Bates Wilder

Bates Wilder was born on October 14, 1961 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA as Christopher Bates Wilder. He is an actor, known for Joy (2015), Tater Tot & Patton (2017) and The Great War (2019). He was previously married to Amy Wilder.

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Claude (1992)

A hapless, bad-luck prone loser meets a free-spirited Frenchwoman who inspires him to get his life back on track.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cindy Lou Johnson
CAST:  Mark Jacobs  •  Irène Jacob  •  Charlotte Moore  •  Pat McNamara

A hapless, bad-luck prone loser meets a free-spirited Frenchwoman who inspires him to get his life back on track.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cindy Lou Johnson
CAST:  Mark Jacobs  •  Irène Jacob  •  Charlotte Moore  •  Pat McNamara

The Forger (2014)

A former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be forced to alter his plans and commit one more job for the man who financed his release.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Martin
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Tye Sheridan  •  Abigail Spencer

A former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be forced to alter his plans and commit one more job for the man who financed his release.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Martin
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Tye Sheridan  •  Abigail Spencer

The Maiden Heist (2009)

A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Hewitt
CAST:  Morgan Freeman  •  Christopher Walken  •  William H. Macy  •  Joseph McKenna

A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Hewitt
CAST:  Morgan Freeman  •  Christopher Walken  •  William H. Macy  •  Joseph McKenna

Don McKay (2009)

Everything appears off-kilter when a man returns to his hometown after 25 years to visit his former lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jake Goldberger
CAST:  Thomas Haden Church  •  Elisabeth Shue  •  Melissa Leo  •  M. Emmet Walsh

Everything appears off-kilter when a man returns to his hometown after 25 years to visit his former lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jake Goldberger
CAST:  Thomas Haden Church  •  Elisabeth Shue  •  Melissa Leo  •  M. Emmet Walsh

Long Distance (2005)

A young woman accidentally dials the number of a serial killer who decides to make her his next victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcus Stern
CAST:  Tamala Jones  •  Ivan Martin  •  Kevin Chapman  •  Monica Keena

A young woman accidentally dials the number of a serial killer who decides to make her his next victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcus Stern
CAST:  Tamala Jones  •  Ivan Martin  •  Kevin Chapman  •  Monica Keena

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

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A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Richard Gere  •  Joan Allen  •  Jason Alexander  •  Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Richard Gere  •  Joan Allen  •  Jason Alexander  •  Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Shutter Island (2010)

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World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Mark Ruffalo  •  Ben Kingsley  •  Emily Mortimer

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Mark Ruffalo  •  Ben Kingsley  •  Emily Mortimer

The Legend of Lucy Keyes (2006)

Guy moves to an old farm in Princeton with his wife Jeanne Cooley and their two daughters, Molly and Lucy to build eight windmills to generate clean power to the city. The Cooley family has a cold reception in town, and while voting for the approval of the project, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Stimpson
CAST:  Julie Delpy  •  Justin Theroux  •  Brooke Adams  •  Mark Boone Junior

Guy moves to an old farm in Princeton with his wife Jeanne Cooley and their two daughters, Molly and Lucy to build eight windmills to generate clean power to the city. The Cooley family has a cold reception in town, and while voting for the approval of the project, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Stimpson
CAST:  Julie Delpy  •  Justin Theroux  •  Brooke Adams  •  Mark Boone Junior

Black Irish (2007)

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In South Boston, where Irish roots run deep and Catholic tradition reigns, two brothers face similar hardships but lead far different lives. While older brother Terry descends into drugs and crime, 16-year-old Cole vies to make the state baseball championships - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Gann
CAST:  Michael Angarano  •  Brendan Gleeson  •  Melissa Leo  •  Emily VanCamp

In South Boston, where Irish roots run deep and Catholic tradition reigns, two brothers face similar hardships but lead far different lives. While older brother Terry descends into drugs and crime, 16-year-old Cole vies to make the state baseball championships - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Gann
CAST:  Michael Angarano  •  Brendan Gleeson  •  Melissa Leo  •  Emily VanCamp

Underdog (2007)

A lab accident gives a hound named Shoeshine some serious superpowers -- a secret that the dog eventually shares with the young boy who becomes his owner and friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frederik Du Chau
CAST:  Jim Belushi  •  Patrick Warburton  •  John Slattery  •  Peter Dinklage

A lab accident gives a hound named Shoeshine some serious superpowers -- a secret that the dog eventually shares with the young boy who becomes his owner and friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frederik Du Chau
CAST:  Jim Belushi  •  Patrick Warburton  •  John Slattery  •  Peter Dinklage

Joy (2015)

