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Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel Leroy Jackson was born 21 Dec 1948, in Washington, D.C. and is an American Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor.
Jackson is married to Latanya Richardson and has a daughter named Zoe. He is a huge sports fan and an avid golfer. Jackson has won multiple awards for his film performances and has been portrayed in various forms of media including films, television series, and lyrics. Jackson has starred in over sixty films throughout his career and is currently working on five films that will debut between 2008 and 2009.
Jackson has noted that he chooses roles that are "exciting to watch" and have an "interesting character inside of a story", and that in his roles he wanted to "do things [he hasn't] done, things he saw as a kid and wanted to do and now has an opportunity to do".
<b>Wise words:</b> "I am as passionate about golf as I am about acting. The year I started golf I had a caddie, and one day I did get angry with myself and threw a club. My caddie told me: 'You're not good enough to get mad'. I have n Ever thrown a club since. I enjoy my golf, it does not matter whether I play great or badly. I let it go."
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Samuel L. Jackson's wife charmed by Bill Clinton -
19 October 2012
-Actor Samuel L. Jackson is keeping a watchful eye on Bill Clinton after his wife Latanya Richardson fell for the former U.S. president's charms at a fundraising event.-The married politician, who famously engaged in sexual relations with his White House intern Monica Lewi
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Samuel L. Jackson to film provocative Obama ad -
14 September 2012
-Actor Samuel L. Jackson will channel his tough guy persona to film an expletive-ridden political advertisement urging his fellow Americans to vote for Barack Obama in the upcoming U.S. presidential election.-The Pulp Fiction star, who is known for his frequent use of the
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Samuel L. Jackson fires off at film critic -
3 May 2012
-Fury by name, fury by nature... The Avengers' Nick Fury, Samuel L. Jackson, has taken aim at a critic who savaged the summer blockbuster in the New York Times.-The tough-talking Pulp Fiction star took offence at film buff A.O. Scott's review of his new film and decided to
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great cast 15 September 2003
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Royale with cheese 18 January 2004
Samuel L. Jackson - filmography
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Meeting Evil
on DVD
(2012)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Leslie Bibb, Luke Wilson
Director: Chris Fisher
Certificate: 
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Follows disillusioned young family man John as a mysterious stranger, Richie takes him on a murder-fueled ride that transforms the weak-willed John into a desperate hero willing to go to any length to protect his family.
 
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from 961 members
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Avengers Assemble
on DVD
(2012)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth
Director: Joss Whedon
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Nick Fury is director of S.H.I.E.L.D, an international peace keeping agency. The agency is a who's who of Marvel Super Heroes, with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When global security is threatened by Loki and his cohorts, Nick Fury and his team will ..read more »
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from 23,158 members
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Avengers Assemble - Blu-ray
(2012)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth
Director: Joss Whedon
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Nick Fury is director of S.H.I.E.L.D, an international peace keeping agency. The agency is a who's who of Marvel Super Heroes, with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When global security is threatened by Loki and his cohorts, Nick Fury and his team will ..read more »
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from 10,449 members
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Fury - Blu-ray
(2012)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Luke Kirby, Ruth Negga
Director: David Weaver
Certificate: 
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A past is a difficult thing to escape. For one man, the escape will be violent, bloody and destructive.
Having just served a twenty-five-year prison term for murder (Samuel L. Jackson - The Avengers, Jackie Brown), is drawn into a dangerous new heist, with an ambitious plan to steal $8million ..read more »
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from 848 members
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Adventures in Zambezia
on DVD
(2012)
Starring: Leonard Nimoy, Abigail Breslin, Jeff Goldblum
Director: Wayne Thornley
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Set in a bustling bird city on the edge of the majestic Victoria Falls, this is the story of Kai - a naive, but high-spirited young falcon who travels to the bird city of "Zambezia" where he discovers the truth about his origins and, in defending the city, learns how to be part of a community.
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from 215 members
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Fury
on DVD
(2012)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Luke Kirby, Ruth Negga
Director: David Weaver
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A past is a difficult thing to escape. For one man, the escape will be violent, bloody and destructive.
Having just served a twenty-five-year prison term for murder (Samuel L. Jackson - The Avengers, Jackie Brown), is drawn into a dangerous new heist, with an ambitious plan to steal $8million ..read more »
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from 2,126 members
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Arena
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Nina Dobrev, Kellan Lutz
Director: Jonah Loop
Certificate:
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David Lord finds himself forced into the savage world of a modern gladiatorial arena, where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses.
