Evan Jones

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Evan Jones (born April 1, 1976) is an American actor who has been in films such as 8 Mile, Jarhead, Gangster Squad, The Book of Eli, Glory Road, and A Million Ways to Die in the West. Jones was a cast member of the television series October Road and has made guest appearances in series including Brothers & Sisters, and Going to California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Evan Jones (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Book of Eli (2010)

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A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allen Hughes  •  Albert Hughes
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Gary Oldman  •  Michael Gambon  •  Mila Kunis

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allen Hughes  •  Albert Hughes
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Gary Oldman  •  Michael Gambon  •  Mila Kunis

8 Mile (2002)

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For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Curtis Hanson
CAST:  Eminem  •  Mekhi Phifer  •  Kim Basinger  •  Brittany Murphy

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Curtis Hanson
CAST:  Eminem  •  Mekhi Phifer  •  Kim Basinger  •  Brittany Murphy

Glory Road (2006)

In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Gartner
CAST:  Josh Lucas  •  Derek Luke  •  Jon Voight  •  Austin Nichols

In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Gartner
CAST:  Josh Lucas  •  Derek Luke  •  Jon Voight  •  Austin Nichols

Jarhead (2005)

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Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Mendes
CAST:  Jamie Foxx  •  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Scott MacDonald  •  Lucas Black

Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Mendes
CAST:  Jamie Foxx  •  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Scott MacDonald  •  Lucas Black

Lucky You (2007)

A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of Poker while simultaneously earning the affections of a beautiful Las Vegas singer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Curtis Hanson
CAST:  Eric Bana  •  Drew Barrymore  •  Robert Duvall  •  Debra Messing

A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of Poker while simultaneously earning the affections of a beautiful Las Vegas singer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Curtis Hanson
CAST:  Eric Bana  •  Drew Barrymore  •  Robert Duvall  •  Debra Messing

Rescue Dawn (2006)

A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Christian Bale  •  Steve Zahn  •  Marshall Bell  •  Toby Huss

A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Christian Bale  •  Steve Zahn  •  Marshall Bell  •  Toby Huss

Wishcraft (2002)

Brett is a high-school outcast who doesn't run with the in crowd, unlike Samantha, the cheerleader he has a desperate crush on. Then one day, he gets a parcel in the mail -- a totem with the power to grant his deepest, darkest desires. Brett wishes for Samantha to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Graves  •  Richard Wenk
CAST:  Michael Weston  •  Alexandra Holden  •  Austin Pendleton  •  Huntley Ritter

Brett is a high-school outcast who doesn't run with the in crowd, unlike Samantha, the cheerleader he has a desperate crush on. Then one day, he gets a parcel in the mail -- a totem with the power to grant his deepest, darkest desires. Brett wishes for Samantha to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Graves  •  Richard Wenk
CAST:  Michael Weston  •  Alexandra Holden  •  Austin Pendleton  •  Huntley Ritter

Mr. 3000 (2004)

Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Stone III
CAST:  Bernie Mac  •  Angela Bassett  •  Michael Rispoli  •  Brian J. White

Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Stone III
CAST:  Bernie Mac  •  Angela Bassett  •  Michael Rispoli  •  Brian J. White

Touching Home (2008)

The true story about a father struggling to make amends with his twin sons as they pursue their dreams of professional baseball.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Logan Miller  •  Noah Miller
CAST:  Ed Harris  •  Brad Dourif  •  Ishiah Benben  •  Robert Forster

The true story about a father struggling to make amends with his twin sons as they pursue their dreams of professional baseball.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Logan Miller  •  Noah Miller
CAST:  Ed Harris  •  Brad Dourif  •  Ishiah Benben  •  Robert Forster

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

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As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seth MacFarlane
CAST:  Seth MacFarlane  •  Charlize Theron  •  Liam Neeson  •  Amanda Seyfried

As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seth MacFarlane
CAST:  Seth MacFarlane  •  Charlize Theron  •  Liam Neeson  •  Amanda Seyfried

The Homesman (2014)

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When three women living on the edge of the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer life, the task of saving them falls to the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy. Transporting the women by covered wagon to Iowa, she soon realizes just how daunting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommy Lee Jones
CAST:  Hilary Swank  •  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Grace Gummer  •  Meryl Streep

