Movies by Joe Mantegna
As part of the cast:
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Cars 2 (2011)
Cast: Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine …
Directed by: Brad Lewis, John Lasseter
Owen Wilson once again voices speedy race car Lightning McQueen in this peppy sequel to the animated hit Cars. When he heads off to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix, Lightning also…
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The War of 1812 (2011)
Cast: Joe Mantegna
Combining dramatic reenactments and interviews with historians and other authorities, this documentary examines the War of 1812, in which America once again fought the British in a battle…
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Archie's Final Project (2009)
Cast: Gabriel Sunday, David Carradine, Harry Shearer …
Directed by: David Lee Miller
After declaring that he's going to film himself committing suicide for a school project, Archie videotapes his surprising interactions with worried family members, interested classmates,…
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Lonely Street (2009)
Cast: Jay Mohr, Katt Williams, Lindsay Price …
Directed by: Peter Ettinger
After an elusive celebrity hires naïve Det. Bubba Mabry (Jay Mohr) to spy on a tabloid journalist, Bubba becomes the prime suspect when the reporter is murdered. If he wants to stay out…
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Starz Inside: Unforgettably Evil (2009)
Cast: Tobin Bell, David Carradine, James Cromwell …
Directed by: Sebastian Bauer
Starz Inside: Unforgettably Evil explores Hollywood's meanest, scariest and most chilling on-screen villians, from Psycho to Silence of the Lambs to The Dark Knight. James Cromwell,…
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The Assistants (2009)
Cast: Chris Conner, Joe Mantegna, Michael Grant Terry …
Directed by: Steve Morris
Weary of slaving for years as lowly assistants in the movie business, Jack Ryder (Chris Conner) and his friends stumble into a chance to own some production leverage of their own, based on a…
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The House That Jack Built (2009)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Kris Black, Gail O'Grady …
Directed by: Bruce Reisman
In spite of his late father's wishes that he keep the family home intact, Jack puts a "party palace" in its place, which angers a restless spirit. Now, Jack's battling for his life…
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Witless Protection (2008)
Cast: Larry the Cable Guy, Ivana Milicevic, Yaphet Kotto …
Directed by: Charles Robert Carner
In an attempt to play hero, a bumbling small-town deputy "saves" a well-heeled woman from the four men holding her hostage. The fact that her captors were FBI agents never crossed his mind --…
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Redbelt (2008)
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Max Martini …
Directed by: David Mamet
In this riveting character study, a jujitsu master in a financial bind considers entering the arena to compete for cash -- which goes against his values and his integrity. When a gun mishap…
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Hank and Mike (2008)
Cast: Thomas Michael, Paolo Mancini, Chris Klein …
Directed by: Matthiew Klinck
When the multinational corporation that owns all holidays gives them a pink slip, beer-swilling, cigarette-smoking Easter bunnies Hank (Thomas Michael) and Mike (Paolo Mancini) are forced to…
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Woo Life (2008)
Cast: Ronnie Wickers, Buck O'Neil, Joe Mantegna …
Directed by: Paul Hoffman
Paul Hoffman's documentary chronicles the hardscrabble life of superfan Ronnie "Woo Woo" Wickers, whose love affair with the Chicago Cubs began in 1947, when his grandmother took him to…
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West of Brooklyn (2008)
Cast: Ronnie Marmo, Natalia Livingston, Joe Mantegna …
Directed by: Danny Cistone
After his mother dies, Brooklyn poet Sebi (Ronnie Marmo) moves across the country to meet up with his friends in Los Angeles. But even though he's surrounded by familiar faces, the…
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We Believe (2008)
Cast: Gary Sinise, Lou Piniella, Bob Costas …
Directed by: John Scheinfeld
Prolific filmmaker John Scheinfeld helms this valentine to the Chicago Cubs and the city that loves them. Players past and present, city honchos and fans -- both celebrities and ordinary joes…
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The Simpsons Movie (2007)
Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright …
Directed by: David Silverman
Homer Simpson is used to alienating people, but nothing compares to the level of animosity he's inspired with his most recent foul-up: polluting Lake Springfield with pig manure…
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Cougar Club (2007)
Cast: Faye Dunaway, Carrie Fisher, Joe Mantegna …
Directed by: Christopher Duddy
When Yale Law School hopeful Spence and his buddy Hogan discover the joys of sexy older women, they turn their passion into a hot business. Pairing young men with older, sex-starved women…
