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Best Anthony Michael Hall movies

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TOP 25: Natural Selection

Anthony Michael Hall as: Mr. Stevenson
Genre: Drama
Release: 2016
Tyler is a young man who is desperately seeking direction from a world that seems to have abandoned him. Searching for answers he looks to his new friend Indrid who appears to have it all figured out.


TOP 24: Friend Request

Anthony Michael Hall as: Burk
Genre: Thriller
Release: 2013
A team of two detectives is tasked with apprehending a crazed, online psycho who tracks down and lures victims via a popular social media site.

TOP 23: War Machine

Anthony Michael Hall as: Greg Pulver
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Release: 2017
A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General Stanley McChrystal.


TOP 22: The Caveman's Valentine

Anthony Michael Hall as: Bob
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release: 2001
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?


TOP 21: All About the Benjamins

Anthony Michael Hall as: Lil J
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Release: 2002
Bucum Jackson (Cube) is a bounty hunter with a lot of attitude and no interest in taking on a partner. Working at Martinez Bail Bonds, Jackson has unorthodox methods of tracking down low-life criminals, but they work, and one day he hopes to become his own boss and open up his own private investigation firm. Reggie Wright (Epps) is a slippery con artist who is avoiding the law, and Jackson. During a cat and mouse chase, the two stumble on a multi-million dollar diamond heist. Hiding from Jackson, Wright finds himself in the thieves' getaway van and ends up having to escape from them after they discover their booty is fake, much to the displeasure of their ruthless boss (Flanagan). When Wright meets up with his girlfriend (Mendes), he discovers that his recently purchased lottery ticket is the sole winner of $60 million. Unfortunately, his wallet, which held the ticket, was left in the thieves' van, so he persuades Jackson to help him get it back.

TOP 20: Sexy Evil Genius

Anthony Michael Hall as: Mark Von Dutch
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Release: 2013
A dark comedy about an eclectic group of strangers invited to a downtown bar by a mutual ex-lover, Nikki Franklyn, a maddeningly sexy, unpredictable and possibly insane young woman who's recently gotten out of prison for murdering her last ex-boyfriend. The party really gets started when Nikki herself arrives, hauling her latest lover and fiancee, the morally challenged lawyer who'd been handling her case. She's mysterious about her intentions and her current and former lovers soon realize they are all caught in one of her brilliant, mischievous mind-games with possible deadly consequences. By the night's end, revenge will be had, new romance will bloom, and Nikki will have delivered on her reputation as the Sexy Evil Genius.


TOP 19: Clerks III

Anthony Michael Hall as: Auditioner
Genre: Comedy
Release: 2022
After narrowly surviving a massive heart attack, Randal enlists his old friend Dante to help him make a movie immortalizing their youthful days at the little convenience store that started it all.


TOP 18: Trojan War

Anthony Michael Hall as: Bus Driver
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 1997
Brad is about to hook up with the girl of his dreams, but runs into a problem, no condom. So Brad sets out into the night to find one, running into many obstacles along the way, while not knowing his best friend, Leah is in love with him.

TOP 17: Live by Night

Anthony Michael Hall as: Gary Smith
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release: 2016
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.


TOP 16: Six Degrees of Separation

Anthony Michael Hall as: Trent
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Comedy
Release: 1993
The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York family.


TOP 15: Halloween Kills

Anthony Michael Hall as: Tommy Doyle
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Release: 2021
The nightmare isn't over as unstoppable killer Michael Myers escapes from Laurie Strode's trap to continue his ritual bloodbath. Injured and taken to the hospital, Laurie fights through the pain as she inspires residents of Haddonfield, to rise up against Myers. Taking matters into their own hands, the Strode women and other survivors form a vigilante mob to hunt down Michael and end his reign of terror once and for all.

TOP 14: Weird Science

Anthony Michael Hall as: Gary Wallace
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
Release: 1985
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.


TOP 13: Six Pack

Anthony Michael Hall as: Doc
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Family
Release: 1982
Stopping briefly in a small Texas town, an itinerant race car driver finds that his stock car, on a trailer behind his motor home, has just been quickly and expertly stripped. He chases down the miscreants, who turn out to be six orphan children. He has no recourse to the law, for the corrupt local sheriff takes most of the proceeds of their thievery in exchange for not putting them in an orphanage. They are charming rogues who are in turn charmed by him. Disliking their arrangement with the sheriff, they stow away with him, and he finds himself becoming a reluctant stepfather. Thanks to their enthusiasm and incredible mechanical know-how, he begins to make a name for himself on the racing circuit. But the sheriff doesn't take kindly to losing his extra income...


TOP 12: Foxcatcher

Anthony Michael Hall as: Jack
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Release: 2014
The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.


TOP 11: Sixteen Candles

Anthony Michael Hall as: Geek (Ted)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 1984
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.

TOP 10: Happy Accidents

Anthony Michael Hall as: Himself
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
Release: 2000
A comedy that pays tribute to the science fiction genre -- specifically, the sub-genre of time travel. But here the alternate reality is contemporary New York City where past and future experiences of trust, commitment and denial are cleverly put to the test. Just as Ruby is beginning to relish her first-ever healthy relationship, Sam begins muttering about being a time traveler from the year 2470.


TOP 9: 61*

Anthony Michael Hall as: Whitey Ford
Genre: TV Movie, Drama, History
Release: 2001
In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. One, Mantle, was universally loved, while the other, Maris, was universally hated. Both men started off with a bang, and both were nearing Babe Ruth's 60 home run record. Which man would reach it?


TOP 8: Pirates of Silicon Valley

Anthony Michael Hall as: Bill Gates
Genre: Drama
Release: 1999
The story about the men who made the world of technology what it is today, their struggles during college, the founding of their companies, and the ingenious actions they took to build up the global corporate empires of Apple Computer Inc. and Microsoft Corporation.


TOP 7: National Lampoon's Vacation

Anthony Michael Hall as: Rusty Griswold
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Release: 1983
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.


TOP 6: Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story

Anthony Michael Hall as: Mutt Lange
Genre: Drama, Music
Release: 2001
A dramatization of the early years of the hard rock band, Def Leppard, the group faces both success and personal tragedies such as drummer, Rick Allen losing his arm in a car accident and guitarist Steve Clark's alcohol addiction.

TOP 5: Bodied

Anthony Michael Hall as: Professor Merkin
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Music
Release: 2018
A progressive graduate student finds success and sparks outrage when his interest in battle rap as a thesis subject becomes a competitive obsession.


TOP 4: The Dead Zone

Anthony Michael Hall as: Johnny Smith
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller, TV Movie
Release: 2002
A young man awakens from a six-year coma with the ability to see into peoples futures. This is the first two episodes of the television series.


TOP 3: Edward Scissorhands

Anthony Michael Hall as: Jim
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Romance
Release: 1990
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.


TOP 2: The Breakfast Club

Anthony Michael Hall as: Brian Johnson
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1985
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.


TOP 1: The Dark Knight

Anthony Michael Hall as: Mike Engel
Genre: Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller
Release: 2008
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

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