Movies by Rosario Dawson
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Gimme Shelter (2012)
Cast: Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Hudgens, Brendan Fraser …
Directed by: Ron Krauss
After running away from her abusive mother, streetwise teen Apple locates her father, who's never been part of her life, but he rejects her when he learns that she's pregnant.…
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Fire With Fire (2012)
Cast: Josh Duhamel, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Willis …
Directed by: David Barrett
After witnessing the brutal murders of a convenient store owner and his son; firefighter, Jeremy Coleman barely escapes with his life. As he is forced to testify against the crime lord,…
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Zookeeper (2011)
Cast: Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb …
Directed by: Frank Coraci
When an unlucky-in-love zookeeper tells his romantic troubles to a giraffe, a monkey, a lion and other animals in the zoo, the critters speak up and advise him how to win the heart of the…
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Miss Representation (2011)
Cast: Cory Booker, Margaret Cho, Katie Couric …
Directed by: Jennifer Siebel Newsom
This insightful documentary from director Jennifer Siebel Newsom examines how women are portrayed by the mainstream media, and how the focus on beauty and sexuality instead of intellect and…
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A Girl Walks into a Bar (2011)
Cast: Carla Gugino, Zachary Quinto, Josh Hartnett …
Directed by: Sebastian Gutierrez
An all-star cast shines in this indie comedy about a typical night in 10 bars across Los Angeles, where former cop Francine becomes entangled with a group of oddballs, including a murderous…
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Chick Magnet (2011)
Cast: Jeff Venables, Meili Cady, Josh Beren …
Directed by: Ryan R. Williams
In this farcical sex comedy, three male also-rans in the art of love find a magical shirt that makes the wearer irresistible to any and all women. They happily employ the shirt's powers…
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10 Years (2011)
Cast: Channing Tatum, Rosario Dawson, Justin Long …
Directed by: Jamie Linden
When a group of friends reunites during their 10th high school reunion, they ponder old dreams and forge new connections. At the center of the crowd is Jake. Planning to propose to his…
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Five (2011)
Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Rosario Dawson, Lyndsy Fonseca …
Directed by: Jennifer Aniston, Patty Jenkins, Alicia Keys …
This evocative anthology features intertwining short films that examine the effect breast cancer has on five women, each of whom variously uses determination, grit and humor -- one even holds…
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Cast: Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario …
Directed by: Chris Columbus
After discovering that he's the son of the Greek god Poseidon (Kevin McKidd), teenage Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) strikes out on an action-packed odyssey to rescue his mortal mother and…
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Unstoppable (2010)
Cast: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson …
Directed by: Tony Scott
It's a nail-biting race against time as an unmanned train carrying a load of lethal chemicals speeds out of control, and a conductor and engineer do everything in their power to keep it…
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Brave New Voices 2010 (2010)
Cast: Common, Rosario Dawson, Mayda Del Valle …
Common and Rosario Dawson host the finale of the inspiring 2010 National Poetry Slam, in which four teams of imaginative and charismatic young artists from Denver, Albuquerque, the Bay Area…
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Killshot (2009)
Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke …
Directed by: John Madden
After witnessing a violent shakedown, husband and wife Carmen and Wayne Colson (Diane Lane and Thomas Jane) enter the Federal Witness Protection program. But with an experienced hit man…
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Wonder Woman (2009)
Cast: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Alfred Molina …
Directed by: Lauren Montgomery
It's up to fierce, headstrong Amazon princess Diana (voiced by Keri Russell) to use her unique powers to save her people -- by becoming the one and only Wonder Woman. She's out to…
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The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
Cast: Rosario Dawson, Paul Giamatti, Tom Papa …
Directed by: Rob Zombie
Mexican wrestler El Superbeasto (voiced by Tom Papa) may be well past his prime, but that won't stop him and his sultry sister, Suzi-X (Sheri Moon), from saving the world from the greedy…
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Explicit Ills (2008)
Cast: Rosario Dawson, Paul Dano, Naomie Harris …
Directed by: Mark Webber
Set in South Philadelphia, this inner-city drama follows the lives of several strangers each trying to eke out a decent living. A young mother (Rosario Dawson) attempts to get medicine for…
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Eagle Eye (2008)
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Billy Bob Thornton, Rosario Dawson …
Directed by: D.J. Caruso