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The Last Hit Man (2007)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Elizabeth Whitmere, Romano Orzari …
Directed by: Christopher Warre Smets
After veteran assassin Harry Tremayne (Joe Mantegna) bungles a hit, life deals him another blow when he learns that the grim reaper is about to come calling in this made-for-TV thriller.…
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Naked Fear (2007)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Danielle De Luca, Evan Adrian …
Directed by: Thom Eberhardt
When Diana (Danielle De Luca) takes a job as a stripper in a sleepy New Mexico town, she's unaware that her fellow dancers have been disappearing. The local sheriff (Joe Mantegna) is…
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Elvis & Anabelle (2007)
Cast: Max Minghella, Blake Lively, Joe Mantegna …
Directed by: Will Geiger
When leggy Texas beauty pageant contestant Anabelle (Blake Lively) dies on the catwalk, her lifeless body is brought to a rural funeral home, where a single kiss from Elvis (Max Minghella),…
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Uncle Nino (2005)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Pierrino Mascarino …
Directed by: Robert Shallcross
An elderly Italian peasant who barely speaks English, Uncle Nino (Pierrino Mascarino) travels to America to reconnect with nephew Robert (Joe Mantegna) and his family (played by Anne Archer,…
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Nine Lives (2005)
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman …
Directed by: Rodrigo Garcia, Rodrigo García
This series of revealing vignettes from writer-director Rodrigo Garcia (Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her) peers into the private lives of nine women who are each pointed toward a…
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The Kid & I (2005)
Cast: Tom Arnold, Eric Gores, Richard Edson …
Directed by: Penelope Spheeris
While most teens wish for a car for their 18th birthday, Aaron Roman (Eric Gores) longs to star in a big-budget action movie. Luckily, his wealthy father (Joe Mantegna) has the means to make…
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Edmond (2005)
Cast: William H. Macy, Julia Stiles, Joe Mantegna …
Directed by: Stuart Gordon
With a David Mamet play as its inspiration, Edmond stars William H. Macy as the titular character, a businessman who undergoes a personal revolution after he heeds a psychic's call to…
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Stateside (2004)
Cast: Jonathan Tucker, Rachael Leigh Cook, Joe Mantegna …
Directed by: Reverge Anselmo
Troubled, affluent teenager Mark Deloach (Jonathan Tucker) winds up in the Marine Corps with a tough-as-nails drill sergeant (Val Kilmer). During a break from duty, Mark meets and begins to…
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This Old Cub (2004)
Cast: Ron Santo, Bill Murray, William Petersen …
Directed by: Jeff Santo
Filmmaker Jeff Santo paints a moving portrait of the man some have called the best player who's &NFi;not&NFi_; in the Baseball Hall of Fame: Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo, a man…
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The Best of the Tony Awards: The Plays (2004)
Cast: James Earl Jones, Joan Allen, Joe Mantegna …
The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries. Culled from clips from the Tony Awards shows, this unique…
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Roast of Denis Leary: Uncensored (2003)
Cast: Jeff Garlin, Denis Leary, Michael J. Fox …
Directed by: John Fortenberry
Trenchant funnyman Denis Leary gets a taste of his own medicine when Comedy Central hosts a celebrity roast in his honor, emceed by Jeff Garlin of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." This uncensored…
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Women vs. Men (2002)
Cast: Paul Reiser, Joe Mantegna, Glenne Headly …
Directed by: Chazz Palminteri
Dana (Christine Lahti) walks out on Michael (Joe Mantegna) after 20 years of marriage. After mulling it over, Dana decides to return to her husband, but discovers he's already settled…
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Mother Ghost (2002)
Cast: Mark Thompson, Kevin Pollak, Dana Delany …
Directed by: Rich Thorne
In the year since his mother died, Keith Bennett (Mark Thompson) has been tormented by the notion that she's still with him. On the verge of losing his wife and family as well as his…
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The Trumpet of the Swan (2001)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Seth Green, Mary Steenburgen …
Directed by: Richard Rich
This colorful animated tale follows a mute young trumpeter swan named Louie, who falls for beautiful swan Serena but is frustrated because he can't express his feelings to her -- until…
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Off Key (2001)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Danny Aiello, George Hamilton …
Directed by: Manuel Gómez Pereira
Three world-class (and egomaniacal) opera singers (Joe Mantegna, George Hamilton and Danny Aiello, in roles inspired by the real-life "Three Tenors") break up their act after one of their…
