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Samuel L. Jackson
Actor 77 years old

Samuel L. Jackson

Washington, D.C., USA

Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the second highest-grossing actor of... Read full bio →

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The Garfield Movie

The Garfield Movie

Mark Dindal 2024 1h 41m 4.0

Garfield, the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic – Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

2024 49m 6.0

The infamous story of how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali's historic 1970 comeback fight transformed Atlanta into the "Black Mecca."

Damaged

Damaged

Terry McDonough 2024 1h 38m 2.0

Chicago detective Dan Lawson travels to Scotland to link up with Scottish detective Glen Boyd following the resurgence of a serial killer whose crimes match an unsolved case he investigated 5 years previously.

Argylle

Argylle

Matthew Vaughn 2024 2h 19m 5.0

A reclusive author who writes espionage novels about a secret agent and a global spy syndicate realizes that the plot of the new book she's writing starts to mirror real-world events in real time.

The Marvels

The Marvels

Nia DaCosta 2023 1h 45m 4.7

Carol Danvers gets her powers entangled with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe.

The Protégé

The Protégé

Martin Campbell 2021 1h 49m 2.0

Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge.

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Darren Lynn Bousman 2021 1h 33m 5.0

Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

Patrick Hughes 2021 1h 57m 5.0

The bodyguard, Michael Bryce, continues his friendship with assassin, Darius Kincaid, as they try to save Darius' wife Sonia.

Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump

Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump

Dan Partland 2020 1h 23m

Medical doctors and mental health professionals go on camera, on the record, for the record, for a discussion, analysis, and science-based examination of the behavior, psyche, condition, and stability of President Donald Trump. Also examines Trump's effect on our citizenry, culture, and institutions.

The Last Full Measure

The Last Full Measure

Todd Robinson 2019 1h 50m

The incredible true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen medic who personally saved over sixty men.

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker

J.J. Abrams 2019 2h 22m 4.9

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.

Spider-Man: Far from Home

Spider-Man: Far from Home

Jon Watts 2019 2h 9m 5.8

Peter Parker and his friends go on a summer trip to Europe. However, they will hardly be able to rest - Peter will have to agree to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of creatures that cause natural disasters and destruction throughout the continent.

Shaft

Shaft

Tim Story 2019 1h 51m 6.0

JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly.

Glass

Glass

M. Night Shyamalan 2019 2h 9m 5.4

In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. Meanwhile, the shadowy presence of Elijah Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.

Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel

Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden 2019 2h 4m 5.8

The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

Joe Russo, Anthony Russo 2019 3h 1m 6.8

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.

21 Years: Quentin Tarantino

21 Years: Quentin Tarantino

Tara Wood 2019 1h 43m 7.0

A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scandalous fall in disgrace of producer Harvey Weinstein. A story about how to shoot eight great movies and become an icon of modern pop culture.

Life Itself

Life Itself

Dan Fogelman 2018 1h 58m

As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.

Incredibles 2

Incredibles 2

Brad Bird 2018 1h 58m 6.9

Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three children.

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

Anthony Russo, Joe Russo 2018 2h 29m 7.3

The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

D.J. Caruso 2017 1h 47m 4.7

Xander Cage, left for dead after an incident, is recruited back into action for a new assignment, leading a team of death-defying adrenaline junkies.

The Hitman's Bodyguard

The Hitman's Bodyguard

Patrick Hughes 2017 1h 58m 6.5

The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.

Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island

Jordan Vogt-Roberts 2017 1h 58m 5.8

Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Matthew Vaughn 2017 2h 21m 6.1

When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.

The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan

David Yates 2016 1h 49m 5.1

Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Tim Burton 2016 2h 7m 5.8

A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.

I Am Not Your Negro

I Am Not Your Negro

Raoul Peck 2016 1h 33m 7.2

Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in America.

Cell

Cell

Tod Williams 2016 1h 38m 4.7

When a strange signal pulsates through all cell phone networks worldwide, it starts a murderous epidemic of epic proportions when users become bloodthirsty creatures, and a group of people in New England are among the survivors to deal with the ensuing chaos after.

The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight

Quentin Tarantino 2015 3h 8m 7.5

Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.

Barely Lethal

Barely Lethal

Kyle Newman 2015 1h 38m 6.5

A 16-year-old international assassin yearning for a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls as a senior in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that being popular can be more painful than getting water-boarded.

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Joss Whedon 2015 2h 21m 6.5

When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.

