James Earl Jones
Date of Birth: 17 Jan 1931
Country: USA
Biography: James Earl Jones was born in 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA. At an early age he started to take dramatic lessons to calm himself down. It appeared to work as he has since starred in many films over a 40-year period, beginning with the Stanley Kubrick classic Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Probably best known for his role as Darth Vader (for the voice only) (imdb)
Total Credits at Criticker: 117 (Actor)
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- Treehouse of Horror (1990) - S2 E3
- Treehouse of Horror V (1994) - S6 E6
Stumbling over the obstacles they've each created in their imaginary lives, an unlikely pair finds love and fulfillment in a reality that finally transcends their fantasies. (American Sterling Productions)
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When his mentor Admiral James Greer (Jones) becomes gravely ill, Jack Ryan (Ford) is appointed acting CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. His first assignment: investigate the murder of one of the President's friends, a prominent U.S. businessman with secret ties to Colombian drug cartels. Unbeknownst to Ryan, the CIA has already dispatched a deadly field operative (Dafoe) to lead a paramilitary force against the Colombian drug lords. Caught in the crossfire, Ryan takes matters into his own hands, risking his career and life for the only cause he still believes in-the truth. (Paramount)
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An insane general starts a process to nuclear holocaust that a war room of politicians and generals frantically try to stop. (imdb)
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Walt Disney's dream of creating a "concert film" with a perpetually changing musical repertoire is at last realized with the debut of the animated extravaganza, Fantasia/2000. (Walt Disney Pictures)
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"If you build it, he will come." With thes words, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Costner) is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife Annie (Madigan), Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true. Along the way he meets reclusive activist Terence Mann (Jones), the mysterious "Doc" Graham (Lancaster), and even the legendary "Shoeless Joe" Jackson (Liotta). (Universal)
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A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius (Connery). The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst (Baldwin) has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it-because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find him, too. (Paramount Pictures)
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A Lion cub crown prince is tricked by a treacherous uncle into thinking he caused his father's death and flees into exile in despair, only to learn in adulthood his identity and his responsibilities.
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Darth Vader and the Empire are building a new, indestructible Death Star. Meanwhile, Han Solo has been imprisoned, and Luke Skywalker has sent R2D2 and C3PO to try and free him. Princess Leia - disguised as a bounty hunter - and Chewbacca go along as well. The final battle takes place on the moon of Endor, with its natural inhabitants, the Ewoks, lending a hand to the rebels. Will Darth Vader and the dark side overcome the rebels and take over the universe ? (imdb)
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... Princess Leia (Fisher) is held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker (Hamill) and Captain Han Solo (Ford) team together with the lovable droid duo, R2-D2 and C-3PO, to rescue the beautiful princess and restore justice in the galaxy. (20th Century Fox)
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The Flight of Dragons (1982) - Direct-to-Video
A young Boston writer goes back in time into an era where wizards and dragon reign and science is just barely known.(imdb)
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The epic tale of child sold into slavery who grows into a man who seeks revenge against the warlord who massacred his tribe (imdb)
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Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and stepdad, and wants to learn to play baseball... (imdb)
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Complex but lighthearted thriller about computers and cryptography, government and espionage, secrets and deception and betrayal. (imdb)
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Set in the south of the United States just after the Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband Jack... (imdb)
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An African prince goes to Queens, New York City to find a wife whom he can respect for her intelligence and will. (imdb)
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Set in the Haiti of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, The Comedians tells the story of a sardonic white hotel owner... (imdb)
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A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company. (imdb)
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To achieve his dream of attending Harvard, a pampered teen poses as a young black man to receive a full scholarship. (imdb)
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When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge. (imdb)
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Pazuzu, the demon of the first movie, takes a shot at possessing victim Linda Blair once again. (imdb)