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Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal - Special Edition (2000)
Cast: Craig Sheffer, Gabrielle Anwar, Joe Mantegna …
Directed by: Jorge Montesi
Death metal superstar Slade Craven's (John Mann) plan to rock his fans at 30,000 feet with a one-of-a-kind concert aboard a 747 in mid-flight goes horribly awry when a psychotic…
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More Dogs Than Bones (2000)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Peter Coyote, Mercedes Ruehl …
Directed by: Michael Browning
While on a flight to Los Angeles, mobster Victoria Galetti, well aware that she's been ratted out and the cops are waiting to arrest her at the airport, stashes a bag holding $1 million…
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The Runner (1999)
Cast: Ron Eldard, John Goodman, Courteney Cox …
Directed by: Ron Moler
Compulsive gambler Edward Harrington (Ron Eldard) takes a job running numbers for a malevolent bookie (John Goodman) -- a man who takes pleasure in watching Edward squirm. He tries to…
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My Little Assassin (1999)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Tony Plana, Gabrielle Anwar …
Directed by: Jack Bender
In 1959, Marita Lorenz (Gabrielle Anwar) finds herself captivated by the young, charismatic Fidel Castro (Joe Mantegna), the new leader of Cuba. Against the wishes of her mother (Jill…
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Liberty Heights (1999)
Cast: Adrien Brody, Ben Foster, Orlando Jones …
Directed by: Barry Levinson
"No Jews, dogs or coloreds," reads the sign outside a public swimming pool in 1954 Baltimore. High school freshman Ben Kurtzman (Ben Foster) and friends find themselves confronted with…
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Body and Soul (1999)
Cast: Jordan Ancel, Jennifer Beals, Michael Chiklis …
Directed by: Sam Henry Kass
Charlie "Kid" Davis (Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini) is a small-time boxer who yearns for a chance to prove he's worthy of a shot at a major title. To achieve his lifelong goal, he heads for…
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The Rat Pack (1998)
Cast: Ray Liotta, Joe Mantegna, Don Cheadle …
Directed by: Rob Cohen
Focusing on the time frame surrounding the 1960 presidential election, this entertaining, made-for-cable biopic dramatizes the inner workings of the famed Rat Pack led by crooner Frank…
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The Last Don II (1998)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Danny Aiello, Kirstie Alley …
Directed by: Graeme Clifford
Mario Puzo's compelling underworld saga continues in this miniseries. After the death of family patriarch Don Clericuzio (Danny Aiello), his nephew Cross De Lena (Jason Gedrick) takes…
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Celebrity (1998)
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Leonardo DiCaprio …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Director Woody Allen turns his caustic wit on the nature of celebrity with this satiric look at people who'll do anything for fame. Kenneth Branagh stars as a version of Allen: a…
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Hoods (1998)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Kevin Pollak, Joe Pantoliano …
Directed by: Mark Malone
An inept group of small-time hoods has just six hours to carry out a hit for the local crime boss. But there's one major problem: The group's target -- an elusive mobster named…
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Jerry and Tom (1998)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Sam Rockwell, Maury Chaykin …
Directed by: Saul Rubinek
Easygoing family man Tom (Joe Mantegna) -- used-car salesman by day, mob enforcer by night -- shows his brash co-worker Jerry (Sam Rockwell) the ropes of contract killing. Soon the young…
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Error in Judgment (1998)
Cast: Joanna Pacula, Joe Mantegna, Sung Hi Lee …
Directed by: Scott P. Levy
Eric's (Joe Mantegna) art gallery is losing money, and even though his psychiatrist wife wants to help, she can't do much to cheer him up. When a young, sexy woman named Toni (Sung…
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Air Speed (1998)
Cast: Charles Edwin Powell, Elisha Cuthbert, Bronwen Booth …
Directed by: Robert Tinnell
After being expelled for the third time, spoiled private school student Nicole Stone (Elisha Cuthbert) gets a one-way ticket home on her daddy's jet. But when an electrical storm sends…
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Vietnam: Long Time Coming (1998)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, John Kerry, Greg LaMonde …
Directed by: Peter Gilbert, Jerry Blumenthal
Filmmakers Jerry Blumenthal and Peter Gilbert chronicle the experiences of American Vietnam War veterans as they join former Vietnamese soldiers in a 16-day bicycle ride through Northern and…
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The Last Don (1997)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Joe Mantegna, Daryl Hannah …
Directed by: Graeme Clifford
