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Clifton Collins Jr.
Actor 56 years old

Clifton Collins Jr.

Los Angeles, California, USA

Clifton Collins Jr. (born June 16, 1970) is an American film, and television actor, best known for playing student Cesar Sanchez opposite substitute teacher Samuel L. Jackson in the feature film "One Eight Seven", and as the killer Perry Smith in the independent movie... Read full bio →

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Train Dreams

Train Dreams

Clint Bentley 2025 1h 42m

A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.

Eddington

Eddington

Ari Aster 2025 2h 28m 5.5

In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

Guillermo del Toro 2021 2h 31m 7.3

An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is.

After Yang

After Yang

Kogonada 2021 1h 36m 6.0

When his young daughter's beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there.

Waves

Waves

Trey Edward Shults 2019 2h 16m 6.0

A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed under severe strain by an unexpected tragedy.

Running with the Devil

Running with the Devil

Jason Cabell 2019 1h 40m

A leader of a drug cartel sends his two toughest henchmen to investigate why a shipment was botched.

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Quentin Tarantino 2019 2h 42m 7.5

As Hollywood's Golden Age is winding down, a television actor and his stunt double endeavor to achieve lasting success.

Lucky Day

Lucky Day

Roger Avary 2019 1h 39m

Red, a safe cracker who has just been released from prison, is trying to hold his family together as his past catches up with him in the form of Luc, a psychopathic contract killer who's seeking revenge for the death of his brother.

Honey Boy

Honey Boy

Alma Har'el 2019 1h 34m 8.0

The story of a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, loosely based on Shia LaBeouf’s life.

The Mule

The Mule

Clint Eastwood 2018 1h 56m 6.9

A ninety-year-old horticulturist and Korean War veteran turns drug mule for a Mexican cartel.

Super Troopers 2

Super Troopers 2

Jay Chandrasekhar 2018 1h 39m

When an international border dispute arises between the U.S. and Canada, the Super Troopers- Mac, Thorny, Foster, Rabbit and Farva, are called in to set up a new Highway Patrol station in the disputed area.

The Vault

The Vault

Dan Bush 2017 1h 31m 4.0

Two estranged sisters are forced to rob a bank in order to save their brother. But this is no ordinary bank.

M.F.A.

M.F.A.

Natalia Leite 2017 1h 32m

After the accidental death of her rapist, an art student becomes an unlikely vigilante, set out to avenge college girls whose rapists were not charged.

A Crooked Somebody

A Crooked Somebody

Trevor White 2017 1h 42m

An attention-seeking psychic is kidnapped and tries to use the situation to boost his popularity.

Triple 9

Triple 9

John Hillcoat 2016 1h 55m 6.6

A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.

Transpecos

Transpecos

Greg Kwedar 2016 1h 26m 6.0

For three US Border Patrol agents, the contents of one car reveal an insidious plot within their own ranks. The next 24 hours may cost them their lives.

Hacker

Hacker

Akan Satayev 2016 1h 35m 6.0

Alex, an immigrant from Ukraine comes to Canada and becomes involved with an online criminal organization called Darkweb. What starts off as a way to help his parents financially, soon becomes a personal vendetta against the entire banking system, when his mother is fired from her job at the bank

Stung

Stung

Benni Diez 2015 1h 27m

A fancy garden party turns into upper class prey when a colony of killer wasps mutates into seven foot tall predators.

Man Down

Man Down

Dito Montiel 2015 1h 30m 7.0

A haunted Afghanistan war veteran attempts to come to terms with his past while searching for his family in a post-apocalyptic America.

Knight of Cups

Knight of Cups

Terrence Malick 2015 1h 58m 5.3

Rick is a slave to the Hollywood system. He is addicted to success but simultaneously despairs at the emptiness of his life. He is at home in a world of illusions but seeks real life. Like the tarot card of the title, Rick is easily bored and needs outside stimulation. But the Knight of Cups is also an artist, a romantic and an adventurer.

Transcendence

Transcendence

Wally Pfister 2014 1h 59m 6.1

Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.

Parker

Parker

Taylor Hackford 2013 1h 58m 5.8

A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.

Pacific Rim

Pacific Rim

Guillermo del Toro 2013 2h 11m 6.5

As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.

Hellbenders

Hellbenders

J.T. Petty 2013 1h 27m 5.0

The Augustine Interfaith Order of Hellbound Saints, a team of blasphemous ministers who live in a constant state of debauchery, work to drag the worst of demons back to Hell.

Sunset Strip

Sunset Strip

Hans Fjellestad 2012 1h 37m

A documentary on the famous Los Angeles street.

The Experiment

The Experiment

Paul T. Scheuring 2010 1h 36m 6.0

26 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.

The Event

The Event

2010 1h 7.3

The Event is an emotional, high-octane conspiracy thriller that follows Sean Walker, an everyman who investigates the mysterious disappearance of his would-be fiancée Leila, and unwittingly begins to expose the biggest cover-up in U.S. history.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Edgar Wright 2010 1h 53m 8.0

As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

Troy Duffy 2009 1h 58m 6.5

For the last 8 years the brothers have been living with their father on a sheep farm deep in isolated Ireland. One day their uncle tells them that they have been framed for the murder of a Bostonian Catholic priest. The boys must return to Boston to not only clear their names but find the men who framed them.

