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Ron Perkins is a Actor American born on 29 march 1961
Ron Perkins is an American actor who has been active since the early 1960s. He is best known for his role as Mendel Stromm in Spider-Man (2002). He also appeared in The Prestige (2006) as the manager of a hotel visited by Hugh Jackman's character in Colorado Springs, as well as nine episodes of Fox TV series House as Dr. Ron Simpson.
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, 1h53Directed by Gus Van Sant
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy
Themes La bande dessinée, Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities
Actors Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack Black, Mark Webber, Udo Kier
Roles Mr. Katz
Rating67%
John Callahan , devenu tétraplégique à l'âge de vingt-et-un ans à cause de son alcoolisme, trouve dans le dessin une forme de thérapie avant de devenir un célèbre dessinateur de bandes dessinées.
Rules Don’t Apply (2016)
, 2h7Directed by Warren Beatty
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Alden Ehrenreich, Warren Beatty, Lily Collins, Taissa Farmiga, Matthew Broderick, Annette Bening
Roles Senator Ferguson
Rating57%
The film takes place in the year 1958, and tells the story of an affair billionaire industrialist Howard Hughes (Warren Beatty) had in the later years of his life with a young actress (Lily Collins).
Cesar Chavez (2014)
, 1h41Directed by Diego Luna
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about the labor movement, Political films
Actors Rosario Dawson, America Ferrera, Michael Peña, Gabriel Mann, Yancey Arias, Wes Bentley
Roles Grower Jack
Rating63%
The film follows Chávez's efforts to organize 50,000 farm workers in California, some of whom were braceros—temporary workers from Mexico permitted to live and work in the United States in agriculture, and required to return to Mexico if they stopped working. Working conditions are very poor for the braceros, who also suffer from racism and brutality at the hands of the employers and local Californians. To help the workers, César Chávez (Michael Peña) forms a labor union known as the United Farm Workers (UFW). Chávez's efforts opposed, sometimes violently, by the owners of the large industrial farms where the braceros work. The film touches on several major nonviolent campaigns by the UFW: the Delano grape strike, the Salad Bowl strike, and the 1975 Modesto march.
Game Change (2012)
, 1h58Directed by Jay Roach
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ed Harris, Peter MacNicol, Jamey Sheridan, Sarah Paulson
Roles Bill McInturff
Rating73%
The film opens in 2010 with a frame story: Republican strategist Steve Schmidt is being interviewed by Anderson Cooper for 60 Minutes. Cooper poses a difficult question regarding former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin: was she selected because she would make the best vice president or because she would win the election?
Pandemic (miniseries) (2007)
, 2h49Directed by Armand Mastroianni
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Themes Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about viral outbreaks, Catastrophe épidémiologique, Dans un avion, Disaster films
Actors Tiffani Thiessen, French Stewart, Eric Roberts, Faye Dunaway, James DuMont, Bruce Boxleitner
Roles Dr. Chuck Westley
Rating53%
On a beach in Australia, two American surfers say goodbye to each other as one is about to leave for his flight back to California. The two men don't notice the large number of dead birds on the beach. On the flight, the surfer returning home starts coughing up blood and dies before the plane can land. Back in Australia, the other surfer is found dead in his apartment. Kayla Martin (Tiffani Thiessen) is a medical doctor with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who has been assigned to the case. She and the local officials carry the body of the surfer out of the plane and start processing people to be put in quarantine until they can be evaluated for exposure. During the transfer, one of the passengers escapes to complete a business deal and unknowingly spreads the virus throughout Los Angeles. It is also revealed that outbreaks of the so-called "riptide virus" (as it comes to be known), an offshoot of the bird flu, are occurring in other cities around the world.
The Prestige (2006)
, 2h10Directed by Christopher Nolan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Crime
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films based on science fiction novels, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine, Rebecca Hall, Piper Perabo
Roles Hotel Manager
Rating82%
The film begins with a magician (Michael Caine) performing a vanishing bird illusion for a young girl explaining that each trick has three parts: The Pledge, where the audience is presented with an ordinary object; The Turn, where the object is turned into something extraordinary; and The Prestige, where the object is brought back.
