Cast: Steve James

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Steve James. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


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 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

4.2

407 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

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...

Not rated

Not rated