Movies by Danny Glover
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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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Hannah's Law (2012)
Cast: Sara Canning, John Pyper-Ferguson, Greyston Holt …
Directed by: Rachel Talalay
With the help of her friends Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and Stagecoach Mary, orphaned bounty hunter Hannah Beaumont vows to track down the gang responsible for murdering her family in this…
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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)
Cast: Danny Glover, Harry Belafonte, Erykah Badu …
Directed by: Göran Olsson
From 1967 to '75, a film crew aimed cameras at major figures in the Black Power movement, creating hours of footage that remained unreleased for decades. In clips, Stokely Carmichael,…
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Son of Morning (2011)
Cast: Joseph Cross, Heather Graham, Lorraine Bracco …
Directed by: Yaniv Raz
It was an average Sunday sermon until unassuming copywriter Phillip Katz was mistaken for the Messiah. Now the media and the faithful are elevating him to global celebrity status, and…
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Age of the Dragons (2011)
Cast: Danny Glover, Vinnie Jones, Corey Sevier …
Directed by: Ryan Little
In this medieval retelling of Moby-Dick, vengeful Captain Ahab and his crew of dragon hunters slay the beasts for their valuable dragon oil. But Ahab's obsessive quest for one Great…
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Mysteria (2011)
Cast: Robert Miano, Danny Glover, Martin Landau …
Directed by: Lucius C. Kuert
Washed-up screenwriter Aleister Bain is desperately struggling to finish a script. But truth is stranger than fiction, and Bain abruptly finds himself at the center of an investigation into…
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Alpha and Omega (2010)
Cast: Hayden Panettiere, Christina Ricci, Justin Long …
Directed by: Anthony Bell, Ben Gluck
When park rangers capture ambitious, head-of-the-pack wolf pup Kate and happy-go-lucky wolf pup Humphrey, the two wind up in a strange land hundreds of miles from home and must find their way…
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Death at a Funeral (2010)
Cast: Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan …
Directed by: Neil LaBute
When an affluent Los Angeles family's beloved patriarch passes away, his dutiful eldest son is in charge of the funeral -- which soon becomes a fiasco thanks to a misplaced corpse and a…
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Human Target: Season 1 (2010)
Cast: Mark Valley, Chi McBride, Jackie Earle Haley …
Directed by: Simon West
In this drama based on a graphic novel of the same name, Mark Valley plays Christopher Chance, a for-hire bodyguard and private investigator who integrates himself into his clients'…
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For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2010)
Cast: Halle Berry, Colin Powell, Morgan Freeman …
Directed by: Frank Martin
This moving PBS documentary chronicles the sacrificial courage of African-American men and woman who have served our country in time of war, from the Revolution to Iraq, to help secure…
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Dragon Fire (2010)
Cast: Danny Glover, Vinnie Jones, Corey Sevier …
Directed by: Ryan Little
Danny Glover stars as Capt. Ahab in this mythic re-envisioning of Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick, setting the deranged seafarer in a world of fantasy and fable and charting…
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Legendary (2010)
Cast: John Cena, Patricia Clarkson, Devon Graye …
Directed by: Mel Damski
Fed up with fending off bullies, bookish teen Cal Chetley joins his high school's wrestling team with hopes that his older brother, Mike -- a gifted athlete who wrestled in high school…
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Mooz-Lum (2010)
Cast: Evan Ross, Nia Long, Roger Guenveur Smith …
Directed by: Qasim Basir
Thanks to a strict Muslim upbringing that largely shielded him from the outside world, Tariq's first year of college proves transformative. That is, until the 9/11 terrorist attacks…
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Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up (2010)
Cast: Fidel Castro, Danny Glover, Saul Landau …
Directed by: Saul Landau
This documentary chronicles half a century of hostile U.S.-Cuba relations. The film highlights decades of assassinations and sabotage at first backed by Washington, then ignored by the very…
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Act of Vengeance (2010)
Cast: Haluk Bilginer, Danny Glover, Gina Gershon …
Directed by: Mahsun Kirmizigül
After an unsuccessful and bloody raid in Istanbul, two Turkish anti-terrorist agents are sent to New York City on a mission to capture a notorious terrorist known only as "Dejjal" (Arabic for…
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2012 (2009)
Cast: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet …
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
When volcanoes, earthquakes and other natural disasters suddenly threaten to destroy the world, a divorced father desperately attempts to save his family -- unaware that a conspiracy is afoot…
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Rapunzel ... and More Classic Fairytales (2009)
