Samuel L. Jackson
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Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American film and television actor and film producer. After Jackson became involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas, Def by Temptation, before meeting his mentor, Morgan Freeman, and the director Spike Lee. After gaining critical acclaim for his role in Jungle Fever in 1991, he appeared in films such as Patriot Games, Amos & Andrew, True Romance and Jurassic Park. In 1994 he was cast as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction, and his performance received several award nominations and critical acclaim.
Jackson has since appeared in over 100 films including Die Hard with a Vengeance, The 51st State, Jackie Brown, Unbreakable, The Incredibles, Black Snake Moan, Shaft, Snakes on a Plane, as well as the Star Wars prequel trilogy and small roles in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2 and Inglourious Basterds. He ... Show more...
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American film and television actor and film producer. After Jackson became involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas, Def by Temptation, before meeting his mentor, Morgan Freeman, and the director Spike Lee. After gaining critical acclaim for his role in Jungle Fever in 1991, he appeared in films such as Patriot Games, Amos & Andrew, True Romance and Jurassic Park. In 1994 he was cast as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction, and his performance received several award nominations and critical acclaim.
Jackson has since appeared in over 100 films including Die Hard with a Vengeance, The 51st State, Jackie Brown, Unbreakable, The Incredibles, Black Snake Moan, Shaft, Snakes on a Plane, as well as the Star Wars prequel trilogy and small roles in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2 and Inglourious Basterds. He played Nick Fury in Iron Man and Iron Man 2, Thor, the first two of a nine-film commitment as the character for the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. Jackson's many roles have made him one of the highest grossing actors at the box office. Jackson has won multiple awards throughout his career and has been portrayed in various forms of media including films, television series, and songs. In 1980, Jackson married LaTanya Richardson, with whom he has one daughter, Zoe.
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Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
As: Nick Fury
Peter Parker and his friends go on a summer trip to Europe. However, they will hardly be able to rest - Peter will have to agree to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of creatures that cause natural disasters and destruction throughout the continent.
Runtime: 129 min.
Directed by: Jon Watts
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal | Samuel L. Jackson | Michael Keaton | Tom Holland | Zendaya
Shaft (2019)
As: John Shaft
Shaft is the next chapter in the film franchise featuring the coolest private eye on any New York City block. JJ, aka John Shaft Jr. (Usher), may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft (Jackson) agrees to ...
Directed by: Tim Story
Stars: Richard Roundtree | Samuel L. Jackson | Jessie Usher | Alexandra Shipp
The Last Full Measure (2019)
As: Takoda
34-years after his death, Airman William H. Pitsenbarger, Jr. ("Pits") is awarded the nations highest military honor for his actions on the battlefield. One of the great untold stories of the Vietnam era.
Directed by: Todd Robinson
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Christopher Plummer | Bradley Whitford | Sebastian Stan | Jeremy Irvine
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
As: Nick Fury
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
Runtime: 180 min.
Directed by: Joe Russo | Anthony Russo
Stars: Chris Evans | Brie Larson | Josh Brolin | Chris Hemsworth | Robert Downey Jr.
Captain Marvel (2019)
As: Nick Fury
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Runtime: 128 min.
Directed by: Anna Boden | Ryan Fleck
Stars: Lee Pace | Ben Mendelsohn | Samuel L. Jackson | Jude Law | Brie Larson
Glass (2019)
As: Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
Following the conclusion of Split, Glass finds David Dunn pursuing Kevin Wendell Crumb’s superhuman figure of The Beast in a series of escalating encounters, while the shadowy presence of Elijah Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Bruce Willis | James McAvoy | Sarah Paulson | Anya Taylor-Joy
Life Itself (2018)
As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: Dan Fogelman
Stars: Oscar Isaac | Olivia Wilde | Mandy Patinkin | Olivia Cooke | Laia Costa
Incredibles 2 (2018)
As: Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three children.
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: Brad Bird
Stars: Sarah Vowell | Samuel L. Jackson | Craig T. Nelson | Holly Hunter | Huck Milner
Unicorn Store (2017)
As: The Salesman
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Brie Larson
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Brie Larson | Joan Cusack | Bradley Whitford | Emily Robinson
The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
As: Darius Kincaid
The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: Patrick Hughes
Stars: Gary Oldman | Élodie Yung | Samuel L. Jackson | Ryan Reynolds | Salma Hayek
Blazing Samurai (2017)
As: Jimbo
The story revolves around a scrappy young dog who fights to save a town from becoming the litter box of a nefarious feline warlord.
Directed by: Chris Bailey | Mark Koetsier
Stars: Djimon Hounsou | Samuel L. Jackson | Michael Cera | George Takei | Mel Brooks
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
As: Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Brie Larson | John C. Reilly | John Goodman | Tom Hiddleston
I Am Not Your Negro (2017)
As: Narrator (voice)
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Raoul Peck
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Martin Luther King | Malcolm X | James Baldwin | Medgar Evers
xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
As: Agent Augustus Gibbons
Extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage comes out of self-imposed exile, thought to be long dead, and is set on a collision course with deadly alpha warrior Xiang and his team in a race to recover a sinister and seemingly unstoppable weapon known as Pandora's Box. Recruiting an all-new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself enmeshed in a deadly conspiracy that points to ...
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: D.J. Caruso
Stars: Vin Diesel | Ice Cube | Samuel L. Jackson | Toni Collette | Ruby Rose
Cell (2016)
As: Thomas "Tom" McCourt
When a strange signal pulsates through all cell phone networks worldwide, it starts a murderous epidemic of epic proportions when users become bloodthirsty creatures, and a group of people in New England are among the survivors to deal with the ensuing chaos after.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Tod Williams
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | John Cusack | Isabelle Fuhrman | Owen Teague | Clark Sarullo
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
As: George Washington Williams
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: David Yates
Stars: Djimon Hounsou | Alexander Skarsgård | Samuel L. Jackson | Margot Robbie | Christoph Waltz
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
As: Barron
A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.
Runtime: 127 min.
Directed by: Tim Burton
Stars: Asa Butterfield | Samuel L. Jackson | Eva Green | Rupert Everett | Judi Dench
The Hateful Eight (2015)
As: Major Marquis Warren
Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.
Runtime: 187 min.
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Stars: Kurt Russell | Walton Goggins | Samuel L. Jackson | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Demián Bichir
Chi-Raq (2015)
As: Dolmedes
A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.
Runtime: 127 min.
