Movies by Joe Morton
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Lifelines (2008)
Cast: Jane Adams, Josh Pais, Joe Morton …
Directed by: Rob Margolies
With help from a family therapist (Joe Morton), disgruntled members of the emotionally complex Bernstein clan (Jane Adams, Josh Pais, Robbie Sublett, Dreama Walker and Jacob Kogan) attempt to…
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Badland (2007)
Cast: Jamie Draven, Grace Fulton, Vinessa Shaw …
Directed by: Francesco Lucente
In this evocative portrait of an Iraq War veteran, Jamie Draven plays Jerry, a once-idealistic Marine reservist who returns home from the Middle East a changed and bitter man. Haunted by the…
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Double Pedal Gold (2007)
Cast: Joe Morton
Percussionists can perfect their double-pedal playing with the help of hundreds of exercises presented by instructor Joe Morton. The lessons cover the use of single and double strokes in both…
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The Line (2007)
Cast: Ray Liotta, Andy Garcia, Esai Morales …
Directed by: James Cotten
Seasoned assassin Mark Shields (Ray Liotta) hunts down Salazar crime cartel leader Pelon (Esai Morales) in Tijuana, Mexico. Meanwhile, he becomes involved with Olivia (Valerie Cruz), a mother…
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The Night Listener (2006)
Cast: Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Rory Culkin …
Directed by: Patrick Stettner
Writer and radio host Gabriel Noone receives a manuscript from a troubled young fan. Despite his friends' warnings, the fragile Gabriel develops an unsettling relationship with the boy…
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Eureka (2006)
Cast: Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Jordan Hinson …
When he takes the job of sheriff of the little town of Eureka, Ore., ex-U.S. marshal Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) discovers that the community's quiet citizens are actually brilliant…
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Stealth (2005)
Cast: Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx …
Directed by: Rob Cohen
After the U.S. Navy builds an elite computer-controlled fighter jet designed to study the habits of human pilots, the top secret machine begins to develop its own ideas, running dangerously…
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Race to the Moon: American Experience (2005)
Cast: Joe Morton
Directed by: Kevin Michael Kertscher
With only four months to prepare for an orbit around the moon, the Apollo 8 astronauts were up against enormous odds. But their subsequent success -- a portion of which was broadcast live on…
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E-Ring: Season 1 (2005)
Cast: Benjamin Bratt, Dennis Hopper, Aunjanue Ellis …
Directed by: John Showalter, David Barrett, Michael Robison …
With Jerry Bruckheimer as executive producer and Benjamin Bratt and Dennis Hopper co-starring as two officers working for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, this fast-paced political drama conceived…
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American Experience: Building the Alaska Highway (2005)
Cast: Joe Morton
Directed by: Tracy Heather Strain
During the dark early days of World War II, thousands of American soldiers began one of the most titanic construction efforts ever attempted -- the Alaska Highway, which would eventually span…
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Back in the Day (2004)
Cast: Ving Rhames, Frank Langella, Tia Carrere …
Directed by: James Hunter
Reggie, to help avenge his father's death. Torn between his crime-free lifestyle and the dangers of plunging back into the criminal life, Reggie faces a tough decision that could cost…
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Gone But Not Forgotten (2004)
Cast: Brooke Shields, Lou Diamond Phillips, Scott Glenn …
Directed by: Armand Mastroianni
When an Oregon woman disappears without a trace, the only clue is a withering black rose with a note that reads "gone but not forgotten." Now, it's up to a tough attorney (Brooke…
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Lenny the Wonder Dog (2004)
Cast: Andy Richter, Craig Ferguson, Michael Winslow …
Directed by: Yariv Ozdoba, Oren Goldman
On his way home from school, seventh grader Zach Dylan meets a stray dog and decides to take him in, only to learn that the cute canine has a very special gift: Thanks to a special microchip…
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Paycheck (2003)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman …
Directed by: John Woo
Paid big money by high-tech firms for working on hush-hush projects, computer ace Michael Jennings then has his memory erased for security purposes -- which explains why he can't figure…
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Jasper, Texas (2003)
Cast: Ron White, Jon Voight, Louis Gossett Jr. …
Directed by: Jeffrey W. Byrd
In 1998, Jasper, Tex., was the location of the horrific murder of an African-American man named James Byrd Jr. (Roy T. Anderson), who was brutally dragged to his death at the hands of three…
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Thoughtcrimes (2003)
Cast: Navi Rawat, Joe Flanigan, Peter Horton …
Directed by: Breck Eisner
High school student Freya McAllister (Navi Rawat) begins hearing voices in her head during prom and ends up misdiagnosed as schizophrenic. She spends eight agonizing years in an institution…
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Dragonfly (2002)
Cast: Kevin Costner, Susanna Thompson, Kathy Bates …
Directed by: Tom Shadyac
After his wife is killed while performing relief work in Central America, a doctor's patients begin delivering messages from her from the afterlife. On a quest to determine what his lost…
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American Experience: Stephen Foster (2001)
Cast: Joe Morton
Tunesmith Stephen Foster scored a musical hit with "Oh! Susanna" in 1847, and over the next decade, Foster's work established him as America's first great songwriter. But the mind…
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Bounce (2000)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Natasha Henstridge …
Directed by: Don Roos
Ad executive Buddy gives his boarding pass to a man at the airport. When the plane crashes, Buddy is wracked with guilt and decides to seek out the man's widow. He finds himself falling…
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What Lies Beneath (2000)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Katharine Towne …
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
When Claire Spencer starts hearing ghostly voices and seeing spooky images, her husband tries to reassure her by telling her it's all in her head. But as Claire investigates, she…
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Ali: An American Hero (2000)
Cast: David Ramsey, Clarence Williams III, Joe Morton …
Directed by: Leon Ichaso
