Cuba Gooding Jr.
Actor | Producer
Cuba Gooding was born in Bronx, New York to Shirley, a singer with the Sweethearts, and Cuba Gooding, Sr., a lead vocalist of soul group The Main Ingredient. He has two brothers, musician Tommy Gooding and fellow actor Omar Gooding, and sister, April Gooding. His family moved to Los Angeles after Gooding Sr.'s music group had a hit single with "Everybody Plays the Fool" in 1972 but abandoned his family two years later. Gooding Jr. was raised by his mother and attended four different high schools: North Hollywood High School, Tustin High School, Apple Valley High School, and John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills in Los Angeles. He served as class president in three of them.
His first job as a professional entertainer was as a break-dancer performing with singer Lionel Richie at the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. After high school, Gooding studied Japanese martial arts for three years, before turning his focus toward acting. Early on, he ... Show more...
Cuba Gooding was born in Bronx, New York to Shirley, a singer with the Sweethearts, and Cuba Gooding, Sr., a lead vocalist of soul group The Main Ingredient. He has two brothers, musician Tommy Gooding and fellow actor Omar Gooding, and sister, April Gooding. His family moved to Los Angeles after Gooding Sr.'s music group had a hit single with "Everybody Plays the Fool" in 1972 but abandoned his family two years later. Gooding Jr. was raised by his mother and attended four different high schools: North Hollywood High School, Tustin High School, Apple Valley High School, and John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills in Los Angeles. He served as class president in three of them.
His first job as a professional entertainer was as a break-dancer performing with singer Lionel Richie at the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. After high school, Gooding studied Japanese martial arts for three years, before turning his focus toward acting. Early on, he landed guest starring roles on shows like Hill Street Blues (1981) and MacGyver (1985).
His first major role was in the John Singleton's box office surprise and critical hit Boyz n the Hood (1991). He followed this success with roles in major films like A Few Good Men (1992), Lightning Jack (1994), Outbreak (1995), Men of Honor (2000), Rat Race (2001), and The Fighting Temptations (2003) in which he co-starred alongside Beyoncé Knowles.
In 1996, he was cast as an arrogant football player on the brink of a career-ending injury in Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire (1996). The film was a success and earned him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. His "Show Me The Money" line in the film became a nationwide catchphrase. In 1997, he had a notable supporting role in As Good As It Gets (1997). The next several years, his films were inconsistently successful; Boat Trip (2002), Norbit (2007), and Daddy Day Camp (2007), all of which had received extremely negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office.
Gooding also starred in a film titled A Murder of Crows, which he co-produced with his long time friend and business partner Derek Broes. The film was Gooding's first attempt at producing. Since then, he has had series of starring roles in grittier films released direct-to-DVD such as the revenge dramas Hero Wanted and Wrong Turn at Tahoe, as well as the sci-fi action pic Hardwired and the action comedy Lies & Illusions. A well-received performance as Ben Carson in Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) and a small supporting role in Ridley Scott's American Gangster (2007) both proved to be exceptions to this trend. An appearance in the World War II film, Red Tails, produced by George Lucas and with other prominent actors such as Terrence Howard, will mark his only return to the big screen since American Gangster.
Gooding is married to Sara Kapfer; they have two sons, Spencer and Mason. Show less...
Filmography - Acting
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Life in a Year (2018)
A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.
Directed by: Mitja Okorn
Stars: Nia Long | RZA | Jaden Smith | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Cara Delevingne
Selma (2014)
As: Fred Gray
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Civil Rights Act.
Runtime: 128 min.
Directed by: Ava DuVernay
Stars: Tim Roth | Tom Wilkinson | Carmen Ejogo | Oprah Winfrey | David Oyelowo
Freedom (2014)
As: Samuel
Two men separated by 100 years are united in their search for freedom. In 1856 a slave, Samuel Woodward and his family, escape from the Monroe Plantation near Richmond, Virginia. A secret network of ordinary people known as the Underground Railroad guide the family on their journey north to Canada. They are relentlessly pursued by the notorious slave hunter Plimpton. Hunted like a dog and haunted ...
