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Alien

(1979)

Horror, Science Fiction

During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descen...

Runtime:

117 min

Director:

Ridley Scott

Cast:

Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt

8.4

98%

89

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Midnight Run

(1988)

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime

An accountant embezzles $15 million of mob money, jumps bail and is chased by bounty hunters, the FBI, and the Mafia.

Runtime:

126 min

Director:

Martin Brest

Cast:

Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina

7.5

94%

78

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The Running Man

(1987)

Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon K...

Runtime:

101 min

Director:

Paul Michael Glaser

Cast:

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Dawson, María Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown

6.7

66%

45

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Live and Let Die

(1973)

Action, Adventure, Thriller

James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.

Runtime:

121 min

Director:

Guy Hamilton

Cast:

Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour, Clifton James, Julius Harris

6.8

65%

55

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The Thomas Crown Affair

(1968)

Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

Young businessman, Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However, Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover because he’s in love.

Runtime:

102 min

Director:

Norman Jewison

Cast:

Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke, Jack Weston, Biff McGuire

7.0

72%

66

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Brubaker

(1980)

Crime, Drama

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.

Runtime:

125 min

Director:

Stuart Rosenberg

Cast:

Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Morgan Freeman, Murray Hamilton

7.2

75%

54

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Blue Collar

(1978)

Crime, Drama

Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.

Runtime:

114 min

Director:

Paul Schrader

Cast:

Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, Ed Begley Jr., Harry Bellaver

7.5

98%

77

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Across 110th Street

(1972)

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. Will the mafia catch them first, or will the police?

Runtime:

102 min

Director:

Barry Shear

Cast:

Anthony Quinn, Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, Yaphet Kotto, Anthony Franciosa

7.0

81%

N/A

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The Star Chamber

(1983)

Drama, Thriller

As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.

Runtime:

105 min

Director:

Peter Hyams

Cast:

Michael Douglas, Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto

6.3

71%

60

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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

(1991)

Horror, Thriller

Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares bec...

Runtime:

89 min

Director:

Rachel Talalay

Cast:

Robert Englund, Lisa Zane, Lisa Zane, Shon Greenblatt, Lezlie Deane

4.9

22%

39

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The Puppet Masters

(1994)

Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

The Earth is invaded by alien parasites—aka 'slugs'—that ride on people's backs and control their minds

Runtime:

109 min

Director:

Stuart Orme

Cast:

Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner, Keith David, Will Patton

5.9

29%

N/A

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5 Card Stud

(1968)

Action, Mystery, Thriller, Western

The players in an ongoing poker game are being mysteriously killed off, one by one.

Runtime:

103 min

Director:

Henry Hathaway

Cast:

Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Inger Stevens, Roddy McDowall, Katherine Justice

6.5

N/A

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Truck Turner

(1974)

Action, Drama, Thriller

Truck Turner and his partner Jerry, who make their living as bounty hunters in Los Angeles, are hired to hunt down Gator, a pimp who has skipped bail.

Runtime:

91 min

Director:

Jonathan Kaplan

Cast:

Isaac Hayes, Isaac Hayes, Yaphet Kotto, Yaphet Kotto, Alan Weeks

6.9

60%

N/A

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Raid on Entebbe

(1976)

Drama, TV Movie, Thriller

Based on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the PFLP. The plane has about 100 Jewish passengers. The plane is grounded in Uganda. Israelis would not negotiate. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually flew so far and rescued the passengers in one of the most successful Mi...

Runtime:

145 min

Director:

Irvin Kershner

Cast:

Charles Bronson, Peter Finch, Yaphet Kotto, John Saxon, Jack Warden

6.8

N/A

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Two If by Sea

(1996)

Comedy, Romance

Frank O'Brien, a petty thief, and his 7-year-long girlfriend Roz want to put an end to their unsteady lifestyle and just do that last job, which involves stealing a valuable painting. Frank takes Roz to an island on the coast of New England, where he wants to sell the painting and also hopes that their sagging relationship will get a p...

Runtime:

96 min

Director:

Bill Bennett

Cast:

Sandra Bullock, Denis Leary, Yaphet Kotto, Stephen Dillane, Tracey Cherelle Jones

5.3

10%

N/A

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Homicide: The Movie

(2000)

Crime, Drama

Retired police lieutenant Al Giardello is running for mayor when he is suddenly shot at a press conference. All of the detectives, past and present, clamor for an opportunity to help find the shooter.