Directed by: Spike Lee
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Angela Bassett | Nick Cannon | Jennifer Hudson | Teyonah Parris
Barely Lethal (2015)
As: Hardman
A 16-year-old international assassin yearning for a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls as a senior in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that being popular can be more painful than getting water-boarded.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Kyle Newman
Stars: Jessica Alba | Samuel L. Jackson | Hailee Steinfeld | Sophie Turner | Dove Cameron
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
As: Nick Fury
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.
Runtime: 141 min.
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Stars: Chris Evans | Mark Ruffalo | Chris Hemsworth | Robert Downey Jr. | Scarlett Johansson
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (2015)
As: Narrator, Host
The incredible evolution of George Lucas' special effects dream factory, including an inside look at "Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace."
Runtime: 45 min.
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
As: Richmond Valentine
The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Runtime: 129 min.
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Stars: Michael Caine | Colin Firth | Samuel L. Jackson | Mark Strong | Taron Egerton
Big Game (2014)
As: President William Alan Moore
Air Force One is shot down by terrorists, leaving the President of the United States stranded in the wilderness. 13-year old Oskari is also in that wilderness, on a hunting mission to prove his maturity to his kinsfolk by tracking down a deer, but instead discovers the President in an escape pod. With the terrorists closing in to capture their prize, the unlikely duo team up to escape their hunters.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Jalmari Helander
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Onni Tommila | Ted Levine | Victor Garber | Felicity Huffman
Kite (2014)
As: Lieutenant Karl Aker
Based on the groundbreaking, cult classic anime, KITE tells the story of Sawa, a young woman living in a corrupt society where crime and gangs terrorize the streets. When Sawa's mother and policeman father are found victims of a grisly double homicide, she begins a ruthless pursuit for the man who murdered them. With the help of her father's ex-partner, Karl Aker, and a mysterious friend from her past, she ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Ralph Ziman
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Carl Beukes | India Eisley | Jaco Muller | Callan McAuliffe
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
As: Nick Fury
After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to ...
Runtime: 136 min.
Directed by: Joe Russo | Anthony Russo
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Chris Evans | Robert Redford | Scarlett Johansson | Sebastian Stan
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe (2014)
As: Himself
A look at the story behind Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from all of the Marvel films, the Marvel One-Shots and "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
Runtime: 43 min.
Stars: Chris Evans | Mark Ruffalo | Chris Hemsworth | Robert Downey Jr. | Kevin Feige
RoboCop (2014)
As: Pat Novak
In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good ...
Runtime: 117 min.
Directed by: José Padilha
Stars: Gary Oldman | Jackie Earle Haley | Michael Keaton | Abbie Cornish | Joel Kinnaman
Reasonable Doubt (2014)
As: Clinton Davis
When up-and-coming District Attorney Mitch Brockden commits a fatal hit-and-run, he feels compelled to throw the case against the accused criminal who was found with the body and blamed for the crime. Following the trial, Mitch's worst fears come true when he realizes that he acquitted a guilty man, and he soon finds himself on the hunt for the killer before more victims pile up.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Peter Howitt
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Dominic Cooper | Ryan Robbins | Gloria Reuben | Erin Karpluk
Face of Unity (2014)
As: Himself
Face Of Unity is the definitive Nelson Mandela documentary feature and first retrospective to be released since the president's death in late 2013. It includes a never before seen speech where Mandela outlines the groundwork for peace and reconciliation to future generations. The piece also includes tributes to Nelson Mandela from President Barack Obama, Sam Jackson, Jack Nicklaus, George ...
Runtime: 68 min.
Directed by: Adam Radly | Robert Rippberger
Stars: Christopher Lee | Samuel L. Jackson | Ray Charles | Henry Kissinger | Piper Dellums
Oldboy (2013)
As: Chaney
An everyday man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Spike Lee
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Sharlto Copley | Josh Brolin | Lance Reddick | Elizabeth Olsen
Zambezia (2013)
As: Tendai (voice)
Set in a bustling bird city on the edge of the majestic Victoria Falls, "Zambezia" is the story of Kai - a naïve, but high-spirited young falcon who travels to the bird city of "Zambezia" where he discovers the truth about his origins and, in defending the city, learns how to be part of a community
Runtime: 83 min.
Directed by: Wayne Thornley
Stars: Jeff Goldblum | Samuel L. Jackson | Abigail Breslin | Leonard Nimoy | Jeremy Suarez
Turbo (2013)
As: Whiplash (voice)
The tale of an ordinary garden snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: David Soren
Stars: Paul Giamatti | Samuel L. Jackson | Ryan Reynolds | Michael Peña | Luis Guzmán
Django Unchained (2012)
As: Stephen
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Runtime: 165 min.
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio | Kerry Washington | Samuel L. Jackson | Jamie Foxx | Christoph Waltz
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2012)
As: Fear (voice)
Quantum Quest centers on the story of Dave, a young photon, who is forced out of the Sun on a journey of discovery. He must get to the Cassini Space Craft and save it from the forces of the Void, only Dave does not know exactly what he must do or even where the Cassini Space craft is or what it is. The forces of the Void must destroy Cassini before it sends its great discoveries back to Earth,Dave is the ...
Runtime: 45 min.
Directed by: Harry 'Doc' Kloor | Dan St. Pierre
Stars: Amanda Peet | Chris Pine | Samuel L. Jackson | Hayden Christensen | James Earl Jones
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking (2012)
As: Himself
Take a look at Tarantino's career from the beginning, with interviews from co-workers, critics, stars and master filmmakers alike as well as a tribute to his greatest collaborator, Sally Menke. Produced for the 'Tarantino XX' Blu-ray collection
Runtime: 133 min.
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Lawrence Bender | Richard N. Gladstein | Gregory Nicotero | Stacey Sher
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only (2012)
As: Himself
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only will pay homage to Murphy's journey from a 15-year-old aspiring comedian, to the record-breaking Raw, which remains the highest grossing stand-up film of all time, to his indelible characters and impressions from Saturday Night Live including Buckwheat, Gumby, Mr. Robinson and James Brown. Written by Spike TV
Runtime: 86 min.
Stars: Eddie Murphy | Tyler Perry | Arsenio Hall | Keenen Ivory Wayans | Brett Ratner
Wake the Fuck Up (2012)
As: Himself
Samuel L. Jackson reminds us all to re-elect President Barack Obama before the 2012 elections.
Runtime: 4 min.
