Michael Rispoli
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Rispoli (born November 27, 1960) is an American character actor. He was formerly part of the HBO television series The Sopranos as Jackie Aprile, Sr. Rispoli recently reunited with The Sopranos co-star James Gandolfini in the 2009 thriller The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3. Rispoli, a second-generation Italian American, was born in Long Island, New York, one of eight children. He attended State University of New York at Plattsburgh as a Theater major and graduated in 1982.
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Birthday: November 27, 1960
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Volcano
1997-04-25
Volcano
Overview: An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins forming in the La Brea Tar Pits, the director of the city's emergency management service, working with a geologist, must then use every resource in the city to try and stop the volcano from consuming LA.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-25
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Kick-Ass
2010-03-26
Kick-Ass
Overview: Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-26
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The Weather Man
2005-10-20
The Weather Man
Overview: A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-20
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Invincible
2006-08-25
Invincible
Overview: Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time – no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-25
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Snake Eyes
1998-08-07
Snake Eyes
Overview: All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. It's up to him and lifelong friend, Naval intelligence agent Kevin Dunne to uncover the conspiracy behind the killing. At every turn, Santoro makes increasingly shocking discoveries that even he can't turn a blind eye to.
Genres: Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-07
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Death to Smoochy
2002-03-29
Death to Smoochy
Overview: Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuchsia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame - scoring hit ratings and the affections of a network executive - Randolph makes the unsuspecting rhino the target of his numerous outrageous attempts to exact revenge and reclaim his status as America's sweetheart.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-29
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The Juror
1996-02-02
The Juror
Overview: With his gangster boss on trial for murder, a mob thug known as "the Teacher" tells Annie Laird she must talk her fellow jurors into a not-guilty verdict, implying that he'll kill her son Oliver if she fails. She manages to do this, but, when it becomes clear that the mobsters might want to silence her for good, she sends Oliver abroad and tries to gather evidence of the plot against her, setting up a final showdown.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-02
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Mr. 3000
2004-06-15
Mr. 3000
Overview: Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-15
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Two Family House
2000-01-21
Two Family House
Overview: Buddy Visalo (Michael Rispoli) is a factory worker, a frustrated crooner who once had a shot at the big time. Buddy's dreams of greatness have been reduced to an endless series of failed moneymaking schemes. His latest is buying a two-family house for him and his wife, Estelle (Katherine Narducci) and converting the ground floor into a neighborhood bar where he can perform. The wrench in the works is that he also inherits the upstairs tenants, Mary,a pregnant Irish girl fresh off the boat (Kelly Macdonald) and her abusive, alcoholic husband, Jim (Kevin Conway). As Buddy's gang of Italians tries to handle the situation, the girl goes into labor, and a baby is born, forcing them all to confront the limits of their tolerance and compassion.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-21
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009-06-10
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Overview: Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
Genres: Crime Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-06-10
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Club Soda
2006-09-22
Club Soda
Overview: A young man's dream to become a successful actor is threatened by the poor decisions he makes until a spiritual guide steps in and sets his conscience in motion.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-22
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See You in September
2010-01-01
See You in September
Overview: Feeling abandoned by her therapist who's gone on an extended vacation, beautiful Lindsay gets help with her fear of commitment from an ad hoc support group formed by other New Yorkers also left high and dry by their shrinks. But when her pals dare her to date fellow group member A.J., Lindsay begins to wonder if she's finally found her match.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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The Last Godfather
2010-12-29
The Last Godfather
Overview: Young-goo the son of mafia boss Don Carini, is too foolish to be part of the mafia elite. One day, Young-goo comes to his father and is trained by Tony V to be his father's successor. A few days later, Young-goo accidentally rescues Nancy, the only daughter of Don Bonfante, the boss of a rival mafia family. But Vinnie, an under-boss of the Bonfante family kidnapped her and fabricates that Young-goo has taken her. Vinnie's behavior provokes an armed conflict between the two families.
