Screenplay: Walter Hill

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Walter Hill. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


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

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

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

5.6

1K votes

5.6

1K votes

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

5.3

254 votes

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