Tobin Bell Movies

Though he can be spotted in a variety of made-for-TV movies, sitcoms, and prime-time dramas (Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, The X-Files, and The Sopranos are among his many television credits), New York native Tobin Bell is known best for his role as Jigsaw, a serial killer with a penchant for torturing his victims -- physically and psychologically -- in the gruesome Saw film series. The performance was good enough to secure a nomination for "Best Villain" two years in a row at the MTV Movie Awards, and won Bell the coveted "Best Butcher" award at the Fuse/Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. In addition to his roles as fictional villains, the actor played the real-life bad guy, Unabomber John Kaczynski, in the made-for-TV movie Unabomber: The True Story (1996). ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
2008  
 
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A young woman attempts to cure her phobia of the boogeyman by checking herself into a mental health facility, only to realize too little too late that she is now helplessly trapped with her own greatest fear. Editor-turned-director Jeff Betancourt takes the helm for this Ghost House Pictures shocker scripted by Brian Sieve and starring Tobin Bell, Danielle Savre, David Gallagher, Michael Graziadei, and Mae Whitman. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Danielle SavreDavid Gallagher, (more)
2007  
 
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When an elaborate bank robbery goes horribly awry and hostage negotiations hit a hitch, two men on opposite sides of the law become locked in a violent collision course in this eight-episode Spike TV series. Created by The Negotiator co-scripter James DeMonaco, The Kill Point opens as the disgruntled Gulf War veteran-turned-bank robber Mr. Wolf (John Leguizamo) attempts to take control of a situation that's fast unraveling. As bullets begin to fly and the robbers retreat deeper into the bank, wealthy Lawrence Beck (Tobin Bell) makes it clear that he's willing to pay a tidy sum to ensure the release of his frightened daughter (Christina Evangelista). Meanwhile, Pittsburgh Police Department Hostage Negotiator Horst Cali (Donnie Wahlberg) attempts to negotiate with the increasingly volatile Mr. Wolf. With each passing minute, it seems as if the stress of dealing with both the police and his own men is fast taking its toll on Mr. Wolf's damaged psyche. Now, as the FBI arrives determined to bring this bitter stand off to an end, steely-cop Cali will find his negotiating skills put to the ultimate test. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
John LeguizamoDonnie Wahlberg, (more)
2007  
 
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Director and visual effects artist Robert Kurtzman (Wishmaster) helms this supernaturally-charged frightener concerning a sorority hazing ritual involving an abandoned house, an empty coffin, an ancient curse, and a vengeful ghost. Saw series star Tobin Bell headlines a Dimension Films release which also stars Green Street Holligans' Terence Jay. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Tobin BellTerence Jay, (more)
2005  
 
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Faith and skepticism walk side by side as two people look toward what might be the end of the world in this made-for-TV supernatural thriller. Richard Massey (Bill Pullman) is a college professor whose teenaged daughter recently died at the hands of a Satanist, who killed the girl as part of a ritual. While Massey is a confirmed atheist, he's trying to make some sort of sense of his daughter's death when he meets Sister Josepha Montifiore (Natascha McElhone), a nun who does research in unusual phenomena. Sister Josepha has become convinced that a number of signs point to the appearance of the Antichrist and the Apocalypse as predicted in the Book of Revelations; Massey becomes her skeptical accomplice as he searches for closure. Written for the screen by David Seltzer, the miniseries Revelations debuted on NBC on April 13, 2005. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Bill PullmanNatascha McElhone, (more)
2002  
 
Because she has been neglecting her magic to concentrate on her newspaper job, Phoebe (Holly Marie Combs) is slowly but surely losing her premonition skills. This problem intensifies when the Charmed Ones attempt to protect the last surviving member of a gypsy tribe from an evil entity determined to steal the gypsy's eyes. In other plot complications, Paige (Rose McGowan) is down in the dumps over being unemployed, and Piper (Holly Marie Combs) is upset that Leo (Brian Krause), worried that the girls' powers will be exposed to the world, refuses to let her see a doctor during the last stages of her pregnancy. ~ All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Brian KrauseJulian McMahon, (more)
2001  
 
A young woman discovers the fine line between paranoia and having your worst fears become real in this tale of terror. Molly Wright (Danica McKellar) is a typical college student sharing a house off-campus with her friends. Between her criminology classes, trying to keep up with her homework, and working as a volunteer with a local church group, Molly is wearing herself to a frazzle, so many of her friends think her imagination is working overtime when she begins to wonder aloud if Geoffrey Martin (Tobin Bell), the eccentric artist who has moved into the house next door, might be a serial killer. Molly's friends have a hard time believing her, but Paul Davidson (Billy Dee Williams), a police detective, thinks something funny is going on in the neighborhood after a number of missing persons cases are reported. But can Paul build a case against the killer before Molly becomes his next victim? Good Neighbor was the first feature film from director Todd Turner. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Billy Dee WilliamsDanica McKellar, (more)
2001  
 
