Movies by Richard Brooks
As part of the cast:
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Lexie (2004)
Cast: Ice-T, Cindy Herron, David Alan Grier …
Directed by: Fred Williamson
Years after abandoning a 1980s music-producing career, aimless stockbroker Ricardo (Richard Brooks) becomes infatuated with a captivating nightclub dancer named Lexie (Cindy Herron), who…
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Acid Rain (2004)
Cast: Simcha Borenstein, Erik Passoja, Jay Christianson …
Directed by: Albert Johnson
A homeless man is told that New York City will be destroyed in three days, and that he's preordained to deliver an ancient scroll to "the evil one." But wait! Why would a marginalized…
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Cast: George Dzundza, Chris Noth, Dann Florek …
Probing the dark minds of killers by examining their violent attacks, from the scene of the crime to apprehension of the culprits, this Law & Order spin-off follows the NYPD's Major Case…
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In Too Deep (1999)
Cast: Omar Epps, LL Cool J, Nia Long …
Directed by: Michael Rymer
Rookie Cincinnati cop Jeffrey Cole poses as a drug dealer to take down a powerful crime lord known on the streets as "God." But soon, Cole gets caught up in God's underworld of bribery,…
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The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
Cast: Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner, Richard Brooks …
Directed by: Tim Pope
After witnessing a killing, Ashe is murdered by an evil drug cartel -- and brought back to life by a mysterious crow. He exacts revenge on his killers one by one -- only to realize that his…
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The Substitute (1996)
Cast: Tom Berenger, Diane Venora, Ernie Hudson …
Directed by: Robert Mandel
Shale (Tom Berenger), a battle-scarred mercenary, finds the war has moved closer to home when his girlfriend is attacked by ruthless teenagers. Determined to root out the culprits, Shale goes…
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Wolverine (1996)
Cast: Antonio Sabato Jr., Richard Brooks, Traci Lind …
Directed by: David Jackson
When a simple mistake at the airport leads to a group of international terrorists kidnapping his 10-year-old son, college professor Harry Gordini (Antonio Sabato Jr.) is accidentally caught…
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To Sleep With Anger (1990)
Cast: Danny Glover, Paul Butler, DeVaughn Walter Nixon …
Directed by: Charles Burnett
Harry (Danny Glover) shows up at the home of his old pal Gideon (Paul Butler) looking for a place to stay. Gideon takes him in, annoying his wife, Suzie (Mary Alice), who already has her…
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Shakedown (1988)
Cast: Peter Weller, Sam Elliott, George Loros …
Directed by: James Glickenhaus
A public defender (Peter Weller) is torn between doing the right thing and fattening his wallet when he's offered big bucks to defend a scumbag drug dealer who shot a crooked cop.…
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The Hidden (1987)
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian …
Directed by: Jack Sholder
A string of cold-blooded murders puzzles diligent Los Angeles detective Tom Beck (Michael Nouri), who can't figure out why regular people keep turning into merciless killers. When…
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Resting Place (1986)
Cast: Richard Bradford, Richard Brooks, Morgan Freeman …
Directed by: John Korty
Heroism comes in many guises. For Maj. Kendall Laird (John Lithgow), it means determining why a black lieutenant (Richard Brooks) killed in Vietnam isn't allowed to be buried in his…
As a director:
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Wrong Is Right (1982)
Cast: Sean Connery, George Grizzard, Robert Conrad …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Sean Connery (burlesquing his own super-cool image) is a globetrotting television correspondent who uncovers a terrorist plot to sell a nuclear bomb to a Middle Eastern country. The plan has…
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Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Cast: Diane Keaton, Tuesday Weld, William Atherton …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Diane Keaton plays young teacher Theresa Dunn, whose initially innocent search to find the man of her dreams escalates into increasingly promiscuous and dangerous encounters with men she…
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Bite the Bullet (1975)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, James Coburn …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Gene Hackman plays a former roughrider who matches wits with a lovely but shady lady-in-distress (Candice Bergen). James Coburn is a drifting ex-cowboy who joins a grueling 700-mile race and…
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$ (Dollars) (1971)
Cast: Warren Beatty, Goldie Hawn, Gert Fröbe …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
When ditzy call girl Dawn Divine (Goldie Hawn) gets wind that three of her shadiest clients store large amounts of ill-gotten cash in secret bank vaults, she teams up with security expert Joe…
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The Happy Ending (1969)
Cast: Jean Simmons, John Forsythe, Shirley Jones …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Strung out on an endless parade of pills and liquor that blunt the sting of her farcical marriage to philandering lawyer Fred (John Forsythe), Denver housewife Mary Wilson (Jean Simmons)…
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In Cold Blood (1967)
Cast: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Based on Truman Capote's nonfiction novel of the same name and filmed in the house where the real-life incident occurred, this chilling tale follows two drifters (Robert Blake and Scott…
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The Professionals (1966)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan and Burt Lancaster provide more star wattage in this film than most Westerns have ever marshaled. Hired to retrieve a kidnapped woman from from an evil bandito, these…
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Lord Jim (1965)
Cast: Peter O'Toole, James Mason, Curd Jürgens …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Writer Joseph Conrad's stirring maritime novel charts the emotional course of British seaman Jim (Peter O'Toole), a thrill-seeker aboard a merchant vessel who longs for adventure.…
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Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Cast: Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Directed by Richard Brooks, this atmospheric drama stars Paul Newman as handsome cad Chance Wayne, who returns to his Southern hometown with faded movie star Alexandra Del Lago (Geraldine…
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Elmer Gantry (1960)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Hollywood legend Burt Lancaster nabbed a Best Actor Oscar as glad-handing, soul-redeeming charlatan Elmer Gantry, a huckster who spins his talent for preaching into a métier behind the…
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Cast: Jack Carson, Larry Gates, Burl Ives …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Members of an avaricious Southern clan scramble to curry favor with dying, wealthy patriarch Harvey "Big Daddy" Pollitt (Burl Ives) in this Oscar-nominated adaptation of playwright Tennessee…
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Something of Value (1957)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Sidney Poitier, Dana Wynter …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
As Kenya's Mau Mau uprising tears the country apart, former childhood friends Kimani (Sidney Poitier), a native, and Peter (Rock Hudson), a British colonist, find themselves on opposite…
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Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Cast: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Inner-city high school teacher Richard Dadier (Glenn Ford) struggles to maintain his idealism in this gritty drama set in the 1950s. The students drink, smoke, steal and cause mayhem, and two…
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The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
After journalist Charles (Van Johnson) marries Helen (Elizabeth Taylor) in Paris, he supports her with a low-level reporting job while writing a novel at night. But frequent rejections…
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The Last Time I Saw Paris / Father's Little Dividend (1954)
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon …
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli, Richard Brooks
This set spotlights two of Elizabeth Taylor's better-known works from the 1950s. In The Last Time I Saw Paris, Charles Wills (Van Johnson) returns to the City of Lights to reminisce…
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Elizabeth Taylor Triad (1947)
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon …
Directed by: Michael Curtiz, Vincente Minnelli, Richard Brooks …
Three great Elizabeth Taylor movies on a single disc! In The Last Time I Saw Paris, veteran Van Johnson meets the lovely and lively Elizabeth Taylor in Paris after the war and falls in love.…
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Classic Cinema: Elizabeth Taylor Triple Feature (1947)
Cast: Spencer Treat Clark, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Bennett …
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli, Michael Curtiz, Richard Brooks …
A stunningly beautiful Elizabeth Taylor stars in three vintage films. In Father's Little Dividend (a sequel to Father of the Bride), Liz is in a family way, much to the chagrin of her…