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Michael Parks

Michael Parks (born Harry Samuel Parks; April 24, 1940 – May 9, 2017) was an American singer and actor. He appeared in many films and made frequent television appearances, notably starring in the 1969–1970 series Then Came Bronson, but was probably best known for his work in his later years with filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodri... more

Michael Parks (born Harry Samuel Parks; April 24, 1940 – May 9, 2017) was an American singer and actor. He appeared in many films and made frequent television appearances, notably starring in the 1969–1970 series Then Came Bronson, but was probably best known for his work in his later years with filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez and Kevin Smith.

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Django Unchained
(2012)
Drama, Western
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Runtime:
165 min
Director:
Quentin Tarantino
Cast:
Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson
8.4
87%
81
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1
(2003)
Action, Crime
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
Runtime:
111 min
Director:
Quentin Tarantino
Cast:
Uma Thurman, Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah
8.1
85%
69
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2
(2004)
Action, Crime, Thriller
The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.
Runtime:
136 min
Director:
Quentin Tarantino
Cast:
Uma Thurman, Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen
8.0
84%
83
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Argo
(2012)
Drama, Thriller
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
Runtime:
120 min
Director:
Ben Affleck
Cast:
Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber
7.7
96%
86
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Grindhouse
(2007)
Action, Horror, Thriller
Two full-length feature horror movies written by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez put together as a two-film feature. Including fake movie trailers in between both movies.
Runtime:
191 min
7.6
83%
77
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
(2007)
Action, Drama, Western
Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status.
Runtime:
160 min
Director:
Andrew Dominik
Cast:
Brad Pitt, Mary-Louise Parker, Brooklynn Proulx, Dustin Bollinger, Mary-Louise Parker
7.5
76%
68
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From Dusk Till Dawn
(1996)
Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Seth Gecko and his younger brother Richard are on the run after a bloody bank robbery in Texas. They escape across the border into Mexico and will be home-free the next morning, when they pay off the local kingpin. They just have to survive 'from dusk till dawn' at the rendezvous point, which turns out to be a Hell of a strip joint.
Runtime:
108 min
Director:
Robert Rodriguez
Cast:
George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, Ernest Liu
7.2
62%
48
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Death Proof
(2007)
Action, Thriller
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
Runtime:
113 min
Director:
Quentin Tarantino
Cast:
Kurt Russell, Kurt Russell, Zoë Bell, Zoë Bell, Rosario Dawson
7.0
65%
N/A
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Planet Terror
(2007)
Action, Horror, Thriller
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Robert Rodriguez
Cast:
Rose McGowan, Naveen Andrews, Michael Biehn, Jeff Fahey, Jeff Fahey
7.0
76%
N/A
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Red State
(2011)
Action, Horror, Thriller
Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter Christian fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.
Runtime:
88 min
Director:
Kevin Smith
Cast:
Michael Parks, John Goodman, Melissa Leo, Michael Angarano, Kyle Gallner
6.2
59%
50
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Tusk
(2014)
Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
When his best friend and podcast co-host goes missing in the backwoods of Canada, a young guy joins forces with his friend's girlfriend to search for him.
Runtime:
102 min
Director:
Kevin Smith
Cast:
Michael Parks, Justin Long, Haley Joel Osment, Génesis Rodríguez, Ralph Garman
5.4
41%
55
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We Are What We Are
(2013)
Drama, Horror, Thriller
The Parkers, reclusive people who cling to ancient customs, find their secret lives threatened when a torrential downpour and the death of the family matriarch forces daughters Iris and Rose to assume special responsibilities.
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Jim Mickle
Cast:
Bill Sage, Ambyr Childers, Julia Garner, Michael Parks, Wyatt Russell
5.9
86%
71
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Deceiver
(1997)
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during t...
Runtime:
106 min
Director:
Josh Pate, Jonas Pate
Cast:
Tim Roth, Michael Rooker, Renée Zellweger, Chris Penn, Rosanna Arquette
6.6
48%
N/A
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The Bible: In the Beginning...
(1966)
Drama, Family
Extravagant production of the first part of the book of Genesis. Covers Adam and Eve, Noah and the Flood and Abraham and Isaac.
Runtime:
174 min
Director:
John Huston
Cast:
Michael Parks, Ulla Bergryd, Ulla Bergryd, Richard Harris, Richard Harris
6.3
N/A
N/A
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Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
(2010)
Action, Comedy
Walter Weed is an unassuming desk jockey at the FBI when the Bureau uncovers a plot to assassinate him. A team of degenerate, psychotic assassins dispatched by mystery man Hal Leuco to win a huge bounty includes a resourceful beauty who has a unique method of killing her prey, a power-tool wielding psychopath and a deadly master of dis...
