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Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
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Damian Chapa |
Jesse Borrego |
Benjamin Bratt |
Enrique Castillo |
Victor Rivers |
Delroy Lindo |
Tom Towles |
Carlos Carrasco |
Teddy Wilson |
Raymond Cruz |
Valente Rodriguez |
Lanny Flaherty |
Billy Bob Thornton |
Geoffrey Rivas |
Karmin Murcelo |
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Taylor Hackford |
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1950's Los Angeles is the seedy backdrop for this intricate noir-ish tale of police corruption and Hollywood sleaze. Three very different cops are all after the truth, each in their own style: Ed Exley, the golden boy of the police force, willing to do almost anything to get ahead, except sell out; Bud White, ready to break the rules to seek justice, but barely able to keep his raging violence under control; and Jack Vincennes, always looking for celebrity and a quick buck until his conscience drives him to join Exley and White down the one-way path to find the truth behind the dark world of L.A. crime.
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Crime |
Mystery |
Thriller |
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Kevin Spacey |
Russell Crowe |
Guy Pearce |
James Cromwell |
Kim Basinger |
Danny DeVito |
David Strathairn |
Adam Rifkin |
Matt McCoy |
Paul Guilfoyle |
Paolo Seganti |
Graham Beckel |
Sandra Taylor |
Steve Rankin |
Elisabeth Granli |
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Curtis Hanson |
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A wave of kidnappings has swept through Mexico, feeding a growing sense of panic among its wealthier citizens, especially parents. In one six-day period, there were twenty-four abductions, leading many to hire bodyguards for their children. Into this world enters John Creasy, a burned-out ex-CIA operative/assassin, who has given up on life. Creasy's friend Rayburn brings him to Mexico City to be a bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos, daughter of industrialist Samuel Ramos and his wife Lisa. Creasy is not interested in being a bodyguard, especially to a youngster, but for lack of something better to do, he accepts the assignment. Creasy barely tolerates the precocious child and her pestering questions about him and his life. But slowly, she chips away at his seemingly impenetrable exterior, his defenses drop, and he opens up to her. Creasy's new-found purpose in life is shattered when Pita is kidnapped. Despite being seriously wounded during the kidnapping, he vows to kill anyone involved in or profiting from the kidnapping. And no one can stop him.
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Adventure |
Crime |
Drama |
Thriller |
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Denzel Washington |
Dakota Fanning |
Marc Anthony |
Radha Mitchell |
Christopher Walken |
Giancarlo Giannini |
Rachel Ticotin |
Jesús Ochoa |
Mickey Rourke |
Angelina Peláez |
Gustavo Sánchez Parra |
Gero Camilo |
Rosa María Hernández |
Heriberto Del Castillo |
Mario Zaragoza |
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Tony Scott |
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Preston, Idaho's most curious resident, Napoleon Dynamite (Heder), lives with his grandma and his 32-year-old brother (who cruises chat rooms for ladies) and works to help his best friend, Pedro (Efren Ramirez), snatch the Student Body President title from mean teen Summer Wheatley (Haylie Duff).
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Comedy |
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Jon Heder |
Jon Gries |
Efren Ramirez |
Aaron Ruell |
Diedrich Bader |
Tina Majorino |
Sandy Martin |
Haylie Duff |
Trevor Snarr |
Emily Tyndall |
Shondrella Avery |
Bracken Johnson |
Carmen Brady |
Ellen Dubin |
J.C. Cunningham |
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Jared Hess |
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