Returning home to grieve after the shocking death of his overachieving twin brother, an aimless slacker named Jerry (Shia LaBeouf) finds himself inexplicably linked to a notorious terrorist…
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Seven Pounds (2008)
Cast: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson …
Directed by: Gabriele Muccino
Weighed down by a dark secret, IRS agent Ben Thomas tries to improve the lives of seven strangers in need of a second chance. But everything changes as he begins to fall for one of them and…
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Gemini Division: Season 1 (2008)
Cast: Rosario Dawson, Justin Hartley, Kevin Alejandro …
Directed by: Stan Rogow
While investigating the murder of her too-good-to-be-true fiancé, Nick, NYPD Detective Anna Diaz (Rosario Dawson) uncovers a global conspiracy of genetic experiments, covert ops and a…
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Descent (2007)
Cast: Rosario Dawson, Chad Faust, Vanessa Ferlito …
Directed by: Talia Lugacy
In the wake of a violent rape that leaves her shattered and emotionally destroyed, a star college student (Rosario Dawson) with a once-promising future descends into a downward spiral of…
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Grindhouse: Death Proof (2007)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito …
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
In this thriller from Quentin Tarantino, a tough-talking, psychotic serial murderer transforms his Dodge Charger into an indestructible weapon, then climbs behind the wheel of his well-oiled…
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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Chazz Palminteri …
Directed by: Dito Montiel
While his young friends all seem to end up as junkies, inmates or corpses, Dito miraculously escapes the same fate. He attributes that to divine intervention from a group of "saints," who are…
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Clerks 2 (2006)
Cast: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson …
Directed by: Kevin Smith
Picking up 10 years after their original misfit misadventures, director Kevin Smith revisits the doldrums and daily routines of New Jersey's minimum-wage employees in this sequel to his…
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This Revolution (2006)
Cast: Rosario Dawson, Brendan Sexton III, Amy Redford …
Directed by: Stephen Marshall
Set against the backdrop of the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City, this emotionally charged political yarn stars Nathan Crooker as Jake Cassavetes, a network cameraman just…
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Sin City (2005)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba …
Directed by: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez
In this series of interwoven stories adapted from Frank Miller's graphic novels, an ex-con avenges a hooker's death, a detective gets mixed up with dangerous vixens, and a rogue cop…
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Rent (2005)
Cast: Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Rosario Dawson …
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Chris Columbus's faithful adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical set in New York's East Village boasts a slew of stars from the show's original Broadway cast, including…
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Sin City: Recut (2005)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba …
Directed by: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez
Fans can revel in this unrated, recut, extended release of the graphic novel-based film noir that tells the interlacing stories of an ex-con avenging a murder, a detective caught up with…
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Alexander: Director's Cut (2004)
Cast: Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer …
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone takes on the saga of Alexander the Great (Colin Farrell), the legendary Macedonian warrior. Although Alexander's leadership was unflinching and his politics cunning, his…
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Alexander: Theatrical Cut (2004)
Cast: Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer …
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Director Oliver Stone takes on the saga of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian conqueror legendary for his military prowess, but whose interior life included an unnatural relationship with…
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The Rundown (2003)
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson …
Directed by: Peter Berg
Looking to retire and open a restaurant, a bounty hunter named Beck gets roped into one final assignment: fetching his employer's errant son from the Amazon jungle. Along the way, Beck…
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Shattered Glass (2003)
Cast: Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard, Chloë Sevigny …
Directed by: Billy Ray
This fact-based film depicts the rise and fall of disgraced magazine journalist Stephen Glass (Hayden Christensen), a staff writer at The New Republic and a contributor to Rolling Stone who…
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V-Day: Until the Violence Stops (2003)
Cast: Eve Ensler, Tantoo Cardinal, Rosario Dawson …
Directed by: Abby Epstein