Directed by: Boaz Yakin | Kitao Sakurai
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson
The Samaritan (2012)
As: Foley
After twenty years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter's life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris, the possibility of a new start looks real. But his past is proving to be a stubborn companion.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: David Weaver
Stars: Alan C. Peterson | Samuel L. Jackson | Tom Wilkinson | Luke Kirby | Ruth Negga
The Avengers (2012)
As: Nick Fury
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!
Runtime: 143 min.
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Stars: Chris Evans | Mark Ruffalo | Chris Hemsworth | Robert Downey Jr. | Scarlett Johansson
Meeting Evil (2012)
As: Richie
Follows disillusioned young family man John as a mysterious stranger, Richie takes him on a murder-fueled ride that transforms the weak-willed John into a desperate hero willing to go to any length to protect his family.
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Chris Fisher
Stars: Leslie Bibb | Samuel L. Jackson | Luke Wilson | Peyton List
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac (2012)
As: Himself
I AIN'T SCARED OF YOU is a documentary tribute to Bernie Mac (1957-2008). From his stand-up in underground Chicago comedy clubs to the Big Screen in Hollywood, Bernie Mac's sharp tongue and heart of gold resonated with millions of fans throughout his career.This film revisits much of his work through exclusive recordings of early stand-up, featured scenes from his film and TV appearances, and ...
Runtime: 60 min.
Directed by: Robert Small
Stars: Bill Bellamy | Samuel L. Jackson | Cameron Diaz | Cedric the Entertainer | Chris Rock
Final Cut - Ladies & Gentlemen (2012)
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between man and woman... in an archetypical love story cut from 500 classics from all around the world.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: György Pálfi
Stars: Isabelle Adjani | Julie Andrews | Fanny Ardant | Agustín Almodóvar | Rosanna Arquette
Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition (2011)
As: Narrator
Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson the movie takes viewers behind the scenes with Young Jeezy while he tours the world. The doc includes interviews with Jay-Z, DJ Drama, DJ Khaled, P. Diddy and other artists. But more telling are the conversations with his father, who was a Marine, and his mother a former drug addict who he found high in a crack house on one occasion. Their eventual divorce would have a heavy ...
Directed by: Christian Robinson
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | T.I. | Young Jeezy
Arena (2011)
As: Logan
David Lord finds himself forced into the savage world of a modern gladiatorial arena, where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Jonah Loop
Stars: Kellan Lutz | Samuel L. Jackson | James Remar | Katia Winter | Johnny Messner
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
As: Nick Fury
Predominantly set 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.
Runtime: 124 min.
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Stars: Hugo Weaving | Chris Evans | Tommy Lee Jones | Sebastian Stan | Hayley Atwell
Thor (2011)
As: Nick Fury
Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.
Runtime: 115 min.
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Stars: Natalie Portman | Stellan Skarsgård | Anthony Hopkins | Chris Hemsworth | Tom Hiddleston
African Cats (2011)
As: Narrator (voice)
African Cats captures the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic kings of the savanna. The story features Mara, an endearing lion cub who strives to grow up with her mother’s strength, spirit and wisdom; Sita, a fearless cheetah and single mother of five mischievous newborns; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a once banished lion.
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Keith Scholey | Alastair Fothergill
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson
The Sunset Limited (2011)
As: Black
Based on the play of the same name by Pulitzer Prize Winner Cormac McCarthy, this searing two-character drama mixes humor and pathos while examining the relationship between strangers who are brought together by desperate circumstances. Set in a New York tenement apartment, the story focuses on two very different men - a deeply religious black ex-con who thwarts the suicide attempt of ...
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Tommy Lee Jones
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Tommy Lee Jones
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010)
As: himself
Leslie Iwerks' documentary takes audiences behind the scenes at ILM with in depth interviews with some of the company's top talent and showcases never before seen footage highlighting many of their pioneering milestones. From creating the first ever computer generated character in a feature film to the latest advancements in visual effects for film franchises like Transformers and Iron Man, ILM has created ...
Runtime: 60 min.
Directed by: Leslie Iwerks
Stars: Steven Spielberg | Ron Howard | Jon Favreau | George Lucas | Tom Cruise
The Other Guys (2010)
As: P.K. Highsmith
NYPD detectives Christopher Danson (Johnson) and P.K. Highsmith (Jackson) are the baddest and most beloved cops in New York City. They don't get tattoos, other men get tattoos of them. Two desks over and one back, sit detectives Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg). You've seen them in the background of photos of Danson and Highsmith, out of focus and eyes closed. They're not heroes, they're ...
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Adam McKay
Stars: Will Ferrell | Samuel L. Jackson | Mark Wahlberg | Eva Mendes | Dwayne Johnson
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010)
As: Himself
At 89 years old, Stan Lee's name appears on more than one BILLION comics in 75 countries in 25 languages. Arguably the most recognized name in comics, Stan Lee has co-created over 500 legendary pop culture characters including Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Iron Man, Thor and The Hulk. Stan continues to create new material and entertain fans of all ages with fantastic stories and characters ...
Runtime: 80 min.
Directed by: Terry Dougas | Nikki Frakes | Will Hess
Stars: Sean Astin | Nicolas Cage | Michael Chiklis | Kenneth Branagh | Stan Lee
Unthinkable (2010)
As: Henry Harold 'H' Humphries
A convert to Islam sends the U.S. government a tape showing him in three nondescript storage rooms, each of which may contain a nuclear bomb set to detonate in less than a week. Helen Brody, an FBI agent in L.A., is tasked with finding the bombs while a CIA "consultant", known as H, interrogates the suspect who has allowed himself to be caught. The suspect, whose wife and children have left him and ...
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Gregor Jordan
Stars: Carrie-Anne Moss | Samuel L. Jackson | Michael Sheen | Stephen Root | Lora Kojovic
Iron Man 2 (2010)
As: Nick Fury
With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.
Runtime: 124 min.
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow | Mickey Rourke | Don Cheadle | Robert Downey Jr. | Scarlett Johansson
In the Land of the Free... (2010)
As: Narrator
Tells the shocking and unbelievable story of Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King, three black men from rural Louisiana who were held in solitary confinement in the biggest prison in the U.S., an 18,000-acre former slave plantation known as Angola.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Vadim Jean
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson
Mother and Child (2009)
As: Paul
The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for adoption. Elizabeth was an adopted child and is now a successful lawyer, but her personal life lacks warmth. Lucy and her husband have failed to conceive and now hope to adopt a baby to make their family complete.
Runtime: 125 min.