RoboCop

RoboCop

José Padilha 2014 1h 58m 5.4

In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy, a loving husband, father and good cop, is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.

Kite

Kite

Ralph Ziman 2014 1h 30m

When Sawa's mother and policeman father are found victims of a grisly double homicide, she begins a ruthless pursuit for the man who murdered them.

Kingsman: The Secret Service

Kingsman: The Secret Service

Matthew Vaughn 2014 2h 9m 7.0

Kingsman: The Secret Service tells the story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Joe Russo, Anthony Russo 2014 2h 16m 7.2

After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk.

Big Game

Big Game

Jalmari Helander 2014 1h 30m 4.5

Air Force One is shot down by terrorists, leaving the President of the United States stranded in the wilderness of Finland. 13-year-old Oskari is on a hunting mission to prove his maturity to his kinsfolk by tracking down a deer, but instead discovers the President in an escape pod.

Turbo

Turbo

David Soren 2013 1h 36m 6.3

The tale of an ordinary garden snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500.

Oldboy

Oldboy

Spike Lee 2013 1h 44m 5.4

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.

Zambezia

Zambezia

Wayne Thornley 2012 1h 23m 6.5

A young high-spirited falcon journeys to the famed bird city of Zambezia.

The Samaritan

The Samaritan

David Weaver 2012 1h 30m 5.0

After twenty years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter's life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris, the possibility of a new start looks real. But his past is proving to be a stubborn companion.

The Avengers

The Avengers

Joss Whedon 2012 2h 23m 7.8

When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

2012 2h 13m

Take a look at Tarantino's career from the beginning, with interviews from co-workers, critics, stars and master filmmakers alike as well as a tribute to his greatest collaborator, Sally Menke. Produced for the 'Tarantino XX' Blu-ray collection

Meeting Evil

Meeting Evil

Chris Fisher 2012 1h 29m 5.5

Follows disillusioned young family man John as a mysterious stranger, Richie takes him on a murder-fueled ride that transforms the weak-willed John into a desperate hero willing to go to any length to protect his family.

Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim

Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim

György Pálfi 2012 1h 24m 8.5

A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: the LOVE between man and woman... in an archetypical love story cut from 500 classics from all around the world.

Django Unchained

Django Unchained

Quentin Tarantino 2012 2h 45m 8.4

With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

Thor

Thor

Kenneth Branagh 2011 1h 55m 6.8

Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

The Sunset Limited

The Sunset Limited

Tommy Lee Jones 2011 1h 31m 6.0

Through a chance encounter, two men of opposing ideologies deliberate spiritual, philosophical, and profound matters in a New York City apartment.

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

Quentin Tarantino 2011 4h 14m

A former assassin, known simply as The Bride, wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vows to get even with every person who contributed to the loss of her unborn child, her entire wedding party, and four years of her life.

Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger

Joe Johnston 2011 2h 4m 6.9

Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a warmonger and a terrorist organization.

Arena

Arena

Jonah Loop 2011 1h 34m 4.0

David Lord finds himself forced into the savage world of a modern gladiatorial arena, where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses.

African Cats

African Cats

Keith Scholey, Alastair Fothergill 2011 1h 29m 8.0

African Cats captures the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic kings of the savanna.

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

Terry Dougas, Nikki Frakes 2010 1h 20m

At 89 years old, Stan Lee's name appears on more than one BILLION comics in 75 countries in 25 languages. Arguably the most recognized name in comics, Stan Lee has co-created over 500 legendary pop culture characters including Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Iron Man, Thor and The Hulk.

Unthinkable

Unthinkable

Gregor Jordan 2010 1h 37m 6.9

A psychological thriller centered around a black-ops interrogator and an FBI agent who press a suspect terrorist into divulging the location of three nuclear weapons sets to detonate in the U.S.

The Other Guys

The Other Guys

Adam McKay 2010 1h 47m 6.6

Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two cops get the opportunity to finally prove to their comrades that they have the right stuff.

Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2

Jon Favreau 2010 2h 4m 7.1

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military.

Mother and Child

Mother and Child

Rodrigo García 2009 2h 5m 7.3

A group of seemingly unrelated people deal with adoption and childbirth in different ways.

Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds

Quentin Tarantino 2009 2h 33m 8.6

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.

