Edgar Ramírez
Biography: Edgar Ramírez Arellano is a Venezuelan actor. He played Carlos in the 2010 French-German biopic series Carlos, a role for which he won the César Award for Most Promising Actor. His first recognition as an actor was the successful soap opera Cosita Rica, for Venevisión which aired in September 2003 to August 2004 lasting 270 episodes. In 2005, he made his major motion picture début playing Choco, Domino Harvey's love interest in the film Domino directed by Tony Scott. He was in Vantage Point directed by Pete Travis. In this high-budgeted Sony Pictures political thriller, Ramírez joined an all-star international cast including Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, William Hurt, Forrest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega, and Ayelet Zurer. Ramírez plays Javier, an ex-special forces soldier forced to kidnap the American President in order to get his brother back. Upcoming is Cyrano Fernandez, with Ramírez in the title role. This independent production was directed by Alberto Arvelo and is based on the French play Cyrano de Bergerac. Ramírez has appeared in several other productions. Among those are the first part of the two film bundle Che by Steven Soderbergh, where he played the role of Ciro Redondo (a Cuban revolutionary who fought amongst Ché Guevara), La Hora Cero (The Magic Hour), a short film directed by Guillermo Arriaga, the acclaimed screenwriter of Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel (Mexico); Plan B, directed by Alejandro García Wiederman (Venezuela); Yotama se va volando (Yotama Flies Away), directed by Luis Armando Roche (Venezuela-France); Punto y raya (Step Forward), directed by Elia K. Schneider (Venezuela-Spain-Chile-Uruguay), submitted by Venezuela for Oscar consideration for 2004 Best Foreign Film, in which he played Colombian soldier Pedro. In 2007, he played the role of Paz, a Blackbriar assassin, in The Bourne Ultimatum. In the original Bourne Ultimatum, the villain is Illich Ramirez Sanchez, aka Carlos the Jackal. Ramírez went on to play the role of the actual Carlos in the 2010 French-German limited series Carlos. At the French César Awards 2011, he was awarded, for the film version of the TV series, the César Award for Most Promising Actor. Ramírez appeared in the Clash of the Titans (2010) sequel, Wrath of the Titans (2012), playing Ares, the God of War. Also in 2012, he played Larry in the Kathryn Bigelow film, Zero Dark Thirty.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 25, 1977
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Known For
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007-08-03
The Bourne Ultimatum
Overview: Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him.
Genres: Action Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-08-03
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Vantage Point
2008-02-01
Vantage Point
Overview: During an historic counter-terrorism summit in Spain, the President of the United States is struck down by an assassin's bullet. Eight strangers have a perfect view of the kill, but what did they really see? As the minutes leading up to the fatal shot are replayed through the eyes of each eyewitness, the reality of the assassination takes shape.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-02-01
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Nobody’s Heart
Nobody’s Heart
Overview: A beautiful, poetic story of love and loss, set against the backdrop of Lisbon in the thirties. As Lily is forced to confront the sudden and devastating death of her husband, she inherits his cork factory and begins to form an unexpected, highly charged relationship with his enigmatic co-worker, igniting repressed imagination and passion, and discovering unknown truths about both herself and her late husband.
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Original Language: en
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Domino
2005-10-14
Domino
Overview: The story of the life of Domino Harvey, who abandoned her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-14
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Free Color
2020-01-04
Free Color
Overview: Carlos Cruz-Diez is one of the most prominent and influential Kinetic-Optic artists of our times. At 94 years of age, Cruz-Diez pursues an avant-garde challenge: to free color from form. This documentary follows the Maestro as he undertakes the most daring project of his creative life in his twilight years.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-01-04
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Carlos
2010-07-07
Carlos
Overview: The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-07-07
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Elipsis
2006-10-15
Elipsis
Overview: Parallel and fragmented stories are linked by the relationship between the famous actor and his friend Sebastian Castillo Galo Vidal, a frustrated fashion designer. The roles are reversed as a result of decisions made each of them. Sebastian's life is now in chaos, while the Galo is a success. Their lives are again when Sebastian goes to Gaul for help and the two embark on a journey that will put their friendship and their lives at stake.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2006-10-15
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Emilia Pérez
2024-08-21
Emilia Pérez
Overview: Rita, an underrated lawyer working for a large law firm more interested in getting criminals out of jail than bringing them to justice, is hired by the leader of a criminal organization.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2024-08-21
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Wrath of the Titans
2012-03-28
Wrath of the Titans
Overview: Perseus tries to live a quieter life as a village fisherman while – dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion – the gods are losing control of the long-imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-28
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Greetings to the Devil
2011-08-11
Greetings to the Devil
Overview: A former guerrilla is reluctantly drawn into the vengeance scheme of one of his victims.
