Mike Pniewski
Also Known As: Michael Pniewski, Mike Piniewski, Mike Pinewski
Biography: Michael "Mike" Pniewski is an American actor and public speaker.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Miami Vice
Overview: A case involving drug lords and murder in South Florida takes a personal turn for undercover detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs. Unorthodox Crockett gets involved romantically with the Chinese-Cuban wife of a trafficker of arms and drugs, while Tubbs deals with an assault on those he loves.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-27
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House Party
Overview: Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him. None the less, Kid sneaks out when his father falls asleep. But Kid doesn't know that three of the thugs at school have decided to give him a lesson in behavior.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-20
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Front of the Class
Overview: A boy with Tourette's syndrome overcomes criticism and discrimination to achieve his dream of becoming a teacher.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-12-07
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The Ledge
Overview: A thriller in which a battle of philosophies between a fundamentalist Christian and an atheist escalates into a lethal battle of wills.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-05-06
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Black Spartans
Overview: The social upheaval of the mid-1960s converged with football at Michigan State University. This is the story of the first fully integrated college football national title team that forever changed the face of the country and the sport.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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Safe Haven
Overview: A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
Genres: Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-07
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Motives
Overview: A highly successful business tycoon who is married to his ideal wife. Things get twisted awry when the man has an adulterous affair.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-24
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Child in the Night
Overview: Traumatized after seeing his father brutally murdered by a hook wielding assailant, young Luke is tasked to help unmask the killer.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Drama TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-01
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Reptile
Overview: Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-29
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The Good Lie
Overview: A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-10
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Out of Time
Overview: Matt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion. Matt Lee has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force and everyone he's trusted in order to find out the truth.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-03
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Forces of Nature
Overview: Ben Holmes, a professional book-jacket blurbologist, is trying to get to Savannah for his wedding. He just barely catches the last plane, but a seagull flies into the engine as the plane is taking off. All later flights are cancelled because of an approaching hurricane, so he is forced to hitch a ride in a Geo Metro with an attractive but eccentric woman named Sara.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-12
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Overview: Charles, an attorney, and Helen, his devoted wife, seem to have everything – money, a beautiful mansion – the American Dream. However, as Helen prepares to celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary, her life takes an unexpected twist when she comes home to find her clothes packed up in a U-Haul van parked in the driveway. Charles is divorcing her and kicks her out. Helen moves in with her grandmother Madea, an old woman who doesn't take any lip from anyone. Madea helps Helen through these tough times by showing her what is really important in life. Helen is forced to rediscover love, life, and religion in her pursuit for happiness.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-02-25
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The Founder
Overview: The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-24
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Summer of Fear
Overview: The presence of a malicious stranger threatens to destroy the peace and harmony of a vacationing executive's family life.
Genres: TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-04-03
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A Perfect Day
Overview: A family man is warned he has only forty days to live.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-18
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Destination: America
Overview: A patrician family's estranged, black-sheep son forsakes his blue-collar life to return home and soon finds himself wrongly accused of his father's murder, with his old childhood friend determined to convict him. Pilot to a prospective TV series.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-04-03
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Modern Girls
Overview: Margo, Kelly, and CeCe have three things in common: they're roommates, they're gorgeous, and they're hooked on the glamour and excitement of L.A.'s rock and roll nightlife. When they get mixed up with a rock star, an arrogant ex-boyfriend, a pseudo-sadist, and the nicest nerd in the City of Angels, it's a full night to say the least!
