Mia Sara
Biography: Mia Sarapochiello (born June 19, 1967) better known as Mia Sara, is an American actress best known for her roles as Ferris Bueller's girlfriend, Sloane Peterson, in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), as Jean Claude Van Damme's wife Melissa Walker in Timecop (1996), and as Lily, playing opposite Tom Cruise in Legend (1985), her first feature film role.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 19, 1967
Deathday: N/A
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Legend
1985-08-28
Legend
Overview: Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful Princess Lili and defeat the demonic Lord of Darkness, or the world will be plunged into a never-ending ice age.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-28
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Timecop
1994-09-15
Timecop
Overview: An officer for a security agency that regulates time travel, must fend for his life against a shady politician who has a tie to his past.
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-09-15
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986-06-11
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Overview: After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-06-11
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A Stranger Among Us
1992-07-17
A Stranger Among Us
Overview: Detective Emily Eden is a tough New York City cop forced to go undercover to solve a puzzling murder. Her search for the truth takes her into a secret world of unwritten law and unspoken power, a world where the only way out is deeper in.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-07-17
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Don't You Forget About Me
2010-07-13
Don't You Forget About Me
Overview: Throughout the ’80s John Hughes defined the teen movie genre and spoke not only to that generation’s teens, but every generation that has followed. Then in 1991 he hung up his director’s hat and disappeared into obscurity ala J.D Salinger. In 2008, a group of young Canadian filmmakers set out to complete a documentary about the man with what they hoped would culminate with an interview, which would be his first since 1999.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-07-13
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Bullet to Beijing
1995-12-20
Bullet to Beijing
Overview: When long-time British agent Harry Palmer loses his job because the Cold War is over, he's promptly approached by a Russian bossman, Alex. In St. Petersburg Alex tells Harry of his plan for Russia's future, which is threatened because a deadly biochemical weapon called the Red Death has been stolen from him. He'll pay Harry handsomely to retrieve it. An ex-spy friend tips Harry off that it's being sent to Beijing by train, aboard which we begin to learn whose side everyone's really on.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-20
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Daughter of Darkness
1990-01-26
Daughter of Darkness
Overview: An atmospheric, sub-hallucinogenic venture into the world of the unknown. The enigma facing a young woman is the identity of her father. Unfortunately for her, she becomes drawn into a small Romanian underworld of brooding menace, darkness, torture chambers, and vampires.
Genres: TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-26
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Black Day Blue Night
1995-10-01
Black Day Blue Night
Overview: A wife's husband is cheating on her. She decides to go on a road trip with her husband's other woman. While driving the two women pick up a hitchhiker. The man they pick up may be a robber and murderer on the run from the cops. A policeman who is tracking the hitchhiker has a close eye on them, but the question is why?
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-01
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The Impossible Elephant
2001-04-20
The Impossible Elephant
Overview: Tormented by a giant bully and dealing with the loss of his mom, young Daniel wishes for a special pet to have by his side. After discovering Lumpy-a real, live elephant-in his backyard, it's as if his wish has come true...until his dad ships Lumpy off to the local zoo. Vowing to free his new found friend, Daniel embarks on the adventure of a lifetime, reminding us that some friendships are unexpected, magic is real and nothing is impossible!
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-04-20
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The Pompatus of Love
1996-07-26
The Pompatus of Love
Overview: Four guys sit around drinking beer and talking, trying to figure out the meaning of "the pompatus of love" (from the Steve Miller song "Joker") and analyzing their relationships with women.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-07-26
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Apprentice to Murder
1988-02-26
Apprentice to Murder
Overview: Pennsylvania, 1928. Billy Kelly, a sixteen-year old boy, meets a mysterious traveler claiming he's the messenger of God. Falling under under the spell of this "doctor" Reese, he will soon discover Reese has murderous plans for his future. Based on a true story.
Genres: Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-26
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The Maddening
1996-06-18
The Maddening
Overview: David and Cassie Osborne have an argument one night. So the next morning after David goes to work, Cassie runs off to her sister's house for a few days with their daughter Samantha. Only they never get there. David starts looking for them, and her sister, Joanne, thinks David had something to do with their disappearance, and calls the police. Actually Samantha and Cassie are with Roy and Georgina Scudder, and their daughter Jill. Roy picked them up after their car broke down. The only problem is, the Scudders, who seem a little odd at first, won't let them leave or call anyone.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-18
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Hard Time
1998-12-12
Hard Time
Overview: Burt Reynolds plays Logan McQueen, a veteran, tough cop who likes to see justice done by his own ways. Things go bad after McQueen is framed for murder. Now he has to escape from a maximum security prison, and seek, on the deadly streets of a hot and dangerous Miami, for the man who wants him down...
Genres: Action Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-12
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Caroline at Midnight
1994-01-26
Caroline at Midnight
Overview: A policeman's wife falls for a reporter who suspects her husband of corruption and murder.
Genres: Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-26
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Blindsided
1993-01-20
Blindsided
Overview: An ex-cop is temporarily blinded when he steals cash from a money laundering operations. While recuperating in Mexico, the thief falls in love with a beautiful woman who has underworld connections. When the girl disappears, he returns to the United States to find her, risking death from the gangster
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-20
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Shadows in the Storm
1988-01-01
Shadows in the Storm
Overview: A daydreaming businessman named Thelonius Pitt takes a vacation in the Redwood Forests of California. The morning after he arrives, he meets a beautiful, mysterious woman named Melanie. She happens to look just like the woman he keeps seeing in his dreams. Thelonius and Melanie meet each other on the shore of a nearby river late at night. Melanie's husband finds them, and attacks Thelonius. Melanie pulls out a pistol and fires 3 shots, knocking her husband's body into the icy river below. The nightmare has begun...