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from 4,657 members
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Unthinkable - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Sheen, Michael Sheen
Director: Gregor Jordan
Certificate:
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In the story, penned by Peter Woodward with revisions by Orin Moverman, a major threat is posed to the U.S. when the locations of three nuclear devices are shrouded in secrecy by a single terrorist. With only two days before they are deployed, a black-ops interrogator (Jackson) and a female FBI ..read more »
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from 6,854 members
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The Other Guys
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes
Director: Adam McKay
Certificate:
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Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg) are partnered NYPD detectives who work in the forensic accounting department and rarely see any action. Gamble is more than happy with his job while Hoitz has been assigned against his will after a public incident with his quick trigger finger. They ..read more »
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from 48,762 members
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Astro Boy - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Charlize Theron
Director: David Bowers
Certificate: 
Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Dr. Tenma. Powered by positive "blue" energy, Astro Boy is endowed with super strength, x-ray vision, unbelievable speed and the ability to fly. Embarking on a journey in ..read more »
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from 2,630 members
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The Other Guys - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes
Director: Adam McKay
Certificate:
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Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg) are partnered NYPD detectives who work in the forensic accounting department and rarely see any action. Gamble is more than happy with his job while Hoitz has been assigned against his will after a public incident with his quick trigger finger. They ..read more »
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from 15,111 members
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Iron Man 2
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson
Director: Jon Favreau
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With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper ..read more »
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from 55,463 members
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A Galaxy Far Far Away
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: James Duval, Samuel L. Jackson, Meat Loaf
Director: Tariq Jalil
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Documentary about the 'Star Wars' movie series, filmed in the lead up to the release of 'Star Wars: Episode I - the Phantom Menace' (1999). The programme attempts to gain insight into the cultural sensation through interviews with fans, movie producers, actors such as Joe Pesci, and celebrities ..read more »
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from 61 members
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Astro Boy
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Charlize Theron
Director: David Bowers
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Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Dr. Tenma. Powered by positive "blue" energy, Astro Boy is endowed with super strength, x-ray vision, unbelievable speed and the ability to fly. Embarking on a journey in ..read more »
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from 7,437 members
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Unthinkable
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Sheen, Michael Sheen
Director: Gregor Jordan
Certificate:
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In the story, penned by Peter Woodward with revisions by Orin Moverman, a major threat is posed to the U.S. when the locations of three nuclear devices are shrouded in secrecy by a single terrorist. With only two days before they are deployed, a black-ops interrogator (Jackson) and a female FBI ..read more »
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from 17,442 members
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Iron Man 2 - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson
Director: Jon Favreau
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With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper ..read more »
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from 20,704 members
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Inglourious Basterds
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Melanie Laurent
Director: Quentin Tarantino
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Inglourious Basterds begins in German-occupied France, where Shoshanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of ..read more »
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from 6,952 members
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Afro Samurai - Resurrection
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Yuri Lowenthal, Keith Silverstein
Director: Fuminori Kizaki
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Made-for-TV feature-length sequel to the 2007 anime series. Samuel L. Jackson once again provides the voice of the black samurai who, after resuming a peaceful life after avenging his father's murder, is now forced back into the game by Sio (Lucy Liu), a beautiful but deadly woman from his past.
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from 2,201 members
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Mother and Child
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Annette Bening, Samuel L. Jackson, Naomi Watts
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Certificate: 
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Mother And Child is a drama centered around three women: A 50-year-old woman, the daughter she gave up for adoption 35 years ago, and an African American woman looking to adopt a child of her own.
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from 1,884 member
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In the Land of the Free
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Vadim Jean
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Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King, three black men from rural Louisiana, were held in solitary confinement in the biggest prison in the United States., an 18,000-acre former slave plantation known as Angola. King was released in 2001 after almost 30 years of solitary confinement. ..read more »
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from 426 members
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Star Wars - The Clone Wars
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein
Director: Dave Filoni
Certificate:
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"Star Wars: The Clone Wars" showcases an entirely new look and feel to the galaxy far, far away--combining the expansive scope of the "Star Wars" Saga with state-of-the-art computer-generated animation. On the front lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, fans young and old will ..read more »
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from 12,834 members
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Soul Men - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Sean Hayes, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Showers
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
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Malcolm D. Lee directs this musical comedy drama. Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac star as Louis Hinds and Floyd Henderson, two former soul backing singers who reluctantly agree to come out of retirement to perform at a tribute concert for their recently deceased lead singer Marcus Hooks (John ..read more »
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from 738 members
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Jumper - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Diane Lane, Michael Rooker, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Doug Liman
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Sci-fi action blockbuster with Hayden Christensen as a young man able to teleport himself to any place on earth. After discovering he has a genetic anomaly that allows him to teleport wherever he wants, teenager David Rice (Christensen) embarks on a hedonistic lifestyle of girls, money and travel, ..read more »
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from 13,432 members
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The Spirit - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Gabriel Macht, Sarah Paulson, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Frank Miller
Certificate:
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Mega-budget action adventure based on the comic strip by Will Eisner. Gabriel Macht stars as Denny Colt, the former rookie cop who returns from the dead as The Spirit, a mysterious hero whose mission is to fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His nemesis is the equally elusive Octopus (..read more »
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from 4,135 members
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Jumper
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Diane Lane, Michael Rooker, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Doug Liman
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Sci-fi action blockbuster with Hayden Christensen as a young man able to teleport himself to any place on earth. After discovering he has a genetic anomaly that allows him to teleport wherever he wants, teenager David Rice (Christensen) embarks on a hedonistic lifestyle of girls, money and travel, ..read more »
61%
from 67,371 members
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Iron Man - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Shaun Toub, Samuel L. Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow
Director: Jon Favreau
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Big screen adaptation of the popular Marvel superhero comic. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) is the billionaire owner of Stark Industries, a corporation that specialises in weapons development. When Tony is kidnapped by terrorists in Afghanistan, he is made to construct a devastating weapon. Instead, ..read more »
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from 18,981 members
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Soul Men
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Jennifer Coolidge
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Certificate:
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Though it's been some twenty years since they have spoken with one another, two estranged soul-singing legends (Jackson and Mac) agree to participate in a reunion performance at the Apollo Theatre to honour their recently deceased band leader.
