Movies by John Amos
As part of the cast:
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Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection (2012)
Cast: Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy, Romeo …
Directed by: Tyler Perry
After a Wall Street Ponzi scheme sends George Needleman and his family into witness protection, Madea's home becomes a haven ... of sorts. But with her tough love and sass, they just…
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Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006)
Cast: John Amos, Kyla Pratt, Ryan McDonell …
Directed by: Rich Thorne
The ability to talk to critters runs in the family, and Maya Dolittle (Kyla Pratt) can't escape it -- even during her summer vacation. Maya just wants to be a normal teen, and while she…
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Men in Trees (2006)
Cast: Anne Heche, Abraham Benrubi, Emily Bergl …
After discovering her fiancé's infidelity, relationship coach and best-selling author Marin Frist (Anne Heche) escapes to the tiny town of Elmo, Alaska, deciding to pursue a new…
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Voodoo Moon (2005)
Cast: Eric Mabius, Charisma Carpenter, Rik Young …
Directed by: Kevin VanHook
Sibling youngsters Heather and Cole are the only survivors of a demonic being's attack on their town. Twenty years later, the brother and sister are obsessed with tracking down and…
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The Watermelon Heist (2003)
Cast: John Amos, Corey Holcomb, Rudy Ray Moore …
Directed by: K.C. Amos
When the Brown clan moves in next door to Old Man Amos, he's instantly disgusted by their behavior, which includes stealing his mail, refusing to pay their bills and being generally…
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Against Time (2001)
Cast: Ean Mering, Robert Loggia, Craig T. Nelson …
Directed by: Cleve Nettles
Small-town athlete and scholar Z.T. (Ean Mering) dreams of a prosperous career as an inventor. But those plans change with the arrival of Zack (Robert Loggia), a 67-year-old drunk who claims…
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Disappearing Acts (2000)
Cast: Sanaa Lathan, Wesley Snipes, Regina Hall …
Directed by: Gina Prince
Music teacher Zora Banks (Sanaa Lathan) yearns for a successful career as a singer-songwriter -- and for a decent man in her life. While moving into a new brownstone, Zora meets rough-edged…
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The Players Club (1998)
Cast: Ice Cube, Bernie Mac, Monica Calhoun …
Directed by: Ice Cube
Young single mother Diana (LisaRaye) struggles to provide for her child and pay for her college education. She ends up working at a shoe store, but meets two strippers from at a nearby…
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The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits / Godfather Knows Best (1996)
Cast: James Garner, Dyan Cannon, Joe Santos …
Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc, Tony Wharmby
In "If the Frame Fits," Jim Rockford (James Garner) is suspected of offing a rival gumshoe and must elude the FBI and a Latino gang while clearing his name. "Godfather Knows Best" finds…
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Hologram Man (1995)
Cast: Joe Lara, Evan Lurie, Michael Nouri …
Directed by: Richard Pepin
Crazed madman Norman Gallagher (Evan Lurie) has served his prison sentence in Holographic Status and is now up for parole in this action/sci-fi thriller. But after a slew of his minions…
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Mac (1993)
Cast: Nicholas Turturro, Matthew Sussman, Steven Randazzo …
Directed by: John Turturro
Actor John Turturro directs this tribute to his late father, a construction worker "who did things his way … the right way." Niccolo Vitelli (Turturro), along with his brothers Vico…
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Night Trap (1993)
Cast: John Amos, Robert Davi, Michael Ironside …
Directed by: David A. Prior
In the midst of Mardi Gras revelry, New Orleans cop Mike Turner (Robert Davi) must track down a demonic killer whose recent string of carnage has left Mike speechless. But is he any match for…
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Ricochet (1991)
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T …
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
Thanks to his apprehension of a diabolical hit man, rookie patrolman Nick Styles becomes an up-and-coming legal star. But as the sadistic felon stews in jail for seven years, he plots a…
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Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton …
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Bruce Willis reprises his role as John McClane, an off-duty cop gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital, terrorists seize a…
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Two Evil Eyes (1990)
Cast: Adrienne Barbeau, Harvey Keitel, Ramy Zada …
Directed by: Dario Argento, George A. Romero
Directors George Romero and Dario Argento each try their hand at an Edgar Allan Poe tale -- "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar" and "The Black Cat," respectively -- in this eerie double…
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Lock Up (1989)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, John Amos …
Directed by: John Flynn
Only months before he's due to be released from prison, model inmate Frank Leone (Sylvester Stallone) is transferred from a medium-security facility to a barbaric hellhole run by the…
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Coming to America (1988)
Cast: Eddie Murphy, James Earl Jones, Arsenio Hall …
Directed by: John Landis
Discontented with his pampered life, an African prince heads to America to find someone who will fall for him, not his riches. Joined by his trusty sidekick, the prince plunges into a job at…
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Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988)
Cast: Robert Fuller, John Amos, John Ireland …
Directed by: William F. Claxton
America's most famous ranch gets a new lease on life as the next generation of Cartwrights return to the mighty Ponderosa. The "Bonanza" television series family reunites when the sons…
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The Beastmaster (1982)
Cast: Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn …
Directed by: Don Coscarelli
Possessing an extraordinary ability to communicate with animals, a warrior named Dar (Marc Singer) embarks on a perilous journey to seek his revenge on a villainous priest (Rip Torn) and the…
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Let's Do It Again (1975)
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Calvin Lockhart …
Directed by: Sidney Poitier
Clyde (Sidney Poitier) and Billy (Bill Cosby) are devoted members of the Sons and Daughters of Shaka, whose home is about to be taken away by its owner, the city of Atlanta. To raise the cash…
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The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
Cast: Tim Conway, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Amos …
Directed by: Robert Scheerer
Stuck with a feeble sports department, college coach Sam Archer (John Amos) faces the ax unless he can reverse the school's athletic fortunes. An African vacation with his assistant (Tim…
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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
Cast: Melvin Van Peebles, Simon Chuckster, Hubert Scales …
Directed by: Melvin Van Peebles
Sweetback (Melvin Van Peebles) is an apolitical African American sex performer who becomes a reluctant hero when he kills the white policemen who brutalized a young prisoner for racist…