Movies by Esai Morales
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Gun Hill Road (2011)
Cast: Esai Morales, Harmony Santana, Judy Reyes …
Directed by: Rashaad Ernesto Green
After serving a three-year stint in prison, tough-guy Enrique (Esai Morales) returns to his family in the Bronx to find that his wife (Judy Reyes) is a virtual stranger to him and, worse, his…
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Cherry (2010)
Cast: Kyle Gallner, Laura Allen, Brittany Robertson …
Directed by: Jeffrey Fine, Brittany Robertson
Brilliant but naïve Ivy League freshman Aaron (Kyle Gallner) becomes enchanted by free-spirited older student Linda (Laura Allen) -- and when she invites him for dinner, he hopes they hook…
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King of the Avenue (2010)
Cast: Ving Rhames, Simon Rex, Esai Morales …
Directed by: Ryan Combs
Selling his soul to the devil seems like the best decision successful Miami drug lord Taz (Simon Rex) has ever made. That is, until the devil shows up in the flesh -- looking exactly like…
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Battlestar Galactica: Caprica (2009)
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Magda Apanowicz, Genevieve Buechner …
Directed by: Jeffrey Reiner
Set half a century before the "Battlestar Galactica" series, this feature film follows industrialist Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz) as he harnesses powerful technology to create the…
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Caprica (2009)
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, Alessandra Torresani …
Set on planet Caprica decades prior to the war fought in "Battlestar Galactica," this sci-fi series follows the work of tech tycoon Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz) as he tries to assuage his…
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Kill Kill Faster Faster (2008)
Cast: Gil Bellows, Lisa Ray, Esai Morales …
Directed by: Gareth Maxwell Roberts
After serving time for his wife's murder, recently paroled con Joey One-Way (Gil Bellows) is hired by film producer Markie Mann (Esai Morales) to adapt the play he wrote while in prison.…
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Beisbol: The Latin Game (2007)
Cast: Esai Morales, Miguel Tejada, Roberto Clemente …
Latin American roots run deep in Major League Baseball, and this program reveals the compelling stories behind some of the greatest Latino players from North America, the Caribbean and…
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The Line (2007)
Cast: Ray Liotta, Andy Garcia, Esai Morales …
Directed by: James Cotten
Seasoned assassin Mark Shields (Ray Liotta) hunts down Salazar crime cartel leader Pelon (Esai Morales) in Tijuana, Mexico. Meanwhile, he becomes involved with Olivia (Valerie Cruz), a mother…
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How to Go Out on a Date in Queens (2006)
Cast: Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Esai Morales, Kimberly Williams …
Directed by: Michelle Danner
Rob Estes, Kimberly Williams, Alison Eastwood, Esai Morales, Ron Perlman and Jason Alexander co-star in this quirky romantic comedy that explores the relationships of several patrons of a…
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The Virgin of Juarez (2006)
Cast: Angus Macfadyen, Ana Claudia Talancón, Guillermo Díaz …
Directed by: Kevin James Dobson
Based on the true story of ongoing, unsolved murders in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, this mesmerizing drama weaves a tale of mystery, politics and religious zealotry. When a reporter (Minnie…
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Vanished: Season 1 (2006)
Cast: Gale Harold, Ming-Na Wen, John Allen Nelson …
Directed by: Stephen Cragg, Fred Keller, Helen Shaver …
When the wife (Joanne Kelly) of Sen. Jeffrey Collins (John Allen Nelson) goes missing at a swank event held in her honor, FBI agents Graham Kelton (Gale Harold) and Lin Mei (Ming-Na) are…
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Once Upon a Wedding (2005)
Cast: Esai Morales, A Martinez, Charlotte Ayanna …
Directed by: Matia Karrell
When Jennifer (Valeria Andrews), the daughter of a powerful dictator, runs over a stranger (Omar Avila) with her car the week before her wedding, she vows to nurse him back to health in hopes…
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American Fusion (2005)
Cast: Sylvia Chang, Esai Morales, Collin Chou …
Directed by: Frank Lin
Divorced and depressed Yvonne (Sylvia Chang) seems doomed to never find happiness, until Mexican-American dentist Jose (Esai Morales) enters her life. But when Yvonne's traditional…
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War Letters: American Experience (2002)
Cast: Joan Allen, Eric Stoltz, Kevin Spacey …
Directed by: Robert Kenner
Featuring eyewitness accounts of battles from the American Revolution to the Persian Gulf War, this compelling documentary tells the stories of America's fighting men and women through…
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Paid in Full (2002)
Cast: Mekhi Phifer, Wood Harris, Chi McBride …