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Peter Cousens
Stars: William Sadler | Diane Salinger | Sharon Leal | David Rasche | Cuba Gooding Jr.
Machete Kills (2013)
As: El Camaleon
Ex-Federale agent Machete is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man – he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across the planet.
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Stars: Mel Gibson | Danny Trejo | Michelle Rodriguez | Amber Heard | Demián Bichir
Don Jon (2013)
As: Hollywood Actor #2
A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Julianne Moore | Glenne Headly | Tony Danza | Scarlett Johansson
The Butler (2013)
As: Carter Wilson
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
Runtime: 132 min.
Directed by: Lee Daniels
Stars: Forest Whitaker | David Banner | Michael Rainey Jr. | Mariah Carey | LaJessie Smith
Life of a King (2013)
As: Eugene
Life of a King is the true story of one man's mission to give inner city kids of Washington DC something he never had - a future. After being incarcerated for eighteen years, Eugene Brown established the Big Chair Chess Club to get kids off the streets and working towards lives they never believed they were capable of. This is his inspirational story.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Jake Goldberger
Stars: Richard T. Jones | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Dennis Haysbert | Paula Jai Parker | LisaGay Hamilton
Absolute Deception (2013)
As: John Nelson
A widowed reporter recruits the help of a federal agent to investigate her late husband's secrets, but the two become the target of unknown attackers. When FBI Agent John Nelson’s key informant, Miles, is abducted and shot, all that’s left is a severed finger. In order to find a new lead, Nelson travels to New York City to inform widowed magazine reporter Rebecca Scott that her long dead ...
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr. | Emmanuelle Vaugier | Evert McQueen | Ty Hungerford | Jeff Gannon
Summoned (2013)
As: Detective Callendar
Follow three individuals who served on the jury for one of San Francisco's most high profile serial killer cases. Now someone, or something, is killing them off one by one.
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Peter Sullivan
Stars: Bailey Chase | Tichina Arnold | James Hong | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Ashley Scott
One in the Chamber (2012)
As: Ray Carver
A seasoned assassin plays both sides in a Russian gang war and becomes the target of an unknown enemy.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: William Kaufman
Stars: Billy Murray | Leo Gregory | Dolph Lundgren | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Claudia Bassols
Firelight (2012)
As: DJ
Incarcerated women join a band of volunteers who battle forest fires and assist during natural disasters.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Darnell Martin
Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr. | Q'orianka Kilcher | DeWanda Wise | Yakini Horn | Rivka Rivera
Red Tails (2012)
As: Major Emanuelle Stance
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
Runtime: 125 min.
