Samuel L. Jackson — Actor (85)
Trees Lounge (1996) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Trees Lounge
director: Steve Buscemi actor: Steve Buscemi / Chloë Sevigny
other title: Mosche da bar / Trees Lounge - Die Bar in der sich alles dreht
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.
The Exterminator (1980) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB NeoDB Douban
The Exterminator
director: James Glickenhaus actor: Robert Ginty / Christopher George
other title: Hævneren / Der Exterminator
When a man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York, he transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a war zone.
One Eight Seven (1997) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
One Eight Seven
other title: Codice omicidio 187 / 187
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. He then moves to California to be a sub for a predominantly Native Hispanic/Latin-American high school in Los Angeles. He is tormented by members of a Native Hispanic/Latino-American tag crew named K.O.S. (Kappin’ off Suckaz).
Mo' Better Blues (1990) [Movie] IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData NeoDB
Mo' Better Blues
director: Spike Lee actor: Denzel Washington / Spike Lee
other title: Cuanto más, mejor
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) [Movie] IMDb WikiData
The Long Kiss Goodnight
director: Renny Harlin actor: Geena Davis / Samuel L. Jackson
other title: Spy / A Profissional
Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private investigator, Samantha must return to her old ways to take down the people who tried to erase her.
The Red Violin (1998) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Le Violon rouge
director: François Girard actor: Carlo Cecchi / Irene Grazioli
other title: Il violino rosso / O Violino Vermelho
300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.
Eve's Bayou (1997) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Eve's Bayou
director: Kasi Lemmons actor: Jurnee Smollett / Meagan Good
other title: La baia di Eva / Eve's Bayou - Im Bann der Lügen
Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured.
QT8: The First Eight (2019) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
QT8: The First Eight
director: Tara Wood actor: Quentin Tarantino / Zoë Bell
other title: QT8 Quentin Tarantino - The First Eight / Tarantino - The Bloody Genius
A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scandalous fall in disgrace of producer Harvey Weinstein. A story about how to shoot eight great movies and become an icon of modern pop culture.
The Sunset Limited (2011) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Sunset Limited
other title: Sunset Limited / El límite del atardecer
A deeply religious black ex-con thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor who tries to throw himself in front of an oncoming subway train, 'The Sunset Limited.' As the one attempts to connect on a rational, spiritual and emotional level, the other remains steadfast in his hard-earned despair. Locked in a philosophical debate, both passionately defend their personal credos and try to convert the other.
Afro Samurai (2007) [TV] IMDb TMDB
Afro Samurai
director: Takashi Okazaki actor: Samuel L. Jackson / Phil LaMarr
In a futuristic Japan where conflicts are settled by the sword, Afro Samurai must avenge his father's murder by challenging a powerful warrior.
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
director: Nikki Frakes / Terry Dougas actor: Stan Lee / Joan Lee
other title: Un gran poder: La historia de Stan Lee
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 in all areas of entertainment. With Great Power: the Stan Lee Story, explores the vivid life and imagination of Stan Lee, from the early days of his Depression-era upbringing through the Marvel Age of Comics and beyond! The film uncovers original transcripts, illustrations, photographs and stories of Lee's fascinating journey from his early years at Timely Comics and World War Two, the comic book industry's censorship battle of the 1950's led by Dr. Fredric Wertham, the dawn of Marvel Comics and the legendary characters Stan co-created, to his current company POW! Entertainment.
Def by Temptation (1990) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Def by Temptation
director: James Bond III actor: James Bond III / Kadeem Hardison
other title: Vampire in New York / Succube
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.
Oldboy (2013) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Oldboy
director: Spike Lee actor: Josh Brolin / Elizabeth Olsen
other title: Oldboy - Velho Amigo
A 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.
Chi-Raq (2015) [Movie] TMDB
Chi-Raq
director: Spike Lee actor: Teyonah Parris / Nick Cannon
A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.
Farce of the Penguins (2006) [Movie] TMDB
Farce of the Penguins
director: Bob Saget actor: Samuel L. Jackson / Alyson Hannigan
other title: Die verrückte Reise der Pinguine / Movida en el Polo
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 food, fornication and flatulence. Until this year, Carl's sex life has been dismal, but he falls hard for Melissa. She seems to like him. A crisis develops when Jimmy comes upon something soft in the dark. Can friends forgive? Does parenthood await Carl and Melissa?
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies (2002) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
director: Keith R. Clarke actor: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo / Jackie Chan
other title: A Arte Marcial no Cinema / The Art of Action: Martial Arts in Motion Picture
Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, this in-depth documentary offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the martial arts film -- from the genre's rebellious beginnings to high-flying modern epics. Jackson takes you through the best moments of 100 movies, including Charlie's Angels and Oscar winner Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Interviews with martial arts film veterans Sammo Hung, John Woo and Ang Lee round out the video.