Directed by: Rodrigo García
Stars: Kerry Washington | Samuel L. Jackson | Annette Bening | Naomi Watts | Carla Gallo
Astro Boy (2009)
As: Zog (voice)
Set in the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Atom) is a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he had lost. Unable to fulfill his creator's expectations, Astro embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before returning to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who rejected him.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: David Bowers
Stars: Nicolas Cage | Donald Sutherland | Kristen Bell | Freddie Highmore | Bill Nighy
The Face Is Familiar (2009)
Get to know some of Hollywood's most talented character actors, who have supported leading roles in films for decades. Some have even gone on to become stars in their own right. They proudly stand in the shadows of the "stars" of the movies, content to play the roles that lend flavor and depth to the films, with their unique brands of humor, intensity and charisma, leaving lasting impressions on all of us ...
Runtime: 54 min.
Directed by: Kevin Burns
Stars: Veronica Cartwright | John Landis | Luis Guzmán | Justin Humphreys | Sean Kinney
Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009)
As: Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja
Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path now burn out of control – and nowhere are the flames of hatred more intense than in the eyes of Sio.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Fuminori Kizaki
Stars: Lucy Liu | Samuel L. Jackson | Mark Hamill | Grey DeLisle | Zachary Gordon
The Spirit (2008)
As: Octopuss
Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again. A Rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus, who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face, has other plans; he is going to wipe out the entire city.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Frank Miller
Stars: Gabriel Macht | Samuel L. Jackson | Eva Mendes | Scarlett Johansson | Paz Vega
Soul Men (2008)
As: Louis Hinds
Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to honor their recently-deceased lead singer. Cleo, a beautiful young woman who is believed to be Floyd's daughter, accompanies them as a new singer.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Sharon Leal | Bernie Mac | Adam Herschman | Sean Hayes
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
As: Abel Turner
A young interracial couple has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their relationship. A tightly wound LAPD officer has appointed himself the watchdog of the neighborhood. His nightly foot patrols and overly watchful eyes bring comfort to some, but he becomes increasingly aggressive to the newlyweds. These ...
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: Neil LaBute
Stars: Patrick Wilson | Kerry Washington | Samuel L. Jackson | Ron Glass | Justin Chambers
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
As: Mace Windu (voice)
Set between Episode II and III the Clone Wars is the first computer animated Star Wars film. Anakin and Obi Wan must find out who kidnapped Jabba the Hutts son and return him safely. The Seperatists will try anything to stop them and ruin any chance of a diplomatic agreement between the Hutt's and the Republic.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Dave Filoni
Stars: James Arnold Taylor | Dee Bradley Baker | Matt Lanter | Tom Kane | Ashley Eckstein
Jumper (2008)
As: Roland
David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers others like himself, David is thrust into a dangerous and bloodthirsty war while being hunted by a sinister and determined group of zealots who have sworn to destroy all Jumpers. Now, David’s extraordinary gift may be his only hope for survival!
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Doug Liman
Stars: Michael Rooker | Samuel L. Jackson | Hayden Christensen | Rachel Bilson | Jamie Bell
Gospel Hill (2008)
As: Paul Malcolm
Gospel Hill tells the intersecting story of two men in the fictional South Carolina town of Julia. Danny Glover plays John Malcolm, the son of a slain civil rights activist. Jack Herrod (Tom Bower) is the former sheriff who never got to the bottom of the murder. Their paths begin to cross when a development corporation comes to town with plans to raze Julia's historic Gospel Hill.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Giancarlo Esposito
Stars: Danny Glover | Giancarlo Esposito | Taylor Kitsch | Angela Bassett | Julia Stiles
1408 (2007)
As: Gerald Olin
A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Mikael Håfström
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | John Cusack | Tony Shalhoub | Mary McCormack | Jasmine Jessica Anthony
Cleaner (2007)
As: Tom Cutler
Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may have unknowingly erased crucial evidence, entangling himself in a dirty criminal cover-up.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Stars: Ed Harris | Samuel L. Jackson | Eva Mendes | Keke Palmer | Luis Guzmán
Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
As: Champ
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: Rod Lurie
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Teri Hatcher | Alan Alda | Josh Hartnett | Kathryn Morris
Farce of the Penguins (2007)
As: Narrator (voice)
In this spoof of "March of the Penguins," nature footage of penguins near the South Pole gets a soundtrack of human voices. Carl and Jimmy, best friends, walk 70 miles to the mating grounds where the female penguins wait. The huddled masses of females - especially Melissa and Vicki - talk about males, mating, and what might happen this year. Carl, Jimmy, and the other males make the long trek talking about ...
Runtime: 80 min.
Directed by: Bob Saget
Stars: Carlos Mencia | Samuel L. Jackson | Brie Larson | Alyson Hannigan | Bob Saget
Home of the Brave (2006)
As: William Marsh
The day after they get the word they'll go home in two weeks, a group of soldiers from Spokane are ambushed in an Iraqi city. Back stateside we follow four of them - a surgeon who saw too much, a teacher who's a single mom and who lost a hand in the ambush, an infantry man whose best friend died that day, and a soldier who keeps reliving the moment he killed a civilian woman.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Irwin Winkler
Stars: 50 Cent | Brian Presley | Samuel L. Jackson | Jessica Biel | Christina Ricci
Black Snake Moan (2006)
As: Lazarus
A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.
Runtime: 116 min.
Directed by: Craig Brewer
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Justin Timberlake | Christina Ricci | S. Epatha Merkerson | John Cothran, Jr.
Snakes on a Plane (2006)
As: Neville Flynn
America is on the search for the murderer Eddie Kim. Sean Jones must fly to L.A. to testify in a hearing against Kim. Accompanied by FBI agent Neville Flynn, the flight receives some unexpected visitors.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: David R. Ellis
Stars: Rachel Blanchard | Samuel L. Jackson | Nathan Phillips | Julianna Margulies | Kenan Thompson
Freedomland (2006)
As: Lorenzo Council
A black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial protest.
Runtime: 113 min.
Directed by: Joe Roth
Stars: William Forsythe | Samuel L. Jackson | Julianne Moore | Aunjanue Ellis | Edie Falco
The Man (2005)
As: Derrick Vann
Special Agent Derrick Vann is a man out to get the man who killed his partner but a case of mistaken identity leads him to Andy Fidler, a salesman with too many questions and a knack of getting in Vanns way
Runtime: 83 min.
Directed by: Les Mayfield
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Luke Goss | Eugene Levy | Miguel Ferrer | Susie Essman
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
As: Mace Windu
Years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side of the Force to become the Emperor's new apprentice – Darth ...
Runtime: 140 min.