Genres: Action Thriller Drama Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2011-08-11
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Minor Incidents
Minor Incidents
Overview: "Minor Incidents" is a historical drama based on the trial of Alejandro "El Sapo" Amestoy, highlighting the courtroom tensions and the complexity of human relationships, as friends and enemies alike are drawn into a web of deceit and hidden alliances. This film reveals the horrid truth about the origins of the infamous audio by DJ Manu Rover.
Genres: History Drama Horror
Original Language: es
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Zero Dark Thirty
2012-12-19
Zero Dark Thirty
Overview: A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-19
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An Open Heart
2012-08-08
An Open Heart
Overview: Mila and Javier, both renowned surgeons and both passionate about their work, have been madly in love for the past 10 years. They have always taken great care to preserve their extraordinary love for each other and refuse to succumb to the routine of everyday living. But Mila’s unexpected pregnancy, combined with increasing pressure from work at the hospital, drives Javier to drink more heavily and he ends up being suspended. Faced with his demons, Javier drifts further and further away from Mila. Yet, when their relationship is under serious threat, Javier is ready to do whatever it takes to win Mila back.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2012-08-08
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The Liberator
2013-09-09
The Liberator
Overview: Bolívar was instrumental in Latin America’s struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire, and is today considered one of the most influential politicians and emancipators in American history. Libertador is told from the viewpoint of Bolívar, portrayed by Ramírez, about his quests and epic military campaigns, which covered twice the territory Alexander the Great conquered, and his vision to unify South America.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2013-09-09
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Arenas
2025-05-07
Arenas
Overview: At just 18, Brahim, a promising young footballer, is represented by his agent and cousin Mehdi. He is about to fulfil his dream of signing his first professional contract with Lyon. But the arrival of a powerful foreign agent changes all that. In this uncharted world, even loyalty comes at a price.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2025-05-07
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Point Break
2015-12-03
Point Break
Overview: A young undercover FBI agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a common interest in extreme sports. A remake of the 1991 film, "Point Break".
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-03
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Hands of Stone
2016-08-26
Hands of Stone
Overview: The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-26
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Deliver Us from Evil
2014-07-01
Deliver Us from Evil
Overview: When a frightening wave of violence sweeps through New York City, troubled cop Sarchie fails to find a rational explanation for the bizarre crimes. However, his eyes are opened to a frightening alternate reality when renegade Jesuit priest Mendoza convinces him that demonic possession may be to blame for the gruesome murders. Together, they wage a valiant supernatural struggle to rid the city of an otherworldly evil.
Genres: Thriller Crime Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-07-01
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Untitled De Niro/Ramirez/Jakubowicz Project
Untitled De Niro/Ramirez/Jakubowicz Project
Overview: Plot kept under wraps.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
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El Don
2006-01-01
El Don
Overview: From absolute poverty to absolute power! "El Don" is the saga of a common man with uncommonly fierce ambition who rises to rule an empire of unspeakable evil only to discover that the love he thought he had forgotten still rules what is left of his heart.
Genres: Action Drama Crime Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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A Dot and a Line
2004-12-15
A Dot and a Line
Overview: The story of a young Colombian recruit who, while patrolling his country's border, is befriended by a Venezuelan adversary, and the tragic consequences of their relationship.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2004-12-15
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Cyrano Fernández
2007-01-01
Cyrano Fernández
Overview: Cyrano, Roxana and Cristian star in a love triangle that takes place in one of the most shocking urban scenarios in the world: the labyrinthine sides and stairs of a Venezuelan neighbourhood. The story of Cyrano Fernández is in some way that of all people: that of the abyss between what we really are and what we dream of.
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Joy
2015-12-24
Joy
Overview: A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-24
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Gold
2016-02-03
Gold
Overview: Kenny Wells, a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, is desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless geologist to execute a grandiose, last-ditch effort: to find gold deep in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.
Genres: Adventure Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-03
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The Girl on the Train
2016-10-05
The Girl on the Train
Overview: Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-05
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Bright
2017-12-22
Bright
Overview: In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle.