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A team from the United States are going to compete in the world finals in karate. The team consists of fighters from all nations, can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win ? (imdb)
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On his first day after being released from jail for 14 armed bank robberies, Lucas finds himself caught up in someone else's robbery... (imdb)
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One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in any book ... for about fifteen minutes. Now his friends and family want him to protect their community from the dreaded Golden Lords. (imdb)
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A pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant. (imdb)
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Bowlegged cracker, Earl Pilcher Jr., runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother dies, leaving a letter explaining he's not her natural son, but the son of a Black woman who died in childbirth; plus, he has a half brother Ray, in Chicago, she wants him to visit. (imdb)
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Josh Baker meets a very special woman, Cheryl, in the streets of New York. Suddenly she collapses, and she's picked up by an ambulance. When Josh wants to visit her in the hospital, it appears that she hasn't been admitted in the hospital. (imdb)
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A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down. (imdb)
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After a catatonic episode on a railway station platform, Jacob Horner is taken to "The Farm", a bizarre insane asylum run by Doctor D. After being cured, Jacob takes a job as an English lecturer and begins a disastrous affair with Rennie, the wife of a colleague. (imdb)
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When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the Oval Office. (imdb)
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Claudine tries to provide for her six children in Harlem while on welfare. She has a romance with Roop, a cheerful garbageman she meets while working on the side as a maid. (imdb)
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The Cay (1974) - TV Movie
When Young Phillip is seperated form his mother and found by a black man named Timothy and his cat Stew cat, Phillip becomes blind and they all end up on an island. Will the survive or will they die? (imdb)
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Tired of the slave-like treatment of his team's owner, charismatic star Negro League pitcher Bingo Long takes to the road with his band of barnstormers through the small towns of the Midwest in the 1930's. (imdb)
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The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) - TV Movie
Chewie and Han Solo are trying to get home to Chewie's family, so they can celebrate Lifeday. (imdb)
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A steel samurai blade that was to be given to the American ambassador by the Emperor of Japan is stolen. American sailors and Japanese samurai are sent to find it. (imdb)
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Allan Quatermain once again teams up with Jesse Hudson where the discovery of a mysterious old gold piece sends Quatermain looking for his long-lost brother, missing in the wilds of Africa after seeking a lost white race. (imdb)
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In 1902 Texas, 13-year-old Horace goes to work on old Soll's farm to earn enough money to buy a headstone for his father's grave. Unfortunately for Horace, Soll's senility, ill health, and obsession with the convict labor he uses to work the farm, make it unlikely that Horace will ever be paid the $12.50 Soll owes him for 6 months work. (imdb)
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Summer's End (1999) - TV Movie
12-year-old boy and his older brother have just lost their dad. At their summer cottage, the younger boy befriends a black doctor who has to deal with local prejudice and racism. (imdb)
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Dave Anderson and Manny Durrell are two high-class sneak thieves who have never been caught. Joshua Burke is a retired detective who has enough evidence on the both of them to put them behind bars. (imdb)
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A group of Chicago cops are involved in a raid from which $3,000,000 disappears. The local mob go after them and the body count starts to rise... (imdb)
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A writer with no focus in his work, becomes the unwilling babysitter of a precocious little girl who turns his life around. (imdb)
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Merlin (1998) - TV Mini-Series
The legend of King Arthur, this time, from the perspective of the King's Wizard, Merlin. Merlin is a creature born of pagan magic, living in a world converting to Christianity. Merlin is beside Arthur as he gains Excalibur, builds Camelot and is betrayed by his wife, Guinevere. Merlin and Arthur are both menaced by the plots of Morgan Le Fey, her son by Arthur, Mordred, and their cohorts. Through it all, Merlin tries to keep Arthur from the destructive path set by fate. (imdb)
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A touching, insightful look at stateside military life during the Vietnam War at Ft. Meyer and Arlington National Cemetery (the Garden). A veteran sergeant takes a young soldier under his wing and tries to prepare his men for the deadly environment of war. (imdb)
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Africa: The Serengeti (1994) - Short Film
