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Eric Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with a well-received performance in King of the Gypsies (1978), for which he earned his first Golden Globe Award nomination. His second Golden Globe nomination came for his portrayal of Paul Snider in Star 80 (1983), followed by Globe and Academy Award nominations for his ... more

Eric Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with a well-received performance in King of the Gypsies (1978), for which he earned his first Golden Globe Award nomination. His second Golden Globe nomination came for his portrayal of Paul Snider in Star 80 (1983), followed by Globe and Academy Award nominations for his supporting role in Runaway Train (1985). In a career spanning almost forty years, Roberts has performed in over 200 films, including Raggedy Man (1981), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), The Specialist (1994), Cecil B. Demented (2000), National Security (2003), The Dark Knight (2008), The Expendables (2010) and Inherent Vice (2014). His equally varied television work includes three seasons with the sitcom Less than Perfect, as well as recurring roles on the NBC drama Heroes and the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. His sisters Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan, and daughter Emma Roberts, also have acting careers.

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The Dark Knight
(2008)
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal masterm...
Runtime:
152 min
Director:
Christopher Nolan
Cast:
Christian Bale, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine
9.0
94%
84
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The Expendables
(2010)
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert, heavy weapons specialist, demolitionist, and a loose-cannon sniper. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the re...
Runtime:
103 min
Director:
Sylvester Stallone
Cast:
Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture
6.5
41%
45
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Inherent Vice
(2014)
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.
Runtime:
149 min
Director:
Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast:
Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Reese Witherspoon
6.7
74%
81
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The Cable Guy
(1996)
Comedy, Drama, Thriller
When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the 'friendship', Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else ca...
Runtime:
96 min
Director:
Ben Stiller
Cast:
Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack Black, George Segal
6.1
54%
56
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Runaway Train
(1985)
Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.
Runtime:
111 min
Director:
Andrei Konchalovsky
Cast:
Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, Kyle T. Heffner, John P. Ryan
7.2
83%
67
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Spun
(2002)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Over the course of three days Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks - including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook - but all he really wants to do is hook up with his old girlfriend, Amy.
Runtime:
101 min
Director:
Jonas Åkerlund
Cast:
Jason Schwartzman, Mickey Rourke, Brittany Murphy, John Leguizamo, Chloe Hunter
6.8
37%
41
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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
(2006)
Crime, Drama
Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his ailing father. Dito recalls his childhood growing up in a violent neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., with friends Antonio, Giuseppe, Nerf and Mike.
Runtime:
104 min
Director:
Dito Montiel
Cast:
Shia LaBeouf, Melonie Diaz, Channing Tatum, Chazz Palminteri, Olga Merediz
7.0
75%
67
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Lovelace
(2013)
Drama
Story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.
Runtime:
92 min
Director:
Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Cast:
Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Hank Azaria, Adam Brody, James Franco
6.2
53%
51
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The Specialist
(1994)
Action, Thriller
May Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she was still a girl. She hires Ray Quick, a retired explosives expert to kill her parent's killers. When Ned Trent, embittered ex-partner of Quick's is assigned to protect one of Quick's potential victims, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.
Runtime:
110 min
Director:
Luis Llosa
Cast:
Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Rod Steiger, Eric Roberts
5.6
7%
N/A
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National Security
(2003)
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Two mismatched security guards are thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.
Runtime:
88 min
Director:
Dennis Dugan
Cast:
Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn, Colm Feore, Bill Duke, Eric Roberts
5.6
11%
31
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The Odyssey
(1997)
Adventure, Fantasy
This lavish small-screen adaptation of Homer's ancient epic--replete with exotic Maltese and Turkish locations, state-of-the-art special effects, and many bronzed muscles gleaming with sweat--chronicles the voyage home of a Trojan hero, Odysseus, and includes many more scenes of his faithful, beautiful wife dodging leering suitors at h...
