8 Best Timothy Olyphant Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 2, 2026

Timothy Olyphant built a career playing men who are just a bit too calm about the violence around them, a quality that made him a favourite of directors like Quentin Tarantino. Django Unchained, The Hitman’s Bodyguard and The Crazies show it, The Girl Next Door falls for a neighbour with an adult-film past, and Live Free or Die Hard, A Perfect Getaway, Gone in Sixty Seconds and Scream 2 round out the list.

The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A top bodyguard is assigned to protect the world's most notorious hitman while he testifies against a dictator.

Directed by Patrick Hughes · 1h 58m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Girl Next Door (2004)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Timothy Olyphant appears as a high schooler falls for his new neighbour, unaware she's hiding a past in the adult film industry.

Directed by Luke Greenfield · 1h 50m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Django Unchained (2012)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 87% Metacritic 81

A freed slave partners with a bounty hunter to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 2h 45m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars58 wins & 158 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, Starz Apple TV channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Crazies (2010)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Timothy Olyphant stars as a small town's water supply is contaminated by a military bioweapon that turns residents violent.

Directed by Breck Eisner · 1h 41m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A veteran cop teams with a young hacker to stop a cyberterrorist attack threatening America's infrastructure.

Directed by Len Wiseman · 2h 08m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, YouTube TV · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Perfect Getaway (2009)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A honeymooning couple hiking a remote Hawaiian trail start to suspect their fellow travellers may be killers.

Directed by David Twohy · 1h 38m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)

IMDb ★ 6.5 RT 25% Metacritic 35

A retired car thief is forced back into the trade to save his brother from a ruthless crime boss.

Directed by Dominic Sena · 1h 58m · Rated PG-13

9 wins & 6 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Scream 2 (1997)

TMDB ★ 6.0

A college freshman must uncover the identity of a new masked killer terrorising her campus, with Timothy Olyphant in the cast.

Directed by Wes Craven · 2h 00m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

8 Best Timothy Olyphant Movies

The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)

The Girl Next Door (2004)

Django Unchained (2012)

The Crazies (2010)

Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

A Perfect Getaway (2009)

Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)

Scream 2 (1997)

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