Ron Perkins
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Biography: Ron Perkins is an American actor. He is known for his role as Mendel Stromm in Spider-Man. He also appeared in The Prestige as the manager of a hotel visited by Hugh Jackman's character in Colorado Springs, as well as nine episodes of Fox TV series House and four episodes of Heroes in 2008.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 29, 1961
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Gender: Male
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Spider-Man
Overview: After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-01
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Rent Control
Overview: Aspiring actors in New York try to keep the death of one's aunt a secret so they can stay in her cheap apartment.
Genres: Romance Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-22
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Ronin
Overview: A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-25
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Being the Ricardos
Overview: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-10
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Endless Love
Overview: As their romance unfolds, Jade and David's growing love for one another becomes the scorn of Jade's father. However, when Jade's grades begin to drop, her father forbids the young couple from seeing each other for 30 days. Driven insane with frustration and desire, David attempts to reverse the decision, with catastrophic results.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-07-17
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Troop Beverly Hills
Overview: A Beverly Hills housewife in the middle of a divorce tries to find focus in her life by taking over her daughter's Wilderness Girls troop.
Genres: Family Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-03-24
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I'll Do Anything
Overview: Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter have a lot of adjusting to do. His budding relationship with attractive production assistant Cathy Breslow is made complicated, while the precocious child is overly accustomed to getting her own way. Matt eventually faces the choice of family vs career in a particularly difficult way.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-02-04
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The Price of Love
Overview: 16 year old Bret lives with his indifferent father and a stepmother who abhors him. After yet another fight he leaves home. He meets two guys and a girl who are drifting around. He feels attracted to Roxanne and they decide to continue together to LA. Unfortunately Roxanne gets busted by the police, so Bret is on his own again. In LA he meets some nice guys who offer him lodging. However they are involved with (male) prostitution...
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-28
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The Operation
Overview: Duplicity reigns supreme as a doctor in a messy, emotional divorce from his wife, who is also his partner in a medical clinic, is suddenly slapped with a $7 million malpractice suit by a patient who claims he performed an unnecessary hysterectomy on her.
Genres: Thriller Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-21
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Plainsong
Overview: Tom Guthrie, a high school history teacher, is faced with raising two young sons after his wife leaves him. Maggie Jones, a fellow teacher, tries to provide comfort and support.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-25
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The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Overview: A mini-series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the Idaho home of Randy Weaver, a white seperatist. The ten-day siege, begun over a minor gun charge, resulted in the deaths of Weaver's son, wife and dog, and a U.S. Marshall. The incident caused major public outcry against the FBI and U.S. Marshals.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-19
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George Wallace
Overview: George Wallace is a 1997 television film starring Gary Sinise as George Wallace, the former Governor of Alabama. It was directed by John Frankenheimer, who won an Emmy award for it; Sinise and Mare Winningham also won Emmies for their performances. The film was based on the 1996 biography Wallace : The Classic Portrait of Alabama Governor George Wallace by Marshall Frady, who also co-wrote the teleplay. Frankenheimer's film was highly praised by critics: in addition to the Emmy awards, it received the Golden Globe for Best Miniseries/Motion Picture made for TV. Angelina Jolie also received a Golden Globe for her performance as Wallace's second wife, Cornelia.
Genres: History Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-08-24
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Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning
Overview: In New York two detectives of the 87th precinct are initially baffled by the brutal, ritualistic slayings of several young women. Through good detective work and clues left at the crime scenes by the psychopathic killer, they are able to deduce who the killer's next victim will be. A tense chase ensues as they try to prevent him from continuing his bloody rampage
Genres: Drama TV Movie Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-03-19
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Reindeer Games
Overview: After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-02-25
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The Prestige
Overview: A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
Genres: Drama Mystery Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-17
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Cesar Chavez
Overview: A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez. Chronicling the birth of a modern American labour movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed civil rights leader and labour organiser torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Passionate but soft-spoken, Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to working people.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-28
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When No One Would Listen
Overview: Jessica has been married to her controlling husband Gary for years. The abuse only gets worse when she gets a job at a bakery and makes two really caring friends: her co-worker and neighbor Lee, and her boss Walter.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-15
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Rules Don't Apply
Overview: It's Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey, under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes, arrives in Los Angeles. At the airport, she meets her driver Frank Forbes, who is engaged to be married to his seventh grade sweetheart and is a deeply religious Methodist. Their instant attraction not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also defies Hughes' number one rule: No employee is allowed to have any relationship whatsoever with a contract actress. Hughes' behavior intersects with Marla and Frank in very separate and unexpected ways, and as they are drawn deeper into his bizarre world, their values are challenged and their lives are changed.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-23
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Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Overview: Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her small Ohio hometown -- at least long enough to dedicate a city building. And now the whole town of Clyde is bracing for Carmichael's return, most of all her now-married old flame Denton Webb and troubled teen Dinky Bossetti. An orphan with few friends, Dinky is convinced that Carmichael is her birth mother, and that the actress will reclaim her when she returns.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-12
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S1m0ne
Overview: The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the star — the first totally believable synthetic actress.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy Drama Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-08-23
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A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
Overview: A teenage mother is forced to give up her baby for adoption and, 19 years later, when she tries to contact her son, she learns that he died, under questionable circumstances when he was three years old.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-16
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Secrets
Overview: Producer Mel Wexler is putting together "Manhattan," a night-time soap opera that will definitely be the toast of the town. He puts together a stellar cast, however, each member of this cast has his own little secret: Zach is a Hollywood leading man apparently being blackmailed by 2 mysterious women; Jane was a former daytime soap star who had to abruptly leave her popular role due to problems at home; Bill is a male model whose marital status would rather be kept secret by his agent; Gaby is a struggling actress determined to make it on her own; and Sabina is a legendary film star who must now take a role on a television series due to a serious "involvement" in San Francisco. One by one, their secrets unfold in this television movie based on the bestseller by Danielle Steel. (Summary Written by Phil Fernando)
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-06
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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Overview: On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-04
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The Secret She Carried
Overview: Ellen, a happily married young teacher is raped and beaten by a man who threatens her and her husband if she goes to the police. She is admitted to the hospital and reports the rape to the police. The police in turn go after a suspect, Lewis Snow. Meanwhile, Ellen finds out that she is pregnant, however, she doesn't know if it's her attacker's baby or her husband's.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-27
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Game Change
Overview: During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Comedy History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-02-28
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Volcano
Overview: An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins forming in the La Brea Tar Pits, the director of the city's emergency management service, working with a geologist, must then use every resource in the city to try and stop the volcano from consuming LA.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-25
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Moxie
Overview: Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-03
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