John Cothran

John Cothran is an actor.

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Yes Man (2008)

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Carl Allen has stumbled across a way to shake free of post-divorce blues and a dead-end job: embrace life and say yes to everything.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peyton Reed
CAST:  Jim Carrey  •  Zooey Deschanel  •  Rhys Darby  •  Sasha Alexander

Carl Allen has stumbled across a way to shake free of post-divorce blues and a dead-end job: embrace life and say yes to everything.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peyton Reed
CAST:  Jim Carrey  •  Zooey Deschanel  •  Rhys Darby  •  Sasha Alexander

Rango (2011)

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When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gore Verbinski
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Isla Fisher  •  Ned Beatty  •  Bill Nighy

When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gore Verbinski
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Isla Fisher  •  Ned Beatty  •  Bill Nighy

Boyz n the Hood (1991)

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Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Singleton
CAST:  Laurence Fishburne  •  Cuba Gooding Jr.  •  Ice Cube  •  Morris Chestnut

Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Singleton
CAST:  Laurence Fishburne  •  Cuba Gooding Jr.  •  Ice Cube  •  Morris Chestnut

Escape from New York (1981)

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In the future, crime is out of control and New York City's Manhattan is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed lone warrior new to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Carpenter
CAST:  Kurt Russell  •  Lee Van Cleef  •  Ernest Borgnine  •  Donald Pleasence

In the future, crime is out of control and New York City's Manhattan is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed lone warrior new to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Carpenter
CAST:  Kurt Russell  •  Lee Van Cleef  •  Ernest Borgnine  •  Donald Pleasence

Kiss the Girls (1997)

Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Fleder
CAST:  Morgan Freeman  •  Ashley Judd  •  Cary Elwes  •  Alex McArthur

Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Fleder
CAST:  Morgan Freeman  •  Ashley Judd  •  Cary Elwes  •  Alex McArthur

Ricochet (1991)

An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Russell Mulcahy
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  John Lithgow  •  Ice-T  •  Kevin Pollak

An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Russell Mulcahy
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  John Lithgow  •  Ice-T  •  Kevin Pollak

Spawn (1997)

After being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved wife Wanda. In exchange for his return to Earth, Simmons agrees to lead Hell's Army in the destruction of mankind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark A.Z. Dippé
CAST:  Michael Jai White  •  Martin Sheen  •  John Leguizamo  •  Theresa Randle

After being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved wife Wanda. In exchange for his return to Earth, Simmons agrees to lead Hell's Army in the destruction of mankind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark A.Z. Dippé
CAST:  Michael Jai White  •  Martin Sheen  •  John Leguizamo  •  Theresa Randle

The Limey (1999)

The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Soderbergh
CAST:  Terence Stamp  •  Lesley Ann Warren  •  Luis Guzmán  •  Barry Newman

The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Soderbergh
CAST:  Terence Stamp  •  Lesley Ann Warren  •  Luis Guzmán  •  Barry Newman

The Cell (2000)

A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tarsem Singh
CAST:  Jennifer Lopez  •  Vincent D'Onofrio  •  Vince Vaughn  •  Marianne Jean-Baptiste

A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tarsem Singh
CAST:  Jennifer Lopez  •  Vincent D'Onofrio  •  Vince Vaughn  •  Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Jimmy Hollywood (1994)

Jimmy Alto is an actor wannabe who stumbles into the role of a lifetime. He becomes a vigilante crime-fighter, aided by his sidekick William, who has suffered a head wound and has problems with short-term memory. Jimmy's vigilante alter ego soon becomes a media ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Levinson
CAST:  Joe Pesci  •  Christian Slater  •  Victoria Abril  •  Harrison Ford

Jimmy Alto is an actor wannabe who stumbles into the role of a lifetime. He becomes a vigilante crime-fighter, aided by his sidekick William, who has suffered a head wound and has problems with short-term memory. Jimmy's vigilante alter ego soon becomes a media ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Levinson
CAST:  Joe Pesci  •  Christian Slater  •  Victoria Abril  •  Harrison Ford

Poetic Justice (1993)

Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to attend a convention because of her broken-down car, Justice gets a lift with her friend, Iesha, and Iesha's postal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Singleton
CAST:  Janet Jackson  •  Tupac Shakur  •  Regina King  •  Joe Torry

Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to attend a convention because of her broken-down car, Justice gets a lift with her friend, Iesha, and Iesha's postal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Singleton
CAST:  Janet Jackson  •  Tupac Shakur  •  Regina King  •  Joe Torry

Where Are My Children? (1994)

Based upon a true story, Marg Helgenberger stars as a single mother mysteriously arrested by the FBI and separated from her children, thus beginning a 25-year struggle to be reunited with them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Kaczender
CAST:  Marg Helgenberger  •  Chris Noth  •  Cynthia Martells  •  Jerry Hardin