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Danny Glover, B.D. Wong …
Kids will love diving into these animated versions of much-loved fairy tales, including Paul O. Zelinsky's title story about the long-haired heroine and her prince, based on the classic…
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Night Train (2009)
Cast: Danny Glover, Leelee Sobieski, Steve Zahn …
Directed by: Brian King
A med student (Leelee Sobieski), a salesman (Steve Zahn) and a conductor (Danny Glover) become unlikely allies when a passenger dies on the night train, leaving behind a fortune in diamonds,…
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Cooking with B. Smith and Friends: Desserts (2009)
Cast: Barbara Smith, Edward I. Koch, Sally Jessy Raphael …
In this tasty chapter from her comprehensive video cookbook, former model turned celebrity restaurateur B. Smith presents her favorite recipes for delectable desserts guaranteed to bring out…
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Down for Life (2009)
Cast: Jessica Romero, Danny Glover, Snoop Dogg …
Directed by: Alan Jacobs
As the leader of a Latina gang in South Central Los Angeles, Rascal (Jessica Romero) must contend with an escalating war against a rival African-American gang while a persistent teacher…
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PoliWood (2009)
Cast: Richard Abramowitz, Stephen Baldwin, Will.I.Am …
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson trains his camera on the historic 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions as he examines the conflation of celebrity and contemporary…
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The Harimaya Bridge (2009)
Cast: Bennet Guillory, Saki Takaoka, Misa Shimizu …
Directed by: Aaron Woolfolk
Unsure how to handle his estranged son's sudden death in Japan, American dad Daniel travels to the land of the rising sun looking for answers. As he learns about his boy's life,…
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Be Kind Rewind (2008)
Cast: Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover …
Directed by: Michel Gondry
A video-store employee can't believe his bad luck when his kooky buddy accidentally magnetizes himself and inadvertently erases every tape on the shelves, forcing the blundering duo to…
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Africa Unite (2008)
Cast: Danny Glover, Lauryn Hill, Ziggy Marley …
Directed by: Stephanie Black
This documentary tribute to legendary reggae icon Bob Marley centers on the Marley clan's 2005 visit to Ethiopia, in which they perform a live musical salute to the family luminary, with…
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Blindness (2008)
Cast: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Alice Braga …
Directed by: Fernando Meirelles
After a plague of blindness overtakes the residents of a city, all sense of order breaks loose in the hospital where the victims are being quarantined. It's up to a woman (Julianne…
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The Garden (2008)
Cast: Danny Glover, Daryl Hannah, Antonio Villaraigosa …
Directed by: Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Filmmaker Scott Hamilton Kennedy's politically charged, Oscar-nominated documentary follows a group of low-income families struggling to protect a 14-acre urban farm in the middle of…
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Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare (2008)
Cast: Drake Bell, Danny Glover, Vivica A. Fox …
Directed by: Howard E. Baker
Jay Leno, Drake Bell and Danny Glover are just a few of the familiar names that provide the voices for this irreverent retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, produced by the Jim Henson…
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Gospel Hill (2008)
Cast: Angela Bassett, Danny Glover, Julia Stiles …
Directed by: Giancarlo Esposito
In a small Southern town, the longstanding residents of the Gospel Hill neighborhood are being forced out of their homes to make way for a pricey housing development, pushing race relations…
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Tiny Tears (2008)
Cast: Danny Glover
Directed by: Bob Corna
Danny Glover narrates this touching documentary that travels around the world to capture the stories of young people who are courageously battling HIV/AIDS and profile the generous…
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Shooter (2007)
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña, Danny Glover …
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
An expert marksman is coaxed out of seclusion by colleagues who need his help in preventing a plot to kill the president. But he realizes he's been set up when he's framed for the…
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Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007)
Cast: Danny Glover, Carl Lumbly
Directed by: Charles Burnett
Samuel Nujoma (Carl Lumbly) was only 14 when he became a champion of Namibian independence from the occupation of South Africa. With the guidance of a family friend and priest (Danny Glover),…
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Honeydripper (2007)
Cast: Danny Glover, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Yaya DaCosta …
Directed by: John Sayles
Danny Glover stars as Pine Top Purvis, owner of an Alabama juke joint whose glory days are gone and debts are piling up. To save his club, Purvis hires R&B sensation Guitar Sam. But when Sam…
