Screenplay: Walter Hill
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Walter Hill. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Titles found: 25
Aliens
1986 · Movie · 150 min. · United States
Direction James Cameron
Cast Sigourney Weaver · Paul Reiser · Lance Henriksen · Michael Biehn
Synopsis In Aliens (1986), Ellen Ripley, the sole survivor of a terrifying alien encounter, is awakened from cryosleep after 57 years. She joins a team of colonial marines to investigate a human colony on LV-426, which has gone silent. Upon arrival,...
7.4
83K votes
7.4
83K votes
The Getaway
1972 · Movie · 122 min. · United States
Direction Sam Peckinpah
Cast Steve McQueen · Ali MacGraw · Ben Johnson · Sally Struthers
Synopsis The Getaway (1972) follows Carter "Doc" McCoy, a convicted robber who is released from prison after his wife arranges a deal with a corrupt official. To secure his freedom, Doc agrees to pull off a high-stakes bank heist. However, the...
7.4
10K votes
7.4
10K votes
The Warriors
1979 · Movie · 94 min. · United States
Direction Walter Hill
Cast Michael Beck · David Harris · James Remar · Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Synopsis Walter Hill's hip, super-stylized action film unfurls in a dystopian near-future, when various gangs control New York City. Each gang sports a unique moniker ('The Warriors,' 'The Baseball Furies,' 'The Rogues'), with a costume underscoring its "theme"; each, in turn,...
7.0
16K votes
7.0
16K votes
The Driver
1978 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Walter Hill
Cast Ryan O'Neal · Bruce Dern · Isabelle Adjani · Ronee Blakley
Synopsis Walter Hill's stripped down neo-noir features a protagonist who makes the laconic boxer of the director's similar Hard Times (1974) seem logorrheic by comparison. The film's tone is set in the opening scene as the Driver (Ryan O'Neal) gloms a...
6.6
2K votes
6.6
2K votes
Tales from the Crypt (TV Series)
1989 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Steven Dodd · Russell Mulcahy · Elliot Silverstein · Robert Zemeckis
Cast John Kassir · Roy Brocksmith · Miguel Ferrer · Larry Drake
Synopsis TV Series (1989-1996). 7 Seasons. 93 Episodes. Based on the legendary and gruesome 1950's EC Comics from publisher, William M. Gaines, this horror anthology featured stories of murder, greed, lust, gore and the supernatural, with touches of humor sprinkled throughout,...
6.5
6K votes
6.5
6K votes
The Mackintosh Man
1973 · Movie · 98 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Huston
Cast Paul Newman · Dominique Sanda · James Mason · Harry Andrews
Synopsis Joseph Rearden takes the fall for a robbery and winds up in the Scrubs. From there he escapes in the company of a convicted spy and is taken to a remote manor at an unknown location where he is kept...
6.5
4K votes
6.5
4K votes
Southern Comfort
1981 · Movie · 103 min. · United States
Direction Walter Hill
Cast Keith Carradine · Powers Boothe · Fred Ward · Peter Coyote
Synopsis A squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their lives when they anger local Cajuns by stealing their canoes. Without live ammunition and in a strange country, their experience begins to...
6.4
2K votes
6.4
2K votes
The Drowning Pool
1975 · Movie · 108 min. · United States
Direction Stuart Rosenberg
Cast Paul Newman · Anthony Franciosa · Joanne Woodward · Richard Jaeckel
6.4
1K votes
6.4
1K votes
Hard Times
1975 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction Walter Hill
Cast Charles Bronson · James Coburn · Jill Ireland · Strother Martin
Synopsis In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. They go to New Orleans where Speed borrows money to set up fights for Chaney, but Speed gambles away any winnings.
6.4
2K votes
6.4
2K votes
Streets of Fire
1984 · Movie · 93 min. · United States
Direction Walter Hill
Cast Michael Paré · Diane Lane · Rick Moranis · Willem Dafoe
Synopsis In Streets of Fire (1984), a rock singer is kidnapped by a violent biker gang in a neon-lit, dystopian city. Her ex-lover, a brooding mercenary, is hired to rescue her, teaming up with a tough cop and a streetwise mechanic....
