Rae Dawn Chong
Also Known As: ری داون چونگ
Biography: Rae Dawn Chong, a Canadian-American actress, has graced screens for decades. Born in Edmonton in 1961, the daughter of comedian Tommy Chong, her heritage reflects a rich mix of African-American, Native American, Asian, and Scottish-Irish ancestry. After her debut in the 1978 film "Stony Island," Chong's breakthrough came in 1981 with "Quest for Fire," which earned her a prestigious Genie Award for Best Actress. Throughout the 80s, she thrived with diverse roles in films like "Beat Street," "The Color Purple," "Commando," and "Soul Man," showcasing her versatility across comedies, dramas, and thrillers. Continuing to act in the 90s and beyond, Chong has also been a philanthropist, supporting charities and even discovering a future star (Chris Pratt) during his early days as a waiter. With her impactful performances, Rae Dawn Chong remains a remarkable figure in the entertainment industry.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Birthday: February 28, 1961
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Gender: Female
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The Color Purple
Overview: An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-18
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The Principal
Overview: Burglary. Drugs. Assault. Rape. The students at Brandel High are more than new Principal Rick Latimer bargained for. Gangs fight to control the school using knives - even guns - when they have to. When Latimer and the head of security try to clean up the school and stop the narcotics trade, they run up against a teenage mafia. A violent confrontation on the campus leads to a deadly showdown with the drug dealer's gang, and one last chance for Latimer to save his career... and his life.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-18
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Commando
Overview: John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-03
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Overview: A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.
Genres: Thriller Comedy Fantasy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-03
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Far Out Man
Overview: An aging hippie sets out on a trip across America to find his family.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-11
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Soul Man
Overview: A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American scholarship at Harvard. He soon gets more than he bargained for, as he begins to learn what life is really like for blacks in America.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-24
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Crying Freeman
Overview: A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-23
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Hideaway
Overview: Hatch Harrison, his wife, Lindsey, and their daughter, Regina, are enjoying a pleasant drive when a car crash leaves wife and daughter unharmed but kills Hatch. However, an ingenious doctor, Jonas Nyebern, manages to revive Hatch after two lifeless hours. But Hatch does not come back unchanged. He begins to suffer horrible visions of murder -- only to find out the visions are the sights of a serial killer.
Genres: Drama Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-03-03
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The Borrower
Overview: Aliens punish one of their own by sending him to earth. The alien is very violent, and when the body he occupies is damaged, he is forced to find another.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-08-16
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Choose Me
Overview: Several lost-soul night-owls, including a nightclub owner, a talk radio relationship counselor, and an itinerant stranger have encounters that expose their contradictions and anxieties about love and acceptance.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-08-29
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American Flyers
Overview: When Dr. Marcus Sommers realizes that he and his troubled, estranged brother David may be prone a fatal brain disease that runs in their family, he decides to make peace with his sibling, and invites him on a trip to the Rockies. There, the brothers bond over their shared enthusiasm for cycling and decide to enter a grueling bike race through the mountains. However, Marcus' health soon begins to fail, and David must compete without his brother at his side.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-16
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Max Havoc - Ring of Fire
Overview: Sports reporter Max Havoc, a former kickboxer, travels to Seattle. There he encounters orphans who are threatened by an unscrupulous broker because he wants to build a hotel on the grounds of their home. Max takes up the fight with him.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-28
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Quest for Fire
Overview: In the prehistoric world, a Cro-Magnon tribe depends on an ever-burning source of fire, which eventually extinguishes. Lacking the knowledge to start a new fire, the tribe sends three warriors on a quest for more. With the tribe's future at stake, the warriors make their way across a treacherous landscape full of hostile tribes and monstrous beasts. On their journey, they encounter Ika, a woman who has the knowledge they seek.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1981-12-16
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Constellation
Overview: Constellation chronicles the lives and loves of an African-American family in the deep South as they are forced to come to terms with a tumultuous past marked by an unrequited interracial affair. The film explores the way in which the family patriarch must confront his demons amidst the changing racial fabric of society and his own family.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-01
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Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
Overview: A small independent news crew investigates a series of unexplained disappearances in a small Midwestern county. They find themselves interviewing a man who possesses an all too intimate knowledge of the details of "The County Line Cannibal" - Cyrus.
Genres: Crime Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-01
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Beat Street
Overview: An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-08
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Time Runner
Overview: During the alien invasion of 2022, one man flees through a wormhole to 1992, where attempt after attempt is made to catch and kill him.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-03-17
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Deadly Skies
Overview: When scientist Dr Madison Taylor discovers an asteroid the size of Texas is heading for Earth, she sets out to destroy it - with or without the help of the military.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-15
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Fear City
Overview: Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and a conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again.
