Movies by Edward James Olmos
As part of the cast:
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Filly Brown (2012)
Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Chrissie Fit, Lou Diamond Phillips …
Directed by: Youssef Delara, Michael D. Olmos
Offered a chance to be a star, a young rapper must decide whether to go for the gold or remain true to herself and the friends who've helped her. Meanwhile, her family struggles, with…
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The Green Hornet (2011)
Cast: Seth Rogen, Stephen Chow, Jay Chou …
Directed by: Michel Gondry
Hard-partying publishing heir Britt Reid, inspired to do more with his life, dons a disguise to fight crime after hours. But with no particular talents or skills, he relies on Kato, a…
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I'm Still Here (2010)
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck, Antony Langdon …
Directed by: Casey Affleck
In 2008, Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix walked away from acting to pursue a rap career, an inexplicably bizarre detour captured in gritty detail in this "documentary" directed by…
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American Experience: A Class Apart (2009)
Cast: Edward James Olmos
Directed by: Carlos Sandoval, Peter Miller
In the landmark 1954 case Hernandez v. Texas, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the 14th Amendment applied to all racial groups. This PBS documentary series looks at the…
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Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009)
Cast: Tricia Helfer, Grace Park, Michael Hogan …
Directed by: Edward James Olmos
Set in the days after the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies, this installment of the sci-fi franchise finds two Cylon agents struggling to implement their master plan in the face of an…
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Salma Hayek, Jamie Lee Curtis …
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
Privileged Chihuahua Chloe (voiced by Drew Barrymore) rides in style in her owner's designer handbag -- until the pampered pooch gets lost during a Mexican vacation and must find her way…
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Chicano Rock!: The Sounds of East Los Angeles (2008)
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Ritchie Valens, Los Lobos …
Actor Edward James Olmos narrates this celebration of Chicano rock, with personal stories, archival footage and music from Ritchie Valens, Los Lobos and others vividly chronicling the history…
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Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007)
Cast: Katee Sackhoff, Edward James Olmos, Tricia Helfer …
Directed by: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Examining previous events in the Battlestar Galactica world, this sci-fi drama follows Lee Adama (Jamie Bamber) as he takes over as commander of Battlestar Pegasus, promotes Kendra Shaw…
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Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far (2006)
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Jamie Bamber …
For viewers who want to get up to speed fast on the popular space opera "Battlestar Galactica," The Story So Far incorporates footage from the miniseries and first two seasons to recap the…
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Splinter (2006)
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Tom Sizemore, Emilio Rivera …
Directed by: Michael D. Olmos
Dreamer (Enrique Almeida), an L.A. gangster left with memory loss after being shot in the head, seeks revenge for his brother's death. Searching for the killers, he comes across a dirty…
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Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff …
Deep in the universe, cybernetic Cylons have all but wiped out the human race, laying waste to the Twelve Colonies of Man. Cast out, the few survivors aboard the Battlestar Galactica search…
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Selena: Ones (2003)
Cast: Selena, Edward James Olmos
Grammy-winning Latin artist Selena was a huge superstar before her tragic 1995 death at the hands of the president of her fan club. This program includes 13 of her music videos, plus Selena…
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The Princess and the Barrio Boy (2001)
Cast: Marisol Nichols, Nicholas Gonzalez, Edward James Olmos …
Directed by: Tony Plana
A contemporary Romeo and Juliet story. He works multiple jobs to make his way; she works her daddy's credit card to make her wardrobe. He lives in the ghettos of East Los Angeles; she…
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In the Time of the Butterflies (2001)
Cast: Salma Hayek, Lumi Cavazos, Mía Maestro …
Directed by: Mariano Barroso
Salma Hayek steps out in a weighty, serious role as Minerva Mirabel, a resistance fighter against the popular dictatorship of Leonidas Trujillo (Edward James Olmos) in the Dominican Republic.…
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Steve Martini's The Judge (2001)
Cast: Chris Noth, Edward James Olmos, Lolita Davidovich …
Directed by: Mick Garris
In this television adaptation of Steve Martini's courtroom thriller novel, defense attorney Paul Madriani (Chris Noth) grapples with his latest assignment: Defending a judge who's…
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The Road to El Dorado (2000)
Cast: Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Rosie Perez …
Directed by: Bibo Bergeron, Will Finn, Don Paul …
