Cast: Steve James
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Steve James. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 31
Life Itself
2014 · Documentary · 115 min. · United States
Direction Steve James
Cast Roger Ebert · Errol Morris · Werner Herzog · Martin Scorsese
Synopsis It's the first-ever feature-length documentary on the life of Roger Ebert, which is enough of a reason for us to see it. But the fact that it's directed by Steve James ("Hoop Dreams") and features interviews with filmmakers such as...
6.8
588 votes
6.8
588 votes
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 · Movie · 114 min. · United States
Direction William Friedkin
Cast William Petersen · Willem Dafoe · John Pankow · Debra Feuer
Synopsis Secret Service agent Richard Chance has a score to settle and he's through playing by the rules. Whether that means blackmailing a beautiful parolee, disobeying direct orders or hurtling the wrong way down a crowded freeway, he vows to take...
6.5
2K votes
6.5
2K votes
Mask
1985 · Movie · 120 min. · United States
Direction Peter Bogdanovich
Cast Cher · Eric Stoltz · Sam Elliott · Richard Dysart
Synopsis Rusty Dennis is the mother of Rocky, a seriously deformed but extremely intelligent and emotionally warm child. Rusty is a no-nonsense mother whose wild lifestyle is often at odds with her tenderness and protectiveness towards Rocky. She is determined that...
6.3
5K votes
6.3
5K votes
The Brother From Another Planet
1984 · Movie · 108 min. · United States
Direction John Sayles
Cast Joe Morton · Tom Wright · Caroline Aaron · Herbert Newsome
Synopsis A mute extraterrestrial with healing powers lands in New York, looking remarkably like an African American male. He quickly makes his way to Harlem, where he manages to fit in, despite his inability to speak and his off-kilter way of...
5.8
241 votes
5.8
241 votes
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988 · Movie · 88 min. · United States
Direction Keenen Ivory Wayans
Cast Keenen Ivory Wayans · Bernie Casey · Antonio Fargas · Steve James
Synopsis A comedy spoof on the blaxploitation films of the 1970s. Wayans plays Jack Spade, an army private just returning from the service. He comes home to find his younger brother June Bug dead of a overdose of gold chains (an...
5.3
150 votes
5.3
150 votes
Mister Johnson
1990 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
Direction Bruce Beresford
Cast Maynard Eziashi · Pierce Brosnan · Edward Woodward · Beatie Edney
Synopsis In 1923 British Colonial Nigeria, Mister Johnson is an oddity -- an educated black man who doesn't really fit in with the natives or the British. He works for the local British magistrate, and considers himself English, though he has...
5.3
165 votes
5.3
165 votes
The Land That Time Forgot
1975 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Kevin Connor
Cast Doug McClure · John McEnery · Susan Penhaligon · Keith Barron
5.2
443 votes
5.2
443 votes
Enter the Game of Death
1978 · Movie · 87 min. · Hong Kong
Direction Joseph Velasco · Lin Kuo-Hsiang
Cast Bruce Le · Bolo Yeung · Chiu Chi-Ling · James Nam
5.1
22 votes
5.1
22 votes
The Exterminator
1980 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Direction James Glickenhaus
Cast Robert Ginty · Samantha Eggar · Christopher George · Steve James
Synopsis A man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York. The man (Robert Ginty) then transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a great war zone and Christopher George is the only one to stop him.
4.6
332 votes
4.6
332 votes
McBain
1991 · Movie · United States
Direction James Glickenhaus
Cast Christopher Walken · Maria Conchita Alonso · Michael Joseph DeSare · Victor Argo
Synopsis Santos attempts to lead a people's revolt in Colombia to overthrow the oppressive El Presidente. When his revolt fails and he is killed, his sister Christina goes to New York to find McBain, a lieutenant Santos rescued during the Vietnam...
4.4
24 votes
4.4
24 votes
Avenging Force
1986 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Direction Sam Firstenberg
Cast Michael Dudikoff · Steve James · James Booth · William Wallace
4.2
407 votes
4.2
407 votes
Behind Enemy Lines
1986 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Gideon Amir
Cast David Carradine · Charles R. Floyd · Mako · Steve James
4.2
34 votes
4.2
34 votes
Hero and the Terror
1988 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
Direction William Tannen
Cast Chuck Norris · Brynn Thayer · Steve James · Jack O'Halloran
Synopsis Danny O'Brien is back in action fighting the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror. Three years earlier O'Brien had single-handedly captured The Terror and was called Hero by the people of L.A. Now Simon has escaped and has...
4.0
518 votes
4.0
518 votes
Weekend at Bernie's II
1993 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction Robert Klane
Cast Andrew McCarthy · Jonathan Silverman · Terry Kiser · Troy Beyer
Synopsis In a continuation of the story in "Weekend At Bernie's", Larry and Richard are wrongly accused of Bernie's fraud and are promptly sacked. To clear their names, and to get some compensation, the two set out to track down Bernie's...
4.0
1K votes
4.0
1K votes
American Ninja
1985 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction Sam Firstenberg
Cast Michael Dudikoff · Steve James · Judie Aronson · Guich Koock
Synopsis An American G.I. in the Philippines suffering from amnesia for the last six years is aloof from everyone in his army unit. He meets a girl, the daughter of the commanding officer, and saves her from a group of Ninjas...
4.0
4K votes
4.0
4K votes
Johnny Be Good
1988 · Movie · 87 min. · United States
Direction Bud S. Smith
Cast Anthony Michael Hall · Robert Downey Jr. · Uma Thurman · Paul Gleason
Synopsis It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker (Anthony Michael Hall) is America's hottest young football prospect. His dilemma: should he take one of the many offers from college talent scouts or should he attend the local...
3.7
179 votes
3.7
179 votes
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
1987 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Sam Firstenberg
Cast Michael Dudikoff · Gary Conway · Steve James · Larry Poindexter
Synopsis U.S. marines are captured by a psychotic Caribbean drug runner and it's up to two army rangers and their deadly ninjitsu skills against an inhuman band of mutant martial arts warriors to save their American comrades.
3.4
3K votes
3.4
3K votes
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
1989 · Movie · 89 min. · United States
Direction Cedric Sundstrom
Cast David Bradley · Steve James · Marjoe Gortner · Michele B. Chan
Synopsis Jackson is back, and now he has a new partner, karate champion Sean, as they must face a deadly terrorist known as "The Cobra", who has infected Sean with a virus. Sean and Jackson have no choice but to fight...
2.6
1K votes
2.6
1K votes
Pee-wee's Playhouse (TV Series)
1986 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Paul Reubens · John Paragon · Stephen R. Johnson · Wayne Orr
Cast Paul Reubens · Ric Heitzman · George McGrath · Alison Mork
Synopsis Pee-Wee Herman and his friends have wacky, imaginative fun in his unique playhouse.
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C.A.T. Squad (TV)
1986 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction William Friedkin
Cast Joseph Cortese · Jack Youngblood · Steve James · Patricia Charbonneau
Synopsis When terrorists start killing scientists who are working on NATO's laser defense , an elite team, the Counter Assault Tactical (C.A.T.) Squad, are brought in to to stop the killers. The squad consists of five members. The leader is totally...
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