Directed by: George Lucas
Stars: Natalie Portman | Ewan McGregor | Samuel L. Jackson | Hayden Christensen | Ian McDiarmid
xXx: State of the Union (2005)
As: Agent Augustus Gibbons
Ice Cube stars as Darius Stone, a thrill-seeking troublemaker whose criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest XXX agent. He must save the U.S. government from a deadly conspiracy led by five-star general and Secretary of Defense George Deckert (played by Willem Dafoe).
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Stars: Ice Cube | Willem Dafoe | Samuel L. Jackson | Scott Speedman | Peter Strauss
Mr. Incredible and Pals (2005)
As: 'Real' Frozone
An animated short film produced by Pixar included as a bonus on the DVD edition of the 2004 feature film "The Incredibles."
Runtime: 4 min.
Directed by: Roger Gould
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Craig T. Nelson | Pete Docter | Roger L. Jackson | Michael Asberry
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World (2005)
As: Himself
"The Team that Changed the World," investigates the Globetrotters' impact socially and culturally, as well as their lasting effect on the NBA. Featuring interviews with basketball players, celebrities, politicians, and more, the documentary also shows how the Globetrotters continue to serve as "Ambassadors of Goodwill" and touch audiences around the world today.
Runtime: 50 min.
Directed by: Michael Sear | Joseph Sharman
Stars: Larry Brown | Geese Ausbie | Timuel Black | Bill Bradley | Chuck D
Coach Carter (2005)
As: Ken Carter
Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
Runtime: 136 min.
Directed by: Thomas Carter
Stars: Robert Ri'chard | Samuel L. Jackson | Channing Tatum | Rick Gonzalez | Rob Brown
The Incredibles (2004)
As: Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.
Runtime: 115 min.
Directed by: Brad Bird
Stars: Sarah Vowell | Craig T. Nelson | Jason Lee | Holly Hunter | Spencer Fox
In My Country (2004)
As: Langston Whitfield
An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: John Boorman
Stars: Brendan Gleeson | Samuel L. Jackson | Juliette Binoche | Langley Kirkwood | Harriet Lenabe
John Travolta: The Inside Story (2004)
As: Himself
In the seventies brushed glory, in the eighties met the failure and nineties resurfaced to become definitely a star. John Travolta is an actor undeterred.
Runtime: 45 min.
Directed by: Adam Friedman
Stars: Nicolas Cage | Nancy Allen | John Travolta | Leslie Felperin | Boyd Hilton
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
As: Rufus
The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.
Runtime: 137 min.
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Stars: Uma Thurman | Michael Madsen | David Carradine | Daryl Hannah | Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
Twisted (2004)
As: John Mills
Recently promoted and transferred to the homicide division, Inspector Jessica Shepard feels pressure to prove herself -- and what better way than by solving San Francisco's latest murder? However, as Shepard and her partner, Mike Delmarco, soon discover, the victim shared a romantic connection to her. As more of Shepard's ex-lovers turn up dead, her mind starts to become unstable, and she begins to ...
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Philip Kaufman
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | David Strathairn | Ashley Judd | Russell Wong | Andy García
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
As: Voice
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
Runtime: 214 min.
Directed by: Ken Burns
Stars: Keith David | Samuel L. Jackson | Jack Johnson
No Good Deed (2003)
As: Jack Friar
While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Bob Rafelson
Stars: Stellan Skarsgård | Samuel L. Jackson | Milla Jovovich | Joss Ackland | Doug Hutchison
S.W.A.T. (2003)
As: Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
Hondo Harrelson recruits Jim Street to join an elite unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Together they seek out more members, including tough Deke Kay and single mom Chris Sanchez. The team's first big assignment is to escort crime boss Alex Montel to prison. It seems routine, but when Montel offers a huge reward to anyone who can break him free, criminals of various stripes step up for the prize.
Runtime: 117 min.
Directed by: Clark Johnson
Stars: Colin Farrell | Michelle Rodriguez | Samuel L. Jackson | Josh Charles | LL Cool J
Basic (2003)
As: West
A DEA agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army ranger drill sergeant and several of his cadets during a training exercise gone severely awry.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: John McTiernan
Stars: Connie Nielsen | Giovanni Ribisi | Samuel L. Jackson | Tim Daly | John Travolta
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress. These first-person anecdotes, ranging from the brutal to the bittersweet, have been brought to vivid life in this unique HBO documentary special, featuring the on-camera voices of ...
Runtime: 75 min.
Directed by: Ed Bell | Thomas Lennon
Stars: Whoopi Goldberg | Michael Boatman | Don Cheadle | Roscoe Lee Browne | Angela Bassett
xXx (2002)
As: Agent Augustus Gibbons
Xander Cage is your standard adrenaline junkie with no fear and a lousy attitude. When the US Government "recruits" him to go on a mission, he's not exactly thrilled. His mission: to gather information on an organization that may just be planning the destruction of the world, led by the nihilistic Yorgi.
Runtime: 124 min.
Directed by: Rob Cohen
Stars: Vin Diesel | Danny Trejo | Samuel L. Jackson | Leila Arcieri | Asia Argento
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
As: Mace Windu
Ten years after the invasion of Naboo, the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. Under the leadership of a renegade Jedi named Count Dooku, thousands of solar systems threaten to break away from the Galactic Republic. When an assassination attempt is made on Senator Padmé Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, twenty-year-old Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker is assigned to protect her. In the course ...
Runtime: 142 min.
Directed by: George Lucas
Stars: Natalie Portman | Ewan McGregor | Samuel L. Jackson | Hayden Christensen | Ian McDiarmid
Changing Lanes (2002)
As: Doyle Gipson
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to ...
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Roger Michell
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Ben Affleck | Toni Collette | Kim Staunton | Sydney Pollack
BaadAsssss Cinema (2002)
As: Himself
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a complete record. It features interviews with some of the genre's biggest stars, like Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, and Richard Roundtree. Director Melvin Van Peebles discusses the historical importance of his landmark film Sweet Sweetback's ...
Runtime: 58 min.
Directed by: Isaac Julien
Stars: Pam Grier | Larry Cohen | Tamara Dobson | Ron Finley | Ed Guerrero
The 51st State (2001)
As: Elmo McElroy
Elmo McElroy is a streetwise American master chemist who heads to England to sell his special new formula - a powerful, blue concoction guaranteed to take you to 'the 51st state.' McElroy's new product delivers a feeling 51 times more powerful than any thrill, any pleasure, any high in history. But his plans for a quick, profitable score go comically awry when he gets stuck in Liverpool with an ...