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Trumbo (2007)
Cast: Dalton Trumbo, Michael Douglas, Donald Sutherland …
Directed by: Peter Askin
After failing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947, successful screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was blacklisted in Hollywood. This documentary details Trumbo's…
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Poor Boy's Game (2007)
Cast: Danny Glover, K.C. Collins, Rossif Sutherland …
Directed by: Clément Virgo
After serving a decade in prison for beating a young African-American boxer (K.C. Collins) nearly to death, Donnie Rose (Rossif Sutherland) finds himself a free man. Yet he remains imprisoned…
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Battle for Terra (2007)
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Brian Cox, Luke Wilson …
Directed by: Aristomenis Tsirbas
In this animated feature, a spirited teenage alien resolves to keep human invaders from pulling off a hostile takeover of her peaceful planet, Terra, by kidnapping and nursing back to health…
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Barnyard (2006)
Cast: Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Danny Glover …
Directed by: Steve Oedekerk
When things get crazy at a farm, it's up to boisterous bovine Otis to save the day in this animated tale. Otis rarely listens to his pop, but when the farmer disappears and the animals…
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The Shaggy Dog (2006)
Cast: Tim Allen, Jan Devereaux, Kristin Davis …
Directed by: Brian Robbins
In this remake of the classic Disney comedy -- retooled for contemporary audiences -- harried attorney Dave Douglas (Tim Allen) finds himself cuddling up to his wife (Kristin Davis) and kids…
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Dreamgirls (2006)
Cast: Beyoncé Knowles, Jamie Foxx, Danny Glover …
Directed by: Bill Condon
Broadway's definitive girl-group musical about three women who have high hopes for fame but end up paying a price for it makes its way to the big screen with Bill Condon at the helm and…
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The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2006)
Cast: Wayne Brady, Nick Cannon, Danny Glover …
Directed by: Byron Vaughns
Featuring the voices of Wayne Brady, Nick Cannon, Danny Glover, D.L. Hughley, Dorian Harewood and Wanda Sykes, this collection of animated adventures updates the immortal Uncle Remus tales…
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Read You Like a Book (2006)
Cast: Robert N. Zagone, Tony Amendola, Barbara Crampton …
Directed by: Robert N. Zagone
A mystical book changes the lives of an independent bookstore's quirky employees and customers by allowing them to undo their biggest blunders in this indie drama that blends mystery,…
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The Exonerated (2005)
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Brian Dennehy, Danny Glover …
Directed by: Bob Balaban
Bob Balaban directs an impressive cast in Court TV's powerful drama about six people released after being wrongly convicted and sent to death row. Susan Sarandon, Danny Glover, Brian…
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Manderlay (2005)
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Isaach De Bankolé, Willem Dafoe …
Directed by: Lars von Trier
While driving through the Deep South with her dad (Willem Dafoe), Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard) discovers the Manderlay plantation, where slavery still exists. Set in the 1930s, the tale…
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Missing In America (2005)
Cast: Danny Glover, Ron Perlman, Linda Hamilton …
Directed by: Gabrielle Savage Dockterman
After hiding out in the woods for 35 years, an emotionally damaged Vietnam vet takes in the young daughter of an Army buddy. Life will never be the same for grumpy recluse Jake (Danny Glover)…
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Aristide and the Endless Revolution (2005)
Cast: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, George Bush Sr., George W. Bush …
Directed by: Nicolas Rossier
In this powerful documentary, filmmaker Nicolas Rossier trains his probing lens on the events that led to Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's ouster in 2004. Putting matters in…
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The Cookout (2004)
Cast: Ja Rule, Tim Meadows, Storm P …
Directed by: Lance Rivera
When Todd Anderson (Storm P) is chosen as the No. 1 NBA draft pick, he realizes his life is going to change drastically. In an attempt at normality, Todd throws an old-fashioned neighborhood…
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Saw (2004)
Cast: Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover …
Directed by: James Wan
Would you kill to live? That's what Adam and Gordon have to ask themselves when they're abducted by a serial killer and paired up in a deadly situation -- holed up in a prison…
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Earthsea (2004)
Cast: Shawn Ashmore, Kristin Kreuk, Isabella Rossellini …
Directed by: Robert Lieberman
Adapted from the award-winning novels by Ursula K. Le Guin, this epic fantasy follows the adventures of Ged (Shawn Ashmore), a rebellious youth destined to become the greatest sorcerer the…
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The Forts and Castles of Ghana (2003)
Cast: Danny Glover
