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Poms (2019)
Poms is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Zara Hayes, starring Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier, Celia Weston, Alisha Boe, Phyllis Somerville, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, and Rhea Perlman. The film follows a group of women from a retirement community who decide to start a cheerleading squad. It was theatrically released in North America...
Starring: William Elliott•Jacki Weaver•Eartha Kitt•Rod Steiger•Paul Newman•Cliff Robertson
Larry Crowne (2011)
Larry Crowne is a 2011 American romantic comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. The film was produced and directed by Hanks, who co-wrote its screenplay with Nia Vardalos. The story was inspired by Hanks' time studying at Chabot College. The film tells the story of Larry Crowne, a middle-aged man who unexpectedly loses his job and return...
Starring: Jacki Weaver•Henry Silva•Jack Nicholson•Warren Oates•Edward Asner•Antonio Fargas•Kurt Russell•Peter Fonda•Yaphet Kotto•Jim Brown
Just Wright (2010)
Just Wright is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Sanaa Hamri, starring Queen Latifah and Common. The film tells the story of a physical therapist, Leslie Wright, who falls in love with a professional basketball player, Scott McKnight. It received mixed reviews from critics.
Starring: Jacki Weaver•Bruce Dern•Richard Pryor•Robert Forster•Robert De Niro•Bernie Casey•Jennifer Gan•Joe Don Baker•Stacy Keach•Peter Boyle
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
The Adventures of Pluto Nash is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzmán, James Rebhorn, Peter Boyle, Pam Grier, and John Cleese. The film was released in the United States on August 16, 2002.
Starring: Diane Keaton•Jacki Weaver•D'Urville Martin•Roberta Collins•Pam Grier•Randy Quaid•Cleavon Little•Anitra Ford•Thalmus Rasulala•Margaret Markov
3 A.M. (2001)
3 A.M. is a 2001 crime film written and directed by Lee Davis and starring Danny Glover, Pam Grier, Sergej Trifunović, and Michelle Rodriguez. It is the first film written and directed by Lee Davis, a protégé of director Spike Lee. The film follows the lives of several New York taxi drivers.
Starring: Jacki Weaver•Booker Bradshaw•Michael Conrad
Bones (2001)
Bones is a 2001 American supernatural horror film directed by Ernest Dickerson and starring rapper Snoop Dogg as the eponymous Jimmy Bones, a murdered numbers runner that rises from the grave to avenge his death. The film is presented as a homage to blaxploitation films of the 1970s and incorporates numerous elements from the genre.
Starring: Jacki Weaver•Paul Muller (actor)•Burt Young
In Too Deep (1999)
In Too Deep is a 1999 American crime thriller film directed by Michael Rymer from a screenplay written by Michael Henry Brown and Paul Aaron. The film stars Omar Epps, LL Cool J, Nia Long, Stanley Tucci, Hill Harper and Pam Grier.
Starring: Jacki Weaver•Charles Durning•Ken Norton•Danny DeVito
Fakin' Da Funk (1997)
Fakin' da Funk is a 1997 comedy film written and directed by Tim Chey. It stars Pam Grier, Ernie Hudson, Dante Basco, Tone Loc, Margaret Cho, and Tatyana Ali. The film is about two Asian-American youths trying to adjust to a new environment in South Central Los Angeles, with one being a Chinese boy who was adopted and raised by Black parents, and t...
Starring: Jacki Weaver•Austin Stoker
Jackie Brown (1997)
Jackie Brown is a 1997 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, based on Elmore Leonard's 1992 novel Rum Punch. It stars Pam Grier as Jackie Brown, a flight attendant who is caught smuggling money. Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, and Robert De Niro appear in supporting roles.
Starring: George Carlin•Sy Richardson•Jacki Weaver•Dennis Quaid•George Takei•Ken Wahl•Tom Hanks
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Escape from L.A. is a 1996 American post-apocalyptic action film co-written, co-scored, and directed by John Carpenter, co-written and produced by Debra Hill and Kurt Russell, with Russell also starring as Snake Plissken. A sequel to Escape from New York (1981), Escape from L.A. co-stars Steve Buscemi, Stacy Keach, Bruce Campbell, Peter Fonda, and ...
