Dennis Farina
Biography: Donaldo Gugliermo "Dennis" Farina (February 29, 1944 – July 22, 2013) was an American actor. Often typecast as a mobster or police officer, he is known for roles such as FBI Agent Jack Crawford in Manhunter, mobster Jimmy Serrano in the comedy Midnight Run, Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty, Cousin Avi in Snatch, and Walt Miller in New Girl. He starred on television as Lieutenant Mike Torello on Crime Story and as NYPD Detective Joe Fontana on Law & Order. From 2008 to 2010, he hosted and narrated the television program Unsolved Mysteries on Spike TV. His last major television role was in HBO's Luck, which premiered on January 29, 2012.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: February 29, 1944
Deathday: July 22, 2013
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Snatch
2000-09-01
Snatch
Overview: Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-01
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Saving Private Ryan
1998-07-24
Saving Private Ryan
Overview: As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-24
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Out of Sight
1998-06-26
Out of Sight
Overview: Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law.
Genres: Romance Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-06-26
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Reindeer Games
2000-02-25
Reindeer Games
Overview: After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-02-25
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Big Trouble
2002-04-05
Big Trouble
Overview: The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling first novel, "Big Trouble."
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-05
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Purple Violets
2007-04-30
Purple Violets
Overview: Patti Petalson is a promising writer, but her marriage and conventional job keep her from her dream. She longs to return to her writing, especially after running into her first love Brian Callahan, a successful crime novelist. Kate is Patti's best friend since college; she's a tough-talking schoolteacher who plays therapist to all Patti's problems, while she's got a few of her own.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-30
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Striking Distance
1993-09-17
Striking Distance
Overview: Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted to water-way duty Tom, along with new partner Jo Christman, navigate the three rivers looking for clues and discovering bodies. This time the victims are women Tom knows, he must find the killer to prove his innocence.
Genres: Crime Action Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-17
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Code of Silence
1985-05-03
Code of Silence
Overview: A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-03
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Eddie
1996-05-31
Eddie
Overview: Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary coach' contest, which Eddie wins. The fans love it, so "Wild Bill" fires the coach and hires her. She takes the bunch of overpaid prima
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-31
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Thief
1981-03-27
Thief
Overview: Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-03-27
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Sidewalks of New York
2001-11-23
Sidewalks of New York
Overview: The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on the street" interviews with scenes from the six characters' lives, the film weaves a humorous and biting commentary on the game of love -- easy to start, hard to finish.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-23
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Little Big League
1994-06-29
Little Big League
Overview: When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take orders from a 12-year-old.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-06-29
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Manhunter
1986-08-14
Manhunter
Overview: FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecter to capture a new killer.
Genres: Crime Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-14
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Get Shorty
1995-10-20
Get Shorty
Overview: Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-20
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You Kill Me
2007-02-09
You Kill Me
Overview: While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.
Genres: Comedy Crime Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-09
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Bagboy
2007-09-14
Bagboy
Overview: Bagboy is the "from bags to riches" story of a lowly grocery store clerk who endeavors to win the international competitive bagging championships and the girl of his dreams.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-14
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Another Stakeout
1993-07-22
Another Stakeout
Overview: A pair of immature detectives are joined by a pesky assistant district attorney in staking out a lakeside home where an important Mafia trial witness is believed to be heading.