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-07
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American Made
Overview: The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-08-18
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My Fake Fiance
Overview: Jennifer and Vince, virtual strangers, find themselves strapped for cash and decide to stage a fake engagement and wedding just for the gifts
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-19
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Remember the Titans
Overview: After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-29
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The Clearing
Overview: When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-02
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Spaceballs
Overview: When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-24
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Killing Reagan
Overview: Killing Reagan explores the events surrounding the assassination attempt on president Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. Based on the best-selling book, the film begins in the final months leading up to the 1980 presidential election, and explores the challenges Reagan faced to define himself as a leader. Meanwhile, an aimless and deranged Hinckley is unraveling, leading to the fateful day in March 1981 when these disparate figures collided.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-16
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The Case for Christ
Overview: Based on the true story of an award-winning investigative journalist -- and avowed atheist -- who applies his well-honed journalistic and legal skills to disprove the newfound Christian faith of his wife... with unexpected, life-altering results.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-07
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Van Wilder: Freshman Year
Overview: It is freshman year at Coolidge College and Van Wilder is ready to party. To his dismay, all the girls have taken a vow of chastity and the dean rules the school. Van embarks on a crusade to land the campus hottie, Kaitlin, and liberate his school from sexual oppression and party dysfunction.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-06-02
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Vengeance: A Love Story
Overview: When a new friend is brutally assaulted, Detective John Droomor is put by chance in charge of the investigation. Although the evidence against the perpetrators seems overwhelming, there is nothing definitive in the case that guarantees justice is served, even more so if some people are willing to twist and betray it.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-16
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Two Soldiers
Overview: Set during WWII, a young boy wants to join his brother in the "war at Pearl Harbour".
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-07-30
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Seeking Justice
Overview: After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-02
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A Smile as Big as the Moon
Overview: Mike Kersjes is a special-education teacher and football coach in Michigan. Mike doesn’t talk down to his "special" students. He respects them, and he believes they’re capable of achieving great things. When Mike hears about Space Camp, a competitive education program at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, he gets an idea. Even though the program is designed for gifted science students, Mike decides participating in the summer program would do wonders for the self-esteem of his young students, one in particular who wants to be an astronaut.
Genres: TV Movie Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-29
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My Future Boyfriend
Overview: P-A-X-497/341, aka “Pax” , a curious young man from the well-ordered but loveless future, travels to present day New Orleans in search of romance novelist Elizabeth Barrett – whose book he has come upon during an archeological dig in the year 3127. Hoping Elizabeth can explain the concept of love to him, which is now nonexistent in his time, Pax embarks on an adventure filled with new discoveries. Elizabeth introduces Pax to life in the year 2011, filled with love, music and of course, destiny. When Pax doesn’t return to the future by the given deadline, Bob, his fellow scientist, travels back in time to find him. Meanwhile, as Elizabeth helps Pax learn about love, she ends up confiding in her colleague, played by Valerie Harper, about her own upcoming “surprise” engagement.
Genres: Comedy Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-10
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Mean Girls 2
Overview: Confident senior Jo begins the new school year by breaking her own cardinal rule: don't get involved in girl drama. but when she sees timid Abby preyed upon by Queen Bee Mandi and her minions, she takes sides in a viciously funny girl-world-war that turns North Shore High School upside down.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-23
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Dolphin Tale
Overview: A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-22
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A Time to Kill
Overview: A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-07-24
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Runaway Jury
Overview: After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell Rohr against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch, who uses illegal means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense. But when juror Nicholas Easter and his girlfriend Marlee reveal their ability to sway the jury into delivering any verdict they want, a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game begins.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-16
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The People vs. Larry Flynt
Overview: Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-25
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The Rosa Parks Story
Overview: A seamstress recalls events leading to her act of peaceful defiance that prompted the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-24
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Richard Jewell
Overview: Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime by sloppy FBI work and sensational media coverage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-13
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Burglar
Overview: Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Her friend Carl Hefler is a dog groomer. After a successful burglary, it's discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. As she's the only one who can be placed at the scene of the crime, she has to use her criminal skills to clear her name of the murder AND avoid getting charged with the burglary.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-20
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The Gingerbread Man
Overview: A successful Savannah defense attorney gets romantically involved with a sexy, mysterious waitress troubled by psychopaths and dark family secrets.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-23
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Warm Springs
Overview: Franklin Roosevelt, left a paraplegic from polio at 39 years of age, seeks out a miracle cure in the backwoods of Georgia.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-30
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The Ultimate Gift
Overview: When his wealthy grandfather finally dies, Jason Stevens fully expects to benefit when it comes to the reading of the will. But instead of a sizable inheritance, Jason receives a test, a series of tasks he must complete before he can get any money.
