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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 - news / articles
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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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Jackson is highest-grossing actor at the box office -
26 October 2011
-Samuel L. Jackson is big news at the box office - his movies have pulled in $7.4 billion during his career.-The actor has appeared in more than 100 movies since his big break in Spike Lee's 1991 movie Jungle Fever, and his hard work has paid off - he is the highest-grossi
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Bassett outshines Jackson on The Mountaintop -
14 October 2011
-Angela Bassett has received glowing reviews for her role in Broadway play The Mountaintop, outshining Samuel L. Jackson's portrayal of civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. in the new drama.-The stageshow is playwright Katori Hall's reimagining of the events in Memphi
Samuel L. Jackson - what members say
review by from Notting Hill
great cast 15 September 2003
review by from NR EPSOM
9 January 2004
review by A customer from England
Royale with cheese 18 January 2004
Samuel L. Jackson - filmography
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Fury - Blu-ray
(2012)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Luke Kirby, Ruth Negga
Director: David Weaver
Certificate: 
Watch now: £3.49
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 »
 
56%
from 87 members
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Fury
on DVD
(2012)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Luke Kirby, Ruth Negga
Director: David Weaver
Certificate:
Watch now: £3.49
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 »
58%
from 116 members
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Avengers Assemble
(2012)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth
Director: Joss Whedon
Certificate: 
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 »
89%
from 782 members
Currently unavailable
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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.
60%
from 2,836 members
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Arena - Blu-ray
(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.
53%
from 1,023 member
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Meeting Evil
(2011)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Leslie Bibb, Luke Wilson
Director: Chris Fisher
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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 5 members
Due for release on 20th August 2012
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Astro Boy
on DVD
(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 »
70%
from 6,723 members
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The Other Guys - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes
Director: Adam McKay
Certificate: 
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 »
62%
from 13,834 members
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A Galaxy Far Far Away
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Tariq Jalil, Roger Corman, James Duval
Director: Tariq Jalil
Certificate: 
A Galaxy Far Far Away features interviews with hundreds of fans, movie executives and high profile celebrities shedding new light on the film trilogy that has captivated generations of moviegoers. It takes us to Star Wars conventions, to nationwide premieres, into the homes of devoted fans showing ..read more »
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from 58 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 »
69%
from 2,333 members
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The Other Guys
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes
Director: Adam McKay
Certificate:
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 »
62%
from 38,505 members
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Iron Man 2
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson
Director: Jon Favreau
Certificate:
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 »
69%
from 49,688 members
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Unthinkable - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Sheen, Brandon Routh
Director: Gregor Jordan
Certificate:
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 »
70%
from 5,888 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 »
70%
from 18,243 members
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Unthinkable
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Sheen, Brandon Routh
Director: Gregor Jordan
Certificate:
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 »
70%
from 8,887 members
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In the Land of the Free
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Vadim Jean
Certificate: 
Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King spent almost a century between them in solitary confinement in Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary. They have become known as the Angola Three.
In 1972, prison officials charged Wallace and Woodfox with the murder of a prison guard, Brent Miller. ..read more »
59%
from 376 members
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Inglourious Basterds - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Melanie Laurent
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Certificate:
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 »
78%
from 745 members
Not available for rental
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Inglourious Basterds
(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 »
77%
from 4,993 members
Not available for rental
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Afro Samurai - Resurrection
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Lucy Liu, Mark Hamill
Director: Fuminori Kizaki
Certificate:
Afro Samurai (Samuel L. Jackson) avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along AfroÂ’s bloody path now burn out of control – and nowhere are the flames of hatred ..read more »
48%
from 2,120 members
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The Spirit - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Dan Lauria, Samuel L. Jackson, Gabriel Macht
Director: Frank Miller
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Based on Will Eisner's classic 1940s and '50s comic series and written and directed by his acolyte Frank Miller, THE SPIRIT follows the adventures of the crimefighter of the title (Gabriel Macht), a former cop mysteriously brought back from the dead. Hiding his identity as Denny Colt behind a mask ..read more »
40%
from 3,890 members
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Jumper
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Lane
Director: Doug Liman
Certificate:
Based on Steven Gould's critically acclaimed novel, JUMPER leaps onto the screen courtesy of director Doug Liman. David (Hayden Christiansen, STAR WARS - EPISODE 3 - REVENGE OF THE SITH) has inexplicably been given the power to teleport himself, or jump. He can jump into a bank vault, then to the ..read more »
61%
from 65,671 members
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Soul Men - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Jennifer Coolidge
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
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 Theater to honor their recently deceased band leader.
