Danny Aiello
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Daniel Louis Aiello Jr. (June 20, 1933 – December 12, 2019) was an American actor who appeared in numerous motion pictures, including The Godfather Part II (1974), The Front (1976), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Moonstruck (1987), Harlem Nights (1989), Hudson Hawk (1991), Ruby (1992), Léon: The Professional (1994), 2 Days in the Valley (1996), Dinner Rush (2000), and Lucky Number Slevin (2006). He had a pivotal role in the Spike Lee film Do the Right Thing (1989) as Salvatore "Sal" Frangione, earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He played Don Domenico Clericuzio in the miniseries The Last Don (1997).
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 20, 1933
Deathday: December 12, 2019
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Léon: The Professional
1994-09-14
Léon: The Professional
Overview: Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1994-09-14
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Lucky Number Slevin
2006-02-24
Lucky Number Slevin
Overview: Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-02-24
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The Godfather Part II
1974-12-20
The Godfather Part II
Overview: In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-20
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Once Upon a Time in America
1984-05-23
Once Upon a Time in America
Overview: A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-23
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Do the Right Thing
1989-06-14
Do the Right Thing
Overview: Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-14
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Moonstruck
1987-12-16
Moonstruck
Overview: 37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-12-16
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Jacob's Ladder
1990-11-02
Jacob's Ladder
Overview: After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.
Genres: Drama Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-02
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Prêt-à-Porter
1994-12-23
Prêt-à-Porter
Overview: During Paris Fashion Week, models, designers and industry hot shots gather to work, mingle, argue and try to seduce one another.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-23
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The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985-03-01
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Overview: Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-01
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City Hall
1996-02-16
City Hall
Overview: The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-16
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Mail Order Bride
2003-10-31
Mail Order Bride
Overview: Nobody likes to be made a fool of, especially no the mafia. So, when it comes to light that a number of men from The Mob in New York have fallen for a Russian mail-order bride, who has blatantly ripped each of them off, their boss is not impressed. In fact, Tony Santini thinks the only way to prove that you shouldn't mess with the mob is to send his nephew to Russia to bring back the beautiful but manipulative Nina.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-31
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Radio Days
1987-01-30
Radio Days
Overview: The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-30
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Dinner Rush
2000-09-01
Dinner Rush
Overview: One unlucky evening, Louis Cropa, a part-time bookmaker, discovers that his restaurant has become a hotbed of conflicting characters. In addition to having to please a whiny food critic, Louis must fend off a hostile takeover from a pair of gangsters, to whom his sous-chef is in debt. Further, Louis has an argument with his son, the star chef, whose culinary creativity has brought success to the business.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-01
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Mojave Moon
1996-11-15
Mojave Moon
Overview: Al McCord is hanging out at his favourite restaurant when he meets an attractive young woman (Ellie) who is looking for a ride from the city out into the Mojave Desert, where her mother lives. Little does he know that while Ellie is falling in love with him, he is falling for her mother (Julie), despite the nearby presence of Julie's boyfriend who seems likely to go berzerk at any moment. Even more strange, hilarious events follow and it's up to Al to find some explanation. His life may never again be the same.
Genres: Thriller Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-15
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Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981-02-06
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Overview: From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country. The story follows officer Murphy, who seems to be a tuff cynic, but in truth he's a moralist with a sense for justice.
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-02-06
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The January Man
1989-01-13
The January Man
Overview: Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-13
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Harlem Nights
1989-11-17
Harlem Nights
Overview: 'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-11-17
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Hudson Hawk
1991-05-23
Hudson Hawk
Overview: Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest of his life honestly. But then the crazy Mayflower couple blackmail him to steal some of the works of Leonardo da Vinci. If he refuses, they threaten to kill his friend Tommy.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-23
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2 Days in the Valley
1996-09-11
2 Days in the Valley
Overview: In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the story of two hit men, a mistress, a nurse, a vindictive ex-wife, a wealthy art dealer and his lovelorn assistant, a suicidal writer and his dog, and a bitter cop and his partner.