Directed by: Anthony Hemingway
Stars: Bryan Cranston | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Terrence Howard | David Oyelowo | Daniela Ruah
Sacrifice (2011)
As: John Hebron
A tough undercover cop inadvertently gets involved in a dangerous heroin ring when a young defector of the drug trade leaves his five year-old sister in his care.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Damian Lee
Stars: Kim Coates | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Christian Slater | Lara Daans | Devon Bostick
The Hit List (2011)
As: Jonas Arbor
A disgruntled man creates a hit list with a stranger during a drunken night out and must then race to try to save those he marked for extermination as the bodies begin to pile up and all fingers point to him.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: William Kaufman
Stars: Sean Cook | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Cole Hauser | Ginny Weirick | Jonathan LaPaglia
Ticking Clock (2011)
As: Lewis Hicks
A reporter stumbles upon the journal of a murderer replete with plans to butcher specific people, and investigates on his own, finding that every trail leads to a 9-year-old orphan living in a group home.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Ernie Barbarash
Stars: Yancey Arias | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Neal McDonough | Danielle Nicolet | Austin Abrams
Wrong Turn at Tahoe (2009)
As: Joshua
A debt collector for the mob (Academy Award(R)-winner Cuba Gooding, Jr.) finds his fate taking a series of treacherous turns after his powerful boss and mentor (Miguel Ferrer) is caught in a dangerous double cross with the most dangerous drug dealer around (Academy Award(R)-nominee Harvey Keitel) in this crime thriller from writer/director Franck Khalfoun.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Franck Khalfoun
Stars: Louis Mandylor | Harvey Keitel | Miguel Ferrer | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Alex Meneses
Hardwired (2009)
As: Luke Gibson
After a tragic accident Luke Gibson is left with critical injuries and complete amnesia. A new technological breakthrough from the Hexx Corporation - a Psi-Comp Implant that's hardwired into Luke's brain - saves his life, but Luke soon finds out that this new technology comes with a price and that the Hexx Corporation harbors sinister plans for the new device.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Tia Buhl | Ernie Barbarash
Stars: Val Kilmer | Michael Ironside | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Juan Riedinger | Alastair Gamble
Lies & Illusions (2009)
As: Isaac
When a menacing smuggler coolly insists that best-selling author Wes Wilson take a chauffeured backseat ride with him, Wilson's charmed life explodes into a world of violence and espionage, and he learns shocking truths about two women in his life.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Tibor Takács
Stars: Sarah Ann Schultz | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Christian Slater | Christa Campbell | Robert Giardina
The Devil's Tomb (2009)
As: Mack
Captain Mack leads an elite military unit on a search for a missing scientist, and comes face-to-face with an an ancient evil lying beneath the Middle Eastern desert. Evil that is not of this world. Evil that should never be unearthed.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Jason Connery
Stars: Ray Winstone | Taryn Manning | Ron Perlman | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Stephanie Jacobsen
The Way of War (2009)
As: David Wolfe
Paramilitary operative David Wolfe stumbles upon an international conspiracy connecting presidential cabinet members to a Middle Eastern terrorist plot. Wanting to expose the truth, Wolfe defies orders and returns to the US as an army of one fighting for American security and integrity
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: John Carter
Stars: J.K. Simmons | John Terry | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Jaclyn DeSantis | Lance Reddick
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009)
As: Ben Carson
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987.
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Thomas Carter
Stars: Aunjanue Ellis | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Ele Bardha | Kimberly Elise | Loren Bass
Harold (2008)
As: Cromer
A teenager with an early onset of male-pattern baldness befriends his high school's janitor.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: T. Sean Shannon
Stars: Spencer Breslin | Stella Maeve | Nikki Blonsky | Ally Sheedy | Cuba Gooding Jr.
Hero Wanted (2008)
As: Liam Case
Liam Case is a garbage man whose life hasn't quite turned out the way he expected it would. In order to impress the girl of his dreams, Liam plans an elaborate heist that will culminate with him jumping in to save the day at the last minute. When the day of the heist arrives, however, the plan takes an unexpected turn and Liam winds up in the hospital.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Brian Smrz
Stars: Tommy Flanagan | Norman Reedus | Kim Coates | Ray Liotta | Cuba Gooding Jr.
Linewatch (2008)
As: Michael Dixon
Academy Award Winner Cuba Gooding, Jr. is a Border Patrol Officer in the New Mexico desert with a secret past that is about to catch up with him. When his old gang leader tracks him down and forces him to smuggle drugs across the border, he must choose between the life he swore to leave behind and saving his family at any cost.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Kevin Bray
Stars: Omari Hardwick | Sharon Leal | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Dean Norris | AMG
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007)
As: Loofah (voice)
After an incident which nearly cost Littlefoot's grandmother her life, Littlefoot learns a series of lessons which his species call "Wisdoms". Meanwhile, a trio of dim-witted Beipiaosauruses named Loofah, Doofah and Foobie arrive in the Great Valley and behave in a strange manner towards Littlefoot and the gang. Littlefoot is determined that they learn the "Wisdoms" and the journey to the one place the ...
