Lupe Ontiveros
Biography: Guadalupe "Lupe" Ontiveros (née Moreno; September 17, 1942 – July 26, 2012) was an American actress best known for portraying Rosalita in The Goonies, and Yolanda Saldívar in the film Selena. She acted in numerous films and television shows. Ontiveros was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on Desperate Housewives and received critical acclaim for her role in Chuck & Buck, for which she won the National Board of Review award for Best Supporting Actress, and was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 17, 1942
Deathday: July 26, 2012
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Luminarias
2000-05-05
Luminarias
Overview: Welcome to Luminarias-where hot spicy dish gets served up with a Latin twist by four successful friends from East LA...with very discriminating taste in men! When separated divorce attorney Andrea finds herself guilty of falling for her white and Jewish opposing council, her three single friends choose sides in the ongoing and often hilarious debate over race and sex. As they discover just how much negative stereotypes color their relationships with men-and even with each other-it becomes clear that the search for Mr. Right is not exactly black and white! Written by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-05
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As Good as It Gets
1997-12-19
As Good as It Gets
Overview: Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. After Simon is brutally attacked and hospitalized, Melvin finds his life turned upside down when he has to look after Simon's dog. In addition, Carol, the only waitress at the local diner who will tolerate him, leaves work to care for her chronically ill son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-19
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A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
2006-06-19
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
Overview: The story of Gwen Araujo, a transgender teen who was murdered in California in 2002.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-19
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Real Women Have Curves
2002-10-18
Real Women Have Curves
Overview: Freshly graduated from high school, Ana receives a full scholarship to Columbia University. Her very traditional, old-world parents feel that now is the time for Ana to help provide for the family, not the time for college.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-18
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Little Treasure
1985-05-01
Little Treasure
Overview: Margo is an ex-stripper who meets her long, lost father in Mexico. She looks after him in the waning days of his life, with the help of a traveling projectionist. The father passes away, telling of the loot from a botched bank robbery that he buried years earlier. The two get jobs in town as their relationship grows and they search for the treasure on the weekends. But while the treasure seems to bring them together, it also seems to be tearing them apart.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-01
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Storytelling
2001-11-08
Storytelling
Overview: College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-08
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Dark Mirror
2007-01-01
Dark Mirror
Overview: The story about a photographer who moves her family into a home filled with mirrors which seem to reflect a different reality.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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The Goonies
1985-06-07
The Goonies
Overview: A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to find the secret stash of Pirate One-Eyed Willie.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-07
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The Brave
1997-07-30
The Brave
Overview: A down-on-his-luck American Indian recently released from jail is offered the chance to "star" as the victim of a snuff film, the resulting pay of which could greatly help his poverty stricken family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-30
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Dolly Dearest
1991-09-01
Dolly Dearest
Overview: An American family moves to Mexico to fabricate dolls, but their toy factory happens to be next to a Sanzian grave and the toys come into possession of an old, malicious spirit.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-01
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Universal Soldier
1992-07-10
Universal Soldier
Overview: An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he begins to experience flashbacks that are forcing him to recall his past.
Genres: Thriller Action Science Fiction Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-07-10
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Chuck & Buck
2000-07-14
Chuck & Buck
Overview: Chuck and Buck are childhood best friends whose lives have taken very different paths. While Chuck moved away and now has a real life, Buck stayed behind and developed a dangerous fixation—on Chuck's life.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-07-14
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El Norte
1983-10-11
El Norte
Overview: Brother and sister Enrique and Rosa flee persecution at home in Guatemala and journey north, through Mexico and on to the United States, with the dream of starting a new life.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1983-10-11
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La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale
1991-12-23
La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale
Overview: Originally produced for PBS's Great Performances Series, La Pastorela is a musical retelling of the shepherds' journey to Bethlehem to see the Christ Child. We see the tale through the eyes of a modern young girl, the oldest child in a large rural Tex-Mex family. During a surrealistic dream, which brings to mind "The Wizard of Oz," the young chicana makes a fantastical journey with the shepherds and along the way; witnesses the triumph of God's Angels over Satan's diablo's. Full of drama, comedy, fantasy and wonderful music; this is a rare film the whole family can enjoy together.
Genres: Music Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-23
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Born in East L.A.
1987-08-21
Born in East L.A.
