Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. Three actors provide dramatic interpretations of the work of these three writers, and the film chronicles their friendships, their arrival into American consciousness, their travels, frequent parodies, Kerouac's death, and Ginsberg's politicization. Their movement connects with bebop, John Cage's music, abstract expressionism, and living theater. In recent interviews, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kesey, Ferlinghetti, Mailer, Jerry Garcia, Tom Hayden, Gary Snyder, Ed Sanders, and others measure the Beats' meaning and impact.

Empire

2002

English

5.9

♡ 15

21%

Franc. Reyes Director

Vincent Laresca as Jimmy

Felix Solis as Jose

Denise Richards as Trish

John Leguizamo as Victor Rosa

Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this will be his chance to go out on top, Victor soon finds out that he's been double crossed and his last option is to get revenge.

Stealing Cars

2015

English

5.7

♡ 1

37%

Drama

Bradley Kaplan Director

Chance Kelly as Coach Jimmy Carmichael

Paul Sparks as Conrad Sean Lewis

John Leguizamo as Montgomery De La Cruz

William H. Macy as Philip Wyatt

A rebellious teenager navigates his way through the juvenile court system.

Dark Blood

2021

English

5.1

♡ 3

Action

Crime

Drama

Harold Trompetero Director

María Nela Sinisterra as Clara

Adriana Barraza as Gloria Vera

John Leguizamo as Misael

Hernán Méndez as Pascual

A father is imprisoned after committing a brutal revenge crime. During his confinement he must adapt to a new life of abuse, including injury and humiliation by guards and other prisoners.

Super Mario Bros.

1993

English

4.2

♡ 53

28%

Annabel Jankel Director

Frank Welker as Creatures

Mary Kay Bergman as Koopa

John Leguizamo as Luigi Mario

Harry S. Murphy as Reporter #1

Mario and Luigi, plumbers from Brooklyn, find themselves in an alternate universe where evolved dinosaurs live in hi-tech squalor. They're the only hope to save our universe from invasion by the dino dictator, Koopa.

The Babysitters

2007

English

5.6

♡ 50

35%

David Ross Director

Alexandra Daddario as Barbara Yates

Louisa Krause as Brenda Woodberg

John Leguizamo as Michael Beltran

Bridget Regan as Tina Tuchman

Seventeen-year-old Shirley is a good student who works as a babysitter in order to make money for college. One night Michael, a father Shirley works for, confesses he's unhappy with married life. Shirley has a crush on Michael, and seizes this moment to kiss him. Michael is so happy he presents Shirley with a big tip, which gives her an idea. Shirley plans to make extra money by setting up her teenage friends with other unhappy fathers.

One for the Money

2012

English

5.3

♡ 59

2%

42%

Action

bail jumper

based on novel or book

Julie Anne Robinson Director

John Leguizamo as Jimmy Alpha

Leonardo Nam as John Cho

Daniel Sunjata as Ranger

Katherine Heigl as Stephanie Plum

An unemployed lingerie buyer convinces her bail bondsman cousin to give her a shot as a bounty hunter. Her first assignment is to track down a former cop on the run for murder – the same man who broke her heart years before. With the help of some friends and the best bounty hunter in the business, she slowly learns what it takes to be a true bounty hunter.

John Leguizamo: Freak

1998

English

8.1

♡ 4

Biography

Comedy

stand-up comedy

Spike Lee Director

John Leguizamo as Self

John Leguizamo's semi-falsified, one-man stand-up performance as...himself. This is his autobiographical story, about his life growing up, and his journey to try to be accepted by his father. We see this story through a bizarre myriad of characters and situations, which include the eccentric Uncle Sanny, the Fat Boy Called Bitch (John's little brother, Poochie), his mom, his evil grandmothers, and Lee Stratsberg, not to mention a brief appearance by Cantinflas as God.

The Night Clerk

2020

English

5.6

♡ 68

34%

Michael Cristofer Director

Ana de Armas as Andrea

Helen Hunt as Ethel Bromley

John Leguizamo as Johnny Espada

Joey Miyashima as Ron Benson

Hotel night clerk Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realises he must stop the real murderer before she becomes the next victim.