Runtime: 76 min.
Directed by: Charles Grosvenor | Jamie Mitchell
Stars: Jeff Bennett | Sandra Oh | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Cody Arens | Logan Arens
American Gangster (2007)
As: Nicky Barnes
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Based on a true story.
Runtime: 157 min.
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Stars: Russell Crowe | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Denzel Washington | Josh Brolin | Lymari Nadal
Daddy Day Camp (2007)
As: Charlie Hinton
Seeking to offer his son the satisfying summer camp experience that eluded him as a child, the operator of a neighborhood daycare center opens his own camp, only to face financial hardship and stiff competition from a rival camp.
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Fred Savage
Stars: Richard Gant | Paul Rae | Lochlyn Munro | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Tamala Jones
What Love Is (2007)
As: Tom
It's Valentine's Day and Tomhas big plans. He's about to get engaged and has a surprise party planned to share the good news with friends. But things take a turn for the worse. Tom returns home only to discover his girlfriend has packed up and left him. Now, instead of a surprise party, the surprise is on Tom. Fortunately, his friends are there to help him make sense of it all.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Mars Callahan
Stars: Sean Astin | Matthew Lillard | Anne Heche | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Terrence 'T.C.' Carson
Norbit (2007)
As: Deion Hughes
A mild-mannered guy who is engaged to a monstrous woman meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Brian Robbins
Stars: Terry Crews | Lester Speight | Clifton Powell | Eddie Murphy | Thandie Newton
Shadowboxer (2006)
As: Mikey
Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant girlfriend. Instead, she delivers her baby and convinces Mikey to help her protect them both. As Rose weakens from cancer, Mikey becomes breadwinner for ...
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Lee Daniels
Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Helen Mirren | Stephen Dorff | Vanessa Ferlito | Cuba Gooding Jr.
End Game (2006)
As: Alex Thomas
Alex Thomas was the man in charge of protecting the president but, when the time came to fulfill his duties, everything just went wrong. His conscience haunted by a bullet and his devotion to his country stronger than ever, Alex teams with seasoned reporter in navigating a treacherous web of lies, unlocking a dangerous conspiracy, and enters into a deadly world in which skilled assassins and highly-trained ...
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Andy Cheng
Stars: Peter Greene | Patrick Fabian | James Woods | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Angie Harmon
Dirty (2005)
As: Salim Adel
Two gangbangers-turned-cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Chris Fisher
Stars: Brittany Daniel | Cesar Garcia | Aimee Garcia | Frank Alvarez | Clifton Collins Jr.
Home on the Range (2004)
As: Buck (voice)
When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the "Patch Of Heaven" dairy farm, three determined cows, a karate-kicking stallion and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save their home. The stakes are sky-high as this unlikely animal alliance risk their hides and match wits with a mysterious band of bad guys.
Runtime: 76 min.
Directed by: John Sanford | Will Finn
Stars: Jennifer Tilly | Steve Buscemi | Roseanne Barr | Judi Dench | G. W. Bailey
Radio (2003)
As: Radio
High school football coach, Harold Jones befriends Radio, a mentally-challenged man who becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, South Carolina. Their friendship extends over several decades, where Radio transforms from a shy, tormented man into an inspiration to his community.
Runtime: 109 min.
Directed by: Mike Tollin
Stars: Ed Harris | Alfre Woodard | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Debra Winger | S. Epatha Merkerson
The Fighting Temptations (2003)
As: Darrin Hill
The Fighting Temptations stars Cuba Gooding, Jr. as the film's protagonist as he attempts to revive a church choir in order to enter a gospel competition with the help of a beautiful lounge singer (Beyoncé Knowles) with whom he soon falls in love.
Runtime: 123 min.
Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
Stars: Wendell Pierce | Cuba Gooding Jr. | LaTanya Richardson Jackson | Beyoncé Knowles | Faith Evans
Boat Trip (2002)
As: Jerry Robinson
Two straight men mistakenly end up on a "gays only" cruise.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Mort Nathan
Stars: Vivica A. Fox | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Horatio Sanz | Maurice Godin | Roselyn Sánchez
Snow Dogs (2002)
As: Ted Brooks
When a Miami dentist inherits a team of sled dogs, he's got to learn the trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Brian Levant
Stars: M. Emmet Walsh | Cuba Gooding Jr. | James Coburn | Nichelle Nichols | Sisqó
Zoolander (2001)
As: Himself
Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic "he's so hot right now" Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. Its a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories can Derek make the world safe.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Ben Stiller
Stars: Owen Wilson | Will Ferrell | Ben Stiller | Milla Jovovich | Christine Taylor
Rat Race (2001)
As: Owen Templeton
In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The tycoon and his wealthy friends monitor each racer's every move to keep track of their favorites. The ...
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: Jerry Zucker
Stars: Whoopi Goldberg | Amy Smart | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Seth Green | Breckin Meyer
In the Shadows (2001)
As: Draven
When a stunt man dies in Miami, his uncle, a New York mob boss, sends a hit man to tail the stunt coordinator, whom the boss wants dead. The hit man, Eric O'Bryne, gets close to his mark's daughter, and through her he asks her dad to teach him to do stunts. While waiting for the word to kill this mentor, Eric discovers the joy of stunt work and of being part of a family. Meanwhile, several people are ...
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Ric Roman Waugh
Stars: Matthew Modine | James Caan | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Lillo Brancato | Joey Lauren Adams
Pearl Harbor (2001)
As: Petty Officer Doris Miller
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Runtime: 183 min.
Directed by: Michael Bay
Stars: Ben Affleck | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Kate Beckinsale | Jon Voight | Josh Hartnett
Men of Honor (2000)
As: Senior Chief Carl Brashear
Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true story. Their relationship starts out on the rocks, but fate ultimately conspires to bring the men together into a setting of mutual respect, triumph and honor.
Runtime: 129 min.
Directed by: George Tillman, Jr.
Stars: Robert De Niro | Aunjanue Ellis | Charlize Theron | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Hal Holbrook
Chill Factor (1999)
As: Arlo
A store clerk and an ice cream truck driver are thrown together when a dying scientist entrusts them with a deadly chemical kept in ice. This chemical will kill every living thing once it melts. They have to take the chemical codenamed 'Elvis' to the next nearest military base while being chased by terrorists who want it to hold the country for ransom.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Hugh Johnson
Stars: Skeet Ulrich | David Paymer | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Peter Firth | Daniel Hugh Kelly
Instinct (1999)
As: Dr. Theo Caulder
In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be examined by a bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder. Driven by ambition and a hunger for the truth, Caulder will eventually risk everything -- even put his very life on the line -- in a harrowing attempt to understand the bizarre actions of this madman.
Runtime: 126 min.
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Stars: George Dzundza | Donald Sutherland | Anthony Hopkins | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Maura Tierney
A Murder of Crows (1998)
As: Lawson Russell
After a lawyer gets disbared, he goes off to write a book about his experience. He meets a man who lets him read his manuscript. The man dies and the lawyer passes the book off as his. Just when the book becomes a big success. He gets arrested for the true life murders of the five lawyers in his book. He then finds himself, trying to prove that he is innocent of the murders
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Rowdy Herrington
Stars: Tom Berenger | Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Mark Pellegrino | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Eric Stoltz
What Dreams May Come (1998)
As: Albert Lewis
Chris Neilson dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, his wife, Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.
Runtime: 113 min.
Directed by: Vincent Ward
Stars: Max von Sydow | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Robin Williams | Annabella Sciorra | Jessica Brooks Grant
Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
As: Cuba Gooding Jr.
A film director (Adam Rifkin) decides to chart the course of a young actor (Tony Markes) as he tries to make it in Hollywood...