Genres: Comedy Crime Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2010-12-29
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His and Hers
1997-01-01
His and Hers
Overview: After Carol accidentally chops off Glenn's finger in the kitchen, she decides that she is not giving it back to him until he confesses all his affairs.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Angie
1994-03-04
Angie
Overview: Angie lives in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and dreams of a better life. When she finds out she's pregnant by her boyfriend, Vinnie, she decides she'll have the baby; but not Vinnie as a husband. This turns the entire close-knit neighborhood upside-down and starts Angie on a journey of self-discovery.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-04
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The Reunion
2011-10-21
The Reunion
Overview: The Cleary brothers, Sam, Leo and Douglas took dysfunctional families to a new level: Sam and Leo have grown up hating each other and neither likes their juvenile delinquent kid brother, Douglas, to whom they've only recently been introduced. The sons share the same father, a womanizing drunk, but all have different mothers. Their father died a rich man and when they're brought together by their sister Nina to learn which of them will inherit the old man's fortune, they are handed an unpleasant surprise.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-21
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Union Square
2011-07-07
Union Square
Overview: Jenny has rejected her tumultuous family and cut off communication, seeking a more ordered life far from her roots in the Bronx. And she's almost ready to commit to her longtime fiancé when her sister Lucy — the personification of all that Jenny has been trying to flee — surprises her at a critical time. Lucy and Jenny's combustible reunion brings both of them to unforeseen places, shattering and reconstructing the worlds they have both carefully constructed.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-07
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Cabin Girl
2023-07-12
Cabin Girl
Overview: When a van-life influencer moves into an isolated cabin, she discovers the home has a dark history and becomes haunted by a troubled spirit.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-07-12
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Nonnas
Nonnas
Overview: Brooklyn native Joe Scaravella, after losing his beloved mother, realizes he’s wasted time as a single man at a dead-end job and yearns for a second chance at life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
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Pain & Gain
2013-04-18
Pain & Gain
Overview: Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.
Genres: Action Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-18
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Allswell in New York
2023-11-03
Allswell in New York
Overview: Three Nuyorican sisters navigate the daunting life challenges of single motherhood, career, and family, all while finding humor and solace within the bond of sisterhood.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-03
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Empire State
2013-09-03
Empire State
Overview: After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis settles for a security guard job with an armoured truck company. After he makes the mistake of mentioning the company's lax security to his best friend, He's unwittingly drawn into an elaborate scheme to rob the abundant amounts of cash being stored on their premises—resulting in the largest cash heist in U.S.history.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-03
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Over/Under
2013-01-04
Over/Under
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-04
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Rob the Mob
2014-03-21
Rob the Mob
Overview: The true-life story of a crazy-in-love Queens couple who robbed a series of mafia social clubs and got away with it… for a while… until they stumble upon a score bigger than they ever planned and become targets of both the mob and the FBI.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-21
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Burnzy's Last Call
1995-01-01
Burnzy's Last Call
Overview: A downtown Manahattan gin mill plays host to a series of comic vignettes.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Above the Rim
1994-03-23
Above the Rim
Overview: Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-23
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Scarred City
1999-07-23
Scarred City
Overview: A young cop gets thrown in with a special police squad who are acting as assassins against hoods and who don't care who gets in the way.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-07-23
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Rounders
1998-09-11
Rounders
Overview: A young reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-11
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Night and the City
1992-10-16
Night and the City
Overview: Looking to get rich quick, an unsuccessful lawyer uses dishonest means to try to become a boxing promoter.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-16
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One Last Thing...
2005-09-12
One Last Thing...
Overview: Sixteen-year-old Dylan is dying of cancer. When a charitable organization offers to grant Dylan his final wish, the teen has a surprising request: to meet supermodel Nikki Sinclair. Much to his mother's dismay, Dylan, with the help of his best friends, goes to New York to fulfill his dream.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-12
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Cusp
Cusp
Overview: In this visually sumptuous and unrelenting film, a mediocre painter is forever changed by a brutal attack, reaching a new level of creative expression.
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Original Language: en
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Summer of Sam
1999-06-28
Summer of Sam
Overview: During the summer of 1977, a killer known as the Son of Sam keeps all of New York City on edge with a series of brutal murders.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-28
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One Tough Cop
1998-10-09
One Tough Cop
Overview: A detective tries to remain loyal to his partner, and his best friend - a mobster.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-09
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Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996-03-08
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Overview: When the pets accidentally get separated from their vacationing owners, Chance, Shadow, and Sassy navigate the mean streets of San Francisco, trying to find their home across the Golden Gate Bridge. But the road is blocked by a series of hazards, both man and beast.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-03-08
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Friends and Romans
2014-10-17
Friends and Romans
Overview: A group of lifelong mob movie extras mount a production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in their local Staten Island theater in order to finally get some speaking roles. But the theater is the secret hideout of a real-life gangster who fancies himself an actor, and whom the FBI are hunting for the recent murder of a Broadway producer. The Feds insert their own undercover agent to audition for the role of Cassius, seeking to determine who is the real gangster among a cast of make-believe criminals. All the while, the oblivious cast seek only to prove to themselves, their families, and friends that they are more than just extras.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-17
