Pam Grier
Biography: Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an American actress. Described by Quentin Tarantino as cinema's first female action star, she achieved fame for her starring roles in a string of 1970s action, blaxploitation, and women in prison films for American International Pictures and New World Pictures. Her accolades include nominations for an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Satellite Award, and a Saturn Award. Grier came to prominence with her titular roles in the films Coffy (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974); her other major films during this period included The Big Doll House (1971), Women in Cages (1971), The Big Bird Cage (1972), Black Mama, White Mama (1973), Scream Blacula Scream (1973), The Arena (1974), Sheba, Baby (1975), Bucktown (1975), and Friday Foster (1975). She portrayed the title character in Quentin Tarantino's crime film Jackie Brown (1997), and also appeared in Escape from L.A. (1996), Jawbreaker (1999), Holy Smoke!, (1999), Bones (2001), Just Wright (2010), Larry Crowne (2011), and Poms (2019). On television, Grier portrayed Eleanor Winthrop in the Showtime comedy-drama series Linc's (1998–2000), Kate "Kit" Porter on the Showtime drama series The L Word (2004–2009), and Constance Terry in the ABC sitcom Bless This Mess (2019–2020). She received praise for her work in the animated series Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1999). Description above from the Wikipedia article Pam Grier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Known For
Mars Attacks!
1996-12-13
Mars Attacks!
Overview: A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-13
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Jackie Brown
1997-12-25
Jackie Brown
Overview: Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-25
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Ghosts of Mars
2001-08-24
Ghosts of Mars
Overview: In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find the post deserted and something far more dangerous than any criminal — the original inhabitants of Mars, hellbent on getting their planet back.
Genres: Action Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-24
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Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991-07-19
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Overview: Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-07-19
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Escape from L.A.
1996-08-09
Escape from L.A.
Overview: Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-09
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The Vindicator
1986-02-14
The Vindicator
Overview: An employee of a secret company operation becomes the victim of the company's special weapons project. He is transformed into a robotic killing machine that, because of his programming must destroy anything that comes near him.
Genres: Action Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-14
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Coffy
1973-06-13
Coffy
Overview: After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-06-13
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Foxy Brown
1974-04-05
Foxy Brown
Overview: A voluptuous black woman takes a job as a high-class prostitute in order to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-04-05
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The Big Bird Cage
1972-07-01
The Big Bird Cage
Overview: Women rebel against slave labor in a filthy jungle prison where they feed sugar cane to a mechanical maw.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-07-01
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Bones
2001-10-24
Bones
Overview: Over 20 years after his death, local legend and benefactor Jimmy Bones returns as a ghost to get revenge on those who killed him and restore his neighborhood.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-24
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The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002-08-16
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Overview: The year is 2087, the setting is the moon. Pluto Nash, the high-flying successful owner of the hottest nightclub in the universe, finds himself in trouble when he refuses to sell his club to lunar gangster Mogan, who just happens to be helping the mysterious Rex Crater mastermind a plan to take over the entire moon.
Genres: Action Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-08-16
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In Too Deep
1999-08-25
In Too Deep
Overview: Drug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold on the city is undercover cop Jeffrey Cole. But as Cole takes on an assumed identity to penetrate Gittens' criminal empire, he makes a disturbing discovery -- he kind of likes being a gangster.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-08-25
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Class of 1999
1990-04-01
Class of 1999
Overview: The time is in the future and the youth gang violence is so high that the areas around some schools have become "free-fire zones", into which not even the police will venture. When Miles Langford, the head of Kennedy High School, decides to take his school back from the gangs, robotics specialist Dr. Robert Forrest provides "tactical education units". These are amazingly human-like androids that have been programmed to teach and are supplied with devastatingly effective solutions to discipline problems. So when the violent, out-of-control students of Kennedy High report for class tomorrow, they're going to get a real education... in staying alive!
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-01
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The Package
1989-01-25
The Package
Overview: Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him.
Genres: Crime Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-25
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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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Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983-04-29
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Overview: In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
Genres: Fantasy Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-04-29
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On the Edge
1986-05-02
On the Edge
Overview: In one final attempt to achieve victory, an aging professional runner is training vigorously for a very tough marathon race.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-02
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Above the Law
1988-04-08
Above the Law
Overview: Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice—expert and thorough bone-crushing.