The Serengeti is a huge area of grassland in Tanzania, Africa. Once a year, in the time of drought, about two million herd animals like antelopes travel north to feed and mate before moving south again, when plants there begin to blossom. (imdb)
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A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city. (imdb)
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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) - Direct-to-Video
This documentary chronicles the making of the original Star Wars trilogy from start to finish... (imdb)
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Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997) - Direct-to-Video
Casper tells the story of how he became such a good-natured ghost. (imdb)
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Years after a mysterious plague has wiped out most of the adult population, the surviving children have grown up to form violent motorcycle gangs. Young Lee, tired of life on the farm, goes out in search of adventure and soon winds up in the middle of a war between a pair of rival gangs... (imdb)
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Based upon the true story of Jim Jones, a self proclaimed prophet. Jim Jones had a loyal following of about 1000 people, who had donated their entire life savings to him to join his commune. When possible illegal activities came to the attention of the authorities, they started to investigate. Rather that faces the charges, Jim Jones committed suicide, and convinced virtually All of his followers to do the same. (imdb)
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A successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles to reunite with his family in the Deep South. (imdb)
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The Reading Room (2005) - TV Movie
Making good on a promise he made to his dying wife, a widower (Jones) opens a reading room, a place where people can learn to read. Despite his goodwill, problems in the neighborhood threaten his establishment. (imdb)
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A continuation of the well-known tale sets the wooden puppet-turned-boy loose in a mysterious carnival. (rottentomatoes.com)
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The Second Civil War (1997) - TV Movie
A simple immigration issue spins wildly out of control for those involved, ranging from the President of the United States, to a news producer (imdb)
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Biographical retrospective on Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Two cops kill an undercover DEA agent by mistake, and frantically try to cover their tracks by framing a homeless man for the crime. That involves juggling evidence, coaching witnesses, and improvising to keep their desperate scheme from unraveling. (imdb)
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Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street (2001) - Direct-to-Video
Prickly, Grotkey and Finster head home during a snowstorm and remember the times with TJ and the gang. When they get stuck in a snowbank, Prickly blames it on TJ and the others. Finally at the end, TJ and the gang rescue the teachers from where they're trapped and Prickly admits TJ and the others aren't so bad. (wikipedia)
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Two travelers, one a well to do young clerk on the way to a reunion with his wife, the other a scruffy, feral bounty hunter meet at sundown on a lonely prairie and agree to swap stories to pass the time. This is a portmanteau film featuring four intriguing stories linked by the two story teller's attempts to psych each other out. (imdb)
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"Jefferson in Paris" follows Jefferson to France (as the U.S. ambassador to the court of Louis XVI), following the death of his wife his friendships and flirtations with the French, his relationship with his daughters and slaves from home (especially Sally), against the backdrop of the beginning of the French Revolution. (imdb)
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An adventurer hunting for treasure in Greece accidentally frees a monster that forces local villagers to sacrifice virgins. (imdb)
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This tv movie features two stories by Rod Serling, who also wrote the stories of the original "The Twilight Zone" (1959) series. (imdb)
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A short documentary on legendary director Stanley Kubrick covering his early career. Includes commentary on his work and exclusive photos, footage, and interviews.
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Bayou La Teche, Louisiana sizzles as the Cajun town celebrates the wedding of Splendid and Dolan. The trouble comes on the wedding night when Splendid is determined to maintain her innocence. On the other side of town Splendids' cousin has her own problems. Her man has been sleeping with Thais, the town hooker. She heads to the Tiger Cafe with gun in hand to get back her man (imdb)
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The UFO Incident (1975) - TV Movie
In the early 1960s, an interracial couple undergo hypnosis, which unlocks memories of a forgotten event on a lonely road. Soon they believe they were abducted by extraterrestrials. (imdb)
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The Atlanta Child Murders (1985) - TV Mini-Series
The city of Atlanta, Georgia, is terrorized by a rash of child murders occurring in its black community. When a black photographer is arrested for the crimes, controversy erupts over whether he is the actual killer or a scapegoat offered up by the city's mostly black leadership. (imdb)