Runtime:
176 min
Director:
Andrei Konchalovsky
Cast:
Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini, Bernadette Peters, Eric Roberts
7.0
N/A
N/A
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Cecil B. Demented
(2000)
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
An insane independent film director and his renegade group of teenage film makers kidnap an A-list Hollywood actress and force her to star in their underground film.
Runtime:
87 min
Director:
John Waters
Cast:
Melanie Griffith, Stephen Dorff, Alicia Witt, Adrian Grenier, Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
6.2
53%
57
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Best of the Best
(1989)
Action
A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Robert Radler
Cast:
Eric Roberts, Phillip Rhee, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland, Chris Penn
6.4
N/A
N/A
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Final Analysis
(1992)
Drama, Romance, Thriller
A psychiatrist becomes romantically involved with the sister of one of his patients, but the influence of her controlling gangster husband threatens to destroy them both.
Runtime:
117 min
Director:
Phil Joanou
Cast:
Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Uma Thurman, Eric Roberts, Paul Guilfoyle
5.9
54%
40
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Doctor Who
(1996)
Adventure, Science Fiction, TV Movie
The Seventh Doctor becomes the Eighth. And on the streets of San Francisco – alongside new ally Grace Holloway - he battles the Master.
Runtime:
89 min
Director:
Geoffrey Sax
Cast:
Paul McGann, Eric Roberts, Daphne Ashbrook, Sylvester McCoy, Yee Jee Tso
6.4
N/A
N/A
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The Pope of Greenwich Village
(1984)
Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department.
Runtime:
121 min
Director:
Stuart Rosenberg
Cast:
Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Daryl Hannah, Geraldine Page, Kenneth McMillan
6.7
90%
N/A
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Star 80
(1983)
Drama
Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed out of...
Runtime:
103 min
Director:
Bob Fosse
Cast:
Mariel Hemingway, Eric Roberts, Cliff Robertson, Carroll Baker, Roger Rees
6.7
89%
N/A
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DOA: Dead or Alive
(2006)
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong is a wrestling superstar. Helena Douglas is an athlete with a tragic past. Christie Allen earns her keep as a thief and an assassin-for-hire.
Runtime:
87 min
Director:
Corey Yuen Kwei
Cast:
Jaime Pressly, Devon Aoki, Holly Valance, Sarah Carter, Natassia Malthe
4.8
33%
38
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The Prophecy II
(1998)
Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Gabriel returns to try to destroy the human race he despises so much, with the help of a suicidal teen and the opposition of the angel Daniel.
Runtime:
87 min
Director:
Greg Spence
Cast:
Christopher Walken, Jennifer Beals, Brittany Murphy, Eric Roberts, Kathryn Morris
5.8
33%
N/A
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Purgatory
(1999)
Fantasy, TV Movie, Western
An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and the peaceful inhabitants are all famous dead outlaws and criminals such as Doc Holiday and Wild Bill Hickok who must redeem themselves before gaining admittance to Heaven... or screw up and...
Runtime:
94 min
Cast:
Sam Shepard, Eric Roberts, Randy Quaid, Peter Stormare, Brad Rowe
6.9
N/A
N/A
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Wrong Cops
(2013)
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.
Runtime:
83 min
Director:
Quentin Dupieux
Cast:
Mark Burnham, Eric Judor, Steve Little, Marilyn Manson, Grace Zabriskie
5.9
50%
25
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It's My Party
(1996)
Drama
Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function normally. He arranges a party to reconnect and say goodbye to his closest friends and his confused parents. But when his ex-partner, Brandon, a television director who left Nick when he w...
Runtime:
110 min
Director:
Randal Kleiser
Cast:
Bronson Pinchot, Margaret Cho, Eric Roberts, Roddy McDowall, Olivia Newton-John
7.1
47%
N/A
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Heaven's Prisoners
(1996)
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A hardened New Orleans cop, Dave Robicheaux, finally tosses in the badge and settles into life on the bayou with his wife. But a bizarre plane crash draws him back into the fray when his family is viciously threatened.
