Africa: The Serengeti 1995  N/R, 40 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: George Casey
Cast: James Earl Jones
Africa's real grandeur of untamed life in the wilds of the Serengeti is brought to the screen in gigantic IMAX dimensions.
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Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold 1986  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Comedy
Director: Gary Nelson
Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones, Henry Silva, Robert Donner, Doghmi Larbi, Martin Rabbett, Aileen Marson, Cassandra Peterson, Rory Kikalea, Alex Heyns, Themsi Times, Philip Boucher, Fedelis Cheza, Stuart Goakes
In this follow-up to "King Solomon's Mines," Richard Chamberlain plays Allan Quatermain who sets off for Africa with his fiancee, Jesse Huston (Sharon Stone), in search of his long-lost brother, Robeson (Martin Rabbett). When they arrive, Quatermain discovers Lord Agon's (Henry Silva) Lost City of Gold where his brother may have vanished.
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Alone 1997  TV, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Horton Foote's Alone
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Cast: Hume Cronyn, James Earl Jones, Ed Begley Jr., Chris Cooper, Shelley Duvall, Hallie Foote, Frederic Forrest, Roxanne Hart, Piper Laurie, Rex Linn, Betty Murphy, David Selby, Joanna Miles, Beatrice Winde, Devon Abner
Farm owner John Webb (Hume Cronyn) is an elderly widower who gives his poor relatives–Carl (Frederic Forrest), Gus Jr. (Chris Cooper), Estelle (Shelley Duvall), and Agnes (Hallie Foote)– hope for their financial future when they join in the effort to strike oil on the family homestead. But, John and his friend Grey (James Earl Jones) are not so sure that they should look for gold, and a family conflict ensues.
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The Ambulance 1990  R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Romance / Comedy / Action
Director: Larry Cohen
Cast: Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Megan Gallagher, Richard Bright, Janine Turner, Eric Braeden, Red Buttons, Laurene Landon, Jim Dixon, Jill Gatsby, Martin Barter, Nick Chinlund, Matt Norklun, Rudy Jones, Stan Lee
Josh Baker (Eric Roberts) meets Cheryl (Janine Turner), but she collapses and is taken off in an ambulance. Josh follows her to the hospital and learns that she was never admitted to the hospital. Innocent people are disappearing in New York City and something must be done.
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The Atlanta Child Murders 1985   TV, 245 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: John Erman
Cast: Jason Robards, James Earl Jones, Martin Sheen, Rip Torn, Morgan Freeman, Lynne Moody, Ruby Dee, Paul Benjamin, Bill Paxton, Gloria Foster, Calvin Levels, Guy Boyd, Christopher Allport, Andrew Robinson, Gary Graham
This excellent docudrama relates events leading to the 1982 trial and conviction of Wayne Williams (Calvin Levels) for the killing of Black children, teenagers, and adults in Atlanta over a three year period. The wisdom of whether the circumstantial evidence was enough to convict Williams still inspires controversy today. 1 User Review
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| | 03/10/2007 | | I would like to buy the 1985 movie |
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The Best of the Best 1989  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Radler
Cast: James Earl Jones, Eric Roberts, Sally Kirkland, Phillip Rhee, John P. Ryan, John Dye, David Agresta, Tom Everett, Louise Fletcher, Chris Penn, Edan Gross, Simon Rhee, Kane Hodder, Ken Nagayama, James Lew
U.S. martial arts team members must face an extremely good Korean team. Coach Couzo (James Earl Jones), and trainer Wade (Sally Kirkland) teach them that "winning is always." The climax comes when they meet the Koreans for the match of their lifetimes.
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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings 1976 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John Badham
Cast: Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, Rico Dawson, Stan Shaw, Jophery Brown, Leon Wagner, Tony Burton, Sam Brison, Alvin Childress, Otis Day, John McCurry, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Sam Laws
A 1930s' baseball team defects from its all-Black league and sets off into the country challenging–and winning against–local White teams.
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Blood Tide 1982 R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: The Red Tide
Bloodtide
Demon Lake
Director: Richard Jeffries
Cast: James Earl Jones, Jose Ferrer, Lila Kedrova, Mary Louise Weller, Martin Kove, Deborah Shelton, Lydia Cornell, Sofia Seirli, Despina Tomazani, Annabel Schofield, Rania Photiou, Spyros Papafrantzis, Irini Tripkou
While treasure hunting on a Greek island, Frye (James Earl Jones) unleashes a sea monster that terrorizes the residents, killing all in its path. Nereus (Jose Ferrer) has been studying the monster and knows of one way the natives can deal with it: sacrifice a virgin. Will the enticing Madeline Grice (Deborah Shelton) fill that role? Nice photography, good cast, not-so-good movie.
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The Bushido Blade 1981 R, 104 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Bloody Bushido Blade
Director: Tom Kotani
Cast: Richard Boone, Sonny Chiba, Frank Converse, James Earl Jones, Mako, Toshiro Mifune, Mike Starr, Tetsuro Tamba, Timothy Patrick Murphy, William Ross, Laura Gemser, Mike Starr, Bin Amatsu, Iwae Arai, Mayumi Asano
It is the 1850s, and the Shogun (Toshiro Mifune) wants to give visiting Matthew Perry (Richard Boone) a prized sword to seal U.S.-Japanese relations. However, the sword is stolen, and Perry and his men search for it. Lots of kung fu action.
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By Dawn's Early Light 1990 TV, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Action
Director: Jack Sholder
Cast: Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones, Martin Landau, Darren McGavin, Rip Torn, Peter MacNicol, Jeffrey DeMunn, Kieran Mulroney, Nicolas Coster, Ken Jenkins, Randal Patrick, Daniel Benzali, adrian Ricard, Douglas Tolbert
The Soviets think that the United States has launched a nuclear attack, and they quickly strike back. It was all a mistake; but is it too late to correct it?
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Casper: A Spirited Beginning 1997 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Sean McNamara
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Lori Loughlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Michael McKean, Brendon Ryan Barrett, Edie McClurg, Richard Moll, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Foley, Pauly Shore
Ten-year-old loner Chris Carson (Brendon Ryan Barrett) meets Casper and introduces him to Stretch, Stinkie, and Fatso in this film that is definitely geared toward young children.