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The Rum Diary
2011-10-13
The Rum Diary
Overview: Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a businessman involved in shady property development deals. It is within this world that Kemp ultimately discovers his true voice as a writer and integrity as a man.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-13
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Exposed
2016-01-22
Exposed
Overview: After witnessing a miracle, a young Latina woman experiences strange things as a police detective searches for the truth behind his partner's death.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-01-22
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Yonkers Joe
2008-04-01
Yonkers Joe
Overview: Yonkers Joe tells the story of a dice hustler whose determination to make one last grab for a big score in Vegas is complicated by the reappearance of his estranged, mentally challenged son into his life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-01
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Black Irish
2007-10-26
Black Irish
Overview: In South Boston, where Irish roots run deep and Catholic tradition reigns, two brothers face similar hardships but lead far different lives. While older brother Terry descends into drugs and crime, 16-year-old Cole vies to make the state baseball championships - but must struggle to withstand his brother's destructive influence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-26
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It Had to Be You
2000-02-11
It Had to Be You
Overview: Sparks fly when Anna Penn and Charlie Hudson meet. Unfortunately, they're both engaged to other people. In fact, they're staying at the same New York City hotel in order to work on wrapping up the last details of their nuptials. Over days and evenings of joint wedding planning, the two grow closer -- and start to wonder if they're getting married to the right people after all.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-02-11
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Bottom of the 9th
2019-07-19
Bottom of the 9th
Overview: Bobby Stano had everything going for him. Fresh out of high school, he was signed to the majors, had a beautiful girlfriend, everything was looking up. That is, until he and his friends get into a fight with a neighboring gang. The confrontation results in an accidental fatality and quickly changes Bobby's life forever. He's found guilty of murder and locked in prison for the next thirteen years. When Bobby is released, he's faced with a vilified reputation, a relationship to rekindle and a new life to find.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-19
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Honor Up
2018-02-16
Honor Up
Overview: The film -- executive produced by rapper Kanye West -- follows character OG, played by Damon Dash, in a saga that flips between his dedication to his family and honoring his street code all at the same time.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-02-16
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The Third Miracle
1999-09-13
The Third Miracle
Overview: The Vatican sends a priest to verify some miracles, performed by a woman who has been nominated for sainthood...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-13
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Household Saints
1993-09-15
Household Saints
Overview: A chronicle of three generations of Italian-American women struggling to get by in post-World War II New York’s Little Italy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-15
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To Die For
1995-09-22
To Die For
Overview: Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-22
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Faraway Eyes
2020-03-07
Faraway Eyes
Overview: Michael, a struggling actor, dies right after a bad breakup. He finds himself awakening in a very bright room with a very strange lady and learns that he is in singles Purgatory, where he must find his soul mate in order to cross over to the other side. With limited time to find true love among other recently deceased single New Yorkers, Michael must navigate the new customs of a ghostly dating life... as if dating in life wasn't hard enough already.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-03-07
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While You Were Sleeping
1995-04-21
While You Were Sleeping
Overview: A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-21
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Framing John DeLorean
2019-06-07
Framing John DeLorean
Overview: A documentary interspersed with acted scenes, this portrait of John DeLorean covers the brilliant but tragically flawed automaker's rise to stardom and shocking down fall.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-07
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Feeling Minnesota
1996-09-13
Feeling Minnesota
Overview: Sam Clayton's marriage to ex-stripper Freddie comes about when she's strong-armed into the match by Red, a club proprietor who once did her a favor. But Freddie falls in love with Jjaks, Sam's brother, and the pair tries to escape the situation together. It isn't long before both Sam and Red catch up with them, resulting in threats against the two of them -- although tension also starts to build between Sam and Red.
Genres: Comedy Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-13
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The Depths
2017-04-27
The Depths
Overview: Desperate for a measure of success, wannabe screenwriters Mickey Hansen and Ray Ferguson decide to fully explore the depths of murder and crime within their story only to discover their obsession with their work has made it all too real.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-27
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The Real Sopranos
2006-04-26
The Real Sopranos
Overview: This movie shows the connections between the TV series 'The Sopranos' and a real-life New Jersey Mob. The story of the rise and fall of New Jersey’s DeCavalcante crime family
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-26
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Stories USA
2007-11-10
Stories USA
Overview: Ten individuals set out to find themselves in an alienating world, filled with heartbreak, deception and tragedy. With so much at stake, these strangers struggle to overcome their fates and find their place in a frequently harsh and unforgiving world.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-10
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Cherry
2021-02-26
Cherry
Overview: Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq - anchored only by his true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crime as he struggles to find his place in the world.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-02-26
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A Brooklyn Love Story
2024-12-13
A Brooklyn Love Story
Overview: A longtime family-owned business gets pressured to sell to gentrify the neighborhood until a local loving mobster concocts a crazy plan to save the day, clearing the way for two people searching for love to find their everlasting.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-12-13
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The Alto Knights
2025-03-14
The Alto Knights
Overview: Two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course that will reshape the Mafia (and America) forever.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-03-14
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