Directed by: Charles Stone III
This fictionalized account of three real-life Harlem drug dealers is told in flashbacks as they plunge into the world of hustling. Ace learns the business, and soon the trio becomes a…
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The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (2002)
Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Elijah Wood, Peter Gallagher …
Directed by: Glenn Chaika
Voiced by Elijah Wood, Jennifer Love Hewitt and others, this film features Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, the tiny, famed fairy-tale favorites, who are together for the first time in this…
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American Virgin (2000)
Cast: Mena Suvari, Bob Hoskins, Robert Loggia …
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Marois
When your father is a pornographer, what can you do to shock him? If you're Katrina Bartalotti (Mena Suvari), you announce you're going to lose your virginity -- live on the…
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Atomic Train (1999)
Cast: Rob Lowe, Kristen Davis, Esai Morales …
Directed by: David A. Jackson, Dick Lowry
To cut costs, a waste disposal company decides to transport a nuclear warhead and tons of radioactive waste on an aging train. When the engine's brakes fail, National Transportation…
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Southern Cross (1999)
Cast: Esai Morales, Michael Ironside, Valentina Vargas …
Directed by: James Becket
After learning that his estranged father -- wealthy mine owner Felipe Solano (Malcolm McDowell) -- has died, Philip Bergman (Esai Morales) travels to Chile and becomes fascinated with the…
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Scorpion Spring (1996)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Alfred Molina, Kevin Tighe …
Directed by: Brian Cox
When unsuspecting friends Denis Brabant (Alfred Molina) and Zac Cross (Patrick McGaw) offer a ride to a hitchhiker (Esai Morales) with a beautiful companion, they never predict their road…
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Dog Watch (1996)
Cast: Dennis Dun, Sam Elliott, Paul Sorvino …
Directed by: John Langley
When San Francisco detective Charlie Falon (Sam Elliott) finds his partner dead and the killer standing over his body, he beats the man to death and dumps the corpse in the river. Now the…
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My Family (1995)
Cast: Jimmy Smits, Esai Morales, Edward James Olmos …
Directed by: Gregory Nava
Francis Ford Coppola produced this sprawling immigrant saga that tells the stories of three generations of the Sanchez family as they migrate to California during the 1920s, weather the…
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Don't Do It! (1994)
Cast: James LeGros, Heather Graham, Esai Morales …
Directed by: Eugene Hess
Three Generation-X couples struggle with commitment as one partner in each pair secretly pines for someone else. While some seek solace in denial, others find a release in casual sex -- until…
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In the Army Now (1994)
Cast: Pauly Shore, Andy Dick, Lori Petty …
Directed by: Daniel Petrie Jr.
Bones Conway (Pauly Shore) and Jack Kaufman (Andy Dick) didn't really know what they were in for when they enlisted in the U.S. Army; they just wanted to get a job and make some money.…
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Rapa Nui (1994)
Cast: Jason Scott Lee, Esai Morales, Sandrine Holt …
Directed by: Kevin Reynolds
On Easter Island -- originally named Rapa Nui -- childhood friends Noro (Jason Scott Lee) and Make (Esai Morales) become bitter enemies as they vie for the beautiful Ramana (Sandrine Holt)…
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Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
Cast: Josef Sommer, Madonna, Tony Azito …
Directed by: Howard Brookner
A 1928 New Year's Eve bash is the setting for this film where the lives of an intriguing cast of characters intertwine. Among them are Harriet (Julie Hagerty), the socialite host;…
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La Bamba (1987)
Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto …
Directed by: Luis Valdez
The plane crash that killed rocker Buddy Holly also took the life of Ritchie Valens (Lou Diamond Phillips), a 17-year-old Mexican-American who rocketed to fame with the hit "La Bamba." The…
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The Principal (1987)
Cast: James Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr., Rae Dawn Chong …
Directed by: Christopher Cain
Loose-cannon high school teacher Rick Latimer (James Belushi) is "promoted" to principal of Brandel High -- the toughest school in Berkeley, Calif. But no worries: He speaks loudly and…
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Bad Boys (1983)
Cast: Sean Penn, Esai Morales, Ally Sheedy …
Directed by: Rick Rosenthal
On the mean streets of Chicago, Mick O'Brien (Sean Penn) plays by the rules -- the wrong rules. The only saving grace in his life of crime is his relationship with his girlfriend (Ally…