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from 1,567 member
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Lakeview Terrace
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington
Director: Neil LaBute
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In "Lakeview Terrace," a young couple has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their interracial relationship. A stern, single father, this tightly wound LAPD officer has appointed himself the watchdog of the ..read more »
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from 19,766 members
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Cleaner
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes
Director: Renny Harlin
Certificate:
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A former cop (Jackson) who now earns a wage as a crime scene cleaner unknowingly participates in a cover-up at his latest job.
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from 27,186 members
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Cleaner - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Robert Forster, Samuel L. Jackson, Christa Campbell
Director: Renny Harlin
Certificate:
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Thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson as ex-cop Tom Cutler. After leaving the police force, Tom now earns his living cleaning up crime scenes in New Jersey. Tom's latest job requires him to go to an upper class neighbourhood to clean up after a murder. When he returns to the house the next day to ..read more »
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from 1,722 member
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Iron Man
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow
Director: Jon Favreau
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Iron Man tells the story of Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), the enigmatic heir to the Stark Enterprises fortune. A driven inventor and executive who seems to have it all, Tony is haunted by his dark side. Though he commands his empire by day, by night he secretly becomes Iron Man, the living ..read more »
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from 96,703 members
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Resurrecting the Champ
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathryn Morris
Director: Rod Lurie
Certificate:
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Struggling sports reporter Erik Kernan encounters a homeless man who calls himself “Champ” only to determine that he is the one-time boxing champion Battling Bob Satterfield. What begins as a story about resurrecting a once-great man becomes Erik’s title shot. In his journey to uncover the truth, ..read more »
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from 1,581 member
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Farce Of The Penguins
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, James Belushi, Christina Applegate
Director: Bob Saget
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Latest penguin film exposes the raunchy side of the seemingly innocent, flightless, monochrome birds. After March of the Penguins and Happy Feet, this latest penguin-starring comedy evokes different emotions all together. Taking live nature footage of penguins in the wild and adding voice-overs by ..read more »
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from 2,952 members
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Freedomland - Blu-ray
(2006)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Ron Eldard, Edie Falco
Director: Joe Roth
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Thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson. When her son disappears and is believed to be dead, a single mother blames an African-American man from the projects for the kidnapping, creating a racial controversy. An African-American detective (Jackson) and a white missing child researcher team up to ..read more »
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from 689 members
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Snakes On A Plane
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Byron Lawson
Director: David R. Ellis
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FBI Agent Flynn (Samuel L Jackson) is on a mission: transport federally protected witness from Hawaii to Los Angeles so the government can put a brutal mob boss behind bars. But, just as the
plane reaches 30,000 feet hundreds of venomous snakes are unleashed causing violent mayhem as the vicious ..read more »
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from 44,331 members
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Afro Samurai - Blu-ray
(2006)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kelly Hu, Ron Perlman
Director: Fuminori Kizaki
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Director's cut of the five-part animated adventure series featuring the voice of Samuel L. Jackson. In a futuristic feudal world of guns, swords, cell phones and cybernetic body parts, a black samurai called Afro Samurai (Jackson) is looking to revenge himself upon the man who murdered his father, ..read more »
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from 1,181 member
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Afro Samurai
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kelly Hu, Ron Perlman
Director: Fuminori Kizaki
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Animated adventure featuring the voice of Samuel L. Jackson. In an unusual world of guns, swords, cell phones and cybernetic body parts, a black samurai called Afro Samurai (Jackson) is looking for revenge against a man named Justice (Ron Perlman) who murdered his father. Justice just happens to be ..read more »
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from 1,670 member
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Freedomland
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco
Director: Joe Roth
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Samuel L. Jackson plays Lorenzo Council, a veteran police detective who is assigned the case of Brenda Martin, a woman from a neighbouring town who claims to have been carjacked...
