8 Movies Starring Dennis Haysbert

Love Field

Love Field

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-02-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (2730 Reviews)

Director:

Jonathan Kaplan

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Dallas housewife Lurene Hallett's life revolves around the doings of Jacqueline Kennedy. She is devastated when President Kennedy is shot a few hours after she sees him arrive in Dallas. Despite her husband Ray's prohibition, she decides to attend the funeral in Washington, D.C. Forced to travel by bus, she befriends Jonell, the young black daughter of Paul Couter. Sensing something wrong, her good intentioned interference leads the mixed race threesome on an increasingly difficult journey to Washington with both the police and Ray looking for them.

Mr. Baseball

Mr. Baseball

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-10-02

Languages:

English, Japanese

Countries:

USA, Japan

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (7617 Reviews)

Director:

Fred Schepisi

Cast:

Writer:

Theo Pelletier (story)

John Junkerman (story)

Gary Ross (screenplay)

Kevin Wade (screenplay)

Monte Merrick (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Although a one-time MVP for the New York Yankees, Jack Elliott is now on the down side of his baseball career. His batting average is low and one of his few claims to fame is that during the previous year, he led the team in 9th inning doubles in the month of August. With an up and coming slugger ready to replace him, he learns that he's been traded to the Chunichi Dragons of the Japanese Central baseball league. Elliott is set in his ways and quite inflexible, not only in accepting Japanese culture in general, but also with the way the baseball team is managed. When he meets his very pretty PR agent, Hiroko, he begins to gain a greater appreciation that he should accept his current situation. When he realizes her other connection to the team, his attitudes begin to change at an even greater pace

Suture

Suture

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-08-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (1268 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Scott McGehee

David Siegel

Fullplot:

Brothers Vincent (rich) and Clay (poor) meet up for the first time after their father's funeral and remark on how similar they look. But unknown to Clay, who thinks his life is taking a turn for the better, Vince is actually plotting to kill him with a car bomb and pass the corpse off as his own, planning to start a new life elsewhere with his father's inheritance. But Clay survives the blast and has his face, memory and identity restored in hospital... but are they the right ones?

Major League II

Major League II

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-03-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (19276 Reviews)

Director:

David S. Ward

Genres:

ComedySport

Cast:

Writer:

David S. Ward (characters)

R.J. Stewart (story)

Tom S. Parker (story)

Jim Jennewein (story)

R.J. Stewart (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Those Cleveland Indians are at it again! After losing in the ALCS the year before, the Indians are determined to make it into the World Series this time! First, though, they have to contend with Rachel Phelps again when she buys back the team. Also, has Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn lost his edge? Are Jake's knees strong enough to make it as a catcher another year? These and other questions are answered as the Indians recapture the magic and win the championship "their way".

The Minus Man

The Minus Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-10-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (5382 Reviews)

Director:

Hampton Fancher

Cast:

Writer:

Lew McCreary (novel)

Hampton Fancher (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A cold-blooded serial killer floats around the country and chooses his victims from people who complain about their lives and indicate a willingness to be killed. His murders are introduced with the killing of an asthmatic junkie. The killer settles into a seaside rooming house run by an unhappy married couple and waits for his next victims to unveil themselves. Dream cops plague his nights, while plotting his murders. Meanwhile, he also starts a relationship with a postal clerk.

Far from Heaven

Far from Heaven

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-01-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, France

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (34407 Reviews)

Director:

Todd Haynes

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Cathy is the perfect 50s housewife, living the perfect 50s life: healthy kids, successful husband, social prominence. Then one night she surprises her husband Frank kissing another man, and her tidy world starts spinning out of control. In her confusion and grief, she finds consolation in the friendship of their African-American gardener, Raymond - a socially taboo relationship that leads to the further disintegration of life as she knew it. Despite Cathy and Frank's struggle to keep their marriage afloat, the reality of his homosexuality and her feelings for Raymond open a painful, if more honest, chapter in their lives.

The Color of Freedom

The Color of Freedom

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-04-11

Languages:

English, Xhosa

Countries:

Germany, France, Belgium, South Africa, Italy, UK, Luxembourg

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (9683 Reviews)

Director:

Bille August

Cast:

Writer:

Bille August

Bob Graham (book)

James Gregory (book)

Greg Latter (adaptation)

Greg Latter (screenplay)

Fullplot:

James Gregory once lived in a farm and had befriended a native youth, Bafana, and had even had a photograph taken with him. Years later, now married to Gloria and father of three children (Chris, Brett, and Natasha), James has nothing but shame and regret, as many South African Caucasians in the oppressive Apartheid-era ridiculed him, leading him to hate Africans. He seeks to redeem himself by spying on imprisoned African National Congress Leader, Nelson Mandela. In the restrictive high security prison his job is to censor all written and verbal communications between prisoners, their visitors, and correspondence. James is uncomfortable when he witnesses Caucasian police and security officers' brutality against civilians, including infants, and tries to understand why Nelson became a rebel. This leads him to examine the 'Freedom Charter', a banned document, reportedly known to incite violence against 'whites'. And when he does read this document, he changes his mind about Nelson's freedom struggle. Soon he, himself, will be alienated by his very own peers. Isolated, he receives death threats over the phone and has to face the trauma of the 'accidental' death of Brett. In addition, he and his family are kept under close watch by the security forces amidst tight economic sanctions by the international community, and growing unrest by the natives who continue their fight for equality, and freedom for Nelson Mandela.

Life of a King

Life of a King

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-06-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (4238 Reviews)

Director:

Jake Goldberger

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Jake Goldberger

David Scott

Dan Wetzel

Fullplot:

Ex-felon, Eugene Brown, establishes a Chess Club for inner city teenagers in Washington, D.C.

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