Fred Williamson

Fred Williamson

Date of Birth: 05 Mar 1938

Country: USA

Total Credits at Criticker: 83 (Actor), 20 (Director), 9 (Writer)

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    From Dusk Till Dawn
    George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino star as the Gecko brothers -- two dangerous outlaws on a wild crime spree. After kidnapping a father (Keitel) and his two kids (Lewis), the Geckos head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety. But when they face the bar's truly notorious clientele, they're forced to team up with their hostages in order to make it out alive. (Dimension)
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    The Independent
    A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story of a serial killer who wants his biography film to be a musical. (imdb)
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    Starsky & Hutch
    Set in the 1970s in a metropolis called "Bay City," this is the tale of two police detective partners, Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson (Wilson), and Dave Starsky (Stiller), who always seem to get the toughest cases from their boss, Captain Dobey, rely on omniscient street informer Huggy Bear (Dogg) and race to the scene of the crimes in their souped-up 1974 Ford Torino hot rod, telling the story of their first big case (as a prequel to the TV show), which involved a former college campus drug dealer (Vaughn) who went on to become a white collar criminal (Electra plays Hutch's girlfriend). (imdb)
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    MASH
    The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war. (imdb)
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    Black Caesar
    Tommy Gibbs is a tough kid, raised in the ghetto, who aspires to be a kingpin criminal. As a young boy, his leg is broken by a bad cop on the take, during a payoff gone bad. Nursing his vengeance, he rises to power in Harlem, New York. (imdb)
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    Hell Up in Harlem
    A gangster in Harlem must rescue his ex-wife, who has been kidnapped by the Mafia. (imdb)
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    Original Gangstas
    Marvin Bookman is a small shop owner in Gary, Indiana, USA. After he sees a drive-by shooting of Laurie Thompson's son by a local gang, he gives up the license number of the car to the police. The gang doesn't like this so they go to the store and rough him up.... (imdb)
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    Carmen: A Hip Hopera
    Carmen, a seduceful aspiring actress seems to lead trouble everywhere she goes. But when a hard-nosed cop, Hill, falls in love with her, trouble is always around the corner, especially with a tough criminal investigator who's also after Carmen. (imdb)
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    Fighting Words
    A gifted poet is discovered by an attractive publisher. When the relationship turns sexual, the publisher reveals a dark secret. Although stunned by her revelation, the poet learns that love is more than words. (Indican Pictures)
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    Vigilante
    Eddie Marino is a factory worker in New York City. He has a wife named Vickie and a son named Scott. Eddie's friend and co-worker Nick and some of the factory's other workers have formed a vigilante group because Nick and the group are fed up with the pimps, gangs, and drug dealers who keep taking over the neighborhoods... (imdb)
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    Inglorious Bastards
    Set in Europe during WWII, a group of American soldiers are in the process of being shipped off to military prison for a variety of infractions, ranging from desertion to murder. While they're being transported, a German artillery attack hits the convoy, killing the MPs and enabling four of the prisoners to escape... (imdb)
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    Hammer
    A dock worker becomes a prizefighter, but gets mixed up with a crooked manager. A sympathetic L.A. detective tries to set him straight, but he won't listen. His manager, who is also a drug dealer, tells him that he has to take a dive during an important fight, and to ensure his cooperation, his girlfriend is kidnapped. (imdb)
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    1990: The Bronx Warriors
    In a post-apocalyptic New York City, a policeman infiltrates the Bronx, which has become a battleground for several murderous street gangs. (imdb)
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    Take a Hard Ride
    Jim Brown plays Pike, a stonefaced cowboy who meets up Tyree (Fred Williamson), a jocular and dishonest gambler. Together with a mute Indian scout Kashtok (Jim Kelly), the trio attempts to transport $86,000 across hundreds of miles of Western wasteland to deliver it to the widow of Pike's former employer. (All Movie Guide)
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    That Man Bolt
    To take a briefcase from Hong Kong to Mexico City, via Los Angeles, is it necessary to call on that man - Bolt? With the number of dangerous spies and gangsters who are after that briefcase, maybe Lincoln Bolt is not enough. (imdb)
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    Blackjack
