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Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito


Filmography

Giancarlo Esposito - filmography


  • S.W.A.T. - Firefight on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Robert Patrick,  Carly Pope,  Gabriel Macht
    Director: Benny Boom
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Transferred to Detroit to put a local SWAT team through a training regimen, LAPD Lieutenant Paul Cutler finds himself the target of a homicidal genius who is protected by government officials.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 2,422 members
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  • Rabbit Hole on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Nicole Kidman,  Aaron Eckhart,  Sandra Oh
    Director: John Cameron Mitchell
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award, RABBIT HOLE is the new film from John Cameron Mitchell (Shortbus, Hedwig and the Angry Itch) based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play by David Lindsay Abaire. RABBIT HOLE features a triumphant return to the screen by Nicole Kidman, starring ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 8,412 members
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  • Rabbit Hole - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Nicole Kidman,  Aaron Eckhart,  Sandra Oh
    Director: John Cameron Mitchell
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award, RABBIT HOLE is the new film from John Cameron Mitchell (Shortbus, Hedwig and the Angry Itch) based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play by David Lindsay Abaire. RABBIT HOLE features a triumphant return to the screen by Nicole Kidman, starring ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 36 members
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  • The Box (2007)
    Starring: Yul Vazquez,  A.J. Buckley,  Max Ryan
    Director: A.J. Kparr
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A disgraced former LAPD detective leads a home invasion in search of millions in stolen money. The plan goes awry and homicide detectives seeking answers interrogate the only survivors; a thief and a victim. Through persistent questioning from the detectives, there lies a deeper motivation for the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
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  • Feel The Noise on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Omarion Grandberry,  Giancarlo Esposito,  Melonie Diaz
    Director: Alejandro Chomski
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A 21-year-old aspiring hip-hop star from the Bronx is forced to put his career on hold when a gang of local thugs threatens his life and he is forced to seek refuge with his estranged father in Puerto Rico in this musical drama from producer Jennifer Lopez.
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 101 members
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  • Sherrybaby on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal,  Brad William Henke,  Sam Bottoms
    Director: Laurie Collyer
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Sherry Swanson returns home to New Jersey after serving a three year prison sentence. Eager to re-establish a relationship with her young daughter, Sherry soon discovers that coming back to the world she left behind is far more difficult than she had planned.
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 12,701 members
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  • Last Holiday on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Jane Adams,  Queen Latifah,  L.L. Cool J.
    Director: Wayne Wang
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Latifah stars as Georgia Byrd, a reserved plus-sized woman who lives a dreary, ordinary life in New Orleans, where she dreams of an elegant existence filled with fancy food, stylish clothing, and high-society parties. But she spends most of her evenings eating frozen dinners all alone, often ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 13,288 members
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  • Hate Crime on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Seth Peterson,  Chad Donella,  Bruce Davison
    Director: Tommy Stovall
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Robbie Levinson and Trey McCoy suddenly encounter intolerance and hostility at the hands of their new neighbor, Chris Boyd, the son of a fundamentalist preacher. One evening, Trey sets out on his nightly walk with their dog and never returns. Immediately, fingers are pointed and Chris and Robbie ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 1,252 member
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  • Noise on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Trish Goff,  Ally Sheedy,  Nicole Hansen
    Director: Tony Spiridakis
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A riveting psychological drama about a woman (Trish Goff) trying to piece her life back together whose problems escalate when she confronts her mysterious upstairs neighbor (Ally Sheedy).
    2 stars out of 5 40% from 41 members
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  • Pinero on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Benjamin Bratt,  Giancarlo Esposito,  Talisa Soto
    Director: Leon Ichaso
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Miguel Pinero was a New York City poet and playwright who wrote what he knew: a world of 'stabbing, shooting and dying'. This gritty, non-linear biographical film presents Pinero's dark charisma and even darker life in all it's angry glory. A junkie, a drug dealer, and a thief, Pinero (played by ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 72 members
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  • Monkeybone (2001)
    Starring: Bridget Fonda,  Brendan Fraser,  Whoopi Goldberg
    Director: Henry Selick
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    MONKEY BONE, directed by Henry Selick (JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS), is a fantasy adventure that combines live action, stop motion, claymation miniatures, puppets, and computer imaging. Monkeybone is a cartoon character created by a successful comic book illustrator ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 848 members