Runtime:
132 min
Director:
Phil Joanou
Cast:
Alec Baldwin, Kelly Lynch, Eric Roberts, Teri Hatcher, Mary Stuart Masterson
5.7
16%
N/A
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Most Wanted
(1997)
Action, Thriller
Sgt. James Dunn, who is wrongly accused of assassination of the officer he had a row with, is saved from death row and recruited for top-secret special operations squad led by Lt. Col Grant Casey. Their mission is to neutralize criminals who had avoided conventional law enforcement methods. On his first Mission, James is made the fall ...
Runtime:
99 min
Director:
David Hogan
Cast:
Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jon Voight, Robert Kotecki, Rick Cramer, Kenn Whitaker
5.5
16%
N/A
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One Way
(2006)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
To cover up his infidelities and protect his upcoming marriage, a star advertiser helps free an accused rapist by giving a false alibi and suffers the brutal revenge of the victim.
Runtime:
116 min
Director:
Reto Salimbeni
Cast:
Til Schweiger, Lauren Lee Smith, Sebastien Roberts, Stefanie von Pfetten, Michael Clarke Duncan
6.1
N/A
N/A
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Best of the Best 2
(1993)
Action, Thriller
In an underground fight club, blackbelt Travis Brickley is killed after losing to the evil martial arts master Brakus. Travis' death is witnessed by Walter Grady, the son of his best friend Alex Grady. Alex and his partner, Tommy Lee, vow to avenge their friend's death by defeating Brakus and shutting down the fight club.
Runtime:
101 min
Director:
Robert Radler
Cast:
Eric Roberts, Phillip Rhee, Chris Penn, Edan Gross, Ralf Moeller
5.4
11%
N/A
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Chillerama
(2011)
Comedy, Horror
It's the closing night at the last drive-in theater in America and Cecil B. Kaufman has planned the ultimate marathon of lost film prints to unleash upon his faithful cinephile patrons. Four films so rare that they have never been exhibited publicly on American soil until this very night! With titles like Wadzilla, I Was a Teenage Were...
Runtime:
120 min
5.7
N/A
N/A
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Hunt to Kill
(2010)
Action, Adventure, Thriller
A U.S. Border Patrol agent Jim Rhodes, a tough divorcée mourning the loss of his murdered partner while struggling to raise his rebellious daughter in the mountains of Montana. But when a crew of trigger-happy fugitives takes Rhodes and his daughter hostage, a rugged wilderness will explode in all-terrain vengeance. Is there any wounde...
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Keoni Waxman
Cast:
Steve Austin, Eric Roberts, Gil Bellows, Gary Daniels, Marie Avgeropoulos
5.2
N/A
N/A
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The Coca-Cola Kid
(1985)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
An eccentric marketing guru visits a Coca-Cola subsidiary in Australia to try and increase market penetration. He finds zero penetration in a valley owned by an old man who makes his own soft drinks, and visits the valley to see why. After "the Kid's" persistence is tested he's given a tour of the man's plant, and they begin talking of...
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Dusan Makavejev
Cast:
Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi
6.0
44%
N/A
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The Ambulance
(1990)
Action, Comedy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Josh meets a young woman who shortly afterwards collapses and is rushed to hospital in an ambulance. He follows after her only to find that there is no record her being admitted, and he soon learns that her roommate also vanished after being picked up by the same ambulance. Convinced of a conspiracy, Josh proceeds to investigate, despi...
Runtime:
96 min
5.8
N/A
N/A
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Nature of the Beast
(1995)
Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Two men, both hiding a deadly secret, are on a murderous rampage through the desert.
Runtime:
91 min
6.5
N/A
N/A
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By the Sword
(1991)
Drama
A mysterious man, Suba, gets himself a job at a fencing academy, and as he learns the way of the students, the school, and its maestro, they learn that there's more to him than meets the eye. He gains (or regains?) his fencing skills and his philosophy of teaching clashes with the maestro's. As they are thrown into conflict, Suba and t...
