James Pickens Jr.
Biography: James Pickens, Jr. (born October 26, 1954) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Dr. Richard Webber on the ABC drama television series Grey's Anatomy, and for his supporting role as Deputy Director Alvin Kersh on later seasons of the Fox Network science fiction series The X-Files.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: October 26, 1954
Deathday: N/A
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Boiling Point
1993-04-16
Boiling Point
Overview: Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; but when Ronnie kills an undercover secret service agent, his partner Jimmy Mercer vows revenge and is given one week to catch the killers before being transferred. Written by Giancarlo Cairella
Genres: Drama Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-16
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Liberty Heights
1999-11-17
Liberty Heights
Overview: This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable tensions. Meanwhile, Ben's brother, Van, attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman while their father tries to maintain his burlesque business.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-11-17
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Sharon's Secret
1995-09-27
Sharon's Secret
Overview: A sixteen-year-old girl is accused of killing her parents.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-27
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A Slight Case of Murder
1999-09-19
A Slight Case of Murder
Overview: In the midst of a spat, film critic Terry Thorpe accidentally kills his lover. Though Thorpe covers his tracks, he raises the suspicions of a private investigator, who then tries to blackmail him. Thorpe also falls under the watchful eye of Detective Fred Stapelli, a cop who is intent on becoming a screenwriter. Before long, Thorpe's girlfriend, Kit, and Stapelli's wife, Patricia, are roped into the case.
Genres: Mystery Comedy Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-19
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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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White Rush
2003-01-01
White Rush
Overview: A group of young tourist couples comes across a drug deal gone bad while on vacation.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Home Room
2002-04-12
Home Room
Overview: A high school shooting has repercussions on the town and students.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-12
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For the Love of Ruth
2015-05-09
For the Love of Ruth
Overview: Ruth Summerling has spent the majority of her life struggling to find her way and comes to some understanding of where exactly it is she belongs.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-05-09
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2013-04-12
42
Overview: In 1946, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, took a stand against Major League Baseball's infamous colour line when he signed Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) to the team. The deal put both men in the crosshairs of the public, the press and even other players. Facing unabashed racism from every side, Robinson was forced to demonstrate tremendous courage and let his talent on the field wins over fans and his teammates – silencing his critics and forever changing the world by changing the game of baseball.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-12
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Trial by Fire
1995-10-01
Trial by Fire
Overview: A high-school teacher tries to help one of her troubled male students, who misinterprets her interest.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-01
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Nixon
1995-12-22
Nixon
Overview: A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking Watergate scandal that would end his Presidency.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-22
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Trespass
1992-12-25
Trespass
Overview: Two Arkansas firemen, Vince and Don, get hold of a map that leads to a cache of stolen gold in an abandoned factory in East St. Louis. What they don't know is that the factory is on the turf of a local gang, who come by to execute one of their enemies. Vince sees the shooting, the gang spots Vince, and extended mayhem ensues. As Vince and Don try to escape, gang leader King James argues with his subordinate Savon about how to get rid of the trespassers.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-25
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998-08-14
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Overview: Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy building a life that she's forgotten how to really live. But Delilah is about to change all that. What starts as a quick trip to Jamaica, ends as an exhilarating voyage of self discovery as Stella learns to open her heart and find love – even if it's with a man 20 years her junior.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-14
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RocketMan
1997-10-10
RocketMan
Overview: Fred Z. Randall is geeky and obnoxious spacecraft designer, who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars as a member of the first manned flight there.
Genres: Comedy Family Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-10
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The Uninvited
1996-10-29
The Uninvited
Overview: A family, trying to pull themselves together after losing their infant son, moves into a new home, where, almost immediately, the mother begins experiencing paranormal phenomena. She finds it playful at first, but as it grows increasingly malevolent, she is unable to convince her husband of it, and she must contend with it to protect her family from its influence.
Genres: Horror TV Movie Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-29
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Little Girl Fly Away
1998-10-06
Little Girl Fly Away
Overview: Fact-based story about a woman whose life is shattered by a poetry-spouting stalker who manages to evade her police protectors.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-06
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Sphere
1998-02-13
Sphere
Overview: A spacecraft is discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the Habitat, a state-of-the-art underwater living environment, to investigate.
Genres: Science Fiction Mystery Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-13
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Bulworth
1998-05-15
Bulworth
Overview: A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
Genres: Comedy Drama Crime Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-15
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8
2012-03-03
8
Overview: Live chronicle of the landmark federal trial of California's Prop. 8 using the actual court transcripts and first-hand interviews.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-03
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Bloodhounds
1996-08-13
Bloodhounds
Overview: Charles Veasey is a cop killer who's on death row waiting for his execution. One day he escapes. Nikki a cop, whose father Veasey killed has decided to go after him, despite what her superiors say. Harrison Coyle, a crime author, offers his assistance to Nikki, who refuses, but Coyle thinking that it would be good material for another book, pursues Veasey, and bumps into Nikki. Which infuriates her. Eventually, they agree to work together.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-13
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Sleepers
1996-10-18
Sleepers
Overview: Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-18
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Menace II Society
1993-05-26
Menace II Society
Overview: A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-26
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Venom
2005-09-16
Venom
Overview: A group of teenagers fear for their lives in the swamps of Louisiana, chased by Mr. Jangles, a man possessed by 13 evil souls, and now relentless in his pursuit of new victims.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-16
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Jimmy Hollywood
1994-03-30
Jimmy Hollywood
Overview: Jimmy Alto is an actor wannabe who stumbles into the role of a lifetime. He becomes a vigilante crime-fighter, aided by his sidekick William, who has suffered a head wound and has problems with short-term memory. Jimmy's vigilante alter ego soon becomes a media wonder--but Jimmy remains a total unknown and his long-suffering girl friend Lorraine is getting fed up with the whole situation.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-30
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Red Dragon
2002-10-02
Red Dragon
Overview: Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.
Genres: Crime Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-02
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Dead Presidents
1995-09-29
Dead Presidents
Overview: On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-29
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Traffic
2000-12-27
Traffic
Overview: An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.
Genres: Thriller Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-27
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Ghosts of Mississippi
1996-12-20
Ghosts of Mississippi
Overview: A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-20
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A Child's Cry for Help
1994-11-13
A Child's Cry for Help
Overview: A recently widowed doctor moves with her daughter to start at a new hospital. While there a loving mother brings her son in for treatment. The doctor suspects that there is something wrong, and theorizes that the mother is deliberately making her son sick so that she could bring him to the hospital for the attention that it gives her. When the doctor decides to restrict the mother's access to her son and is reporting her to child services, the mother in turn decides to sue the doctor and the hospital. And some of the hospital board don't agree with her diagnosis or think that she's over-reacting. And even while the mother's not allowed access to her son, he is still sick, so is the doctor right or wrong?
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-13
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