65%
from 652 members
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Jumper - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Lane
Director: Doug Liman
Certificate:
Based on Steven Gould's critically acclaimed novel, JUMPER leaps onto the screen courtesy of director Doug Liman. David (Hayden Christiansen, STAR WARS - EPISODE 3 - REVENGE OF THE SITH) has inexplicably been given the power to teleport himself, or jump. He can jump into a bank vault, then to the ..read more »
62%
from 12,858 members
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Star Wars - The Clone Wars
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Anthony Daniels, Ashley Eckstein, Matt Lanter
Director: Dave Filoni
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Like the 2003 animated short films of the same name, STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS reveals what happened during the conflicts of the title, which are set between EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES and EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH. Unlike the former series, this CLONE WARS feature film uses computer ..read more »
61%
from 12,316 members
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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 »
62%
from 19,146 members
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Soul Men
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Jennifer Coolidge
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
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.
68%
from 1,236 member
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Iron Man - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Shaun Toub
Director: Jon Favreau
Certificate:
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 »
78%
from 17,596 members
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Star Wars - The Clone Wars - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Anthony Daniels, Ashley Eckstein, Matt Lanter
Director: Dave Filoni
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Like the 2003 animated short films of the same name, STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS reveals what happened during the conflicts of the title, which are set between EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES and EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH. Unlike the former series, this CLONE WARS feature film uses computer ..read more »
61%
from 4,200 members
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Iron Man
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow
Director: Jon Favreau
Certificate:
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 »
76%
from 93,098 members
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Cleaner
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes
Director: Renny Harlin
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Tom Cutler is an ex-cop turned crime scene cleaner. When he arrives at a suburban house to clear up a gruesome murder he finds no one home. Finding a key outside the house he enters and proceeds with his horrific task. But when he returns with the key he meets the owner Ann Norcut who has no ..read more »
67%
from 26,277 members
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Cleaner - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes
Director: Renny Harlin
Certificate:
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An ex-policeman, who now works as cleaner at crime scenes, finds himself removing evidence at his latest job, thus becoming involved labyrinthine plot and the investigating officers' number one suspect.
64%
from 1,564 member
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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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Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Harnett turn in knockout performances in this powerful tale about fathers and sons and the power of redemption.
Struggling sports reporter Erik Kernan (Josh Hartnett) encounters a homeless man who calls himself “Champ” (Samuel L. Jackson) only to determine that he is the ..read more »
64%
from 1,053 member
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Freedomland - Blu-ray
(2006)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco
Director: Joe Roth
Certificate:
A carjacking-turned-kidnapping provides the set-up for a complex story of racial and class divide, as black detective Lorenzo Council (Samuel L. Jackson) attempts to uncover the truth in victim Brenda Martin's story. Bleeding and dazed in an inner city ER, Brenda (Julianne Moore) explains that on ..read more »
54%
from 654 members
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Freedomland
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco
Director: Joe Roth
Certificate:
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...
54%
from 7,272 members
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Afro Samurai - Blu-ray
(2006)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kelly Hu, Ron Perlman
Director: Fuminori Kizaki
Certificate:
PULP FICTION's Samuel L. Jackson brings his trademark cool to this hip animated series. Afro Samurai (Jackson) is on the hunt for vengeance as he follows the inappropriately named Justice (Ron Perlman, HELLBOY), who is his father's murderer. This mash-up of samurai life and hip-hop features the ..read more »
65%
from 1,083 member
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Afro Samurai
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kelly Hu, Ron Perlman
Director: Fuminori Kizaki
Certificate:
PULP FICTION's Samuel L. Jackson brings his trademark cool to this hip animated series. Afro Samurai (Jackson) is on the hunt for vengeance as he follows the inappropriately named Justice (Ron Perlman, HELLBOY), who is his father's murderer. This mash-up of samurai life and hip-hop features the ..read more »
70%
from 1,578 member
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Snakes On A Plane
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Byron Lawson
Director: David R. Ellis
Certificate:
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 »
55%
from 43,560 members
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The Man
(2005)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Eugene Levy, Luke Goss
Director: Les Mayfield
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Special Agent Derrick Vann is a man out to get the man who killed his partner but a case of mistaken identity leads him to Andy Fidler, a salesman with too many questions and a knack of getting in Vanns way.
