Joe Chrest
Joseph Chrest is an American academic and actor. He has had roles in numerous films and television shows including 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, Oldboy, Lee Daniels' The Butler, The Perfect Date, and as Ted Wheeler in Stranger Things.
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Lisa Frankenstein
In 1989, a misunderstood teenager has a high school crush — who just happens to be a handsome corpse! After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness…and a few missing body parts along the way.
Fly Me to the Moon
Marketing maven Kelly Jones wreaks havoc on NASA launch director Cole Davis's already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, the countdown truly begins.
Quiz Lady
A game-show-obsessed woman and her estranged sister work together to help cover their mother's gambling debts.
Killers of the Flower Moon
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.
The Lovebirds
A couple experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. As their journey to clear their names takes them from one extreme – and hilarious - circumstance to the next, they must figure out how they, and their relationship, can survive the night.
The Dirt
The story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.
The Front Runner
In 1987, U.S. Senator Gary Hart's presidential campaign is derailed when he's caught in a scandalous love affair.
Assassination Nation
After an anonymous hacker begins leaking the private data of thousands living in a small American town, the townspeople spiral into madness, with four high school seniors at the center of the maelstrom.
Gifted
Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.
LBJ
The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
Free State of Jones
True Civil War era story about a white Southerner who falls for a slave and consequently rebels against the Confederacy.
Deepwater Horizon
A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
The final installment of the post-apocalyptic adventures of Katniss Everdeen.
I Saw the Light
Singer and songwriter Hank Williams rises to fame in the 1940s, but alcohol abuse and infidelity take a toll on his career and marriage to fellow musician Audrey Mae Williams.
Focus
A veteran grifter takes a young, attractive woman under his wing, but things get complicated when they become romantically involved.
Ant-Man
Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, pull off a plan that will save the world.
Black or White
A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
American Heist
Two brothers, both with troubled paths, find themselves in the middle of one last bank job.
22 Jump Street
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.
The Last Exorcism: Part II
As Nell Sweetzer tries to build a new life, the evil force that once possessed her returns with an even more horrific plan.
The Butler
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
Oldboy
An everyday man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.
Now You See Me
FBI agents track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Homefront
A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth druglord.
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.
The Lucky One
A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.
The Campaign
The film follows two rival politicians (Will Ferrell & Zach Galifianakis) who are trying to win an election to represent their small South Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
The Baytown Outlaws
When three redneck brothers agree to help a woman save her godson from an abusive stepfather, they become targets on the run from an odd cast of characters.
Playing for Keeps
A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's soccer team in an attempt to get his life together.
On the Road
Dean and Sal are the portrait of the Beat Generation. Their search for "It" results in a fast paced, energetic roller coaster ride with highs and lows throughout the U.S.
Killing Them Softly
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
Battleship
A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.
21 Jump Street
An undercover police unit consisting of young looking officers infiltrate high schools to control youth crime.
That's What I Am
A coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison), a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers.
Texas Killing Fields
Tells the story of a young boy and his family who are terrorized by an unseen presence.
Seeking Justice
After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score.
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.
Drive Angry
Milton is a hardened felon who has broken out of Hell, intent on finding the vicious cult who brutally murdered his daughter and kidnapped her baby. He joins forces with a sexy, tough-as-nails waitress, who's also seeking redemption of her own.
Butter
An adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their Iowa town's annual contest.
Battle: Los Angeles
When once distant UFOs become a terrifying threat and an alien invasion force begins attacking Earths major costal and riverside cities, a U.S Marine staff sergeant and his team are sent into battle only to find they must take it upon themselves to defeat an unknown enemy and protect what remains of Los Angeles.
Welcome to the Rileys
Years after their teenage daughter’s death, Lois and Doug Riley, an upstanding Indiana couple, are frozen by estranging grief. Doug escapes to New Orleans on a business trip. Compelled by urgencies he doesn’t understand, he insinuates himself into the life of an underage hooker, becoming her platonic guardian.
