Leo Rossi
Biography: Leo Rossi (born 1946) is an American character actor and writer with over 100 credits to his name, often playing authority figures, gangsters and other villains. He is known for his role as Budd Scarlotti in the 1981 horror film Halloween II and as Turkell from the 1990 horror sequel Maniac Cop 2. His other films include Heart Like a Wheel (1983), River's Edge (1986), The Accused (1988), Relentless (1989) and Analyze This (1999). Rossi starred on the 1980s short-lived TV series Partners in Crime and appeared in made-for-TV movies. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leo Rossi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Birthday: June 26, 1946
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The Accused
1988-10-14
The Accused
Overview: Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a bar while people watch and cheer. District Attorney Kathryn Murphy takes the case; however, she allows the rapists to receive a mild sentence. A distraught Sarah decides to seek punishment for the men who witnessed and encouraged the rape. To get justice, Sarah must take the stand and revisit the night of her attack.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-14
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Halloween II
1981-10-30
Halloween II
Overview: After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-10-30
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10th & Wolf
2006-02-19
10th & Wolf
Overview: A former street thug returns to his Philadelphia home after a stint in the military. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself tangling with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-02-19
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Fast Getaway
1991-03-14
Fast Getaway
Overview: Nelson, played by Corey Haim is a teenager who robs banks with his father in group along with two other friends. Corey Haim Is the right guy, in the right place, at the right time. All he needed was a ...fast getaway
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-14
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Heart Like a Wheel
1983-04-01
Heart Like a Wheel
Overview: Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-04-01
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Raw Justice
1994-08-17
Raw Justice
Overview: The mayor of a small town hires a bounty hunter to find his daughter's killer, but it turns out to be a very dangerous job.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-08-17
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Wedding Bell Blues
1996-10-18
Wedding Bell Blues
Overview: Micki, Tanya and Jasmine have 24 hours to get divorced. There's just one problem...They're still single. When Jasmine, Tanya and Micki decide they'd rather be divorced than unmarried, they take off to Las Vegas in search of the perfect ex.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-18
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One Eyed King
2001-09-07
One Eyed King
Overview: Residents of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen attempt to balance family and friendship against the harsh street life that unfolds around them
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-07
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The Pirate
1978-11-21
The Pirate
Overview: An Israeli man, raised by a wealthy and powerful Arab, comes into conflict with his heritage when he is entrusted with managing his country's oil fortunes and must deal with a fanatical terrorist group led by his daughter.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-11-21
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Road to Redemption
2001-09-28
Road to Redemption
Overview: A couple come into contact with stolen mob money, gamble it away, and end up on the run from gangsters
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-28
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At the Sinatra Club
2010-09-01
At the Sinatra Club
Overview: Brutal and celebrated Mafia gangster John Gotti (Danny Nucci) schemes, shoves and murders his way to the top of that world in this gritty biography told from the perspective of Salvatore Polisi (Jason Gedrick), who owns the Sinatra Club, where Gotti's crew hangs out. Determined to make his name, the young Gotti plans a daring armored-car robbery that he expects to get him noticed by the bosses of each of New York's five major crime families.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-01
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All In
2006-03-14
All In
Overview: Six medical students with unique talents pool their resources to win the World Series of Poker.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-14
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Maniac Cop
1988-05-13
Maniac Cop
Overview: Innocent people are brutally killed on the streets of New York by a uniformed police officer. A young cop, Jack Forrest, finds himself marked as the chief suspect after his wife is murdered.
Genres: Crime Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-13
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Mafioso: The Father The Son
2004-01-01
Mafioso: The Father The Son
Overview: When the head of a mafia clan is perceived to be weakening, his family suffers a series of attacks. It is up to his son, Frankie, to figure out who’s behind the plot before they are all wiped out.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Fast Getaway II
1994-12-21
Fast Getaway II
Overview: A former robber (whose partner was his father) has reformed and is now running an insurance business with his girlfriend. An ex-partner frames him for a burglary. When his father gets out of prison, they go after the ex-partner.