Astro Boy

Astro Boy

David Bowers 2009 1h 34m 6.7

Passado em um mundo futurista, Astro Boy traz a clássica origem do super herói criado por Osamu Tezuka. A nova animação feita com a mais alta tecnologia da computação gráfica conta a história de um jovem robô com incríveis poderes e sua emocionante aventura na busca por sua identidade e seu destino.

Afro Samurai: Resurrection

Afro Samurai: Resurrection

Fuminori Kizaki 2009 1h 41m 8.0

Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path now burn out of control – and nowhere are the flames of hatred more intense than in the eyes of Sio.

The Spirit

The Spirit

Frank Miller 2008 1h 43m 5.9

Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus, who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face, has other plans:g to wipe out the entire city.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Dave Filoni 2008 1h 38m 6.7

Set between Episode II and III the Clone Wars is the first computer animated Star Wars film. Anakin and Obi Wan must find out who kidnapped Jabba the Hutts son and return him safely. The Seperatists will try anything to stop them and ruin any chance of a diplomatic agreement between the Hutt's and the Republic.

Soul Men

Soul Men

Malcolm D. Lee 2008 1h 43m 6.5

Though it's been about twenty years since they have spoken with one another, two estranged soul-singing legends agree to participate in a reunion performance at the Apollo Theater to honor their recently deceased band leader.

Lakeview Terrace

Lakeview Terrace

Neil LaBute 2008 1h 50m 5.8

An LAPD police officer begins to terrorize his next-door neighbours after learning that they are an interracial married couple.

Jumper

Jumper

Doug Liman 2008 1h 28m 5.9

A genetic anomaly allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between "Jumpers" and those who have sworn to kill them.

Iron Man

Iron Man

Jon Favreau 2008 2h 6m 7.9

When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil.

Gospel Hill

Gospel Hill

Giancarlo Esposito 2008 1h 39m 5.0

A former Sheriff of the southern town dealing with past sins, and a former civil rights worker, withdrawn since the martyrdom of his brother thirty years before, confront a threat to their town.

The War

The War

2007 2h 4m

The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America and demonstrated that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.

Resurrecting the Champ

Resurrecting the Champ

Rod Lurie 2007 1h 52m 7.3

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away.

Cleaner

Cleaner

Renny Harlin 2007 1h 28m 5.4

Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may have unknowingly erased crucial evidence, entangling himself in a dirty criminal cover-up.

Afro Samurai

Afro Samurai

2007 25m 7.6

Afro Samurai, a man on a classic journey of revenge in a futuristically styled rendering if Feudal Japan. In this world, the No. 1 samurai has infinite power and wants for nothing. The only problem is that once you've earned the title of No. 1, every man you encounter will try to kill you.

1408

1408

Mikael Håfström 2007 1h 44m 6.8

Based on Stephen King's short story, "1408" stars John Cusack as a debunker of paranormal occurrences who encounters real terror when he checks into the notorious Room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel.

Snakes on a Plane

Snakes on a Plane

David R. Ellis 2006 1h 45m 5.3

America is on the search for the murderer Eddie Kim (Bryon Lawson). Sean Jones (Nathan Philips) must fly to L.A. to testify in a hearing against Kim. Accompanied by FBI agent Neville Flynn, the flight receives some unexpected visitors.

Home of the Brave

Home of the Brave

Irwin Winkler 2006 1h 46m 5.0

Three soldiers struggle to readjust to life at home after returning home from a lengthy tour in Iraq.

Freedomland

Freedomland

Joe Roth 2006 1h 53m 5.5

A black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial protest.

Farce of the Penguins

Farce of the Penguins

Bob Saget 2006 1h 20m 2.0

A mockumentary that illuminates penguin survival and mating rituals, as well as one bird's search for love while on a seventy-mile trek with his hedonistic buddies.

Black Snake Moan

Black Snake Moan

Craig Brewer 2006 1h 56m 7.5

A God-fearing bluesman (Jackson) takes to a wild young woman (Ricci) who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, looks everywhere for love, never quite finding it.

xXx: State of the Union

xXx: State of the Union

Lee Tamahori 2005 1h 41m 4.6

Ice Cube stars as Darius Stone, a thrill-seeking troublemaker whose criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest XXX agent. He must save the U.S. government from a deadly conspiracy led by five-star general and Secretary of Defense George Deckert (played by Willem Dafoe).