Starring: Joe Pantoliano•James Keach•Michael J. Fox•Sharon Stone•Jacki Weaver•Eddie Murphy•Michael Keaton
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Mars Attacks! is a 1996 American science fiction comedy film directed by Tim Burton, who also co-produced it with Larry J. Franco. The screenplay by Jonathan Gems was based on the Topps trading card series of the same name. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Ma...
Starring: Glenn Close•Jonathan Pryce•Steve Buscemi•Sarah Jessica Parker•Jacki Weaver•Bert Remsen•Rita Wilson•Lukas Haas•Keanu Reeves•Rhea Perlman
Original Gangstas (1996)
Original Gangstas is a 1996 action-gangster film filmed and set in urban Gary, Indiana starring Blaxploitation film stars such as Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, Jim Brown, and Richard Roundtree. It is the final film directed by Larry Cohen before his death in 2019, though he continued to write screenplays through 2010.
Starring: Steve Buscemi•Susanna Hoffs•Jacki Weaver
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey is a 1991 American science fiction comedy film, and the feature directorial debut of Pete Hewitt. It is the second film in the Bill & Ted franchise, and a sequel to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989). Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter and George Carlin reprise their roles. The film, which partially spoofs The Seventh Seal, r...
Starring: Jacki Weaver•Ron Dean•Alex Winter•Julia Roberts•Bridget Fonda
Above the Law (1988)
Above the Law is a 1988 American crime action film written, produced and directed by Andrew Davis. It marked the film debut of Steven Seagal, and stars Pam Grier, Sharon Stone, Ron Dean and Henry Silva. Seagal plays Nico Toscani, an ex-CIA agent, Aikido specialist and a Chicago policeman who discovers a conspiracy upon investigating the mysterious ...
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson•Jacki Weaver•Queen Latifah•Omar Epps•James Rebhorn
The Allnighter (1987)
The Allnighter is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs and starring Susanna Hoffs, Dedee Pfeiffer, Joan Cusack and Pam Grier. It was released on May 1, 1987.
Starring: Jacki Weaver•Michelle Forbes•Duane Martin•Chris Tucker•Jon Seda
On the Edge (1986)
On the Edge is a 1986 American drama film directed by Rob Nilsson and written by Roy Kissin and Rob Nilsson. The film stars Bruce Dern, Pam Grier, Bill Bailey, Jim Haynie, John Marley and Marty Liquori. The film was released on May 2, 1986, by Skouras Pictures.
Starring: Rosario Dawson•Jacki Weaver
Stand Alone (1985)
Stand Alone is a 1985 American action drama film directed by Alan Beattie and starring Charles Durning.
Starring: Jacki Weaver•Snoop Dogg•Phylicia Rashad•Cedric the Entertainer
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Something Wicked This Way Comes is a 1983 American dark fantasy film directed by Jack Clayton and produced by Walt Disney Productions, from a screenplay written by Ray Bradbury, based on his 1962 novel of the same name. It stars Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd, and Pam Grier.
Starring: Sarita Choudhury•Jacki Weaver•Nia Vardalos
Tough Enough (1983)
Tough Enough is a 1983 American romantic drama sports film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Dennis Quaid, Pam Grier, Warren Oates and Stan Shaw.
Starring: Michael Landes•Jacki Weaver•Mehcad Brooks•Marv Albert
Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
Fort Apache, The Bronx is a 1981 American crime drama film directed by Daniel Petrie. The film is about a hard-drinking, lonely veteran cop, Murphy, and his young partner Corelli, who work in a crime-ridden precinct in the Bronx. Although Murphy's life takes a good turn when he falls in love with Isabella, a young nurse, the arrival of a new, law-a...
Starring: Common•Paula Patton•Jacki Weaver•Paolo Montalban
Greased Lightning (1977)
Greased Lightning is a 1977 American biographical film starring Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges, and Pam Grier, and directed by Michael Schultz. The film is loosely based on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first Black NASCAR race winner and, later, a 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee.
Starring: Phyllis Somerville•Jacki Weaver•William Elliott
Drum (1976)
Drum is a 1976 American film based on the 1962 Kyle Onstott novel of the same name. It was released by United Artists and is a sequel to the film Mandingo, released in 1975. The film stars Warren Oates, Pam Grier, Ken Norton, and was directed by Steve Carver.