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-21
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Brainwash
1983-09-23
Brainwash
Overview: A group of husbands with their wives participate in a reunion where everybody will find his hidden secret. The methods used are terrible, but usually work. Just usually.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-09-23
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The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
1999-09-03
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
Overview: David Hyde Pierce, playing an alien (credited as infinity-cubed in the opening credits), narrates a courtship in a late-20th century American city as an extraterrestrial nature documentary. The relationship "footage" is played straight, while the voice-over (with its most often wildly inaccurate theories) and elaborate visual metaphors add comedy.
Genres: Comedy Romance Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-03
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Kids Don't Tell
1985-03-05
Kids Don't Tell
Overview: When a documentary-maker begins to make a film about child sexual abuse, the subject begins to eat into him and affect his relationship with those around him, particularly his wife.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-05
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Fatal Conflict
2000-11-10
Fatal Conflict
Overview: In a lawless futuristic society, a rebel must prevent a tandem of renegades from destroying Los Angeles. An ex-star pilot is forced to stop a mad criminal and his gang after they've hi-jacked a huge space freighter with the intent of crashing it into Los Angeles destroying what is left of civilization. Time is running out.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-10
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Relentless
1989-08-30
Relentless
Overview: Two Los Angeles police detectives hunt for a serial killer who randomly chooses his victims from a phone directory.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Horror Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-08-30
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Beyond Desire
1995-07-13
Beyond Desire
Overview: Rita is a sexy call girl in a red Corvette convertible who just met Ray. Ray is an ex-con just released after serving 14 years for a killing he claims he was framed for. When these two get together, sparks fly and temperatures rise. But Ray has a reason not to trust Rita - $1 million has been stashed somewhere in Las Vegas and Ray knows everyone wants it almost as much as they want him dead. When everyone has a hidden agenda, who do you trust?
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-07-13
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Hit List
1989-03-03
Hit List
Overview: A family man and a mob witness hunt for a hit-man who has mistakenly kidnapped the family man's son.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-03-03
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Crackerjack 3
2000-12-02
Crackerjack 3
Overview: A group of retired spies once former enemies, are forced to work together in an attempt to retrieve a neutron bomb stolen by a group of new-wave, high-tech operatives who have supplanted them in the post-Cold War intelligence game.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-02
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Relentless 3
1993-08-18
Relentless 3
Overview: Sam Dietz, the relentless police detective, returns to Los Angeles from a self-imposed exile to help the police solve another series of brutal killings committed by another crafty serial killer whom targets Dietz's latest love interest.
Genres: Action Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-08-18
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Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes
1994-12-14
Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes
Overview: Sam Dietz is back and must find and stop another serial killer before he kills again. Detective work for Dietz is tough having to juggle two gorgeous women - one his partner, and the other his shrink, who holds the key to the case.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-14
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The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie
2007-11-11
The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie
Overview: A modern day telling of the Mark Twain classic, The Prince and the Pauper.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-11
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Mutant Species
1995-01-19
Mutant Species
Overview: A rocket containing bio-hazardous material to be disposed of by launching into space crashes in a remote wooded area. An army team is sent to recover it. One of the men is infected and mutates into a monster, killing most of the rest of the team. One man escapes with the help of a brother & sister who live in the woods. He then tries to stop his former buddy, while also fighting against another army team sent in to destroy everything. The bio-material was supposed to create a super-soldier, was banned, and the crash of the rocket appears to have been deliberate so the experiment could proceed. But who is behind it all? And will others be infected?
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-19
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Exodus Fall
2011-04-01
Exodus Fall
Overview: Set in 1974 Texas, three teen siblings struggle with the death of their father and try to live with their abusive mother. When one of the teens is sent away because the mother can't cope with his autism, the teens embark on a life changing road trip to freedom.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-01
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Felony
1994-10-19
Felony
Overview: A reality cop show films a police raid on a drug ring that goes awry and results in the massacre of 11 policemen. All of this gets taped by the cameraman who tries to sell the tape to the gangsters and gets killed for his efforts. Meanwhile the film commentator gets pursued by the cops, the gangsters, and some crooked FBI agents. All are after the film which he doesn't have.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-19
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Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story
1993-01-03
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story
Overview: Joey Buttafuoco's story, of how a sexy, possessive young girl destroyed his life by telling her friends the two are lovers, and then shooting his wife.
