- In New York City for the first time while on his way to enlist in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, Oklahoma farm hand Claude Hooper Bukowski (John Savage) meets up with a freewheeling group of Central Park hippies led by the irrepressible George Berger (Treat Williams). When the unlikely friends meet upper-middle-class debutante Sheila Franklin (Beverly D'Angelo), sparks fly between the country boy and the city girl, and Berger's troupe attempts to keep the young lovers together.
- Released: 1979
- Directed by: Milos Forman
- After Beth Cappadora's (Michelle Pfeiffer) youngest son, Ben, vanishes in Chicago, she slowly descends into a deep depression, affecting her husband, Pat (Treat Williams), and her other children (Jonathan Jackson, Alexa Vega). Relocating to Chicago several years later, they are shocked to discover a local boy named Sam (Ryan Merriman) who looks strikingly similar to Ben. Along with detective Candy Bliss (Whoopi Goldberg), the family must relive their trauma and find out the truth about Sam.
- Released: 1999
- Directed by: Ulu Grosbard
- In the desert near Los Angeles, a beautiful woman named Allison Pond (Jennifer Connelly) is found murdered. A special investigative unit led by hard-edged detective Max Hoover (Nick Nolte) is brought in when it looks like the victim may have ties to a secret military program. But Hoover has his own secret: Unbeknown to his adoring wife (Melanie Griffith), Allison is his ex-mistress, and her friend Jimmy Fields (Andrew McCarthy) has secretly filmed pornographic evidence of their affair.
- Released: 1996
- Directed by: Lee Tamahori
- New York police officer Daniel Ciello (Treat Williams) is not a perfect cop. When Rick Cappalino (Norman Parker) from the U.S. Justice Department approaches him with a personal request to investigate police corruption, Ciello agrees -- provided he is not forced to turn in his fellow crooked cops. But as he delves deeper into the underbelly of drug crime, he realizes that it may be impossible to keep his promises. He will have to bring his friends down, or he'll end up going down himself.
- Released: 1981
- Directed by: Sidney Lumet
- A newly unveiled ocean liner, the Argonautica sets out on its first cruise, only to encounter dangers both on board and in the ocean depths. While the beautiful thief Trillian (Famke Janssen) attempts to steal riches from the boat's wealthy passengers, the ship encounters major problems, most notably a giant murderous sea creature with tentacles. Eventually, a boat captained by John Finnegan (Treat Williams) comes across the Argonautica, and everyone struggles to survive the monster.
- Released: 1998
- Directed by: Stephen Sommers
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Chasing a Dream
Christa B. Allen, Treat Williams, Joanna GoingChasing a Dream is a made-for-television movie. Filmed in the Ventura County area of California, the movie premiered on Hallmark Channel on April 25, 2009, and stars Andrew Lawrence and Treat Williams. Most of the school scenes were filmed at John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, California. The logos, mascot, uniforms, and signage were all the official items for the school.- Released: 2009
- Directed by: David Burton Morris
- During World War II, Nazi officer Max Radl (Robert Duvall) devises a plan to kidnap or kill the British prime minister. Approved by German Cmdr. Heinrich Himmler (Donald Pleasence), the scheme moves forward with Col. Kurt Steiner (Michael Caine) leading the mission, aided by Liam Devlin (Donald Sutherland), an Irishman with a deep hatred of England. As the plan unfolds, it seems to be going well -- until certain events threaten the group's shot at success.
- Released: 1976
- Directed by: John Sturges
- A purple-costumed superhero (Billy Zane) tries to thwart a master criminal's (Treat Williams) acquisition of mystical skulls with legendary powers.
- Released: 1996
- Directed by: Simon Wincer
- As a favor to a friend, policeman Tom O'Meara (Harrison Ford) lets visiting Irishman Rory Devaney (Brad Pitt) stay with him and his family in New York City. Rory's visit is quiet at first, but when Tom and his wife, Sheila (Margaret Colin), return home one day, they're accosted by intruders. Tom soon realizes that Rory is in the Irish Republican Army. When it becomes clear that Rory's stateside trip is part of an effort to transport illegal guns to Dublin, Tom is compelled to stop him.
- Released: 1997
- Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
- Ex-crook Jimmy "The Saint" Tosnia (Andy Garcia) is trying his best to go legitimate until he's dragged back into the world of crime for one last, seemingly simple mission. All Jimmy and his eccentric cronies have to do is intimidate their target. But they make a disastrous series of mistakes that result in the death of a woman connected to a powerful gangster. Before long, Mr. Shhh (Steve Buscemi), a notorious assassin who never slips up, is sent to take down Jimmy and his partners.