Two Spanish con men see dollar signs when they win a map to the legendary city of gold. But when they reach El Dorado, their plans take a turn. Initially mistaken for gods, they begin to…
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Youngest Godfather (1999)
Cast: Martin Landau, Guido Grasso Jr., Bruce Ramsay …
Directed by: Michel Poulette
A young Sicilian sets off for the new world in this TV drama directed by Michel Poulette. His dream is to make a good living and build an honest life, but once he reaches America, he submits…
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Hispanic Hollywood: Then & Now (1999)
Cast: Ricardo Montalban, Rita Moreno, Jimmy Smits …
In this inspirational collection of candid interviews, high-profile celebrities of Hispanic heritage share details about their hard-fought journeys to the upper echelons of the entertainment…
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Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War (1999)
Cast: Edward James Olmos
Directed by: Daniel A. Miller
Using early film footage and battle photos, PBS examines the characters and historical forces that shaped the Spanish-American War in a fascinating documentary narrated by award-winning actor…
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The Wall (1998)
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Ruby Dee, Frank Whaley …
This unique collection of short films tells the story of three brave soldiers who never came home from the Vietnam War. "The Pencil Holder" follows a tough colonel (Edward James Olmos)…
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Hollywood Confidential (1997)
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Rick Aiello, Anthony Yerkovich …
Directed by: Reynaldo Villalobos
In this made-for-television movie, Edward James Olmos stars as Stan Navarro, a former Los Angeles cop who's taken his knack for catching criminals to the L.A. underworld. As a private…
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Selena (1997)
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos, Lupe Ontiveros …
Directed by: Gregory Nava
Jennifer Lopez received a Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of Selena Quintanilla, the real-life Mexican-American singer who topped the charts in the United States and beyond before…
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Caught (1996)
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Maria Conchita Alonso, Arie Verveen …
Directed by: Robert M. Young
Taken in by New Jersey fishmongers Joe (Edward James Olmos) and Betty (Maria Conchita Alonso) while attempting to elude the police, handsome Irish drifter Nick (Arie Verveen) soon disrupts…
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My Family (1995)
Cast: Jimmy Smits, Esai Morales, Edward James Olmos …
Directed by: Gregory Nava
Francis Ford Coppola produced this sprawling immigrant saga that tells the stories of three generations of the Sanchez family as they migrate to California during the 1920s, weather the…
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Roosters (1995)
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Sarah Lassez, Sonia Braga …
Directed by: Robert M. Young
It's been seven years since Gallo Morales (Edward James Olmos) has been home. He's been locked up in jail all this time, his penance for inadvertently killing a man. And it's a…
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A Million to Juan (1994)
Cast: Paul Rodriguez, Polly Draper, Pepe Serna …
Directed by: Paul Rodriguez
In this rags-to-riches story, down-and-out Juan Lopez (Paul Rodriguez) is deported from East Los Angeles back to Mexico. To earn enough money to support his son (Jonathan Hernandez), the…
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American Me (1992)
Cast: Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Pepe Serna …
Directed by: Edward James Olmos
A life of violence is traced from the Zoot Suit riots of the 1940s to the bloody streets of East Los Angeles in the '90s. Three friends born in poverty create their own capitalist dream…
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Talent for the Game (1991)
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Lorraine Bracco, John E. Coleman …
Directed by: Robert M. Young
Has-been baseball player and talent scout Virgil Sweet discovers a "natural" in the middle of Idaho. Virgil and his girlfriend take the lad to California and sign him to the major leagues,…
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Maria's Story: A Documentary Portrait of Love and Survival in El Salvador's Civil War (1990)
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Alma Martínez, María Serrano …
Directed by: Pamela Cohen, Monona Wali
In this riveting documentary that was an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival, filmmakers Monona Wali and Pamela Cohen shadow the remarkable Maria Serrano, an El Salvadoran woman…
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Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos, Robert Loggia …
Directed by: Robert Young, Robert M. Young
Willem Dafoe fights the battle of his life as Salamo, a Greek Jew (and former champion boxer) who's incarcerated in Auschwitz by the Nazis and must defeat all comers in weekly boxing…
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Stand and Deliver (1988)
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Andy Garcia …
Directed by: Ramon Menendez
Fans of inspirational dramas about the life-changing power of education will be touched by this moving, mostly true story of famed East L.A. math teacher Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos),…