Starring: Michael Landes•Jacki Weaver•Eartha Kitt
Bucktown (1975)
Bucktown, USA is a 1975 American crime action blaxploitation film released by American International Pictures starring Fred Williamson.
Starring: Susanna Hoffs•Jacki Weaver•William Marshall
Friday Foster (1975)
Friday Foster is a 1975 American blaxploitation film written and directed by Arthur Marks and starring Pam Grier in the title role. Yaphet Kotto, Eartha Kitt, Scatman Crothers and Carl Weathers co-starred. It is an adaptation of the 1970-74 syndicated newspaper comic strip of the same name, scripted by Jim Lawrence and illustrated by Jorge Longarón...
Starring: Antonio Fargas•Yaphet Kotto•Jacki Weaver
Sheba, Baby (1975)
Sheba, Baby is a 1975 American blaxploitation action film directed by William Girdler and starring Pam Grier and Austin Stoker.
Starring: Sid Haig•Jacki Weaver•Bernie Casey
The Arena (1974)
The Arena, also known as Naked Warriors, is a 1974 gladiator exploitation film directed by Steve Carver and starring Margaret Markov and Pam Grier. Joe D'Amato, the film's cinematographer, has stated that he took over direction of the fight scenes in the film.
Starring: Jacki Weaver•Anitra Ford•D'Urville Martin
Foxy Brown (1974)
Foxy Brown is a 1974 American blaxploitation film written and directed by Jack Hill. It stars Pam Grier as the title character who takes on a gang of white drug dealers who murdered her boyfriend. The film was released by American International Pictures as a double feature with Truck Turner. The film uses Afrocentric references in clothing and hair...
Starring: Roberta Collins•Jacki Weaver•Cleavon Little
Black Mama White Mama (1973)
Black Mama White Mama is a 1973 women in prison film directed by Eddie Romero and starring Pam Grier and Margaret Markov. The film has elements of blaxploitation. The movie also was released as Hot, Hard and Mean.
Starring: Jacki Weaver•Anitra Ford•Thalmus Rasulala
Coffy (1973)
Coffy is a 1973 American blaxploitation film written and directed by Jack Hill. The story is about a black female vigilante played by Pam Grier who seeks violent revenge against a heroin dealer responsible for her sister's addiction.
Starring: Margaret Markov•Jacki Weaver•Lynn Borden
Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
Scream Blacula Scream is a 1973 American blaxploitation vampire horror film. It is a sequel to the 1972 film Blacula. The film was produced by American International Pictures (AIP) and Power Productions. This was the acting debut of Richard Lawson.
Starring: Booker Bradshaw•Jacki Weaver•Michael Conrad
The Big Bird Cage (1972)
The Big Bird Cage is a 1972 American exploitation film of the "women in prison" subgenre. It serves as a non-sequel follow-up to the 1971 film The Big Doll House. The film was written and directed by Jack Hill, and stars Pam Grier, Sid Haig, Anitra Ford, and Carol Speed.
Starring: Terry Carter•Jacki Weaver•Paul Muller (actor)
Hit Man (1972)
Hit Man is a 1972 American crime film directed by George Armitage and starring Bernie Casey, Pam Grier and Lisa Moore. It is a blaxploitation-themed adaptation of Ted Lewis' 1970 novel Jack's Return Home, more famously adapted as Get Carter (1971), with the action relocated from England to the United States.
Starring: Ken Norton•Jacki Weaver
The Big Doll House (1971)
The Big Doll House is a 1971 American women-in-prison film starring Pam Grier, Judy Brown, Roberta Collins, Brooke Mills, and Pat Woodell. The film follows six female inmates through daily life in a gritty, unidentified tropical prison. Later the same year, the film Women in Cages featured a similar story and setting and much the same cast, and was...
Starring: Austin Stoker•Jacki Weaver
Women in Cages (1971)
Women in Cages is a 1971 women in prison sexploitation film directed by Gerardo de León and starring Jennifer Gan, Judy Brown, Roberta Collins, and Pam Grier. Co-produced by Roger Corman, it was prominently featured in the Planet Terror portion of the 2007 film Grindhouse. Grindhouse director Quentin Tarantino said of the film, "I'm a huge, huge fa...
Starring: Jennifer Gan•Austin Stoker•Jacki Weaver