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Ronny Yu
Stars: Meat Loaf | Rhys Ifans | Samuel L. Jackson | Emily Mortimer | Robert Carlyle
The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
As: Romulus
In this spine-tingling and visually stunning thriller, Academy Award®-nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Unbreakable, Shaft, Pulp Fiction delivers a "full-throttle performance" (People) as Romulus Ledbetter, a misunderstood musician turned recluse, hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave. When Romulus finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree, the authorities - including his police officer ...
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Kasi Lemmons
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Tamara Tunie | Aunjanue Ellis | Ann Magnuson | Colm Feore
Unbreakable (2000)
As: Elijah Price
An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead – and him unscathed. The answer to this mystery could lie with the mysterious Elijah Price, a man who suffers from a disease that renders his bones as fragile as glass.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Stars: Spencer Treat Clark | Robin Wright | Samuel L. Jackson | Bruce Willis | John Patrick Amedori
Shaft (2000)
As: John Shaft
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: John Singleton
Stars: Christian Bale | Samuel L. Jackson | Dan Hedaya | Busta Rhymes | Jeffrey Wright
Rules of Engagement (2000)
As: Col. Terry L. Childers
Part war movie, part courtroom thriller, this gripping drama finds a war hero put on trial for a rescue mission gone terribly wrong with only his doubtful friend and fellow marine to represent him.
Runtime: 128 min.
Directed by: William Friedkin
Stars: Bruce Greenwood | Ben Kingsley | Samuel L. Jackson | Tommy Lee Jones | Guy Pearce
Any Given Wednesday (2000)
As: Willie Nutter
A spoof of Oliver Stone's feature film Any Given Sunday.
Runtime: 2 min.
Directed by: Neil Mandt
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Chris Kattan
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
As: Russell Franklin
On a remote former submarine refueling facility called Aquatica, a team of scientists are searching for a cure for Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Susan McAlester genetically engineers three Mako sharks, intending to increase their brain capacity so that they can harvest the tissue as a cure for Alzheimer's. Unfortunately, the increased brain capacity also makes the sharks smarter, faster, and more dangerous. ...
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Thomas Jane | Michael Rapaport | Saffron Burrows | LL Cool J
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
As: Mace Windu
Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
Runtime: 136 min.
Directed by: George Lucas
Stars: Natalie Portman | Ewan McGregor | Liam Neeson | Ian McDiarmid | Jake Lloyd
Our Friend, Martin (1999)
As: Turner (voice)
What begins as a routine class project for a diverse group of sixth-graders turns into a magical, time-traveling adventure they'll never forget! Authentic historical footage of Martin Luther King Jr. is blended with colorful animation as the students learn about - and actually meet - the civil rights leader who challenged all Americans to turn his dream of freedom into reality. Produced in association with ...
Runtime: 60 min.
Directed by: Robert Brousseau | Vincenzo Trippetti
Stars: LeVar Burton | Lucas Black | Angela Bassett | Ed Asner | Theodore Borders
The Red Violin (1998)
As: Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Spans 300 years in the life of one famed musical instrument that winds up in present-day Montreal on the auction block. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin derives its unusual color from the human blood mixed into the finish. With this legacy, the violin travels to Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake.
Runtime: 130 min.
Directed by: François Girard
Stars: Carlo Cecchi | Anita Laurenzi | Irene Grazioli | Tommaso Puntelli | Samuele Amighetti
The Negotiator (1998)
As: Lt. Danny Roman
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demands that another well-known negotiator be brought in to handle the situation and ...
Runtime: 140 min.
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Stars: Kevin Spacey | John Spencer | David Morse | Ron Rifkin | Samuel L. Jackson
Sphere (1998)
As: Dr. Harry Adams
The OSSA discovers a spacecraft thought to be at least 300 years old at the bottom of the ocean. Immediately following the discovery, they decide to send a team down to the depths of the ocean to study the space craft.They are the best of best, smart and logical, and the perfect choice to learn more about the spacecraft.
Runtime: 134 min.
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Liev Schreiber | Sharon Stone | Peter Coyote | Dustin Hoffman
Jackie Brown (1997)
As: Ordell Robbie
Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan—with help from a bail bondsman—to keep the money for herself. Based on Elmore Leonard's novel “Rum Punch”.
Runtime: 154 min.
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Robert Forster | Michael Keaton | Bridget Fonda | Pam Grier
Eve's Bayou (1997)
As: Louis Batiste
The story is set in 1962 Louisiana. The big Batiste family is headed by charming doctor Louis. Though he is married to beautiful Roz, he has a weakness for attractive women patients. One day Louis is flirting with married and sexy Metty Mereaux, not knowing that he is observed by his youngest idealistic daughter Eve, who is there by accident. Eve can not forget the incident which is traumatic for her ...
Runtime: 109 min.
Directed by: Kasi Lemmons
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Lynn Whitfield | Debbi Morgan | Meagan Good | Jurnee Smollett
One Eight Seven (1997)
As: Trevor Garfield
After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher. The education system, where violent bullies control the classrooms and the administration is afraid of lawsuits, slowly drives Garfield mad.
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: Kevin Reynolds
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | John Heard | Tony Plana | Kelly Rowan | Clifton Collins Jr.
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
As: Mitch Henessey
Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, has a job teaching school and makes the best Rice Krispie treats in town. But when she receives a bump on her head, she begins to remember small parts of her previous life as a lethal, top-secret agent.
Runtime: 121 min.
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Stars: Brian Cox | Yvonne Zima | Samuel L. Jackson | Geena Davis | Craig Bierko
Trees Lounge (1996)
As: Wendell
Tommy has lost his job, his love and his life. He lives in a small apartment above the Trees Lounge, a bar which he frequents along with a few other regulars without lives. He gets a job driving an ice cream truck and ends up getting involved with the seventeen-year-old niece of his ex-girlfriend. This gets him into serious trouble with her father.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Steve Buscemi
Stars: Mark Boone Junior | Carol Kane | Chloë Sevigny | Steve Buscemi | Bronson Dudley
A Time to Kill (1996)
As: Carl Lee Hailey
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
Runtime: 149 min.
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Stars: Kevin Spacey | Oliver Platt | Samuel L. Jackson | Sandra Bullock | Matthew McConaughey
The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1996)
As: Col. Ron
While working on a documentary on his old neighborhood, a young film school graduate shifts the focus of his production onto the disappearance of a local resident and the strange characters who are conducting the search to find him.
Runtime: 80 min.
