Aki Aleong
Biography: Aki Aleong's career has spanned more than 60 years as an actor, singer, writer, producer and activist. He has served on the National Board of the Screen Actors Guild, appointed National Chair of SAG'S EEOC and was a member of the President's Diversity/Affirmative Action Task Force. Aki has also been Executive Director of AIM (Asians in Media), Vice President of The Media Coalition of Los Angeles and President of MANAA (Media Action Network for Asian-Americans). Among Aki's numerous awards is an Honorary Doctorate from New Dimensions University in 2013. Aki's legendary career started on Broadway in "Teahouse of the August Moon" and "The Interview." He went on to star in more than 50 movies and 150 television shows and has worked with Academy Award-winners Frank Sinatra Jr., Marlon Brando, Faye Dunaway, Joanne Woodward, Steve McQueen, Ben Kingsley, John Mills, Ernest Borgnine, Jennifer Connelly and Martin Landau. Aki has worked with Directors William Wyler {3 time Oscar winner}, John Sturges and Martin Ritt. Other notable stars with whom Aki has worked include Roger Moore, Bill Cosby, Peter Lawford, Tony Randall, Gina Lollobrigida, Chuck Norris, Olivia Hussey, Pierce Brosnan and others, many of whom have been the recipients of Golden Globes, DGA, WGA, SAG, Cannes and similar prestigious awards. Aki's career also includes working with prominent Writers/Directors, including John Milius, Lionel Chetwynd, Philip Yordan, Mark Rydell and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Pearl S. Buck. Aki also has experience as a record executive producer/artist. He was Chairman of FORE (The Fraternity of Recording Executives), an organization dedicated to bringing Executives of Color into the Music Industry. His other affiliations include President of Pan World Records and Golden Dragon Publishing companies. He was the National Director of Black Promotion for Polydor/Polygram Records and also worked with Liberty/UA Records and Capitol Records. He also produced records for Columbia Records, Capitol, Liberty/UA, Artista and other prominent labels. Aki, in fact, is the first Asian American to have a Top100 record, which he wrote and co-produced, on the National Charts in the US. Aki's other accomplishments include NAAAP ( National Association of Asian American Professionals) membership, an Advisory Board Member of the US China Aids Foundation and a Judge for the Asian American Teens 2007-2008. Aki is President of MANAA (Media Action Network for Asian Americans), Senior Advisor for Ace Studios Hong Kong and President of Mustard Seed Media Group, for which he wrote, directed and starred in "Chinaman's Chance: America's Yellow Slaves." Aki's extensive background in the entertainment industry also includes the production of a wide variety of movies, videos and documentaries.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 19, 1934
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
The Cable Guy
1996-06-10
The Cable Guy
Overview: When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the 'friendship', Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behaviour.
Genres: Comedy Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-10
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Never So Few
1959-12-07
Never So Few
Overview: A U.S. military troop takes command of a band of Burmese guerillas during World War II.
Genres: War Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-12-07
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Farewell to the King
1989-03-03
Farewell to the King
Overview: An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during WWII becomes the leader of a personal empire among the headhunters in this war story told in the style of Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling. The American is reluctant to rejoin the fight against the Japanese on the urging of a British commando team but conducts a war of vengeance when the Japanese attack his adopted people.
Genres: War Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-03-03
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In3Dragon
2022-10-07
In3Dragon
Overview: A million years ago, one of the dragons fell in forbidden love with a woman; now, the battle for the ultimate warrior's heart is at stake!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-07
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The Quest
1996-04-19
The Quest
Overview: Ghang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martial arts skills ever displayed in order to win the prized Golden Dragon. But fighting prowess alone will not be enough for Chris to triumph over such daunting foes.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-04-19
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Kuffs
1992-01-10
Kuffs
Overview: George Kuffs didn't finish high-school, just lost his job, and his college-age girlfriend is pregnant. To top it off, George's brother Brad is killed and George inherits Brad's "patrol special" privatized police district and all the problems that come with it.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-10
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Braddock: Missing in Action III
1988-01-22
Braddock: Missing in Action III
Overview: When Colonel James Braddock is told that his Asian wife and 12-year-old son are still alive in Communist Vietnam, he mounts a one-man assault to free them. Armed with the latest high-tech firepower, Braddock fights his way into the heart of the country and ends up battling his way out with several dozen abused Amerasian children in tow! Struggling to keep them alive while outmaneuvering a sadistic Vietnamese officer, Braddock ignites the jungle in a blazing cross-country race for freedom.