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
2002-05-21
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
Overview: This 51 minute documentary of the movie "Legend" can be found as an extra on the 2002 2-disc boxed-set 'Ultimate Edition' DVD release of "Legend". The first part of the documentary deals with the fruition of the idea and the making of the movie. It includes interviews with almost all the main participants of the feature, with the exception of actor Tom Cruise, who was a no show. The second half is much more fascinating and deals with what went wrong with the movie, and it's marketing failures.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-21
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The Set Up
1995-07-23
The Set Up
Overview: Charlie Thorpe, a security systems expert, gets caught during a robbery. When he is released from jail he is hired by a bank owner to design a fool proof system during the refurbishing of a bank. But shortly after it's finished he is blackmailed into cracking the security.
Genres: Action Thriller Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-07-23
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The Life of Chuck
2025-05-30
The Life of Chuck
Overview: A story told in reverse, starting with the end of Chuck Krantz's life, and moving back in time to show how he lived that life.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-05-30
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Undertow
1996-03-26
Undertow
Overview: After his car breaks down, Jack seeks shelter, lost in a thunderstorm in a remote shack in the woods. He finds himself held at gunpoint by a deranged mountain man who lives there with his young wife. As the storm rages on, tension mounts in the small cabin. Matters reach a climax when Jack falls for the beautiful woman and tries persuading her to escape with him. Soon, the situation escalates into deadly violence...
Genres: Drama Action Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-03-26
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Call Of The Wild
1993-04-25
Call Of The Wild
Overview: A young boy heads off to the Yukon after hearing tales about the Gold Rush, and he forms an unwavering friendship with a heroic Alsatian dog called Buck.
Genres: Family Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-25
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Dazzle
1999-10-10
Dazzle
Overview: A fairy takes on human form and enters the life of a widowed children's book author and his daughter.
Genres: Fantasy Family
Original Language: af
Release Date: 1999-10-10
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A Climate for Killing
1991-07-18
A Climate for Killing
Overview: Shortly before a rodeo festival week in Yuma County a body is found in the desert. It seems that it's Ria Paris, who was assumed to be killed by her husband before he took his own life already 16 years ago - however the cadaver's no that old! Together with his new ambitious colleague Paul McCraw Sheriff Kyle starts to investigate in the old case again, trying to avoid shaking up the community of the small town during the celebrations.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-07-18
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Any Man's Death
1990-05-10
Any Man's Death
Overview: When a photo-journalist vanishes while covering an African civil war, a roll of film holds the only clues to his disappearance. Following the trail found in the photos, a veteran reporter finds himself in the middle of events as they escalate into war, leaving him with two deadly and disastrous options...
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-10
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Turn of Faith
2002-06-05
Turn of Faith
Overview: The story of three friends who grew up in the same tough neighborhood and chose three very different paths. Joey became a cop, Frank became a priest, and Bobby went into the family business. No matter what happened, their loyalty was always to each other... until their friendship was given the ultimate test. Philly Russo, a father figure to the three friends, turns out not to be the man they once thought he was.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-06-05
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Queenie
1987-05-10
Queenie
Overview: Queenie was an ABC miniseries, adapted from the eponymous novel by Michael Korda, which is based loosely on the life of his aunt, actress Merle Oberon. A half-caste beauty emigrates from India to Great Britain, pursues fame and fortune at the cost of personal happiness, and becomes a Hollywood movie star while suppressing the truth of her heritage.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-10
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Dorothy and the Witches of Oz
2012-02-17
Dorothy and the Witches of Oz
Overview: Children's author Dorothy Gale makes a decent living continuing her grandfather's series of Oz books. When a new agent enters the scene, Dorothy moves to New York city. In the midst of a major business deal for her books, Dorothy discovers that her books are not based on her imagination, but on repressed memories. While Dorothy struggles with the revelation, she is forced to confront The Wicked Witch of the West, who has descended upon the Big Apple, determined to settle an old score.
Genres: Family Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-02-17
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Big Time
1989-05-17
Big Time
Overview: Triangle drama in a media setting.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-17
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By the Sword
1991-10-07
By the Sword
Overview: An elderly man named Max comes to the famous fencing coach Villar and asks to take him on as a coach. But the coach does not like his weapon technique, and he only takes Max as a cleaner.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-07
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Who Is Ferris Bueller?
2006-01-10
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
Overview: A short documentary that looks at the qualities that define the title character in the classic film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," told through interview clips and film footage.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-10
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Hoodlum & Son
2003-09-27
Hoodlum & Son
Overview: In 1933, a mischievous ten year old, Archie, is left in the care of his unattentive father, Charlie, a reluctant gangster indebted to mob boss Benny “The Bomb” Palladino. Benny gives Charlie a last chance to clear his ‘debt’ by collecting money from a rival, but when Archie follows his father into a rival gangster’s speakeasy, a series of bizarre events take place culminating in them fleeing without the money.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-27
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