Muhammad Ali made the brutal sport of boxing much more colorful, interesting and, ultimately, satisfying. Director Leon Ichaso brings together Ali's strengths and weaknesses to create a…
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The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Joe Morton …
Directed by: Rand Ravich
NASA astronaut Spencer Armacost and his beautiful schoolteacher wife Jillian are a seemingly perfect couple. But when Spencer heroically returns from a space mission, his sudden personality…
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Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Joe Morton …
Directed by: John Landis
Eighteen years after the events of the first Blues Brothers, Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) is released from prison. Despite the absence of his late brother, Jake (John Belushi), Elwood sets out…
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Lost in the Grand Canyon (1998)
Cast: David McCullough, Joe Morton
Directed by: Mark J. Davis
Narrated by Joe Morton, this "American Experience" documentary recounts the 1869 quest of Civil War veteran John Wesley Powell (voice of Peter Coyote) to chart the unexplored land and…
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The Pest (1997)
Cast: John Leguizamo, Jeffrey Jones, Freddy Rodriguez …
Directed by: Paul Miller
When thugs threaten to break an amateur con artist's legs unless he repays the money he owes them, he takes a high-paying, one-day job -- unaware that he's about to become human…
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Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Laurence Fishburne, Craig Sheffer …
Directed by: Joseph Sargent
Laurence Fishburne stars in this Emmy-winning HBO drama about the Tuskegee Experiment, a government program that withheld penicillin from some African American men infected with syphilis so…
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Executive Decision (1996)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Halle Berry …
Directed by: Stuart Baird
When terrorists hijack a 747 and turn it into a nerve gas bomb aimed at Washington, D.C., commandos use an experimental plane to try to board the jetliner while it's in flight. If they…
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Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance (1996)
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Joe Morton, Charles S. Dutton …
Directed by: Brian Dennehy
When some Russian immigrants are murdered in a suburban Chicago cemetery, their families are slow to cooperate with detective Jack Reed (Brian Dennehy). Meanwhile, a mayoral candidate's…
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The Walking Dead (1995)
Cast: Allen Payne, Eddie Griffin, Joe Morton …
Directed by: Preston A. Whitmore II
After landing in a Vietnam War hot zone, four U.S. Marines must grapple with the sobering realization that they're on a virtually unachievable mission -- a predicament that invites…
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Speed (1994)
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper …
Directed by: Jan De Bont
Finding out there's a bomb on your bus (which will explode if the driver goes slower than 50 miles per hour, no less) is never a good thing -- but if your demolitions-expert-in-shining…
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The Inkwell (1994)
Cast: Larenz Tate, Joe Morton, Jada Pinkett Smith …
Directed by: Matty Rich
When 16-year-old Drew visits his aunt and uncle in idyllic Martha's Vineyard one summer in the 1970s, his life is forever changed after he meets a beautiful but seemingly unattainable…
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Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance (1993)
Cast: Joe Morton
Directed by: Amber Edwards
Using archival film, photos and newsreel footage, this hourlong documentary directed by Amber Edwards chronicles the influential black cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance.…
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Forever Young (1992)
Cast: Mel Gibson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Elijah Wood …
Directed by: Steve Miner
In 1939, the love of Daniel's (Mel Gibson) life, Helen (Isabel Glasser), falls comatose after an accident. Grief-stricken, he agrees to be frozen alive in scientist Harry's (George…
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Of Mice and Men (1992)
Cast: John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Ray Walston …
Directed by: Gary Sinise
This moving adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel follows two migrant workers, one a dimwitted gentle giant and the other his judicious protector, who find jobs in Depression-era…
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick …
Directed by: James Cameron
In this sequel, director James Cameron delivers scene after scene of action-packed thrills. A bigger, better Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is gunning for a shape-shifting T-1000…
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City of Hope (1991)
Cast: Vincent Spano, Joe Morton, Tony Lo Bianco …
Directed by: John Sayles
In Hudson City, N.J., whites, blacks, unions and the police form their own tribes and jockey for influence over pieces of hard-won turf. This drama's multifaceted storyline follows…
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Tap (1989)
Cast: Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis Jr., Suzzanne Douglass …
Directed by: Nick Castle
Reformed burglar and dancer Max Washington (Gregory Hines) has been out of prison for only two days and he's already faced with a dilemma that could dictate his future: Stay clear of…
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The Good Mother (1988)
Cast: Diane Keaton, Liam Neeson, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Leonard Nimoy
Anna (Diane Keaton) is a divorced mother who nurtures and adores her 6-year-old daughter. After Anna finds new love with artist Leo (Liam Neeson), she's hit with a nasty custody battle…
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Alone in the Neon Jungle (1988)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Joe Morton, Suzanne Pleshette …
Directed by: Georg Stanford Brown
After the police chief (Danny Aiello) transfers streetwise cop Capt. Janet Hamilton (Suzanne Pleshette) to a crime-ridden district dubbed "the Sewer," she begins to suspect the area is a…
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Crossroads (1986)
Cast: Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz …
Directed by: Walter Hill
In search of a long-forgotten blues song, classical guitarist Eugene (Ralph Macchio) befriends legendary bluesman Willie Brown (Joe Seneca) after meeting him in a Harlem nursing home. Brown…
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The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
Cast: Joe Morton, Darryl Edwards, Steve James …
Directed by: John Sayles
A humanoid slave from another planet escapes to the mean streets of Harlem. The people of the neighborhood are slowly won over by his technical wizardry and protect him from the two alien…