Genres: Action War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-22
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Over the Brooklyn Bridge
1984-03-02
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Overview: A put-upon Jewish deli owner in Brooklyn dreams of getting out from underneath the thumb of his domineering father and his haughty fashion-model girlfriend by buying his own restaurant in midtown Manhattan.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-02
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Fit to Kill
1993-10-27
Fit to Kill
Overview: Buxom do-gooders Donna and Nicole set out to reclaim the stolen Alexa diamond from its hiding place in Russia … only to run into their nemesis, Martin Kane.
Genres: Action Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-27
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Operation Bikini
1963-03-26
Operation Bikini
Overview: The film takes place aboard an American submarine in the Pacific during World War II. The sub's commander is ordered to stop and pick up an underwater demolition team led by Lt. Hayes, whose mission is to locate and destroy a US submarine sunken in a lagoon off Bikini Atoll before the Japanese are able to raise it and capture the advanced radar system on board.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-03-26
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The Force
1994-02-21
The Force
Overview: When a police officer is killed in the line of duty, his soul enters into the body of a young officer to seek revenge for his murder. However, when the spirit takes over, the officer is unaware of what is going on and most think he is in need of a psychiatrist, including the wife of the fallen cop.
Genres: Action Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-02-21
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Beverly Hills Madam
1986-04-06
Beverly Hills Madam
Overview: A bordello catering to rich and wealthy clients, run by Lil Hutton experiences a series of crises as one girl ends up pregnant, and another dead. As a subplot, a young woman, Julie Taylor, makes a trip to LA to surprise a friend, but never finds her. Julie is mugged, and seeks help from Lil Hutton. She sees how much the prostitutes are making, and is tempted into the lifestyle. On her first "job" is hired by a rich father for his 18-year old virgin son as a birthday gift, and they fall in love. But the relationship comes to a quick end as soon as the son learns she is a "whore"; Julie breaks down and runs off after realizing prostitution is a cold and loveless occupation that cannot fulfill her emotional emptiness.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-04-06
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Motorcycle Gang
1957-10-22
Motorcycle Gang
Overview: A troublemaker returns to town only to find his old tearaway pals have joined a supervised motorcycle club. Friction erupts between him and the new leader about this goody-goody setup, and about the charms of gang moll Terry.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-10-22
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Perfect Assassins
1998-11-13
Perfect Assassins
Overview: When deadly terrorists strike, an FBI man, who is an expert on terrorist mentality, hunts their twisted "creator," who may be connected with a disgraced professor from his past.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-11-13
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The Hanoi Hilton
1987-03-27
The Hanoi Hilton
Overview: Lionel Chetwynd's film documents the horrific struggles that faced American POWs held in the North Vietnamese prison Hoa Lo -- more infamously known as the Hanoi Hilton -- between 1964 and 1975. Williamson (Michael Moriarty) leads a group of American servicemen who are prisoners at the detention camp. He assumes command after Cathcart (Lawrence Pressman) is dragged off to be tortured.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-27
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Road to Hell
2017-02-01
Road to Hell
Overview: He's spent his life killing for the mob, leaving countless bodies in his wake, but now it's time to make amends as the road to hell draws to a close.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2017-02-01
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House of Sand and Fog
2003-12-19
House of Sand and Fog
Overview: Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house is the legal property of former drug addict Kathy. After losing the house in an unfair legal dispute with the county, she is left with nowhere to go. Wanting her house back, she hires a lawyer and befriends a police officer. Neither Kathy nor Behrani have broken the law, so they find themselves involved in a difficult moral dilemma.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-19
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Breaking the Silence
1992-01-14
Breaking the Silence
Overview: Drama about an attorney who defends a teenage boy accused of murdering his abusive father and must come to grips with his shameful secrets about his own mother.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-14
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Miss America: Behind the Crown
1992-09-21
Miss America: Behind the Crown
Overview: Carolyn Sapp, Miss America 1992 (and a non-actress), plays herself in this drama based on her personal story of abuse and betrayal at the hands of the man she loved, Nu'u Fa'aola, a Samoan pro-football player for the New York Jets.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-21