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from 7,415 members
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XXX 2 - The Next Level
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Ice Cube, Willem Dafoe
Director: Lee Tamahori
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Action sequel starring Ice Cube as agent xXx. In Washington D.C., the centre of American power, an attack is being prepared on a target you would never expect. In the midst of intrique and a major power play, xXx discovers that the greatest threat to the United States comes from high within the US ..read more »
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from 29,145 members
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XXX 2 - The Next Level - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Ice Cube, Willem Dafoe
Director: Lee Tamahori
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Action sequel starring Ice Cube as agent xXx. In Washington D.C., the centre of American power, an attack is being prepared on a target you would never expect. In the midst of intrique and a major power play, xXx discovers that the greatest threat to the United States comes from high within the US ..read more »
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from 869 members
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The Man
(2005)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Eugene Levy, Luke Goss
Director: Les Mayfield
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Comedy starring Samuel L. Jackson. Federal Agent Derrick Vann (Jackson) walks the walk, while affable dental supply salesman Andy Fidler (Eugene Levy) talks and talks. It is a case of mistaken identity that forces the mismatched duo to team up and sets off an intense and hilarious adventure as they ..read more »
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from 35,617 members
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In My Country
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Juliette Binoche, Brendan Gleeson
Director: John Boorman
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Langston Whitfield is a Washington Post journalist. His editor provocatively sends him to South Africa to cover the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings, in which the perpetrators of murder and torture on both sides during the Apartheid era are invited to come forward and confront their ..read more »
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from 2,093 members
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Coach Carter
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Ashanti, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Ri'chard
Director: Thomas Carter
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Samuel L. Jackson plays controversial basketball coach Ken Carter in this drama about a failing inner-city school. When the tough, no-nonsense coach decides to take extreme measures to improve his team's poor academic performance, he makes national news. Although the team is undefeated, Carter ..read more »
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from 29,898 members
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The Incredibles - Blu-ray
(2004)
Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Lee
Director: Brad Bird
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CGI-animated action adventure from Pixar Animations Studios, the creators of 'Toy Story' and 'Finding Nemo'. Bob Parr (Craig T. Nelson) used to be one of the world's greatest superheroes, known to all as 'Mr Incredible' - saving lives and fighting evil on a daily basis. But now, fifteen years later,..read more »
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Kill Bill - Vol. 2
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Michael Parks
Director: Quentin Tarantino
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Continuing the story-line which unfolded in "Kill Bill Vol. I," this is a revenge tale of an expert assassin, called The Bride, who sets out on a quest to wreak vengeance upon her former employer, Bill, and other members of their assassin circle, for shooting her at her wedding--along with everyone ..read more »
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Kill Bill Vol.2 - Blu-ray
(2004)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Michael Parks
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Certificate:
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Having dispensed with former colleagues O-Ren Ishii and Vernita Green in the first volume, The Bride (Uma Thurman) resumes her quest for justice in this second installment of Tarantino's jaw-droppingly violent homage to action films from both East and West. The Bride now has two remaining foes on ..read more »
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from 3,131 members
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Twisted
(2004)
Starring: Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, Leland Orser
Director: Philip Kaufman
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Psychological thriller directed by Philip Kaufman, set in the seedy underbelly of San Francisco nightlife. Ashley Judd stars as Jessica Sheppard, an alocohol-fuelled and embittered female police officer who is struggling to live with the hard truth that her own father was a serial killer. While ..read more »
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from 7,824 members
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The Incredibles
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Br, Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Brad Bird
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CGI-animated action adventure from Pixar Animations Studios, the creators of 'Toy Story' and 'Finding Nemo'. Bob Parr (Craig T. Nelson) used to be one of the world's greatest superheroes, known to all as 'Mr Incredible' - saving lives and fighting evil on a daily basis. But now, fifteen years later,..read more »
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from 109,303 members
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S.W.A.T.