Genres: Drama Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-07-18
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Dangerous Attraction
Overview: A successful ad agency woman finds herself in a dangerous power struggle, back-dropped by murder, when she begins to uncover the true identity of the two men she is dating.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-30
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Goodbye America
Overview: It is November 1992 and the US Navy is preparing to surrender its largest overseas facility at Subic Bay, Philippines, after almost a century. For both countries, and for the navy, it is a time of change. Violence erupts shortly after the U.S. Navy announces plans to withdraw from a Philippine base in 1992.
Genres: War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-06
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Boulevard
Overview: A street prostitute takes in an abused young woman on the run from her misogynist boyfriend, leading to both facing off against the prostitute's dreaded pimp and a relentless police detective out to arrest all of them.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-01
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Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Overview: Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-16
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Valentine's Day
Overview: Detective Jack Valentine is reinstated from his desk job to go back onto the streets. His first assignment ends with the death of a mobster who was about to turn states evidence. The killing came as the mobster was with his girlfriend Alma. Jack suspects Alma of being involved - even more so when he finds her involved with one of the mob family, Michael. However he begins to fall for her himself and finds himself involved in the deadly game where not everything is what it seems.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Running Out of Luck
Overview: A rock singer goes to Brazil to shoot a video, but winds up getting kidnapped and enduring a number of seemingly bizarre and hilarious events.
Genres: Music Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-02
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When the Party's Over
Overview: Four housemates try to find love and happiness in Los Angeles -- often at the expense of their well-being and friendships. Artist Amanda is trying to make it on the gallery scene, while aspiring actor Banks attempts to hit it big in Hollywood. Meanwhile, Frankie has an emotionally draining yet rewarding job as a social worker, but would be shattered to know that her roommate M.J. is sleeping with her boyfriend.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-03-12
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The Squeeze
Overview: Harry Berg is both a con artist and an actual artist -- he constructs large sculptures out of television sets -- but he is not particularly successful in either role. He owes some money, which gets him involved with Rachel Dobs, a police detective who works with a collection agency. When Harry comes into possession of a strange parcel, both the con man and the detective find themselves wrapped up in a sinister corporate plot to fix the lottery.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-10
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Mask of Death
Overview: While attempting to flee from the FBI, the criminal Frank Dallio kills Detective McKenna's wife, Rachel. McKenna himself is shot in the face by the professional killer Lyle Mason, who dies in a car crash shortly thereafter. The FBI persuades McKenna to undergo facial surgery and take the place of Lyle Mason in order to find Dallio and a valuable microchip.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-25
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Pegasus Vs. Chimera
Overview: Two mythological creatures battle each other.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-15
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The Mistress
Overview: Newlyweds Parker and Madeline move into their dream home. As they settle in, they discover a box of old love letters written to the original owner. And as the couple digs into the increasingly obsessive correspondence, a mysterious woman arrives with a horrifying secret that threatens their lives.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-07-28
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Amazon
Overview: Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush pilot introduces him to the idea of gold mining in the jungle, but a beautiful and educated local woman warns him about the possible consequences to the rain forest. Kari has mixed feelings about the project, until an accident puts him in the care of a local Indian tribe.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-14
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Denial
Overview: A young woman tries to leave her troubled past behind. She meets her old flame by accident and they fall in love again, but this obsessive relationship threatens to consume them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-21
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Boca
Overview: A photo-journalist goes to Brazil to investigate a savage crime boss. She becomes infatuated with the story.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-09-16
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Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
Overview: Three novels - three dramatic stories in the walls of the women's prison. The first story - a brand new, first went to prison inmates. The second - about a mother whose son has ceased to go to prison for visits. The third - about the experiences of women on the eve of its release.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-26
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Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Overview: An estranged father and son are paroled from the same maximum-security prison with one unusual condition, they must become roommates. Their severed bonds are strained as the father battles to keep his son free from the lures of street life.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-19
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We Are Gathered Here Today
Overview: The patriarch of the family enters the hospital with COVID-19 and because of hospital protocols his family members are forced to say their goodbyes via video conferencing.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-08-16
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Things I Forgot to Remember
Overview: A bittersweet comedy in Spanish and English about a Cuban family that migrates to the United States. Robertico, Carmela and Roberto's youngest son, grow up feeling ashamed that his family might not be American enough. He has reached this conclusion by constantly watching American television and forming an opinion as to how Americans really are. Led by his desperation, he literally escapes into an American television sitcom in order to forget about his Cuban past. Not knowing what to do, his family prays to the Virgin Mary to ask for help. When the cultures clash, Robertico has to decide whether he is strong enough to withstand his own self-hatred, and learn not only self-esteem, but how to embrace his Cuban roots.
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 1999-06-10
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Curiosity Kills
Overview: An apartment block janitor stumbles upon a deadly secret after one of the residents seemingly commits suicide and a mysterious new tenant arrives.
