Elisabeth Shue
Also Known As: Elisabeth Judson Shue, Элизабет Шу, Ελίζαμπεθ Σου, Lisa Shue, 엘리자베스 슈, الیزابت شو, الیزابت شوئه
Biography: Elisabeth Judson Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an American actress, best known for her starring roles in the films The Karate Kid (1984), Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Cocktail (1988), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Soapdish (1991), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), The Saint (1997), Hollow Man (2000), and Piranha 3D (2010). She has won several acting awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. She starred as Julie Finlay in the CBS procedural forensics crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation from 2012 to 2015. More recently she had supporting roles in Battle of the Sexes (2017) and Death Wish (2018). She was also a series regular in the first season of the Amazon series The Boys (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Elisabeth Shue, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Birthday: October 06, 1963
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Gender: Female
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Back to the Future Part II
Overview: Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-11-22
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Back to the Future Part III
Overview: The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-25
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Leaving Las Vegas
Overview: Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-27
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The Saint
Overview: Simon Templar (The Saint), is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the Russian government, as well as the woman who holds its secret.
Genres: Thriller Action Romance Science Fiction Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-03
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The Karate Kid
Overview: Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, Lucille, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of high school students, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei, John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and, later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.
Genres: Action Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-22
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Deconstructing Harry
Overview: Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-12
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Mysterious Skin
Overview: A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-30
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Hide and Seek
Overview: David Callaway tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide and has been left to raise his nine-year-old daughter, Emily on his own. David is at first amused to discover that Emily has created an imaginary friend named 'Charlie', but it isn't long before 'Charlie' develops a sinister and violent side, and as David struggles with his daughter's growing emotional problems, he comes to the frightening realisation that 'Charlie' isn't just a figment of Emily's imagination.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-27
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Cocktail
Overview: After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-29
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Leo
Overview: A young mother is plagued by a tragic mistake and alienates her little boy. A brilliant writer is released from prison after serving a 15-year sentence and begins working at Vic's Diner. Their stories converge when the man must overcome obstacles of the past to save the little boy and ultimately himself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-12
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Palmetto
Overview: After spending two years in prison, framed for accepting a bribe, former newspaper reporter Harry Barber is released, bitter and disillusioned. Feeling like he were owed something for his loss of time, he proceeds to get himself involved in a simple kidnapping plot which turns out to be more complex than he imagined.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-20
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The Marrying Man
Overview: Charley Pearl, wealthy heir and gadabout, is slated to marry Adele, the daughter of a Hollywood tycoon. But, during a wild bachelor party in Las Vegas, Charley strikes up a flirtation with nightclub crooner Vicki Anderson that soon leads to her bedroom. When the couple are discovered by Vicki's beau, infamous gangster Bugsy Siegel, he makes a surprising pronouncement -- they'd better marry, or Charley is a dead man.
Genres: Action Comedy Romance Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-04-05
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Soapdish
Overview: Celeste Talbert is the star of the long-running soap opera "The Sun Also Sets." With the show's ratings down, Celeste's ruthlessly ambitious co-star, Montana Moorehead, and the show's arrogant producer, David Seton Barnes, plot to aggravate her into leaving the show by bringing back her old flame, Jeffrey Anderson, and hiring her beautiful young niece, Lori Craven.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-31
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Hamlet 2
Overview: Failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher Dana Marschz rallies his Tucson students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-21
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Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Overview: Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrificed by the owner.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-10
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Hollow Man
Overview: Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pushes his team to move to the next phase — using himself as the subject. The test is a success, but when the process can't be reversed and Caine seems doomed to future without flesh, he starts to turn increasingly dangerous.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-04
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Don McKay
Overview: Everything appears off-kilter when a man returns to his hometown after 25 years to visit his former lover.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-24
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Adventures in Babysitting
Overview: When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad and Sara. What should be a quiet night in, however, turns into a series of ridiculous exploits, starting when they leave the house to pick up Chris' friend Brenda. Soon, Brad's buddy Daryl is involved, and the group must contend with car thieves, blues musicians and much more.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-01
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Piranha 3D
Overview: Each year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria, Arizona explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 residents for the annual Spring Break celebration. But then, an earthquake opens an underwater chasm, releasing an enormous swarm of ancient Piranha that have been dormant for thousands of years, now with a taste for human flesh. This year, there's something more to worry about than the usual hangovers and complaints from locals, a new type of terror is about to be cut loose on Lake Victoria.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-08-20
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First Born
Overview: Laura's expecting. Her husband, Steven's a loving guy but has little time for her. Her mom lives thousands of miles away. Forced to give up on her dreams, she's always been a bit edgy. A C-section drives her over the edge, making her see things in a different light. A creepy babysitter doesn't make things any better. She begins seeing things, trusts no one, as she goes into self-destruct mode.
Genres: Drama Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-20
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Gracie
Overview: A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-01
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Call to Glory
Overview: Colonel Raynor Sarnac has to balance his family and his duty as head of a flight group facing the political tensions of the early 60's. Actual historical events are part of various stories as are the activities of three active children.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-08-13
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Link
Overview: Young graduate student Jane Chase becomes the new assistant to an eccentric zoology professor at the remote home he shares with two brilliant chimpanzees and an elderly orangutan butler named Link. But when one of the chimps is found dead and the professor mysteriously disappears, Link becomes dangerously aggressive towards Jane. Now, the time for “monkey business” is over and the true terror is about to begin.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-26
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Molly
Overview: Molly McKay is a profoundly autistic twenty-something woman who has lived in an institution from a young age following her parents' death in a car accident. When the institution must close due budget cuts, Molly is left in the care of her neurotypical, older brother, Buck McKay, an advertising executive and perennial bachelor. Buck makes her undergo an experimental medical treatment, with unexpectedly drastic results.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-22
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Blind Justice
Overview: Canaan, a mysterious gunfighter left nearly blind from Civil War combat, roams through Mexico with a baby he has sworn to protect. On his way to a town where a family will supposedly adopt the baby, Canaan passes through a border town where U.S. Cavalry officers assigned to deliver a shipment of silver are under attack from bandits. With some reluctance, Canaan steps in to help the soldiers.