Runtime:

89 min

Director:

Jean de Segonzac

Cast:

Daniel Baldwin, Andre Braugher, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Reed Diamond

7.7

100%

N/A

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Nothing But a Man

(1964)

Drama, Romance

A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.

Runtime:

95 min

8.1

95%

87

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The Park Is Mine

(1985)

Action, Drama, TV Movie

A Vietnam vet takes forceful control of Central Park to remember those who served and died in the Vietnam War.

Runtime:

102 min

Director:

Steven Hilliard Stern

Cast:

Tommy Lee Jones, Helen Shaver, Yaphet Kotto, Lawrence Dane

6.2

N/A

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Warning Sign

(1985)

Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

An accident occurs in an ultra-secret government biological weapons laboratory spreading a sinister bacteria.

Runtime:

99 min

Director:

Hal Barwood

Cast:

Sam Waterston, Kathleen Quinlan, Yaphet Kotto, Jeffrey DeMunn, Richard Dysart

6.1

20%

N/A

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Eye of the Tiger

(1986)

Action, Drama

Buck is a Vietnam vet, recently released from prison. He returns home to discover the town being terrorized by a vicious motorcycle gang. When the bikers murder his wife and traumatize his daughter, Buck and his friends arm themselves to the teeth and wage war against the gang to destroy them once and for all.

Runtime:

92 min

Director:

Richard C. Sarafian

Cast:

Gary Busey, Yaphet Kotto, Seymour Cassel, Denise Galik, Bert Remsen

5.7

N/A

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Bone

(1972)

Comedy, Thriller

A thief breaks into the home of a wealthy, happily married Beverly Hills couple. He soon finds out, though, that the couple is neither as wealthy as he thought they were and are not as happily married as they appeared.

Runtime:

95 min

Director:

Larry Cohen

Cast:

Yaphet Kotto, Andrew Duggan, Jeanne Berlin, Joyce Van Patten, Casey King

6.9

67%

N/A

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Friday Foster

(1975)

Action, Thriller

Friday Foster, an ex-model magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the arrival of Blake Tarr, the richest black man in America. Three men attempt to assassinate Tarr. Foster photographs the melee and is plunged into a web of conspiracy involving the murder of her childhood friend, a US senator, an...

Runtime:

90 min

Director:

Arthur Marks

Cast:

Pam Grier, Yaphet Kotto, Godfrey Cambridge, Thalmus Rasulala, Eartha Kitt

6.0

N/A

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BaadAsssss Cinema

(2002)

Action, Documentary

With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a complete record. It features interviews with some of the genre's biggest stars, like Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, and Richard Roundtree. Director Melvin Van Peebles discusses the histor...

Runtime:

58 min

Director:

Isaac Julien

Cast:

Larry Cohen, Tamara Dobson, Ron Finley, Pam Grier, Ed Guerrero

6.8

N/A

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Report to the Commissioner

(1975)

Crime, Drama

Police officer Patty Butler, alias "Chicklet," is the live-in girlfriend of Thomas 'Stick' Henderson to gather evidence. Detective Bo Lockley is instructed to try to find her, not knowing she's also a cop.

Runtime:

112 min

Director:

Milton Katselas

Cast:

Michael Moriarty, Yaphet Kotto, Susan Blakely, Héctor Elizondo, Tony King

6.4

N/A

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Extreme Justice

(1993)

Action, Thriller

Jeff Powers is the newest member of a very elite and very secret LAPD division. Their mission is to target important criminals and to get them to stop. Police brutality is not a known term for the division and they will stop at nothing to get the job done, even if it means murder.

Runtime:

96 min

5.4

N/A

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Desperado

(1987)

TV Movie, Western

Duell McCall finds himself in the middle of a deadly feud in a small mining town. Framed for the murder of Sheriff John Whaley, McCall is forced to wander the wild frontier in search of the one man who can clear him.