Genres: Thriller Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-06-27
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Highball
Overview: A newly married couple tries to enhance their social life by throwing fabulous parties and inviting all their friends in Brooklyn to their home.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-02
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Power of Attorney
Overview: Mafia don Joseph Scassi is a man willing to use all of his vast resources to defend himself against an indictment for murder and extortion.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-01
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The Break
Overview: A washed-up tennis pro begins coaching a hopeful teen, Joel Robbins, whose overbearing father wants to discourage him from playing.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-01
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Starlight
Overview: Adrianna (Chong) is a beautiful alien woman who has come to Earth in search of a half alien man (Wirth). She needs him to help her defeat the evil alien Pallas, who himself is out to kill her.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-18
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Casey at the Bat
Overview: Down-on-his-luck baseball player Casey Frank (Elliott Gould) follows his dreams to become the biggest star in the game.
Genres: TV Movie Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-20
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City Limits
Overview: A series of teenage gangs struggle against each other in a not-so-distant future. Eventually they unite against an evil corporation, as represented by evil CEO Robby Benson who wants to control everything.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-01
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Knock 'em Dead
Overview: Three rival actresses and their crew, desperate and hating each other, reunite for a horror movie sequel when someone starts killing them off just like in their movie, in this bitchy, raunchy comedy mystery.
Genres: Mystery Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-06-01
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Walking After Midnight
Overview: Explores the past-life experiences of various celebrities.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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The Top of the Hill
Overview: Michael Stone is a rising company executive who decides to chuck his career and marriage to fulfill a fantasy to be a member of the U.S. Olympic bobsled team and partake in the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid.
Genres: TV Movie Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-02-06
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Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
Overview: Two brothers who can feel each others' pain and pleasure mess up the French revolution.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-07-27
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Scared to Death
Overview: A group of filmmakers attend a séance at an abandoned children's orphanage in order to do research for a movie... that's their first mistake.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-08-11
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Chaindance
Overview: As a part of a special government reform program, inmate J.T. Blake has to take care of Johnny Reynolds who has cerebral palsy. In the meantime, another inmate wants to take care of J.T. Blake forever.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-31
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Alibi
Overview: Laid up after an accident on the slopes, ski champ Marti Gerrard receives a wrong-number phone call from software tycoon Connor Hill. The two hit it off and become regular phone friends... until Hill's wife is murdered and Marti realises that she may be his only alibi.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-16
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Shiver
Overview: Wendy Alden, a young secretary in Portland lacking in self- confidence becomes victim of a savage killer who has claimed the lives of a number of other women. Somehow Wendy finds the resources of courage to fight back and escape.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-21
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Small Time
Overview: Ben is a small-time gangster who gets the opportunity to earn a lot of money. His boss sends him to a remote ranch with bag full of drugs and orders him to wait for the buyer. But the routine drug deal turns to disaster because of Ben’s unprofessional associates.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-11
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Badge of the Assassin
Overview: Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent investigation puts a white assistant DA and a black police detective on the trail of the killers that leads from New York to San Francisco and down to New Orleans.
Genres: Drama Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-04
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Stony Island
Overview: Richie Bloom, the only white kid on the block, forms an R&B band with his best friend, Kevin. With the help of their mentor, aging sax legend Percy, they pull together a funky supergroup. Despite few resources and heavy losses this resilient group of dedicated musicians, armed only with wit, sleight of hand and outrageous Chicago bravado must come together to finally make their smash debut.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-11-17
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Five Minutes
Overview: A progressive elementary school's "parenting class" takes an unexpected dramatic turn.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-01-18
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The Visit
Overview: A young man dying in prison brings his family together for a fateful visit, and proceeds to put his life back together.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-04-20
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Reborn
Overview: A stillborn baby girl is abducted by a deranged morgue attendant and brought back to life by electro-kinetic power. On her sixteenth birthday, traumatized Tess escapes captivity and sets out to find her birth mother leaving a trail of horrifying violent destruction and chilling chaos behind her.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-03
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The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Overview: Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With testimony by eyewitnesses and background accounts by historians.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-31
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Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
Overview: A detailed look into the making of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-08-25
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The Sleeping Negro
Overview: Confronted with a series of racially charged incidents, a young black man must overcome rage, alienation, and hopelessness in order to find his own humanity.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-02-12
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For Hope
Overview: The life and death of a young woman who suffered from scleroderma, and how she and her family coped.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-17
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The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
Overview: A 13-year-old brainiac invents an ingenious listening device, which he uses to bring a crooked city official and his pals to justice
Genres: Mystery Family Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-06
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Zabagabee
Overview: Long-form Barnes and Barnes piece featuring a handful of music videos, sketches, and assorted weirdness.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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