaker, and an old legend named Nate Scarborough to coach, Crewe is ready for what promises to be a very interesting game. It’s only the warden and the guards who have no idea who or what they’re up against, with Paul the driving force behind the new team.

Go (1999)

Monday, October 1st, 2007
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime
Countries: USA
Actors: Katie Holmes | Sarah Polley | Suzanne Krull | Desmond Askew | Nathan Bexton | Robert Peters | Scott Wolf | Jay Mohr | Timothy Olyphant | Jodi Bianca Wise | William Fichtner | Rita Bland | Tony Denman | Scott Hass | Natasha Melnick
Directors: Doug Liman
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‘Go’ is set mostly during one long Christmas Eve in the lives of a group of young adults on the events surrounding a drug deal in Los Angeles replayed three different times from three different views. In a straightforward manner; when slacker Simon Baines (Desmond Asknew) takes off for a getaway to Las Vegas with his friends, Ronna (Sarah Polley) takes his shift at the 24-hour grocery store where they work. When two guys, named Adam and Zack (Scott Wolf and Jay Mohr), walk in asking to score some dope from Simon, Ronna takes it upon herself and her friends Claire (Katie Holmes) and Mannie (Nathan Bexton) to buy some some stuff from the local drug dealer Todd Gains (Timothy Olyphant). But the drug deal is a sting that Adam and Zack are forced to set up by an overzealous narcotics agent, Burke (William Fichtner). Ronna is forced to dispose of the drugs. With no other alternative, she tries to double-cross Todd with phony drugs. Meanwhile in Las Vegas, Simon’s adventures with his best friend Marcus (Taye Diggs) hit an unfortunate turn during a trip to a strip club, while Adam and Zack end up spending Christmas Eve with Burke and his wife Irene (Jane Krakowski), and afterwards while driving to a rave that Ronna is dealing, the guys accidentally hit Ronna with their car and leave her for dead. Nearby, Mannie nearly OD’s on dope, and Claire gets more friendly with a vengeful Todd whom is now looking for Ronna.

Heat (1995)

Monday, April 2nd, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Al Pacino | Robert De Niro | Val Kilmer | Jon Voight | Tom Sizemore | Diane Venora | Amy Brenneman | Ashley Judd | Mykelti Williamson | Wes Studi | Ted Levine | Dennis Haysbert | William Fichtner | Natalie Portman | Tom Noonan
Directors: Michael Mann
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Hunters and their prey—Neil and his professional criminal crew hunt to score big money targets (banks, vaults, armored cars) and are, in turn, hunted by Lt. Vincent Hanna and his team of cops in the Robbery/Homicide police division. A botched job puts Hanna onto their trail while they regroup and try to put together one last big ‘retirement’ score. Neil and Vincent are similar in many ways, including their troubled personal lives. At a crucial moment in his life, Neil disobeys the dictum taught to him long ago by his criminal mentor—’Never have anything in your life that you can’t walk out on in thirty seconds flat, if you spot the heat coming around the corner’—as he falls in love. Thus the stage is set for the suspenseful ending….

The Perfect Storm (2000)

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: George Clooney | Mark Wahlberg | John C. Reilly | Diane Lane | William Fichtner | Bob Gunton | Karen Allen | Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | Allen Payne | John Hawkes | Christopher McDonald | Dash Mihok | Josh Hopkins | Michael Ironside | Cherry Jones
Directors: Wolfgang Petersen
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In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail. Magnificent foreshadowing and anticipation fill this true-life drama while minute details of the fishing boats, their gear and the weather are juxtaposed with the sea adventure.

Armageddon (1998)

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
Genres: Action | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Bruce Willis | Billy Bob Thornton | Ben Affleck | Liv Tyler | Will Patton | Steve Buscemi | William Fichtner | Owen Wilson | Michael Clarke Duncan | Peter Stormare | Ken Hudson Campbell | Jessica Steen | Keith David | Chris Ellis | Jason Isaacs
Directors: Michael Bay
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Due to a shuttle’s unfortunate demise in outer space, NASA becomes aware of a doomsday asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth. It seems that the only way to knock it off course is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear weapon. But as NASA’s under-funded yet resourceful team train the world’s best drillers for the job, the social order of the world begins to break down as the information reaches the public and hysteria results. As high-ranking officials play politics with the effort, the drilling team all faces deep personal issues which may jeopardize humanity’s last chance…

Contact (1997)

Monday, February 12th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Jena Malone | David Morse | Jodie Foster | Geoffrey Blake | William Fichtner | Sami Chester | Timothy McNeil | Laura Elena Surillo | Matthew McConaughey | Tom Skerritt | Henry Strozier | Michael Chaban | Max Martini | Larry King | Thomas Garner
Directors: Robert Zemeckis
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Contact, based on the novel of the same name by Carl Sagan, is the story of a free thinking radio astronomer (Jodie Foster) who discovers an intelligent signal broadcast from deep space. She and her fellow scientists are able to decipher the Message and discover detailed instructions for building a mysterious Machine. Will the Machine spell the end of our world, or the end of our superstitions? Will we take our place among the races of the Galaxy, or are we just an upstart species with a long way to go?