Mike Nussbaum
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Nussbaum (December 29, 1923 - December 23, 2023) was an American actor and director. From the start of his acting career in the 1950s, Nussbaum appeared in many of David Mamet's plays both on and off Broadway, as well as in Chicago. His appearances in movies include roles in Field of Dreams (1989) and Men In Black (1997). In 1997 he received a Jeff Award for his performance as Reverend Lionel Espy in David Hare's Racing Demon. His performance in Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway received a Drama Desk Award in 1984. As a director, his work has included Where Have You Gone, Jimmy Stewart? (2002) by Art Shay. Nussbaum also appeared in local TV commercials for Chicago's Northwest Federal Savings (with the jingle, "It's Northwest Federal Savings Time, sixty-three hours a week"). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Nussbaum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: December 29, 1923
Deathday: December 23, 2023
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Men in Black
1997-07-02
Men in Black
Overview: After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new recruit Agent J find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-02
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Field of Dreams
1989-04-21
Field of Dreams
Overview: Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-21
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Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts
2021-09-29
Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts
Overview: These plays, all written by Tony and Pulitzer-winning playwright and Steppenwolf ensemble member Tracy Letts, share at least one thread: a world off-kilter. These gripping pieces create the opening landscape of this season and will mark a bridge between where we have been and where we are going.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-09-29
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Vital Signs
1986-02-11
Vital Signs
Overview: Two doctors, a father and son, conceal their alcohol and drug problems in this potent look at the abuse of those substances that exist in the medical profession.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-11
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House of Games
1987-10-11
House of Games
Overview: A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-11
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Losing Isaiah
1995-03-17
Losing Isaiah
Overview: Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-03-17
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The Con
1998-03-04
The Con
Overview: A lonely gas station attendent in Mississippi falls in love with a con woman who wants to get her hands on an inheritance he doesn't know about.
Genres: Romance Comedy Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-03-04
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Towing
1978-05-24
Towing
Overview: An unscrupulous towing company picks up perfectly fine cars and impounds them. It's up to two bar maids to try and stop them.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-24
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Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
1987-11-30
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
Overview: Frank Dowling has to solve the mystery of a young man who is obsessed with finding his natural parents.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-30
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T.R. Baskin
1971-10-20
T.R. Baskin
Overview: Enthusiastic young woman runs away to Chicago to start a new life. She is soon confronted with the emotional coldness of the big city and has to search for her place in the scheme of things.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-20
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The Game of Their Lives
2005-04-22
The Game of Their Lives
Overview: Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of the 1950 US soccer team who, against all odds, beat England 1 - 0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Although no US team has yet won a World Cup title, this story is about the family traditions and passions which shaped the lives of the players who made up this team of underdogs.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-22
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Shadow of a Doubt
1996-12-03
Shadow of a Doubt
Overview: Charlie Sloan is an alcoholic defence lawyer drawn back into the courtroom by Robin Harwell, a woman he once loved who wants him to defend her stepdaughter Angel, who is accused of murder. Sloan is out of his depth as his opponents mount a bitter campaign to portray him as a drunk and the trial becomes a media circus. Can Sloan justify Robin's faith in him?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-03
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Fatal Attraction
1987-09-18
Fatal Attraction
Overview: A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
Genres: Thriller Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-18
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Separate But Equal
1991-04-07
Separate But Equal
Overview: A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.
Genres: History TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-04-07
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Things Change
1988-10-21
Things Change
Overview: Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder he didn't commit. But Gino's mistaken for a Mafia boss, and the two are suddenly catapulted to the highest levels of mobster status. Only friendship will see them through this dangerous adventure alive!
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-21
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Overexposed
1992-10-11
Overexposed
Overview: Convinced that her husband Norm is being unfaithful, Ann Demski has an affair with family friend Nick. When she realizes that Nick contrived the evidence of Norm's unfaithfulness in order to seduce her, she breaks off the affair. Nick then launches an unrelenting campaign to destroy Ann's life.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-11
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Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
1990-05-06
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
Overview: The classic comic book characters created by John L. Goldwater are brought to tv in a slightly older version. Here the characters are adults returning to their high school reunion and remembering old times and romances from good old Riverdale High
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-06
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The Water Engine
1992-08-24
The Water Engine
Overview: In the 1930s, Charles Lang invents an engine that runs using water for fuel. But when he tries to get it patented, he is first offered a ridiculously low amount. When he refuses, he is suddenly several people are pressuring him to sell. The big oil companies don't want the competition. Now he has to try and keep them from getting his idea, and somehow get it published.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-08-24
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Condition: Critical
1992-12-20
Condition: Critical
Overview: Medical drama about a killer virus on the loose in Los Angeles.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-20
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Steal Big Steal Little
1995-09-29
Steal Big Steal Little
Overview: Ruben and Robby are twin brothers, adopted by Mona, one of the wealthiest - and most eccentric - women in Santa Barbara. Ruben is devoted to Mona, but Robby is more devoted to her money. So when Mona leaves her fortune and estate to Ruben it starts a battle between brothers that soon leads to madness, mayhem, and even attempted murder. On Ruben's side is Lou Perilli an ex-Chicago cop and used car dealer who knows the law - and how to get around it. On Robby's side is ruthless businessman Reed Tyler, who is out to turn a swift profit on Mona's property. Walking a shifty line between them is Eddie Agopian, the family lawyer, who doesn't care which side wins as long as he's on the winner's side. But whether they're stealing big or stealing little, they're all stealing in this hilarious comedy about greed, power... and brotherly love.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-29
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flying
2002-01-01
flying
Overview: A melancholic man is stuck waiting at an airport.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Smokefall
2021-04-12
Smokefall
Overview: Change is in the air as Violet prepares to bring twin boys into the world. Inside her womb, her unborn sons contemplate their future, while the world around her is in transformation: her husband is secretly planning to leave her, her father is slipping into senility and her daughter has taken a vow of silence. Haunting and slyly funny, Smokefall explores the lives of this family in a lyrical treatise on the fragility of life and the power of love.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-04-12
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Harry and Tonto
1974-08-12
Harry and Tonto
Overview: Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s living in the Upper West Side of New York City where his late wife and he raised his children--where he's lived all his life. When the building he lives in is torn down to make way for a parking garage, Harry and his beloved cat Tonto begin a journey across the United States, visiting his children, seeing a world he never seemed to have the time to see before, making new friends, and saying goodbye to old friends.
Genres: Comedy Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-08-12
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The Monitors
1969-10-08
The Monitors
Overview: Earthlings chafe at the peace established by a benevolent alien race and set about to rebel.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-10-08
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Family
2006-11-03
Family
Overview: This is unknown animated movie about family.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-03
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