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A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David O. Russell
CAST:  Jennifer Lawrence  •  Bradley Cooper  •  Robert De Niro  •  Dascha Polanco

A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David O. Russell
CAST:  Jennifer Lawrence  •  Bradley Cooper  •  Robert De Niro  •  Dascha Polanco

Black Mass (2015)

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The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Cooper
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Joel Edgerton  •  Kevin Bacon  •  Dakota Johnson

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Cooper
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Joel Edgerton  •  Kevin Bacon  •  Dakota Johnson

The Spirit of Christmas (2015)

A woman falls in love with a man who is somewhat unavailable.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Jackson
CAST:  Jen Lilley  •  Thomas Beaudoin  •  Robert Walsh  •  Bates Wilder

A woman falls in love with a man who is somewhat unavailable.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Jackson
CAST:  Jen Lilley  •  Thomas Beaudoin  •  Robert Walsh  •  Bates Wilder

Sins of the Preacher (2013)

After the apparent suicide of her daughter, a woman tries to prove that her son-in-law killed her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Stimpson
CAST:  Gail O'Grady  •  Chris Gartin  •  James McDaniel  •  Taylor Cole

After the apparent suicide of her daughter, a woman tries to prove that her son-in-law killed her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Stimpson
CAST:  Gail O'Grady  •  Chris Gartin  •  James McDaniel  •  Taylor Cole

A Deadly Obsession (2012)

When she was six, Suzanne Hollander saw her mother kill her father. Twenty-five years later, she's a professor of psychology and lives in fear of becoming a criminal like her mother. As she teaches a course at the university, gunfire breaks out on campus, causing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Stimpson
CAST:  Katee Sackhoff  •  Bart Johnson  •  Robyn Lively  •  Grant Harvey

When she was six, Suzanne Hollander saw her mother kill her father. Twenty-five years later, she's a professor of psychology and lives in fear of becoming a criminal like her mother. As she teaches a course at the university, gunfire breaks out on campus, causing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Stimpson
CAST:  Katee Sackhoff  •  Bart Johnson  •  Robyn Lively  •  Grant Harvey

Abuse of Power (2008)

The late Irish hero fireman's (Lefty) charming son William M. "Billy" Dylan (25) is elected as independent, youngest Massachusettes state representative. He joins the Democrats, Congress seat Beacon Hill's legendary rooster, House speaker Charles T. "Chick" Mudoon, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Stimpson  •  Michael Connolly
CAST:  Michael Landes  •  Wendy Benson-Landes  •  Francis X. McCarthy  •  Grainger Hines

The late Irish hero fireman's (Lefty) charming son William M. "Billy" Dylan (25) is elected as independent, youngest Massachusettes state representative. He joins the Democrats, Congress seat Beacon Hill's legendary rooster, House speaker Charles T. "Chick" Mudoon, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Stimpson  •  Michael Connolly
CAST:  Michael Landes  •  Wendy Benson-Landes  •  Francis X. McCarthy  •  Grainger Hines

Stronger (2017)

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A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Gordon Green
CAST:  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Tatiana Maslany  •  Miranda Richardson  •  Clancy Brown

A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Gordon Green
CAST:  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Tatiana Maslany  •  Miranda Richardson  •  Clancy Brown

Tater Tot & Patton (2017)

A wayward millennial escapes to a South Dakota ranch, unhinging her Uncle's placid alcoholic life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Kightlinger
CAST:  Jessica Rothe  •  Bates Wilder  •  Forrest Weber

A wayward millennial escapes to a South Dakota ranch, unhinging her Uncle's placid alcoholic life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Kightlinger
CAST:  Jessica Rothe  •  Bates Wilder  •  Forrest Weber

American Woman (2018)

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A young grandmother in a small Pennsylvania town raises her daughter's child after the girl disappears. All the while, a desperate search for her continues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jake Scott
CAST:  Sienna Miller  •  Christina Hendricks  •  Aaron Paul  •  Will Sasso

A young grandmother in a small Pennsylvania town raises her daughter's child after the girl disappears. All the while, a desperate search for her continues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jake Scott
CAST:  Sienna Miller  •  Christina Hendricks  •  Aaron Paul  •  Will Sasso

Long Lost Daughter (2018)

Michelle wanted to start a new life away from the city. She didn't realize it would be someone else's.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher James Lang
CAST:  Kati Salowsky  •  Molly Hagan  •  Sofia Mattsson  •  Richard Brancatisano

Michelle wanted to start a new life away from the city. She didn't realize it would be someone else's.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher James Lang
CAST:  Kati Salowsky  •  Molly Hagan  •  Sofia Mattsson  •  Richard Brancatisano
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