Genres: Comedy Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-07-22
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Midnight Run
1988-07-20
Midnight Run
Overview: A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who embezzled $15 million of mob money. He is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-20
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What Happens in Vegas
2008-05-07
What Happens in Vegas
Overview: During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally and playboy Jack Fuller come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of drunken abandon. They are then compelled, for legal reasons, to live life as a couple for a limited period of time. At stake is a large amount of money.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-07
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Stealing Harvard
2002-09-13
Stealing Harvard
Overview: John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds out his niece has been accepted at Harvard, and he's reminded of his promise to pay for her tuition (nearly $30,000). John's friend Duff convinces him to turn to petty crime to make the payment … but Duff's hare-brained schemes spin quickly out of control.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-13
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That Old Feeling
1997-04-04
That Old Feeling
Overview: A bride's divorced parents find their old feelings for each other during the wedding reception and over the course of the next few days upsetting the newlywed's honeymoon.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-04
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A Stranger in the Mirror
1993-10-24
A Stranger in the Mirror
Overview: A naive young woman arrives in Hollywood to become a star, but after she gets drugged and raped during a shoot, she hardens quickly and catches the eye of a popular womanizing comedian who introduces her to his shady powerful agent.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-24
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Bottle Shock
2008-09-05
Bottle Shock
Overview: Paris-based wine expert Steven Spurrier heads to California in search of cheap wine that he can use for a blind taste test in the French capital. Stumbling upon the Napa Valley, the stuck-up Englishman is shocked to discover a winery turning out top-notch chardonnay. Determined to make a name for himself, he sets about getting the booze back to Paris.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-05
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The Grand
2007-06-07
The Grand
Overview: The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. The story is set in the world of professional poker and follows six players who reach the final table of the world’s second most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-07
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Paparazzi
2004-09-03
Paparazzi
Overview: A rising Hollywood actor decides to take personal revenge against a group of four persistent photographers to make them pay for almost causing a personal tragedy involving his wife and son.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-03
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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986-05-02
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Overview: Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related incident, Jo Jo remains in a coma, and, while in this state, he looks back on his life. Drifting off into memories of his troubled childhood, Jo Jo revisits his youth, recalling his eventual rise to fame and the decadence that followed. As he considers his existence, he must decide if he wants to go on living or not.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-02
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Knucklehead
2010-10-22
Knucklehead
Overview: A fight promoter deeply in debt to his crooked rival and desperate for a new fighter catches a break when a 450 pound church handyman who has spent his entire life in an orphanage agrees to wrestle on behalf of his fellow orphans.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-22
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The Mod Squad
1999-03-26
The Mod Squad
Overview: Three youthful delinquents escape conviction for their crimes by teaming with the LAPD.
Genres: Action Mystery Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-26
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Bella Mafia
1997-11-16
Bella Mafia
Overview: Following the brutal murder of her husband and male kin, Sophia unites with her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law, in a fierce quest for vengeance against their enemies.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-16
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Bad Seed
2000-06-06
Bad Seed
Overview: Preston Tylk is an ordinary guy living in Seattle. When he discovers that his wife, Emily, whom he adores, is having an affair, he is devastated. Storming out of the house, he returns later only to find her brutally murdered.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-06
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The Last Rites of Joe May
2011-10-28
The Last Rites of Joe May
Overview: Now in his sixties, Joe is released from the hospital after a long battle with pneumonia and forced to confront the harsh reality of his legacy: everyone he knew had assumed he was dead, and life had gone on around him without missing a beat. Returning to his old neighborhood in Chicago's 'Patch' district, he finds his car gone, all his worldly possessions pawned by his landlord, and the apartment he's lived in his entire adult life rented out to a single mother and her eight-year-old daughter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-28
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Six Against the Rock
1987-05-18
Six Against the Rock
Overview: In May of 1946, Alcatraz inmate Bernie Coy initiates a carefully thought out plan to escape the island prison. His plan, carried out with five accomplices, falls apart when they can't obtain a key to unlock a door leading to the yard.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-18
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Final Jeopardy
1985-12-08
Final Jeopardy
Overview: A small-town couple find themselves stranded in an unfamiliar, and unfriendly, big city. Weaving in and out of the proceedings are a bunch of murderous criminals with names like DOA, Ice and Slash. The couple are in for a night that they won't forget.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-08
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The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
1989-04-02
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
Overview: The chilling true story of the "two of a kind" killing cousins, Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, better known as the Hillside Stranglers.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-02
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Birthday Boy
1986-01-02
Birthday Boy
Overview: A salesman in a sporting-goods store takes a cross-country trip on his birthday in order to visit his old gym coach, and sell him a supply of basketballs.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-02
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Authors Anonymous
2014-04-18
Authors Anonymous
Overview: When a dysfunctional group of unpublished writers accept Hannah into their fold, the last thing they expect is her overnight success. Can these lovable misfits achieve their artistic dreams and avoid killing one another in the process?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-18
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Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
1992-01-19
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
Overview: This follow-up to "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story" chronicles the fact-based fight by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the Colombian government to bring down billionaire drug lords Don Pablo Escobar Gaviria and José Rodriguez Gacha, leaders of the infamous Medellin Cartel.
