Joe Morton — Actor (37)
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Challenger (1990)
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Glenn Jordan actor: Karen Allen / Barry Bostwick …
other title: Challenger - Lo shuttle della morte / Challenger, el último vuelo
A profile of the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its explosion upon takeoff. The center point of the film is the safety inspections and arguments surrounding the use of the o-rings that ultimately were blamed for the explosion.
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In the Shadow of Evil (1995)
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Daniel Sackheim actor: Treat Williams / Margaret Colin …
other title: L'ombre du Mal
Jack Brenner is a hot-shot cop on the trail of a serial killer known as The Roper. Just as he's getting close to catching the killer, he is injured and develops amnesia. Dr. Molly Nostrand works to help Brenner recover his memories and the two become romantically involved. Meanwhile, The Roper is still out there somewhere and the police are depending on Jack Brenner to bring him in.
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The Clairvoyant (1982)
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Armand Mastroianni actor: Perry King / Norman Parker …
other title: L'ora che uccide / American Killing …
Two uneasy friends, a police officer and a TV talk show host, each pursue the mysterious "handcuff killer" with the aid of an artist who sees - and draws - the killer's crimes before they're committed.
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Tap (1989)
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Nick Castle actor: Gregory Hines / Suzzanne Douglas …
other title: Tap - Sulle strade di Broadway / Tap Dance …
Max Washington has just been released from prison after serving time for burglary. He returns to his old hangout, a hoofer club. His old girl friend, Amy, who still works at the club as a Tap instructor, is less than thrilled to see him. Her father, Little Mo, is happy to see him, because he has plans for a show involving Max. In addition, Max's old partners in crime have another job for him.
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City of Hope (1991)
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John Sayles actor: Vincent Spano / Tony Lo Bianco …
other title: La città della speranza / Stadt der Hoffnung …
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.
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The Lost Platoon (1990)
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David A. Prior actor: David Parry / William Knight …
other title: Lost Platoon
An American reporter covering a civil war in Nicaragua discovers that four soldiers that he used to know during World War II are there and they are actual vampires fighting their own personal war against an evil Nicaraguan general and his own personal army of vampires terrorizing the country.
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The Pest (1997)
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Paul Miller actor: John Leguizamo / Jeffrey Jones …
other title: Monello flagello / O Super-Melga …
Fast-talking Latino con artist Pestario "Pest" Vargas is the target of Scottish mobsters to whom he owes a considerable debt. Willing to do anything to raise money and avoid severe injury or death, Vargas agrees to a very unusual job -- he will be transported to a remote island and hunted by Gustav Shank, a racist German executive. If he can survive a full day and night, Vargas gets $50,000 and will be set free. Is he wily enough to elude Shank?
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Y2K (1999)
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Dick Lowry actor: Ken Olin / Robert Moloney …
other title: Countdown ins Chaos
It's millennium eve. At the stroke of midnight, the Y2K computer bug kicks in, causing widespread chaos in the U.S.
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Lawman Without a Gun (1979)
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Jerrold Freedman actor: Louis Gossett Jr. / Clu Gulager …
other title: Weißer Haß
During the 1960s' civil rights movement, a black civil rights worker returns to his small Southern town and runs for sheriff against the incumbent, a popular segregationist.
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The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
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Ken Burns / Sarah Botstein … actor: Peter Coyote / Daniel Mendelsohn …
other title: Die USA und der Holocaust / L'Amérique face à l'Holocauste
Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its historical resources, this documentary series examines the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global antisemitism and racism, the eugenics movement in the United States, and race laws in the American south.
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Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Blues Brothers 2000
John Landis actor: Dan Aykroyd / John Goodman …
other title: Blues Brothers - Il mito continua / Blues Brothers 2000: O Mito Continua …
Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops.
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Ali (2001)
Ali
Michael Mann actor: Will Smith / Jamie Foxx …
other title: Alì / Alí …
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
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Lone Star (1996)
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John Sayles actor: Chris Cooper / Matthew McConaughey …
other title: Stella solitaria / Um Corpo no Deserto
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
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Executive Decision (1996)
Executive Decision
Stuart Baird actor: Kurt Russell / Steven Seagal …
other title: Decisione critica / Desperat Valg …
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.