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From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
1992-11-29
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
Overview: In the first of a potential series of films inspired by the real-life experiences of Los Angeles police officer turned bestselling author Joseph Wambaugh, an on-the-skids detective, with memories of having accidentally shot and killed his partner while they were pursuing a pair of bank robbers, tries to put his life back in order.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-29
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Pound of Flesh
2015-05-07
Pound of Flesh
Overview: In China to donate his kidney to his dying niece, former black-ops agent Deacon awakes the day before the operation to find he is the latest victim of organ theft. Stitched up and pissed-off, Deacon descends from his opulent hotel in search of his stolen kidney and carves a blood-soaked path through the darkest corners of the city. The clock is ticking for his niece and with each step he loses blood.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-05-07
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Internal Affairs
1988-11-06
Internal Affairs
Overview: A skilled police detective in a case involving the strange, sadistic murder of a young prostitute who has been killed in exactly the same fashion as a young nightclub singer in Saigon during the Vietnam War. At the same time, the detective attempts to ferret out corruption in the police ranks.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-06
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X-Treme Fighter
2004-01-01
X-Treme Fighter
Overview: A well-meaning genius creates a virtual reality game that leaves his grandson trapped within when a virus invades. The boy's father (Don Wilson) enters the virtual fighting game in order to combat the virus and save his son before they're both trapped forever.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Beyond the Game
2014-12-31
Beyond the Game
Overview: In a reality show that’s too real, the contestants are dying. Now only one will survive… Beyond The Game! Kill or be Killed! Beyond the Game has contestants believing they are part of a reality show, but in reality, they are forced to fight to survive.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-31
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Out for Blood
1992-12-16
Out for Blood
Overview: A lawyer's family is murdered by drug smugglers, and he is beaten and left for dead, but survives although in a coma. When he awakes he only has a partial memory of what happened. In order to find out the real story, he trains with a karate master and becomes a mysterious avenger known as "The Karate Man".
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-16
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The Independent
2000-11-10
The Independent
Overview: A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story of a serial killer who wants his biography film to be a musical.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-10
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Dragonfight
1990-06-05
Dragonfight
Overview: In the future, large corporations earn millions of dollars by staging gladiatorial fights to the death that are shown on worldwide television. One day, however, a fighter who is scheduled to hunt and kill an opponent in the Arizona desert decides he's had enough, and makes a run for it. His opponent is instructed to track him down and kill him.
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-06-05
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Savage Dog
2017-08-04
Savage Dog
Overview: A story set in Indochina in 1959, a lawless land controlled by the criminal class: Vietnamese warlords and European war-criminals. Den-Dhin-Chan Labor Camp is run by four such dangerous men. The worst prison in the land, it is here that an Irish, former-champion boxer Martin Tillman has made a name for himself fighting tournaments, on which wealthy criminals gamble in high stakes events. When Tillman is due for release, he just wants to return home, but the corrupt forces running the jail will do everything in their power to keep him locked down. When all that Tillman holds dear is taken away in a vicious act of violence, he is forced to confront the men responsible and take his revenge. The birth of a legend.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-08-04
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Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
1997-03-19
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
Overview: Breaking the Surface is about the tough times Greg Louganis had on his way to becoming one of the world's top Olympic divers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-19
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Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey
1994-01-01
Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey
Overview: An anthropologist on a sea voyage to Alaska is bitten by a beautiful vampire while aboard the ship. As he slowly begins to transform into one of the undead, he embarks on a journey across the country, searching for answers.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993-05-07
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Overview: This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one the most charismatic action heroes in cinema history.