Runtime:
86 min
Director:
P.J. Pesce
Cast:
Vinnie Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Michael Parks
5.1
N/A
N/A
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North Sea Hijack
(1980)
Action, Adventure, Thriller
A terrorist (Anthony Perkins) holds an offshore drilling rig and production platform for ransom in the North Sea. Ffolkes (Roger Moore) a wealthy misogynistic eccentric, volunteers to send his crack team of soldiers in to stop the terrorists. With few other options available, the British Government reluctantly accepts his help.
Runtime:
100 min
6.3
33%
N/A
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Savannah Smiles
(1982)
Comedy, Family
The young daughter of a politician runs away due to lack of attention. She hides in the car of two not too bright crooks who are slowly converted into parent figures as the police web closes down on the supposed kidnappers.
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Pierre De Moro
Cast:
Bridgette Andersen, Mark Miller, Donovan Scott, Michael Parks, Chris Robinson
7.1
N/A
N/A
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Full Tilt Boogie
(1997)
Documentary
A documentary about the production of From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and the people who made it.
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Sarah Kelly
Cast:
George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Michael Parks, Fred Williamson, Quentin Tarantino
6.5
88%
N/A
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From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
(1999)
Horror, Thriller, Western
Narrowly escaping death, outlaw Johnny Madrid is on the run from the hangman, with the hangman's sensuous daughter Esmeralda by his side. Along with Madrid's gang, Johnny and Esmeralda embark on an adventure filled with colorful and unsavory characters who lead them straight into the fight of their lives!
Runtime:
94 min
Director:
P.J. Pesce
Cast:
Marco Leonardi, Temuera Morrison, Ara Celi, Michael Parks, Rebecca Gayheart
4.8
22%
N/A
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Niagara, Niagara
(1998)
Drama, Romance
An outsider and a young woman plagued by Tourette's syndrome meet and together journey to Canada.
Runtime:
93 min
Director:
Bob Gosse
Cast:
Robin Tunney, Henry Thomas, Michael Parks, Stephen Lang
7.1
50%
N/A
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The Hitman
(1991)
Action, Crime, Thriller
After surviving an attempt on his life by his former partner, officer Cliff Garrett (Norris) exacts revenge on those who wronged him by going undercover as a hit man. He works to gain the reputation and trust needed in order to be accepted by the burgeoning Seattle-area criminal underworld, but it is all done in order to take it down f...
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Aaron Norris
Cast:
Chuck Norris, Alberta Watson, Michael Parks, Al Waxman
5.3
13%
N/A
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The Last Hard Men
(1976)
Western
In the early 20th century, some convicts while on a road gang escape and one of the convicts is Zach Provo, a half Indian, who was sent to prison during the latter part of the 19th century. He escapes with 6 others to exact vengeance on Sam Burgade the lawman who not only captured him but was also responsible for the death of Provo's w...
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Andrew McLaglen
Cast:
Charlton Heston, James Coburn, Barbara Hershey, Jorge Rivero, Michael Parks
6.2
N/A
N/A
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Julian Po
(1997)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Christian Slater is a stranger who comes to a small town. The local citizens think he's up to no good. After bothering him for a while, he blurts out in frustration, that he is there to kill himself.
Runtime:
84 min
Director:
Alan Wade
Cast:
Christian Slater, Robin Tunney, Michael Parks, Cherry Jones, Frankie Faison
6.1
N/A
N/A
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The Listening
(2006)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Estranged by the degree of corporate influence within the largest U.S. listening station in the world, an aging NSA officer defects and mounts a clandestine counter-listening station high in the Italian alps.
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Giacomo Martelli
Cast:
Michael Parks, James Parks, Maya Sansa, Vincent Riotta, Matt Patresi
6.2
N/A
N/A
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Big Bad Love
(2001)
Comedy, Drama
Vietnam veteran Leon Barlow is struggling as a writer, and his personal life isn't much better. His unsympathetic ex-wife Marilyn doesn't approve of his visits with his two children, and he has problems with alcohol. Yet even when Leon manages to catch up on alimony and child support payments, things in his life seem to decline further...
Runtime:
111 min
6.1
41%
49
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The Evictors
(1979)
Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
In the 1940s, a young couple moves into a remote house near a small town in Louisiana. The house has a history of violence that seems to be repeating itself…
Runtime:
92 min
Director:
Charles B. Pierce
Cast:
Vic Morrow, Michael Parks, Jessica Harper, Sue Ane Langdon, Dennis Fimple
5.6
N/A
N/A
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Breakthrough
(1979)
Drama, History, War
Starting in late May 1944, during the German retreat on the Eastern Front, Captain Stransky (Helmut Griem) orders Sergeant Steiner (Richard Burton) to blow up a railway tunnel to prevent Russian forces from using it. Steiner's platoon fails in its mission by coming up against a Russian tank. Steiner then takes a furlough to Paris just ...
