 5ive Days to Midnight 2004  TV, 215 min.
Genre: Action
aka: 5 Days to Midnight
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Randy Quaid, Kari Matchett, Hamish Linklater, Angus Macfadyen, Gage Golightly, David McIlwraith, Giancarlo Esposito, Barbara Tyson, Nicole de Boer, L. Harvey Gold, Darren Moore
Physics Professor L.T. Neumeyer (Timothy Hutton) reads a police file that gives details of his future murder. When events point to the accuracy of the report, and with only five days to go before his brutal killing, Neumeyer investigates with the help of policeman Irwin (Randy Quaid). A made-for-TV miniseries.
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Blind Horizon 2003  R, 100 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Michael Haussman
Cast: Val Kilmer, Neve Campbell, Sam Shepard, Noble Willingham, Amy Smart, Gil Bellows, Giancarlo Esposito, Leo Fitzpatrick, Charles Ortiz, Cole S. McKay, Faye Dunaway, Ellen Blake
After waking up in a hospital bed, Frank Kavanaugh (Val Kilmer) suffers from amnesia caused by a gunshot wound. He experiences flashbacks and is convinced that there is a plot to assassinate the President of the United States. Kavanaugh tries to convince local Sheriff Jack Kolb (Sam Shepard) that there could be trouble when the President passes through town later that day. But the sheriff has election plans to deal with and doesn't react as Kavanaugh feels is necessary to prevent disaster.
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Blue in the Face 1995  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Giancarlo Esposito, Roseanne, Michael J. Fox, Mel Gorham, Lily Tomlin, Lou Reed, Mira Sorvino, Madonna, Jim Jarmusch
Based on the improvisations of its actors, this film continues where "Smoke" left off. The six cast members are back, but now they are joined by a bizarre group including Roseanne, Lily Tomlin, and Michael J. Fox. This movie is delightful viewing.
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Bob Roberts 1992 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tim Robbins
Cast: Tim Robbins, Alan Rickman, Giancarlo Esposito, Ray Wise, Rebecca Jenkins, John Ottavino, Pamela Reed, Gore Vidal, James Spader, Helen Hunt
The election process of United States politics is satirized in this film that was written and directed by its star, Tim Robbins.
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Carlito's Way: Rise to Power 2005  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Scott Bregman
Cast: Jay Hernandez, Mario Van Peebles, Luis Guzman, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Michael Kelly, Jaclyn DeSantis, Mtume Gant, Burt Young, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Domenick Lombardozzi, Nelson Vasquez, Giancarlo Esposito, Eric Nieves, Jaime Tirelli, Casper Martinez
This prequel to "Carlito's Way" relates the early years of Puerto Rican Carlito Brigante (Jay Hernandez) as he begins his rise in the 1960s' drug world of Harlem. After being released from prison, Carlito joins his prison friends Afro-American Earl (Mario Van Peebles) and Italian-American Rocco (Michael Kelly), and they begin their drug empire. They hook up with Mafia lord Lerob "Hollywood Nicky" Barnes (Sean "P.Diddy" Combs) and are on their way. But problems lie ahead with Carlito's girlfriend Leticia (Jaclyn DeSantis), Earl's family, and the Mafia.
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Chupacabra Terror 2005  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Chupacabra: Dark Seas
Director: John Shepphird
Cast: John Rhys-Davies, Giancarlo Esposito, Dylan Neal, Chelan Simmons, Paula Shaw, David Millbern, Mark Viniello, Joe Miller, Matthew R. Anderson, Luke Darnell
Dr. Pena (Giancarlo Esposito) finally caught deadly monster Chupacabra after years of trying. He brings it back to civilization on a cruise ship, and, of course, the monster gets loose on the ship, and the gore begins as it satisfies its hunger.
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Derailed 2005 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Mikael Hafstrom
Cast: Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Vincent Cassel, Melissa George, RZA, Addison Timlin, Tom Conti, Xzibit, Giancarlo Esposito, Sandra Bee, David Morrissey, Rachael Blake, William Armstrong, Richard Leaf
Charles (Clive Owen) and Lucinda (Jennifer Aniston) are in a hotel room about to begin an adulterous affair when a stranger (Vincent Cassel) bursts into the room, knocks Charles unconscious, and rapes Lucinda. Because both are married to others, Charles and Lucinda decide to not report the crime to the police–a mistake that leads to blackmail and more danger in the near future.