Genres: Crime Action Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-19
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The Making of 'Heat'
2005-02-22
The Making of 'Heat'
Overview: Behind the scenes documentary on the classic Michael Mann heist film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-02-22
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We're Talkin' Serious Money
1992-05-08
We're Talkin' Serious Money
Overview: A couple of bumbling con men go on the lam when they can't repay a loan from the mob.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-08
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People Like Us
1990-05-13
People Like Us
Overview: When a wealthy scriptwriter and socialite's daughter is murdered, he feels let down by the courts, and so decides to use his powerful position to enable his own form of justice.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-13
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Lucky Stiff
2014-10-08
Lucky Stiff
Overview: An English shoe salesman inherits 6 million dollars from a recently deceased uncle he has never met before, on the condition that he takes the uncle's corpse on a trip to Monte Carlo.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-08
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Open Admissions
1988-09-08
Open Admissions
Overview: An indifferent speech professor doing hack work in an urban college suddenly finds herself challenged by a ghetto youth with an intense desire to get a good education in this issue-oriented drama.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-08
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Men Of Respect
1990-10-01
Men Of Respect
Overview: In this modern day version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, a hitman heeds a spiritualist's prophesies that he will rise to the head of his family. He starts his ascension by clandestinely executing the heads of the family and casting the blame on others. However, with power comes consequences that are also predicted by the seer.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-01
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Making 'Snatch'
2001-07-03
Making 'Snatch'
Overview: The making of Guy Ritchie's 'Snatch'.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-03
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Hard Knox
1984-08-04
Hard Knox
Overview: A retired fighter pilot becomes the head of his alma matter military high school for two weeks with hilarious consequences. He shapes up the school and raises morale so that they are able to win the "brass-axe" competition versus another local military academy.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-08-04
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Crime Story: Pilot
1986-09-18
Crime Story: Pilot
Overview: One former cop goes against the whole Mafia. The feature-length pilot for the cult 80s show.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-18
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One Woman's Courage
1994-02-27
One Woman's Courage
Overview: Because Grace's husband Craig is having an affair she starts drinking. One night Grace witnesses a man attacking a girl; she helps her to the hospital but does not want to be a witness in court because of Craig, thinking that he would lose his reputation. Only when the mother of the girl appeals to her, Grace puts herself in contact with Lt. Lawson from the police department. During the trial Grace identifies Bremer as the thug but at the same time she is being asked questions about her private life. When in the end Bremer is set free, he is out to chase Grace.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-02-27
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The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994-03-27
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Overview: The Corpse had a Familiar Face is a 1994 American TV-Movie with Elizabeth Montgomery, playing Edna Buchanan, a Miami's criminal journalist.
Genres: Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-27
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Romeo Is Bleeding
1993-09-13
Romeo Is Bleeding
Overview: A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-13
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Through Naked Eyes
1983-12-11
Through Naked Eyes
Overview: A musician living in an apartment building likes to check out the residents of the building opposite him--until he finds out one day that an attractive woman in that building is checking him out. He strikes up a relationship with her. Soon afterwards a string of serial killings occurs in the neighborhood, and suspicion begins to fall on the musician.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-11
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Out of Annie's Past
1995-03-08
Out of Annie's Past
Overview: Annie's got a secret past she's eager to hide from her husband and her family. An iconclastic bounty hunter blackmails her to keep that past a secret. As the stakes increase, though, so do the ruthless and brutal actions of all those involved. Soon, deaths of some major players in the game change the stakes from dollars and cents to life and death.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-03-08
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Bonanza: Under Attack
1995-01-15
Bonanza: Under Attack
Overview: After a rogue band of Pinkerton detectives led by ruthless Charley Siringo bushwhacks reformed outlaw Frank James, he seeks sanctuary on the Ponderosa with the next generation of Cartwrights and his former Civil War compatriots. Will Frank's comrades come to his aid or turn their backs on him? Richard Roundtree also stars in this made-for-TV sequel to the popular Western series.