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The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988)
Cast: Sophia Loren, Edward James Olmos, John Turturro …
Directed by: Stuart Cooper
Italian immigrant Lucia (Sophia Loren) struggles to make a better life for herself and her children in this miniseries set in Depression-era New York City and based on author Mario…
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Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Cast: Uma Thurman, Patrick Stewart, Alison Lohman …
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Faced with almost certain destruction of her planet's natural resources, warrior princess Nausicaa rallies her people against an evil queen's rampaging army in an effort to give her…
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Blade Runner: Theatrical Cut (1982)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young …
Directed by: Ridley Scott
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is called out of retirement to snuff a quartet of "replicants" -- androids consigned to slave labor…
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Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young …
Directed by: Ridley Scott
In a smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles, blade runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is called out of retirement to snuff a quartet of escaped "replicants" -- androids consigned to slave labor…
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Blade Runner: Workprint (1982)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young …
Directed by: Ridley Scott
In the dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is called out of retirement to snuff a quartet of escaped "replicants" -- androids consigned to slave labor on…
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Blade Runner: Theatrical and Director's Cut (1982)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young …
Directed by: Ridley Scott
In a smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles, blade runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is called out of retirement to snuff a quartet of escaped "replicants" -- androids consigned to slave labor…
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Wolfen (1981)
Cast: Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos …
Directed by: Michael Wadleigh
A brash Manhattan industrialist, his coke-bingeing wife and a slum wino have something grisly in common: They're the latest victims in a series of seemingly motiveless murders, and all…
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Zoot Suit (1981)
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Daniel Valdez, Charles Aidman …
Directed by: Luis Valdez
Based on a 1940s Los Angeles murder trial, Zoot Suit follows the various members of a Mexican-American gang, led by Henry Reyna (Daniel Valdez), as they're tried and sentenced to San…
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Virus (1980)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Chuck Connors, Glenn Ford …
Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
After a biological accident releases a deadly virus, the human race begins to die out in this Japanese-made disaster film. The only people who have a chance for survival are a few hundred men…
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¡Alambrista! (1977)
Cast: Domingo Ambriz, Trinidad Silva, Ned Beatty …
Directed by: Robert M. Young
This stark drama follows Roberto, a Mexican man who sneaks across the border into California to make money to send back to his family. But immigrant raids and the rough-and-tumble of a…
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Aloha, Bobby and Rose (1975)
Cast: Paul Le Mat, Dianne Hull, Tim McIntire …
Directed by: Floyd Mutrux
Bobby has a '68 Camaro and a dead-end job. Rose has a young son and a nowhere life. One night, they meet, fall in love and share their dream of leaving the Hollywood's seediness…
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Classic Disaster Movies: Virus / Hurricane / Deadly Harvest (1974)
Cast: Chuck Connors, Glenn Ford, Olivia Hussey …
Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku, Timothy Bond, Jerry Jameson …
Three films dedicated to the chaos that occurs when disaster strikes are highlighted on this disc. Virus follows a group of international research teams after a deadly chemical weapon has…
As a director:
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Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009)
Cast: Tricia Helfer, Grace Park, Michael Hogan …
Directed by: Edward James Olmos
Set in the days after the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies, this installment of the sci-fi franchise finds two Cylon agents struggling to implement their master plan in the face of an…
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Walkout (2006)
Cast: Michael Peña, Alexa Vega, Laura Harring …
Directed by: Edward James Olmos
Based on a true story, this made-for-cable drama set in East Los Angeles chronicles a March 1968 Latino student protest that was sparked by injustices and racial prejudice in the public…
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American Me (1992)
Cast: Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Pepe Serna …
Directed by: Edward James Olmos
A life of violence is traced from the Zoot Suit riots of the 1940s to the bloody streets of East Los Angeles in the '90s. Three friends born in poverty create their own capitalist dream…