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Desperately Seeking Susan 1985 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: Madonna, Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum, Robert Joy, Laurie Metcalf, John Turturro, Anna Levine, Will Patton, Giancarlo Esposito, Peter Maloney, Anne Carlisle, Steven Wright, Jose Angel Santana, Richard Hell
Those three words of the title are from a classified ad that fascinates bored housewife Roberta Glass (Rosanna Arquette) who is overwhelmed by curiosity about Susan (Madonna). She goes to the rendezvous, sees Susan, and becomes so involved with her that she actually takes on the identity of Susan, a punk drifter. A screwball comedy with great characters.
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Do the Right Thing 1989  R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, John Turturro, John Savage, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, Paul Benjamin, Frankie Faison, Rick Aiello, Joie Lee, Robin Harris, Miguel Sandoval
Italian-American Sal (Danny Aiello) owns a pizzeria in a Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, and his sons–angry bigoted Pino (John Turturro) and congenial Vito (Richard Edson)–work at the pizzeria. The only Black employee is Mookie (Spike Lee) who drives the delivery truck. One hot summer day, Buggin' Out (Giancarlo Esposito) arranges a boycott of Sal's pizzeria because of the lack of racial diversity. Tensions rise and erupt in violence. Spike Lee created critical attention with his much discussed finale.
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Feel the Noise 2007 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Alejandro Chomski
Cast: Omarion Grandberry, Zulay Henao, James McCaffrey, Malik Yoba, Melonie Diaz, Victor Rasuk, Giancarlo Esposito, Charles Duckworth, Meredith Ostrom, Kellita Smith, Pras, Rosa Arredondo, Julio Ramos
After getting in trouble with local thugs, rapper Rob (Omarion Grandberry) is sent to Puerto Rico to stay with his estranged father Roberto (Giancarlo Esposito), Roberto's wife Marivi (Rosa Arredondo), and her son Javi (Victor Rasuk). The boys become friends and, together, pursue their dream of becoming Reggaeton stars. To that end, they join with dancer Carol "CC" Reyes (Zulay Henao). "CC" connects them with music producer Jeffrey Skyler (James McCaffrey) who offers them a trip to New York to cut an album. The trip proves to be a failure–until Rob's dad steps in with his friend, superstar Voltio (Julio Ramos), and the boys see hope in fulfilling their dream.
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Go Tell It on the Mountain 1985 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stan Lathan
Cast: Paul Winfield, Rosalind Cash, James Bond III, Roderick Wimberly, Olivia Cole, Ving Rhames, Alfre Woodard, CCH Pounder, Linda Hopkins, Kadeem Hardison, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito
This made-for-TV version of James Baldwin's novel features Paul Winfield in the role of a young Black man who struggles against his Southern Baptist roots and takes out his anger on his own family.
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Homicide: The Movie 2000 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Cast: Andre Braugher, Yaphet Kotto, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Clark Johnson, Daniel Baldwin, Giancarlo Esposito, Michelle Forbes, Reed Diamond, Max Perlich
The 1990s' TV show is brought to closure with this movie that brings "everyone" back for a bow. "Gee" (Yaphet Kotto), the former head of the Homicide Division, is running for mayor and a would-be killer sends him to the emergency room. As he balances between life and death, his old crew gets together to track down the gunman. Those who watched the series will get more out of the dialogue than the others who do not know much about the series' episodes.
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The Keeper 1995 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joe Brewster
Cast: Giancarlo Esposito, Regina Taylor, Isaach De Bankole, Ron Brice, O.L. Duke, Arthur French, Shiek Mahmud-Bey, Samuel E. Wright
A law student, Paul Lamont (Giancarlo Esposito), is also a humanitarian corrections officer who bails out one of his charges, Jean Baptiste (Isaach De Bankole), and brings him home to await trial. In the interim, Paul begins to question his own beliefs in this brooding story filled with psychological underpinnings.
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 King of New York 1990  R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Abel Ferrara
Cast: Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, Victor Argo, Wesley Snipes, Janet Julian, Joey Chin, Giancarlo Esposito, Paul Calderon, Steve Buscemi
Drug kingpin Frank White (Christopher Walken) returns to the streets of New York from a long stint in prison and again takes up his old trade. He and his gang have many enemies; both police and rivals don't like his multi-racial gang. This time, Frank has a new goal: he wants to help the poor by building a big hospital in their neighborhood. Extremely violent. 1 User Review
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| | Terrific cast, direction | dru 03/08/2009 | | Christopher Walken is brilliant. Non stop action. Terrific direction. |
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Kla$h 1995 R, 95 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Bill Parker
Cast: Giancarlo Esposito, Jasmine Guy, Cedella Marley, Lucien Chen, Paul(2) Campbell, Stafford Ashani, Carl Bradshaw, Mad Cobra, Snow
Photojournalist Stoney (Giancarlo Esposito) is in Jamaica to cover a band competition when he meets Blossom (Jasmine Guy) who lures him into a world of drugs, deceit, sex, and murder.