Not yet willing to believe that Sydney (Jennifer Garner) is the mole in his operation, sinister SD-6 boss Sloane (Ron Rifkin) sets a trap that he hopes will determine Syd's loyalty once and for all. Meanwhile, the wounded Dixon (Carl Lumbly) emerges from his coma, with apparently no memory of the vital Mexico mission. And Will puts his life on the line in his endless efforts to unravel the mystery of Eloise Kurtz, the last person to see Syd's murdered fiancé, Danny, alive. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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2001  
 
Back from searching for a missing Rambaldi artifact at Oxford University, Sydney (Jennifer Garner) is forced to take a polygraph test by Sloane (Ron Rifkin), who is determined to expose the mole working for SD-6. A later counterespionage assignment takes Sydney and her reluctant partner, Dixon (Carl Lumbly), to Mexico, this time to locate an ancient timekeeping device that may prove to be another piece in the Rambaldi puzzle. And although Will (Bradley Cooper) now knows the truth about "retired" SD-6 agent Eloise Kurtz (the last person to see his friend David alive), he can't make his findings public -- at least not just yet. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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1999  
 
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A woman discovers the downside of getting to know your neighbors in this suspense thriller. Jane Emelin (Juliette Lewis) is a young interior decorator who has inherited an apartment in New York City from a relative who has passed on. While she loves the building and the price is right, she discovers that the apartment below hers is rented out by a dangerous eccentric who soon makes her life a living hell. The 4th Floor also features William Hurt, Shelley Duvall, and Austin Pendleton. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Juliette LewisWilliam Hurt, (more)
1998  
 
SG-1 arrives at the primitive planet Tolla, where a volcanic eruption is destroying everything. The team manages to rescue a few surprisingly advanced humans, led by Omoc (Tobin Bell)--who are far from grateful. The Tollan Narim (Garwin Sanford) explains why the refugees are suspicious of SG-1's motives: Years earlier, Omoc's father had shared the Tollan technology with earth--resulting in a devastating war which stripped the planet of its civilization and left the surviving Tollans in a state of enslavement. As O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) tries to convince Omoc that the people of Earth have mended their ways, he is undermined by certain hawkish Pentagon officials, determined to wreak more havoc upon the hapless Tollans. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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1998  
 
The long-suffering wife of despotic sports magnate Art Brooks (Barry Bostwick), Kelly Moore Brooks (Erika Eleniak) enters into an affair with her attorney Richard Linsky (Brian Wimmer). When Brooks is murdered, a detective named Mingus (Christopher Darden) suspects that Kelly and Linsky have hired an assassin to pull off the dirty deed. Flashbacks reveal the whole story and the actual culprit, culminating in a surprising last-minute twist. Originally aired by ABC on March 12, 1998, the made-for-TV One Hot Summer Night has since been rebroadcast on cable under the title The Trophy Wife's Secret. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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1998  
 
Phillip Rhee directed and stars in this action thriller about a martial arts expert who runs afoul of a group of Russian mobsters involved in an elaborate scheme to counterfeit U.S. currency. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Phillip RheeErnie Hudson, (more)
1997  
 
Nikita (Peta Wilson) and Michael (Roy Dupuis) pose as husband-and-wife mercenaries. Their mission is to capture an elusive chemical-weapons terrorist. Will this assignment add an additional strain to Nikita and Michael's relationship? There isn't much time to ponder this possibility during the episode's climax, in which Nikita risks a horrible death while attempting to disarm a canister of deadly gas, wired to detonate in a crowded train station. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Peta WilsonRoy Dupuis, (more)
1996  
 
This real-life drama follows a determined postal inspector as he doggedly tracks down the notorious unabomber who terrorized the mail system during the mid-1990s. It also centers on the accused terrorist's brother, who played a key role in the investigation. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Dean StockwellRobert Hays, (more)
1996  
 
Unable to overcome the death of his son Andy Jr., Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) turns to the church for help. Back on the job, Sipowicz aids in the investigate of a holdup-homicide involving a pair of mismatched siblings; Medavoy (Gordon Clapp) participates in tracking down the murderer of two people, if for no other reason than to escape his marital problems; and John Irvin (Bill Brochtrup) bids yet another farewell to his colleagues. The episode ends with an affirmation of life, a renewal of hope, and the promise of a repaired romance. Justine Miceli (Adrianne Lesniak) makes her last series appearance in this, the final episode of NYPD Blue's third season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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1994  
 
