Claim: Billy Bob Thornton appeared in a modern western neo-noir crime thriller film.
Evidence: He appeared in several major film roles in the 1990s following Sling Blade , including Oliver Stone 's neo-noir U Turn -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , political drama Primary Colors -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , science fiction disaster film Armageddon -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , which was the highest-grossing film of that year , and the crime drama A Simple Plan -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , which earned him his third Academy Awards nomination.
U Turn is a 1997 modern western neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Oliver Stone , and based on the book Stray Dogs by John Ridley.