Phillip Edward Van Lear
Also Known As: Phillip Edward VanLear , Philip Vanlear, Phillip VanLear, Phil Ed Van Lear, Phillip Van Lear
Biography: Phillip Edward Van Lear is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Michael Sr. in Tyler Perry's film Meet the Browns and Louis Patterson on FOX's Prison Break.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Aurora, Illinois, USA
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Birthday: Not available
Age: Not available
Gender: Male
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Killing Eleanor
Overview: A terminally ill old lady who wants to die on her own terms convinces a self-destructive addict to help kill her, in exchange for clean urine.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-29
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Night of the Lawyers
Overview: They are armed. They are dangerous. They are lawyers. A hard working emergency room doctor is being harassed by a firm on nasty lawyers. An encounter with a friendly alien gives the doctor the power to vaporize people and to take on this firm of unscrupulous lawyers.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-30
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My Dog the Space Traveler
Overview: Robin Christian's family-friendly sci-fi adventure film My Dog the Space Traveler begins when a dog goes missing because of a time portal in his family's backyard. The boy who cares for the dog puts together a team of friends in order to rescue his favorite pet before he's gone forever.
Genres: Family Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-21
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Chicago Cab
Overview: A day in the life of a Chicago cab driver is examined as he picks up fares from the good and bad parts of the city and emotionally connects to many of his passengers.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-18
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A Light Beneath Their Feet
Overview: A high school senior must choose between enrolling at the college of her dreams and remaining at home to take care of her bipolar mother.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-05-06
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Meet the Browns
Overview: A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. When she's laid off with no warning, she starts losing hope for the first time - until a letter arrives announcing the death of a father she's never met. Desperate for any kind of help, Brenda takes her family to Georgia for the funeral, but nothing could have prepared her for the Browns, her father's fun-loving, crass Southern clan. In a small-town world full of long afternoons and country fairs, Brenda struggles to get to know the family she never knew existed... and finds a brand new romance that just might change her life.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-21
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Southside with You
Overview: Chronicles a single day in the summer of 1989 when the future president of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady on an epic first date across Chicago's South Side.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-26
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Thieves Quartet
Overview: Art gathers the ex-prisoners Jimmy and Mike with his girlfriend Jessica and presents a plan for kidnapping the daughter of a millionaire. The plan works perfectly and while waiting for the ransom in the border of Canada, ready to go to Rio de Janeiro, an incident happens with Jessica plus a betrayal in the group.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-01
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The Rest of Your Life
Overview: Dave McGuiness is about to propose to his longtime girlfriend, but before he does he'll embark on an epic journey across South Chicago to discover whether or not he's ready for a life of marriage.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-02-13
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The Perfect Christmas Present
Overview: Tom Jacobs is Mr Christmas! He's built an entire business around helping clients find the perfect gift. But what happens when he falls for one lucky recipient?
Genres: TV Movie Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-04
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A Family Thing
Overview: Earl Pilcher Jr. runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother dies, leaving a letter explaining he's not her natural son, but the son of a Black woman who died in childbirth; plus, he has a half brother Ray, in Chicago, she wants him to visit. Earl makes the trip, initially receiving a cold welcome from Ray and Ray's son, Virgil. His birth mother's sister, Aunt T., an aged and blind matriarch, takes Earl in tow and insists that the family open up to him.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-03-29
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The Crash
Overview: In the not so distant future, a team of white collar criminals are enlisted by the Federal government to thwart a cyber-attack that threatens to bankrupt the United States of America.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-01-13
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Animator
Overview: An artist gains the power to draw the future and erase the past.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-01-01
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Holiday Heist
Overview: A man released from prison is torn between a life of crime and a fresh start with a woman he meets while scoping out a potential heist.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-19
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The Express
Overview: Follow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-10
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