Ten Favorite Billy Bob Thornton Performances

(in order of preference, including both film and television)

1. A Simple Plan (directed by Sam Raimi, 1998)

2. Fargo, Season One (created by Noah Hawley, 2014)

3. Sling Blade (directed by Billy Bob Thornton, 1996)

4. Daddy and Them (directed by Billy Bob Thornton, 2001)

5. Goliath, Seasons One to Four (created by David E. Kelly and Jonathan Shapiro, 2016-2021)

6. One False Move (directed by Carl Franklin, 1992)

7. Dead Man (directed by Jim Jarmusch, 1995)

8. The Apostle (directed by Robert Duvall, 1997)

9. Bad Santa (directed by Terry Zwigoff, 2003)

10. Love Actually (directed by Richard Curtis, 2003)*

* acknowledging that the people who hate this one really loathe it

— August 16, 2021

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