The Man

The Man

Les Mayfield 2005 1h 23m 4.7

Special Agent Derrick Vann is a man out to get the man who killed his partner but a case of mistaken identity leads him to Andy Fidler, a salesman with too many questions and a knack of getting in Vanns way

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

George Lucas 2005 2h 20m 7.9

After three years of fighting in the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker concludes his journey towards the Dark Side of the Force, putting his friendship with Obi Wan Kenobi and his marriage at risk

Coach Carter

Coach Carter

Thomas Carter 2005 2h 16m 7.4

Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.

Twisted

Twisted

Philip Kaufman 2004 1h 37m 4.5

Jessica, whose father was a serial killer, is a female police officer. While investigating a murder, she finds herself in the center of her own investigation, when her former lovers start dying around her at a furious pace.

The Incredibles

The Incredibles

Brad Bird 2004 1h 55m 8.1

A family of undercover superheroes, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world.

My Date with Drew

My Date with Drew

Jon Gunn, Brian Herzlinger 2004 1h 30m 7.0

Ever since the second grade when he first saw her in E.T. The Extraterrestrial, Brian Herzlinger has had a crush on Drew Barrymore. Now, 20 years later he's decided to try to fulfill his lifelong dream by asking her for a date.

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Quentin Tarantino 2004 2h 16m 8.5

There are still three names on ‘The Bride’s’ revenge hit list as well as the task of finding her daughter who she thought never existed. Tarantino’s second Kill Bill film is a revenge epic with original style and a final close to the martial arts mayhem this film started.

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

Clark Johnson 2003 1h 57m 5.8

An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody and only the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it.

Basic

Basic

John McTiernan 2003 1h 38m 6.8

A DEA agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army ranger drill sergeant and several of his cadets during a training exercise gone severely awry.

xXx

xXx

Rob Cohen 2002 2h 4m 5.7

Xander Cage is your standard adrenaline junkie with no fear and a lousy attitude. When the US Government "recruits" him to go on a mission, he's not exactly thrilled. His mission: to gather information on an organization that may just be planning the destruction of the world, led by the nihilistic Yorgi.

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in Motion Picture

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in Motion Picture

Keith R. Clarke 2002 1h 36m

Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, this in-depth documentary offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the martial arts film -- from the genre's rebellious beginnings to high-flying modern epics. Jackson takes you through the best moments of 100 movies, including Charlie's Angels and Oscar winner Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

George Lucas 2002 2h 22m 7.3

Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala while his teacher, Obi-Wan Kenobi, makes an investigation of a separatist assassination attempt on Padmé which leads to the discovery of a secret Republican clone army

No Good Deed

No Good Deed

Bob Rafelson 2002 1h 37m 4.6

While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery.

Changing Lanes

Changing Lanes

Roger Michell 2002 1h 38m 6.1

The story of what happens one day in New York when a young lawyer and a businessman share a small automobile accident on F.D.R. Drive and their mutual road rage escalates into a feud.

The Caveman's Valentine

The Caveman's Valentine

Kasi Lemmons 2001 1h 45m 6.3

Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental.

The 51st State

The 51st State

Ronny Yu 2001 1h 33m 6.8

An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.

Unbreakable

Unbreakable

M. Night Shyamalan 2000 1h 46m 7.5

A suspense thriller with supernatural overtones that revolves around a man who learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident.

Shaft

Shaft

John Singleton 2000 1h 39m 5.9

A remake of the 1971 Blaxploitation classic. Samuel L. Jackson played in Richard Roundtree’s roll as John Shaft – the dark-skinned super-cop Afro-American hero who only follows his own rules.

Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

William Friedkin 2000 2h 7m 5.9

Part war movie, part courtroom thriller, this gripping drama finds a war hero put on trial for a rescue mission gone terribly wrong with only his doubtful friend and fellow marine to represent him.

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

George Lucas 1999 2h 16m 7.3

The evil Trade Federation, led by Nute Gunray, has begun a blockade over the peaceful world of Naboo. Jedis Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi are sent to force a diplomatic resolution, but not everything goes to plan and they are attacked by the droid army. The two Jedi escape and head to Naboo to warn Queen Amidala of the impending invasion.

Deep Blue Sea

Deep Blue Sea

Renny Harlin 1999 1h 45m 5.8

Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more dangerous. After a big storm damages their remote research facility, they must fight for their lives.

The Negotiator

The Negotiator

F. Gary Gray 1998 2h 20m 7.0

A police negotiator confronts a framed counterpart.

