Denise Dowse
Biography: Denise Yvonne Dowse (February 21, 1958 – August 13, 2022) was an American actress and director. She was best known for her roles as Mrs. Yvonne Teasley in the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 (1991–2000), Judge Rebecca Damsen in The Guardian (2001–2004), and Dr. Rhonda Pine in Insecure.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: February 21, 1958
Deathday: August 13, 2022
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Starship Troopers
1997-11-07
Starship Troopers
Overview: Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs".
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-07
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Merchant of Evil
1991-01-01
Merchant of Evil
Overview: Victor Fortunetti is the lead player in a white slavery ring. Business is doing well until Asian mobsters muscle in on his turf. Then he becomes a crazed psychotic bent on revenge.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Sneakers
1992-09-09
Sneakers
Overview: When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his 'sneakers' must save themselves and the world economy by retrieving the box from their blackmailers.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-09
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Reign Over Me
2007-03-22
Reign Over Me
Overview: A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-22
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Dr. Dolittle 2
2001-06-22
Dr. Dolittle 2
Overview: A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the forest preserved because it's the home of a protected bear, but there's a problem: the bear's the only bear in the forest, so she can't reproduce. Undaunted, Dolittle persuades a circus bear to help out, but he has to teach him not just the ways of the wild, but the wiles of lady bears too.
Genres: Comedy Family Romance Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-22
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Bio-Dome
1996-01-12
Bio-Dome
Overview: Bud and Doyle are two losers who are doing nothing with their lives. Both of their girlfriends are actively involved in saving the environment, but the two friends couldn't care less about saving the Earth. One day, when a group of scientists begin a mission to live inside a "Bio-Dome" for a year without outside contact, Bud and Doyle mistakenly become part of the project themselves.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-12
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The Seat Filler
2004-08-05
The Seat Filler
Overview: Derrick is a struggling law student who takes a job as an awards show seat filler to make ends meet. One day, he is seated next to the beautiful pop superstar Jhnelle, who mistakes him for a well-known industry executive. With an instant chemistry, the unlikely pair begin to date.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-05
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A Civil Action
1998-12-25
A Civil Action
Overview: Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything—including his career and his clients' goals—in order to continue the case against all odds.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-25
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Fly Away
2011-07-17
Fly Away
Overview: The poignant yet humor filled story about a single mother of a teenager severely impacted by autism, forced to reckon with her daughter's future. As her child becomes an adult, what used to work, no longer does. What will sustain her daughter, and herself? A parent-child love story, when love means letting go.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-17
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The Longer Day of Happiness
2012-06-06
The Longer Day of Happiness
Overview: Three grown siblings (Judith Scott, Tyler Brooks, Brett Hicks-Maitland) face dilemmas in their careers and personal lives.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-06
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Rats
2003-01-15
Rats
Overview: The Brookedale Psychiatric Hospital is a crumbling institution which barely has enough money to remain open. Formerly a prison, it sits atop a warren of tunnels and sewage system viaducts. But Brookdale has a secret - a secret known by only one person. There's something living in the tunnels - something that's developed a taste for human blood...
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-15
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Ray
2004-10-29
Ray
Overview: Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-29
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Class
2010-08-14
Class
Overview: When a privileged law student gets a homework assignment to help a disadvantaged single mother find—and keep—a job, he learns that some of the greatest lessons aren’t taught in school.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-08-14
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Coach Carter
2005-01-14
Coach Carter
Overview: Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-14
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The Enemy Within
1994-08-24
The Enemy Within
Overview: A officer with the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a planned military coup of the U.S. government and has only one week to prevent the takeover.
Genres: Thriller Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-08-24
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Requiem for a Dream
2000-10-06
Requiem for a Dream
Overview: The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-06
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See Jane Run
1995-01-08
See Jane Run
Overview: Jane Ravenson finds herself in the middle of a grocery store with $10,000 in her coat pockets and no memory of her life or who she is. Her husband eventually finds her and she starts to believe that her family life is fine until she feels a deep, nightmarish paranoia that something is horribly and terribly wrong.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-08
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Out for Blood
1992-12-16
Out for Blood
Overview: A lawyer's family is murdered by drug smugglers, and he is beaten and left for dead, but survives although in a coma. When he awakes he only has a partial memory of what happened. In order to find out the real story, he trains with a karate master and becomes a mysterious avenger known as "The Karate Man".