Genres: Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-15
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The Killing Floor
1984-04-10
The Killing Floor
Overview: During World War I, a poor black Southerner travels north to Chicago to get work in the city's slaughterhouses, where he becomes embroiled in the organized labor movement.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-04-10
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The Disappearance of Nora
1993-03-07
The Disappearance of Nora
Overview: A beautiful woman is found stranded in the desert with no recollection of who she is or how she got there, so a casino boss makes it his mission to help her.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-03-07
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This Old Cub
2004-08-25
This Old Cub
Overview: Jeff Santo explores the life and career of his father, Chicago Cub great Ron Santo.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-25
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Mac
1992-09-17
Mac
Overview: Niccolo "Mac" Vitelli is the eldest of three brothers in 1950s Queens. Mac is a construction builder, a trade he learned from his late father, and helps put his brothers on the job. When they can no longer take working for Polowski, who does shoddy work and is abusive to his staff, Mac and his brothers set up their own company. Together, Vitelli Brothers Construction builds houses with pride and care. But Mac turns out to be an overbearing workaholic, with obsessive concern about the quality of their work and incredible attention to detail. His intensity and driven ambition precludes a happy family life and begins to drive his brothers away.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-17
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The American Gangster
1992-07-01
The American Gangster
Overview: They fixed the World Series. They built Las Vegas. They terrorized America with their vicious murders and fearless robberies. They are men named Bugsy Siegel, Al Capone, John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Lucky Luciano. And, for the first time, THE AMERICAN GANGSTER tells the true story behind their ruthless rise to wealth and power. Filled with vintage film and actual photographs, THE AMERICAN GANGSTER is a gripping look at the birth of organized crime. From prohibition to prostitution, from gangland massacres to gambling empires, their most infamous deeds are chronicled in shocking detail. Even more explosive than the movies they inspired, such as Scarface and The Godfather, are the true histories of the brilliant, brutal gangsters who turned the American Dream into an ongoing nightmare.
Genres: Documentary Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-07-01
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Havana
1990-12-11
Havana
Overview: During the revolution, a high-stakes gambler arrives in Cuba seeking to win big in poker games. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with the wife of a Communist revolutionary.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-11
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Street Crimes
1992-09-02
Street Crimes
Overview: When two cops start a gym to help keep kids out of the drug trade, the local crime lord schemes to keep control of the streets. Meanwhile, officer Brian romances his partner’s blind daughter.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-02
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Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs
2006-09-26
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs
Overview: Using the frame of opening day, 2006, this documentary examines the Cubs' 100 years without a World Series title. Between conversations with a half-dozen selected Cubs fans in 2006, the film looks back at the Wrigley years, sale to the Tribune, and coming oh-so-close in 1945, 1969, 1984, and 2003.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-26
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Perfect Crimes
1991-11-08
Perfect Crimes
Overview: True stories about individuals seeking to commit a perfect crime.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-08
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The Impostor
1984-11-08
The Impostor
Overview: After being released from prison, small-time con artist Cade tracks down his old girlfriend. When she rebuffs him, he fakes his past in order to get hired as the principal of the school where she teaches, in the hopes of winning her back. Cade soon begins to take a sincere interest in the welfare of his students, and enlists the help of his friend Matthew to break a drug-dealing network that has infested the school.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-08
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Triplecross
1986-07-03
Triplecross
Overview: Three cops become instant millionaires after saving a rich crime victim. They retire from the force and use their money to become flamboyant private detectives. They get involved in cases involving the death of an artist, underworld figures, blackmail and a fix on baseball games.
Genres: Thriller Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-07-03
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Get Shorty: Wiseguys And Dolls
2005-02-22
Get Shorty: Wiseguys And Dolls
Overview: A look at how the main characters were envisioned, created, cast, and developed
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-02-22
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