- Released: 1995
- Directed by: Gary Fleder
- A tubby Ohio garbageman (Jack Weston) flees from his hit-man brother-in-law (Jerry Stiller) to a gay Turkish bath in Manhattan.
- Released: 1976
- Directed by: Richard Lester
- A group of brave mushers travels 700 miles to save the small children of Nome, Alaska, from a deadly epidemic.
- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Brian Presley
- Flashpoint is a film starring Kris Kristofferson and Treat Williams. Rip Torn, Jean Smart, Kurtwood Smith, and Tess Harper also co-star. The movie was directed by William Tannen and based on a novel by George La Fountaine. This was the first theatrical film produced by Home Box Office. It is one of at least five American films to present a dramatization portraying the Kennedy assassination as a conspiracy.
- Released: 1984
- Directed by: William Tannen
- Fifteen-year-old Connie (Laura Dern) spends the summer before her sophomore year fixating on getting male attention. While her mother, Katherine (Mary Kay Place), nags her about painting the house and favors her older sister, Connie spends her days going to the mall with her friends. One day, while the rest of her family is having a barbeque, Connie is confronted at home by a handsome, dangerous stranger, Arnold Friend (Treat Williams), who has been watching her.
- Released: 1985
- Directed by: Joyce Chopra
- After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, residents of California descend into a wild panic, afraid that they might be the next target. Among them are Wild Bill Kelso (John Belushi), a crazed National Guard pilot; Sgt. Frank Tree (Dan Aykroyd), a patriotic, straight-laced tank crew commander; Ward Douglas (Ned Beatty), a civilian willing to help with the American war effort at any cost; and Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell (Robert Stack), who tries his hardest to maintain sanity amid the chaos.
- Released: 1979
- Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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The Substitute 4: Failure Is Not an Option
Treat Williams, Angie Everhart, Tim AbellIn order to uncover a white supremacist group at a Southern military academy, former commando Karl Thomasson joins the faculty of the school. As Thomasson determines which cadets are involved in the racist organization, he falls for Jenny, who also works at the academy. When Thomasson realizes that the school's violent racist streak extends to its administration, the tough teacher is forced to take action.- Released: 2000
- Directed by: Robert Radler
- While exploring a remote canyon in Utah, mountaineer and adventurer Aron Ralston (James Franco) becomes trapped when a boulder falls on his arm. Over the next five days, Ralston examines his life and considers his options, leading him to an agonizing choice: to amputate his arm so that he can extricate himself and try to make his way back to civilization or remain pinned to the canyon wall and likely die. Based on Ralston's book, "Between a Rock and a Hard Place."
- Released: 2010
- Directed by: Danny Boyle
- In 1968, the elderly David "Noodles" Aaronson (Robert De Niro) returns to New York, where he had a career in the criminal underground in the '20s and '30s. Most of his old friends, like longtime partner Max (James Woods), are long gone, yet he feels his past is unresolved. Told in flashbacks, the film follows Noodles from a tough kid in a Jewish slum in New York's Lower East Side, through his rise to bootlegger and then Mafia boss -- a journey marked by violence, betrayal and remorse.
- Released: 1984
- Directed by: Sergio Leone
- During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally (Cameron Diaz) and playboy Jack Fuller (Ashton Kutcher) come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of drunken abandon. Besides that, there is a huge jackpot at stake. An implacable judge freezes the prize money and refuses to grant an annulment, so Joy and Jack must try to make their impromptu marriage work.
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Tom Vaughan
- New Orleans ad executive Marley Corbett (Kate Hudson) is a free-spirited woman who embraces her easy sexuality, shuns commitment, and gains support and strength from a close circle of friends. Then Marley learns she has terminal colon cancer. Despite her determination not to be tied down in a serious relationship, Marley finds herself falling in love with her handsome doctor (Gael García Bernal), even as her health slowly deteriorates.
- Released: 2011
- Directed by: Nicole Kassell
- The Late Shift is a 1996 American TV movie produced by HBO. It was directed by Betty Thomas and based on the book of the same name by The New York Times media reporter Bill Carter.
- Released: 1996
- Directed by: Betty Thomas
- When a dutiful Los Angeles police officer named Roger Mortis (Treat Williams) tries to apprehend robbers that happen to be zombies, he ends up as one of the undead himself. Since Mortis has managed to stay in his right mind, he aids his loudmouthed partner, Doug Bigelow (Joe Piscopo), in getting to the bottom of the macabre crime ring. Eventually the cops track down the villains, including Arthur P. Loudermilk (Vincent Price), and try to end their supernatural thievery.