In the first "official" episode of ER, Ross (George Clooney) tries to save the eight-year-old victim of a drunk driver, and finds time to visit Carol Hathaway (Julianna Margulies), still recovering from her botched suicide attempt (for which Ross holds himself partially responsible). Elsewhere, Lewis (Sherry Stringfield) has trouble securing psychiatric help for a mentally ill patient, and novice Carter (Noah Wyle) tackles the members of a wedding party who have been brought into the ER suffering from food poisoning. As for Greene (Anthony Edwards), his attentions are divided between his patients and his wife, Jenn (Christine Harnos), who is anxiously awaiting word as to whether or not she passed her bar exam. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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1994  
 
The direct-to-video Deep Red combines science fiction with domestic melodrama. Lindsay Haun plays Gracie, a youngster whose bloodstream is infected by a strange, extraterrestrial element. Known as "Deep Red," this element increases Gracie's protein count, rendering her invulnerable and possibly immortal. Ruthless researcher Thomas Newmeyer (John DeLancie) plans to exploit the girl for his own purposes, even if he has to drain every ounce of blood from her body. Hero Joy Keys (Michael Biehn), an honest scientist, tries to stop Newmeyer's skullduggery -- and in the process, Keys patches up his tattered relationship with his estranged wife. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Michael BiehnJoanna Pacula, (more)
1994  
 
An engineer tries to save people trapped on a nuclear-war-ravaged planet in this made-for-cable science-fiction fare. Stephen Baldwin stars as Adams, an engineer who is dumped onto a sand planet of the future, where the harsh conditions lead to constant fighting and brutality. The inhabitants have reverted to primitive tribal societies. He tries to teach the those left about farming and irrigation in hopes of saving them from destruction, but soon learns that peace cannot be had so easily. ~ Bernadette McCallion, All Movie Guide

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1993  
 
Kelly (David Caruso) investigates when one of his friends is killed and another arrested after a fracas during a pickup basketball game. Still prosecuting the Giardella case, Laura (Sherry Stringfield) senses that she is somehow being set up. Sipowicz suspects that a man whose wife was murdered is withholding evidence. And Janice (Amy Brenneman) saves Kelly's life during a drug bust. This was the first NYPD Blue episode directed by Bradley Silberling, who subsequently married series regular Amy Brenneman. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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1992  
 
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This fact-based drama follows the flight of a Milwaukee woman wrongly convicted for murdering her husband's ex-wife. Hoping to have a chance for a re-trial she escapes from prison and heads for Canada. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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2009  
R  
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Lionsgate's money-making franchise is back with this sixth entry in the Saw film series. The editor for all of the previous films, Kevin Greutert, makes his directorial debut with this picture, once again written by Feast writers, Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Costas MandylorTobin Bell, (more)
2008  
R  
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Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) might be dead, but his traps live on in this fifth Saw entry, which finds the series' production designer David Hackl at the helm for his debut directing gig. Costas Mandylor reprises his role as Hoffman, the detective whose involvement in the string of grisly murders turns out to be more than meets the eye. Picking up where the fourth entry left off, Hoffman is revealed to be a hidden accomplice in Jigsaw's grisly games of death, which look to be continued by the lawman. The plot bounces back and forth from the beginning of their relationship to the present, as Agent Strahm (Scott Patterson) delves farther into the case. Also in the cast are Dexter's Julie Benz and One Missed Call's Meagan Good as victims of another one of Jigsaw's lessons in morality. Saw IV scribes Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan return to pen the screenplay for the Twisted Pictures/Lionsgate co-production. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Tobin BellJulie Benz, (more)
2007  
R  
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Just when audiences thought they'd heard the last of the demented killer Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), here comes Saw IV, continuing his trap-filled legacy -- this time, targeting the last remaining officer who has touched the case, SWAT Commander Rigg (Lyriq Bent). As FBI agents Strahm (Scott Patterson) and Perez (Athena Karkanis) begin to dig through the remains of Jigsaw's crime-scene hideout, a new puzzle presents itself, with Rigg as the pawn in another deadly game filled with moral quandaries and torture-filled traps. At stake is the life of his superior officer Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) as well as his friend and fellow cop Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg), whose abduction by a now-dead Jigsaw triggers an obsession in Rigg that will haunt him til the grisly end. Director Darren Lynn Bousman returns to the series after helming both Saw II and III, with a script penned by Feast writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Tobin BellCostas Mandylor, (more)

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