William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Birthday:Mar 13, 1950
Place of birth:Miami, Florida, USA

Filmography

1998
A Civil Action

A Civil Action

Drama
6.6

19981h 55min

United States

Director: Steven Zaillian

Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything—including his career and his clients' goals—in order to continue the case against all odds.


Pleasantville

Pleasantville

Fantasy Comedy Drama
7.5

19982h 4min

United States

Director: Gary Ross

Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.

1997
Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog

Comedy Drama
7.1

19971h 37min

United States

Director: Barry Levinson

During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.


Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights

Drama
7.9

19972h 36min

United States

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a nightclub, and welcomes him into the extended family of movie-makers, misfits and hangers-on that are always around. Adams' rise from nobody to a celebrity adult entertainer is meteoric, and soon the whole world seems to know his porn alter ego, "Dirk Diggler". Now, when disco and drugs are in vogue, fashion is in flux and the party never seems to stop, Adams' dreams of turning sex into stardom are about to collide with cold, hard reality.


Air Force One

Air Force One

Action Thriller
6.5

19972h 4min

United States

Director: Wolfgang Petersen

When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.

1996
Ghosts of Mississippi

Ghosts of Mississippi

Drama History
6.7

19962h 10min

United States

Director: Rob Reiner

A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.


Fargo

Fargo

Crime Drama Thriller Heist Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
8.1

19961h 38min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Joel Coen

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!


Down Periscope

Down Periscope

Comedy
6.2

19961h 32min

United States

Director: David S. Ward

Maverick Navy Lieutenant Commander Tom Dodge will never be a textbook officer, but he's a brilliant seaman who's always wanted to command a nuclear submarine — he's been given one last chance to clean up his record. Unfortunately, Admiral Graham, his nemesis, would rather sink the fleet than give Dodge his own boat. So, Graham stacks the deck against him and assigns Dodge to the Stingray, a diesel-powered WW2 submarine that can barely keep afloat. To make matters worse, Dodge's crew is a collection of maladjusted, mistake-prone misfits. Then, he's tagged the "enemy" in a crucial war game, and ordered to take on the U.S. Navy's best.

1995
Mr. Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus

Drama Music
7.3

19952h 23min

United States

Director: Stephen Herek

In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired through his teaching, Holland must redefine his life's purpose.


Murder in the First

Murder in the First

Crime Drama
7.3

19952h 2min

France, United States

Director: Marc Rocco

A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.