Directed by: Sam Henry Kass
Stars: Holt McCallany | Michael Badalucco | Steve Buscemi | Nicholas Turturro | Ray Mancini
The Great White Hype (1996)
As: Rev. Fred Sultan
When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the only man to ever beat the champ. The problem is that he isn't a boxer anymore and he's white. However, once Rev. Sultan convinces him to fight, he goes into heavy training while the confident champ takes it easy and falls out of shape.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Reginald Hudlin
Stars: Jeff Goldblum | Samuel L. Jackson | Peter Berg | Jon Lovitz | Damon Wayans
Hard Eight (1996)
As: Jimmy
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow | Philip Baker Hall | Samuel L. Jackson | John C. Reilly | F. William Parker
Fluke (1995)
As: Rumbo (voice)
Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and comes back to life as a dog. Remembering some of who he was, he returns to his wife and son to protect them from the man who caused his accident. But, as time goes by, he remembers more of his life, and realizes he wasn't such a good husband and father.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Carlo Carlei
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Matthew Modine | Nancy Travis | Eric Stoltz | Max Pomeranc
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
As: Zeus Carver
New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.
Runtime: 128 min.
Directed by: John McTiernan
Stars: Colleen Camp | Samuel L. Jackson | Bruce Willis | Graham Greene | Jeremy Irons
Kiss of Death (1995)
As: Calvin Hart
Jimmy Kilmartin is an ex-con living in Astoria in the New York City borough of Queens, trying to stay clean and raising a family with his wife Bev. But when his cousin Ronnie causes him to take a fall for driving an illegal transport of stolen cars, a police officer named Calvin Hart is injured and Jimmy lands back in prison. In exchange for an early release, he is asked to help bring ...
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
Stars: Nicolas Cage | Helen Hunt | Samuel L. Jackson | Kathryn Erbe | David Caruso
Losing Isaiah (1995)
As: Kadar Lewis
Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she ...
Runtime: 111 min.
Directed by: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | David Strathairn | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Jessica Lange | Halle Berry
The New Age (1994)
As: Dale Deveaux
Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their solution is to start their own business together. In order to find meaning to their empty lives, they follow various New Age gurus and other such groups. Eventually, they hit rock bottom and have to make some hard decisions
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: Michael Tolkin
Stars: Paula Marshall | Peter Weller | Patrick Bauchau | Judy Davis | Adam West
Pulp Fiction (1994)
As: Jules Winfield
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Runtime: 154 min.
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Stars: Ving Rhames | Uma Thurman | Samuel L. Jackson | Bruce Willis | John Travolta
Fresh (1994)
As: Sam
Michael is a 12-year-old drug pusher who lives in a crowded house with his cousins and aunt. His father has become a street bum,but still meets with Fresh on occasion to play chess. Fresh is rather quiet in a crazy world. Fresh's sister is a junkie who sleeps with the dealers that Fresh sells for. As the story progresses Fresh realizes that he doesn't want to sell drugs anymore - he wants revenge.
Runtime: 114 min.
Directed by: Boaz Yakin
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Giancarlo Esposito | Sean Nelson | N'Bushe Wright | Ron Brice
Hail Caesar (1994)
As: Mailman
Caesar is having a hard time dividing his time between his band and his rich girlfriend, Buffer. Buffer's dad doesn't like Ceasar for her. He called in Caesar to make a bet. If Caesar gets to make a hundred thousand dollars within six months, he can have Buffer but if he does not, he won't see her forever. How can Ceasar win the bet if what he only knows is jam with his band mates?
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Anthony Michael Hall
Stars: Anthony Michael Hall | Leslie Danon | Bobbie Phillips | Nicholas Pryor | Robert Downey Jr.
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994)
As: Richard Greener
The story of Johnson Whittaker, one of the first African-American cadets admitted to West Point. Tied down and beaten by his fellow cadets
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Harry Moses
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Eddie Bracken | Sam Waterston | Val Avery | Mason Adams
Against the Wall (1994)
As: Jamaal
Based on the true story of the Attica Prison uprising of 1971.
Runtime: 111 min.
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
Stars: Harry Dean Stanton | Samuel L. Jackson | Clarence Williams III | Frederic Forrest | Kyle MacLachlan
True Romance (1993)
As: Big Don
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: Tony Scott
Stars: Gary Oldman | Bronson Pinchot | Michael Rapaport | Patricia Arquette | Christian Slater
Jurassic Park (1993)
As: Arnold
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.
Runtime: 127 min.
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Jeff Goldblum | Sam Neill | Richard Attenborough | Laura Dern | Bob Peck
Menace II Society (1993)
As: Tat Lawson
Menace II Society is a coming of age tale detailing the summer after its protagonist Caine (Tyrin Turner) graduates from high school. This is Caine's story, which details real life in today's tough inner city.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Albert Hughes | Allen Hughes
Stars: Jada Pinkett Smith | Samuel L. Jackson | Tyrin Turner | Glenn Plummer | Larenz Tate
Amos & Andrew (1993)
As: Andrew Sterling
When Andrew Sterling (Samuel L. Jackson), a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in New England the police mistake him for a burglar. After surrounding his home with armed men, Chief Tolliver (Dabney Coleman) realizes his mistake and to avoid the bad publicity offers a thief in his jail, Amos Odell (Nicolas Cage) a deal.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: E. Max Frye
Stars: Nicolas Cage | Michael Lerner | Samuel L. Jackson | Dabney Coleman | Margaret Colin
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
As: Sgt. Wes Luger
An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. A "Lethal Weapon" style cop team tries to find and stop the fiends before they can dope the nation by distributing their wares via the "Wilderness Girls" cookie drive.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Gene Quintano
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Emilio Estevez | Tim Curry | Jon Lovitz | Kathy Ireland
Patriot Games (1992)
As: Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
Runtime: 117 min.
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
Stars: Sean Bean | Harrison Ford | Anne Archer | Thora Birch | Patrick Bergin
White Sands (1992)
As: Greg Meeker
A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an FBI investigation.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Stars: Willem Dafoe | Mickey Rourke | Samuel L. Jackson | M. Emmet Walsh | Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Juice (1992)
As: Trip
Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Omar Epps | Tupac Amaru Shakur | Khalil Kain | Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins
Fathers & Sons (1992)
As: Marshall
A beach runner and bookworm (Goldblum) has difficulty communicating with his son. He meets a psychic on a pier at the beach and soon his world turns topsy-turvy with a serial killer coming between him and his son. The ensuing E.S.P. experiences and danger bond father and son.
Runtime: 109 min.