    Blackjack (1998) - TV Movie
    After saving Casey, a daughter of his friend, from hired assassins, Jack Devlin is hit with a strange phobia - fear of white color. But when his other friend, who works as a bodyguard for a supermodel, is wounded, Jack decides to step in for him. Now he must confront his fear and the assassin, who seems to be well aware of Jack's problem (imdb)
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    Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
    Six college students take a wrong turn and find themselves lost in a strangely deserted rural town... only to discover that this deceptively quiet place hides a murderous cult of children controlled by evil forces! Yet even as bodies begin cropping up all around them, the young friends decide to stay and rescue the children... or die trying! (imdb)
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    New Gladiators
    In 2072 Rome, Italy, the ruthless CEO of a TV network plots to stage a modern series of gladiator games for ratings while one 'contenstant' learns of a conspiracy behind the true nature of the results. (imdb)
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    Boss Nigger
    Two black bounty hunters ride into a small town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. They discover that the town has no sheriff, and soon take over that position, much against the will of the mostly white townsfolk. They raise hell, chase women, and milk the locals for cash, while waiting for the opportunity to get their man. (imdb)
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    Warrior of the Lost World
    A nomad mercenary on a high-tech motorcycle helps bring about the downfall of the evil Orwellian government. (imdb)
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    Baadasssss Cinema
    Filmmaker Isaac Julien uses film clips and interviews to illustrate the history of the so-called "blaxploitation" genre. (imdb)
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    Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
    A reporter interviews fighters and promoters about Bruce Lee, intercut with footage from old Bruce Lee films and pseudo-documentary footage. (imdb)
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    Bucktown
    Duke Johnson visits a small Southern town, intent on burying his brother. A few locals convince Duke to reopen his late brother's nightclub, and soon the local redneck policemen are intimidating Duke with threats of violence. Duke refuses to pay the bribes they demand. Rather than take them on himself, Duke calls on his old pal Roy. Roy brings a few buddies to Bucktown, and they bring justice to the small town. (imdb)
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    Adiós Amigo
    A cowboy's crimes are blamed on another man. (imdb)
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    Down \
    Dakota Smith is an experienced policeman with a problem: his partner was shot dead, and corrupt cops are responsible. Dak's investigation leads him to widespread corruption in the department, as well as a corrupt district attorney. Smith finds an unlikely ally in timid photographer Nick Gleem. While Gleem unearths clues about the bad guys, Dak fends off attacks on his own life. (imdb)
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    Pitch
    Two young writers try to pitch their script to the big and famous. (imdb)
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    One Down, Two to Go
    A pair of tough cops go after the mob who jinxed the martial arts tournament and injured their buddy. (imdb)
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    Three the Hard Way
    The story involves a white supremacist plot to taint the United States water supply with a toxin that is harmless to whites but lethal to blacks. The only obstacles that stand in the way of this dastardly plan are Jim Brown, Fred Williamson and Jim Kelly, who shoot, kick and karate chop their way to final victory. (imdb)
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    Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
    Junie Moon's face has been disfigured by ill-gotten burns, and depends on her friends and her wit to cope. (imdb)
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    The Big Score
    A narcotics detective lets nothing stand in the way of his bringing down a major drug dealer. (imdb)
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    Crazy Joe
    The rise and fall of a Mafia gangster, based on the life of murdered New York gangster "Crazy" Joey Gallo. (imdb)
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    The Black Cobra
    A lone cop struggles to protect a female photographer from a gang of psychopathic bikers. (imdb)
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    Black Eye
    Private detective investigated a series of murders connected with a drug ring in Venice, California. (imdb)
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    Blind Rage
    Five friends get together and decide to plan an operation to rob a bank. The main difference between this and other bank-robbing gangs, however, is that all five men are blind. (imdb)
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    Mean Johnny Barrows
    A G.I. is unjustly thrown out of the service, and winds up being a gas station attendant. A gangster wants to hire him as a hitman. He agrees, with disastrous results. (imdb)