Genres: Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-11
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Brooklyn Lobster
2005-11-04
Brooklyn Lobster
Overview: Giorgio's Lobster Farm has been a tradition in Brooklyn for over 65 years. Manned by an eccentric crew and serving the best seafood in the state
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-04
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The Pickle
1993-04-30
The Pickle
Overview: Harry Stone always dreamed of making "The Great American Movie." Instead he made The Pickle - a teenage sci-fi flick about a flying cucumber. Harry just wanted to get out of debt; now everyone he's ever known, loved and neglected is standing in line for tickets.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-30
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Off Key
2001-11-16
Off Key
Overview: A trio of opera singers are reunited by a wedding ten years after their stormy breakup.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-16
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29th Street
1991-11-01
29th Street
Overview: After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks at a church. He then tells his story at the police station.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-01
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The Last Request
2006-05-16
The Last Request
Overview: Pop's last request is for his sons to continue the family name. When his brother dies trying, Jeff leaves the seminary and encounters crazy women and odd ball characters.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-16
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Fingers
1978-03-02
Fingers
Overview: A wanna-be concert pianist spends his days making a living by collecting debts for his Mafioso father, a lifestyle that could eventually ruin his dreams of a musical career.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-03-02
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The Protector
1985-06-15
The Protector
Overview: Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-15
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Two Much
1995-12-01
Two Much
Overview: Art Dodge is a painter-turned-gallerist drowning in debt. He gets in over his head when a con job leads to an engagement with a rich divorcee. He gets in deeper when he falls for her sister, and invents a twin brother to be her beau; and deeper still when his fiancée's ex-husband comes looking for revenge.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-01
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Once Around
1991-01-18
Once Around
Overview: Renata Bella feels like a failure at life and career. But when Renata attends a seminar on selling real estate, she finally finds True Love. Sam Sharpe, while a top-notch, successful salesman, is much older than Renata. She is swept away by his excessively flamboyant style and irrepressible nature. The very traits she finds romantic, however, lead to repeated conflict with her family, especially her beloved father Joe, leaving Renata trapped in the middle.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-18
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Hide in Plain Sight
1980-03-21
Hide in Plain Sight
Overview: True story of a man in search of his children after his ex-wife enters the Witness Protection Program.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-03-21
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The Pick-up Artist
1987-09-18
The Pick-up Artist
Overview: A womanizer meets his match when he falls for the daughter of a gambling addict who is in debt to the mob.
Genres: Romance Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-18
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The Stuff
1985-06-14
The Stuff
Overview: Amalgamated Dairies hires David Rutherford, an FBI man turned industrial saboteur, to investigate a popular new product called “the Stuff,” a new dessert product that is blowing ice cream sales out of the water. Nobody knows how it’s made or what’s in it, but people are lining up to buy it. It's got a delicious flavor to die for!
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-14
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A Brooklyn State of Mind
1998-01-01
A Brooklyn State of Mind
Overview: Al Stanco has lived all of his life in Brooklyn and does some work for the local crime lord, Danny Parente. New to the neighbourhood is Gabriela, a filmmaker shooting a documentary on the real Brooklyn. Al and Gabriela become friendly but the relationship is strained when he discovers her true goal is to expose Parente's criminal activities. When Al sees the evidence Gabriela has uncovered, which implicates Parente in the death of many locals (including Al's own father), he seeks revenge in a dangerous confrontation with his boss.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Ruby
1992-03-27
Ruby
Overview: Fact and fiction are combined in this story about Jack Ruby and a stripper, Candy Cane, and how they become involved in a conspiracy to kill J.F.K.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-03-27
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Mistress
1992-07-24
Mistress
Overview: A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the film. Gradually, the screenwriter is forced to make changes to his script to accommodate these backers until he finally sees no semblance of his original ideas in the writing.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-07-24
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Deathmask
1984-12-07
Deathmask
Overview: Haunted by the drowning death of his own daughter, a police investigator embarks on an obsessive 10-year hunt for the identity of a dead boy, to the detriment of his family life.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-07
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Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
2009-09-27
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
Overview: Celebration: The Video Collection is a greatest videos DVD compilation by American singer-songwriter Madonna. Released by Warner Bros. Records on September 29, 2009, the release accompanied the greatest hits Celebration. The collection follows on from her other greatest videos compilations The Immaculate Collection (1990) and The Video Collection 93:99 (1999).