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  • Twilight on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Paul Newman,  Susan Sarandon,  Gene Hackman
    Director: Robert Benton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Paul Newman plays Harry Ross, a burned-out private eye who's plunged into a murder mystery tied to a long-unsolved case of Hollywood dreams, schemes and cover-ups. Susan Sarandon and Gene Hackman are among the locals who inhabit a Tinseltown world of privilege and sleaze, sexuality and desperation, ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 1,072 member
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  • Nothing To Lose on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Martin Lawrence,  Tim Robbins,  John McGinley
    Director: Steve Oedekerk
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    After Nick finds his wife in bed with another man his life takes a turn for the worst. He's carjacked by another down and out loser and this unlikely pair, with nothing to lose, team up and take the high road to crime with hilarious results.
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 3,034 members
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  • Fresh (1994)
    Starring: Samuel L. Jackson,  Sean Nelson,  Giancarlo Esposito
    Director: Boaz Yakin
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    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 »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 421 members
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  • Bob Roberts on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Tim Robbins,  Giancarlo Esposito,  Alan Rickman
    Director: Tim Robbins
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Brilliant political satire about the senatorial campaign of a right-wing candidate. Told in a mockumentary style, a corrupt rightwing folksinger runs a crooked election campaign while only one independent muck-raking reporter is trying to stop him.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 1,371 member
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  • Night On Earth on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Winona Ryder,  Gena Rowlands,  Rosie Perez
    Director: Jim Jarmusch
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Jim Jarmusch's deadpan comedy-of-the-night is a collection of five vignettes taking place in the enclosed space of a cab ride, each occurring simultaneously in five different cities and five different time zones -- Los Angeles, New York City, Paris, Rome, and Helsinki. The Los Angeles episode takes ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 4,478 members
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  • King of New York - Blu-ray (1990)
    Starring: Christopher Walken,  Laurence Fishburne,  Wesley Snipes
    Director: Abel Ferrara
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Christopher Walken stars as Frank White, a drug lord who's just been released from a long stint in prison. Aware that feeding off of society's depravity has made him a wealthy man, Frank has become determined to give something back to the city, and he hatches a scheme to build a multimillion-dollar ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 28 members
    Due for release on 25th June 2012
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  • King Of New York on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Christopher Walken,  Laurence Fishburne,  Wesley Snipes
    Director: Abel Ferrara
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Christopher Walken stars as Frank White, an ultracool crime boss, in this moody gem from director Abel Ferrara. Released from a long stint in jail, White rejoins his devoted gang, which includes the trigger-happy Jimmy Jump (Laurence Fishburne), Test Tube (Steve Buscemi), and his attractive ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 4,739 members
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  • Do The Right Thing on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Danny Aiello,  Giancarlo Esposito,  Spike Lee
    Director: Spike Lee
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A local black community is unhappy that their community is effectively being run by whites. As the heat rises on a hot summer's day in Brooklyn, so the racial tension, which has so far lay dormant under the surface, begins to rise.
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 5,239 members
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  • School Daze on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Laurence Fishburne,  Giancarlo Esposito,  Tisha Campbell
    Director: Spike Lee
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    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 »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 218 members
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Giancarlo Esposito facts

5 most recent films

S.W.A.T. - Firefight - 3.0 stars
Rabbit Hole - 3.0 stars
Rabbit Hole - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Box - 3 stars
Feel The Noise - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Usual Suspects - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Nothing To Lose - 3.5 stars
Do The Right Thing - 3.5 stars
Night On Earth - 3.5 stars
Fresh - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Box - 3 stars
Noise - 2.0 stars
5ive Days To Midnight - 3.0 stars
Rabbit Hole - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
King of New York - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Jayne Heitmeyer - 5 times - show films
Lena Headey - 5 times - show films
Chad Lowe - 5 times - show films
Sally Kirkland - 5 times - show films
Terence Stamp - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Tony Scott - 5 times - show films
Ridley Scott - 5 times - show films
Abel Ferrara - 5 times - show films
John Cameron Mitchell - 3 times - show films
Wayne Wang - 2 times - show films