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Adam Rifkin | Tony Markes
Stars: Peter Facinelli | Scott Wolf | Adam Rifkin | Jane Jenkins | Jou Jou Papailler
As Good as It Gets (1997)
As: Frank Sachs
New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.
Runtime: 139 min.
Directed by: James L. Brooks
Stars: Helen Hunt | Greg Kinnear | Skeet Ulrich | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Jack Nicholson
Jerry Maguire (1996)
As: Rod Tidwell
Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player.
Runtime: 139 min.
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
Stars: Renée Zellweger | Kelly Preston | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Tom Cruise | Alison Armitage
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
As: Billy Roberts
During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, these men were forced to constantly endure harassement, prejudice, and much behind the scenes politics until at last they were able to prove themselves in combat.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Robert Markowitz
Stars: Laurence Fishburne | Andre Braugher | Malcolm-Jamal Warner | Courtney B. Vance | Allen Payne
Losing Isaiah (1995)
As: Eddie Hughes
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
Outbreak (1995)
As: Salt
A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.
Runtime: 127 min.
Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Stars: Morgan Freeman | Kevin Spacey | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Rene Russo | Dustin Hoffman
Lightning Jack (1994)
As: Ben Doyle
Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he picks up mute Ben Doyle as a hostage. The two become good friends, with Jack teaching Ben how to rob banks, while they plan Jack's last heist.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Paul Hogan | Greg Coote | Simon Wincer
Stars: Richard Riehle | Beverly D'Angelo | Paul Hogan | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Pat Hingle
Judgment Night (1993)
As: Mike Peterson
While racing to a boxing match, Frank, Mike, John and Rey get more than they bargained for. A wrong turn lands them directly in the path of Fallon, a vicious, wise-cracking drug lord. After accidentally witnessing Fallon murder a disloyal henchman, the four become his unwilling prey in a savage game of cat & mouse as they are mercilessly stalked through the urban jungle in this taut suspense drama
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Stars: Peter Greene | Emilio Estevez | Jeremy Piven | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Denis Leary
Daybreak (1993)
As: Torch
When a substantial portion of the nation's populace falls victim to a deadly plague, the tyrannical government quarantines them in camps, offering no alternative except death. But a gutsy rebel named Torch sets out to help the afflicted by leading an underground effort to spirit the victims to humane sanctuary.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Stephen Tolkin
Stars: Martha Plimpton | Omar Epps | Alice Drummond | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Moira Kelly
A Few Good Men (1992)
As: Cpl. Carl Hammaker
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
Runtime: 138 min.
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Stars: Kevin Bacon | Kevin Pollak | Demi Moore | Tom Cruise | Jack Nicholson
Gladiator (1992)
As: Abraham Lincoln Haines
A story of two teenagers trapped in the world of illegal underground boxing. One is fighting to save his fathers life and using the money pay off gambling debts accumulated by his father. The second is fighting for the money to get out of the ghettos. While being exploited by a boxing promoter the two teens become friends. An explosive ending puts the two friends in the ring against each other.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Rowdy Herrington
Stars: Brian Dennehy | James Marshall | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Robert Loggia | T.E. Russell
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (1992)
As: Tyree
Made for TV Movie
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Kevin Hooks
Stars: Anna Maria Horsford | Curtis McClarin | Jay Underwood | Carla Gugino | Christopher Daniel Barnes
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
As: Tré Styles
Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: John Singleton
Stars: Laurence Fishburne | Ice Cube | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Morris Chestnut | Angela Bassett
Sing (1989)
As: Stanley
When a volatile young street tough with a talent for singing and dancing is tapped by the high school music teacher to lead the upcoming senior "Sing," he is forced to come to terms with his defiant self-destructive lifestyle and his growing attraction to his co-star.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Richard J. Baskin
Stars: Peter Dobson | Lorraine Bracco | Louise Lasser | George DiCenzo | Jessica Steen
Coming to America (1988)
As: Boy Getting Haircut
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