Narrator Danny Glover takes viewers on a spellbinding journey into the heartland of Ghana for a look at the forts and castles of that ancient country. The history of slavery in Ghana is also…
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Good Fences (2003)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Mo'Nique …
Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson
Mabel and Tom are an upper-class African-American couple in the 1970s who discover racism literally in their own backyard. After Tom is promoted at his law firm, they move their family to an…
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A Century of Black Cinema (2003)
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg …
This 90-minute documentary recounts the history of blacks in film, from the industry's early days and big-screen classics such as Gone with the Wind (1939) to contemporary fare such as…
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The Real Eve (2002)
Cast: Danny Glover
This intriguing documentary pieces together genetic and archaeological evidence to trace the migration of modern humans throughout the world. It appears that, some 80,000 years ago, our…
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The Art of Romare Bearden (2002)
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Danny Glover
Directed by: Carroll Moore
Romare Bearden was a skilled American artist whose work encompassed his many interests: music, performing arts, literature, history and much more. This documentary outlines Bearden's…
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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller …
Directed by: Wes Anderson
The early promise of Tenenbaum child prodigies Chas (Ben Stiller), Margot (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Richie (Luke Wilson) is short-circuited by the flaws of their father, family patriarch Royal…
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3 A.M. (2001)
Cast: Sarita Choudhury, Michelle Rodriguez, Arjun G. Awtramani …
Directed by: Lee Davis
On an average night, the drivers from New York City's Lady Luck Cab Company encounter their share of oddballs. But when a serial killer begins targeting the city's cabbies, each…
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Boesman and Lena (2000)
Cast: Danny Glover, Angela Bassett, Willie Jonah …
Directed by: John Berry
Homeless and impoverished, a South African couple (Danny Glover and Angela Bassett) suffering under the oppression of apartheid finds a place to settle down for the night in this acclaimed…
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Freedom Song (2000)
Cast: Danny Glover, David Strathairn, Vicellous Reon Shannon …
Directed by: Phil Alden Robinson
Unsung citizens risk their lives to bring change at the grassroots level in this drama about the Civil Rights movement. Set in a fictional Mississippi hamlet, the film is based on eyewitness…
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Our Friend Martin (1999)
Cast: Edward Asner, Vincenzo Trippetti, Angela Bassett …
Directed by: Rob Smiley
Talk about high concept! This animated special, inspired by the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., posits the question of what the 1990s would have been like if the famed Civil Rights leader…
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Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Rene Russo …
Directed by: Richard Donner
Maverick detectives Riggs and Murtaugh square off against Asian mobster Wah Sing Ku, who's up to his neck in slave trading and counterfeit currency. With help from a gumshoe and a…
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Antz (1998)
Cast: Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
In this animated hit, a neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a parade, he ends up…
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Beloved (1998)
Cast: Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton …
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Oprah Winfrey stars as a former slave who suffers mightily to protect her family in this adaptation of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about slavery's lasting effects…
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The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Cast: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer …
Directed by: Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells …
Born into slavery and cast adrift on the Nile, Moses is reared as the son of the pharaoh. After Moses learns of his true ancestry, he answers God's call and accepts his destiny: to lead…
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Soldier Child (1998)
Cast: Danny Glover
Directed by: Neil Abramson
This documentary directed by Neil Abramson examines the rise and fall, as well as the reach and long-lasting effects, of religious zealot Joseph Kony in northern Uganda. For years, Kony…
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Switchback (1997)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Danny Glover, Jared Leto …
Directed by: Jeb Stuart
After discovering his son missing and the baby sitter murdered, an FBI agent tracks a serial killer he's convinced committed the crimes. His investigation leads him to Texas, where two…
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Gone Fishin' (1997)
Cast: Joe Pesci, Danny Glover, Rosanna Arquette …
Directed by: Christopher Cain