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City Limits 1985  PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Cast: Darrell Larson, John Stockwell, Kim Cattrall, Rae Dawn Chong, John Diehl, Don Keith Opper, James Earl Jones, Robby Benson, Danny De La Paz, Norbert Weisser
The world has been devastated by a plague and is now victimized by roving gangs on motorbikes. This sequel to "Android" is narrated by James Earl Jones.
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Claudine 1974 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Berry
Cast: Diahann Carroll, James Earl Jones, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Tamu, David Kruger, Yvette Curtis, Stefan Gierasch, Art Evans
Diahann Carroll was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as a single mother with six kids who tries to survive in the inner-city and must decide whether her boyfriend, Roop (James Earl Jones), is the one she really wants to spend her life with.
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 Clear and Present Danger 1994 PG-13, 142 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Phillip Noyce
Cast: Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer, James Earl Jones, Donald Moffat, Harris Yulin, Joaquim de Almeida, Dean Jones, Thora Birch, Hope Lange, Henry Czerny, Miguel Sandoval, Benjamin Bratt, Raymond Cruz, Ann Magnuson
In the United States, the President is given the power to order military might only in the case of "clear and present danger" to the national security. This is the reasoning behind President Edward Bennett (Donald Moffat) ordering Special Forces into Colombia to break up a drug cartel. Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) is the President's intelligence deputy who leads the covert military attack. Intrigue and action prevail from beginning to end.
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The Comedians 1967  N/R, 156 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Glenville
Cast: Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Alec Guinness, Peter Ustinov, James Earl Jones, Lillian Gish, Paul Ford, Roscoe Lee Browne, Raymond St. Jacques, Cicely Tyson
Political violence in Haiti under Papa Doc Duvalier is the undercurrent of this film. The story involves an affair between a hotel owner (Richard Burton) and the wife (Elizabeth Taylor) of a South American diplomat (Peter Ustinov).
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 Coming to America 1988 R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: John Landis
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Calvin Lockhart, Don Ameche, Ralph Bellamy, Cuba Gooding Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Shari Headley, Paul Bates, Eriq La Salle, Frankie Faison, Vanessa Bell Calloway
Another Eddie Murphy vehicle, but this time he stars as pampered, African Prince Akeem who, against his family's wishes, is trying to find a bride in New York City. Arsenio Hall costars as his buddy Semmi. Akeem and Semmi assume false identities as Akeem tries to find a woman who will not fall for him simply because he is a prince. They get jobs at Cleo McDowell's (John Amos) food emporium, and romance blossoms between Akeem and Cleo's daughter Lisa (Shari Headley). But now, Akeem's parents (James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair) arrive on the scene prepared to take Akeem home to Africa. Eddie and Arsenio take on several other roles in addition to their primary ones. Good fun.
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Conan the Barbarian 1982 R, 130 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Milius
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Sandahl Bergman, Max von Sydow, Ben Davidson, Cassandra Gaviola, Gerry Lopez, Mako, William Smith
Arnold Schwarzenegger is perfect as Conan, a warrior bent on revenge for the murder of his folks by an evil slave lord. With Subotai the Mongol and Valeria, Queen of Thieves, he battles the slave-priest guardians of the Mountain of Power before the final confrontation with Thulsa Doom.
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Confessions: Two Faces of Evil 1994 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Gilbert Cates
Cast: Jason Bateman, James Wilder, James Earl Jones, William Converse-Roberts, Arye Gross, Gloria Reuben, Melinda Dillon, Rex Linn, Ari Meyers, Basil Wallace
It is Christmas Eve and a policeman is murdered. In this made-for-TV film based on a real-life incident, two men come forward to confess to the slaying. One has a criminal background and the other is a college student with no criminal record; both confessions hang together well. So-so fare despite the good work of James Earl Jones as a defense attorney.
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Convicts 1991 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Masterson
Cast: Robert Duvall, Lukas Haas, James Earl Jones, Starletta DuPois, Carlin Glynn, Gary Swanson, Mel Winkler, Calvin Levels
Adapted from Horton Foote's play, this film is about young Horace Robedaux (Lukas Haas) and his lesson learned about injustice in the early 1900s' South as taught to him by Soll Gautier, a senile plantation-owner who uses Black convicts for back-breaking field labor. This film and "On Valentine's Day" are prequels to "1918."
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Cry, the Beloved Country 1995 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Darrell James Roodt
Cast: James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Vusi Kunene, Leleti Khumalo, Charles S. Dutton, Eric Miyeni, Tsholofelo Wechoemang, Dolly Rathebe, Ramalao Makhene, Jack Robinson, John Whiteley, Jennifer Steyn
Apartheid in South Africa is the subject of this film based on Alan Paton's novel. Two fathers, Reverend Stephen Kumalo (James Earl Jones) and a racist landowner James Jarvis (Richard Harris), deal with tragedy and find some common ground.
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Deadly Hero 1976 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Ivan Nagy
Cast: Don Murray, Diahn Williams, James Earl Jones, Lilia Skala, George S. Irving, Treat Williams, Charles Siebert, Josh Mostel, Conchata Ferrell, Hank Garrett, Dick Anthony Williams, Mel Berger, Ron Weyand
After Sally (Diahn Williams) is saved during an assault, she accuses her rescuer, Lacey (Don Murray), of terrorizing her.
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying... 1964  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Thriller
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, James Earl Jones, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Peter Bull, Tracy Reed, Shane Rimmer, Jack Creley, Glenn Beck, Frank Berry, Gordon Tanner, Robert O'Neil, Roy Stephens
[Full Title: "Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb."] Peter Sellers plays three roles (U.S. President, British officer, and nuclear scientist) in this farce about dropping the nuclear bomb. Slim Pickens plays Major T.J. "King" Kong, a U.S. pilot flying his bomber loaded with nuclear weapons when he receives orders to attack the Soviet Union. The other planes are recalled or shot down, but Kong evades the missiles shot at him and completes his mission in a very unique way. This movie is both thought-provoking and amusing. The film received four Academy Award nominations (Best Picture, Actor (Sellers), Director, and Writing). A real classic.
