Movies by Dennis Haysbert
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LUV (2012)
Cast: Common, Michael Rainey Jr., Dennis Haysbert …
Directed by: Sheldon Candis
This indie drama portrays a single day shared by an 11-year-old boy and his uncle, who's recently rejoined the world after eight years in prison. When the older Vincent brings young…
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Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
Cast: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman …
Directed by: Jennifer Yuh
The legendary Dragon Warrior, Po (Jack Black), the kung fu panda, dutifully guards the Valley of Peace alongside his allies the Furious Five. When a frightful new enemy emerges, Po and…
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The Details (2011)
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Ray Liotta …
Directed by: Jacob Aaron Estes
After discovering that his lawn has been completely destroyed by raccoons, frustrated Jeff foolishly cheats on his wife, Nealy, which leads to a series of agonizing predicaments involving his…
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When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun (2010)
Cast: Dennis Haysbert, Richard Gere, Desmond Tutu …
Directed by: Dirk Simon
Dirk Simon's documentary about the history of China's occupation of Tibet follows the Tibetan people's ongoing struggle for freedom and the protests -- both violent and…
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Breach (2007)
Cast: Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney …
Directed by: Billy Ray
Soon after landing a plum job working for the FBI, young agency employee Eric O'Neill learns he's been brought in to spy on his boss, who's suspected of selling secrets to the…
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The Color of Freedom (2007)
Cast: Bille August, Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert …
Directed by: Bille August
Dennis Haysbert and Joseph Fiennes co-star in this remarkable drama based on the controversial memoirs of James Gregory, the white South African who guarded Nelson Mandela during more than 20…
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The Unit (2006)
Cast: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Audrey Marie Anderson …
While Sgt. Maj. Jonas Blane (Dennis Haysbert) and the Delta Force covert operations unit travel the world tackling the most dangerous assignments, their stalwart spouses and families remain…
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Jarhead (2005)
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Scott MacDonald, Peter Sarsgaard …
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a fictionalized version of Marine Anthony Swofford, whose biting memoir about his real-life stint as a sniper in Operation Desert Storm serves as the inspiration for…
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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer …
Directed by: Tim Johnson, Patrick Gilmore
When the Goddess of Chaos frames Sinbad for a theft, he takes to the seas to prove himself innocent -- and he has only 10 days to do it, or else his friend Proteus will meet an unceremonious demise.
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National Geographic: The FBI (2003)
Cast: Dennis Haysbert
Directed by: Barbara Leibovitz
With worries about the state of our national security increasing, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been under more intense scrutiny than ever. This penetrating documentary offers…
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Far from Heaven (2002)
Cast: Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert …
Directed by: Todd Haynes
When she finds her husband with another man, a housewife in 1950s Connecticut must deal not only with infidelity but racial tension, as she copes with her emotional turmoil by developing an…
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24 (2001)
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard …
Each season of this Emmy-winning action thriller follows 24 hours in the life of Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland), a special agent who works for the government thwarting terrorist attacks,…
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Love & Basketball (2000)
Cast: Sanaa Lathan, Alfre Woodard, Omar Epps …
Directed by: Gina Prince
It's about winning, losing and playing the game. Monica (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps) grow up next door to each other playing basketball, fighting and falling in love. When…
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What's Cooking? (2000)
Cast: Joan Chen, Alfre Woodard, Kyra Sedgwick …
Directed by: Gurinder Chadha
This multicultural comedy-drama set in Los Angeles's middle-class environs paints an intriguing portrait of family tensions as four ethnic clans -- Latino, black, Jewish and Asian -- get…
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The Minus Man (1999)
Cast: Owen Wilson, Janeane Garofalo, Brian Cox …
Directed by: Hampton Fancher
While tooling along the Pacific Coast, drifter Vann Siegert (Owen Wilson) rolls into a quaint little town, where a middle-aged couple (Brian Cox and Mercedes Ruehl) takes him in as a boarder.…
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The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
Cast: Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol, Armin Mueller-Stahl …
Directed by: Josef Rusnak
Two scientists have created a virtual reality 1930s Los Angeles so true-to-life that the occupants don't know they exist only in a computer chip -- until a homicide connects the parallel…
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Random Hearts (1999)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Charles S. Dutton …
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Dutch Van Den Broeck's and Kay Chandler's spouses perish in a devastating plane crash. Using his police expertise, Dutch searches for answers, finding more in common between his…
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Major League 3: Back to the Minors (1998)
Cast: Scott Bakula, Corbin Bernsen, Dennis Haysbert …
Directed by: John Warren
At the behest of Roger Dorn (Corbin Bernsen) -- the Minnesota Twins' silver-tongued new owner -- washed-up minor league hurler Gus Cantrell (Scott Bakula) steps up to the plate to take…
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Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Cast: Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine …
Directed by: Forest Whitaker
Holding their breath waiting for the elusive "good man," four female friends and confidants -- each one cheated on, mistreated and stepped on by less-than-stellar lovers -- talk it all out,…
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Major League II (1994)
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Corbin Bernsen …
Directed by: David S. Ward
After success spoils the division-winning Cleveland Indians, team owner Roger Dorn (Corbin Bernsen) signs arrogant power hitter Jack (David Keith) to shake up the team, but the new hire puts…
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Suture (1993)
Cast: Dennis Haysbert, Mel Harris, Sab Shimono …
Directed by: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
A father's funeral brings half-brothers Clay and Vincent together, but it's not a heartfelt reunion. Greedy sibling Vincent plots to kill Clay and pretend the body is his own so he…
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Grambling's White Tiger (1992)
Cast: Harry Belafonte, LeVar Burton, Bruce Jenner …
Directed by: Georg Stanford Brown
In this true story, California kid Jim Gregory (Bruce Jenner) is about to become the first white student to attend the historically black Grambling College. When football coach Eddie Robinson…
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Mr. Baseball (1992)
Cast: Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Aya Takanashi …
Directed by: Fred Schepisi
Jack Elliott's (Tom Selleck) baseball glory days are over, or so it seems. No longer the athlete he once was, he's traded to a pro team in Japan, where he promptly angers everyone…
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Love Field (1991)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Dennis Haysbert, Stephanie McFadden …
Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan
Dallas housewife Lurene (Michelle Pfeiffer) identifies so much with her idol, Jacqueline Kennedy, that when JFK is killed, she takes a bus to the funeral. While traveling, she meets a young…
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Navy Seals (1990)
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn, Joanne Whalley …
Directed by: Lewis Teague
This action-packed adventure finds Lt. Curran (Michael Biehn) leading a Navy SEAL unit on a mission to Beirut, Lebanon, to rescue a group of American hostages. But the SEALs face an even…
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K-9000 (1990)
Cast: Chris Mulkey, Catherine Oxenberg, Dennis Haysbert …
Directed by: Kim Manners
Dr. Aja Turner (Catherine Oxenberg) is at work on Niner, a technologically enhanced superdog, when terrorists raid the lab. Desperate to protect the computerized German shepherd, she seeks…
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Major League (1989)
Cast: Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen …
Directed by: David S. Ward
When Rachel Phelps (Margaret Whitton) inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate -- but only a losing season will…