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-27
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The Cemetery Club
1993-02-03
The Cemetery Club
Overview: The story of three Pittsburgh widows who meet every year to visit their husband's graves and talk about perspectives in their lives.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-03
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Zeyda and the Hitman
2004-06-20
Zeyda and the Hitman
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Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-20
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Old Enough
1984-08-24
Old Enough
Overview: The 12 years old well-bred Lonnie meets the impudent Karen on the street. They spend some time together and Karen teaches Lonnie some of her favorite occupancies, like make-up, shoplifting, skipping school and lying to the parent about it, but confessing to the priest later. But Karen also learns some honesty from Lonnie. A film about social differences and growing up.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-08-24
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Hooch
1977-09-02
Hooch
Overview: Hooch is an inexpensive regional exploitation action-comedy (hicksploitation) about a small county in the Appalachians and its many moonshine-brewing inhabitants, who are all struggling to make a living. The older "brewers" are pissed off at the success of handsome young upstart Eddie Joe, who is charmingly stealing their regular customers. Meanwhile, the owner of the country store (also a moonshiner) conspires with a trio of carpetbagging Mafioso who want to take over the moonshine business in that county as an extension of their Northern business ventures.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-09-02
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Mambo Café
2000-04-21
Mambo Café
Overview: A beautiful Puerto Rican girl and her family in Spanish harlem devise a novel plan to attract business to their restaurant, causing a wildly comic sequence of events ending in near disaster.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2000-04-21
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Daddy
1987-04-14
Daddy
Overview: Two high schoolers are unprepared for the reality of parenthood when the girl becomes pregnant.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-04-14
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Prince of Central Park
2000-09-22
Prince of Central Park
Overview: A young boy sets out to find his mother. After setting up camp in Central Park, he encounters a group of people even needier than himself.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-22
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Shocktroop
1989-05-11
Shocktroop
Overview: The special commando Delta Force is sent behind the line of fire into the terrain of the enemy. Their mission goal is to destroy a base where the enemies prepare a new weapon: a combat helicopter.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-11
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Blood Feud
1983-04-25
Blood Feud
Overview: Made for TV movie about Bobby Kennedy's campaign to bring Jimmy Hoffa to justice.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-04-25
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Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021-01-19
Stallone: Frank, That Is
Overview: An inside look into the fascinating life, career and survival of the most unknown famous entertainer in Hollywood.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-01-19
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Defiance
1980-03-14
Defiance
Overview: Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the Souls. Tommy is waiting for his next assignment as a seaman and though he tries to avoid the gang and his neighbors, it does not work. Soon he is battling the Souls and not only changing their attitudes, but the attitudes of his previously intimidated neighbors as well.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-03-14
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White Hot
1989-02-01
White Hot
Overview: A young man, short of money, is persuaided into looking after the business of a local drug dealer for a week or two. Up until then, the guy had been an honest and clean of drugs, but when he spends his days surrounded by riches and drugs, he cannot resist... and neither can his addict wife.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-01
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Brothers' Destiny
1995-01-01
Brothers' Destiny
Overview: Threatened with separation, two young brothers escape from an orphanage and make a perilous journey from New York to Boys' Town in Nebraska.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Lieberman in Love
1995-01-01
Lieberman in Love
Overview: Joe Lieberman is attracted to Shaleen. They begin a professional relationship, which continues even after Joe develops a romantic interest in a woman named Kate, who is married.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Wilbur Falls
1998-07-25
Wilbur Falls
Overview: A teen gives her graduation address and reveals her involvement in the disappearance of one her classmates, a boy who had taunted her. The film then moves into flashback to tell the story.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1998-07-25
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Power of Attorney
1995-08-01
Power of Attorney
Overview: Mafia don Joseph Scassi is a man willing to use all of his vast resources to defend himself against an indictment for murder and extortion.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-01
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The Odds
1984-10-21
The Odds
Overview: Bookie never refuses a bet. Bettor only bets long shots and beats impossible odds each time. Bookie's latest bet is that bettor will die of natural causes by 8:00 am tomorrow.
