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Ving Rhames

About: Born in New York on May 12, 1959, Irving "Ving" Rhames grew up in Harlem, attending the New York High School of Performing Arts and the Julliard School of Drama.Rhames began his career on the stage, first appearing on Broadway with Matt Dillon in 1984's "The Winter Boys." For the next decade, he continued to act on the stage, in movies and on television. In 1994, Rhames received critical acclaim and greater recognition with his portrayal of the sadistic drug dealer Marsellus Wallace in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.Although he often plays villains, Rhames is known for his big heart. In 1998 he received a Golden Globe for his portrayal of the title character in the cable film Don King: Only in America, but he immediately gave the award to fellow nominee Jack Lemmon, stating that Lemmon deserved it. Other notable films include Mission Impossible, Rosewood, Con Air and Out of Sight.

Mission: Impossible II

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2000

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About: This romantic action-thriller plunges Impossible Missions Force agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) into an international crisis of terrifying magnitude. With computer genius Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) at his side and a beautiful thief (Thandie Newton) on his mind, Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called "Chimera" on the world.
URL: Mission: Impossible II

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2007

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About: Firefighters Chuck Ford (Adam Sandler) and Larry Allensworth (Kevin James) are guy's guys, loyal to the core -- which is why when widower Larry asks Chuck to pose as his gay lover so that he can get domestic partner benefits for his kids, his buddy agrees. Things get dicey, however, when a bureaucrat comes calling, and the boys are forced to present a picture of domestic bliss in this comedy co-starring Dan Aykroyd and Steve Buscemi.
URL: I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

A Broken Life

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2007

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About: Bitter, depressed and suicidal, Max Walker (Tom Sizemore) stages a dramatic end to his broken life by hiring a struggling young film student (Corey Sevier) to document Max's final day on Earth, producing a radically different type of farewell note. But in the process of confronting his demons and saying goodbye to his fractured existence, Max learns something unexpected about living. Ving Rhames also stars in this indie drama.
URL: A Broken Life

Saving God

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2008

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About: After serving a 15-year prison sentence for manslaughter, pastor Armstrong Cane (Ving Rhames) returns to his father's old church and offers a helping, spiritual hand to young, troubled drug-dealer Norris (Dwain Murphy). While Armstrong faces pressure to sell the church from a rival pastor (Ricardo Chavira), Norris faces pressure to stay in the drug game from his boss, Blaze (Dean McDermott), in this gritty but uplifting urban drama.
URL: Saving God

The Goods: The Don Ready Story

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2008

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About: When businesses are failing, they call in Don Ready (Jeremy Piven), a fast-talking closer who can sell anything to anybody. Hired to rescue a flagging auto dealership during a Fourth of July sale, Don spends his days on the lot and his nights at local strip clubs. Everything's going swimmingly … until he gets blindsided by love. Ving Rhames and Kathryn Hahn co-star in this comedy from "Chappelle's Show" producer Neal Brennan.
URL: The Goods: The Don Ready Story

Go Tell It on the Mountain

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1985

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About: James Baldwin's literary gem is adapted for the screen in this spellbinding film about three generations of an African-American family struggling to find footing in America, a place that's both a land of opportunity and difficulty. Tracing the lineage's move from the South to the heart of Harlem, the film tells the story of a boy yearning for the love of a distant stepfather. Stars Paul Winfield, Alfre Woodard, Ruby Dee and Ving Rhames.
URL: Go Tell It on the Mountain

Master Harold...and the Boys

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2009

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About: Young white South African Hally (Freddie Highmore) finds himself trapped between the views of his bigoted father and of the black man who takes care of him, Sam (Ving Rhames), in this film adaptation of the critically acclaimed play by Athol Fugard set in the apartheid era. As the tension of his father's return from the hospital affects him, Hally lashes out at Sam. Patrick Mofokeng portrays Sam's friend, Willie.
URL: Master Harold...and the Boys

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