Paul Bates
Biography: Paul Bates is an American actor. He has played minor roles in True Romance, The Preacher's Wife, Mr. Wonderful, 8 Mile, The Wayans Bros, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and Bad Teacher. He is known for playing Oha in the 1988 film Coming to America starring Eddie Murphy.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 24, 1958
Deathday: N/A
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True Romance
1993-09-09
True Romance
Overview: Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Genres: Action Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-09
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The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992-08-21
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Overview: A Southern librarian puts excitement in her life with a found murder weapon and a false confession.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-08-21
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Hot Pursuit
1987-05-08
Hot Pursuit
Overview: Young Danny is following his rich girlfriend's family to the Caribbean. But suddenly he simply must make a chemistry test and cannot go with them. After they have left, he gets a leave from his professor and takes a plane to find them. But he is not quite sure where they are, and meets smugglers, crazy captains and murderers.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-08
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The Pickle
1993-04-30
The Pickle
Overview: Harry Stone always dreamed of making "The Great American Movie." Instead he made The Pickle - a teenage sci-fi flick about a flying cucumber. Harry just wanted to get out of debt; now everyone he's ever known, loved and neglected is standing in line for tickets.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-30
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Paper Dragons
1996-01-01
Paper Dragons
Overview: A small-time hood, left for dead after double-crossing drug dealers, is taken in by a monastery and taught the art of kung fu.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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Hannah and Her Sisters
1986-02-07
Hannah and Her Sisters
Overview: Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-07
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Showgirls
1995-09-22
Showgirls
Overview: Fresh to Las Vegas with no connections, Nomi Malone takes a job as an exotic dancer. Her talents are quickly noticed by Cristal, a headlining dancer who senses an opportunity to bolster her own act. But Nomi won’t play second fiddle and soon begins her venomous path to the top, ruthlessly backstabbing anyone who gets in her way.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-22
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Hesher
2010-01-22
Hesher
Overview: A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even more chaotic.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-22
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Crazy People
1990-04-13
Crazy People
Overview: A bitter ad executive, who has reached his breaking point, finds himself in a mental institution, where his career actually begins to thrive with the help of the hospital's patients.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-13
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Breathing Hard
2001-05-13
Breathing Hard
Overview: A struggling Hollywood writer takes a job as a driver for a cursing, cantankerous old British actress. She believes she has one great role left in her...and decides that it should be in his new play.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-13
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8 Mile
2002-11-08
8 Mile
Overview: For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-08
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The Survivor
2022-04-07
The Survivor
Overview: Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by the memories and his guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against boxing legends like Rocky Marciano as a way to find his first love again.
Genres: History Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-04-07
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
1985-12-19
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Overview: Theseus has defeated Hippolyta in battle, and now claims her as his bride. But before the nuptials begin, a pair of young lovers flee into the forest to be married, pursued by a pair of not-lovers. There, in the forest, live the fairies whose lives are in turmoil, due to the heated lovers' quarrels between their rulers, Oberon and Titania. Between the fairies, an ass's head, the lovers, a troupe of unsuspecting would-be actors, and a magic flower that can make people fall in love at first sight, it's a merry night of chaos and comedy until everything is put to rights.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-19
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Exterminator 2
1984-09-14
Exterminator 2
Overview: The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York of a drug lord and his gang.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-14
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Soul of the Game
1996-04-20
Soul of the Game
Overview: In 1945, the world of baseball is divided between the Majors and the Negro Leagues - but the time has come for change. One team will be the first to sign a black player and only one player will be the first to take the field. The Brooklyn Dodgers want to make the deal that will make history. But the man they choose will have to be more than a great player - he has to have the charisma of a star. It soon comes down to three powerful and extraordinary players: legendary pitcher Satchel Paige; the greatest hitter in baseball Josh Gibson; and a rookie by the name of Jackie Robinson. Three player - three friends - three champions. Together they are unbeatable - but only one will cross the home plate into history.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-04-20
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March in Windy City
1998-05-03
March in Windy City
Overview: Retired MI6 agent Steven March is called back into action by his former employers. His task is to assassinate Chicago politician Dan Paterson, an ambitious and ruthless Russian who March has encountered before. March's task is made more difficult when Paterson's daughter is kidnapped, apparently by Chinese gangsters.
Genres: Comedy Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-03
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Bad Teacher
2011-05-16
Bad Teacher
Overview: A lazy, incompetent middle school teacher who hates her job and her students is forced to return to her job to make enough money for a boob job after her rich fiancé dumps her.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-05-16
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Instinct
1999-06-04
Instinct
Overview: In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be examined by a bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder. Driven by ambition and a hunger for the truth, Caulder will eventually risk everything—even put his very life on the line—in a harrowing attempt to understand the bizarre actions of this madman.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-04
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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007-12-21
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Overview: Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-21
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Somewhere, Tomorrow
1983-01-01
Somewhere, Tomorrow
Overview: Lori Anderson is trying to deal with the recent tragedy of her father's death. As Lori's mother moves on, Lori finds herself stuck, consumed by grief and anger. With the lingering feeling that something about her father's passing was not right, Lori turns to his journals for answers. The events that follow catapult Lori into a strange romance with a ghost, resulting in a mysterious journey.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Science Fiction Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Jennifer Eight
1992-11-06
Jennifer Eight
Overview: John Berlin, a big-city cop from LA moves to a small-town police force and immediately finds himself investigating a murder. Using theories rejected by his colleagues, Berlin meets a young blind woman named Helena, whom he is attracted to. Meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose—and only John knows it.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-06
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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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Mr. Wonderful
1993-10-15
Mr. Wonderful
Overview: Electrician Gus gets the chance to fulfil a childhood dream by buying an old bowling-alley with some of his friends, but first he must find his ex-wife a new husband so he can stop paying alimony.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-15
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The Preacher's Wife
1996-12-13
The Preacher's Wife
Overview: Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Biggs prays to God for help – which arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.
Genres: Family Fantasy Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-13
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Coming 2 America
2021-03-04
Coming 2 America
Overview: Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, Akeem and Semmi set off to America once again.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-04
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Life Ain't Like the Movies
2021-12-12
Life Ain't Like the Movies
Overview: A 16-year-old quirky black teen deals with love, death, bullies, and social awkwardness, as he goes through high school.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-12
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The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990-12-21
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Overview: After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and opportunists clamber to use it to their advantage.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-21
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