Bill Simmons

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Bill Simmons

Born September 25, 1969 · Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (age 56)

American sports analyst, author, podcaster, and former sports writer. Founder and CEO of the sports and pop culture website The Ringer.

Known For

F9F9 · 2021
F9
7.02021
MovieActionAdventure
Dominic Toretto and his crew battle the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they've ever encountered: his forsaken brother.
Million Dollar ArmMillion Dollar Arm · 2014
Million Dollar Arm
6.72014
MovieDrama
In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher from a pool of cricket players in India. He soon discovers two young men who can throw a fastball but know nothing about the game of baseball. Or America. It’s an incredible and touching journey that will change them all — especially JB, who learns valuable lessons about teamwork, commitment and family.
Andre the GiantAndre the Giant · 2018
Andre the Giant
7.32018
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
An ambitious and wide-ranging documentary exploring Andre’s upbringing in France, his celebrated career in WWE, and his forays in the entertainment world.
Showbiz KidsShowbiz Kids · 2020
Showbiz Kids
6.82020
MovieDocumentaryHistory
A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a child.
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and RageWoodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage · 2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
6.52021
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Explore Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert but instead devolved into riots, looting and sexual assaults.
JaggedJagged · 2021
Jagged
7.02021
MovieMusicDocumentary
An intimate exploration of Alanis Morissette and her groundbreaking 1995 album Jagged Little Pill.
Music Box: Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately?Music Box: Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately? · 2025
Music Box: Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately?
8.82025
MovieDocumentaryMusic
An intimate documentary chronicling the rise of the band Counting Crows and the unrelenting pressure that followed their breakout success. Centered on frontman Adam Duritz, the film explores the emotional aftermath of the band’s landmark studio album debut “August and Everything After” and the pressures and creative process of making their follow-up album “Recovering the Satellites.”
Music Box: Happy and You Know ItMusic Box: Happy and You Know It · 2025
Music Box: Happy and You Know It
10.02025
MovieDocumentaryMusic
A joyful and surprising journey into the fascinating world of toddler pop, exploring why kids' music is so catchy, can be deeply meaningful, and how AI is taking hold and shaping the industry. Featuring appearances by The Wiggles, Laurie Berkner, and other musicians.

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One Night in VegasOne Night in Vegas · 2010
One Night in Vegas
6.32010
MovieDocumentary
On the evening of Sept. 7, 1996, Mike Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion, attempted to take Bruce Seldon’s WBA title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. At this point in his career, Tyson’s fights had become somewhat of a cultural phenomenon, where the ever present hype of the professional boxing scene would come face to face with the worlds of big business, Hollywood, and hip hop. Sitting ringside was controversial rapper Tupac Shakur. Shakur and Tyson were friends, a feeling of kinship linked them as each rose to stardom from poverty only to be thrown in prison. Following Tyson’s victory, Shakur and “Iron Mike” were to celebrate at an after party, but the rap star never arrived. Shakur was brutally gunned down later that night, and the scene in Las Vegas quickly turned from would-be celebratory revelry to ill fated and inopportune tragedy.

Executive Producer

The 16th ManThe 16th Man · 2010
The 16th Man
6.82010
MovieDocumentary
Rugby Union has long been viewed in South Africa as a game for the white population, and the country’s success in the sport has been a true source of Afrikaner pride. When the 50-year-old policies and entrenched injustices of apartheid were finally overthrown in 1994, Nelson Mandela’s new government began rebuilding a nation badly in need of racial unity. So the world was watching when South Africa played host to the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Though they had only one non-white player, the South African Springboks gained supporters of all colors as they made an improbable run into the final match where they beat the heavily favored New Zealand team. When Mandela himself marched to the center of the pitch cloaked in a Springbok jersey and shook hands with the captain of the South African team, two nations became one. Oscar winner Morgan Freeman and director Cliff Bestall will tell the emotional story of that cornerstone moment and what it meant to South Africa’s healing process.

Executive Producer

Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? · 2009
Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?
7.02009
MovieDocumentary
In 1983 the upstart United States Football League (USFL) had the audacity to challenge the almighty NFL. The new league did the unthinkable by playing in the spring and plucked three straight Heisman Trophy winners away from the NFL. The 12-team USFL played before crowds that averaged 25,000, and started off with respectable TV ratings. But with success came expansion and new owners, including a certain high profile and impatient real estate baron whose vision was at odds with the league’s founders. Soon, the USFL was reduced to waging a desperate anti-trust lawsuit against the NFL, which yielded an ironic verdict that effectively forced the league out of business. Now, almost a quarter of a century later, Academy Award-nominated and Peabody Award-winning director Mike Tollin, himself once a chronicler of the league, will showcase the remarkable influence of those three years on football history and attempt to answer the question, “Who Killed the USFL?”

Executive Producer

Kings RansomKings Ransom · 2009
Kings Ransom
6.72009
MovieDocumentary
On August 9, 1988, the NHL was forever changed with the single stroke of a pen. The Edmonton Oilers, fresh off their fourth Stanley Cup victory in five years, signed a deal that sent Wayne Gretzky, a Canadian national treasure and the greatest hockey player ever to play the game, to the Los Angeles Kings in a multi-player, multi-million dollar deal. As bewildered Oiler fans struggled to make sense of the unthinkable, fans in Los Angeles were rushing to purchase season tickets at a rate so fast it overwhelmed the Kings box office. Overnight, a franchise largely overlooked in its 21-year existence was suddenly playing to sellout crowds and standing ovations, and a league often relegated to “little brother” status exploded from 21 teams to 30 in less than a decade.

Executive Producer