Jernard Burks
Also Known As: Jernard Burkes
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Department: Acting
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Gender: Male
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Bringing Down the House
Overview: Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online dating and lucks out when he starts chatting with a fellow lawyer. The two agree to meet in the flesh, but the woman he meets — an escaped African-American convict named Charlene — is not what he expected. Peter is freaked out, but Charlene tries to convince him to take her case and prove her innocence. Along the way, she wreaks havoc on his middle-class life as he gets a lesson in learning to lighten up.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-07
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Devil in a Blue Dress
Overview: In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.
Genres: Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-29
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Four Brothers
Overview: Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-11
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Snake Eyes
Overview: All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. It's up to him and lifelong friend, Naval intelligence agent Kevin Dunne, to uncover the conspiracy behind the killing. At every turn, Santoro makes increasingly shocking discoveries that even he can't turn a blind eye to.
Genres: Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-07
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The Hangover
Overview: When three friends finally come to after a raucous night of bachelor-party revelry, they find a baby in the closet and a tiger in the bathroom. But they can't seem to locate their best friend, Doug – who's supposed to be tying the knot. Launching a frantic search for Doug, the trio perseveres through a nasty hangover to try to make it to the church on time.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-06-02
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Just Hustle
Overview: A young private detective is set up to take the fall for a college gambling ring that has paid a football player to throw the National Championship.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-27
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Spoken Word
Overview: A San Francisco spoken word artist returns to New Mexico to be with his dying father, only to find he loses his "voice" as he is sucked back in to the dysfunctional life of drugs and violence he left behind.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-17
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Léon: The Professional
Overview: Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1994-09-14
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Starsky & Hutch
Overview: Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy Bear and persuasive criminal Reese Feldman.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-03-05
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Street Kings
Overview: Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-10
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Imperial Dreams
Overview: A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-01-20
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A Stone Cold Christmas
Overview: A holiday encounter with a forsaken boyfriend forces money-grubbing Mia Stone to re-examine her past, present and future.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-19
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Dolemite Is My Name
Overview: The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.
Genres: Drama Comedy History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-04
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The Preacher's Wife
Overview: Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Biggs prays to God for help – which arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.
Genres: Family Fantasy Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-13
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Vibrations
Overview: A musician who lost his hands falls for a woman whose technologically adept friends help him make a comeback.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-07-02
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