Genres: Thriller Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-10-21
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Mulberry St.
2010-07-17
Mulberry St.
Overview: Born in the Bronx and raised in upstate New York, Abel Ferrara started his professional film career on Mulberry Street in 1975. For the past year he's been living on the block, and the feast of San Gennaro is the subject of his new film. While he has used this location for a few of his features, this time it's the star of the film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-07-17
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Man on Fire
1987-09-04
Man on Fire
Overview: Creasy, a traumatized ex-CIA agent, gets a job as a bodyguard for Samantha, the twelve-year-old daughter of a wealthy Italian family living in a swanky villa on the shores of Lake Como.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-04
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Alone in the Neon Jungle
1988-01-17
Alone in the Neon Jungle
Overview: A by-the-book female police officer is assigned to the most corrupt precinct in Pittsburgh and told to get it cleaned up.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-17
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Henry & Me
2014-08-18
Henry & Me
Overview: Henry & Me tells the courageous story of Jack (AUSTIN WILLIAMS), a brave young boy who is dealt a life changing blow. Low on confidence and filled with self-doubt, hope seems lost until a mysterious stranger named Henry (RICHARD GERE) appears. With the touch of his pin, Henry sweeps Jack away to a magical world where illness no longer exists and New York Yankee legends play forever. The incredible journey brings Jack face to face with Babe Ruth (CHAZZ PALMINTERI), Thurman Munson (PAUL SIMON), Lefty Gomez (LUIS GUZMAN) and Mickey Mantle (DAVID MANTLE) – who all teach Jack to face his fears and never give up. The movie climaxes at Yankee stadium, where Jack must test his newfound courage to save the season and find his way home. Featuring an all star-cast of unforgettable characters, Henry & Me is heartwarming movie experience for the entire family with a message of hope… when life throws a curve… swing away!
Genres: Family Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-18
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Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
1978-12-13
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
Overview: A sequel to "A Circle of Children" (1977). A teacher of "emotionally disturbed" children takes on a new student who is considered to be "untrainable" by public school authorities, psychiatrists, and medical doctors. Even the child's own mother, who is very loving, does not have the tools to reach her "hopeless" child. This is the further story of a teacher who understood what it was like to be eight years old and hurt and angry and confused; a teacher who saw these children for who they were, rather than who they seemed to be.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-13
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The Closer
1990-01-01
The Closer
Overview: Aiello plays a powerful salesman whose world is falling apart.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Me and the Kid
1993-10-22
Me and the Kid
Overview: A lonely and emotionally neglected rich kid forms an attachment to one of the men who kidnap him during a botched robbery of his father's safe.