- Released: 1988
- Directed by: Mark Goldblatt
- Fired from her teaching job, Blanche DuBois (Ann-Margret) takes refuge at the New Orleans home of her sister Stella (Beverly D'Angelo) and her husband, Stanley Kowalski (Treat Williams). Though shunned by working-class Stanley for her extravagant antebellum ways, Blanche begins asserting her dominance in the household. Stanley and Blanche are destined for confrontation when Stanley discovers that Blanche is hiding the truth about why she left her job.
- Released: 1984
- Directed by: John Erman
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The Substitute 2: School's Out
Lawrence Gilliard, Treat Williams, BD WongA mercenary with a chip on his shoulder, Karl Thomasson (Treat Williams) poses as a teacher at an inner-city school to exact revenge on the gang members who murdered his brother. As Thomasson investigates the killing and tries to keep his estranged niece, Anya (Susan Pratt), safe, he begins to realize how dysfunctional and violent the urban school environment has become. Even with support from fellow soldier Joey Six (Angel David), Thomasson is seriously outnumbered as he seeks vengeance.- Released: 1998
- Directed by: Steven Pearl
- The Storm is a 2009 American science fiction disaster miniseries directed by Bradford May. Based on a previous teleplay by Matthew Chernov and David Rosiak, it was written by David Abramowitz and Dennis A. Pratt and revolves around a weather creation system developed by the Atmospheric Research Institute that threatens life on Earth when deployed by the military. However, while scientist Dr. Jonathan Kirk, Danni Wilson, and detectives Devon Williams and Stilman attempt to save the world, the former is hunted by hitmen. The first part of the film was broadcast on the NBC network July 26, 2009. The second part was broadcast on August 2, 2009.
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Safe Harbor
Nancy Travis, Cameron Monaghan, Treat WilliamsSafe Harbor is a 2009 television film based on a true story starring Treat Williams and Nancy Travis. The film first aired on Hallmark Channel on May 30, 2009.- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Jerry Jameson
- As the civil rights movement gains momentum throughout the South, Alabama sorority sister Maggie DeLoach (Ally Sheedy) is popular, attractive and engaged to Boots Claibourne (Don Michael Paul), whose father owns one of the area's largest plantations. But Maggie feels there's more to life than marrying a rich husband -- a fact her best friend, Delia (Virginia Madsen), doesn't grasp. When Maggie meets charming, socially concerned photographer Hoyt Cunningham (Treat Williams), everything changes.
- Released: 1989
- Directed by: Martin Davidson
- An insurance detective (Robert Duvall) hunts a 1971 skyjacker (Treat Williams) who bailed out with $200,000 in cash.
- Released: 1981
- Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
- The Fraternity is a Canadian thriller film about a circle of friends that create an elite club while at the Runcie High School and cheat on an exam. The subsequent pressure on the administration for someone in the circle to be a "rat", and finding one of the students dead, prompts one of their members to search for the truth. The film was primarily shot at Bishop Ridley College in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, where the school's prominent initials around campus conveniently matched those of Runcie College.
- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Sidney J. Furie
- Released: 1993
- Directed by: Larry Elikann
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The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All
Treat Williams, Rebecca Staab, Claudia ChristianMercenary Karl Thomasson (Treat Williams) comes to Long Island to pass along a medal to his dead friend's daughter, college English teacher Nicole Stewart (Rebecca Staab). When Nicole is attacked by student football players who are afraid she might fail them, Karl acts as her substitute teacher to discover who was behind the beating. Investigating the campus, he learns that football coach Bill Braden (Scott Wilkinson) is giving his team steroids and will stop at nothing to achieve success.- Released: 1999
- Directed by: Richard Radler
- A new reality program, "Treasure Hunt," features ordinary people trying to find a fortune in cash buried on a sunny island, but there's a twist that even the network doesn't know about. The host of the show has made a deal with some hired soldiers, led by Jared (Michael Dudikoff), in which they will steal the money before contestant Sam (Treat Williams) and his three teammates get to it. But the resourcefulness of the players is an unexpected surprise -- as is some very dangerous weather.
- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Jim Wynorski
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Critical Mass
Lori Loughlin, Shanna Moakler, Udo KierCritical Mass is a low budget action film released straight-to-video in 2000 starring Treat Williams, Lori Loughlin, and Udo Kier and directed by Fred Olen Ray, credited as Ed Raymond. The film features scenes taken straight from other films such as Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Universal Soldier spliced into newly filmed scenes to make up its action sequences.- Released: 2000
- Directed by: Fred Olen Ray
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Hand Gun
Treat Williams, Seymour Cassel, Paul SchulzeAging robber Jack McCallister (Seymour Cassel) pulls off a big heist and hides the loot before taking a bullet. As he lies dying, he's visited by his sons, George (Treat Williams) and Michael (Paul Schulze), who have been estranged from their father -- and one another -- for years. Just before Jack dies, he manages to whisper a clue to each brother regarding the whereabouts of his stolen money. They begrudgingly join forces to find the cash, but some of Jack's unsavory pals are on the hunt, too.- Released: 1994
- Directed by: Whitney Ransick
- Poet and cultural icon Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) is living in San Francisco in the mid '50s with friends and fellow writers Jack Kerouac (Todd Rotondi) and Neal Cassady (Jon Prescott) when he conceives "Howl," a poem that is credited with popularizing the Beat movement. When bookstore owner Lawrence Ferlinghetti (Andrew Rogers) publishes the poem, he is put on trial for obscenity. The film includes animated portions depicting interpretations of the poem itself.
- Released: 2010
- Directed by: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
- Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) was never thrilled to have to go undercover as a competitor in a beauty pageant. Now Gracie, who works for the FBI, is dealing with some very public attention thanks to her waltz down the runway. Her overnight celebrity does not impress her new partner, Sam Fuller (Regina King). But the pair has to put aside their differences when one of Gracie's former beauty queen pals, Cheryl Frasier (Heather Burns), turns up missing, and the FBI is put on the case.
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: John Pasquin
- Two years before the Civil War, Django (Jamie Foxx), a slave, finds himself accompanying an unorthodox German bounty hunter named Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) on a mission to capture the vicious Brittle brothers. Their mission successful, Schultz frees Django, and together they hunt the South's most-wanted criminals. Their travels take them to the infamous plantation of shady Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), where Django's long-lost wife (Kerry Washington) is still a slave.
- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
- When a group of middle-aged friends gets together to talk about various aspects of their lives, the gathering gradually turns into a drunken party. Kicked out of their cozy domestic environment by an irate wife, the men -- including Cavanaugh (Roy Scheider), Harold (Frank Langella), Solly (Harvey Keitel) and Terry (Treat Williams) -- head out for a night on the town. The male bonding culminates in a trip to a brothel, where the guys indulge in very risqué behavior.
- Released: 1986
- Directed by: Peter Medak
- Deadly Hero is a 1976 thriller movie starring Don Murray, Diahn Williams, James Earl Jones, Lilia Skala, Treat Williams, and directed by Ivan Nagy from a screenplay by George Wislocki and Don Petersen. Released in 1976 with an R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, the film was distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures and is Treat Williams' film debut. Deadly Hero opened to mixed, mostly negative reviews by critics and was seen as a commercial failure.
- Released: 1976
- Directed by: Ivan Nagy
- Sometimes "manure happens," and unfortunately for business partners and best pals Steve and Harry, they're in it up to their eyeballs. With their chemical light-stick company and both their marriages on the brink of collapse, a huge deal suddenly materializes and promises to change their lives forever. This illuminating comedy is based on bizarre-but-true events!
- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Don Most
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Night of the Sharks
Treat Williams, Antonio Fargas, John SteinerNight of the Sharks is a 1988 Italian/Spanish/Mexican international co-production set in Miami and Cancún, Mexico but filmed in the Dominican Republic. It was directed and co-written by Tonino Ricci.- Released: 1988
- Directed by: Tonino Ricci
- Front of the Class is a 2008 American drama film based on the book by Brad Cohen, Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had, co-authored by Lisa Wysocky. The book was made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie starring newcomer James Wolk—a 2007 University of Michigan graduate—and featuring Treat Williams and Emmy Award-winning actress Patricia Heaton as Cohen's parents; the movie aired on CBS on December 7, 2008.
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Peter Werner
- Drug Wars: The Camarena Story is a 1990 TV mini-series based on Elaine Shannon’s book Desperados and the Time magazine article of the same name. It was directed by Brian Gibson and starred Steven Bauer, Miguel Ferrer, Benicio del Toro, Treat Williams and Craig T. Nelson. It was the second most watched NBC mini-series of the year following The Kennedys and followed up in 1992 with Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel starring Dennis Farina.
- Released: 1990
- Directed by: Brian Gibson
- In this biopic, Utah teenager Jack Dempsey (Treat Williams) has dreams of one day becoming a heavyweight boxing champ. After securing his first title bout against reigning champ Jess Willard, the powerhouse pugilist gains fame and fortune in his ascent to boxing glory. But success in the ring comes at the cost of a turbulent personal life, as Dempsey faces a draft evasion scandal and troubled marriages to Maxine Cates (Sally Kellerman) and silent screen star Estelle Taylor (Victoria Tennant).