Genres: Drama Romance Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-03
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Analyze This
1999-03-05
Analyze This
Overview: Countless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks. When Paul Vitti needs help dealing with his role in the "family," unlucky shrink Dr. Ben Sobel is given just days to resolve Vitti's emotional crisis and turn him into a happy, well-adjusted gangster.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-05
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Runaway Daughters
1994-08-12
Runaway Daughters
Overview: Angie, Mary, and Laura are teenage girls who are fed up with their bland and unexciting small town lives. Mary discovers that she's pregnant after having sex with her boyfriend.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-08-12
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The Rose Technique
2002-03-01
The Rose Technique
Overview: The Rose Technique revolves around the life of an off-beat psychiatrist who wants to join the crazy world of daytime TV.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-01
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Leonard Part 6
1987-12-18
Leonard Part 6
Overview: After separating from his wife, Leonard Parker (Cosby) quit the spy business and became a restaurateur. His wife refuses to speak with him, and his daughter, who changes her career more often than her clothes, has begun dating a man old enough to be Leonard's father! On top of it all, the government has asked him to come back and save the world again.
Genres: Action Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-12-18
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One Too Many
1985-05-01
One Too Many
Overview: Four high school friends find their lives changed forever when one of the friends drives drunk with devastating results.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-01
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We're Talkin' Serious Money
1992-05-08
We're Talkin' Serious Money
Overview: A couple of bumbling con men go on the lam when they can't repay a loan from the mob.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-08
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True Friends
1998-01-30
True Friends
Overview: New York, The Bronx, 1980. Two Italian boys Joey Esposito and Louie Mazerino jump to the defence of a smaller Puerto Rican boy, J.J. Lopez, when J.J. is threatened by six schoolyard bullies. The three boys soon become best friends, and they always look out for each other. However, their innocence is shattered when they witness Big Tony, the local Mob boss kill a man. The three boys vow to each other to keep it a secret. Fifteen years later, the three boys, now in their late twenties are still the best of friends and still living in The Bronx. They dream of opening their own bar. Desperate to better themselves, Joey devises a scheme to steal money from Big Tony and open their own Joint.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-30
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Too Much Sun
1990-10-10
Too Much Sun
Overview: A multimillionaire, whose son is gay and daughter a lesbian, leaves a will with one clause: His children will inherit his money only if at least one of them produces him a grandchild within a year of his death.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-10
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The Business of Fancydancing
2002-01-14
The Business of Fancydancing
Overview: Seymour Polatkin is a successful, gay Indian poet from Spokane who confronts his past when he returns to his childhood home on the reservation to attend the funeral of a dear friend.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-14
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One Night at McCool's
2001-04-19
One Night at McCool's
Overview: On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a tussle with her criminal boyfriend, who she then shoots dead, later persuading Randy to take the rap for her. But this isn't the end of it, as both Randy's cousin Carl and the detective assigned to the murder case also fall for Jewel's charms and find themselves caught up in the ensuing events. It seems that any man who meets Jewel falls instantly in love with her, and she's going to use this fully to her own advantage, leaving a trail of havoc in her wake. It also seems that she is going to get away with it - that is, until Randy decides to hire a hitman...
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-04-19
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Diamond Zero
2005-05-24
Diamond Zero
Overview: A daft doctor concocts an offbeat scheme to make millions after he happens upon a method of turning cremated human remains into diamonds. But when the sawbones hires a pair of hapless thieves to collect the raw material, a string of calamities ensues in their insane efforts to pilfer the ashes of prominent and historic figures. Tippi Hedren, Bronson Pinchot, Richard Moll and Joan Van Ark head the cast in this inky morality yarn.
Genres: Action Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-24
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Rave Review
1995-09-13
Rave Review
Overview: A dark comedy set in the L.A. theatre scene, as director Steve Maletti accidentally causes the death of a legendarily harsh critic.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-13
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Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003-11-14
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Overview: Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien Drake Jr. and embarks on a round-the-world adventure, along with Bugs and The VP of Warner Bros. Their mission? Find Damien's father, and the missing blue diamond... and stay one step ahead of The Acme Corp., who wants the diamond for their own purposes.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-14
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Four Deadly Reasons
2002-06-04
Four Deadly Reasons
Overview: Bobby Venuti has a pregnant wife, and a mountain of gambling debts. Now, despite Bobby's best efforts to get out of the city and raise a family far away from the temptations that nearly consumed him, the troubled debtor is about to find just how far some people are willing to go to collect on an outstanding debt.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-06-04
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Black Widow
1987-02-06
Black Widow
Overview: Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-06
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The Assault
1998-10-08
The Assault
Overview: A female cop assigned to protect a dead drug dealer's girlfriend from mob assassins takes her to a home for battered wives. When revenge is the only option, the emotionally scarred women are forced to fight back.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-08
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Dead On: Relentless II
1992-02-26
Dead On: Relentless II
Overview: Detective Sam Dietz is paired with a shady FBI agent to track down another serial killer terrorizing Los Angeles.