In this hilarious comedy directed by Christopher Cain, Danny Glover and Joe Pesci play Gus and Joe, two buddies from New Jersey who love to fish -- and wind up with a rather unusual catch…
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The Life & Music of Robert Johnson (1997)
Cast: Danny Glover
Directed by: Peter Meyer
Legendary 1920s blues singer-guitarist Robert Johnson had a short career that's profoundly influenced generations of rockers and bluesmen, including The Rolling Stones. Although he…
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Buffalo Soldiers (1997)
Cast: Danny Glover, Lamont Bentley, Tom Bower …
Directed by: Charles Haid
In this gritty, made-for-cable Western directed by Charles Haid, an all-black cavalry regiment led by Sgt. Washington Wyatt (Danny Glover) must track down an Apache warrior (Harrison Lowe)…
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America's Dream (1996)
Cast: Danny Glover, Wesley Snipes, Lorraine Toussaint …
Directed by: Paris Barclay, Bill Duke, Kevin Rodney Sullivan …
Home Box Office's trilogy of moving short stories (all penned by noted black authors) looks at black America in the 1930s through the '50s. John Henrik Clarke's "The Boy Who…
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Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
Cast: Danny Glover, Ray Liotta, Denis Leary …
Directed by: Simon Wincer
Five Green Berets stationed in Vietnam in 1968 grudgingly undertake the mission of a lifetime -- to secretly transport an 8,000-pound elephant through 200 miles of rough jungle terrain. High…
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Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain (1995)
Cast: Edward Hermann, Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover …
Directed by: Martin Doblmeier
In this documentary, historians, politicians and actors (including Danny Glover and Sissy Spacek) try to illuminate the quixotic nature of founding father Thomas Jefferson, focusing on his…
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Angels in the Outfield (1994)
Cast: Danny Glover, Brenda Fricker, Tony Danza …
Directed by: William Dear
A foster child has two wishes: to be reunited with his dad and to see the California Angels win the pennant -- and the former depends on the latter. His prayers are answered when angels start…
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Bopha! (1993)
Cast: Danny Glover, Malcolm McDowell, Alfre Woodard …
Directed by: Morgan Freeman
A black South African family struggles to stay together as the father (Danny Glover), a senior police official, and the son, a student activist, clash amidst the upheaval of apartheid. But…
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The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
Cast: Danny Glover, Matt Dillon, Ving Rhames …
Directed by: Tim Hunter
When Matthew (Matt Dillon) is forced to live on the streets, a spirited Vietnam veteran named Jerry (Danny Glover) takes the schizophrenic younger man under his wing, teaching him survival…
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Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci …
Directed by: Richard Donner
Archetypal buddy cops Riggs and Murtaugh are back for another round of high-stakes action, this time setting their sights on bringing down a former Los Angeles police lieutenant turned black…
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Grand Canyon (1991)
Cast: Danny Glover, Kevin Kline, Steve Martin …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
A sequence of random but life-altering incidents conspire to link a group of Los Angeles denizens from disparate economic and social classes, leading to epiphanies about responsibilities and…
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A Rage in Harlem (1991)
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Gregory Hines, Robin Givens …
Directed by: Bill Duke
Jackson (Forest Whitaker) is a naïve accountant at a Harlem funeral parlor who's slightly on the pious side. But when sexy vamp Imabelle (Robin Givens) hits town with a trunk full…
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Flight of the Intruder (1991)
Cast: Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, Brad Johnson …
Directed by: John Milius
Based on the thriller by Stephen Coonts, Flight of the Intruder charts the efforts of two Vietnam War U.S. Navy pilots, Jake (Brad Johnson) and Cole (Willem Dafoe), to bombard Hanoi's…
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NBA Hardwood Classics: Magic Johnson: Always Showtime (1991)
Cast: Magic Johnson, Danny Glover
Basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson achieved nearly every distinction a player could dream of during his 13-year career with the L.A. Lakers. But more than the honors and record-setting…
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Predator 2 (1990)
Cast: Kevin Peter Hall, Danny Glover, Gary Busey …
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Ten years after a band of mercenaries first battled a vicious alien, the invisible creature from another world has returned to Earth -- and this time, it's drawn to the gang-ruled and…
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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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Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci …
Directed by: Richard Donner
Detectives Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of gold coins and follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation.