57%
from 35,283 members
Not currently released
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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 »
58%
from 2,047 members
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Coach Carter
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Rob Brown, Robert Ri'chard
Director: Thomas Carter
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Jackson portrays real-life figure Ken Carter, who graduated from California's Richmond High only to return there year later, in 1999, and take over as head coach of the boys' basketball team. Unfortunately, the troubled school he remembered as a teenager is an even more insufferable place in his ..read more »
70%
from 29,463 members
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XXX 2 - The Next Level - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe
Director: Lee Tamahori
Certificate:
Ice Cube replaces Vin Diesel for this hard-bangin' sequel which favours fists, cars, and snooping over the original's heavy dose of extreme sports stunts. NSA agent Gibbons (Samuel Jackson, back from the original) finds his group under attack by well-armed, well-informed combatants, forcing him to ..read more »
52%
from 815 members
Not currently released
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The Incredibles - Blu-ray
(2004)
Starring: Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Brad Bird
Certificate: 
Combining a family-oriented superhero adventure with the brilliant animation of Disney's Pixar (the creators of MONSTERS INC. and FINDING NEMO), THE INCREDIBLES charts new territory in the technical wizardry of computer-generated cartoons. Using complex angles and a filmic sensibility, the ..read more »
82%
from 1,128 member
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Kill Bill - Vol. 2
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen
Director: Quentin Tarantino
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The second and final volume in Quentin Tarantino's KILL BILL series is another stylish, sprawling masterwork. VOLUME 2 picks up where the first film left off, as The Bride (Uma Thurman) resumes her quest to track down her former mentor, Bill (David Carradine), and exact revenge. But before she gets ..read more »
70%
from 86,855 members
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The Incredibles
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Brad Bird
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Combining a family-oriented superhero adventure with the brilliant animation of Disney's Pixar (the creators of MONSTERS INC. and FINDING NEMO), THE INCREDIBLES charts new territory in the technical wizardry of computer-generated cartoons. Using complex angles and a filmic sensibility, the ..read more »
74%
from 107,331 members
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Kill Bill Vol.2 - Blu-ray
(2004)
Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Certificate:
The second and final volume in Quentin Tarantino's KILL BILL series is another stylish, sprawling masterwork. VOLUME 2 picks up where the first film left off, as The Bride (Uma Thurman) resumes her quest to track down her former mentor, Bill (David Carradine), and exact revenge. But before she gets ..read more »
76%
from 2,842 members
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Basic
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: John McTiernan
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John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson team up in BASIC, an action-packed military thriller from director John McTiernan (DIE HARD). Jackson plays Sergeant Nathan West, propagator of a harsh military training programme that appears to have pushed a group of young recruits too far, when an exercise ..read more »
62%
from 13,111 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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A movie adaptation of the 1970s television series, this is the story of Jim Street, a special tactics team member. Street is demoted after his partner shot dead a hostage but he is given another chance to prove himself...
60%
from 37,606 members
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XXX
on DVD
(2002)
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 »
60%
from 24,780 members
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The Art Of Action
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Jackie Chan, Jet Li
Director: Keith Clarke
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This in-depth documentary gives a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the martial arts film--from its rebellious beginnings to the high-flying epics of today. Host Samuel L. Jackson takes you through the best moments of 100 films, including CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, CHARLIE'S ANGELS, and ..read more »
52%
from 196 members
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Changing Lanes
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Dylan Baker, Bradley Cooper, Jennie Dundas
Director: Roger Michell
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Two cars collide on the FDR expressway. Their drivers--two seemingly opposite men--are Gavin Banek (Ben Affleck), a young white partner in a powerful law firm, and Doyle Gipson (Samuel L. Jackson), a meek working class black man. At the scene of this fender bender Gavin, who is busy trying to make ..read more »
60%
from 11,264 members
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No Good Deed
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Milla Jovovich, Stellan Skarsgard
Director: Bob Rafelson