Gamer

2009

English

5.7

♡ 87

29%

wrongful imprisonment

Mark Neveldine Director

Keith David as Agent Keith

John Leguizamo as Freek

Gerard Butler as Kable

Logan Lerman as Simon

Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows players to control human prisoners in mass-scale. Simon controls Kable, the online champion of the game. Kable's ultimate challenge becomes regaining his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind.

Point of Origin

2002

English

5.8

♡ 4

47%

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Newton Thomas Sigel Director

Ray Liotta as John Orr / Aaron Stiles

John Leguizamo as Keith Lang

Shashawnee Hall as Lt. Tom Hines

Cliff Curtis as Mike Camello

An arson investigator searching for the perpetrator of a string of deadly fires in 1980s California.

Joe the King

1999

English

6.7

♡ 7

68%

Frank Whaley Director

Kate Mara as Allyson

John Leguizamo as Jorge

Ethan Hawke as Len Coles

Austin Pendleton as Winston

A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands, harsher abuse at his father's, and a growing separation from his slightly older brother.

Moulin Rouge!

2001

English

7.6

♡ 102

75%

Baz Luhrmann Director

Ewan McGregor as Christian

Nicole Kidman as Satine

Ozzy Osbourne as The Green Fairy

John Leguizamo as Toulouse-Lautrec

A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.

The Sun Is Also a Star

2019

English

5.9

♡ 61

52%

60%

Action

based on young adult novel

Ry Russo-Young Director

Charles Melton as Daniel Jae Ho Bae

John Leguizamo as Jeremy Martinez

Cathy Shim as Min Soo Bae

Gbenga Akinnagbe as Samuel Kingsley

Two young New Yorkers begin to fall in love over the course of a single day, as a series of potentially life-altering meetings loom over their heads - hers concerning her family’s deportation to Jamaica, and his concerning an education at Dartmouth.

Whispers in the Dark

1992

English

5.6

♡ 11

33%

Christopher Crowe Director

Annabella Sciorra as Ann Hecker

Gene Canfield as Billy O'Meara

Bo Dietl as Detective Ditali

John Leguizamo as John Castillo

Psychiatrist Ann Hecker is ending one relationship and possibly starting an important new one, while finding that some of the sexual exploits her patients relate are weighing on her. Turning to a married friend from her research days for guidance, she finds his help increasingly important when a female patient is murdered and it turns out that her new boyfriend was also seeing the dead woman.

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995

English

6.8

♡ 35

49%

Beeban Kidron Director

John Leguizamo as Chi-Chi

Robin Williams as John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt

Wesley Snipes as Noxeema

Arliss Howard as Virgil

Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet pathetic drag novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez — one of the losers that evening — the charmed Vida and Noxeema agree to take the hopeless youngster under their joined wing. Soon the three set off on a madcap road trip across America and struggle to make it to Los Angeles in time.

Hangin' with the Homeboys

1991

English

6.9

♡ 2

93%

Joseph B. Vasquez Director

LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Caseworker

John Leguizamo as Johnny

Gene Canfield as Transit Policeman

Nestor Serrano as Vinny / Fernando

Two African-Americans and two Puerto-Ricans (though one pretends to be Italian) go out on the town on a Friday night. They will be forced to get to know each other — and even worse, learn to like each other as friends.

Fish N Chips: The Movie

2013

English

4.9

♡ 1

Dan Krech Director

John Leguizamo as Chips

George Buza as Chipsus Barbotus / The Admiral

Mario Cantone as Fish

Dan Petronijevic as Tang / Torpedo / Gus / Problemo

Fish, a fish, is desperate to evolve into a landling. Chips, a cat, would like to return to his privileged lifestyle. Both of them need a talisman to achieve their goal. Unfortunately they are fighting for the same one, a magical bone.

Encanto

2021

English

7.2

♡ 326

92%

Byron Howard Director

Wilmer Valderrama as Agustín

John Leguizamo as Bruno

Hector Elias as Old Arturo

Alan Tudyk as Toucan

The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.

Violent Night

2022

English

6.7

♡ 148

74%

Tommy Wirkola Director

Ray Strachan as Al the Security Guard

Mike Dopud as Commander Thorp

David Harbour as Santa Claus

John Leguizamo as Scrooge

When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.

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Joe the King

Moulin Rouge!

The Sun Is Also a Star

Whispers in the Dark

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Hangin' with the Homeboys

Fish N Chips: The Movie

Encanto

Violent Night