Runtime:
91 min
Director:
Jeremy Kagan
Cast:
Eric Roberts, F. Murray Abraham, Brett Cullen
6.4
N/A
N/A
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King of the Gypsies
(1978)
Drama
Zharko, leader of the Romanis in NYC, passes his position of leadership on to his unwilling grandson, Dave, leading to infighting between Dave and his father.
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Frank Pierson
Cast:
Sterling Hayden, Shelley Winters, Susan Sarandon, Judd Hirsch, Eric Roberts
6.3
75%
38
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A Hitman in London
(2015)
Action, Crime
After his last assignment ended with the death of an innocent woman, a hitman's new job in London is compromised when he is overcome with guilt, and ends up helping a desperate woman who is caught up in a human trafficking operation.
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Ara Paiaya
Cast:
Mickey Rourke, Daryl Hannah, Eric Roberts, Michael Madsen, Dominique Swain
5.5
N/A
N/A
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The Immortals
(1995)
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
An elaborate heist unites 8 strangers in a simultaneous assault on targets all over the city- and explodes in a hailstorm of gunfire and high-speed chases in this powerful action-thriller. Recruited by a Mafia nightclub owner (Eric Roberts), 4 teams launch a brutal cross-town attack to retrieve suitcases full of cash. But as the viol...
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Brian Grant
Cast:
Eric Roberts, Joe Pantoliano, Tia Carrere, Tony Curtis, Clarence Williams III
5.8
N/A
N/A
Dante's Hell Animated
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Dante's Hell Animated
(2013)
Animation
Dante's Hell Animated is a real and truthful epic animation film that embarks Dante Alighieri's journey through the first part of the afterlife, Hell. It is a compelling four-quadrant film presented circle by circle in a chronological descent to the center of Hell, and to the exit into Purgatory. Dante's Hell Animated comes in two vers...
Runtime:
35 min
Director:
Boris Acosta
Cast:
Jeff Conaway, Eric Roberts, Vincent Spano, Hélène Cardona, Nia Peeples
7.1
N/A
N/A
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In Cold Blood
(1996)
Crime, TV Movie
At the end of the 1950s, in a more innocent America, the brutal, meaningless slaying of a Midwestern family horrified the nation. This film is based on Truman Capote's hauntingly detailed, psychologically penetrating nonfiction novel. While in prison, Dick Hickock, 20, hears a cell-mate's story about $10,000 in cash kept in a home safe...
Runtime:
240 min
Director:
Jonathan Kaplan
Cast:
Anthony Edwards, Eric Roberts, Sam Neill, Kevin Tighe
6.3
N/A
N/A
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Bloodwork
(2012)
Horror, Thriller
A couple of college students decide to sign up for pharmaceutical testing of a new allergy drug to make some extra cash for their spring break trip. They quickly discover their two week stay will not be as easy as they first believed and fight to save themselves from the grips of the facility.
Runtime:
100 min
Director:
Eric Wostenberg
Cast:
Travis Van Winkle, Tricia Helfer, Eric Roberts, John Bregar
5.2
N/A
N/A
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The Hot Flashes
(2013)
Comedy
An unlikely basketball team of unappreciated middle-aged Texas women, all former high school champs, challenge the current high school girls’ state champs to raise money for breast cancer prevention. Sparks fly as the women go to comic extremes to prove themselves on and off the court, become a national media sensation, and gain a new ...
Runtime:
99 min
Director:
Susan Seidelman
Cast:
Brooke Shields, Daryl Hannah, Virginia Madsen, Camryn Manheim, Wanda Sykes
5.1
36%
36
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Relentless Justice
(2014)
Action, Thriller
Former Australian Intelligence operative Victoria Dev Ries, lives a quiet life in suburban America where as a single mother she raises her only daughter and trains fighters in her own M.M.A. gym. But when her daughter goes on a camping trip and fails to return, she is forced to go back into action.
Runtime:
96 min
Director:
David A. Prior
Cast:
Eric Roberts, Mark Rolston, Leilani Sarelle, Vernon Wells, Sherrie Rose
6.1
N/A
N/A