Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Biography: Ruben Santiago-Hudson is an American actor, playwright, and director who has won national awards for his work in all three categories. He is best known for his role of Captain Roy Montgomery from 2009 to 2011 on ABC's Castle.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 24, 1956
Deathday: N/A
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The Devil's Advocate
1997-10-17
The Devil's Advocate
Overview: Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-17
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Mr. Brooks
2007-06-01
Mr. Brooks
Overview: A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-01
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American Gangster
2007-11-02
American Gangster
Overview: Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-02
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The Invention of Lying
2009-10-02
The Invention of Lying
Overview: Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-02
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Rear Window
1998-11-22
Rear Window
Overview: Jason Kemp is a quadriplegic who passes the time spying on his neighbors from his window. By chance he catches one of them, Julian Thorpe, beating his wife and reports it to the police. He becomes certain that Julian has killed her, but fails to convince his nurse or his friends of any foul play.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-11-22
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Lackawanna Blues
2005-02-12
Lackawanna Blues
Overview: In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-02-12
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005-03-06
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Overview: A drama set in the 1920s, where free-spirited Janie Crawford's search for happiness leads her through several different marriages, challenging the morals of her small town. Based on the novel by Zora Neale Hurston.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-06
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American Tragedy
2000-11-12
American Tragedy
Overview: Johnnie Cochran defends O.J. Simpson who is on trial for his wife's murder.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-12
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The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
1999-05-09
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
Overview: An account of early 1970s social activist Ira Einhorn, who allegedly murdered his girlfriend and then fled the country.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-09
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Little John
2002-05-05
Little John
Overview: The unmarried daughter of a Texas rancher gives birth to an unwanted child. She puts the child up for adoption and moves away from home. Without her knowledge, her father took the boy and raised him. Twelve years later, she is now a successful family-court judge in L.A. Over the years, she has avoided her father and knows nothing of the child. That all changes when he decides that is time she knew her own child and heads for L.A.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-05
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The Red Sneakers
2002-02-10
The Red Sneakers
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Genres: Drama Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-10
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Honeydripper
2007-09-10
Honeydripper
Overview: In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effort to draw crowds during harvest time.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-10
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Blown Away
1994-07-01
Blown Away
Overview: Blown Away tells the story of Jimmy Dove, who works for the Boston bomb squad. Shortly after Dove leaves the force, his partner is killed by a bomb that Dove thinks might have been made by someone he knows.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-07-01
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White Lies
1997-04-01
White Lies
Overview: A museum worker pretends to be an artist in order to impress women. When an attractive assistant director of a SoHo art gallery overhears him, she offers to exhibit his work. He plays along, which leads to a series of complications following his newfound double life. He starts falling in love with the assistant director, but her art critic fiancé grows suspicious.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-01
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Selma
2014-12-25
Selma
Overview: "Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-25
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Broadway Rising
2022-12-05
Broadway Rising
Overview: There is no New York without Broadway. It’s both a landmark and a community, an industry and a people, making magic in a dark theater, eight times a week. During the pandemic, over 96,000 people lost their jobs and an entire ecosystem of small businesses were brought to a standstill. Broadway Rising tells the story of the broadway community and its harrowing journey back to the stage following the COVID-19 shutdown. This feature documentary brings everyone into the spotlight - from the costume makers to the ushers to the producers to the stars.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-12-05
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The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.
1995-03-06
The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.
Overview: Lieutenant Rick Hunter's girlfriend is murdered.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-03-06
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Brother's Shadow
2006-04-29
Brother's Shadow
Overview: Jake Groden is the black sheep of his family. Ankle deep in fish guts, he serves out his parole in Alaska. Then, after a decade of self-imposed exile, he is forced to return to his Brooklyn family. He soon discovers that his perfect brother, Michael is dead, and he begins trying to take what Michael had- a beautiful wife, adoring son, control of the family furniture business and the love of their gruff father. For Jake, the price of a new life is his identity.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-29
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003-02-10
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Overview: When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress. These first-person anecdotes, ranging from the brutal to the bittersweet, have been brought to vivid life in this unique HBO documentary special, featuring the on-camera voices of over a dozen top African-American actors.
Genres: History Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-02-10
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Bleeding Hearts
1995-09-22
Bleeding Hearts
Overview: An ill-fated, tender romance between an adult white male tutor and his 17-year-old African-American female student.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-22
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Shaft
2000-06-15
Shaft
Overview: New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-15
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Obsession
2019-09-27
Obsession
Overview: Before meeting George Good, Sonny Jordan was just a lost drifter with a troubled past floating from town to town, looking for work. As fate would have it, Sonny ends up saving George's life from a murderous back-alley mugger. As thanks, George gives Sonny a home and a job as a mechanic on his farm in the lonely Louisiana Bayou. Sonny quickly settles in and makes himself useful around the place but then Sonny meets Larissa, George's alluring wife. She has a mysterious past and the two are irresistibly drawn to each other. The two begin a passionate affair leading them to construct a twisted plot to take George's life in cold blood in order to be together. As their despicable plan unravels, they learn how far they are willing to go to cover their misdeed.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-27
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Solomon & Sheba
1995-02-26
Solomon & Sheba
Overview: In the land of Israel, Solomon (Jimmy Smits) is trying to figure out a way to become the world’s supplier of frankincense. He sends an envoy to the tiny country of Sheba to announce his intentions. The Queen of Sheba, Nikaule (Halle Berry), is outraged by Solomon’s greedy plan.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-02-26
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Domestic Disturbance
2001-10-28
Domestic Disturbance
Overview: Frank Morrison is a divorced father with a 12-year-old son, Danny. His ex-wife Susan and son Danny now live with Rick Barnes, Susan's new husband. Danny, who has a reputation for telling lies, accuses his stepfather of committing a murder. Initially, no one believes his accusations, but then Frank becomes convinced and is the only one who believes him. Now, the father Danny trusts must protect him from the stepfather he fears.
Genres: Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-28
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Which Way Home
1991-01-28
Which Way Home
Overview: An American nurse is determined to smuggle a group of orphans out of Cambodia in the late 1970s, assisted by an Australian boat operator.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-28
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Coming to America
1988-06-29
Coming to America
Overview: An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-29
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