Genres: Action Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-08
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Back in the Day
2005-05-24
Back in the Day
Overview: A young man slides back into a life of crime after reuniting with a shady acquaintance from his past.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-24
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Sheba, Baby
1975-03-26
Sheba, Baby
Overview: Sheba, a Chicago private detective returns back home to Louisville, Kentucky, to help her father fight mobsters.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-03-26
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Women in Cages
1971-10-19
Women in Cages
Overview: Carol Jeffries is a naive American woman staying in the Philippines. She is given ten years in prison after being set up by her drug-dealer boyfriend, Rudy. She endures the harsh conditions, sadistic head matron and attempts on her life, then convinces her cell-mates to try to escape with her through the jungle, in spite of the knowledge that ruthless trackers will be sent out after them.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-19
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Original Gangstas
1996-05-10
Original Gangstas
Overview: A violent street gang, the Rebels, rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. The Rebels shoot Marvin Bookman, a store-keeper, for giving the police information about a drive-by shooting they committed. Marvin's son, former NFL star John who created the Rebels, returns to Gary to be with his father and, with a little help from his friends, to destroy the Rebels his way.
Genres: Action Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-10
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Black Mama, White Mama
1973-01-19
Black Mama, White Mama
Overview: When two troublemaking female prisoners (one a revolutionary, the other a former harem-girl) can't seem to get along, they are chained together and extradited for safekeeping. The women, still chained together, stumble, stab, and cat-fight their way across the wilderness, igniting a bloody shootout between gangsters and a group of revolutionaries.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-19
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Holy Smoke
1999-09-04
Holy Smoke
Overview: While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire PJ Waters, a macho cult de-programmer who confronts Ruth in a remote desert hideaway. But PJ quickly learns that he's met his match in the sexy, intelligent and iron-willed Ruth.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-04
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Twilight of Love
1977-05-19
Twilight of Love
Overview: Richard Butler is the director of a Montreal advertising agency. When he meets Dyanne, a young beautiful model, he falls in love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-05-19
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The Arena
1974-03-13
The Arena
Overview: Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-03-13
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Posse
1993-05-14
Posse
Overview: A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.
Genres: Action Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-14
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Greased Lightning
1977-07-01
Greased Lightning
Overview: The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-07-01
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Scream Blacula Scream
1973-06-27
Scream Blacula Scream
Overview: After an aging voodoo priestess dies, her arrogant son Willis Daniel's believes he is next in line to lead. He is outraged when Lisa, his mother's adopted apprentice is chosen as the leader. Willis seeks revenge by reviving the African prince Blacula — but soon finds that he cannot control him.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-06-27
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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019-02-07
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Overview: Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them, this is the untold history of black Americans in Hollywood through their connection to the horror genre.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-02-07
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The Big Doll House
1971-04-30
The Big Doll House
Overview: Female prisoners in a Philippine jail are being subjected to sadistic torture. Five of the women -- along with the help of two men -- plot an escape.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-04-30
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Wilder
2000-11-01
Wilder
Overview: The murder of the ex-wife of Doctor Sam Charney (Rutger Hauer) leads Detective Della Wilder (Pam Grier) to uncover a series of women's murders somehow linked to a big pharmaceutical company.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-01
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Kings of Cult
2015-09-02
Kings of Cult
Overview: Feature Length sit down with Charles Band and Roger Corman.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-02
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Hit Man
1972-12-20
Hit Man
Overview: Bernie Casey portrays Tyrone and Pamela Grier plays a sultry skin-flick star in this first Americanized remake of the iconic Michael Caine action film Get Carter. From Watts to the West Side, from porno parlors to a high-rise, from motel dives to a crime kingpin’s sprawling pleasure dome, from corner hangouts to a wildlife preserve, Tyrone covers a lot of real estate, busts a lot of heads.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-12-20
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Snow Day
2000-02-11
Snow Day
Overview: When an entire town in upstate New York is closed down by an unexpected snowfall, a "snow day" begins when a group of elementary school kids, led by Natalie Brandston, try to ensure that the schools stay closed by stopping a mechanical snowplow driver by trying to hijack his plow truck. Meanwhile, Natalie's big brother Hal is using this day to try to win the affections of Claire Bonner, the most popular girl in his high school, while Hal and Natalie's father Tom, a TV meteorologist, faces off against a rival meteorologist for weather coverage of the day's events.