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Dreamrider 1993  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Brown, Steve Grass
Cast: Matthew Geriak, James Earl Jones, Leigh Taylor-Young, E.J. Peaker, Jay Richardson, Murray Rose, Bill Brown, Ginger Erickson, Javier Grajeda, Jack Rule
Bruce (Matthew Geriak), an athlete, has lost his leg and is now undergoing rehabilitation. When he meets upbeat, wheelchair-bound William (James Earl Jones), Bruce again begins to dream of physical challenges and ends up on a cross-country bicycle trip. 2 User Reviews
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| | warehouseof5 06/27/2010 | | Some of the acting was pretty bad but the story had a good message that was inspiring. Good movie for the whole family. It's ashame these types of movies can't cast better however, James Earl Jones was amazing as usual. |
| | Lysa Nalin was Bruce's girlfriend in this movie. | Jon D 06/27/2010 | | One of the supporting actor's was not mentioned on the list of cast members so I thought I'd give her the credit here. Lysa Nalin was Bruce's girlfriend in this movie. |
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Earth 2007 G, 90 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield
Cast: James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones narrates this nature documentary from DisneyNature about Earth's biosphere. From arctic polar bear cubs and young elephants in South Africa to humpback whales, the diverse subjects are photographed as they move through the four seasons of the year. The use of time-lapse photography and great aerial shots help to make this film special.
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Exorcist II: The Heretic 1977 R, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher, James Earl Jones, Kitty Winn, Ned Beatty, Max von Sydow, Paul Henreid, Rose Portillo, Shane Butterworth, Belinda Beatty, Fiseha Dimetros, Joey Green, Barbara Cason, Joely Adams
Regan (Linda Blair) is back, and it seems that there are still problems remaining from her demon possession. An investigation is in order as to just how her exorcist priest, Father Merrin (Max von Sydow), died. Dr. Gene Tuskin (Louise Fletcher) has invented a device that hypnotizes and then links the minds of two people together. She hypnotizes Regan and witnesses Regan's memories of the exorcism. Meanwhile, Father Philip Lamont (Richard Burton) is investigating the death of Father Merrin and heads to Africa seeking help from Kokumo (James Earl Jones) who Father Merrin exorcised when he was a young boy (Joey Green). 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 07/20/2012 | Not even close to the first part. The first part was very good a must see. The following sequels
are BOOOOORING and more waste of film. Come on Hollywood get with the program. |
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A Family Thing 1996  PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Richard Pearce
Cast: Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones, Irma P. Hall, Michael Beach, Grace Zabriskie, David Keith, Regina Taylor, Mary Jackson, Paula Marshall, James N. Harrell, Lauren Leigh Phillips, Ashleigh Jordan, Sandra Quarterman, Patrice Pitman Quinn, Don James
This film is about a clash in cultures between a white repair shop operator (Robert Duvall) in Arkansas and a black Chicago cop (James Earl Jones) who are really half-brothers raised apart; now they try to get to know each other. 1 User Review
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| | 07/03/2012 | | Very good all should see this |
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Fantasia/2000 1999 G, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical
Director: Various Directors
Cast: Steve Martin, Bette Midler, James Levine, Itzhak Perlman, James Earl Jones, Angela Lansbury, Quincy Jones, Penn Jillette, Teller, Russi Taylor, Leopold Stokowski, Ralph Grierson, Kathleen Battle, Tony Anselmo, Wayne Allwine
This IMAX-formatted musical adventure updates the original 1940 version in its use of 21st-century technology. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is still there, but many new sequences have replaced the old in this ambitious Disney Studios undertaking.
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Field of Dreams 1989 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Cast: Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield, Gaby Hoffmann, Frank Whaley, Art LaFleur, Dwier Brown, James Andelin, Mary Anne Kean, Michael Milhoan, Steve Eastin
Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) hears a mysterious voice telling him, "If you build it, he will come." He heeds the voice and turns his Iowa cornfield into a beautiful baseball diamond. Although his neighbors do not understand his actions, Kinsella continues to listen to the voice and finds a second chance to correct a past mistake. Great, especially if you like baseball.
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Finder's Fee 2001 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jeff Probst
Cast: Erik Palladino, James Earl Jones, Matthew Lillard, Ryan Reynolds, Dash Mihok, Robert Forster, Frances Bay, Carly Pope, Colleen Wheeler, Louis Chirillo, Nathaniel DeVeaux
"Survivor" host Jeff Probst makes his film directorial debut in this average thriller. Tepper (Erik Palladino) finds a wallet on the street and, being a good samaritan, calls the owner, Avery (James Earl Jones), to tell of his find. The wallet also contains a lottery ticket, which is a six million dollar winner. So Tepper swaps the winning ticket with his losing one. The problems begin when the regularly scheduled poker game takes place and lottery tickets are to be put up as the bet. To add to the problems, Avery arrives to claim his wallet and stays for the game. Good character development and gambling scenes.
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Freddie as F.R.O.7 1992 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Jon Acevski
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Jenny Agutter, Billie Whitelaw, Brian Blessed, John Sessions, Nigel Hawthorne, Michael Hordern, Jonathan Pryce, Prunella Scales, Phyllis Logan, James Earl Jones, Victor Maddern, David Ashton, Jenny Funnell, Edmund Kingsley
In this animated film, French secret agent Freddie (a human-sized frog) is called onto a case in England. His mission is to prevent an evil takeover of the world.
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Gang Related 1997 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jim Kouf
Cast: James Belushi, Tupac Shakur, Lela Rochon, Dennis Quaid, James Earl Jones, David Paymer, Wendy Crewson, Gary Cole, Brad Greenquist, James Handy
Crooked cops Divinci (James Belushi) and Rodriguez (Tupac Shakur) have been selling drugs to dealers and, in the process, have killed an undercover DEA agent by mistake. To hide their mistake they frame a homeless alcoholic, William (Dennis Quaid). But, when William decides to sober up, problems accelerate. Shakur's promising career was cut short when he was murdered just prior to this film's release.
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Gardens of Stone 1987 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: James Caan, James Earl Jones, Anjelica Huston, D.B. Sweeney, Dean Stockwell, Mary Stuart Masterson, Lonette McKee, Sam Bottoms, Elias Koteas, Laurence Fishburne
This movie tries to show the inner workings of the brotherhood of soldiers. "Gardens of Stone" refers to Arlington National Cemetery, and the story centers on the Old Guard of elite soldiers who perform the internment ceremonies at Arlington.