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A Raisin in the Sun (1989)
Cast: Esther Rolle, Danny Glover, Helen Martin …
Directed by: Bill Duke
African American patriarch Walter Lee Younger leads his family's fight to rise above poverty and racism in 1950s Chicago. When a life insurance payment goes up in smoke, the family must…
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Bat 21 (1988)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed …
Directed by: Peter Markle
An Air Force colonel (Gene Hackman) who knows his way around a golf course but has no combat experience is trapped behind enemy lines during the Vietnam War. As the sole survivor of a plane…
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Lethal Weapon (1987)
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey …
Directed by: Richard Donner
A straitlaced LAPD detective teams up with an unhinged cop who, distraught after his wife's passing, has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks. The duo's first homicide case…
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Tall Tales & Legends: John Henry (1987)
Cast: Danny Glover, Tom Hulce, Lou Rawls …
Actress Shelley Duvall was the host of this omnibus series, which ran from 1985-'88 and chronicled mythical characters and historical events. In this installment, the legendary John…
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Silverado (1985)
Cast: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Two brothers, ex-prisoner Emmett (Scott Glenn) and current prisoner Jake (Kevin Costner), team up with a butcher named Mal (Danny Glover) and Paden (Kevin Kline), a man left to die in the…
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Witness (1985)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer …
Directed by: Peter Weir
Detective John Book goes undercover in an Amish community to protect a boy who witnessed a murder. Once inside, Block must adjust to major culture shock while cautiously romancing the…
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The Color Purple (1985)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery …
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Whoopi Goldberg stars as Celie, a Southern woman whose correspondence with her sister in Africa helps her escape an abusive husband (portrayed with a scary edge by Danny Glover) and a life of…
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Places in the Heart (1984)
Cast: Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris …
Directed by: Robert Benton
Sally Field won her second Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Edna Spalding, a young widow living in Depression-era Waxahachie, Texas, who's determined to eke out a hardscrabble…
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Iceman (1984)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Lindsay Crouse, John Lone …
Directed by: Fred Schepisi
When a 40,000-year-old Neanderthal is thawed out of the ice during a scientific expedition and begins to function again, anthropologist Stanley Shepard winds up in a desperate fight to keep…
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Wonderworks: And the Children Shall Lead (1984)
Cast: LeVar Burton, Danny Glover, Denise Nicholas …
Directed by: Michael Pressman
A small town is tested when civil rights workers show up to register black voters, igniting tensions and pushing long-held prejudices to the brink, in this made-for-television drama that…
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Chiefs (1983)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Keith Carradine, Billy Dee Williams …
Directed by: Jerry London
This Emmy-nominated miniseries from director Jerry London follows three consecutive police chiefs (Wayne Rogers, Brad Davis and Billy Dee Williams) in a rural Southern town who work for…
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Memorial Day (1983)
Cast: Mike Farrell, Shelley Fabares, Keith Michell …
Directed by: Joseph Sargent
Mike Farrell ("M*A*S*H") plays Matt Walker, an attorney attending a reunion of the platoon he served with in Vietnam, who ends up dealing with more disturbing recollections and emotions than…
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Out (1982)
Cast: Peter Coyote, O-lan Shepard, Jim Haynie …
Directed by: Eli Hollander
Peter Coyote stars in this absurdist drama about an urban guerrilla from New York City who's sent on treacherous assignments by a faceless commander. When special agent Rex (Coyote)…
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Scared Straight! (1978)
Cast: Peter Falk, Danny Glover
Directed by: Arnold Shapiro
Peter Falk hosts this groundbreaking documentary that won an Oscar and eight Emmys in 1978. The film follows 17 juvenile delinquents who are taken inside a maximum-security prison and brought…
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Just a Dream (2002)
Cast: Carl Lumbly, Robby Benson, Ally Sheedy …
Directed by: Danny Glover
Set in the 1960s, this touching directorial turn from Danny Glover follows a young boy's not-so-run-of-the-mill summer. While at his summer job, 12-year-old Henry (Jeremy Sumpter) meets…