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-16
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Coldfire
1990-04-29
Coldfire
Overview: The "Coldfire" is a lethal new designer-drug with destructive capabilities. Its origins are unknown...and its effects are irreversible. This drug promises the "ultimate high." However, what does the user acquire instead? The ultimate way to die... The main purpose of the "Coldfire" drug is to help the enemy cripple the United States. An epidemic is imminent if the use of this drug spreads everywhere... Entering the scene are Nick and Jake Edwards two audacious police officers. They may lack age, but they certainly have attitude. These Generation-X cops hope to show some of the veteran members of the police force a trick or to. These two officers will be working with a company of experienced pros including the seasoned Lars and the short-tempered Dix. Their assignment is to track down who or what is responsible for the distribution of this virulent drug substance... Written by David Choi
Genres: Thriller Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-29
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Lady, You Shot Me: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke
2014-05-05
Lady, You Shot Me: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke
Overview: Sam Cooke died at the age of 33 on December 11, 1964, at the Hacienda Motel, at 9137 South Figueroa Street, in Los Angeles, California. Answering separate reports of a shooting and of a kidnapping at the motel, police found Cooke's body, clad only in a sports jacket and shoes but no shirt, pants or underwear. He had sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, which was later determined to have pierced his heart. The motel's manager, Bertha Franklin, said she had shot Cooke in self-defense after he broke into her office residence and attacked her. Her account was immediately questioned and disputed by acquaintances.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-05
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A Stone Cold Christmas
2018-11-19
A Stone Cold Christmas
Overview: A holiday encounter with a forsaken boyfriend forces money-grubbing Mia Stone to re-examine her past, present and future.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-19
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Theodore Rex
1995-12-14
Theodore Rex
Overview: In an alternate futuristic society, a tough female police detective is paired with a talking dinosaur to find the killer of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals leading them to a mad scientist bent on creating a new Armageddon.
Genres: Fantasy Science Fiction Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-14
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The Call
2013-03-14
The Call
Overview: Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save her, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-14
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Please Stand By
2018-01-26
Please Stand By
Overview: A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollywood. On an adventure full of laughter and tears, Wendy follows the guiding spirit of Mr. Spock on her journey into the unknown.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-01-26
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Pleasantville
1998-09-17
Pleasantville
Overview: Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-17
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What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
2002-05-31
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
Overview: A rare original movie offering from the UPN network, What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away focuses on three high school girls: aspiring singer Temple (Keshia Knight-Pulliam) and her lifelong friends Alex (Angell Conwell) and Breena (Monica McSwain). Attending a weekend college-scholarship retreat, the three heroines endeavor to gain financial support for their chosen academic fields. Along the way, Temple squares off against longtime rival Doreen (Alexis Fields), Alex is distracted by a handsome frat boy, and Breena tries to prove that she's a lot more mature than her hip-hop image.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-31
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10-20
2010-08-20
10-20
Overview: When EJ Henderson discovers the truth about his mother, his life begins to spiral out of control. EJ realizes that he can only control the present when he learns to deal with his past. Inspired by true events.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-08-20
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Loners
2019-05-30
Loners
Overview: When a group of eccentric loners is scapegoated by the government and forced into a ridiculous group therapy program as part of its war on violence they must come together to stand up for their right to be alone.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-30
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Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
2002-02-14
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
Overview: Book of Love delivers humor along with the mysteries of unrequited love and relationships gone bad. The film's story line focuses on three men living, dating and loving in Los Angeles in the 90's. They struggle with heartbreak and insecurity as a result of failed relationships. The three characters’ stories unfold through sessions with their therapist – sessions that are often as comedic as they are insightful.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-14
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Her Best Move
2007-03-31
Her Best Move
Overview: 15 year-old soccer prodigy, Sara Davis, has a chance to join the U.S. National Team, but she must juggle high school, romance, sports, and parental pressure while deciding her own priorities.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-31
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Guess Who
2005-03-25
Guess Who
Overview: When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail – he's white.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-25
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Fatale
2020-12-18
Fatale
Overview: After a wild one-night stand, successful sports agent Derrick Tyler watches his perfect life slowly disappear when he discovers the sexy and mysterious woman he risked everything for is determined police detective Valerie Quinlan who entangles him in her latest investigation. As he desperately tries to put the pieces together, he falls deeper into her trap, risking his family, his career, and even his life.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-18
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K-911
1999-12-07
K-911
Overview: LAPD detective Mike Dooley and his dog, the German Shepherd Jerry Lee, have been successfully partnered for ten years, but Jerry’s advancing age has Dooley’s superiors suggesting retirement and they are forced to work with a younger K-9 team: female cop Sergeant Welles and her disciplined Doberman Zeus.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-12-07
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Eulogy
2004-10-15
Eulogy
Overview: A black comedy that follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch - unveiling a litany of family secrets and covert relationships.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-15
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Like Father
2017-06-18
Like Father
Overview: A Jewish New Yorker is bedridden patriarch dying of lung cancer, confesses for the first time to son that he was always attracted to men. Despite his long-lasting marriage and faithfulness to wife.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-06-18
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Killing Mr. Griffin
1997-04-07
Killing Mr. Griffin
Overview: After being humiliated in English class by his teacher Mr. Griffin, High School student Mark Kinney and his friends plot their revenge. The prank goes wrong when Mr. Griffin dies from heart failure. Now, Mark and his friends must cover their tracks before they are accused of murder.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-07
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Kissing Miranda
1995-02-25
Kissing Miranda
Overview: A young man falls in love with a co-worker's mail order bride from Latin America.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-02-25
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Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995-01-28
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Overview: Police sketch artist Jack Whitfield helps blind rape victim Emmy describe her attacker – a serial rapist and murderer who is now out to get her.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-28
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