Runtime:

93 min

Director:

Virgil W. Vogel

Cast:

Alex McArthur, David Warner, Yaphet Kotto, Donald Moffat, Robert Vaughn

7.2

N/A

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Drum

(1976)

Action, Drama, History, Thriller

A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.

Runtime:

110 min

5.3

N/A

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Stiletto Dance

(2001)

Action, Crime, Drama

Two undercover police officers must try to prevent a multi-million dollar nuclear arms deal among several mob factions.

Runtime:

97 min

5.4

N/A

Badge of the Assassin

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Badge of the Assassin

(1985)

Action, Drama, TV Movie

Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent investigation puts a white assistant DA and a black police detective on the trail of the killers that leads from New York to San Francisco and down to New Orleans.

Runtime:

120 min

6.0

N/A

The Defenders: Payback

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The Defenders: Payback

(1997)

Crime, Drama, TV Movie

Television movie remake of the 1960s courtroom drama series, "The Defenders." After the death of his eldest son and his partner in the law firm of Preston and Preston, senior partner, Lawrence Preston enlists his granddaughter, M.J, a former prosecutor, and his other son Don, a law professor, to continue the work of ensuring that every...

Runtime:

96 min

6.0

N/A

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The Monkey Hustle

(1976)

Action

A new highway threatens a Chicago neighborhood, so to protest the residents throw a block party.

Runtime:

90 min

5.0

N/A

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After the Shock

(1990)

Drama, TV Movie

On October 17 1989, an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale rocked San Francisco. Presented here are some of the stories of the brave members of the public and emergency services who rescued people who were trapped in the rubble in houses or on the freeway.

Runtime:

100 min

Director:

Gary Sherman

Cast:

Yaphet Kotto, Scott Valentine, Rue McClanahan, Jack Scalia, Tuck Milligan

6.0

N/A

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Tripwire

(1989)

Action, Thriller

A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo (David Warner) hijack a speeding railroad train loaded with a full arsenal of powerful military weaponry capable of threatening world peace. The only hero who can stop the terrorists' scheme for world domination is Jack DeForest (Terence Knox). During the battle between goo...

Runtime:

87 min

5.4

N/A

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Man and Boy

(1971)

Adventure, Western

At the beginning of the 19th century a man and his son settle in Arizona which used to be a frontier state and full of criminals at that time.

Runtime:

98 min

5.5

N/A

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Playing with Fire

(1985)

Crime, Drama, TV Movie

Gary Coleman stars as a teenage arsonist. The authorities, friends, and neighbors warn his absentee parents until it is too late.

Runtime:

100 min

6.7

N/A

Chrome Soldiers

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Chrome Soldiers

(1992)

Action, Drama

Five ex-soldiers go to a small town in Oregon to help a friend investigate the murder of his brother.

Runtime:

92 min

Director:

Thomas J. Wright

Cast:

Gary Busey, Ray Sharkey, William Atherton, Norm Skaggs, Nicholas Guest

4.4

N/A

A Whisper to a Scream

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A Whisper to a Scream

(1989)

Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A young girl who was frustrated in her desire to become acrtress starts to work for a telephone-sex company. There she meets a fascinating man who has an obsession for music related with crime.

Runtime:

96 min

Director:

Robert Bergman

Cast:

Nadia Capone, Michael A. Miranda, Yaphet Kotto, Lawrence Bayne

4.3

N/A

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The Liberation of L.B. Jones

(1970)

Drama

Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. Taking a stand against racism, he is greeted with a hostile bunch of Southern bigots and other various stereotypes.

Runtime:

102 min

N/A

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Fighting Back

(1982)

Action, Crime, Thriller

An Italian deli owner forms a vigilante group to rid his Philadelphia neighborhood of street punks.

Runtime:

98 min

N/A

Ministry of Vengeance

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Ministry of Vengeance

(1989)

Action

David Miller is a Vietnam vet who renounced violence and became a minister after he was forced to blow up a Viet Cong kid in self defense, but years later, when David's wife Gail and daughter Kim are killed by a group of terrorists led by Ali Aboud, in a massacre at an airport in Rome, Italy, David is devastated. Going against his fait...

Runtime:

96 min

Director:

Peter Maris

Cast:

Ken Abraham, Ned Beatty, George Kennedy, Yaphet Kotto

3.5

N/A

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