This documentary follows the grassroots impact of the V-Day movement -- whose goal is to end violence against women -- in five international communities while exposing the pervasive and…
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This Girl's Life (2003)
Cast: Juliette Marquis, James Woods, Kip Pardue …
Directed by: Ash, Ashley Baron Cohen
This indie drama follows Internet porn star Moon as she cares for her ailing father, starts a tentative romance with a new boyfriend and supplements her income by testing the monogamy of…
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The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Ron Underwood
Eddie Murphy stars as Pluto Nash in this sci-fi comedy -- set in 2087 -- about an audacious moon-based nightclub owner struggling to prevent the Mafia from taking over his digs. With the help…
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Men in Black II (2002)
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Rip Torn …
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones reprise their roles as Jay and Kay, two highly secretive, highly funded and highly unofficial government agents dealing with all things evil and alien --…
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25th Hour (2002)
Cast: Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper …
Directed by: Spike Lee
Monty Brogan has 24 hours to spend with his two best friends and his girlfriend before he's sent to prison for seven years for dealing drugs. Spike Lee directs this meditative drama set…
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Love in the Time of Money (2002)
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Domenick Lombardozzi, Jill Hennessy …
Directed by: Peter Mattei
Love is a battlefield for several New York City dwellers: a prostitute and her trick; an artist and a receptionist he meets; a woman married to an unhappy art dealer with a secret; and a…
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The First $20 Million (2002)
Cast: Adam Garcia, Rosario Dawson, Jake Busey …
Directed by: Mick Jackson
Poking fun at the e-commerce boom of the late 1990s, this fictional story follows a young man (Adam Garcia) who gives up a slick marketing job in Silicon Valley to pursue his dream job --…
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Ash Wednesday (2002)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Edward Burns, Malachy McCourt …
Directed by: Edward Burns
Exactly 3 years after Sean Sullivan's arm was found in the river, convincing everyone around him that he'd been murdered, his brother Frank gets wind of rumors that Sean's…
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Sidewalks of New York (2001)
Cast: Edward Burns, Heather Graham, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Edward Burns
Writer-director-leading man Edward Burns delivers a charming and likable story about a group of New Yorkers in search of romance: A married dentist (Stanley Tucci) has an affair with a…
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Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
Cast: Rachael Leigh Cook, Rosario Dawson, Tara Reid …
Directed by: Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan
They're three small-time girls with big-time dreams. The comic-book rockers go live-action in this music-business parody. Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook) and her pussycats, Melody (Tara Reid)…
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Chelsea Walls (2001)
Cast: Kevin Corrigan, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D'Onofrio …
Directed by: Ethan Hawke
Featuring a high-profile cast and set within the confines of New York City's famed Chelsea Hotel, this indie omnibus follows a day in the lives of five creative souls struggling with…
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Down to You (2000)
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Julia Stiles, Selma Blair …
Directed by: Kris Isacsson, Robert D. Yeoman
Freddie Prinze Jr. and Julia Stiles star in this college-age romantic comedy. When uptight upperclassman Alfred and free-spirited undergraduate Imogen meet, they prove opposites attract…
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Light It Up (1999)
Cast: Usher Raymond, Usher, Glynn Turman …
Directed by: Craig Bolotin
When an incident with a high school security guard (Forest Whitaker) pushes a decent kid (Usher Raymond) past his breaking point, the boy unites a diverse and troubled student body to take…
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He Got Game (1998)
Cast: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich …
Directed by: Spike Lee
Director Spike Lee looks at basketball and how far the sport will look the other way to protect and acquire key players. The plot hinges on a convict father (Denzel Washington) who'll…
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Side Streets (1998)
Cast: Valeria Golino, Rosario Dawson, Shabana Azmi …
Directed by: Tony Gerber
On the hottest day of the year, five vignettes -- which address fear, relationships, careers, dreams and more -- unfold in each of New York City's boroughs and reveal the struggles and…
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Kids (1995)
Cast: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny …
Directed by: Larry Clark
Armed with a raw, provocative script penned by 19-year-old Harmony Korine (Gummo), controversial photographer-filmmaker Larry Clark follows a group of aimless New York teens around the city…