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Good Luck 1996 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Ox and the Eye
Director: Richard LaBrie
Cast: Gregory Hines, Vincent D'Onofrio, James Earl Jones, Max Gail, Joe Theismann, Roy Firestone, Robert O'Reilly, Maria O'Brien, Jack Rader, Kathryn Howell, Ramsay Midwood, Sarah Trigger
Paraplegic Bernard "Bern" Lemley (Gregory Hines) and blind, suicidal, ex-professional football star Tony "Ole" Olezniak (Vincent D'Onofrio) challenge the rapids in a white-water race on Oregon's Rogue River in this uplifting story.
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 The Great White Hope 1970 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Lou Gilbert, Joel Fluellen, Chester Morris, Robert Webber, R.G. Armstrong, Hal Holbrook, Beah Richards, Moses Gunn
This film provides an insightful look at Jack Jefferson (James Earl Jones), the first black Heavyweight Champion of the World, and the racial prejudice he found surrounding his position. Both Jones and Jane Alexander received Oscar nominations.
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The Greatest 1977 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Gries, Monte Hellman
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Muhammad Ali, John Marley, Robert Duvall, David Huddleston, Ben Johnson, James Earl Jones, Lloyd Haynes, Paul Winfield, Dina Merrill, Roger E. Mosley, Annazette Chase, Lucille Benson, Skip Homeier
This is the biography of boxer Muhammad Ali who plays himself–beginning as 18-year-old boxer Cassius Clay who wins a Gold medal at the Olympic Games. Later, he trains under Angelo Dundee (Ernest Borgnine) and wins the World Heavyweight title from Sonny Liston (Roger E. Mosley). Now, he converts to Islam, refuses to join the Army, and goes through a three-and-a-half year court battle before returning to the ring to retake the World Heavyweight title. Throughout the film, Muhammad Ali's actual fight sequences are inter-cut into the story.
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The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened 1977 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gilbert Moses
Cast: Jimmie Walker, James Earl Jones, Debbie Allen, Tamu, Kevin Hooks, Valerie Curtin
A high-school basketball star has leukemia and looks for reconciliation with the father who never had time for him. Get out the hankies for this one. 1 User Review
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| | A wonderful movie! | c m jones-taylor 08/17/2010 | | This film needs to be seen in 2010. The young people can relate to this film I believe now. This is a very emotional film. this was don very intellectually. |
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Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones 1980 TV, 192 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Powers Boothe, Ned Beatty, Irene Cara, Veronica Cartwright, Rosalind Cash, Brad Dourif, Diane Ladd, Randy Quaid, James Earl Jones, Meg Foster
This excellent TV drama recreates the tragedy where nearly 1000 cult followers of Jim Jones commit suicide in Guyana. An excellent cast is headed by Powers Boothe who won an Emmy for his role as Jones. 1 User Review
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| | three and one half stars! | cm jones-taylor 08/17/2010 | | They need to show this on tv. What a movie! |
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Heat Wave 1990 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Hooks
Cast: Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland, David Strathairn, Robert Hooks, Adam Arkin, Margaret Avery, Charlie Korsmo
Good acting and story make this made-for-TV film, based on the 1965 Watts riots, worth watching
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 The Hunt for Red October 1990  PG, 137 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: John McTiernan
Cast: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Sam Neill, Richard Jordan, Tim Curry, Joss Ackland, Courtney B. Vance, Jeffrey Jones, Peter Firth, Timothy Carhart, Larry Ferguson, Fred Dalton Thompson, Stellan Skarsgard
Something strange is happening in the U.S.S.R. submarine force: the CIA suspects that one of its submarine captains, Commander Marko Ramius (Sean Connery), is leading his submarine, Red October, on a mission that will start World War III. The U.S. Navy knows the submarine is headed their way, but they can only surmise why. Only one person, CIA operative Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin), comes up with another reason for the mission of Red October. He believes that Ramius is planning to defect and is assigned the job of going out there to find out what is really going on. 1 User Review
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| | Superb | cm jones-taylor 08/17/2010 | | A Great Story. Wonderful Movie with an all star cast. |
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Jefferson in Paris 1995 PG-13, 142 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, James Earl Jones, Thandie Newton, Gwyneth Paltrow, Simon Callow, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Michael Lonsdale, Nancy Marchand, Seth Gilliam
This film chronicles the period of Thomas Jefferson's life (1784-89) when he was U.S. Ambassador to France and a member of the Court of Versailles during the romantic and politically charged pre-Revolutionary era. It also addresses Jefferson's persona, including a love for a black slave and a black man who claimed to be Jefferson's son.
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Jesus of Nazareth 1977 TV, 376 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Cast: Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, James Mason, Rod Steiger, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, James Earl Jones, Anthony Quinn
With a cast of the great and near great, good film depicts the life of Jesus and was made for TV.
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Judge Dredd 1995 R, 101 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Danny Cannon
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane, Rob Schneider, Armand Assante, Joan Chen, Jurgen Prochnow, Max von Sydow, James Earl Jones, Joanna Miles, Mitch Ryan
The popular British comic strip comes to life with Sylvester Stallone in the title role. Spectacular sets contribute to the glitz as Judge Dredd fights his evil brother, Rico (Armand Assante). In this futuristic fantasy, Earth's populations in Mega City I and Mega City II fight denizens of "Cursed Earth" in a desperate attempt at survival of civilization.
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 King Lear 1974 TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edwin Sherin
Cast: James Earl Jones, Raul Julia, Rosalind Cash, Paul Sorvino, Rene Auberjonois, Lee Chamberlin, Ellen Holly, Douglass Watson, Tom Aldredge, Franklyn Seales, James Harper, Frederick Coffin, Frankie Faison, George Dzundza, William Hart
In this TV re-creation of the New York Shakespeare Festival production, James Earl Jones does a good job in his role of King Lear. Lear is getting old, and decides to leave his kingdom to the daughter he believes loves him the most. His daughter Cordelia (Lee Chamberlin) refuses to play along, and Lear exiles her. The other two daughters–Regan and Goneril (Ellen Holly and Rosalind Cash)–now plot against their father, and their actions lead to tragedy. At the same time, Gloucester (Paul Sorvino) and his sons Edmund (Raul Julia) and Edgar (Rene Auberjonois) experience their own family problems.