Overview: Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without speaking a word of Spanish!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-08-21
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Zoot Suit
1981-10-02
Zoot Suit
Overview: Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-10-02
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El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Frances
2008-07-25
El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Frances
Overview: Orphaned as an infant, Juan Frances (Spencer John French) is a talented ranchera singer, but he faces a hurdle in his attempt to succeed as a Latin music performer: He's a chubby, red-headed 33-year-old who grew up in a Hispanic home but looks like an Ohio farm boy. As Juan struggles to make ends meet by working eight jobs, his girlfriend (Maria Esquivel) and lizard-smooth promoter (David Franco) plot an aggressive image change for Juan.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-25
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Journey of a Female Comic
2014-05-16
Journey of a Female Comic
Overview: The ups and downs of female comic Kiki Melendez.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-16
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Celebrity Habla
2009-09-25
Celebrity Habla
Overview: See what celebrated Latino actors, newsmakers and a musical legend have to say about being Latino in the U.S. in this sixth installment in the award-winning documentary series.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-25
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Bound by Honor
1993-02-05
Bound by Honor
Overview: Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
Genres: Crime Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-05
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California Suite
1978-12-15
California Suite
Overview: The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-15
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The World's Greatest Lover
1977-12-18
The World's Greatest Lover
Overview: When frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz announces a talent search for a romantic leading man to rival the great Rudolph Valentino, thousands of hopefuls decend upon Hollywood. Rudy Valentine, a neurotic baker from Milwaukee, knows little about romance or acting. But when his wife leaves him for the real Valentino, Rudy goes to outrageous lengths to win the role of a lifetime and win back the love of his life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-18
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The Boss' Son
1978-10-02
The Boss' Son
Overview: Bobby Rose has just returned home after graduating business school. He agrees to start working for his father, a successful carpet manufacturer. Bobby's dreams of a cushy junior exec position are quashed when he's told to report to the shipping department, where he's trained as a delivery driver. Learning the business from the ground up embitters Bobby, as well as his coworkers, some of whom, he discovers, are stealing from the company.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-02
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When the Bough Breaks
1986-10-12
When the Bough Breaks
Overview: A Los Angeles psychiatrist testifies for the prosecution in the trial of an accused child molester. Later the defendant, who is out on bail, is found dead in the psychiatrist's office, in what appears to be a suicide. Shaken, the psychiatrist moves to the mountains outside of L.A. Not long afterwards a detective he knows comes to him for help. A seven-year-old girl saw someone kill both of her parents, but is so traumatized by the event that she can't remember anything, and the detective wants the doctor to help jar her memory. Soon, however, the doctor and the detective discover that the parents' murder and the pedophiles "suicide" may be linked to a shadowy group of wealthy and influential pedophiles, and that the child isn't the only one whose life is in danger.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-12
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Stones for Ibarra
1988-01-29
Stones for Ibarra
Overview: A couple moves to a small Mexican town called Ibarra. They help open a local mine which brings new life to the town and the local ways help the two of them find peace they were missing.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-29
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A Show of Force
1990-05-11
A Show of Force
Overview: In this thriller, television reporter Kate Ryan de Meléndez investigates the death of two radical Puerto Rican activists, whom she begins to believe may have been framed and murdered by undercover American agents.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-11
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Seguin
1982-01-26
Seguin
Overview: A dramatization of the life of Juan Seguin, a heroic Mexican-Texan who became entangled in the struggle between two contrasting cultures in the turbulent decade between the Texas Revolution (1836) and the Mexican-American War (1846-1847).
Genres: History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-26
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The Big Fix
1978-10-06
The Big Fix
Overview: Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political smear campaign and he sets out to find out who is responsible, with deadly results.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-06
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Rio Diablo
1993-02-28
Rio Diablo
Overview: Kenny Roger's leaves his good-guy image behind as the rugged, gutsy Quentin Leach, a bounty hunter with a quick temper and a trigger finger to match. If you're an outlaw with a price on your head, Leach is the last man you'll want to meet. Travis Tritt, in an impressive acting debut, stars as Benjamin Tabor, a man out for blood after a gang of murderous bank robbers flee with his beautiful young bride. Together, Tabor and Leach take to the Trail with guns blazing in search of the same outlaws. And they're not going to stop until they find them - dead or alive.
Genres: Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-28
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Those She Left Behind
1989-03-06
Those She Left Behind
Overview: Scott and Sue Grimes are a happily married and affluent young couple who are about to start a family together. Unfortunately, that plan gets turned completely upside-down when Sue dies suddenly and unexpectedly while giving birth to their daughter. Now in the aftermath, Scott not only has to deal with the loss of his wife, he also has the daunting task of raising his daughter all alone.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-03-06
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Picking Up the Pieces
2000-05-26
Picking Up the Pieces
Overview: A small New Mexican village discovers a severed hand that is considered a miracle of God, when it actually belongs to a murdered spouse with a husband in search of it.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-26
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Lies in Plain Sight
2010-10-03
Lies in Plain Sight
Overview: “Lies in Plain Sight” tells the story of Eva and her blind cousin Sofia (Martha Higareda), who were inseparable as children, with Eva the loyal companion who helped Sofia through her tough adolescent years. When Eva suddenly commits suicide, Sofia rushes home to her father, Hector (Benito Martinez), and Eva’s parents, Marisol (Rosie Perez) and Rafael (Yul Vásquez), to find answers. But the more she delves into Eva’s life, questioning her past boyfriends Ethan (Chad Michael Murray) and Christian (Christoph Sanders), the more Sofia realizes that their childhood was actually filled with dark, disturbing secrets.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-03