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Last Holiday 2006 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Adventure
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito, Alicia Witt, Gerard Depardieu, Jane Adams, Michael Estime, Susan Kellerman, Jascha Washington, Matt Ross, Ranjit Chowdhry, Kendall Mosby, Michael Nouri, Jaqueline Fleming
Diagnosed with a terminal illness, shy Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) cashes in her savings and flies off to a posh Czechoslovakian resort where she spends the holidays on a spending spree that impresses the other guests (Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito, and Alicia Witt). Meanwhile, chemistry sparks the relationship between Georgia and Sean Matthews (LL Cool J) who she had admired from afar.
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Monkeybone 2001 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Selick
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, Chris Kattan, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Rose McGowan, Dave Foley, Megan Mullally, Lisa Zane, Whoopi Goldberg
Cartoonist Stu Miley (Brendan Fraser), hospitalized in a coma, finds himself in his cartoon world: Downtown. He is trapped but determined to fight his way back to real life and his true love, Julie (Bridget Fonda).
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Mo' Better Blues 1990 R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, Giancarlo Esposito, Robin Harris, Joie Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, Dick Anthony Williams, Cynda Williams
Director Spike Lee delves into the jazz world with this entry that follows Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washington), a trumpeter who forms a jazz quartet and seeks world-class status. Bleek also has two girlfriends who want commitments, but no one can take priority over his trumpet. Mix this with his manager and best friend Giant (Spike Lee), a compulsive gambler routinely finding himself in trouble with his bookie, and you have an entertaining film.
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Night on Earth 1991 R, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Winona Ryder, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosie Perez, Isaach De Bankole, Beatrice Dalle, Roberto Benigni, Paolo Bonacelli, Lisanne Falk
Inventive Jim Jarmusch brings us five stories that happen simultaneously across the globe–all occurring in taxies. Set in Los Angeles, New York City, Paris, Rome, and Helsinski, the international cast adds to the pleasure of this film.
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Nothing to Lose 1997 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Oedekerk
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Giancarlo Esposito, Kelly Preston, Michael McKean, Steve Oedekerk, Irma P. Hall, Adrien Brody, Rebecca Gayheart
Nick Beame (Tim Robbins) teams up with less-than-competent thief T. Paul (Martin Lawrence) to rob his boss' safe. BUT they are not the only ones with those plans, and the other robbers have no intention of letting Nick and T. Paul in on the action.
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 Pinero 2001 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leon Ichaso
Cast: Benjamin Bratt, Giancarlo Esposito, Talisa Soto, Nelson Vasquez, Michael Irby, Michael Wright, Rita Moreno, Jaime Sanchez, Mandy Patinkin, Rome Neal
In 1974 Latin poet/playwright/actor Miguel Pinero brought to the stage the Tony nominated play, "Short Eyes," which is based on his experiences as a convict in Sing Sing prison. But his experience with fame was short-lived. Pinero's life as a drug addict could not coexist with success.
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 School Daze 1988 R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, Joe Seneca, Ellen Holly, Kyme, Art Evans, Ossie Davis, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn
Through the medium of comedy, Spike Lee shows the racial problems that exist throughout the world. The message is clear that there are injustices that must be fought, and one student activist takes the lead in fighting for the cause of sense at a college in the South.
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Sherrybaby 2006 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Laurie Collyer
Cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Brad William Henke, Sam Bottoms, Kate Burton, Giancarlo Esposito, Danny Trejo, Rio Hackford, Bridget Barkan, Ryan Simkins, Caroline Clay, Michelle Hurst, Sandra Rodriguez, Anna Simpson
After her release from prison, drug addict Sherry Swanson (Maggie Gyllenhaal) returns home to New Jersey where she enters a half-way house and sets out to reclaim custody of her five-year-old daughter, Alexis (Ryan Simpkins), who has been cared for by Sherry's brother and sister-in-law–Bobby and Marcia (Brad William Henke and Kate Burton). But, Sherry's goal proves more difficult as she realizes after a meeting with Alexis and a reunion with her not-so-understanding father Bob, Sr. (Sam Bottoms). "Sherrybaby" does not seem capable of making adult decisions.
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Smoke 1995 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Forest Whitaker, Stockard Channing, Harold Perrineau, Ashley Judd, Giancarlo Esposito, Victor Argo, Jared Harris, Jose Zuniga
Taken from Paul Auster's novel, "The Music of Chance," this film records moments in the lives of several people who wander in and out of a Brooklyn cigar store. Shopkeeper Augie (Harvey Keitel) is a storyteller who touches and is touched by the lives of those around him. Among the interesting characters are Paul Benjamin (William Hurt), Rashid (Harold Perrineau Jr.), and Ruby (Stockard Channing).