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King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis 1970 N/R, 153 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Sidney Poitier, Clarence Williams III, Ruby Dee, Ben Gazzara, Charlton Heston, Harry Belafonte, Bill Cosby, Diahann Carroll, Walter Matthau, Anthony Quinn, Leslie Uggams
This is an eloquent documentary about the life of Nobel Prize winner Dr. Martin Luther King covering the era from 1955 until he was slain in 1968. 1 User Review
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| | History in the making | cm jones-taylor 08/17/2010 | | This was history in the making with an all star cast who have lived it. The Youth need to see this and learn. |
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Last Flight Out 1990 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Elikann
Cast: Richard Crenna, James Earl Jones, Eric Bogosian, Haing S. Ngor, Rosalind Chao, Barry Corbin, Lee Garlington, Molly Hagan
Just before the fall of Saigon, the Americans and Vietnamese residing in the city need to be rescued, so they head for safety.
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The Last Remake of Beau Geste 1977 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Marty Feldman
Cast: Ann - Margret, Marty Feldman, Michael York, Peter Ustinov, James Earl Jones, Trevor Howard, Henry Gibson, Terry-Thomas, Roy Kinnear, Spike Milligan
Marty Feldman wrote, directed, and stars in this very funny spoof on French Foreign Legion films.
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 The Lion King 1994 G, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Musical
Director: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Cast: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Moira Kelly, Niketa Calamed, Rowan Atkinson, Robert Guillaume, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin
This is Disney at its best, and this film is sure to become a classic. Simba is a lion cub driven away from his family, but he returns when grown to win his place on the African plains. The song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" won an Academy Award. The musical score also won an Oscar and two other songs ("Hakuna Matata" and "Circle of Life") were nominated. Songs are by Elton John and Tim Rice. 1 User Review
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| | a family jewel | Pink Door Ministry cm jones-ta 08/17/2010 | | A wonderful family movie. |
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The Lion King II: Simba's Pride 1998 G, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Musical
Director: Darrell Rooney, Rob LaDuca
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Moira Kelly, James Earl Jones, Nathan Lane, Suzanne Pleshette, Ernie Sabella, Andy Dick, Neve Campbell, Jason Marsden, Robert Guillaume
This sequel begins where "The Lion King" left off. Simba's mischievous daughter is being groomed to take her place in the pride-land, but she often has other ideas. 1 User Review
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| | greaaat family film | cm jones-taylor 08/17/2010 | | excellent movie |
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 Malcolm X 1972 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Arnold Perl
Cast: James Earl Jones, Ossie Davis
This is a good portrait of civil rights activist/leader Malcolm X. James Earl Jones narrates the documentary, which was taken largely from Malcolm X's autobiography. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary. 1 User Review
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| | History must be told . | cm jones-taylor 08/17/2010 | | This History being told in prespective. |
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The Man 1972 G, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: James Earl Jones, Martin Balsam, Burgess Meredith, Lew Ayres, William Windom, Barbara Rush, Janet MacLachlan, Jack Benny, Patric Knowles, Anne Seymour
Based on Irving Wallace's novel, this is Rod Serling's film adaptation of the story of a presidential assassination and the vice president's (James Earl Jones) ascent to power as America's first black president. 1 User Review
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| | interesting movie | CM Jones-Taylor 08/17/2010 | | |
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Matewan 1987 PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Chris Cooper, Mary McDonnell, James Earl Jones, Will Oldham, Jace Alexander, Ken Jenkins, Joe Grifasi, David Strathairn, Bob Gunton, Kevin Tighe, Gordon Clapp, John Sayles, Josh Mostel, Nancy Mette
This is the story of the massacre of striking West Virginia coal miners in 1920 and the animosities between White American miners and Italian and Black migrant workers who were hired as scabs. Union activist Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper) is sent in by the United Mine Workers to organize the union, and, over time, the fighting groups begin to work together. "Matewan" is a good depiction of how immigrants and minorities were treated in the early 20th century.
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Merlin 1998 TV, 140 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud, Rutger Hauer, James Earl Jones, Miranda Richardson, Isabella Rossellini, Martin Short, Paul Curran, Jeremy Sheffield, Lena Headey, Mark Jax, Thomas Lockyer, Daniel Brocklebank, Agnieszka Koson
King Arthur's wizard, Merlin (Sam Neill), is the subject of this Camelot adventure. Beginning with young Merlin being trained in magic, the story ensues through his meeting with Arthur (Paul Curran) and subsequent efforts to keep Arthur on the straight-and-narrow path leading to the throne. Originally a TV miniseries.
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The Meteor Man 1993 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Townsend
Cast: Robert Townsend, Marla Gibbs, Eddie Griffin, Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones, Roy Fegan, Don Cheadle, Bill Cosby, Frank Gorshin, Sinbad
After mild-mannered schoolteacher Jefferson Reed (Robert Townsend) is struck by a meteor, he obtains superhuman powers and uses them to end crime in his city. 1 User Review
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| | fun family flick | PinkDoorMinistryCMJones-Taylor 08/17/2010 | | In this day and age what a fun movie! |
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My Little Girl 1986 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Connie Kaiserman
Cast: Mary Stuart Masterson, James Earl Jones, Geraldine Page, Pamela Payton-Wright, Anne Meara, Peter Gallagher, Jordan Charney, Traci Lind, George Newbern, Erika Alexander
A wealthy young girl decides to do something worthwhile during summer vacation. Her decision leads her to a home for run-away girls where she learns as much as she helps.
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Patriot Games 1992 R, 116 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Phillip Noyce
Cast: Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin, Sean Bean, Thora Birch, James Fox, Samuel L. Jackson, Polly Walker, James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, J.E. Freeman, Alex Norton, David Threlfall, Alun Armstrong, Hugh Fraser
Former CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) and his family–wife Cathy (Anne Archer) and daughter Sally (Thora Birch)–are on a vacation in England. While they are preparing to tour Buckingham Palace, an assassination attempt is foiled when Jack saves Lord Holmes (James Fox) from a terrorist attack. Later, the Ryans return to the family home in Maryland but do not resume their normal routines because now they are the targets of those same terrorists, and Jack must come to the rescue.