Directed by: Paul Mones
Stars: Jeff Goldblum | Rory Cochrane | Famke Janssen | Natasha Gregson Wagner | Mitchell Marchand
Jumpin' at the Boneyard (1991)
As: Mr. Simpson
Manny tries to get his crack addict brother, Danny, to clean up.
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Jeff Stanzler
Stars: Tim Roth | Kevin Corrigan | Samuel L. Jackson | Alexis Arquette | Danitra Vance
Strictly Business (1991)
As: Monroe
Waymon has a great job in real estate and a promising future, but he's also trapped in a loveless longterm relationship. He meets Natalie, a beautiful club-hopping hipster, and quickly falls in love. Realizing he's just not cool enough to attract her on his own, he seeks the help of his friend Bobby, a free-spirited smooth talker who works in the mail room at Waymon's firm and utilizes the predicament as ...
Runtime: 83 min.
Directed by: Kevin Hooks
Stars: Sam Rockwell | Samuel L. Jackson | Tommy Davidson | Halle Berry | Anne-Marie Johnson
Johnny Suede (1991)
As: B-Bop
A struggling young musician and devoted fan of Ricky Nelson wants to be just like his idol and become a rock star.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Tom DiCillo
Stars: Brad Pitt | Catherine Keener | Alison Moir | Calvin Levels | Nick Cave
Jungle Fever (1991)
As: Gator Purify
A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.
Runtime: 132 min.
Directed by: Spike Lee
Stars: John Turturro | Samuel L. Jackson | Wesley Snipes | Ossie Davis | Annabella Sciorra
The Return of Superfly (1990)
As: Nate Cabot
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Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Sig Shore
Stars: Carlos Carrasco | Leonard L. Thomas | Margaret Avery | Christopher Curry | Nathan Purdee
Goodfellas (1990)
As: Stacks Edwards
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Runtime: 146 min.
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Joe Pesci | Robert De Niro | Ray Liotta | Lorraine Bracco | Paul Sorvino
The Exorcist III (1990)
As: Dream Blind Man
Set fifteen years after the original film, The Exorcist III centers around the philosophical Lieutenant William F. Kinderman who is investigating a baffling series of murders around Georgetown that all contain the hallmarks of The Gemini, a deceased serial killer. It eventually leads him to a catatonic patient in a psychiatric hospital who has recently started to speak, claiming he is the The ...
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: William Peter Blatty
Stars: Brad Dourif | George C. Scott | Nicol Williamson | Jason Miller | Ed Flanders
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
As: Madlock
Opens with Bleek as a child learning to play the trumpet, his friends want him to come out and play but mother insists he finish his lessons. Bleek grows into adulthood and forms his own band - The Bleek Gilliam Quartet. The story of Bleek's and Shadow's friendly rivalry on stage which spills into their professional relationship and threatens to tear apart the quartet.
Runtime: 129 min.
Directed by: Spike Lee
Stars: John Turturro | Giancarlo Esposito | Denzel Washington | Wesley Snipes | Spike Lee
Betsy's Wedding (1990)
As: Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey)
Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé, Dylan Walsh, just want an intimate little wedding reception, but Betsy's father, Eddie, a Long Island construction contractor, feels so threatened by Jake's rich WASP parents that he blows the ceremony up into a bank-breaking showpiece, sending his wife, Lola, into a financial panic.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Alan Alda
Stars: Joe Pesci | Samuel L. Jackson | Ally Sheedy | Molly Ringwald | Alan Alda
A Shock to the System (1990)
As: Ulysses
Madison Avenue executive Graham Marshall has paid his dues. A talented and devoted worker, he has suffered through mounting bills and a nagging wife with one thing to look forward to: a well-deserved promotion. But when the promotion is given to a loud-mouthed yuppie associate, Graham unleashes his rage on an overly aggressive panhandler, who he accidently kills by pushing him into the path of an ...
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Jan Egleson
Stars: Michael Caine | Will Patton | Peter Riegert | Swoosie Kurtz | Elizabeth McGovern
Def by Temptation (1990)
As: Minister Garth
An evil succubus is preying on libidinous black men in New York, and all that stands in her way is a minister-in-training, an aspiring actor, and a cop that specializes in cases involving the supernatural.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: James Bond III
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Kadeem Hardison | Bill Nunn | James Bond III | Cynthia Bond
Sea of Love (1989)
As: Black Guy
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the ...
Runtime: 113 min.
Directed by: Harold Becker
Stars: Michael Rooker | Ellen Barkin | John Goodman | Al Pacino | William Hickey
Do the Right Thing (1989)
As: Mister Señor Love Daddy
On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Spike Lee
Stars: Danny Aiello | Giancarlo Esposito | Richard Edson | Ossie Davis | Ruby Dee
Coming to America (1988)
As: Robber
Prince Akeem, heir to the throne of Zamunda, leaves the tropical paradise kingdom in search of his queen. What better place than Queens, New York, to find his bride? Joined by his loyal servant and friend, Semmi, Akeem attempts to blend in as an ordinary American and begin his search.
Runtime: 116 min.
Directed by: John Landis
Stars: John Amos | James Earl Jones | Eddie Murphy | Arsenio Hall | Shari Headley
School Daze (1988)
As: Leeds
In the South of the United States are taking place confrontations between two groups of students who have different ideas and are not able to accept the one of the opponent.
Runtime: 121 min.
Directed by: Spike Lee
Stars: Laurence Fishburne | Samuel L. Jackson | Giancarlo Esposito | Tisha Campbell-Martin | Ossie Davis
Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)
As: Eddie's Uncle
Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Robert Townsend
Stars: Tatyana Ali | Eddie Murphy | Eyde Byrde | Billie Allen | Birdie M. Hale
Ragtime (1981)
As: Gang Member 2
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
Runtime: 155 min.
Directed by: Miloš Forman
Stars: Brad Dourif | Elizabeth McGovern | Moses Gunn | Kenneth McMillan | James Cagney
The Displaced Person (1977)
As: Sulk
A conscientious but driven Polish refugee disrupts the hierarchy of power on a Georgia farm in the 1940s.
Runtime: 58 min.
Directed by: Glenn A. Jordan
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Lane Smith | John Houseman | Robert Earl Jones | Dina Herrington
Together For Days (1972)
As: Stan
A Black radical activist and a young White woman find themselves drawn to one another during the politically and racially-charged atmosphere of early 1970s America.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Michael Schultz
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Clifton Davis | Lois Chiles | Northern Calloway
The Blob ()
Coal miners accidentally unleash an alien lifeform that consumes everything in its path.
Directed by: Simon West
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Halle Berry