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While pursuing a runaway teenager, cop Jack (Samuel L. Jackson) stumbles across a gang of crooks trying to pull off a heist. When they are alerted to his presence, Jack is taken hostage, and left in the custody of Erin (Milla Jovovich), the gang leader's girlfriend. While they are left alone, Jack ..read more »
47%
from 4,212 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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Romulus Ledbetter (Samuel L. Jackson) is a schizophrenic homeless man who lives in a cave in a New York City park and believes that his nemesis is trying to control the world by projecting mind-control beams from the Chrysler Building. Romulus is also a Juilliard-trained pianist who retreated into ..read more »
50%
from 2,103 members
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The 51st State
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Rhys Ifans
Director: Ronny Yu
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Kilt-wearing master chemist Elmo McElroy (Samuel L. Jackson) has developed a new drug that is more potent then cocaine or Ecstasy. Best of all, none of the ingredients are illegal, meaning that this substance could easily be sold worldwide. Unfortunately for McElroy, he is caught in the snare of ..read more »
64%
from 9,063 members
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Shaft
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Richard Roundtree
Director: John Singleton
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Samuel L. Jackson stars as detective John Shaft, a new-generation "black private dick who's a sex machine with all the chicks" in this stylish, action-packed update of the classic blaxploitation trilogy (SHAFT, SHAFT'S BIG SCORE!, and SHAFT IN AFRICA) from the early 1970s. Shaft's nemesis this time ..read more »
60%
from 5,841 members
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Unbreakable
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Certificate:
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UNBREAKABLE stars Bruce Willis as David Dunne, a Philadelphia security guard and the sole survivor of a disastrous train wreck. Not only is David still alive after the crash-he's completely unharmed. After this miraculous incident, he's contacted by the mysterious Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), ..read more »
66%
from 27,347 members
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Unbreakable - Blu-ray
(2000)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Certificate:
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UNBREAKABLE stars Bruce Willis as David Dunne, a Philadelphia security guard and the sole survivor of a disasterous train wreck. Not only is David still alive after the crash--he's completely unharmed. After this miraculous incident, he's contacted by the mysterious Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson),..read more »
70%
from 2,795 members
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Deep Blue Sea - Blu-ray
(1999)
Starring: Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Renny Harlin
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
In search of a cure for Alzheimer's Disease, a team of scientists experiment with the brains of sharks, making them smarter and faster. When a corporate executive (Jackson) comes to tour the facility the sharks start an uprising that threatens not only the project but the lives of the team. ..read more »
64%
from 541 members
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Deep Blue Sea
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Renny Harlin
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
In search of a cure for Alzheimer's Disease, a team of scientists experiment with the brains of sharks, making them smarter and faster. When a corporate executive (Jackson) comes to tour the facility the sharks start an uprising that threatens not only the project but the lives of the team. ..read more »
58%
from 9,186 members
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Out Of Sight
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Farina
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Certificate:
Based on Elmore Leonard's famous crime novel, OUT OF SIGHT finds director Steven Soderbergh back in Hollywood after a brief return to the independent world with SCHIZOPOLIS and GRAY'S ANATOMY. A funny, hip, and vibrant action-drama, OUT OF SIGHT tells the story of the unlikely relationship that ..read more »
64%
from 11,642 members
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The Red Violin
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Jason Flemyng, Samuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi
Director: Francois Girard
Certificate:
Following the unusual journey of an original and unique violin (painted red with the blood of his beloved and deceased wife), as it survives three centuries to a present-day auction in Montreal. The violin weaves a Svengali over all those who play it and becomes the subject of passion, deception ..read more »
70%
from 1,893 member
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Out Of Sight - HD
(1998)
Starring: Dennis Farina, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Certificate:
Based on Elmore Leonard's famous crime novel, OUT OF SIGHT finds director Steven Soderbergh back in Hollywood after a brief return to the independent world with SCHIZOPOLIS and GRAY'S ANATOMY. A funny, hip, and vibrant action-drama, OUT OF SIGHT tells the story of the unlikely relationship that ..read more »
57%
from 378 members
Not currently released
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The Negotiator - Blu-ray
(1998)
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Samuel L. Jackson, David Morse
Director: F. Gary Gray
Certificate:
