William H. Macy
William H. Macy (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has appeared in summer action films as well. Macy has described his screen persona as “sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy… Everyman”. He has won two Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, being nominated for nine Emmy Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards in total. He is also a three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.
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William H. Macy Movies
Discover the best William H. Macy movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring William H. Macy ranked by year and score.
1
The Deputy (2026)
Action
Crime
Thriller
A rookie deputy's first real assignment becomes a nightmare when the corpse under his watch vanishes from the evidence locker. What should have been a straightforward night shift spirals into...
Score
-.-
2
The Running Man (2025)
Action
Science Fiction
Thriller
Ben Richards has one reason to survive: his daughter needs medicine he cannot afford. Coerced onto The Running Man, a brutal live television spectacle where contestants are hunted for sport,...
Score
6.7
3
Train Dreams (2025)
Drama
Set against the roaring transformation of early twentieth-century America, Train Dreams follows a Pacific Northwest logger whose life unfolds in small, aching increments. He falls in love, builds something modest...
Score
7.3
4
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
Action
Adventure
Science Fiction
Generations after Caesar reshaped the world, apes have inherited civilization while humanity scrapes by in the margins. When an ambitious and ruthless ape lord begins consolidating power, a young ape...
Score
7.1
5
Ricky Stanicky (2024)
Comedy
A childhood prank sets three friends on a path of lifelong deception. For two decades, they've blamed their worst decisions on Ricky Stanicky, a phantom companion who conveniently takes the...
Score
6.5
6
Room (2015)
Drama
Thriller
Jack has never known a sky, a street, or a stranger. Born inside a single locked room where his mother has been imprisoned for years, he understands the world only...
Score
8.0
7
Rudderless (2014)
Comedy
Drama
Music
When a father clears out his son's belongings after a sudden death, he finds something unexpected: a stack of demo recordings and lyrics that reveal a creative spark he never...
Score
7.2
8
A Single Shot (2013)
Crime
Drama
Thriller
A hunter's stray bullet finds an unintended target, setting off a cascade of violence in rural Appalachia. John Moon becomes entangled with desperate criminals willing to kill to protect their...
Score
5.7
9
The Sessions (2012)
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Mark O'Brien has spent his life in an iron lung, but his mind remains restless and curious. A journalism assignment about disability and sexuality prompts him to pursue something deeply...
Score
6.9
10
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Crime
Drama
Thriller
A defense attorney operates his law practice from the back seat of a Lincoln Continental, navigating the lower rungs of Los Angeles's criminal justice system. When a wealthy client accused...
Score
7.2
11
The Deal (2008)
Comedy
Charlie Berns was once somebody in Hollywood, and he has spent years pretending that still counts for something. When his nephew shows up with a genuinely great script, Charlie smells...
Score
5.4
12
Inland Empire (2006)
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Nikki Grace lands a starring role that proves to be more curse than opportunity. As production deepens, the boundaries between her life and the script dissolve into nightmare logic. Lynch...
Score
7.0
13
Bobby (2006)
Drama
Los Angeles, June 1968. At the Ambassador Hotel, a doorman, a manager, a singer, a busboy, and a beautician navigate their small dramas and large hopes on an ordinary day...
Score
6.4
14
Everyone’s Hero (2006)
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
When a young fan's idol, Babe Ruth, loses his lucky bat on the eve of the 1932 World Series, the kid embarks on an unlikely cross-country adventure to get it...
Score
6.1
15
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Comedy
Drama
Nick Naylor sells cigarettes for a living, and he's disturbingly good at it. A silver-tongued lobbyist juggling the impossible task of being both an effective spin-doctor for Big Tobacco and...
Score
7.2
16
Sahara (2005)
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Dirk Pitt is the kind of man who chases Civil War ironclads across the Sahara for fun. A former Navy SEAL turned relentless treasure hunter, he drags his quick-mouthed partner...
Score
5.9
17
The Cooler (2003)
Drama
Romance
Bernie's gift for bad luck makes him invaluable to a Las Vegas casino owner who deploys him as a human jinx on the gambling floor. But when he falls for...
Score
6.7
18
Seabiscuit (2003)
Drama
History
During America's darkest economic hours, three broken men and one undersized horse found each other. The colt, deemed too small and too slow, became the unlikely vessel for a nation's...
Score
7.1
19
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Adventure
Science Fiction
Thriller
Alan Grant thought he'd left dinosaurs behind. Instead, a deception lands him on Isla Sorna, a remote island where genetic experiments run wild and unchecked. When a plane crash strands...