(2003)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez
Director: Clark Johnson
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Colin Farrell stars as Jim Street in this big-screen adaptation of the 1970s police-action television series. Street is a young special weapons and tactics team member who has just been demoted after a bad incident and is then chosen by S.W.A.T. expert Hondo Harrelson (Samuel L. Jackson) to join an ..read more »
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from 37,957 members
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Basic
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Timothy Daly, John Travolta
Director: John McTiernan
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After the initial investigation by Captain Julia Osborne (Connie Nielsen) into the disappearance of Sgt. Nathan West (Samuel L. Jackson) and the death several cadets fails, ex-army ranger turned DEA agent Tom Hardy (John Travolta) is called in. West went missing and four cadets were killed during a ..read more »
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from 13,346 members
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No Good Deed
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Stellan Skarsgard, Milla Jovovich
Director: Bob Rafelson
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Samuel L. Jackson stars as a police detective who stumbles on a bizarre gang about to pull off a bank robbery. The gang take him hostage and leave him in the custody of the gang leader's beautiful girlfiend, Erin (Milla Jovovich). While they are left alone, the two talk and begin to connect. Jack ..read more »
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from 4,262 members
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XXX
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Asia Argento
Director: Rob Cohen
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Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) is an extreme sports fanatic who gets forcibly conscripted into the US secret service when his latest stunt lands him in trouble with the law. Sent to Prague with instructions to infiltrate an ex-Red Army terrorist group, Xander soon discovers plans to develop a deadly ..read more »
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from 25,137 members
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The Art Of Action
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Lee
Director: Keith Clarke
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Samuel L. Jackson presents some of the best action scenes ever filmed in this celebration of the martial arts movie. Includes clips and interviews featuring Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Ang Lee and John Woo.
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from 203 members
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Changing Lanes
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Sydney Pollack, Samuel L. Jackson, Dylan Baker
Director: Roger Michell
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Hot-shot, New York attorney, Gavin Banek (Ben Affleck) and recovering alcoholic Doyle Gibson (Samuel L. Jackson) find their lives become intertwined on the evening of Good Friday when their cars collide. Late for a meeting, Banek gives Doyle a blank cheque to cover the damage, whilst Doyle's car is ..read more »
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from 11,505 members
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Sign Of The Killer
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Colm Feore, Ann Magnuson
Director: Kasi Lemmons
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Action thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson. Romulus Ledbetter (Jackson) is a homeless man who lives in a cave in New York. When he finds a man frozen to death outside his cave, the police write it off as an accident but Romulus investigates and discovers evidence of murder.
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from 2,133 members
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The 51st State
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Meat Loaf, Samuel L. Jackson, Rhys Ifans
Director: Ronny Yu
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American pharmacologist Elmo McElroy (Samuel L. Jackson) has created a powerful new party drug called POS-51 and is now on his way to Liverpool, England, where he hopes to sell the formula to crimelord Leopold Durant (Ricky Tomlinson). When he arrives, Durant's henchman Felix DeSouza (Robert ..read more »
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from 9,282 members
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Unbreakable - Blu-ray
(2000)
Starring: Charlayne Woodard, Spencer Treat Clark, Bruce Willis
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
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Bruce Willis re-teams with 'Sixth Sense' writer-director M. Night Shyamalan for this tense, atmospheric thriller. David Dunn (Willis) is the sole survivor of one of the worst train crashes in US history. Walking away without a scratch on him, Dunn is unable to explain why he should have been spared;..read more »
70%
from 3,088 members
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Shaft
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Josef Sommer, Richard Roundtree
Director: John Singleton
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Remake of the 1971 blaxploitation classic with Samuel L. Jackson taking over from Richard Roundtree in the title role. When waitress Diane (Toni Collette) sees ultra-rich playboy Wade (Christian Bale) murder a young black man outside a nightclub, she knows that she will be next and promptly goes ..read more »
60%
from 6,064 members
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Rules Of Engagement
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Philip Baker Hall, Dale Dye, Ben Kingsley
Director: William Friedkin
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Colonel Terry Childers (Samuel L. Jackson) is a war hero whose peacekeeping mission to Yemen goes horribly wrong when he orders his men to open fire on a group of demonstrators. The colonel is subsequently charged with murder and asks his comrade-in-arms Hays Hodges (Tommy Lee Jones), a military ..read more »
67%
from 4,116 members
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Unbreakable
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
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Bruce Willis re-teams with 'Sixth Sense' writer-director M. Night Shyamalan for this tense, atmospheric thriller. David Dunn (Willis) is the sole survivor of one of the worst train crashes in US history. Walking away without a scratch on him, Dunn is unable to explain why he should have been spared;..read more »
66%
from 28,362 members
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Deep Blue Sea - Blu-ray
(1999)
Starring: Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Renny Harlin
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Off the coast of Mexico, Dr Susan McAlester's (Saffron Burrows) team of scientists are working on a cure for Alzheimer's disease by injecting degenerate human brain cells into mako sharks. The three sharks selected grow to over forty feet in length, and begin to demonstrate signs of intelligent ..read more »
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from 637 members
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Deep Blue Sea
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: , ,
Director: Renny Harlin
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Off the coast of Mexico, Dr Susan McAlester's (Saffron Burrows) team of scientists are working on a cure for Alzheimer's disease by injecting degenerate human brain cells into mako sharks. The three sharks selected grow to over forty feet in length, and begin to demonstrate signs of intelligent ..read more »
59%
from 9,930 members
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Sphere
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah, Michael Keys Hall
Director: Barry Levinson
Certificate:
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A mysterious deadly force has been discovered beneath the surface of the Pacific. Psychologist Dr. Norman Goodman (Dustin Hoffman) is sent by the government to investigate with a specialist team, including Beth Halperin (Sharon Stone), a biochemist, and Harry Adams (Samuel L. Jackson), a sceptical ..read more »
58%
from 8,733 members
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The Negotiator - Blu-ray
(1998)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, David Morse, John Spencer
Director: F. Gary Gray
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Heavyweight Hollywood thesps Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey face off in this siege thriller. Hostage negotiator Danny Roman (Jackson) is forced to take his own prisoners after he is accused of murdering his partner.A. Confidential' and 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'.