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Percy & Thunder 1993 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ivan Dixon
Cast: Gloria Foster, James Earl Jones, Zakes Mokae, Gloria Reuben, Courtney B. Vance, Billy Dee Williams, Robert Wuhl, Mick E. Jones, Ron Shipp, Mike Finneran, Henry Darrow, John Pleshette, Joan Pringle, Ketty Lester, James Tillis
Percy Baker (James Earl Jones) is a former prizefighter who trains a potential champ, Thunder Carter (Courtney B. Vance). While training at Sugar Brown's (Gloria Foster) camp, Thunder catches the eye of Ralph Tate (Billy Dee Williams). Tate runs a syndicate, and he wants in on the property. Percy is replaced but does not step aside easily, and he works at cleaning up the corruption in boxing.
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A Piece of the Action 1977 PG, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones, Denise Nicholas, Hope Clark, Tracy Reed, Titos Vandis, Marc Lawrence, Frances Foster, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jason Evers, Ja'net DuBois, Gammy Burdett, Gloria Delany, Rudy Diaz
This sequel to "Uptown Saturday Night" again stars Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby. This time, they play con artists Manny Durrell and Dave Anderson who are blackmailed by retired police officer Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) into giving back to the community by working at a youth center for inner-city kids. An attraction grows between Manny, Dave, and the kids, and they work to help ghetto kids improve their lot in life. Despite problems from local mobster Bruno (Titos Vandis), Manny and Dave succeed.
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Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night 1987 G, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Hal Sutherland
Cast: Edward Asner, Tom Bosley, James Earl Jones, Don Knotts, William Windom, Jonathan Harris, Rickie Lee Jones, Lana Beeson, Linda Gary, Scott Grimes, Liza Minnelli, Frank Welker
This animated continuation of the Pinocchio story has our hero (voice of Scott Grimes), now a real-life boy, out on adventures with his bug friend "Gee Whillikers" (voice of Don Knotts). After much pestering, Geppetto (voice of Tom Bosley allows Pinocchio to deliver a precious jewelry box to the Mayor's (voice of Frank Welker) home. Along the way, Pinocchio stops at a carnival, loses the box, and big trouble ensues–until Gee Whillikers convinces Pinocchio to do the right thing.
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The Reading Room 2005 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Georg Stanford Brown
Cast: James Earl Jones, Joanna Cassidy, Georg Stanford Brown, Tim Reid, Kathryne Dora Brown, Keith Robinson, Douglas Spain, Austin Marques, Gabby Soleil, Monique Coleman, Lynne Moody, Christian Monzon, Jeanne Sakata
William Campbell (James Earl Jones) promised his wife (Lynne Moody) on her deathbed that he would open a reading room in their inner-city neighborhood to help teach illiterate neighbors how to read. He opens the reading room, but almost insurmountable problems arise and threaten his efforts to help the neighborhood. 2 User Reviews
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| | Truely inspirational | Anonymous 11/18/2009 | | Character building storyline steering a "not for profit" work project, James Earl Jones fills the screen with the intelligent emotion of a worthwhile act. |
| | Very Enjoyable | 03/14/2007 | | Useful for leadership training in Education at schools. Very well done and it was clean. |
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Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault 1996 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Eriq La Salle
Cast: Don Cheadle, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach, Ronny Cox, Loretta Devine, Glynn Turman, Monica Calhoun, Colin Cheadle, Michael Ralph, Daryl Mitchell, Nicole Ari Parker, Tamara Tunie, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chick Hearn, Cress Williams
Earl "The Goat" Manigault (Don Cheadle) never made it to the NBA; although talented, he was adicted to drugs, and chose them over NBA stardom. Finally, Manigault cleaned up his act and became a legend by teaching basketball to children of Harlem.
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The River Niger 1976 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Krishna Shah
Cast: Cicely Tyson, James Earl Jones, Louis Gossett Jr., Glynn Turman, Roger E. Mosley, Jonelle Allen, Hilda Haynes, Tony Burton, Ralph Wilcox, Teddy Wilson, Shirley Jo Finney, Zakes Mokae, Ed Crick, Charles Weldon
Based on Joseph Walker's Broadway play, this is the story of an African-American family's–Mattie (Cicely Tyson) and her middle-aged house painter husband Johnny (James Earl Jones)–struggling adjustments and conflicting aims in dealing with the world around them. Mattie has learned that she has incurable cancer, and son Jeff (Glynn Turman) returns home with news that he was kicked out of the Air Force Officer's School. Unable to deal with the problems, Johnny goes on a drinking spree and becomes an alcoholic. Will this family be able to adjust and find their place in the world?
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 Robots 2005  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Robin Williams, Mel Brooks, Amanda Bynes, Drew Carey, Greg Kinnear, Lucille Bliss, Jennifer Coolidge, Paul Giamatti, Jim Broadbent, James Earl Jones
In a world of mechanical beings, Robby (Ewan McGregor) comes from a poor family so he often lives in hand-me-down body parts. Robby has talents as an inventor and heads to Robot City to meet his idol: master inventor Bigweld (Mel Brooks). He meets evil business executive Ratchet (Greg Kinnear) and learns that Ratchet has fired Bigweld and has taken control of the city. Robby joins forces with misfits Fender (Robin Williams) and Cappy (Halle Berry), and, together, they set out to find Bigweld and restore order to the city.
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 The Sandlot 1993 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: David M. Evans
Cast: Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, James Earl Jones, Karen Allen, Denis Leary, Art LaFleur, Brandon Quintin Adams, Arliss Howard, Marty York, Brandon Quintin Adams, Grant Gelt, Shane Obedzinski, Victor DiMattia
Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) is a shy boy whose mother and stepfather (Karen Allen and Denis Leary) move with him into a new neighborhood. He makes friends with Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez (Mike Vitar) who teaches him how to play baseball, and Scotty joins Benny's sandlot team that desperately needs its ninth member. Scotty helps himself to his stepfather's "Babe Ruth" autographed baseball and hits it for a home run. The problem is that the ball lands in Mr. Mertle's (James Earl Jones) junkyard, which is guarded by Mertle's snarling dog "The Beast." Now, the fun begins as Scotty and Benny devise ways to get the ball out of the junkyard by building ball-retrieving machines.
