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Thomas Carter
Director 73 years old

Thomas Carter

Austin, Texas, USA

Thomas Carter (born July 17, 1953) is an American film and television director known for Swing Kids, Save the Last Dance with Julia Stiles, and Coach Carter with Samuel L. Jackson. As an actor, Carter is probably best known for his work on the television series The White... Read full bio →

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5 titles
When the Game Stands Tall

When the Game Stands Tall

Thomas Carter 2014 1h 55m

A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.

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.

Save the Last Dance

Save the Last Dance

Thomas Carter 2001 1h 53m 5.7

A white midwestern girl moves to Chicago, where her new boyfriend is a black teen from the South Side with a rough, semi-criminal past.

Metro

Metro

Thomas Carter 1997 1h 57m 5.3

Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.

Swing Kids

Swing Kids

Thomas Carter 1993 1h 52m 8.0

The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more difficult choices as the Nazi's begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival.

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