74%
from 1,503 member
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Out Of Sight - Blu-ray
(1998)
Starring: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Farina
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Big screen adaptation of the Elmore Leonard crime novel. Bank robber Jack Foley (George Clooney) is forced to kidnap federal agent Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez) while breaking out of prison. The two feel a strong sexual attraction for each other, but Karen still takes the opportunity to escape when ..read more »
68%
from 489 members
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The Negotiator
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, David Morse, John Spencer
Director: F. Gary Gray
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Heavyweight Hollywood thesps Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey face off in this siege thriller. Hostage negotiator Danny Roman (Jackson) is forced to take his own prisoners after he is accused of murdering his partner.A. Confidential' and 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'.
71%
from 15,624 members
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Out Of Sight
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Farina
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Big screen adaptation of the Elmore Leonard crime novel. Bank robber Jack Foley (George Clooney) is forced to kidnap federal agent Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez) while breaking out of prison. The two feel a strong sexual attraction for each other, but Karen still takes the opportunity to escape when ..read more »
64%
from 12,111 members
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The Red Violin
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Jason Flemyng
Director: Francois Girard
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Busotti is a master craftsmen who becomes obsessed with completing the construction of a special violin when the child for which it was intended dies at birth. From these turbulent beginnings, the violin acquires a life of its own, as it is passed down the generations, stirring the passions of all ..read more »
70%
from 1,987 member
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Jackie Brown - Blu-ray
(1997)
Starring: Pam Grier, Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Certificate:
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Quentin Tarantino directs this twisting homage to the black action movies of the 1970s. Air stewardess Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) also smuggles money on the side for gunrunner Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson). When she is caught with $50,000 and a consignment of cocaine, she makes a deal with Ordell:..read more »
74%
from 526 members
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Hard Eight
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Philip Baker Hall, Samuel L. Jackson, John C. Reilly
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
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Professional gambler Sydney (Philip Baker Hall) befriends John (John C. Reilly), a penniless young man, and teaches him the tricks of the trade. Two years later, John is more prosperous but has fallen in with Jimmy (Samuel L. Jackson), an untrustworthy criminal. John is also in love with waitress ..read more »
67%
from 1,554 member
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Jackie Brown
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Pam Grier, Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Certificate:
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Quentin Tarantino directs this twisting homage to the black action movies of the 1970s. Air stewardess Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) also smuggles money on the side for gunrunner Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson). When she is caught with $50,000 and a consignment of cocaine, she makes a deal with Ordell:..read more »
68%
from 29,843 members
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Eve's Bayou
(1997)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Jurnee Smollett, Meagan Good
Director: Kasi Lemmons
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Actress Kasi Lemmons made an auspicious début as a writer and director with this delicately handled, wrenchingly emotional drama, hailed by critic Roger Ebert as one of the best films of 1997. Eve's Bayou begins with ominous narration: "The summer I killed my father, I was 10 years old." From that ..read more »
64%
from 74 members
Currently unavailable
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The Long Kiss Goodnight
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Brian Cox, Patrick Malahide
Director: Renny Harlin
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Samantha Caine (Geena Davis) is a school teacher who can remember nothing about her life prior to being discovered eight years previously. When she begins to have flashbacks to her past, she is helped by detective Mitch Henessey (Samuel L. Jackson) to find out that she is a former CIA assassin, who ..read more »
68%
from 8,309 members
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Trees Lounge
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Chloe Sevigny, Samuel L. Jackson, Eszter Balint
Director: Steve Buscemi
Certificate:
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Tommy Basilio (Steve Buscemi) is an unemployed mechanic who leads an aimless life, spending all his time in an alcoholic haze at the Trees Lounge bar. His former boss Rob (Anthony LaPaglia) has taken up with Tommy's ex-girlfriend Theresa (Elizabeth Bracco), who is pregnant with what could be Tommy'..read more »
66%
from 2,715 members
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Search For One-Eyed Jimmy
(1996)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, John Turturro, Joseph Siravo
Director: Sam Henry Kass
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Comedy about a recent film-school graduate, Les (Holt McCallany), who is attempting to make a documentary. When he learns that the whole community has been grieving over the strange disappearance of young boy Jimmy Hoyt (Sam Rockwell), son of Harold (Pat McNamara) and Holly (Anna Meara) and brother ..read more »
43%
from 124 members
Not currently released
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A Time To Kill - Blu-ray
(1996)
Starring: Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick McGoohan
Director: Joel Schumacher
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John Grisham's explosive novel is brought to the screen by Joel Schumacher. Carl Lee (Samuel L. Jackson) seeks violent revenge after his 10-year-old daughter is brutally assaulted. Lawyer Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughey) has to save him from Death Row, against mounting pressure from both the Ku ..read more »
76%
from 1,383 member
Currently unavailable
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A Time To Kill
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick McGoohan
Director: Joel Schumacher
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John Grisham's explosive novel is brought to the screen by Joel Schumacher. Carl Lee (Samuel L. Jackson) seeks violent revenge after his 10-year-old daughter is brutally assaulted. Lawyer Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughey) has to save him from Death Row, against mounting pressure from both the Ku ..read more »
74%
from 9,171 members
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Die Hard With A Vengeance
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Sam Philips, Samuel L. Jackson, Larry Bryggman
Director: John McTiernan
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Bruce Willis returns as misfit cop John McClane in the third film in the Die Hard series. McClane has fallen on hard times; after moving to New York City and breaking up with his wife, he's developed a drinking problem and has been suspended from the NYPD. However, his past comes back to haunt him ..read more »
72%
from 37,390 members
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Losing Isaiah
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Lange, David Strathairn
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
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An adoptive mother, Jessica Lange, gives an abandoned child a new life. The real mother, Halle Berry, has decided to clean up her life and reclaim the baby back, even if it means taking Lange to court. Samuel L. Jackson plays her lawyer.
64%
from 753 members
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Kiss Of Death - Blu-ray
(1995)
Starring: David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Barbet Schroeder
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Former car thief Jimmy Kilmartin (David Caruso) ends up in jail after accompanying his cousin Ronny (Michael Rappaport) on a truck-stealing job. A cop, Calvin (Samuel L. Jackson), is wounded, and Jimmy takes the rap. While Jimmy is inside, Ronny is killed by gangster Little Junior (Nicolas Cage). ..read more »
60%
from 5 members
Not available for rental
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Kiss Of Death
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Barbet Schroeder
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Former car thief Jimmy Kilmartin (David Caruso) ends up in jail after accompanying his cousin Ronny (Michael Rappaport) on a truck-stealing job. A cop, Calvin (Samuel L. Jackson), is wounded, and Jimmy takes the rap. While Jimmy is inside, Ronny is killed by gangster Little Junior (Nicolas Cage). ..read more »
58%
from 1,540 member
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Against The Wall
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kyle MacLachlan, Frederic Forrest
Director: John Frankenheimer
Certificate:
Tough prison drama set in the late Sixties. Many of America's political protesters, hippies and Black Panthers among them, were imprisoned in Attica, a high security prison, along with murderers and other violent criminals. Kyle MacLachlan plays a rookie prison guard, at the prison, who doesn't ..read more »
58%
from 938 members
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Pulp Fiction - Blu-ray
(1994)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, John Travolta
Director: Quentin Tarantino
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Writer and director Quentin Tarantino's hugely successful follow-up to 'Reservoir Dogs' melds three dime-store stories set in lowlife LA into one cohesive thriller. Butch (Bruce Willis) is an over-the-hill boxer paid to take a fall, who instead does a runner with mobster Merselius's (Ving Rhames) ..read more »
88%
from 2,541 members
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Fresh
(1994)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito
Director: Boaz Yakin
Certificate:
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In a world where criminals make the rules an innocent boy is out to beat them at their own game.