S1m0ne (2002)
, 1h57Directed by Andrew Niccol
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about films, Films about computing
Actors Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Rachel Roberts, Evan Rachel Wood, Winona Ryder, Rebecca Romijn
Roles Studio Executive #3
Rating60%
When Nicola Anders (Winona Ryder), the star of out-of-favor director Viktor Taransky's (Al Pacino) new film refuses to finish it, Taransky is forced to find a replacement. Contractual requirements totally prevent using her image in the film, so he must re-shoot. Instead, Viktor experiments with a new computer program he inherits from late acquaintance Hank Aleno (Elias Koteas) which allows creation of a computer-generated woman which he can easily animate to play the film's central character. Viktor names his virtual actor "Simone", a name derived from the computer program's title, Simulation One. Seamlessly incorporated into the film, Simone (Rachel Roberts) gives a fantastic performance, exactly controlled by Viktor. The film is immediately a huge success.
Spider-Man (2002)
, 2h1Directed by Sam Raimi
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes L'adolescence, Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, Films about computing, Films about spiders, Spider-Man films, Superhero films, L'enfance marginalisée, Cyberpunk films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films, Films about school violence
Actors Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, J. K. Simmons
Roles Dr. Mendel Stromm
Rating73%
High-school senior Peter Parker visits a genetics laboratory with his friend Harry Osborn and love interest, Mary Jane Watson for a school field trip. There, Peter is bitten on the hand by a genetically engineered "super spider". Shortly after arriving home to his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, he goes unconscious. Meanwhile, Harry's father, scientist Norman Osborn, owner of Oscorp, is attempting to preserve his company's critically important military contract. He experiments on himself with a new but unstable performance-enhancing chemical vapor that increases his speed, strength, and stamina. However, it also drives him insane and he kills his assistant, Mendel Stromm. The next morning, Peter finds that his previously impaired vision has improved and his body has metamorphosized into a more muscular physique. At school, he finds that his body can produce webs and his quickened reflexes let him avoid injury during a confrontation with bully Flash Thompson. Peter discovers he has developed superhuman speed, strength, the ability to stick to surfaces, and a heightened ability to sense danger.
Firestarter 2: Rekindled (2002)
, 2h48Directed by Robert Iscove
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Actors Marguerite Moreau, Malcolm McDowell, Dennis Hopper, Danny Nucci, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Darnell Williams
Rating48%
Charlene « Charlie » McGee est une mutante qui possède le don de pyrokinésie (déclencher des feux avec son esprit). Elle a passé son enfance et sa jeunesse à fuir les savants qui sont responsables de la mort de ses parents. Vincent Sforza travaille pour une organisation chargée de retrouver les mutants... Leurs chemins vont donc se croiser et ensemble ils essaieront de survivre afin de mener la vie tranquille dont Charlie rêve depuis toujours...
Reindeer Games (2000)
, 1h44Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Christmas films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron, James Frain, Danny Trejo, Clarence Williams III
Roles Ice Fisherman
Rating57%
Nick Cassidy and Rudy Duncan are cellmates in prison two days away from release. Nick has been corresponding with a young woman named Ashley Mercer, who is waiting for him on the outside. After Nick takes a shiv in a prison fight and dies, Rudy, who just wants to have a cup of hot chocolate after he reunites with his family, takes his place and lets the beautiful Ashley think he is the one who has been writing her. Gabriel, the leader of a gang who assaults Rudy and Ashley in their cabin, and is Ashley's brother and tells "Nick" that the gang, with Nick's help, will rob the casino he used to work at. Rudy reveals he is not Nick, but Ashley continues to confirm he is and that she wrote to him knowing Gabriel was going to kidnap and force Rudy to assist in the robbery. Rudy, while furious with Ashley, is reluctantly forced to go along with his ruse.
Ronin (1998)
, 2h1Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Heist films, Chase films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean Bean, Jonathan Pryce
Roles Man with the Newspaper
Rating71%
At a bistro in the Montmartre district of Paris, IRA operative Deirdre (Natascha McElhone) meets with ex-special operatives-turned mercenaries Sam (Robert De Niro), Larry (Skipp Sudduth), and Vincent (Jean Reno), and takes them to a warehouse where fellow mercenaries Gregor (Stellan Skarsgård) and Spence (Sean Bean) are waiting. There, Deirdre briefs the men on their mission: that they have been hired to attack a heavily armed convoy and steal a large metallic briefcase, the contents of which are never revealed. As the team prepares, Deirdre meets with her ex-IRA handler, Seamus O' Roarke (Jonathan Pryce), who reveals that the Russian mob is bidding for the case and the team must intervene. After Spence is exposed as a fraud by Sam and summarily dismissed, the others depart for Nice. Sam and Deirdre develop an attraction to each other during a stakeout. On the day of the sale, Deirdre's team ambush the convoy at La Turbie and pursue the survivors back to Nice. After a gun battle at the port, Gregor steals the case and disappears.