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    No Way Back
    Crowder is a man who will do anything, if the price is right. He is a private detective with a past in the police force. A woman comes to his office one day and asks if he will find her husband. He takes the mission, but soon he gets into a lot of trouble with some gangsters. (imdb)
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    Death Journey
    Fearful that their star witness might be murdered, two attorneys hire a protector to bring him from Los Angeles to New York. Jesse Crowder is a no-nonsense tough guy. He buddies up with the witness, an accountant, and they hit the road. Outwitting their foes means taking all manner of conveyance, including automobile, train, and airplane. At every turn, Crowder and the witness face a variety of attacks, including gunfire and knife-wielding villains. (imdb)
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    The Last Fight
    Singer-turned-boxer Andy 'Kid' Clave (Ruben Blades) signs a contract with a shady promoter Joaquin Vargas (Willie Colon). But Clave turns against Vargas when the promoter's thugs kill Clave's girlfriend when he thinks about backing out of the contract. While seeking a way to get revenge against Vargas, Clave learns that he has a blood clot in his head. But nothing will deter him from getting his revenge and making a shot at the title. (imdb)
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    Foxtrap
    Private detective is hired by rich man to find his niece, who has disappeared while traveling in Europe. (imdb)
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    The Messenger
    When his girlfriend dies of a drug overdose, a former Green Beret decides to take vengeance on the drug gangs responsible for her death. (imdb)
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    Soda Cracker
    Williamson plays a cop called 'Soda Cracker', whose partner was killed in a mysterious assassination. He is convinced that the murder was committed by his old enemy, Ivan Moss, played by Bo Svenson. Despite threats from the mob and from the police department, he vows to continue his mission to find the persons responsible for the assassination. (imdb)
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    Three Days to a Kill
    Two men try to rescue a kidnapped ambassador. (imdb)
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    Steele\
    Steele, a plainclothes Chicago cop, is recruited by the FBI to foil an assassination plot in Dallas, Texas... (imdb)
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    Silent Hunter
    An ex-cop hiding out in the wilderness after his wife and child were killed in a shoot-out finds he has another shot at the criminals when they show up to rob a timber operation. (imdb)
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    On the Edge
    Dakota Smith is an ex-cop and former private eye with a proclivity for community service. When a young basketball player entangles himself with drug dealers, he turns to Dak for help. Eventually goons are sent to kill the hoopster, but they hit the family of Rex Stevens by mistake. Frustrated by the incompetent and crooked police, the trio of Smith, Stevens, and their friend Frank Harris then battle the drug dealers for control of the streets. (imdb)
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    Lexie
    A former music producer turned stockbroker tries to make his musical comeback with a beautiful singer/dancer from a nightclub. The pair fall in love despite the treachery of the players and gangsters that surround the music business. (imdb)
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    White Fire
    When Bo was a child, a mysterious stranger sadistically murdered his parents. Only Bo and his sister, Ingrid survived the bloodshed. Now, twenty years later... Bo and his sister are grown up. They are now employees at a diamond mineshaft located in the desert. As mischievous as they are, they stumble upon the discovery of a legendary diamond, the "White Fire." However, this rapture for the diamond has provoked the angst of some short-tempered, not-so-nice villains... (David Choi)
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    The New Barbarians
    In the year 2019, nine years after a nuclear holocaust, two mercenary warriors team up to battle an evil cult of Templars who are seeking to exterminate the last remnants of humanity.
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    The Legend of Black Charley
    Set in the pre-Civil War South, this western adventure follows three escaped Virginia slaves on their journey into the West. The already arduous journey is made worse by the dogged bounty hunter who pursues them. Along the way the fugitive trio add others to their group, doing good wherever they go. (allmovie.com)
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    Shoot the Hero
    While browsing in a jewelry store, lovebirds Nate (Jason Mewes) and Kate (Samantha Lockwood) get caught up in a robbery that goes wrong and soon become targets of a mobster who wants to ice all witnesses to the botched crime. With a hit man hot on their trail, Nate and Kate -- much to their surprise -- discover talents neither knew they possessed.