Sphere

Sphere

Barry Levinson 1998 2h 14m 6.5

The OSSA discovers a spacecraft thought to be at least 300 years old at the bottom of the ocean. Immediately following the discovery, they decide to send a team down to the depths of the ocean to study the space craft.They are the best of best, smart and logical, and the perfect choice to learn more about the spacecraft.

Out of Sight

Out of Sight

Steven Soderbergh 1998 2h 3m 6.8

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.

Le violon rouge

Le violon rouge

François Girard 1998 2h 10m 7.8

A red-colored violin inspires passion, making its way through three centuries over several owners and countries, eventually ending up at an auction where it may find a new owner.

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.

Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown

Quentin Tarantino 1997 2h 34m 8.3

Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan—with help from a bail bondsman—to keep the money for herself. Based on Elmore Leonard's novel "Rum Punch."

Eve's Bayou

Eve's Bayou

Kasi Lemmons 1997 1h 48m

Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured.

Trees Lounge

Trees Lounge

Steve Buscemi 1996 1h 35m 5.0

Tommy has lost his job, his love and his life. He lives in a small apartment above the Trees Lounge, a bar which he frequents along with a few other regulars without lives. He gets a job driving an ice cream truck and ends up getting involved with the seventeen-year-old niece of his ex-girlfriend. This gets him into serious trouble with her father.

The Long Kiss Goodnight

The Long Kiss Goodnight

Renny Harlin 1996 2h 1m 6.8

Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, has a job teaching school and makes the best Rice Krispie treats in town. But when she receives a bump on her head, she begins to remember small parts of her previous life as a lethal, top-secret agent

Sydney

Sydney

Paul Thomas Anderson 1996 1h 42m 7.7

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

Joel Schumacher 1996 2h 29m 7.2

A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.

Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

Barbet Schroeder 1995 1h 41m 5.8
Fluke

Fluke

Carlo Carlei 1995 1h 36m 7.0

Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and comes back to life as a dog. Remembering some of who he was, he returns to his wife and son to protect them from the man who caused his accident. But, as time goes by, he remembers more of his life, and realizes he wasn't such a good husband and father.

Die Hard with a Vengeance

Die Hard with a Vengeance

John McTiernan 1995 2h 8m 8.0

John McClane and a store owner must play a bomber's deadly game as they race around New York while trying to stop him.

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

Quentin Tarantino 1994 2h 34m 9.2

Pulp Fiction is a cult film by Director Quentin Tarantino with three interwoven plots with lots of violence, absurdity, and great music. The film is Tarantino’s most famous and the film that cemented his name and style in Hollywood.

Fresh

Fresh

Boaz Yakin 1994 1h 54m 7.5

FRESH is more than a movie, it’s a gateway to action. Our aim is to help grow FRESH food, ideas, and become active participants in an exciting, vibrant, and fast-growing movement.

True Romance

True Romance

Tony Scott 1993 2h 1m 8.6

True Romance is a Tarantino classic ‘on the road’ movie. Once again like in his older film ‘Natural Born Killers’ we are giving a story of a gangster couple.

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.

Loaded Weapon 1

Loaded Weapon 1

Gene Quintano 1993 1h 24m 6.4

An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. A "Lethal Weapon" style cop team tries to find and stop the fiends before they can dope the nation by distributing their wares via the "Wilderness Girls" cookie drive.

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

Steven Spielberg 1993 2h 7m 8.2

A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.

Amos & Andrew

Amos & Andrew

E. Max Frye 1993 1h 36m 6.0
White Sands

White Sands

Roger Donaldson 1992 1h 41m 4.8

A sheriff in a small southwestern town discovers a corpse in the desert with a suitcase containing $500,000. He assumes the dead man's identity and inadvertently becomes involved in an FBI investigation.

Patriot Games

Patriot Games

Phillip Noyce 1992 1h 57m 6.7

Jack Ryan is on vacation in England when he spoils an assassination attempt on an important member of the Royal Family. Ryan gets drawn back into the CIA when the same splinter faction of the IRA targets him and his family.

Juice

Juice

Ernest R. Dickerson 1992 1h 36m 9.0

Juice touches on the lives of four urban youths growing up in Harlem. It follows the day to day activities in the young men's lives starting out as innocent mischief but growing more serious as time passes by.

Ghostwriter

Ghostwriter

1992 26m

Ghostwriter is an American television program created by Liz Nealon and produced by the Children's Television Workshop and BBC One. It began airing on PBS on October 4, 1992, and the final episode aired on February 13, 1995.

Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

Spike Lee 1991 2h 12m 6.0

A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.

Johnny Suede

Johnny Suede

Tom DiCillo 1991 1h 37m 6.0

Keeping up an image can be a full time job.

The Return of Superfly

The Return of Superfly

Sig Shore 1990 1h 35m

Priest returns to New York from Paris to find his friend's murderer. With a couple of new allies, he attempts to bring the killers to justice while trying not to get into criminal activity like he did years ago.

The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III

William Peter Blatty 1990 1h 50m 6.5

On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.

Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

Spike Lee 1990 2h 9m 5.5

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.

Goodfellas

Goodfellas

Martin Scorsese 1990 2h 25m 8.7

Goodfellas is a mafia drama from Martin Scorsese about a gang of Irish-Americans who become fearless Mafia leaders.

Def by Temptation

Def by Temptation

James Bond III 1990 1h 35m 5.0

An evil succubus is preying on libidinous black men in New York City, and all that stands in her way is a minister-in-training, an aspiring actor, and a cop who specializes in cases involving the supernatural.

A Shock to the System

A Shock to the System

Jan Egleson 1990 1h 31m 8.0

citizenkeys is a dickhead!

Sea of Love

Sea of Love

Harold Becker 1989 1h 53m 7.1

Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague.

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

Spike Lee 1989 2h 8.4

Do The Right Thing takes place on a hot summer day in Brooklyn and depicts the racial conflict between an Italian American pizza restaurant owner and his African American customers and how things erupt into a violent outbreak. This Spike Lee Joint touches on themes of segregation and apartheid in the USA.

Dead Man Out

Dead Man Out

Richard Pearce 1989 1h 27m

A psychiatrist is sent to evaluate if a convicted multiple murderer who's awaiting execution on Death Row for eighth year now and whose behavior during that time got more and more erratic is still mentally fit to be executed.

School Daze

School Daze

Spike Lee 1988 2h 1m 6.0

In the South of the United States are taking place confrontations between two groups of students who have different ideas and are not able to accept the one of the oponent.

Coming to America

Coming to America

John Landis 1988 1h 57m 6.8

An African prince goes to Queens, New York City to find a wife whom he can respect for her intelligence and will.

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Stan Lathan 1987 1h 50m

The life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people he interacts with.

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

1987 48m

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd is an American comedy-drama series that aired on NBC from 1987 to 1988, and on Lifetime from 1988 to 1991. It was created by Jay Tarses and stars Blair Brown in the title role.

Magic Sticks

Magic Sticks

Peter Keglevic 1987 1h 27m

Felix is a down-and-out young drummer who obtains a pair of magic drumsticks from a street vendor. He soon finds out the sticks are able to make native New Yorkers dance uncontrollably.

Eddie Murphy Raw

Eddie Murphy Raw

Robert Townsend 1987 1h 30m 7.9

Eddie Murphy in a stand-up performance recorded live. For an hour and a half he talks about his favourite subjects: sex and women.

Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire

1985 48m

Spenser: For Hire is a mystery television series based on Robert B. Parker's Spenser novels. The series, developed for TV by John Wilder, differs from the novels, mostly in its lesser degree of detail. Like many TV detective series, the show is voiced over in first person, just as the novels are written.

Ragtime

Ragtime

Miloš Forman 1981 2h 35m 7.3

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.

The Exterminator

The Exterminator

James Glickenhaus 1980 1h 38m 7.5

A man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York. The man (Robert Ginty) then transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a great war zone and Christopher George is the only one to stop him.

The Trial of the Moke

The Trial of the Moke

Stan Lathan 1978 1h 30m

"The Trial of the Moke" is about the first black man to graduates from West Point. Flipper is framed for embezzlement by his fellow cadets to drive him away. But Flipper wasn't going anywhere until he cleared his name.

The Displaced Person

The Displaced Person

Glenn Jordan 1977 57m

A conscientious but driven Polish refugee disrupts the hierarchy of power on a Georgia farm in the 1940s.

Movin' On

Movin' On

1974 1h

Movin' On is an American drama series that ran for two seasons, between 1974 and 1976. It originally appeared on the NBC television network. The pilot episode for the series was known as In Tandem.

Together for Days

Together for Days

Michael Schultz 1972 1h 24m

A Black radical activist and a young White woman find themselves drawn to one another during the politically and racially-charged atmosphere of early 1970s America.

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