Based upon a true story, Marg Helgenberger stars as a single mother mysteriously arrested by the FBI and separated from her children, thus beginning a 25-year struggle to be reunited with them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Kaczender
CAST:  Marg Helgenberger  •  Chris Noth  •  Cynthia Martells  •  Jerry Hardin

Class of 1999 II: The Substitute (1994)

In the original movie, the cyborg-teachers were all destroyed. Well that's what we thought, but there's one more rogue military robot out there determined to clean up the education system.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spiro Razatos
CAST:  Sasha Mitchell  •  Caitlin Dulany  •  Nick Cassavetes  •  Gregory West

In the original movie, the cyborg-teachers were all destroyed. Well that's what we thought, but there's one more rogue military robot out there determined to clean up the education system.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spiro Razatos
CAST:  Sasha Mitchell  •  Caitlin Dulany  •  Nick Cassavetes  •  Gregory West

Always Outnumbered (1998)

An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More importantly he touches the lives of many of his neighbors including an older man dying of cancer, a young married couple whose husband is too proud to accept a lesser ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Apted
CAST:  Laurence Fishburne  •  Daniel Williams  •  Bill Cobbs  •  Natalie Cole

An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More importantly he touches the lives of many of his neighbors including an older man dying of cancer, a young married couple whose husband is too proud to accept a lesser ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Apted
CAST:  Laurence Fishburne  •  Daniel Williams  •  Bill Cobbs  •  Natalie Cole

The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990)

In this sentimental holiday tale, a young boy is taken away from his loving, adoptive household when his new mom is killed in an auto accident and his traveling musician dad is deemed unfit to care for him, being on the road too much. Now, the only thing that can ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Allan Seidelman
CAST:  Trent Cameron  •  Cicely Tyson  •  Gilbert Lewis  •  Ken Page

In this sentimental holiday tale, a young boy is taken away from his loving, adoptive household when his new mom is killed in an auto accident and his traveling musician dad is deemed unfit to care for him, being on the road too much. Now, the only thing that can ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Allan Seidelman
CAST:  Trent Cameron  •  Cicely Tyson  •  Gilbert Lewis  •  Ken Page

Nomads (2010)

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Susan is a filmmaker working on a documentary about subway suicides at Mexico City. Roberto is an undocumented Mexican immigrant who cleans windows in New York. Roberto meets Susan and they start hanging out, sharing their own experiences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ricardo Benet
CAST:  Lucy Liu  •  Tenoch Huerta Mejía  •  Tamlyn Tomita  •  Dagoberto Gama

Susan is a filmmaker working on a documentary about subway suicides at Mexico City. Roberto is an undocumented Mexican immigrant who cleans windows in New York. Roberto meets Susan and they start hanging out, sharing their own experiences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ricardo Benet
CAST:  Lucy Liu  •  Tenoch Huerta Mejía  •  Tamlyn Tomita  •  Dagoberto Gama

Secrets (1992)

Producer Mel Wexler is putting together "Manhattan," a night-time soap opera that will definitely be the toast of the town. He puts together a stellar cast, however, each member of this cast has his own little secret: Zach is a Hollywood leading man apparently ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter H. Hunt
CAST:  Christopher Plummer  •  Linda Purl  •  Stephanie Beacham  •  Gary Collins

Producer Mel Wexler is putting together "Manhattan," a night-time soap opera that will definitely be the toast of the town. He puts together a stellar cast, however, each member of this cast has his own little secret: Zach is a Hollywood leading man apparently ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter H. Hunt
CAST:  Christopher Plummer  •  Linda Purl  •  Stephanie Beacham  •  Gary Collins

The Beat (2005)

In a split narrative, a young man follows two paths: his father's dream of him becoming a cop, and his own dream of becoming a rapper  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brandon Sonnier
CAST:  Jazsmin Lewis  •  Coolio  •  John Cothran  •  Steve Connell

In a split narrative, a young man follows two paths: his father's dream of him becoming a cop, and his own dream of becoming a rapper  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brandon Sonnier
CAST:  Jazsmin Lewis  •  Coolio  •  John Cothran  •  Steve Connell

Black Snake Moan (2006)

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A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Brewer
CAST:  Samuel L. Jackson  •  Christina Ricci  •  Justin Timberlake  •  S. Epatha Merkerson

A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Brewer
CAST:  Samuel L. Jackson  •  Christina Ricci  •  Justin Timberlake  •  S. Epatha Merkerson

The Perfect Game (2009)

Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dear
CAST:  Clifton Collins Jr.  •  Cheech Marin  •  Moisés Arias  •  Emilie de Ravin

Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dear
CAST:  Clifton Collins Jr.  •  Cheech Marin  •  Moisés Arias  •  Emilie de Ravin
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