Derek Luke
Also Known As: Ντέρεκ Λουκ, درک لوک
Biography: Derek Luke (born April 24, 1974) is an American actor. He won the Independent Spirit Award for his big-screen debut performance in the 2002 film Antwone Fisher, directed and produced by Denzel Washington. Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Luke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Birthday: April 24, 1974
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Gender: Male
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Catch a Fire
Overview: The true story of anti-apartheid activists in South Africa, and particularly the life of Patrick Chamusso, a timid foreman at Secunda CTL, the largest synthetic fuel plant in the world. Patrick is wrongly accused, imprisoned and tortured for an attempt to bomb the plant, with the injustice transforming the apolitical worker into a radicalised insurgent, who then carries out his own successful sabotage mission.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-27
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Pieces of April
Overview: Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But when she discovers that her mother has a fatal form of breast cancer, she invites the clan to her place for Thanksgiving. While her father struggles to drive her family into the city, April -- an inexperienced cook -- runs into kitchen trouble and must ask a neighbor for help.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-17
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Captain America: The First Avenger
Overview: During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-22
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Lions for Lambs
Overview: Three stories told simultaneously in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; a poli-sci professor at a California college invites a student to re-engage.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-22
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Spartan
Overview: U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.
Genres: Mystery Action Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-03-12
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Definitely, Maybe
Overview: When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-02-08
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Biker Boyz
Overview: A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son", this is the story of Manuel Galloway, also known as "the King of Cali", the president of a motorcycle club whose members are all African-American men, mostly white-collar workers who exchange their suits and ties at night and on weekends for leather outfits and motorcycle helmets.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-31
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Miracle at St. Anna
Overview: Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-15
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Friday Night Lights
Overview: A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant social problems begin to flare up. It is left to the inspiring abilities of new coach Gary Gaines to instill in the other team members -- and, by proxy, the town itself -- a sense of self-respect and honor.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-08
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Antwone Fisher
Overview: A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down and reveals a horrific childhood. Through the guidance of his doctor, he confronts his painful past and begins a quest to find the family he never knew.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-19
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Glory Road
Overview: In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-13
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Rare Objects
Overview: A young woman seeks to rebuild her life when she takes work at an antique store. She regains her confidence from the kind souls who own the shop, until faces from her traumatic past start to surface.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-04-14
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Notorious
Overview: "Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time: The Notorious B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream."
Genres: Music Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-16
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Madea Goes to Jail
Overview: After a high-speed car chase, Madea winds up behind bars because her quick temper gets the best of her. Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Josh Hardaway lands a case that's too personal to handle: that of a young prostitute and former drug addict named Candace, also a childhood friend. When Candace winds up in jail, Madea takes the young woman under her protective wing.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-02-16
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Sparkle
Overview: Musical prodigy, Sparkle struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart. From an affluent Detroit area and daughter to a single mother, she tries to balance a new romance with music manager Stix while dealing with the unexpected challenges her new life will bring as she and her two sisters strive to become a dynamic singing group during the Motown-era.
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-17
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Darby and the Dead
Overview: After Darby Harper suffered a near-death experience as a child, she gained the ability to see ghosts. To combat the existential boredom of high school, she runs a side business counseling local spirits in her spare time. When an unexpected occurrence happens between Darby and Capri, the most popular girl at her high school, Darby reluctantly agrees to help her and in the process learns how to fit in with the living world again.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-12-02
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Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz'
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2003-01-30
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Baggage Claim
Overview: Although she has traveled all over the world, flight attendant Montana Moore has yet to find a man with whom she wants to settle down. However, with her sister's upcoming wedding and pressure from her oft-married mother, she's determined to get engaged in the next 30 days. In that time, her best friends (and fellow flight attendants) conspire to help her re-encounter her exes as she flies all over the country.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-27
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Self/less
Overview: An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origins and the secret organization that will kill to keep its secrets.
Genres: Science Fiction Mystery Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-10
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Alex of Venice
Overview: After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by herself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-17
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Supremacy
Overview: The story centers on paroled white supremacist who has just killed a cop, and takes a black family hostage. Within hours of being released from 14 years of solitary confinement in maximum-security Pelican Bay State Prison, Garrett Tully is on the run again. When he finds a house off a dirt road and takes a family hostage, he thinks the Aryan Brotherhood has his back–and his kidnap victims are black. The family’s patriarch, Mr. Walker, is a jaded ex-con who hates cops so much he disavowed his own son for becoming one. Seeing a familiar desperation in Tully, Walker refuses to call the authorities for help, causing familial tensions to escalate, and soon grave missteps are made.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-06-12
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Overview: As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-22
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The Spark That Unites Us
Overview: Behind the scenes documentary about "Catch A Fire" (Dir. Phillip Noyce/ Working Title/Universal Films). Following Derek Luke as he prepares for the role of Patrick Chamusso, a South African guerilla fighter.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-19
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Alone Together
Overview: Strangers June and Charlie wind up double-booked in the same upstate New York Airbnb during the start of COVID-19. Exasperating the situation, the lockdown forces them both to stay and confront the unexpected feelings that develop between them.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-07-22
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American Refugee
Overview: A story of a family seeking shelter in a neighbor’s bunker while the American economy is in collapse and the nation under martial law. There they find the danger inside is potentially greater than the danger outside.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-10
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Michael
Overview: An in-depth portrayal of Michael Jackson, a complicated man, who became the King of Pop. The biopic will bring to life Jackson’s most iconic performances as it gives an informed insight into the entertainer’s artistic process and personal life.
Genres: Music Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-10-01
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