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    Black Cobra 2
    Chicago cop Robert Malone (Fred Williamson) finds himself in The Philippines, ostensibly to learn the techniques of Interpol. Before he exits the Manila airport, his wallet is stolen by a pickpocket. Malone endures a testy relationship with his new colleague Kevin McCall while evidence surrounding the stolen wallet pulls both of them deeper and deeper into a web of intrigue. (imdb)
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    Black Cobra 3
    A shipment of American weapons is stolen in the Philippines. An American named Hawkins tries to find the weapons. Hawkins ends up dead. Chicago policeman Bob Malone is called in to investigate. Along with Interpol agent Greg Duncan, Malone travels the streets of Manila, tracking down leads. Criminals always seem to know where Duncan and Malone will be, which leads them to suspect a traitor in their midst. (imdb)
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    Deadly Impact
    Features a computer expert who is bilking the casinos in Vegas by hacking into the computers that run the slot machines. This way, he's able to tell when each machine is about to spit out a jackpot. His girlfriend Kathy goes to Vegas, plays the machines, and brings home a tidy sum each week-end. Before he can start enjoying the good life, the hacker is tortured and killed and Kathy is kidnapped by the murderers... (allmovie.com)
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    Joshua
    A black soldier returns from fighting for the Union in the Civil War only to find out that his mother has been murdered by a gang of white thugs. He becomes a bounty hunter, determined to track down and kill the men who killed his mother. (imdb)
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    Deadly Intent
    An archaeologist smuggles a valuable ancient jewel into the US. He is soon murdered by people looking for the jewel, but he had hidden it. The killers, believe that his widow knows where the artifact is hidden, go after her. (imdb)
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    Delta Force Commando
    Latin American revolutionaries invade a military base on Puerto Rico, and steal a nuclear bomb, killing a pregnant woman in the process. Captain Beck (Fred Williamson) is assigned to track the revolutionaries to their home turf, and recover the weapon. The late woman's husband, eager for revenge, accompanies Beck to an area near the Nicaraguan border, where they encounter hostile revolutionary forces. (imdb)
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    Tough Guys
    Father Charlie (Lino Venturi) is an ex-con who has been granted an exemption from canon law to become a priest. When a friend of his gets into trouble which looks suspiciously like a frame-up, Father Charlie decides to investigate, with or without the blessing of his bishop. His friend Lee Stevens (Isaac Hayes) is looking for the real culprit as well, and Father Charlie and Lee soon join forces. (allmovie.com)
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    Night Vision
    A homicide investigator goes after a media-obsessed serial murderer who videotapes his victim's deaths. (imdb)
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    Whatever It Takes
    Two Los Angeles cops go undercover to investigate the distribution of steroids to wrestlers and body builders. (imdb)
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    The Rage Within
    Williamson plays Dallas police detective Dakota Smith in this exciting action film. Police Officer Billy Rains (Mike Norris) and his partner Darren Steel (David Rael) are finishing their last shift together, after which Rains intends to leave for retirement in Mexico. Everything changes, however, when the pair respond to a simple call that turns deadly, leading them on a high-speed chase throughout the city and killing Rains... (rottentomatoes.com)
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    Inglorious Bastards 2: Hell Heroes
    Disgruntled Sgt. Darkin has to protect a senator who's visiting a Vietnam village. Senator gets assassinated by the Vietcong, and Darkin gets arrested for AWOL. When the Vietcong attacks the base, he and others escape. Now what? (imdb)
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    Vegas Vampires
    Sin City becomes the sight of a horrific vampire plague when a gang of vicious bloodsuckers descend upon the gambling paradise and soak the dry desert sand with warm wet blood in director Fred Williamson's two-fanged shocker. (All Movie Guide)
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    South Beach
    This film deals with two ex-football players who are Fred Williamson, (Mack Derringer) and Gary Busey, (Lenny) who work as private eyes and meet all kinds of ladies and men with some bad backgrounds. Mack Derringer is approached by his ex-wife Vanity (Jennifer Derringer) who works at having sex talk over the telephone. Jennifer is being threatened by one caller who wants to do horrible things to her and she asks for his help along with several other ladies. (imdb)
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    Delta Force Commando 2
    This convoluted sequel once again centers upon the courageous exploits of a secret, elite cadre of American jet fighters struggling to keep the world safe from communism. This time they must stop an enemy conspiracy to steal nuclear weapons. (allrovi.com)
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    Mr. Mean