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Horrible Aunt Messina longs for total power, so she kills her brother the King and transforms Prince Frederick into a frog; now she can rule the kingdom any way she pleases. Although the Prince at first does nothing but sit on a lilypad, he soon befriends various sea creatures who teach him the ways of the swamps. But when he learns that, like his aunt, he has magic powers, Frederick, known as Freddy the Frog, may seek revenge on the evil Messina. (Rotten Tomatoes)
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By Dawn's Early Light (1990) - TV Movie
The crew of a nuclear bomber attack the Soviet Union while the President of the United States tries desperately to regain control of his military after his helicopter crashes during a limited nuclear exchange. (imdb)
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The priceless Blue Water sapphire is coveted by the heirs of Sir Hector Geste - his new wife, Flavia; his daughter, Isabel; and his adopted twin sons, heroic Beau and pathetic Digby. When Sir Hector takes to his deathbed (where he remains for the duration of the film), Beau absconds with the stone, to keep it from his stepmother. Flavia pursues him to North Africa, dispensing sexual favors to promote her schemes. (imdb)
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Muhammad Ali risks his championship status by speaking out against the Vietnam War. (TCM.com)
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A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. When Kareem Abdul Jabar was asked who was the best player he ever saw, his answer was The Goat. The film follows the rise, fall, and rebirth of a reformed junkie who returns from prison to clean up his act and devote the rest of his life to the young kids of Harlem. (imdb)
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Heat Wave (1990) - TV Movie
The promise of better race relations and economic prosperity lure a young man from Alabama to the Watts District of Los Angeles in 1965. After landing a job as a messenger for the L.A. Times, he becomes responsible for much of the reporting that won the paper a Pulitzer Prize when a minor traffic arrest by two white officers sets off a week of brutal rioting on August 11, 1965. (cduniverse.com)
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A documentary on the life of Muhammad Ali and the impact he had on American history.
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Feast of All Saints (2001) - TV Movie
Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free People of Colour, a dazzling yet damned class caught between the world of white privilege and black oppression. (imdb)
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An intimate look at life in the ghetto: Johnny Williams is a house painter who moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie. But times are tough and the poverty-troubled streets are even tougher, and it takes every ounce of Johnny's love and courage for the couple to make it through their strife, finding redemption in the River Niger.
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The Vernon Johns Story (1994) - TV Movie
The Vernon Johns Story is the inspirational saga of the man who preceded Martin Luther King Jr. as pastor of a Montgomery, Alabama Baptist Church. Described as "one of God's most brilliant preachers," Johns campaigned tirelessly for Civil Rights long before the cudgel was taken up by the "mainstream." Before leaving his post, Johns passed the torch to young Reverend King, who is but a minor character in this positive, uplifting TV-movie.
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A young girl knows the truth. Now that truth is haunting her, and someone is hunting her. (imdb)
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11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried (1989) - TV Movie
Through exclusive and previously unseen footage from family archives and the local TV station near the infamous "grassy knoll," plus the insightful recollestions of Gerald Ford, Coretta King, Tip O'neill, Ted Kennedy and many others, the remarkable John Fitzgerald Kennedy comes to life. Hosted by James Earl Jones, this compelling DVD explores the dynamic President's triumphs, failures and contributions to history. (VIEW Video)
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Santa and Pete (1999) - TV Movie
t's the first Christmas without Grandma and a diffucult time for the family, until Gradpa (James Earl Jones, Star Wars, Field of Dream) decides to share a story with his ten-year-old grandson Terence.
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The JFK Conspiracy (1992) - TV Movie
Up to now, no one knows the truth about the JFK assassination. But now, in a fast-paced two-hours, learn what really happened, who ordered it, and how the truth was hushed up for all these years. (imdb)
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A teenager sets out to find her Wall Street father and is forced into the streets in a desperate journey of survival. Based on a true story.
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A guy tries to determine what he will do in the final moments of his life. (imdb)
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Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson (2007) - Direct-to-Video
A retrospective look at the career of Paul Robeson and his legacy as both an American and a citizen of the world. (imdb)
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Last Flight Out (1990) - TV Movie
Fact based story set in Saigon in April, 1975 shortly after the US combat troops have withdrawn and immediately before the Communist forces over run the city. American citizens try to help South Vietnamese refugees escape on the last commercial flight that will be permitted to leave the city.