- Released: 1983
- Directed by: Gus Trikonis
- Cannes Man is a 2011 independent comedy film directed and composed by Richard Martini. The film stars Seymour Cassel and Francesco Quinn. The film also features more than 15 famous Hollywood actors including Johnny Depp, Jon Cryer, Benicio del Toro, John Malkovich, Dennis Hopper, Kevin Pollak, Jim Jarmusch and Chris Penn. Martini also has the uncredited role as "Director". Film was released as Direct-to-DVD in many countries.
- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Richard Martini
- Sweet Lies is a 1988 film from Island Pictures, directed by Nathalie Delon and starring Treat Williams as an insurance investigator in Paris who becomes the object of a bet made by three women, who start to fall for him. Its title track was performed by Robert Palmer.
- Released: 1988
- Directed by: Nathalie Delon
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Escape: Human Cargo
Stephen Lang, Treat Williams, Sasson GabaiEscape: Human Cargo is a 1998 American action television film, directed by Simon Wincer. In 1999, the film was nominated at the Motion Picture Sound Editors for the Golden Reel Award in the Best Sound Editing - Television movies category. It lost to A Soldier's Sweetheart.- Directed by: Simon Wincer
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Why Would I Lie?
Gabriel Macht, Treat Williams, Nicolas CosterWhy Would I Lie? is a 1980 American comedy/drama film about a compulsive liar named Cletus. The film, which was directed by Larry Peerce and shot in Spokane, Washington, is based on the novel The Fabricator by Hollis Hodges.- Released: 1980
- Directed by: Larry Peerce
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Extreme Limits
Ava Fabian, Treat Williams, John BeckExtreme Limits is a 2000 action film about the recovery of Nikola Tesla's death ray. The film is directed by Jay Andrews and produced by T. J. Terrier. Shot on an extremely low budget, incorporating a large amount of footage from other films, and being released direct-to-video, Extreme Limits falls into the category of modern B movie. After Tesla's ray is discovered in Siberia by Dr. Maurice Hunter, thug for hire Julian Beck attempts to steal it as it's being flown back to the USA. After the plane crash-lands in Canada, CIA agent Jason Ross is tasked with the recovery of the device before it falls into enemy hands. While the movie is predominantly an action film, it does incorporate some elements of science fiction due to the circumstances surrounding the death ray. Extreme Limits, although completed in 2000, was not released on home video in North America until August 14, 2001. Footage from three other films is used throughout Extreme Limits.- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Jim Wynorski
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Skeletons in the Closet
Linda Hamilton, Jonathan Jackson, Treat WilliamsSkeletons in the Closet is a 2001 crime film directed by Wayne Powers.- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Wayne Powers
- Dam builders offer cash for land to a wily timberman (Rip Torn) and his Indian partner (Tantoo Cardinal) in 1920s Vermont.
- Released: 1993
- Directed by: Jay Craven
- Woody Allen stars as Val Waxman, a two-time Oscar winner turned washed-up, neurotic director in desperate need of a comeback. When it comes, Waxman finds himself backed into a corner: Work for his ex-wife Ellie (Tea Leoni) or forfeit his last shot. Is Val blinded by love when he opts for the reconnect? Is love blind when it comes to Ellie's staunch support? Literally and figuratively, the proof is the picture.
- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Woody Allen
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Attack of the 50ft Cheerleader
Sean Young, Treat Williams, Paula LaBaredasAttack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader is a 3D comedy horror television film directed by Kevin O'Neill and produced by Roger Corman as his first 3D production and an update of the 1995 film Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold which was also produced by Corman. The film stars Treat Williams, Sean Young, and Jena Sims. The film was released on 25 August 2012 on Epix.- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Kevin O'Neill
- En route to Canada with stolen casino loot, a thief (Olivia Wilde) separates from her brother (Eric Bana) and falls in with a boxer (Charlie Hunnam) who's on his way home for Thanksgiving.
- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Stefan Ruzowitzky
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Venomous
Treat Williams, Mary Page Keller, Hannes JaenickeDoctors (Treat Williams, Mary Page Keller) try to find a cure for a deadly virus inflicted by rattlesnake bites.- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Fred Olen Ray
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Mask Maker
Nikki DeLoach, Treat Williams, Stephen Colletti- Released: 2010
- Directed by: Griff Furst