Genres: Comedy Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-02-11
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Just Wright
2010-05-14
Just Wright
Overview: Physical therapist Leslie Wright lands the dream job of working with basketball superstar Scott McKnight, helping him recover from a career-threatening injury. All goes well and soon Leslie finds herself falling in love with him. Just as their friendship deepens, however, Scott focuses his attention back on his tenuous relationship with his ex-fiancé Morgan, Leslie's gorgeous godsister, who would love to be the basketball player's trophy wife.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-14
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The Allnighter
1987-05-01
The Allnighter
Overview: Molly, Val and Gina are graduating college, but on their final night, frustrations are aired. Molly is still looking for real love and Val is beginning to doubt if that is what she has found. Gina is too busy videotaping everything to really notice. When the final party at Pacifica College kicks off, things do not go exactly as planned.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-01
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Tough Enough
1983-04-14
Tough Enough
Overview: An aspiring country singer, whose money is disappearing faster than his career opportunities, enters a "Tough Man" amateur boxing contest to earn some cash to pay his bills. Amazingly enough, he wins it, and is picked to go onto the national finals. He's torn between his first love, music, and the glitz, glamor and money of the "Tough Man" world.
Genres: Action Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-04-14
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Fakin' Da Funk
1997-07-20
Fakin' Da Funk
Overview: Chinese kid Julian, who was adopted by the black family of Joe and Annabelle Lee and Asian exchange student May-Ling, who is housed with a black family, are trying to adapt to their mostly black neighbourhood of South Central.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-20
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Love the Hard Way
2003-03-27
Love the Hard Way
Overview: Claire, a brilliant student, seeks answers to the meaning of life in the calm of her biology laboratory. One day, she meets a mysterious young man, Jack, at the cinema, and is intrigued by his style, assurance and audacity. Apart from his artistic activities, Jack has a regular scam going, ripping off foreign businessmen with his loyal mate Charlie and two actresses. But his tough guy exterior conceals a secret passion for old books, and he dreams of writing a novel one day. Jack falls hard for Claire's purity and curiosity. An unusual romance develops between them. But Jack is scared of their growing intimacy and rejects Claire, withdrawing into his shell. Abandoned and confused, Claire gradually begins to neglect her studies and embarks on a spiraling course of self-destruction, whilst Jack, who tries to ignore her, concentrates on his criminal activities. However, a sharp detective, named Linda Fox, is following his dodgy tracks.
Genres: Romance Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-27
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Ladies of the House
2008-10-18
Ladies of the House
Overview: When three women are asked to refurbish a house for their church, they find that they must break down their own self-perception in order to build something together.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-18
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BaadAsssss Cinema
2002-08-14
BaadAsssss Cinema
Overview: With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a complete record. It features interviews with some of the genre's biggest stars, like Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, and Richard Roundtree. Director Melvin Van Peebles discusses the historical importance of his landmark film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. For a contemporary perspective, the excitable Quentin Tarantino offers his spirited commentary and author/critic bell hooks provides some scholarly social analysis.
Genres: Action Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-08-14
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Jawbreaker
1999-01-30
Jawbreaker
Overview: When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murder their best friend on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible conspire to hide the truth.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-30
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Serial Killer
1995-10-05
Serial Killer
Overview: As a member of FBI Psychological Profile Unit, Selby Younger tracks Morrano, vicious and intelligent serial killer. Before getting caught, Morrano attacks her leaving serious psychological wounds. Two years later, Morrano escapes and Selby, now working on a desk job, must face her personal traumas again.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-05
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Feast of All Saints
2001-11-11
Feast of All Saints
Overview: Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free People of Colour, a dazzling yet damned class caught between the world of white privilege and black oppression.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-11
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Friday Foster
1975-12-25
Friday Foster
Overview: Friday Foster, a magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the arrival of Blake Tarr, the richest black man in America. Three men attempt to assassinate Tarr. Foster photographs the melee and is plunged into a web of conspiracy involving the murder of her childhood friend, a US senator, and a shadowy plan called "Black Widow".