Genres: Drama History Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-07
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L.A. County 187
2003-07-05
L.A. County 187
Overview: It's another night in L.A. County 187 for policeman Walter Drazin and his team, but when they find the corpses of an Asian family in a burned down club, arson and murder come to the fore. As Drazin investigates the guests of the club, the sordid truth about the city's underworld activities rears its ugly head.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-07-05
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Missing Brendan
2004-10-26
Missing Brendan
Overview: George takes a trip to Vietnam to find his missing son. George's son Bob and Bob's son Patrick accompany George on the trip. George's son, Brendan, has been Missing in Action since the Vietnam War. Julie, an archeologist, joined the search.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-26
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Absolute Vow
2017-10-24
Absolute Vow
Overview: In 1,000 BC, a virgin and her friends venture into the hills, to grieve and ponder the grim fate that awaits her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-24
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Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
2008-05-14
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
Overview: 1870's America. A Chinese immigrant falsely accused of murdering a white woman is viciously hunted down; he'll have to prove his innocence in a time when people of color had "no legal rights" and could be bought and sold for a profit. Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance explores the exploitation of Chinese workers during the building of American railroads. The workers not only spent long hours, but the work was often dangerous and fatal. The Chinaman is a fugitive on the run, and all odds are against him. While stealing a horse was a hanging offense in the Old West, our fugitive knows that killing a Chinaman is not a crime.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure History Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-14
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Abduction
2019-03-20
Abduction
Overview: A man steps out of a park fountain in Ho Chi Minh City with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he wanders through the city, piecing together clues to his past, he is relentlessly pursued by mysterious figures.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-20
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RoboWoman
2019-04-11
RoboWoman
Overview: On her last day at a temp agency, Vivica Stevens is attacked, beaten and left for dead by a co-worker and his friends. Through the use of futuristic “cybernetic” upgrades, she tracks down her assailants to execute bloody revenge.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-11
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The Hustle
2008-04-05
The Hustle
Overview: Disenchanted pest worker and single dad Freddie Manning unintentionally steals and then loses mob money and now he really is in trouble. So when a run-down Baptist church mistakes him and his best friend Junior for replacement ministers, he grabs at the opportunity that might save his life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-05
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Deadly Target
1994-01-01
Deadly Target
Overview: A Chinese gangster in Los Angeles escapes on the eve of his deportation to Hong Kong. A martial-arts master detective and his ragtag team get caught up in the action as they track down this ruthless killer.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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No Down Payment
1957-10-30
No Down Payment
Overview: The marital difficulties of four couples living in a southern California housing development become intertwined. Among the unhappy couples are ne'er-do-well Jerry Flagg and his long-suffering wife Isabelle, flirtatious Leola Boone and her sadistic husband Troy, hard-working Herman Kreitzer and his understanding wife Betty, and newlyweds Jean and David Martin.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-10-30
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Lewis & Clark & George
1997-01-21
Lewis & Clark & George
Overview: A sultry woman joins an illiterate killer and a brainy hacker, both escaped convicts, to search for gold.
Genres: Thriller Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-21
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Agents of Secret Stuff
2010-11-24
Agents of Secret Stuff
Overview: A teenage spy is assigned on a mission to attend a high school to protect a schoolgirl who is targeted by an enemy organization but struggles to fit in with the normal life.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-24
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The Hunters
1958-09-01
The Hunters
Overview: With its electrifying flight sequences and high-powered cast, The Hunters is a mesmerizing film based on the best-selling novel by veteran fighter pilot James Salter. Set during the height of the Korean War, the story centers on Major Cleve Saville (Robert Mitchum), a master of the newly operational F-86 Sabre fighter jets. But adept as he is at flying, Saville¹s personal life takes a nosedive when he falls in love with his wingman¹s (Lee Philips) beautiful wife (May Britt). To make matters worse, Saville must cope with a loud-mouthed rookie (Robert Wagner) in a daring rescue mission that threatens all their lives in this well-crafted war drama.
Genres: War Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-09-01
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Devil's Express
1976-08-18
Devil's Express
Overview: Luke and his friend Rodan take a break from the city streets to train in kung fu in China. Whilst there, Rodan steals an ancient amulet which prevents an evil spirit from leaving his tomb. The evil spirit, now free, possesses somebody and follows the pair back to New York City, where it lurks in the subways, killing and mutilating its victims. Can kung fu master Luke right Rodan's wrong and put a stop to the killings?
Genres: Horror Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-08-18
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Superhero Movie
2008-03-28
Superhero Movie
Overview: Rick Riker is a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly. And because every hero needs a nemesis, enter Lou Landers, aka the villainously goofy Hourglass.
Genres: Comedy Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-28
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Ass Clowns: Constipated
2021-07-04
Ass Clowns: Constipated
Overview: The film follows the antics of Froggie and Muta as they go from one hysterical adventure to the next.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-07-04
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Sarogeto
2021-07-16
Sarogeto
Overview: While living an idyllic life she never felt entitled to, Grace is dealt a life or death decision that changes her destiny as well as her summoned young protege Miki Endo, who is unsuspectingly threaded into her journey which will forever change the fate of both their lives. It's a twisted, thought provoking journey where East meets West traveling from Japan to America through the mind of Grace Stanton and her perspective of this life and future lives, where our perceptions can dictate our actions in unique ways often misunderstood.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-07-16
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