Secretariat
Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery - with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin - manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.
RED
After surviving an assault from a squad of hit men, retired CIA black ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team for an all-out war. Frank reunites with old Joe, crazy Marvin and wily Victoria to uncover a massive conspiracy that threatens their lives.
Louis
A silent film about Louis Armstrong as a young boy and how he acquired his first cornet.
Knucklehead
The film centers on a fight promoter (Mark Feuerstein) deeply in debt to his crooked rival. Desperate for a new fighter that will help him win back everything he owes, the promoter catches a break when a 450-pound church handyman (Paul "Big Show" Wight) who has spent his entire life in an orphanage agrees to wrestle on behalf of his fellow orphans.
House of Bones
Corin Nemec (Mansquito, SS Doomtrooper) co-stars alongside Carpenter as TV ghost hunters that enter a reportedly haunted house that may prove to be the death of them.
The Informant!
What was Mark Whitacre thinking? A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion.
The Blind Side
A poor, oversized and under-educated teenager is recruited by a major college football program where he is groomed into an athletically and academically successful NFL prospect.
I Love You Phillip Morris
Steven Russell leads a seemingly average life – an organ player in the local church, happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force. That is until he has a severe car accident that leads him to the ultimate epiphany: he’s gay and he’s going to live life to the fullest – even if he has to break the law to do it.
The Secret Life of Bees
Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past.
Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.
Front of the Class
"Front of the Class" is based on the true story of Brad Cohen -- played in the movie by Jimmy Wolk -- who, "after being challenged by Tourette's syndrome from a very young age, defies all odds to become a gifted teacher
Ocean's Thirteen
When Reuben Tishkoff is double-crossed in a real state business with a luxury hotel in Las Vegas by Willie Bank, he has a heart attack. Danny Ocean and Rusty Ryan plots a heist with their friends to revenge Reuben breaking Bank's casino.
The Skeleton Key
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
The Aviator
Young Hughes directs one of Scorsese's favorite films, Hell's Angels. Hughes was so obsessed with perfection in the aerial sequences that he waits forever for perfect conditions, right down to cloud formations. The Aviator ends in 1946, when Hughes was still a dashing young man and romancing actresses like Ava Gardner and Katharine Hepburn.
Runaway Jury
A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.
The Ring
Based on the Japanese films, The Ring tells the creepy story of a video tape that once you watch it you have but one week to live. A journalist played by Naomi Watts is on a mission to find out who made the tape and the history behind it before she too becomes a victim.
Full Frontal
A contemporary comedy set in Los Angeles, Full Frontal traces the complicated relationship among seven friends as they deal with the fragile connections that bind them together. Full Frontal takes place during a twenty-four hour period - a day in the life of missed connections.
Erin Brockovich
The story of a single mother who’s had nothing but bad luck and needs a job. She asks her lawyer for a job and despite her bad fashion sense she begins to dig into a case finding evidence that a large energy corporation may have been polluting their water.
Out of Sight
A notorious bank robber played by George Clooney escapes from prison and goes to meet up with his friend who unknowingly hijacked a car with an FBI agent played by Jennifer Lopez inside. Clooney ends up starting a relationship with the agent who is later let walk and follows the two men. A classic Soderbergh film with excellent performances.
Schizopolis
Fletcher Munson is a lethargic, passive worker for a Scientology-like self-help corporation called Eventualism...
Underneath
A recovering gambling addict attempts to reconcile with his family and friends but finds trouble and temptation when caught between feelings for his ex-wife and her dangerous hoodlum boyfriend.
The Pelican Brief
Two Supreme Court Justices have been killed. Now a college professor, who clerked for one of the two men, who's also having an affair with one of his students, is given a brief by her, that states who probably, wanted to see these two men dead. He then gives it to one of his friends, who works for the FBI...
King of the Hill
A young boy struggles on his own in a run-down hotel after his parents and younger brother are separated from him in 1930s Depression-era Midwest.