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-12-25
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Twilight People
1972-06-01
Twilight People
Overview: A kidnapped diver is taken to an island inhabited by a mad scientist and his half-animal, half-human creations.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-06-01
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Larry Crowne
2011-06-30
Larry Crowne
Overview: When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-06-30
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Drum
1976-07-30
Drum
Overview: A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.
Genres: History Action Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-07-30
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First to Die
2003-02-23
First to Die
Overview: A homicide inspector -- Lindsay Boxer -- who teams with three other professional women to catch an ingenious serial killer targeting newlyweds on their wedding nights.
Genres: Action Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-02-23
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Bucktown
1975-07-02
Bucktown
Overview: Duke Johnson visits a small Southern town, intent on burying his brother. After the funeral, he learns that he must stay for 60 days, for the estate to be processed. A few locals convince Duke to reopen his late brother's nightclub, and soon the local redneck policemen are intimidating Duke with threats of violence. Duke refuses to pay the bribes they demand, so then he and his lady friend Aretha are threatened and attacked by the crooked cops. Rather than take them on himself, Duke calls on his old pal Roy. Roy brings a few buddies to Bucktown, and they bring justice to the small town. With the redneck cops out of the way, Duke lets his guard down. Then the situation gets out of hand again. Finally, Duke must settle the score himself.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-07-02
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Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
2012-04-13
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Overview: The Ames' seem to have built the perfect life until their six year old daughter is kidnapped; over the course of seven days they begin to uncover secrets about their past that could rip their marriage and lives apart.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-13
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The Man with the Iron Fists
2012-11-02
The Man with the Iron Fists
Overview: In feudal China, a blacksmith who makes weapons for a small village is put in the position where he must defend himself and his fellow villagers.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-02
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Cool Breeze
1972-03-29
Cool Breeze
Overview: A paroled crook masterminds a $3 million jewelry theft to fund a bank for businessmen.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-03-29
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No Tomorrow
1999-10-19
No Tomorrow
Overview: When the world's most notorious criminal allies himself with a senior employee of a major shipping corporation, a lethal deal is struck to secure a multi-million dollar arms transaction. As word of the sinister deal spreads through the underworld, a big city mobster, an extreme militia force and the FBI enter the clandestine mix, blurring the lines of loyalty and trust.
Genres: Action
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1999-10-19
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Mafia
2011-01-01
Mafia
Overview: A renegade cop skirts the law in order to capture a ruthless crime boss.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
2023-09-23
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
Overview: In 1969, young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that forever binds him to Ludlow.
Genres: Horror Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-23
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Cinnamon
2023-06-11
Cinnamon
Overview: Follows a struggling small-town gas station attendant and aspiring singer, Jodi Jackson, whose life is sent into a tailspin when there’s a robbery at work.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-06-11
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Stand Alone
1985-09-01
Stand Alone
Overview: A World War II vet is pushed to the limit when gang members and drug dealers take over his neighborhood.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-01
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Badge of the Assassin
1985-01-04
Badge of the Assassin
Overview: Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent investigation puts a white assistant DA and a black police detective on the trail of the killers that leads from New York to San Francisco and down to New Orleans.
Genres: Drama Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-04
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As We Know It
2023-11-24
As We Know It
Overview: In the late '90s, James Bishop is dealing with a complicated breakup with the help of his best friend, while trying to finish his book before the impending zombie apocalypse.