Genres: Romance Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-09
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The Work and the Glory II: American Zion
Overview: Divided by their diverse reactions to a nascent ideology, the Steeds struggle to hold together as the strength of their convictions and their filial bonds are tested. The stirring narrative of the faith that led a persecuted people to Missouri and beyond is one of the most poignant untold tales of American history. It is the account of a valiant struggle to exercise the rights promised by a fledgling nation.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-21
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Life Stinks
Overview: A rich businessman makes a bet he can survive on the streets of a rough Los Angeles neighborhood for 30 days completely penniless. During his stay he discovers another side of life and falls in love with a homeless woman.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-06-05
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The Three Kings
Overview: The made-for-TV film stars Jack Warden, Lou Diamond Phillips and Stan Shaw as three patients in a Los Angeles-area mental institution. Dressed as the Three Wise Men for a Christmas pageant, the trio is suddenly struck with the delusion that they are really their Biblical counterparts on a quest to find the Baby Jesus. As TV cameras grind away, the three ersatz Kings surreptitiously ride out of the gates of the asylum—on camels—and into the mean streets of LA. As the story draws to its conclusion, the three escapees find themselves providing a Christmas miracle (but not in the form of rap) for a group of homeless people on the outskirts of the city.
Genres: Family Fantasy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-12-17
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Beverly Hills Cop
Overview: Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.
Genres: Comedy Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-05
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The Willies
Overview: Two brothers camping with their cousin try to frighten each other by telling stories. They start with urban legends, but then there are two main narrations: one involves strange happenings at an elementary school; the other, a teenage boy with a peculiar interest.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-27
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Buried Alive II
Overview: A woman inherits a fortune, causing her husband and his lover to plot her demise by poisoning her. The only trouble is it only places her in a deep coma that resembles death. When an accident occurs in the embalmer's office he doesn't complete the embalming process, causing her to be buried alive. Awakening from the grave, she claws her way out and seeks revenge against the two who caused her supposed demise
Genres: Horror Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-01
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Gidget's Summer Reunion
Overview: Former beach bunny/girl surfer Francine “Gidget” Lawrence is an adult and married to her long-term beau Jeff “Moondoggie” Griffin. She deals with a variety of marital spats, as well as running her own travel agency, running interferences with her teenage niece, and trying to arrange a reunion of her husband’s old surfing friends. Meanwhile, Jeff works as an architect and must fend off romantic advances from his beautiful and lascivious boss. Gidget’s niece wants to learn how to surf and gets too much when she sneaks out to see a suave, self-serving beach bum behind the back of her nerdy boyfriend.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-01
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Blood Done Sign My Name
Overview: A drama based on the true story in which a black Vietnam-era veteran is allegedly murdered by a local white businessman who is later exonerated. The plot focuses on the role of a local high school teacher and the civil unrest that followed the acquittal.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-02-01
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False River
Overview: Thriller - Unwittingly framed for murder, Jim Mix is desperate to escape an insane asylum in the Deep South. In his flight from the institution, Jim embarks on a physical and spiritual quest to regain his life in False River. - Salvator Xuereb, George Faughnan, Stephanie Astalos-Jones
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Young Harry Houdini
Overview: This biographical movie depicts the youth of the magician Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926). As a boy his name was Eric Weiss and his father wanted him to become a locksmith. But he ran away and joined the traveling show of Dr. Grimaldi, where he learned the tricks of a magician and a little mystery from his Indian assistant, too.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-14
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The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw
Overview: Hawkes, Jones and Cassidy are on their way to the biggest poker game in history. But a few folks want to see them fold before they even get there.
Genres: Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-03
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Murder Ordained
Overview: This is the story of a minister who's feeling unhappy in his marriage who then has an affair with a church employee, who is also married, and who also has affairs, and whose husband is unwilling to divorce her. One day the minister's wife is found dead, in what appears to be an auto accident, but the highway patrolman who investigated the accident doesn't think that it's an accident but doesn't have enough evidence to justify an investigation. Later, when the woman's husband is killed an investigation begins.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-03
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