Genres: Family Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-22
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Reach Me
2014-03-14
Reach Me
Overview: Each member of a group of people has a connection to a self-help book authored by a reclusive former football coach.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-14
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Night of 100 Stars III
1990-05-21
Night of 100 Stars III
Overview: A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-21
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Bloodbrothers
1978-09-27
Bloodbrothers
Overview: A young man is torn between following in his brothers' footsteps or striking out on his own.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-09-27
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The Last Tenant
1978-06-25
The Last Tenant
Overview: Family members face hard decisions about the care of their elderly father who needs constant care and can no longer safely live alone, which particularly affects the eldest son's life, placing his impending marriage in jeopardy.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-06-25
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Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
1981-08-28
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
Overview: Flash used to be a talented baseball player, but he took to drinking and now he sells stolen watches in the streets. One day he meets Chu Chu, who, before falling into alcoholism like him, was a successful entertainer. Now she still dances, but in the streets, for no more than a cent or two. Luck seems to smile at them the day stolen government documents literally fall from the sky. They decide to return them to their legal owners, but instead of the expected reward money, all they get is a load of trouble.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-08-28
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The Front
1976-09-17
The Front
Overview: A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-09-17
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The Preppie Murder
1989-09-24
The Preppie Murder
Overview: This is the story of a young woman who was found dead. Now the police investigate, and evidence points to a man she was seen leaving a party with. Now when questioned, he claims that her death was accidental, as a result of rough sex. Now her family doesn't believe this, so they press the district attorney's office to try him for murder, but he has a good lawyer who plays his defense right down to putting the dead girl on trial.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-24
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Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989-11-03
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Overview: The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-11-03
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The Neighborhood
2017-08-18
The Neighborhood
Overview: A brash group of hoodlums have been doing minor crime jobs in their neighborhood since they were kids until they step on the wrong toes and get caught up in a war with an old-school mafia king pin and their lives soon become hell on earth.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-08-18
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The Third Solution
1988-04-08
The Third Solution
Overview: The Roman Catholic Pope is planning a reconciliatory meeting with the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, an event awaited for many generations. But suddenly, right while the Pope is addressing the crowds gathered in the Piazza Navone, a nun is assassinated by a Ukrainian, placing the upcoming talks between the two leaders in jeopardy. And the head of the American diplomatic corps (the nun was an American) assigns the investigation of the killing to one of his underlings, which leads the young man to investigate the Russicum, a center for the study of Russia within the Vatican city. And from there he finds himself caught up in an intrigue of international proportions, filled with agents and double agents, and ending with a revelation most unexpected.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1988-04-08
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The Hustler of Money
1987-03-28
The Hustler of Money
Overview: A veteran bowling hustler tries to teach a young hotshot the finer points of playing the game for money.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-28
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Little Italy
2018-08-24
Little Italy
Overview: Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-24
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Gemini
1982-02-08
Gemini
Overview: Filmed version of the hit Broadway show with two of the original stars. Set in the backyard of a blue collar South Philadelphia neighborhood early in the summer of 1973, the comedy-drama focuses on the 21st birthday celebration of Harvard student Francis Geminiani. In attendance are his divorced blue collar father Fran and Fran's widowed girlfriend Lucille, next-door neighbor Bunny Weinberger and her overweight son Herschel, and Francis' classmates, the wealthy WASP Hastings siblings; Judith (who seeks romance with Francis) and Randy (the object of Francis' unexpressed affection), who have arrived unexpectedly, much to their friend's dismay. All are dysfunctional to varying degrees, and the interactions among them provide the play with its comic and dramatic moments.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-08
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Making a Deal with the Devil
2019-06-20
Making a Deal with the Devil
Overview: A fascinating and dramatic tale of a behind the scenes plot developed by the FBI as they work secretly with the mob to eradicate corruption and crime in USA.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-20
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The Last Big Save
2019-05-18
The Last Big Save
Overview: A professional hockey player who is only happy when he is miserable signs a long-term contract that covers his entire career only to ruin it in his first year due to substance abuse and alcoholism. He rides his good luck in the final month of the final year of his contract when he gets a last chance at redemption in the seventh game of the finals.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-18