The longstanding feud between the Santadios and rival gang the Clericuzios -- led by mob boss Domenico (Danny Aiello) -- ends when the don's daughter (Kirstie Alley) weds the Santadio…
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For Hire (1997)
Cast: Rob Lowe, Joe Mantegna, Bronwen Booth …
Directed by: Jean Pellerin
Mitch Lawrence (Rob Lowe) is a Chicago cabby with fading dreams whose life takes a strange turn when a client (Joe Mantegna) offers him a lot of money to eliminate a drug dealer who's…
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Albino Alligator (1996)
Cast: Matt Dillon, Faye Dunaway, Gary Sinise …
Directed by: Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey made his directing debut with this edgy crime drama about a trio of small-time hoods (Matt Dillon, Gary Sinise and William Fichtner) fleeing after a bungled robbery in New…
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Stephen King's Thinner (1996)
Cast: Billie Burke, Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna …
Directed by: Tom Holland
Obese attorney Billy Halleck accidentally runs over a gypsy woman with his car. When his police cronies and the judge help Halleck cover up the incident, the victim's father puts a curse…
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Up Close & Personal (1996)
Cast: Robert Redford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stockard Channing …
Directed by: Jon Avnet
Michelle Pfeiffer stars as ambitious reporter Tally Atwater, who aspires to make it to the top in television news. Along the way, she meets veteran newsman Warren Justice (Robert Redford),…
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Eye for an Eye (1996)
Cast: Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris …
Directed by: John Schlesinger
Grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when the man who raped and murdered her daughter is freed on a technicality. Obsessed, she arms herself and joins a vigilante group.
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Underworld (1996)
Cast: Denis Leary, Joe Mantegna, Annabella Sciorra …
Directed by: Roger Christian
A crook sets out to get revenge on the thugs who hurt his father in this bloody noir-style crime drama. After being released from prison, Johnny Crown (Denis Leary) goes after Frank (Joe…
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Persons Unknown (1996)
Cast: Xander Berkeley, Jon Favreau, Kelly Lynch …
Directed by: George Hickenlooper
Director George Hickenlooper (Dogtown) helms this edgy thriller about an ex-cop (Joe Mantegna) who's working as a security expert when he's duped by a pair of sisters (Kelly Lynch…
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Forget Paris (1995)
Cast: Billy Crystal, Debra Winger, Julie Kavner …
Directed by: Billy Crystal
As Mickey's (Billy Crystal) and Ellen's (Debra Winger) friends wait in a restaurant for the couple to arrive, the story of their relationship unfolds in a series of flashbacks. From…
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Above Suspicion (1995)
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Joe Mantegna, Kim Cattrall …
Directed by: Steven Schachter
When dedicated and decorated cop Dempsey Cain (Christopher Reeve) falls prey to a drug dealer's bullet and is paralyzed for life, his brother (Joe Mantegna) and wife (Kim Cattrall) begin…
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Airheads (1994)
Cast: Adam Sandler, Brendan Fraser, Chris Farley …
Directed by: Michael Lehmann
The Lone Rangers (Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi) have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an AM rock station and…
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Baby's Day Out (1994)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Lara Flynn Boyle, Joe Pantoliano …
Directed by: Patrick Read Johnson
After three bumbling hoodlums kidnap a toddler from a wealthy family, they discover that orchestrating the crime was much easier than holding onto the tiny heir. Home Alone screenwriter John…
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Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Cast: Max Pomeranc, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen …
Directed by: Steven Zaillian
After 7-year-old Josh Waitzken gets hooked on speed chess and becomes a whiz at it, his dad hires an implacable chess master to coach the boy but reassesses his decision when Josh's…
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Body of Evidence (1993)
Cast: Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Joe Mantegna …
Directed by: Uli Edel
A powerful, intelligent, successful and breathtakingly beautiful woman is on trial for the murder of her wealthy, older lover, whom the D.A. is convinced died as a result of an intense…
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State of Emergency (1993)
Cast: Melinda Dillon, Paul Dooley, Lynn Whitfield …
Directed by: Lesli Linka Glatter
Caring physician John Novelli (Joe Mantegna) is fighting a losing battle: His hospital is falling apart, the staff is overworked, and yet the sick and injured continue to need help. Fatigued…
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Family Prayers (1993)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Paul Reiser …