Volcano (1997)
, 1h44Directed by Mick Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Disaster, Action, Adventure
Themes La fin du monde, Transport films, Volcanisme, Rail transport films, Films about volcanoes, Children's films, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle, John Carroll Lynch, Jacqueline Kim
Roles Fire Chief
Rating55%
An earthquake strikes the city of Los Angeles. Mike Roark (Tommy Lee Jones), the head of the city's Office of Emergency Management, insists on coming to work to help out with the crisis, even though he has taken a vacation with his daughter Kelly (Gaby Hoffmann). His associate Emmit Reese (Don Cheadle) notes the quake caused no major damage, but seven utility workers are later burned to death in a storm drain, one escaped and survived but was severely burned on one side of his face at MacArthur Park. As a precaution, Roark tries to halt the subway lines which run parallel to where the deaths took place, but Los Angeles MTA Chairman Stan Olber (John Carroll Lynch) declines, feeling there is no threat to the trains. Against regulations, Roark and a colleague Gator Harris (Michael Rispoli) venture down the storm sewer in the park to investigate. They are nearly burned to death when hot gases suddenly spew out of a crack in the concrete lining and flood the tunnel. Geologist Dr. Amy Barnes (Anne Heche) believes a volcano may be rapidly forming beneath the city with magma flowing underground (similar to the formation of the Mexican volcano Parícutin which emerged and grew tremendously in just one week) but cannot come up with enough evidence for Roark to take action.
George Wallace (1997)
, 2h58Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about disabilities
Actors Gary Sinise, Mare Winningham, Clarence Williams III, Angelina Jolie, Joe Don Baker, Mark Valley
Roles Nicholas Katzenbach
Rating70%
George Wallace portrays the political life of a complex man. Initially an ordinary Southern judge, Wallace transforms himself to achieve political success and glory, becoming one of the most reviled political figures in America. Finally, a failed assassination attempt which leaves him paralyzed and in pain leads him to realize what he has become.
The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)
, 2h55Directed by Roger Young
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Randy Quaid, Laura Dern, Kirsten Dunst, Bob Gunton, Darren E. Burrows, G. W. Bailey
Roles Dwight Stanfield
Rating62%
I'll Do Anything (1994)
, 1h56Directed by James L. Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about films, Films about television
Actors Nick Nolte, Albert Brooks, Julie Kavner, Whittni Wright, Joely Richardson, Tracey Ullman
Roles Victor
Rating55%
In 1980, on the night he fails to win an Emmy Award, Matt Hobbs proposes to his longtime girlfriend Beth. He says the only thing holding him back is his dedication to his career, one which may not always work out, and Beth says that's one of the things she loves most about him. Little more than a year later, with a baby crying and no job for Matt, Beth is overflowing with resentment. By 1993, the pair have been divorced for several years and are living on opposite coasts. Matt auditions for a role in pompous, self-absorbed, and clueless film producer Burke Adler's new project but fails to get the part. He does however agree to chauffeur Adler occasionally. Matt flies to Georgia to pick up his daughter Jeannie for what he believes is a brief visit and discovers Beth is facing a prison term and Jeannie will be living with him for the duration of her sentence. The two return to Hollywood and struggle with their new circumstances and building a relationship (Matt hasn't seen the six-year-old since she was four). When Matt goes in to make a screen test for a lead in a film, he leaves Jeannie with a friend at the studio, and when he picks her up he's stunned to learn she's been cast in a sitcom. There are multiple sub-plots, including one focusing on Matt's relationship with staff script-reader Cathy Breslow and another concerning test screening analyst Nan Mulhanney and her tumultuous relationship with Adler. While a large part of the film is a satire of the film industry, it also skewers relationships from various angles.