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Tortilla Heaven
2008-10-14
Tortilla Heaven
Overview: Isidor's Tortilla Heaven is the best restaurant in New Mexico maybe even the world. But though his tortillas are scrumptious, his enchiladas divine, Isidor has never made a dime. Why? He lives in Falfurrias, population 73. One Sunday, while all the town, including his wife and son, are piously praying mass, a miracle occurs. Upon one of his famous, hand-made tortillas appears the face of Jesus Christ.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-14
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Guido
2014-01-01
Guido
Overview: An Iraqi immigrant hit man, GUIDO, gets mixed up in a deal gone bad and is forced to transport a corpse across the country, with several Albanian assassins and the FBI on his trail. When his elderly, Mexican-American landlady blackmails him into taking her with him, he is forced to confront his past and, ultimately, find hope in the future.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-01-01
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Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
1980-07-18
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Overview: Perennially stoned Cheech and Chong tear through the city of Los Angeles, causing trouble wherever they go. After Cheech loses his job, the two pot enthusiasts head to the welfare offices where Cheech's girlfriend, Donna, works. Instead of collecting unemployment, they find themselves thrown back on the streets, searching for a way to earn new income. But when Cheech's cousin, "Red" Mendoza, arrives, things get even crazier.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-07-18
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The Border
1982-01-29
The Border
Overview: A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-29
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Days of Wrath
2008-09-17
Days of Wrath
Overview: The lives of rival gang members, a teacher, a TV news crew and other intertwine in the city of Los Angeles.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-17
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Cry Now
2014-07-26
Cry Now
Overview: Cry Now follows the electrifying sexy encounters between Vincent, a street poster artist, and Luzy, a tattoo designer. But Sofia, Vincent's obsessive ex-girlfriend, is not ready to let go.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-07-26
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...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
1995-05-05
...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
Overview: Twelve-year-old Mexican-American Marcos (Jose Alcala) recalls the hardships of the previous year, reflecting on the arduous trek his migrant-worker family made from Texas to the Midwest during harvest season. Along the way, Marcos learns plenty about the harsh realities of bigotry and the power of family in America of the 1950s. The coming-of-age Chicano drama is based on Tomas Rivera's semiautobiographical 1971 novella.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-05
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Selena
1997-03-21
Selena
Overview: In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.
Genres: Drama Music History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-21
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Our Family Wedding
2010-03-12
Our Family Wedding
Overview: The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding is comic and stressful, especially as their respective fathers try to lay to rest their feud.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-12
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Candyman: Day of the Dead
1999-07-09
Candyman: Day of the Dead
Overview: As the Day of the Dead celebration approaches the barrio of East Los Angeles, Caroline is challenged to control the horrifying legend of her ancestor, the "Candyman".
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-07-09
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
2011-02-01
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Overview: Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challenge after another. But when their human owners end up in trouble, the tiny pups will stop at nothing to save them - because in good times and hard times, the family always sticks together. So Papi, Chloe and the puppies embark on a heroic adventure, proving once again that big heroes come in small packages.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-01
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30 Days Until I'm Famous
2004-05-07
30 Days Until I'm Famous
Overview: A Latina working in Los Angeles as a messenger is randomly discovered and fashioned into a pop music star.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-07
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Universal Signs
2008-01-01
Universal Signs
Overview: After the death of his fiancée's daughter while in his care, a deaf man shuts himself off from the world. Haunted by memories, it is only through new friendship that he can learn to forgive, love, and reconnect.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-01
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The Rosary Murders
1987-08-28
The Rosary Murders
Overview: A priest is put in a dilemma when the serial killer who has been murdering priests and nuns confesses to him.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-08-28
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The Eggplant Lady
2001-01-01
The Eggplant Lady
Overview: Based on the First Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary, The Agony in the Garden, The Eggplant Lady is a heartwarming story about a family’s decision to move to a bigger house in a better neighborhood and how the teen, Jamie, and the grandmother, Rosa, come together to face a situation neither can control. Rosa teaches Jamie the valuable lesson of Christ’s suffering in the garden of Gethsemani. The Eggplant Lady, featuring a recipe with a secret ingredient, tears and laughter, faith and family, will inspire and touch viewers of all ages.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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A Question of Guilt
1978-02-21
A Question of Guilt
Overview: A swinging divorcée is prejudged by a police detective and accused of killing her child.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-21
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Passionada
2003-08-17
Passionada
Overview: The film is a romantic comedy about the Portuguese widow of a fisherman who died at sea. The widow's teenage daughter, who wants to be a professional gambler, convinces her mother to date a British man who's new in town. The widow falls for the Brit, who pretends to be in the fishing business but is actually a professional gambler. The naïve daughter gets into some trouble.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-17
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Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
2010-07-13
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
Overview: A retrospective documentary of the cult classic movie The Goonies. Including interviews with the cast, exploration of the film's locations and unique stories you wont hear anywhere else.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-07-13
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Water & Power
2014-05-02
Water & Power
Overview: Twin brothers nicknamed "Water" and "Power" from the hard scrabble Eastside streets of Los Angeles rise like prince's through the city's political and police ranks to become players in a complex and dangerous web of the powerful and corrupt of Los Angeles.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-02
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