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Sweet Lorraine 1987 PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve Gomer
Cast: Maureen Stapleton, Trini Alvarado, Lee Richardson, John Bedford Lloyd, Freddie Roman, Giancarlo Esposito, Todd Graff, Edie Falco, Tamara Tunie, Evan Handler
The Lorraine is a hotel in the Catskills that is falling on hard times. Maureen Stapleton plays the owner who must decide whether to sell out to developers or hang in there with her dreams for the hotel.
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Taps 1981 PG, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harold Becker
Cast: George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Cox, Tom Cruise, Sean Penn, Giancarlo Esposito, John P. Navin Jr., Earl Hindman, James Handy, Brendan Ward, Billy Van Zandt
When the 150-year-old Bunker Hill Military Academy is threatened with demolition, its cadets seize the school and refuse to move out of their fortress. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/28/2007 | | this movie was so good all the acters were realy good. |
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 Trading Places 1983 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Landis
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Don Ameche, Ralph Bellamy, Denholm Elliott, Paul Gleason, Jamie Lee Curtis, James Belushi, Al Franken, Frank Oz, Robert Curtis Brown, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Cobbs, Bo Diddley, Philip Bosco
Just like in "The Prince and the Pauper," this movie goes with the premise of a rich man, Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd)–this time, a Philadelphia commodity broker–changing places with a poor man, Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy), who is a con-artist. The Duke brothers–Randolph and Mortimer (Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche) make a bet on whether or not Louis will resort to crime when he loses his position in life. Throw in lots of good comedy, and you have a film worth watching.
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Trouble on the Corner 1997 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Madison
Cast: Tony Goldwyn, Debi Mazar, Charles Busch, Roger Rees, Edie Falco, Tammy Grimes, Giancarlo Esposito, Mark Margolis, Joe Morton, Daniel von Bargen
A psychologist, Jeff Stewart (Tony Goldwyn), takes on his patients' neuroses and becomes obsessed with his upstairs neighbor in this very amusing comedy.
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 Twilight 1998 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, Stockard Channing, Reese Witherspoon, Giancarlo Esposito, James Garner, Liev Schreiber, M. Emmet Walsh, Margo Martindale, John Spencer, Peter Gregory, Patrick Malone, Jason Clarke, Rene Mujica
Retired detective Harry Ross (Paul Newman) is living with movie star friends Jack and Catherine Ames (Gene Hackman and Susan Sarandon) in Santa Monica. When Harry delivers a package for Jack, he finds Lestar Ivar (M. Emmet Walsh) dying after being shot. Harry looks around Ivar's apartment and finds 20-year-old newspaper articles about Catherine's first husband who disappeared 20 years ago. Now, Harry's curiosity is peaked, and he asks LAPD detective Verna Hollander (Stockard Channing) for help in finding answers to the unsolved case. The trail leads to other unsolved cases–including one involving Harry's old colleague Raymond Hope (James Garner) who also runs errands for Jack and just might have the answers that Harry seeks.
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 The Usual Suspects 1995 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Suzy Ames, Kevin Spacey, Pete Postlethwaite, Giancarlo Esposito, Benicio Del Toro, Paul Bartel
This film has it all–humor, terror, mystery, and shock. It is the story of five professional criminals who meet in a line-up and plot revenge. The film received two Academy Awards: Kevin Spacey for Best Supporting Actor and Christopher McQuarrie for Best Original Screenplay.
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| 1. 5ive Days to Midnight (2004)
aka: 5 Days to Midnight
2. Blind Horizon (2003)
3. Blue in the Face (1995)
4. Bob Roberts (1992)
5. Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005)
6. Chupacabra Terror (2005)
aka: Chupacabra: Dark Seas
7. Derailed (2005)
8. Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
9. Do the Right Thing (1989)
10. Feel the Noise (2007)
11. Fresh (1994)
12. Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985)
13. Homicide: The Movie (2000)
14. The Keeper (1995)
15. King of New York (1990)
16. Kla$h (1995)
17. Last Holiday (2006)
18. Monkeybone (2001)
19. Mo' Better Blues (1990)
20. Night on Earth (1991)
21. Nothing to Lose (1997)
22. Pinero (2001)
23. Reckless (1995)
24. School Daze (1988)
25. Sherrybaby (2006)
26. Smoke (1995)
27. Sweet Lorraine (1987)
28. Taps (1981)
29. Trading Places (1983)
30. Trouble on the Corner (1997)
31. Twilight (1998)
32. The Usual Suspects (1995)
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