Genres: Fantasy Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-22
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The Counselor
2013-10-25
The Counselor
Overview: A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-25
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Che: Part One
2008-09-05
Che: Part One
Overview: The Argentine, begins as Che and a band of Cuban exiles (led by Fidel Castro) reach the Cuban shore from Mexico in 1956. Within two years, they mobilized popular support and an army and toppled the U.S.-friendly regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-05
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The Quietude
2018-08-30
The Quietude
Overview: Against the backdrop of a military dictatorship, Eugenia is reunited with her estranged family following her father’s stroke and is forced to confront dark secret.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2018-08-30
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Jungle Cruise
2021-07-28
Jungle Cruise
Overview: Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal – a discovery that will change the future of medicine.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-07-28
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Furlough
2018-03-16
Furlough
Overview: In between caring for her mother, a young woman works part time at a prison. The rookie guard gets a chance to prove her mettle when she's tasked with accompanying a hell-raising inmate on an emergency furlough to visit her dying mother. But things soon spiral out of control, sending the pair on a hilarious, surprising, and ultimately touching road trip.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-03-16
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Wasp Network
2020-01-29
Wasp Network
Overview: Havana, Cuba, 1990. René González, an airplane pilot, unexpectedly flees the country, leaving behind his wife Olga and his daughter Irma, and begins a new life in Miami, where he becomes a member of an anti-Castro organization.
Genres: Drama History Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-01-29
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The Last Days of American Crime
2020-06-05
The Last Days of American Crime
Overview: In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to crime and terrorism, the U.S. government plans to broadcast a signal that will make it impossible for anyone to knowingly break the law.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-06-05
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The 355
2022-01-05
The 355
Overview: A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-01-05
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YES DAY
2021-03-11
YES DAY
Overview: A mom and dad who usually say no decide to say yes to their kids' wildest requests — with a few ground rules — on a whirlwind day of fun and adventure.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-11
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¡Aquí espaantan!
1993-05-14
¡Aquí espaantan!
Overview: Ghosts cause a lot of funny and chilling problems to a young couple that recently moved in their house.
Genres: Horror Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1993-05-14
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Resistance
2020-03-27
Resistance
Overview: The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.
Genres: War History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-03-27
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Losing Clementine
Losing Clementine
Overview: Based on the acclaimed novel by Ashley Ream centering on a brilliant, magnetic and tortured artist who decides she's going to kill herself in 30 days. We then follow her colorful journey through Los Angeles and Tijuana as the clock ticks and she decides to tie-up as many loose ends as she can.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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Borderlands
2024-08-07
Borderlands
Overview: Returning to her home planet, an infamous bounty hunter forms an unexpected alliance with a team of unlikely heroes. Together, they battle monsters and dangerous bandits to protect a young girl who holds the key to unimaginable power.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-08-07
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Yotama se va volando
2013-01-02
Yotama se va volando
Overview: During Christmas time in Caracas, a woman (Yotama) holds up a restaurant. She takes three persons (Emilio, Manuel and Lucia) hostage in their apartment. Day by day Emilio, an old musician and Yotama become friends. Yotama's small daughter, Victoria, is brought into the apartment. Emilio dies and the rest of the three persons become united in a common bond of humanity.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2013-01-02
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Plan B
2006-01-01
Plan B
Overview: Susana wants to leave the country at all costs. She plans to leave with Felipe, her fiancé, who decides to leave her to return to his family. Tomás and Gustavo plan the assault on a money exchange house to achieve the happiness that life does not give them. Vargas and Gutiérrez tighten the thread of good and evil in a fight where abuse and force win the battle against naivety and impotence. A bag full of money, an unknown path, the number of hours, and the steps of those who follow them, will make it increasingly difficult to cross the mountain and flee to another country. Cerro el Ávila, which borders Caracas, will be the stage where plans and destinations will change course.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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El Sombreròn
El Sombreròn
Overview: Married to a brutal cartel boss, a woman seeks freedom with a smuggler's help. But the northbound journey unveils his disturbing reality, thrusting her into a surreal odyssey.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: es
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The Honest Liar
The Honest Liar
Overview: Award-winning actor Nick DeFranco faces jail time after falling for an undercover sting operation. Impressed by his acting skills, the police captain offers him probation in exchange for teaching the team to act like real dealers.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
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Next Life
Next Life
Overview: Ivy finds herself confronted with parallel universes in which her life unspools in very different ways set against the modern London jazz scene.
Genres: Science Fiction Romance
Original Language: en
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