6.3
8K votes
6.3
8K votes
Tales from the Crypt: The Man Who Was Death (TV)
1989 · Movie · 26 min. · United States
Direction Walter Hill
Cast William Sadler · J.W. Smith · Roy Brocksmith · David Wohl
Synopsis Niles Talbot works as the executioner at a state prison, throwing the switch to put convicts to death in the electric chair. He's an easygoing, genial sort of fellow, commenting on the prisoners' behavior when their time comes and touting...
6.1
207 votes
6.1
207 votes
48 Hrs.
1982 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
Direction Walter Hill
Cast Nick Nolte · Eddie Murphy · Annette O'Toole · Frank McRae
Synopsis In 48 Hrs. (1982), a tough cop, Jack Cates, teams up with a fast-talking convict, Reggie Hammond, to track down two ruthless criminals. Reggie is temporarily released from prison for 48 hours to assist Jack, leveraging his inside knowledge of...
6.0
9K votes
6.0
9K votes
Alien³
1992 · Movie · 115 min. · United States
Direction David Fincher
Cast Sigourney Weaver · Charles S. Dutton · Charles Dance · Paul McGann
Synopsis Alien³ (1992) follows Ellen Ripley as she crash-lands on a desolate prison planet after escaping the fiery destruction of her previous mission. The planet is home to a group of hardened inmates and a small, isolated community. Soon, Ripley discovers...
5.9
55K votes
5.9
55K votes
Last Man Standing
1996 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Direction Walter Hill
Cast Bruce Willis · Christopher Walken · Bruce Dern · William Sanderson
Synopsis In Last Man Standing (1996), a lone drifter named John Smith arrives in a desolate Texas town torn by a brutal gang war. As a master gunslinger, he plays both sides—the Irish mob and the Italian mafia—against each other for...
5.9
7K votes
5.9
7K votes
Wild Bill
1995 · Movie · 93 min. · United States
Direction Walter Hill
Cast Jeff Bridges · Ellen Barkin · John Hurt · Diane Lane
5.6
1K votes
5.6
1K votes
Tales from the Crypt: Cutting Cards (TV)
1990 · Movie · 20 min. · United States
Direction Walter Hill
Cast Lance Henriksen · Kevin Tighe · John Kassir · Roy Brocksmith
Synopsis Reno and Sam are a pair of hardcore gamblers who don't play for fun, who challenge each other in a sample game of cards and the end result could be deadlier then they could've ever bargained for.
5.6
109 votes
5.6
109 votes
Undisputed
2002 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction Walter Hill
Cast Wesley Snipes · Ving Rhames · Peter Falk · Wes Studi
Synopsis Undisputed (2002) follows the story of Monroe Hutchen, an undefeated prison boxing champion serving a life sentence. His dominance is challenged when heavyweight champion George "Iceman" Chambers is incarcerated for rape. The prison's underground fight organizers see an opportunity to...
5.3
6K votes
5.3
6K votes
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
Direction Bud Yorkin
Cast Ryan O'Neal · Jacqueline Bisset · Warren Oates · Jill Clayburgh
5.3
254 votes
5.3
254 votes
Tales from the Crypt: Deadline (TV)
1991 · Movie · 27 min. · United States
Direction Walter Hill
Cast Richard Jordan · Jon Polito · Richard Herd · John Capodice
Synopsis An alcoholic reporter is inspired by a beautiful woman to find a good murder case no matter what.
5.2
56 votes
5.2
56 votes
Hickey & Boggs
1972 · Movie · 111 min. · United States
Direction Robert Culp
Cast Bill Cosby · Robert Culp · Ta-Ronce Allen · Rosalind Cash
Synopsis Al Hickey (Bill Cosby) and Frank Boggs (Robert Culp) are tired, broke, alcoholic detectives approached by a lawyer (Lou Frizzell) to find his girlfriend who has gone missing. The 'girlfriend' is actually the only living member of a bank holdup...
5.2
55 votes
5.2
55 votes