Directed by: Scott M. Rosenfelt
As he tries to prepare for his upcoming bar mitzvah, young Andrew Jacobs (Tzvi Ratner-Stauber) finds himself preoccupied with the drama swirling around his gambling-addicted father, Martin…
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Queens Logic (1991)
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Linda Fiorentino, Jamie Lee Curtis …
Directed by: Steve Rash
Five lifelong chums from Queens, N.Y., reunite for the upcoming nuptials of one of their own. But as the wedding approaches, would-be groom Ray (Ken Olin) develops cold feet … and…
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Homicide (1991)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, William H. Macy, Vincent Guastaferro …
Directed by: David Mamet
Pulled from a drug case to find an elderly Jewish woman's killer, Det. Bobby Gold scoffs at the family's claim that the murder was a hate crime -- until he uncovers evidence of a…
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Bugsy (1991)
Cast: Warren Beatty, Andy Romano, Annette Bening …
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Warren Beatty stars as gangster Bugsy Siegel, who worked hard to realize his dream of building a gambling mecca in the middle of the Nevada desert. But his affair with screen siren Virginia…
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The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Cast: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire …
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
In the final installment of the Godfather trilogy, gray-haired Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) struggles with a heavy heart to make the family business legitimate, but he's pulled into more…
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Alice (1990)
Cast: Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna, Alec Baldwin …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Alice Tate (Mia Farrow) finds herself falling out of love with her stockbroker husband (William Hurt) and in love with a sax player named Joe (Joe Mantegna) in this modern take on &NFi;Alice…
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Christmas with The Simpsons (1989)
Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright …
Directed by: Bob Anderson, Steven Dean Moore, Matthew Nastuk …
You'll want to jingle those bells when the whole Simpson brood sits down to carve some Christmas turkey (that's after talking a whole lot of the same). This video includes the…
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Things Change (1988)
Cast: Don Ameche, Joe Mantegna, Robert Prosky …
Directed by: David Mamet
In David Mamet's acclaimed comedy, Jerry (Joe Mantegna), a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino (Don Ameche), a shoe repairman fingered by the…
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House of Games (1987)
Cast: Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum …
Directed by: David Mamet
When psychiatrist Margaret Ford tries to intervene on behalf of a patient -- a compulsive gambler in hock to a smooth-talking con artist -- she soon finds herself in over her head as she gets…
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Suspect (1987)
Cast: Cher, Dennis Quaid, Liam Neeson …
Directed by: Peter Yates
When a Supreme Court justice commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all signs point to Carl Anderson, a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But the public defender…
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Critical Condition (1987)
Cast: Richard Pryor, Rachel Ticotin, Rubén Blades …
Directed by: Michael Apted
After faking insanity to avoid prison, convicted criminal Eddie Lenahan tries to escape from the hospital psych ward by disguising himself as a doctor during a blackout -- but he soon finds…
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Weeds (1987)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Ernie Hudson, Rita Taggart …
Directed by: John D. Hancock
Serving a life sentence at San Quentin, Lee Umstretter (Nick Nolte) has little to live for -- a fact he demonstrates through multiple suicide attempts. But hope comes in the form of…
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Three Amigos (1986)
Cast: Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short …
Directed by: John Landis
Responding to a cable from a senorita in distress, three silent-film stars head to Mexico. Assuming they've been summoned to perform in a show, the trio is unaware they're expected…
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The Money Pit (1986)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Godunov …
Directed by: Richard Benjamin
An up-and-coming entertainment lawyer and his yuppie girlfriend set out to renovate their dream house, only to be plagued by her ex-husband, an unscrupulous construction firm and the…
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Lakeboat (2001)
Cast: Charles Durning, Tony Mamet, Peter Falk …
Directed by: Joe Mantegna
Academy Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross, State and Main, Heist) brings his own life experiences as a young man to the screen in this film…