Genres: Action Western War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-06-25
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The Good Half
Overview: Renn Wheeland returns home to Cleveland for his mother's funeral. Once there, he forges new relationships while healing old ones, before confronting his problems and trying to face his grief.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-07-23
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Waking Madison
Overview: A woman suffering from multiple personality disorder tries to piece back together her life.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-05-02
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Cousin Bette
Overview: Cousin Bette is a poor and lonely seamstress, who, after the death of her prominent and wealthy sister, tries to ingratiate herself into lives of her brother-in-law, Baron Hulot, and her niece, Hortense Hulot. Failing to do so, she instead finds solace and company in a handsome young sculptor she saves from starvation. But the aspiring artist soon finds love in the arms of another woman, Hortense, leaving Bette a bitter spinster. Bette plots to take revenge on the family who turned her away and stole her only love. With the help of famed courtesan Jenny Cadine she slowly destroys the lives of those who have scorned her.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-06-12
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Twenty Bucks
Overview: A story about the life of a twenty dollar bill as it weaves in and out of the various lives of several people.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-21
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House at the End of the Street
Overview: A mother and daughter move to a new town and find themselves living next door to a house where a young girl murdered her parents. When the daughter befriends the surviving son, she learns the story is far from over.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-21
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Chasing Mavericks
Overview: Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-25
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Hope Springs
Overview: After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-07
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Janie Jones
Overview: A young girl who has been abandoned by her former-groupie mother informs a fading rock star that she is his daughter.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-17
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The Trigger Effect
Overview: A blackout leaves those affected to consider what is necessary, what is legal, and what is questionable, in order to survive in a predatory environment.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-30
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Amy & Isabelle
Overview: In 1971, in the small town of Shirley Falls, in Maine, the odd and lonely secretary Isabelle Goodrow raises her teenager daughter Amy alone. She has only two friends in her job among her gossiper colleagues. When her overprotected daughter is seduced by her mathematic teacher Peter Robertson, the world of Isabelle falls apart. She becomes lost and loses her confidence on Amy, spoiling their relationship. Their bond gets tied again when Isabelle discloses her inner secrets from the past to Amy.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-04
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The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana
Overview: The second Charles and Diana movie, with two virtual unknowns in the leads: Christopher Baines had acted on the British stage and on the BBC, but Catherine Oxenberg, a U.S.-born, British-raised professional model, here made her acting debut. Of particular interest was the casting of Dana Wynter as Queen Elizabeth, Stewart Granger as Prince Philip, Olivia de Havilland as the Queen Mother, and Ray Milland as a general factotum around the Palace.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-09-20
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Behaving Badly
Overview: Teenager Rick Stevens is willing to do whatever it takes to win the heart of Nina Pennington. He'll have to deal with his best friend's horny mom, a drug abusing boss and even the mob if he ever hopes to land the girl of his dreams. Love is never easy!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-14
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Radio Inside
Overview: As two brothers fall in love with the same woman they must come to grips with the accidental death of their father in this sensitive drama set in Miami.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-15
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The First Year
Overview: This fascinating documentary chronicles the emotional turmoil of five Los Angeles schoolteachers charged with educating inner-city youth, making it clear that the teachers helping these disadvantaged children are real heroes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-06
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The Underneath
Overview: A recovering gambling addict attempts to reconcile with his family and friends but finds trouble and temptation when caught between feelings for his ex-wife and her dangerous hoodlum boyfriend.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-28
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Battle of the Sexes
Overview: The true story of the 1973 tennis match between world number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
Genres: Drama Comedy History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-22
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Double Switch
Overview: Teeny bopper rock star Bart Holton is pushed around by his manager for maximum profit and longs for a normal life. Through a look-alike contest he meets Matt, a student who looks exactly like him and can imitate his dancing style perfectly. Bart proposes to switch roles for a week. At first Matt enjoys being chased by hysterical groupies and Bart enjoys hitting on the highschool girls, but of course both learn quickly that the other's life is quite different from what they'd expected.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-25
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Death Wish
Overview: A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-03-02
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Greyhound
Overview: A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.
Genres: War Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-07-09
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Somewhere, Tomorrow
Overview: Lori Anderson is trying to deal with the recent tragedy of her father's death. As Lori's mother moves on, Lori finds herself stuck, consumed by grief and anger. With the lingering feeling that something about her father's passing was not right, Lori turns to his journals for answers. The events that follow catapult Lori into a strange romance with a ghost, resulting in a mysterious journey.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Science Fiction Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Heart and Souls
Overview: A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the life of a child born at the moment of their deaths as his guardians. Baby Thomas grows up to be a businessman who has memories of his playmates, but assumes they are products of his youthful imagination. When the ghosts realize they need Thomas' help to move on to the afterlife, they decide to make an appearance once more.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-08-13
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City of Angels
Overview: When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a mortal life with his beloved. The couple embarks on a tender but forbidden romance spanning heaven and Earth.
Genres: Romance Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-04-10
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Tuck Everlasting
Overview: Teenager Winnie Foster is growing up in a small rural town in 1914 with her loving but overprotective parents, but Winnie longs for a life of greater freedom and adventure.
Genres: Drama Family Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-11
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