Star Trek

Star Trek

J.J. Abrams 2009 2h 7m 8.0

This is the eleventh Star Trek film and features the main characters of the original Star Trek series, who are portrayed by a new cast. It follows James T. Kirk enrolling at Starfleet Academy, his first meeting with Spock, and their battles with Romulans from the future, who are interfering with history.

Horsemen

Horsemen

Jonas Åkerlund 2009 1h 30m 6.2

A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing spree linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Extract

Extract

Mike Judge 2009 1h 32m 5.2

Dean (Bateman), the owner of a flower-extract plant, tries to contend with myriad personal and professional problems, such as his potentially unfaithful wife (Wiig) and employees who want to take advantage of him

Crank: High Voltage

Crank: High Voltage

Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor 2009 1h 36m 6.7

Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.

Brothers

Brothers

Jim Sheridan 2009 1h 45m 7.4

When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy (Jake Gyllenhaal) steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace (Natalie Portman), and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic mayhem.

Under Still Waters

Under Still Waters

Carolyn Miller 2008 1h 25m

A young married couple encounters a stranger who threatens their marriage and their lives.

Sunshine Cleaning

Sunshine Cleaning

Christine Jeffs 2008 1h 31m 6.7

A single mom and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in the off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business, a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.

TV: The Movie

TV: The Movie

Sam Macaroni 2006 1h 26m 2.0

A celebration of the ever increasing depravity of television in our society-- it's a channel surfing adventure through the most utterly ridiculous spoofed television programming and commercials.

Babel

Babel

Alejandro G. Iñárritu 2006 2h 23m 7.7

Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.

The Life of The Party

The Life of The Party

Barra Grant 2005 1h 27m

A group of friends plan an intervention to help their pal address his drinking problem. Things go awry when the shrink they hired fails to show up

Dirty

Dirty

Chris Fisher 2005 1h 37m 6.0

Two gangbangers-turned-cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.

Capote

Capote

Bennett Miller 2005 1h 54m 7.5

Truman Capote (Hoffman), during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers.

Mindhunters

Mindhunters

Renny Harlin 2004 1h 46m 6.8

Trainees in the FBI's psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst.

Undefeated

Undefeated

John Leguizamo 2003 1h 32m 6.0

A boxer must navigate a path between his newfound fame and his former life.

The Rules of Attraction

The Rules of Attraction

Roger Avary 2002 1h 50m 7.3

The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.

The Last Castle

The Last Castle

Rod Lurie 2002 2h 11m 7.3

A Court Martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.

Traffic

Traffic

Steven Soderbergh 2000 2h 27m 7.7

The movie takes a broad approach to the war on drugs in the USA. It shows the corruption in both Mexico and the USA. Both on a personnal scale as on larger scale. The movie has a lot of storylines, which are tied together slowly.

Tigerland

Tigerland

Joel Schumacher 2000 1h 41m 6.5

A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971

Road Dogz

Road Dogz

Alfredo Ramos 2000 1h 35m 5.0

Carefree days come to an end when three Latino friends face personal crises in Los Angeles.

Light It Up

Light It Up

Craig Bolotin 1999 1h 39m

On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.

The Replacement Killers

The Replacement Killers

Antoine Fuqua 1998 1h 27m 6.3

Failing to kill anymore because of his conscience, a troubled hit-man seeks aid from a forger to help him get papers to China. However, the drug-lord has hired replacements to finish the job and kill the hit-man.

One Eight Seven

One Eight Seven

Kevin Reynolds 1997 1h 59m 6.4

After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher. The education system, where violent bullies control the classrooms and the administration is afraid of lawsuits, slowly drives Garfield mad.

Sgt. Bilko

Sgt. Bilko

Jonathan Lynn 1996 1h 30m 5.0

Sgt. Bilko is a well-liked conman in charge of the army base's motor pool, developing a hover tank and unofficially of gambling etc. One man hates Bilko and he's coming to inspect the base for possible closure.

Dead Presidents

Dead Presidents

Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes 1995 1h 59m 7.8

On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!

Witch Hunt

Witch Hunt

Paul Schrader 1994 1h 40m 4.0

In a twisted 1950's where everyone does magic, a private detective investigates a murder case without it.

The Stöned Age

The Stöned Age

James Melkonian 1994 1h 30m

Joe and Hubbs are a pair of rockers who are on a quest for 'chicks.' This is the tale of their adventures over one night.

Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice

John Singleton 1993 1h 49m 5.5

Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to attend a convention because of her broken-down car, Justice gets a lift with her friend, Iesha, and Iesha's postal worker boyfriend, Chicago.

Menace II Society

Menace II Society

Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes 1993 1h 37m 8.6

Menace II Society is a coming of age tale detailing the summer after its protagonist Caine (Tyrin Turner) graduates from high school. This is Caine's story, which details real life in today's tough inner city.

Fortress

Fortress

Stuart Gordon 1993 1h 35m 5.3

A futuristic prison movie. Protagonist and wife are nabbed at a future US emigration point with an illegal baby during population control. The resulting prison experience is the subject of the movie. The prison is a futuristic one run by a private corporation bent on mind control in various ways

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

Lawrence Kasdan 1991 2h 14m 6.7

Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlikely friendship of two men from different races and classes brought together when one finds himself in jeopardy in the other's rough neighborhood.

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