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Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook
1997-02-14
Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook
Overview: It was a nightmare that shocked not only New York, but all of America. The public outcry about the Willowbrook State School for people with developmental disabilities resulted from Geraldo Rivera's expose on WABC after he had entered Willowbrook with a film crew in 1972, using a stolen key.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-02-14
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Stiffs
2010-01-01
Stiffs
Overview: Frank Tramontana, a hearse driver who unwittingly gets drawn into a scheme his co-workers have concocted for a series of unfortunate "accidents" designed to clean up the neighborhood and fill their funeral parlor with much needed customers.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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18 Shades of Dust
1999-09-01
18 Shades of Dust
Overview: Two gangsters threaten the owner of an upscale restaurant after his son can't pay a gambling debt.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-01
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Key Exchange
1985-08-14
Key Exchange
Overview: A young woman wants to get her boyfriend to commit to her, but the most she can get him to do is exchange apartment keys.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-14
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Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
2006-01-31
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
Overview: Documentary highlighting the development of the screenplay into a film with the desired cast. It also describes the closeness among Italian families, which comes from the kitchen, and how a real Italian father is the source of believability for the film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-31
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A Question of Honor
1982-04-28
A Question of Honor
Overview: Television account of an honest New York narcotics cop who becomes unwillingly involved in a plan to uncover corruption in his department.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-28
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Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis
1997-01-16
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis
Overview: Marla Darland is blessed with the voice of an angel, a singing legend. But when her agent, Marty Starr, finds his agency in trouble, he concocts a sinister plot to bring up her record sales. Amazed at the posthumous record sales of Elvis and Jimi Hendrix, Marty becomes determined to arrange a similar fate for Marla, staging the perfect tragic demise. But he didn't count on Marla not being quite ready to go.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-16
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The Godmothers
1973-12-12
The Godmothers
Overview: Two brothers pose as women to avoid marrying a mobster's ugly daughter.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-12-12
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Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990-11-13
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Overview: The Immaculate Collection is the first commercially released greatest videos compilation by singer Madonna. Released on November 13, 1990 to accompany the audio CD, it contained hits spanning 1983-1990. The collection won "Best Long Form Video" category at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards. Includes the following videos: 1. Lucky Star 2. Borderline 3. Like a Virgin 4. Material Girl 5. Papa Don't Preach 6. Open Your Heart 7. La Isla Bonita 8. Like a Prayer 9. Express Yourself 10. Cherish 11. Oh Father 12. Vogue 13. Vogue (1990 MTV Awards Show Performance)
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-13
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Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
1990-07-07
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
Overview: Taped in Chicago for HBO in 1990. The sun's too bright, the traffic's going to be bad, there's too many people out there... It's just easier to sit back on the couch and laugh with Richard Lewis.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-07-07
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Bang the Drum Slowly
1973-08-26
Bang the Drum Slowly
Overview: The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher who is far from the star player on the team and friend to all of his teammates. During the off-season, Bruce learns that he is terminally ill, and Henry, his only true friend, is determined to be the one person there for him during his last season with the club. Throughout the course of the season, Henry and his teammates attempt to deal with Bruce's impending illness, all the while attempting to make his last year a memorable one.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-08-26
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Building 'Jacob's Ladder'
1990-12-01
Building 'Jacob's Ladder'
Overview: An overview of the making of the film Jacob's Ladder (1990).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-01
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One Moment
2021-03-20
One Moment
Overview: Middle-age siblings struggle to manage their lives while caring for their recently widowed aging father.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-20
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Rabbit Ears - Pinocchio
1991-09-14
Rabbit Ears - Pinocchio
Overview: In this Italian children's classic, a lonely toy maker named Gepetto creates a small wooden puppet who magically comes to life. In a series of mischievous adventures, Pinocchio thinks he can get by on a variety of clever lies and tricks. There is one problem: his nose grows every time he tells a lie. One way or another, the truth always comes out; and Pinocchio finds out that lying doesn't pay. This buoyant adaptation comes alive with the spirited music of the Mediterranean.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-14
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