When three women living on the edge of the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer life, the task of saving them falls to the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy. Transporting the women by covered wagon to Iowa, she soon realizes just how daunting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommy Lee Jones
CAST:  Hilary Swank  •  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Grace Gummer  •  Meryl Streep

Wrong Answer

A math teacher in Atlanta is scandalized when he looks to get funding for his school by altering his students' school test scores.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryan Coogler
CAST:  Michael B. Jordan  •  Evan Jones  •  Jennifer Connelly

A math teacher in Atlanta is scandalized when he looks to get funding for his school by altering his students' school test scores.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryan Coogler
CAST:  Michael B. Jordan  •  Evan Jones  •  Jennifer Connelly

Answer This! (2011)

Brilliant trivia whiz Paul Tarson is great at answering little questions but horrible at answering the big ones – like what’s he going to do after grad school? When his father withdraws his funding, Paul is forced to confront his future and much procrastinated ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Farah
CAST:  Christopher Gorham  •  Arielle Kebbel  •  Chris Parnell  •  Nelson Franklin

Brilliant trivia whiz Paul Tarson is great at answering little questions but horrible at answering the big ones – like what’s he going to do after grad school? When his father withdraws his funding, Paul is forced to confront his future and much procrastinated ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Farah
CAST:  Christopher Gorham  •  Arielle Kebbel  •  Chris Parnell  •  Nelson Franklin

Best Man Down (2012)

A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Koland
CAST:  Justin Long  •  Jess Weixler  •  Tyler Labine  •  Addison Timlin

A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Koland
CAST:  Justin Long  •  Jess Weixler  •  Tyler Labine  •  Addison Timlin

Gangster Squad (2013)

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Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ruben Fleischer
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Ryan Gosling  •  Emma Stone  •  Josh Brolin

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ruben Fleischer
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Ryan Gosling  •  Emma Stone  •  Josh Brolin

The Distraction (1999)

A happily married man finds himself drawn to a female co-worker, and becomes enmeshed in a complicated relationship he is ill-equipped to handle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greg Tennant
CAST:  Evan Jones  •  Colin Grube  •  elora hayes  •  Jennifer Pruitt

A happily married man finds himself drawn to a female co-worker, and becomes enmeshed in a complicated relationship he is ill-equipped to handle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greg Tennant
CAST:  Evan Jones  •  Colin Grube  •  elora hayes  •  Jennifer Pruitt

Healing Hands (2010)

A near death experience gives a young man, engaged to be married, the ability to heal people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bradford May
CAST:  Kali Majors  •  Eddie Cibrian  •  Patrick Duffy  •  Lisa Sheridan

A near death experience gives a young man, engaged to be married, the ability to heal people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bradford May
CAST:  Kali Majors  •  Eddie Cibrian  •  Patrick Duffy  •  Lisa Sheridan

Mirrors 2 (2010)

When Max, who is recovering from a traumatic accident, takes a job as a nighttime security guard, he begins to see visions of a young mysterious woman in the store's mirror.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Víctor García
CAST:  Nick Stahl  •  William Katt  •  Emmanuelle Vaugier  •  Lawrence Turner

When Max, who is recovering from a traumatic accident, takes a job as a nighttime security guard, he begins to see visions of a young mysterious woman in the store's mirror.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Víctor García
CAST:  Nick Stahl  •  William Katt  •  Emmanuelle Vaugier  •  Lawrence Turner

The Dry Land (2010)

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A U.S. soldier returning home from war struggles to reconcile his experiences abroad with the life and family he left in Texas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryan Piers Williams
CAST:  America Ferrera  •  Jason Ritter  •  Wilmer Valderrama  •  Ethan Suplee

A U.S. soldier returning home from war struggles to reconcile his experiences abroad with the life and family he left in Texas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryan Piers Williams
CAST:  America Ferrera  •  Jason Ritter  •  Wilmer Valderrama  •  Ethan Suplee

The Trigger Effect (1996)

A blackout leaves those affected to consider what is necessary, what is legal, and what is questionable, in order to survive in a predatory environment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Koepp
CAST:  Kyle MacLachlan  •  Elisabeth Shue  •  Dermot Mulroney  •  Richard T. Jones

A blackout leaves those affected to consider what is necessary, what is legal, and what is questionable, in order to survive in a predatory environment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Koepp
CAST:  Kyle MacLachlan  •  Elisabeth Shue  •  Dermot Mulroney  •  Richard T. Jones
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