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The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2015) - TV Movie
Set in the African Savanna, the film follows Kion as he assembles the members of the 'Lion Guard'. Throughout the film, the diverse team of young animals will learn how to utilize each of their unique abilities to solve problems and accomplish tasks to maintain balance within the Circle of Life, while also introducing viewers to the vast array of animals that populate the prodigious African landscape. (imdb)
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Jack goes up the beanstalk to rescue a little girl who has been transformed into a harp. (imdb)
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Lincoln (1992) - TV Movie
Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War. (imdb)
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Docufologists Jeff and Jess Finn spent a year researching, contacting, and interviewing over 100 relatives, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances associated with the Hill Abduction and the Exeter Encounter. Initially setting out to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Betty and Barney Hills' September 19, 1961 UFO experience, the Finns' documentary grew to equally include the September 3, 1965 UFO experience that has become known as the Incident at Exeter.
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A single mother and her young daughter struggle to make ends meet until they inherit their family's farmhouse. When a business rival covets their water rights, the situation spirals out of control. (imdb)
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The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995) - Direct-to-Video
Behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Jurassic Park" narrated by James Earl Jones.
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An American athlete and a Russian gymnast meet just before the Moscow Olympics and fall in love.
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When It Was a Game (1991) - TV Movie
This film consists solely of 8mm and 16mm film taken by players and fans from 1934 and 1957. All but a few minutes of the film are in color. Included is color footage of past major league players and ballparks, many of the parks now defunct. Also included are literary readings, remembrances by former players, and baseball related music.
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Chronicles the history of Negro Leagues baseball by using rare historical footage and interviews with Black baseball greats.
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Paul Robeson (1979) - TV Movie
Major events in the life of Robeson are recounted in this one-man performance.
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Gabriel's Fire (1990) - TV Series
A cop who's been sent to prison for killing his partner is freed by a lawyer who hires him as a private investigator.
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After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.
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Disney's American Legends (2001) - Direct-to-Video
Consists of new narration by James Earl Jones, which is interspersed with the Disney shorts John Henry (2000), Johnny Appleseed (1948), Paul Bunyan (1958), and The Brave Engineer (1950). (imdb)
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Three horror stories linked by a sinister delivery boy. The stories are "Heroine Overdose", "Pandora" and "Veteran's Day". (imdb)
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Nine Dog Christmas (2004) - Direct-to-Video
Nine stray dogs (Snowplow, Tank, Q.T,,, Frenchie, Ceech, Chester, Fetch, MacGregor and No-Name) are recruited as reindeers to help Santa bring Christmas to the world. (imdb)
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A clay animation adaptation of three famous poems by James Weldon Johnson: "The Creation", "The Prodigal Son", and "Go Down Death".
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A struggling violin player has his morals tested after he meets a wise musician while playing in the subway who introduces him to the music world in N.Y.C.
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The Lone Star Kid (1986) - TV Movie
A compassionate eleven year old boy becomes mayor of a small town after he witnesses an accident and a death due to lack of ambulance services. He is determined to bring big-town services to his small town. The movie is based on the true story of Brian Zimmerman, an 11 year old who became mayor of Crabb, a small town in Fort Bend County, Texas. (Waleisah Wilson)
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A documentary about the historical context of 'Dr. Strangelove'
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The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir and build a relationship with his son.
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The Simpsons (1989) - TV Series
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Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) - TV Mini-Series
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Quentin Tarantino's Star Wars (2002) - Direct-to-Video
This film answers the question that has plagued movie fans for years: what would "Star Wars" would have looked like if Quentin Tarantino had directed it using action figures and a Macintosh computer?
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By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005) - Direct-to-Video
This documentary is featured on the "Two-Disc Special Edition" for MALCOLM X (1992), released in 2005. (imdb)
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The Story of the Faithful Wookiee (1978) - Short Film
Originally part of The Star Wars Holiday Special, this short follows Chewbacca searching for a cure to the virus that put his friends to sleep. He encounters an unexpected ally: bounty hunter Boba Fett.
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Ivory Hunters (1990) - TV Movie
An author discovers that his missing research assistant's disappearance may be related to illegal trade in ivory tusks. He's then asked by the local inspector to help him find the poachers.
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To Steal the Rising Sun (1967)
- Season 1, Episode 24
Tarzan joins forces with a photographer and a local chief to foil the theft of a sacred ruby by three con-men.
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