Jackson plays Danny Roman, a cop who, anxious to clear himself of false accusations, takes a group of people hostage and requests the presence of a fellow officer from another precinct. Spacey plays Chris Sabian, a hostage specialist, the Negotiator, who comes in to try and defuse the situation and ..read more »
73%
from 1,311 member
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The Negotiator
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Samuel L. Jackson, David Morse
Director: F. Gary Gray
Certificate:
Jackson plays Danny Roman, a cop who, anxious to clear himself of false accusations, takes a group of people hostage and requests the presence of a fellow officer from another precinct. Spacey plays Chris Sabian, a hostage specialist, the Negotiator, who comes in to try and defuse the situation and ..read more »
71%
from 15,189 members
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Sphere
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Barry Levinson
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
When psychologist Norman Goodman (Dustin Hoffman) wrote a report for the government on how to deal with extraterrestrial life forces, he didn't expect his recommendations to be used. Now that a secret government agency is investigating what may be an alien spaceship that has been discovered ..read more »
58%
from 8,451 members
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Out Of Sight - Blu-ray
(1998)
Starring: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Farina
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Certificate:
Based on Elmore Leonard's famous crime novel, OUT OF SIGHT finds director Steven Soderbergh back in Hollywood after a brief return to the independent world with SCHIZOPOLIS and GRAY'S ANATOMY. A funny, hip, and vibrant action-drama, OUT OF SIGHT tells the story of the unlikely relationship that ..read more »
68%
from 365 members
Not available for rental
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Eve's Bayou
(1997)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Jurnee Smollett, Meagan Good
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Certificate:
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 »
63%
from 68 members
Currently unavailable
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Jackie Brown - Blu-ray
(1997)
Starring: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Quentin Tarantino returns to the crime genre once again with this adaptation of Elmore Leonard's RUM PUNCH. Transplanting Leonard's crime story from Miami to Tarantino's city of choice, Los Angeles, JACKIE BROWN cruises along smoothly, much like the film's 1970s soul soundtrack. The film follows ..read more »
74%
from 338 members
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Jackie Brown
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Quentin Tarantino returns to the crime genre once again with this adaptation of Elmore Leonard's RUM PUNCH. Transplanting Leonard's crime story from Miami to Tarantino's city of choice, Los Angeles, JACKIE BROWN cruises along smoothly, much like the film's 1970s soul soundtrack. The film follows ..read more »
68%
from 28,282 members
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Hard Eight
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Certificate:
Sydney (Philip Baker Hall), a mysterious professional gambler, befriends John (John C. Reilly), a young man in trouble, and teaches him the ways of making a living in the casinos of Reno. John gets involved with Clementine (Gwyneth Paltrow), a pretty waitress who doubles as a prostitute, and Jimmy (..read more »
66%
from 1,382 member
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The Long Kiss Goodnight
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Malahide
Director: Renny Harlin
Certificate:
Stricken with amnesia eight years earlier, a small-town schoolteacher and mother hires a private eye to help her uncover her past. When it's discovered she's a former CIA operative--and that her 'accident' was actually an assassination attempt--she and the detective are thrown into an automatic ..read more »
68%
from 7,996 members
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Trees Lounge
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Anthony La Paglia, Eszter Balint
Director: Steve Buscemi
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Steve Buscemi's directorial debut is an acclaimed, often-comic examination of an unemployed barfly auto mechanic (Buscemi) and his pathetic non-existence. After being fired from his job, this Long Island loser spends his days and nights in the titular watering hole (when he's not out driving an ice-..read more »
66%
from 2,605 members
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A Time To Kill
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Joel Schumacher
Certificate:
In a small southern town in the 1960s, a black man awaits trial for murdering the two rednecks who viciously raped his 10-year-old daughter. A young, idealistic white lawyer takes up the father's defense, and the incendiary case becomes a firestorm of racism and controversy, ripping the town apart. ..read more »
74%
from 8,707 members
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Die Hard With A Vengeance
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: John McTiernan
Certificate:
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 36,607 members
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Losing Isaiah
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, David Strathairn
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Certificate:
The story of an African-American baby who was abandoned by his crack addicted mother. The baby was adopted by a white social worker, but several years the later the child's mother, now free from her addiction fights to get her son back.