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The Sandlot 2 2005 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: David M. Evans
Cast: Max Lloyd-Jones, James Willson, Samantha Burton, Brett Kelly, Cole Evan Weiss, Neilen Benvegnu, Sean Berdy, James Earl Jones, Jessica King, McKenzie Freemantle, Teryl Rothery, Reece Thompson, Steve Garvey, Greg Germann, Griffin Reilly Evans
As in the original film, neighborhood kids–David Durango (Max Lloyd-Jones), Mac McKing (Brett Kelly), and Johnnie Smalls (James Willson) among others–are playing baseball in a sandlot. However, times have changed, and now a girl, Hayley Goodfarier (Samantha Burton), is also playing. Things aren't going great, but when Johnnie sails a rocket into Mr. Mertle's (James Earl Jones) yard, matters deteriorate because the kids believe that Mr. Mertle's dog is the meanest animal in town. 1 User Review
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| | James Willson | Sport 06/26/2007 | | James Willson is so skinny and nice boy and he is so easy other person take him down to sit up him and I want that movie James Willson got run over by a steamroller. |
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The Second Civil War 1997 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Beau Bridges, Joanna Cassidy, Phil Hartman, James Earl Jones, Dan Hedaya, James Coburn, Elizabeth Pena, Denis Leary, Ron Perlman, Brian Keith, Kevin Dunn, Shelley Malil, Kevin McCarthy, Dick Miller, William Schallert
In this made-for-TV film, when the Governor of Idaho, Jim Farley (Beau Bridges), refuses to allow Pakistani orphans to relocate in his state, the President of United States (Phil Hartman) does not agree with the decision and sends in federal troops.
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Sneakers 1992 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Mystery / Comedy
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Cast: Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Ben Kingsley, Dan Aykroyd, David Strathairn, River Phoenix, Mary McDonnell, Timothy Busfield, James Earl Jones, Stephen Tobolowsky, Gary Hershberger, Jo Marr, Eddie Jones, Time Winters, Denise Dowse
Computer expert Bishop (Robert Redford) works with "Sneakers" who are a group of men including Donald Crease (Sidney Poitier), Darren "Mother" Roskow (Dan Aykroyd), Carl Orbogast (River Phoenix), and Irwin "Whistler" Emery (David Strathairn) who know how to gather security information. Government agents use Bishop's shady past to coerce him and his group into stealing a "black box" that is capable of breaking any government code in the U.S. security system. With help from Bishop's former girlfriend Liz (Mary McDonnell), they do retrieve the box, but when Bishop's nemesis Cosmo (Ben Kingsley) enters the scene, big problems ensue.
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Sommersby 1993 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Romance
Director: Jon Amiel
Cast: Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, Bill Pullman, James Earl Jones, R. Lee Ermey, Lanny Flaherty, William Windom, Wendell Wellman, Frankie Faison, Richard Hamilton, Brett Kelley, Clarice Taylor, Karen Kirschenbauer, Carter McNeese, Dean Whitworth
Is he or isn't he? That is what his wife, Laurel (Jodie Foster), wonders when Jack Sommersby (Richard Gere) returns home after seven years. There are doubts that this man is really her long-lost husband. Although this story takes place around the Civil War, the original story comes from actual court records in the 1400s and is also the subject of another movie "The Return of Martin Guerre." 1 User Review
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| | Sommersby | Anonymous 03/28/2012 | | Not able to view this movie, as it appears that it is not with Netflix. |
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Soul Man 1986 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Steve Miner
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, James Earl Jones, Arye Gross, Leslie Nielsen, Max Wright, James Sikking, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jeff Altman, Linda Hoy, Melora Hardin, Ann Walker, Maree Cheatham, Wallace Langham, Eric Schiff
As a way to get into Harvard law school, a young White man (C. Thomas Howell) turns himself into a Black man to facilitate winning a scholarship. Some funny moments occur when he meets people he knew before his color change. In addition, he falls in love with Sarah Walker (Rae Dawn Chong) who was next in line for the scholarship and could have used the money more than he.
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 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1977 PG, 121 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Fantasy
aka: Star Wars
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, Peter Cushing, James Earl Jones, Kenny(2) Baker, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, Phil Brown, Shelagh Fraser, Eddie Byrne, Alex McCrindle, Jack Purvis
This is the great science fiction movie in which Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) acquires the plans for the evil Empire's weapon Death Star commanded by Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) and his masked aide Darth Vader (David Prowse). Mark Hamill plays boy hero Luke Skywalker who, under the guidance of Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), comes to the rescue. The mission is enhanced by a pair of robots–R2-D2 and C-3PO (Kenny Baker and Anthony Daniels)–along with Han Solo (Harrison Ford). The film won seven Oscars and was nominated for Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Guinness), and Writing.
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 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1980 PG, 124 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller
aka: The Empire Strikes Back
Director: Irvin Kirshner
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Frank Oz, Alec Guinness, James Earl Jones, Kenny(2) Baker, David Prowse, Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels, Jeremy Bulloch, Clive Revill, Julian Glover, Kenneth Colley
In this second "Star Wars" film, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), Lando (Billy Dee Williams), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew, Han (Harrison Ford), R2-D2 (Kenny Baker), and C-3P0 (Anthony Daniels), along with the Rebel Alliance are on the ice planet Hoth. Luke travels to a distant planet to become a Jedi knight from Jedi Master Yoda (voice of Frank Oz) in order to do battle with Darth Vader (David Prowse, voice of James Earl Jones). Great special effects and good plot.
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 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1983 PG, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller
aka: Return of the Jedi
Director: Richard Marquand
Cast: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Alec Guinness, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Kenny(2) Baker, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Sebastian Shaw, Peter Mayhew, Michael Pennington, Kenneth Colley
George Lucas comes through with a myriad of special effects in this third installment of the "Star Wars" adventures. This time, many questions are answered about Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Darth Vader (David Prowse and voice of James Earl Jones).
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Summer's End 1998 TV, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Helen Shaver
Cast: James Earl Jones, Brendan Fletcher, Jake LeDoux, Wendy Crewson, Jonathan Kroeker, Andrew Sardella, Al Waxman, Randy Hughson, R.D. Reid, Sarah Francis, Patrick McManus, Lindsay Murrell, Susan Cooke, Omar McIntosh, Melanie Nicholls-King
Recently widowed Virginia Baldwin (Wendy Crewson) takes her two boys Jamie and Hunter (Jake LeDoux and Brendan Fletcher) to their cottage on the lake to help overcome their loss. They meet retired African American doctor William "Bill" Blakely (James Earl Jones), and, although he becomes friends with the boys, racial hatred gets in the way. Made for TV.