Genres: Action Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-02-26
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Maniac Cop 2
1990-07-18
Maniac Cop 2
Overview: After being framed by corrupt superiors and brutally assaulted in prison, Officer Matt Cordell teams up with a vicious serial killer to track down those that wronged him.
Genres: Action Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-07-18
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The Misery Brothers
1995-01-01
The Misery Brothers
Overview: Screwball sex comedy focusing on two brothers.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Out of Time
1988-07-17
Out of Time
Overview: A cop from the future goes back in time to Los Angeles and teams up with his grandfather to capture a master criminal.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-17
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Gotti
2018-06-14
Gotti
Overview: John Gotti rises to the top of the New York underworld to become the boss of the Gambino crime family. His life takes a tumultuous turn as he faces tragedy, multiple trials and a prison sentence.
Genres: Crime Drama History Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-06-14
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In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King
1995-03-01
In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King
Overview: Al is caught between his loyalty to the police force and his love for his brother in a tense setting. It seems that his brother, Rudy, was involved in a mob hit that could potentially start a gang war. Tony C., a local mob boss and childhood acquaintance of Al, hires him to find out who was involved in the hit. Al must find his brother and make some decisions.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-03-01
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River's Edge
1986-10-10
River's Edge
Overview: A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, each must decide whether to turn their friend in to the police, or to help him escape the consequences of his dreadful deed.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-10
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Russkies
1987-11-06
Russkies
Overview: A group of American boys discovers a Russian sailor washed up on the coast of Florida and decide to befriend him, assuming that he is friendly and will bring them no danger and thus go against the ideas of their parents, as well as the government.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-06
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Grand Theft Auto
1977-06-16
Grand Theft Auto
Overview: A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of reward seekers are determined to stop her.
Genres: Comedy Action Crime Adventure Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-06-16
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Separate Ways
2001-03-25
Separate Ways
Overview: A high-school crush some twenty years later, snowballs into stalking psychosis.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-25
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The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II
2012-09-18
The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II
Overview: Retrospective documentary about the making of "Halloween II."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-18
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Mr. Billion
1977-03-03
Mr. Billion
Overview: An Italian mechanic finds that he has inherited a billion-dollar company from his dead uncle, but he needs to be in San Francisco in 20 days to sign over the will. In the meantime, he is chased by kidnappers and the affected corporation's president.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-03-03
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Back By Midnight
2005-01-25
Back By Midnight
Overview: The warden of a small, rundown, minimum-security prison plots revenge against the the prison's dishonest owner by having four inmates break out and plan a department store robbery to spruce up the prison's faculties.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-25
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Peter Gunn
1989-04-23
Peter Gunn
Overview: Peter Gunn, a connoisseur of beautiful women and cool jazz, is an ex-cop turned private eye who's caught in the middle of a dangerous gang war.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-23
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Where the Day Takes You
1992-01-11
Where the Day Takes You
Overview: King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de facto leader of a group of teenage runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie Greg. When Heather, a beautiful girl from Chicago, starts hanging out with King and his crew, it changes the dynamic of the gang. However, it seems as though nothing will alter their dangerous lifestyle.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-11
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Alias Big Cherry
1975-11-11
Alias Big Cherry
Overview: The life and tribulations of Big Cherry Hill Fats, a 650-pound conman who swindled his victims out of 25 million dollars and helped bring down a criminal enterprise.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-11-11
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Before Memory
Before Memory
Overview: A man suffering from amnesia teams up with a young girl to assist the FBI in solving the serial murders of eight young girls while struggling with flashbacks that suggest he may be the killer.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
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