Genres: Comedy Horror Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-24
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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001-05-01
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Overview: A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation) on a $3000 loan in 1954 with his partner, James H. Nicholson, a former West Coast exhibitor and distributor. The company made its mark by targeting teenagers with quickly produced films that exploited subjects mainstream films were reluctant to tackle.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-01
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
1970-07-17
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Overview: An all-female rock group finds fame, love, and drama when they move to LA in order to claim the lead singer’s inheritance.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-07-17
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Hayley Wagner, Star
1999-09-19
Hayley Wagner, Star
Overview: Having outgrown her role, a pampered child actor returns to her family and tries to be an ordinary youngster.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-19
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Strip Search
1997-04-02
Strip Search
Overview: Robby Durrell is the prince of the vice squad. A man who's seen it all and done a little of it too. But when the enchanting Sela hires him to help track down her stripper-stepdaughter, Robby learns there's more to Sela than meets the eye.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-02
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The Invited
2010-01-01
The Invited
Overview: A young married couple who are pregnant with their first child moves into their turn-of-the-century home where they discover that a great evil has resided there for nearly a century, unleashed by a previous occupant.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man
1996-04-10
Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man
Overview: Experience veteran comedian Sinbad as he returns to his college town of Denver and performs at the Paramount Theatre for this next installment of his famed HBO Comedy Specials. Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man is a self-styled monologue that comments on the perils of skiing, para-sailing during a bad vacation, fashion trends in lingerie, and more!
Genres: Comedy Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-04-10
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Cleveland Abduction
2015-05-02
Cleveland Abduction
Overview: A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-05-02
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Fortress 2
2000-03-02
Fortress 2
Overview: 7 years on from the original Fortress movie, Brennick and his family are still on the run. Finally, they give in, and surrender, only to find themselves imprisoned in a new, more sophisticated fortress prison in outer space. But Brennick's not a man to give in easily, and with a 10 year old son waiting for him back on earth, he's going to pack some serious assault on the evil corporation.
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-03-02
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3 A.M.
2001-07-01
3 A.M.
Overview: The feature film directing debut of Spike Lee protege Lee Davis takes the viewer into the world of taxi drivers. Developed in the Sundance Laboratory, this film offers dove-tailing stories centering on the lives of individual taxi drivers as they reflect on and experience romance, politics, sociology, and spirituality.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-01
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A Decade Under the Influence
2003-04-25
A Decade Under the Influence
Overview: A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-04-25
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Afro Promo
1997-01-31
Afro Promo
Overview: A series of thirty-two trailers put together to illustrate the film industry's attitude to and packaging of African-American screen imagery.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-31
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Corman's World
2011-12-16
Corman's World
Overview: A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film industry, a pioneer of independent filmmaking and discoverer of new talent.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-16
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Bad Grandmas
2017-11-03
Bad Grandmas
Overview: Four grandmothers accidentally kill a conman and, to cover it up, they get rid of the body. When the conman's partner shows up, things go south.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-03
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Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013-01-10
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Overview: Take a look at Tarantino's career from the beginning, with interviews from co-workers, critics, stars and master filmmakers alike as well as a tribute to his greatest collaborator, Sally Menke. Produced for the 'Tarantino XX' Blu-ray collection
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-10
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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013-04-23
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Overview: Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-23
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Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
1998-01-01
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
Overview: A famed athlete, linguist, scholar, lawyer, actor, singer and activist, Paul Robeson left behind an irreplaceable legacy in American life. Friends, artists and writers recount the efforts of this tireless champion of African-American rights, whose actions ironically made him a target of McCarthyism. This eye-opening profile of the American icon is designed for students in middle school, high school and college.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010-10-15
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Overview: In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind of movie they wanted, any way they pleased. It was a country with extremely lax labor regulations and a very permissive attitude towards cultural expression. As a result, it became a hotbed for the production of cheapie movies. Their history and the genre itself are detailed in this breezy, nostalgic documentary.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-15
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Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
2002-08-20
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
Overview: A making-of documentary for the 1997 film "Jackie Brown."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-08-20
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Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
2003-09-23