64%
from 712 members
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Kiss Of Death
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Certificate:
KISS OF DEATH opens with ex-convict Jimmy Kilmartin (David Caruso) attempting to distance himself from his shady past. His cousin, Ronny (Michael Rapaport), shows up at his door begging for help with one more heist, and Jimmy agrees to participate against his better judgment. Things go sour when a ..read more »
58%
from 1,484 member
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Kiss Of Death - Blu-ray
(1995)
Starring: David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Certificate:
KISS OF DEATH opens with ex-convict Jimmy Kilmartin (David Caruso) attempting to distance himself from his shady past. His cousin, Ronny (Michael Rapaport), shows up at his door begging for help with one more heist, and Jimmy agrees to participate against his better judgment. Things go sour when a ..read more »
60%
from 3 members
Not available for rental
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Fresh
(1994)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito
Director: Boaz Yakin
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Michael (or Fresh as he's well known) is a 12-year-old drug pusher who lives in a crowded housing project with his cousins and aunt. His father has become a street bum, but still meets with Fresh on occasion to play chess. Fresh is rather quiet in a crazy world. Fresh's sister is a junkie who ..read more »
69%
from 421 members
Currently unavailable
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Pulp Fiction
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Bruce Willis
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Quentin Tarantino's blockbuster follow-up to RESERVOIR DOGS is a breathtaking tribute to old dime store novels about small time hoods and dangerous criminals. It features deftly woven plotlines, creating a mythic Los Angeles underworld of drug dealers, molls, affable hitmen, restaurant-robbing ..read more »
81%
from 103,271 members
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Pulp Fiction - Blu-ray
(1994)
Starring: John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Bruce Willis
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Quentin Tarantino's blockbuster follow-up to RESERVOIR DOGS is a breathtaking tribute to old dime store novels about small time hoods and dangerous criminals. It features deftly woven plotlines, creating a mythic Los Angeles underworld of drug dealers, molls, affable hitmen, restaurant-robbing ..read more »
89%
from 1,908 member
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True Romance - Blu-ray
(1993)
Starring: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper
Director: Tony Scott
Certificate:
When inexperienced call girl Alabama Whitman (Patricia Arquette) is paid to seduce comic-book-nerd and Elvis fanatic Clarence Worley (Christian Slater), she doesn't expect to fall for him. But these two lost souls seem to be made for each other and quickly pledge their love, marrying at Detroit's ..read more »
82%
from 2,006 members
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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
(1993)
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Samuel L. Jackson, Jon Lovitz
Director: Gene Quintano
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
In LOADED WEAPON 1, National Lampoon spoofs box office hits such as SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, BASIC INSTINCT, and, most obviously, the LETHAL WEAPON series. Emilio Estevez and Samuel L. Jackson head up a comic cast that also includes Jon Lovitz, William Shatner, Tim Curry, Denis Leary, and F. Murray ..read more »
61%
from 3,116 members
Not currently released
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Amos and Andrew
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Dabney Coleman
Director: E. Max Frye
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
When African-American professional Andrew Sterling (Samual L. Jackson) moves into a summer home on an up-tight all-white New England resort island, the snoopy white neighbors are sure he must be breaking and entering. They call the cops who get too rambunctious and break into Sterling's limo, ..read more »
55%
from 281 members
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Patriot Games
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Sean Bean
Director: Phillip Noyce
Certificate:
His days as a CIA analyst behind him, Jack Ryan travels to London to vacation with his family. Outside Buckingham Palace, he is caught in the middle of an attack on a member of the royal family but manages to foil the attempt and dispatch one of the terrorists. The Irish terrorists vow revenge. ..read more »
70%
from 13,912 members
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Patriot Games - Blu-ray
(1992)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Sean Bean
Director: Phillip Noyce
Certificate:
His days as a CIA analyst behind him, Jack Ryan travels to London to vacation with his family. Outside Buckingham Palace, he is caught in the middle of an attack on a member of the royal family but manages to foil the attempt and dispatch one of the terrorists. The Irish terrorists vow revenge. ..read more »
76%
from 191 members
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Jungle Fever
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee
Director: Spike Lee
Certificate:
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 2,189 members
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Def By Temptation
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: James Bond III, Bill Nunn, Kadeem Hardison
Director: James Bond III
Certificate:
A young theology student (Kadeem Hardison) comes to Manhattan to visit his pal. Upon his arrival, the scholar encounters a sexy seductress who wants to bed him in order to gain possession of his soul. Will the religious lad resist temptation -- and keep his soul and virtue intact
32%
from 170 members
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Sea Of Love - Blu-ray
(1989)
Starring: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman
Director: Harold Becker
Certificate:
Two detectives, one from New York, the other from Long Island join forces to track down a bizarre serial killer. Convinced of a beautiful suspect's innocence, the New York detective starts an affair with her, despite hard evidence linking her to the murders.
60%
from 2 members
Not available for rental
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School Daze
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell
Director: Spike Lee
Certificate:
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 »
55%
from 218 members
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10 Hollywood Leading Men
Starring: David Duchovny, Adrien Brody, Christian Slater
Director: Erik Van Looy, Sam Henry Kass, Radha Bharadwaj
Certificate:
Titles are: '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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XXX - Blu-ray
Starring: Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Asia Argento
Director: Rob Cohen
Certificate:
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 2,633 members
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