    With Fred Williamson as director and star of Mr. Mean, is there any question as to the identity of the title character? Williamson plays a former Cosa Nostra henchman who seeks greener pastures. Hiring himself out as a hit man, he immediately lands a job. His mission: wipe out his old boss. Filmed in Italy, Mr. Mean certainly fulfills audience expectations. (allrovi.com)
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    The Soul of Black Charley
    This movie, a sequel to The Legend of Nigger Charlie, tells the story of a Southern colonel in the Civil War who has raided locations in the North in order to capture renegade slaves for a colony of Southern aristocrats living in Mexico. Escaped slave Charley (Fred Williamson) and his friend and fellow escapee Toby (D'Urville Martin) bend all their energies to freeing the 71 blacks captured by the colonel. In the violence that follows, the Southern cause suffers. (allrovi.com)
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    Last Ounce of Courage
    The son of a fallen soldier, years after his father's death, tries to reconnect with his grandfather, who is still grieving the loss of his child. (imdb)
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    Fear in the City
    War is waged in an inner-city neighborhood when the Mafia struggles with local gang members for the rule of the roost. (imdb)
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    Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the \
    A documentary concerning the violent Italian 'poliziotteschi' cinematic movement of the 1970s which, at first glance, seem to be rip-offs of American crime films like DIRTY HARRY or THE GODFATHER, but which really address Italian issues like the Sicilian Mafia and red terrorism. Perhaps even more interesting than the films themselves were the rushed methods of production (stars performing their own stunts, stealing shots, no live sound) and the bleed-over between real-life crime and movie crime. (imdb)
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    Julia
    Julia (1968) - TV Series
    Julia Baker is a young African-American woman working as a nurse. She is also a widow (her husband died in Vietnam) trying to raise a young son alone.
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    Check Point
    Port City North Carolina: During a routine camp out, a local vagrant discovers plans for an invasion in America. When he tries to notify the local Sheriff about his discovery, the Sheriff dismisses his claims and has him locked up for loitering. When the Sheriff notices odd interactions with other towns folk he begins to look into the vagrants' claim of a sleeper cell living amongst the locals within this small town.
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    Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption
    In a world where zombies outnumber humans 10,000 to one, it is impossible to tell the difference between men and the monsters. (imdb)
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    Submerged
    Navy SEALs launch a rescue mission after terrorists plunge a jet carrying a missile-launching computer into the sea.
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    Unkillable
    Special Agent Nikolo Wallace has had a long, hard and dangerous career bringing down some of the worst criminals known to society. Now he wants out, but is pressured to take on one last deadly assignment in Atlanta.
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    Victory by Submission
    Tommy Hendricks has been fighting it out as an MMA fighter in the ring, but comes to realize that it his past that he has been fighting in the cage and taking him away from his real fight, finding God in his life. (imdb)
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    Atomic Eden
    Trapped inside an old mining complex, somewhere in the ruins of Chernobyl, a group of international mercenaries must band together to fight an army of mad men.
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    King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
    A feature length documentary on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen (BLACK CAESAR, GOD TOLD ME TO, Q THE WINGED SERPENT, THE STUFF, PHONE BOOTH) (imdb)
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    Bada$$ Mothaf**kas
    Blaxploitation star Fred "The Hammer" Williamson hosts a collection of trailers and clips from the Blaxploitation genre.
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    VFW
    A group of war veterans must defend their local VFW post and an innocent teen against a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of punk mutants.
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    Wheels
    Wheels (1978) - TV Mini-Series
    The story is set in Detroit in late 1960s and centers on the automobile industry, particularly the members of National Motors, a large automobile manufacturer. (imdb)
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    Spaced Out
    Spaced Out (2006) - Direct-to-Video
    Earth is in peril and maniacal destructive forces from outer space are closely at hand! Twisted alien terrorists are about to reap horrific havoc and threaten human life itself. Meanwhile, ace investigative reporter extraordinaire Al Manac has been held captive for two years in their space lair, the victim of unending exploratory exams, which include degrading forms of probing. The aliens beam Al back home to earth in an attempt to force him to carry out their demonic plans.
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    Pushing Daisies
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    Knight Rider
    Knight Rider (2008) - TV Series
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