Francis Capra

Francis Capra (born April 22, 1983) is an American actor. He is best known for the roles of Max Connor in Kazaam and Eli "Weevil" Navarro in the TV series Veronica Mars.

A Bronx Tale (1993)

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Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his neighborhood - for a beautiful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert De Niro
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Chazz Palminteri  •  Lillo Brancato  •  Francis Capra

Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his neighborhood - for a beautiful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert De Niro
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Chazz Palminteri  •  Lillo Brancato  •  Francis Capra

Crank (2006)

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Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. Then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body while he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Neveldine  •  Brian Taylor
CAST:  Jason Statham  •  Amy Smart  •  Efren Ramirez  •  Jose Pablo Cantillo

Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. Then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body while he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Neveldine  •  Brian Taylor
CAST:  Jason Statham  •  Amy Smart  •  Efren Ramirez  •  Jose Pablo Cantillo

Kazaam (1996)

When Max fools a gang of local toughs, he finds himself in big trouble. Fleeing from the thugs, Max runs into an old warehouse and bumps into a boom box. By doing that, he manages to release Kazaam, a genie who has been held captive for thousands of years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Michael Glaser
CAST:  Shaquille O'Neal  •  Francis Capra  •  Ally Walker  •  James Acheson

When Max fools a gang of local toughs, he finds himself in big trouble. Fleeing from the thugs, Max runs into an old warehouse and bumps into a boom box. By doing that, he manages to release Kazaam, a genie who has been held captive for thousands of years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Michael Glaser
CAST:  Shaquille O'Neal  •  Francis Capra  •  Ally Walker  •  James Acheson

SLC Punk (1998)

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Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Merendino
CAST:  Matthew Lillard  •  Michael A. Goorjian  •  Annabeth Gish  •  Til Schweiger

Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Merendino
CAST:  Matthew Lillard  •  Michael A. Goorjian  •  Annabeth Gish  •  Til Schweiger

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)

Jesse becomes reunited with Willy three years after the whale's jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from an oil spill.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dwight H. Little
CAST:  Jason James Richter  •  Michael Madsen  •  Jayne Atkinson  •  August Schellenberg

Jesse becomes reunited with Willy three years after the whale's jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from an oil spill.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dwight H. Little
CAST:  Jason James Richter  •  Michael Madsen  •  Jayne Atkinson  •  August Schellenberg

A Simple Wish (1997)

Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic wand is broken and the fairies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ritchie
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Robert Pastorelli  •  Deborah Odell  •  Mara Wilson

Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic wand is broken and the fairies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ritchie
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Robert Pastorelli  •  Deborah Odell  •  Mara Wilson

Veronica Mars (2014)

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Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown - just in time for her high school reunion - in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who's embroiled in a murder mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Thomas
CAST:  Kristen Bell  •  Jason Dohring  •  Enrico Colantoni  •  Christopher Lowell

Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown - just in time for her high school reunion - in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who's embroiled in a murder mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Thomas
CAST:  Kristen Bell  •  Jason Dohring  •  Enrico Colantoni  •  Christopher Lowell

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (2008)

Documentary portrays the saga of how Italian Americans went from being outsiders who were stereotyped as gangsters in American movies to insiders in Hollywood who took control of their own stories. Interviews, film clips and home movies from Italian American ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Fischler
CAST:  Paul Borghese  •  Giorgio Bertellini  •  Francis Capra  •  Frank Capra, Jr.

Documentary portrays the saga of how Italian Americans went from being outsiders who were stereotyped as gangsters in American movies to insiders in Hollywood who took control of their own stories. Interviews, film clips and home movies from Italian American ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Fischler
CAST:  Paul Borghese  •  Giorgio Bertellini  •  Francis Capra  •  Frank Capra, Jr.

Blood and Bone (2009)

In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Ramsey
CAST:  Michael Jai White  •  Julian Sands  •  Eamonn Walker  •  Dante Basco

In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Ramsey
CAST:  Michael Jai White  •  Julian Sands  •  Eamonn Walker  •  Dante Basco

Venice Underground (2005)

Selected by the DEA, a group of police cadets form a Narc unit to bust narcotic dealers along the Venice Beach Boardwalk. When a gang turf war leads to the death of one of the unit members, the team has 48 hours to solve the case or be suspended.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric DelaBarre
CAST:  Randall Batinkoff  •  Eric Mabius  •  Mark Boone Junior  •  Francis Capra

Selected by the DEA, a group of police cadets form a Narc unit to bust narcotic dealers along the Venice Beach Boardwalk. When a gang turf war leads to the death of one of the unit members, the team has 48 hours to solve the case or be suspended.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric DelaBarre
CAST:  Randall Batinkoff  •  Eric Mabius  •  Mark Boone Junior  •  Francis Capra

Dishdogz (2006)

A coming of age story about a teenager working at an extreme sports camp as a dishwasher and his relationship with the chef, who we come to find out was a skateboarding pioneer back in the day. Set at a fully operational extreme sports camp in Temecula, CA called ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikey Hilb
CAST:  Luke Perry  •  Marshall Allman  •  Haylie Duff  •  Ryan Sheckler

A coming of age story about a teenager working at an extreme sports camp as a dishwasher and his relationship with the chef, who we come to find out was a skateboarding pioneer back in the day. Set at a fully operational extreme sports camp in Temecula, CA called ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikey Hilb
CAST:  Luke Perry  •  Marshall Allman  •  Haylie Duff  •  Ryan Sheckler

Black Irish (2007)

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In South Boston, where Irish roots run deep and Catholic tradition reigns, two brothers face similar hardships but lead far different lives. While older brother Terry descends into drugs and crime, 16-year-old Cole vies to make the state baseball championships - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Gann
CAST:  Michael Angarano  •  Brendan Gleeson  •  Melissa Leo  •  Emily VanCamp

In South Boston, where Irish roots run deep and Catholic tradition reigns, two brothers face similar hardships but lead far different lives. While older brother Terry descends into drugs and crime, 16-year-old Cole vies to make the state baseball championships - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Gann
CAST:  Michael Angarano  •  Brendan Gleeson  •  Melissa Leo  •  Emily VanCamp

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)

After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yves Simoneau
CAST:  Michael Madsen  •  Ron Livingston  •  Ray Baker  •  Douglas Spain

After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yves Simoneau
CAST:  Michael Madsen  •  Ron Livingston  •  Ray Baker  •  Douglas Spain

Clear Skies 3 (2011)

If you have everything, you have everything to lose. John Rourke and his crew run the shiny new Maelstrom. But when Mr. Smith has a new job offer, everything changes and pushes New Eden again to the edge of chaos. JR, Charlie, and Sol are back for one more ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Chisholm
CAST:  Richie Powles  •  John Guthrie  •  Dan Ellis  •  Shazia Rochford

If you have everything, you have everything to lose. John Rourke and his crew run the shiny new Maelstrom. But when Mr. Smith has a new job offer, everything changes and pushes New Eden again to the edge of chaos. JR, Charlie, and Sol are back for one more ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Chisholm
CAST:  Richie Powles  •  John Guthrie  •  Dan Ellis  •  Shazia Rochford

Shadows (2022)

A young low-level drug dealer is reunited with his estranged mom and uncle to protect him when a ruthless drug kingpin puts a hit on him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Matteo Rossi
CAST:  Krista Allen  •  Francis Capra  •  Vernon Wells  •  Rahart Adams

A young low-level drug dealer is reunited with his estranged mom and uncle to protect him when a ruthless drug kingpin puts a hit on him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Matteo Rossi
CAST:  Krista Allen  •  Francis Capra  •  Vernon Wells  •  Rahart Adams