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Overview: Directed by Kevin Burns, this documentary from Playboy Home Video examines the oftentimes tense relationship between sex, women, and popular Hollywood culture. With a particular focus given to Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Jean Harlow, and Sharon Stone, Sex at 24 Frames Per Second studies the role of female sexuality in film throughout the years. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-23
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Family Blessings
1998-12-06
Family Blessings
Overview: Lee Reston is a widow whose police officer son Greg dies in a car accident. Greg's friend and fellow officer Chris Lallek tries to help the Reston family in Greg's absence. Soon, he and Lee grow close and fall in love. But Lee is fifteen years older than Chris, something that upsets most of her family, including her college-aged daughter. When Chris proposes marriage, Lee must decide whether to risk alienating her family in order to be with the man she loves.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-06
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Badass Supermama
1996-01-01
Badass Supermama
Overview: An homage to and investigation of the blaxploitation cinema of Pam Grier.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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Poms
2019-05-09
Poms
Overview: After moving to a retirement community, loner Martha eventually befriends her fun-loving neighbor, Sheryl, and forms a cheerleading club for young-at-heart seniors, though they face roadblocks along the way.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-09
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Being Rose
2017-11-09
Being Rose
Overview: A widowed ex-cop discovers that she may have a life threatening illness, and decides to go on a solo road trip in a motorized wheelchair to explore the beauty of the Southwest. On her journey, Rose discovers more than just the simple beauty of New Mexico when she meets -- and falls in love with -- Max, an old cowboy who comes to a crossroads of his own. Sometimes love takes the backroads.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-09
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A Christmas Wish
2019-11-28
A Christmas Wish
Overview: Every December in the small town of Ponchatoula, Louisiana a wooden wishing box is placed in the park as a Christmas tradition. After a night out together, Maddie encourages her sister Faith to put a wish in the box - a wish to experience true love for the first time. Faith and Maddie are surprised the next day when she meets the very handsome and eligible Andrew. As Christmas nears, Faith begins to wonder if Andrew is really perfect for her, or if the wish is leading her to her best friend, Wyatt.
Genres: Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-28
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Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
2016-10-16
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Overview: Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) presents a dynamic checkerboard of moving image footage featuring African-American actors and singers from across the 20th century: from Jackie “Moms” Mabley to Eartha Kitt, Whoopi Goldberg, Whitney Houston, and several others. The video focuses on their individual voices as they express heartbreaking roles, pointed lyrics, sharp jokes, and strong statements of resistance to the dominant culture. The work is a powerful, and often riotous, reflection on the roles of black women in the United States.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-16
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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020-04-21
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Overview: From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of the greatest cult movies of all-time discussing the birth of the midnight movie.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-21
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Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020-08-18
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Overview: The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-08-18
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Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
1998-11-10
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1998-11-10
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How It Feels to Be Free
2021-01-18
How It Feels to Be Free
Overview: Tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American female entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereotypes, and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-01-18
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A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
1992-11-29
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
Overview: Based on the custody case involving Elizabeth Morgan and the subsequent Elizabeth Morgan Act.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-29
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Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
2010-12-03
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
Overview: A sex in cinema retrospective that uncovers long-forgotten gems buried for years as well as some of the most significant films in the history of sex on the screen. Controversial and groundbreaking films, you’ll discover the most memorable and erotic scenes of the decade as well as insightful and controversial bios on each actress. In many cases it was their first and only nude appearance on film, making this a must-have reference guide to nudity in cinema.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-12-03
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QT8: The First Eight
2019-10-21
QT8: The First Eight
Overview: A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scandalous fall in disgrace of producer Harvey Weinstein. A story about how to shoot eight great movies and become an icon of modern pop culture.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-21
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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021-01-02
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Overview: Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey Keitel a fairy and how did we all almost become diehard fans of Paul Calderon? Here’s a story about Quentin Tarantino. The director who needs no introduction.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-01-02
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Bad Girls Behind Bars
2005-06-12
Bad Girls Behind Bars
Overview: A camp, affectionate look at women in prison films - the girls you love to hate and hate to love.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-12
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Mystery Cuddlers
2024-11-18
Mystery Cuddlers
Overview: When the world's cutest retired couple turns detective, they put the aww in hawwmicide. (A pilot created by Pendleton Ward (known for Adventure Time and The Midnight Gospel) and Jack Pendarvis for Adult Swim/Williams Street.)
Genres: Animation Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-11-18
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