70%
from 525 members
Currently unavailable
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Pulp Fiction
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, John Travolta
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Certificate:
Writer and director Quentin Tarantino's hugely successful follow-up to 'Reservoir Dogs' melds three dime-store stories set in lowlife LA into one cohesive thriller. Butch (Bruce Willis) is an over-the-hill boxer paid to take a fall, who instead does a runner with mobster Merselius's (Ving Rhames) ..read more »
81%
from 105,825 members
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Amos and Andrew
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Nicolas Cage, Brad Dourif
Director: E. Max Frye
Certificate:
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Andrew Sterling (Samuel L. Jackson) is a self-made black man and Pulitzer Prize winner who purchases an exclusive summer home in a New England resort. On moving in the neighbours think he is a burglar and call the police, who, under the command of Chief Tolliver, stage an all-out assault. When ..read more »
57%
from 380 members
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True Romance - Blu-ray
(1993)
Starring: Samuel L. Jack, Samuel L. Jackson, Val Kilmer
Director: Tony Scott
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This violent and amoral lovers-on-the-run thriller, based on an early script by Quentin Tarantino, took over a year for the British censors to give it a video certificate. Clarence (Christian Slater) is a kung-fu loving guy whose boss buys him a night with a hooker, Alabama (Patricia Arquette). The ..read more »
81%
from 2,266 members
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Patriot Games
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Sean Bean
Director: Phillip Noyce
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Harrison Ford plays CIA Jack Ryan for the first time in this adaptation of Tom Clancy's thriller, a follow-up to 'The Hunt for Red October'. This time around, Ryan prevents the assassination of a British Earl, killing one of the terrorist assassins in the process. The terrorist's brother Sean ..read more »
70%
from 14,321 members
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Patriot Games - Blu-ray
(1992)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Sean Bean
Director: Phillip Noyce
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Harrison Ford plays CIA Jack Ryan for the first time in this adaptation of Tom Clancy's thriller, a follow-up to 'The Hunt for Red October'. This time around, Ryan prevents the assassination of a British Earl, killing one of the terrorist assassins in the process. The terrorist's brother Sean ..read more »
74%
from 295 members
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Jungle Fever
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee
Director: Spike Lee
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This critically acclaimed film from Spike Lee explores the provocative consequences of interracial relationships.
Wesley Snipes portrays Flipper Purify, a black architect who begins an affair with Angie Tucci (Annabella Sciorra), his working class Italian secretary. Their relationship causes them ..read more »
59%
from 2,254 members
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Def By Temptation
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Minnie Gentry, Rony Clanton
Director: James Bond III
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Divinity student Joel (James Bond III) visits his best friend 'K' (Kadeem Hardison) in New York City, and the two go out on the town. In an uptown bar, Joel meets and falls for 'The Temptress' (Cynthia Bond), a demon disguised as a beautiful woman, whose lovers are left for dead. Written, produced ..read more »
32%
from 172 members
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Sea Of Love - Blu-ray
(1989)
Starring: Michael Rooker, Samuel L. Jackson, Al Pacino
Director: Harold Becker
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New York cop Frank Keller (Al Pacino) is divorced, disenchanted and coming close to retirement. A serial killer strikes in the city, attacking men in their bedrooms and it would seem that a woman using the personal ads is responsible. Keller teams up with fellow cop Sherman (John Goodman), who has ..read more »
67%
from 75 members
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Sea Of Love
(1989)
Starring: Michael Rooker, Samuel L. Jackson, Al Pacino
Director: Harold Becker
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Sea of Love is a sexy, atmospheric thriller, very much in the style of Alfred Hitchcock, with involving characters, steamy love scenes, and surprising plot twists. Frank Keller (Al Pacino), is a lonely, tired, disillusioned, police detective, who has a problem with alcohol. Frank is investigating a ..read more »
66%
from 4,003 members
Currently unavailable
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School Daze
(1988)
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito
Director: Spike Lee
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At this African American college, amid gala coronations, football, fraternities, parades, and parties, a group of buddies find themselves caught up in romance, relationship rituals, and rivalries during one outrageous homecoming weekend. The story follows two cousins who have opposing attitudes ..read more »
56%
from 236 members
Currently unavailable
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The Great White Hype
on DVD
Starring: Peter Berg, Samuel L. Jackson, Damon Wayans
Director: Reggie Hudlin
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Satirical sports comedy loosely based on the life and legend of boxing promoter Don King. Samuel L. Jackson stars as the Reverend Fred Sultan: a flashy, money-hungry Las Vegas boxing promoter who realises that public interest is fading in the sport and as a result his empire is in danger of falling ..read more »
55%
from 428 members
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XXX - Blu-ray
Starring: Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Asia Argento
Director: Rob Cohen
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This amped action drama stars Vin Diesel as Xander (aka Triple X), a rebellious extreme sports star with a mission to defy authority and create anarchy. In the dramatic opening scene of the movie, Xander pulls an outrageous serious of stunts with the help of a band of similar-minded jocks, ..read more »
61%
from 2,766 members
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10 Hollywood Leading Men
Starring: James Caan, Samuel L. Jackson, David Duchovny
Director: Radha Bharadwaj, Erik Van Looy, Sam Henry Kass
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Includes 'Shades', 'Playing God', 'Dummy', 'Basil', 'The Search For One Eye Jimmy', 'Panic In Needle Park', 'Presence Of Mind', 'Stranded', 'Jericho Mansions' and 'Love The Hard Way'.
35%
from 20 members
Not available for rental
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