Score
6.2
20
State and Main (2000)
Comedy
Drama
A Hollywood production descends on a quiet Vermont hamlet, and the collision is immediate. The film crew brings scandal, ego, and chaos into a community unprepared for such disruption. As...
Score
6.3
21
Magnolia (1999)
Drama
Over the course of a single day in the San Fernando Valley, nine souls find themselves drawn together by coincidence, guilt, and unfinished business. A dying television patriarch, his estranged...
Score
7.7
22
A Civil Action (1998)
Drama
Jan Schlichtmann starts out trying to dump a nuisance lawsuit as quickly as possible. Then the numbers shift, and what looked like a loser case starts looking like a fortune....
Score
6.5
23
Pleasantville (1998)
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Twin siblings tumble into the idyllic monochromatic realm of a 1950s sitcom, where nothing ever goes wrong and everyone smiles on cue. While David settles into this sanitized world, his...
Score
7.3
24
Wag the Dog (1997)
Comedy
Drama
When a sex scandal threatens a sitting president days before the election, the White House turns to an unlikely fixer: a cynical Hollywood producer with a gift for spinning narratives....
Score
6.9
25
Boogie Nights (1997)
Drama
The San Fernando Valley, 1977. Eddie Adams is a busboy with a gift he barely understands until porn director Jack Horner spots it and hands him a new name: Dirk...
Score
7.6
26
Air Force One (1997)
Action
Thriller
The President of the United States is not supposed to be the last line of defense. But when Russian extremists seize control of his plane mid-flight, taking his family and...
Score
6.5
27
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
Drama
History
Thirty years after Medgar Evers was assassinated in his driveway, a determined prosecutor reopens the cold case alongside the slain activist's widow. Their collaboration resurrects a murder that Mississippi's power...
Score
6.6
28
Fargo (1996)
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Jerry Lundegaard is a desperate man with a foolproof idea: hire two criminals to kidnap his own wife and split the ransom money from his wealthy father-in-law. Naturally, things go...
Score
7.8
29
Oleanna (1994)
Drama
When a struggling student visits her professor's office to challenge her failing grade, a conversation about academic standards spirals into something far more complicated. David Mamet's adaptation of his own...
Score
6.2
30
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Drama
A chess prodigy's emerging talent triggers a parental crisis. His father, newly obsessed with the game, wants to cultivate a champion. His mother worries that relentless coaching will steal something...
Score
7.1
31
Barton Fink (1991)
Comedy
Drama
Thriller
Celebrated Manhattan playwright Barton Fink arrives in Los Angeles expecting artistic freedom and finds a sweating, peeling hotel room instead. Hired to write a wrestling picture he has no interest...
Score
7.5
32
Homicide (1991)
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Bobby Gold is a homicide detective who gets things done, the kind of cop his precinct sends in when a situation needs talking down. But when he catches the case...
Score
6.3
33
Things Change (1988)
Comedy
Crime
Drama
A low-ranking enforcer escorts a hapless shoe repairman to his apparent execution, only to watch a case of mistaken identity transform the condemned man into a fictional crime boss. What...
Score
6.2
34
House of Games (1987)
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Margaret Ford thinks she understands human behavior until she meets Mike, a charismatic con artist who introduces her to his world of elaborate deceptions and high-stakes hustles. What begins as...
Score
6.8
35
WarGames (1983)
Drama
Science Fiction
Thriller
A bored Seattle teenager with a gift for computers goes poking around restricted networks looking for free games. He finds something far worse: a Pentagon war simulation program that does...
Score
7.1
36
Somewhere in Time (1980)
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
On the opening night of his first play, playwright Richard Collier is approached by a mysterious elderly woman who presses a pocket watch into his hand and whispers, 'Come back...
Score
7.5
William H. Macy TV Shows
Browse the ultimate list of William H. Macy TV shows. Find top-rated television series, critically acclaimed dramas, and hit shows starring William H. Macy.
1
Shameless (2011)
Comedy
Drama
On the South Side of Chicago, the Gallagher kids have learned to do everything themselves, because their father Frank certainly won't. A charming, perpetually drunk con artist, Frank treats parenthood...
Score
8.2
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the highest-rated movies starring William H. Macy?
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring William H. Macy are The Deputy, The Running Man, and Train Dreams.
How many movies and TV shows has William H. Macy starred in?
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 37 titles starring William H. Macy, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
Are the movies starring William H. Macy worth watching?
Yes! The overall filmography starring William H. Macy maintains a strong average user rating of 6.8 out of 10 across all tracked titles.