Runtime:
111 min
Director:
Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast:
Richard Burton, Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Rod Steiger, Helmut Griem
5.0
N/A
N/A
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Then Came Bronson
(1969)
Drama, TV Movie
Jim Bronson is a young newspaperman who quits his job following the suicide of his best friend, and sets out on a cross-country trip on his motorcycle in his quest for the meaning of life in which he befriends a runway bride, another searching soul, in this pilot for the TV series of the same name, and theatrically released in some par...
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
William A. Graham
Cast:
Michael Parks, Bonnie Bedelia, Akim Tamiroff, Gary Merrill, Sheree North
7.4
N/A
N/A
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The China Lake Murders
(1990)
Crime, Mystery, TV Movie, Thriller
A small town sheriff (Tom Skerritt) has his suspicions in a murder case which involves a rogue cop who goes on a murder spree.
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Alan Metzger
Cast:
Tom Skerritt, Nancy Everhard, Michael Parks
6.2
N/A
N/A
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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
(1977)
Drama, History
The files that escaped the shredder have become an incredible motion picture. From the Kennedys to Martin Luther King. From cab drivers to Congressmen. From housewives to hostesses. He had something on 58 million people. It was all in his files. Now you can see how he used it.
Runtime:
112 min
6.4
N/A
N/A
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Hard Country
(1981)
Drama, Romance
Ambitious young Jodie wants more out of life than the small Texas country town she lives in has to offer. Jodie realizes that in order to pursue her dreams she will have to leave Texas and move to the big city. However, her shiftless factory worker boyfriend Kyle wants to stay in Texas.
Runtime:
104 min
6.2
N/A
N/A
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Stranger on the Run
(1967)
Drama, TV Movie, Thriller, Western
A drifter finds himself wrongly accused of murder by a power-crazed sheriff. The sheriff gives him a horse, some supplies, and a one-hour head start into the desert before sending his murderous posse after him.
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Don Siegel
Cast:
Henry Fonda, Anne Baxter, Michael Parks, Sal Mineo, Dan Duryea
6.5
N/A
N/A
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Miracle at Sage Creek
(2005)
Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Two families overcome prejudice and tragedy in 1888 Wyoming when a special Christmas miracle saves the life of a small boy.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
James Intveld
Cast:
David Carradine, Wes Studi, Michael Parks, Tim Abell
5.6
N/A
N/A
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The Happening
(1967)
Comedy
A group of young drifters kidnap wealthy businessman Roc Delmonico just for kicks. They keep him captive, demanding a ransom for his safe release. However there is no one - wife, Mafia associates or mother - willing to part with the $200,000 ransom. Demonico is dismayed that no one appears unduly concerned about his fate and joins forc...
Runtime:
101 min
5.4
N/A
N/A
Rainbow
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Rainbow
(1978)
Drama, TV Movie
The early life and struggles of Judy Garland (portrayed by Andrea McArdle), and of the film star's trials as a youngster in dealing with the Movie Studio system that held her back while her mother was forever pushing her to excel.
Runtime:
97 min
6.7
N/A
N/A
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Nightmare Beach
(1989)
Horror, Thriller
Florida: Biker Edward Santer, known as "Diablo", is electrocuted for murder. He goes to the chair protesting his innocence, claiming he was set up by the local police chief and vowing vengeance from beyond the grave. Several teenagers are soon discovered dead, having been electrocuted. It seems Diablo's curse has come true. The ma...
Runtime:
90 min
5.1
N/A
N/A
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Bus Riley's Back in Town
(1965)
Drama
Bus Riley returns to his small town after time in the army. On his return, his ex-girlfriend wants to resume their relationship. The only problem is she has married in the mean time. Searching for fulfilment in his life, Bus decides to get a job with his gay friend who is a mortician. When the mortician makes a pass at him, Bus quickly...
Runtime:
93 min
6.1
N/A
N/A
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Wild Seed
(1965)
Drama, Romance
A 17-year-old girl runs away from her east coast home, going west to Los Angeles to meet her biological father. She has learned from letters her mother kept that he was tragically separated from her before the girl's birth. On the road, she is protected and befriended by an independent-minded young drifter who helps her on her journey.
Runtime:
99 min
7.2
N/A
N/A
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The Librarians (Strike Force)
(2004)
Action, Thriller
An exotic dancer (Erika Eleniak) enters a world of kidnapping and ransom when she tries to track down her missing sister. Soon, she's on the trail of a cruel gang that specializes in white slavery, and she's not the only person trying to bring them down. William Forsythe also stars in the action-packed thriller as the head of an elite ...
Runtime:
96 min
5.1
N/A
N/A
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Noble Things
(2009)
Drama
Jimmy Wayne Collins finds himself adrift in Memphis, Tennessee. Forced to return home to the piney woods of Southeast Texas, Jimmy will face his imprisoned brother, his dying father and the demons he left behind.
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Dan McMellen, Brett Moses
Cast:
Brett Moses, Ryan Hurst, Michael Parks, Dominique Swain
5.4
N/A
N/A