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Swashbuckler 1976 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Action
aka: The Scarlet Buccaneer
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Genevieve Bujold, Beau Bridges, Geoffrey Holder, Avery Schreiber, Anjelica Huston, Tom Clancy, Bernard Behrens, Dorothy Tristan, Mark Baker, Kip Niven, Tom Fitzsimmons, Louisa Horton
Two 18th-century pirates, Ned Lynch (Robert Shaw) and Nick Debrett (James Earl Jones), try to get rid of Jamaica's corrupt governor Lord Durant (Peter Boyle) so that they can continue in the life to which they have become accustomed.
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Three Fugitives 1989 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Francis Veber
Cast: Nick Nolte, Martin Short, James Earl Jones, Sarah Rowland Doroff, Alan Ruck, Kenneth McMillan, Bruce McGill, Lee Garlington, Sy Richardson, David Arnott
Lucas (Nick Nolte), a master bank robber trying to go straight after getting out of jail, gets involved in a bank robbery right away. This time he is a hostage, being held by an inept gunman (Martin Short). This pretty good comedy goes from there.
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True Identity 1991 R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles(3) Lane
Cast: Lenny Henry, Frank Langella, Charles(3) Lane, J.T. Walsh, James Earl Jones, Michael McKena, Melvin Van Peebles, Bill Raymond, Andreas Katsulas, Peggy Lipton
Miles Pope (Lenny Henry) is a New York actor who disguises himself as a white hit man to escape gangster Carver (Frank Langella). British comedian Lenny Henry really makes this movie work as he provides some good moments of humor.
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Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins 2008 PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Cast: Martin Lawrence, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery, Joy Bryant, Cedric the Entertainer, Nicole Ari Parker, Michael Clarke Duncan, Mike Epps, Mo'Nique, Damani Roberts, Brooke Lyons, Liz Mikel, Carol Sutton, Louis C.K.
At his 10-year-old son Jamaal's (Damani Roberts) request, Rosco Jenkins, a.k.a. TV personality Dr. R.J. Stevens (Martin Lawrence), agrees to head back to Dry Springs, Georgia, for his parents' (James Earl Jones and Margaret Avery) 50th wedding anniversary and family reunion. Jamaal and Rosco's fiancee, TV star Bianca (Joy Bryant), join him for what Rosco hopes will be a chance to convince his relatives that he turned out well, after all. But, Rosco's family members do not accept his super-star attitude and stop at almost nothing to demean him in an effort to make him decide where his real home is.
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What the Deaf Man Heard 1997 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Kent Harrison
Cast: Matthew Modine, Claire Bloom, Judith Ivey, James Earl Jones, Jerry O'Connell, Bernadette Peters, Tom Skerritt, Anne Bobby, Stephen Spinella, Jake Weber
Sammy (Matthew Modine) was left on a bus headed for Georgia by his mother when Sammy was 10. Since she had told him not to say a word if they were separated, he never spoke. He was taken in and grew up as a handyman, but, true to his mother's admonition, he stayed silent. People in town assumed that he could not hear nor speak, so would confide in him when they needed to talk. Then along comes Archibald (James Earl Jones), the junkman, who learns the truth. Not bad. Made for TV.
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| 1. Africa: The Serengeti (1995)
2. Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
3. Alone (1997)
aka: Horton Foote's Alone
4. The Ambulance (1990)
5. The Annihilation of Fish (1999)
6. The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
7. The Best of the Best (1989)
8. The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings (1976)
9. Blood Tide (1982)
aka: The Red Tide
aka: Bloodtide
aka: Demon Lake
10. The Bushido Blade (1981)
aka: The Bloody Bushido Blade
11. By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
12. Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)
13. City Limits (1985)
14. Claudine (1974)
15. Clean Slate (1994)
16. Clear and Present Danger (1994)
17. The Comedians (1967)
18. Coming to America (1988)
19. Conan the Barbarian (1982)
20. Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (1994)
21. Convicts (1991)
22. Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
23. Deadly Hero (1976)
24. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying... (1964)
25. Dreamrider (1993)
26. Earth (2007)
27. End of the Road (1970)
28. Excessive Force (1993)
29. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
30. A Family Thing (1996)
31. Fantasia/2000 (1999)
32. Field of Dreams (1989)
33. Finder's Fee (2001)
34. Freddie as F.R.O.7 (1992)
35. Gang Related (1997)
36. Gardens of Stone (1987)
37. Good Luck (1996)
aka: The Ox and the Eye
38. The Great White Hope (1970)
39. The Greatest (1977)
40. The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (1977)
41. Grim Prairie Tales (1990)
42. Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
43. Heat Wave (1990)
44. The Hunt for Red October (1990)
45. Ivory Hunters (1990)
aka: The Last Elephant
46. Jefferson in Paris (1995)
47. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
48. Judge Dredd (1995)
49. King Lear (1974)
50. King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
51. Last Flight Out (1990)
52. The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
53. The Lion King (1994)
54. The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
55. Malcolm X (1972)
56. The Man (1972)
57. Matewan (1987)
58. Merlin (1998)
59. The Meteor Man (1993)
60. My Little Girl (1986)
61. Patriot Games (1992)
62. Percy & Thunder (1993)
63. A Piece of the Action (1977)
64. Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
65. The Reading Room (2005)
66. Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault (1996)
67. The River Niger (1976)
68. Robots (2005)
69. The Sandlot (1993)
70. The Sandlot 2 (2005)
71. The Second Civil War (1997)
72. Sneakers (1992)
73. Sommersby (1993)
74. Soul Man (1986)
75. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
aka: Star Wars
76. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
aka: The Empire Strikes Back
77. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
aka: Return of the Jedi
78. Summer's End (1998)
79. Swashbuckler (1976)
aka: The Scarlet Buccaneer
80. Three Fugitives (1989)
81. True Identity (1991)
82. The UFO Incident (1975)
83. The Vegas Strip War (1984)
84. The Vernon Johns Story (1994)
85. Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
86. What the Deaf Man Heard (1997)
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