Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito Movies / Drama

• Alex Cross [15 October 2012 (USA)]

  Detective and forensic psychologist Alex Cross is on his last mission to track down a homicidal killer, Picasso, who is known for torturing and killing rich businessmen in Detroit.

• Ali [25 December 2001 (USA)]

  Cassius Clay, a young boxer, wins his debut championship and goes on to reach new heights of fame through his conversion to Islam, his refusal to fight in Vietnam and other controversial actions.

• Batman: Assault on Arkham [25 July 2014]

  Batman has to protect Gotham from the dirty bomb planted by Joker and also deal with Amanda Waller's team, the Suicide Squad.

• Blue in the Face [13 October 1995 (USA)]

  Wholly improvised film where a wacky group of Brooklyn locals gather at the neighbourhood cigar shop, looking for good times.

• Bob Roberts [4 September 1992 (USA)]

  Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts (Tim Robbins) launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste (Gore Vidal), firing up crowds at his rallies by singing '60s-style acoustic folk songs with lyrics espousing far-right conservative social and economic views. Investigative journalist Bugs Raplin (Giancarlo Esposito) shadows the Roberts campaign, trying to connect Roberts to a drug-trafficking scheme, but an assassination attempt lays suspicion on both men.… MORE

• Carlito's Way: Rise to Power [7 September 2005]

  Gangster Carlito Brigante's dream of ruling the city comes true when he unites with three other gangsters and supplies the New York City addicts with the product they need the most.

• Chupacabra: Dark Seas [29 January 2005]

  Doctor Peña finds the scarry Chupacabra in a small Caribbean island and tries to smuggle it aboard a cruise ship.

• Derailed [11 November 2005 (USA)]

  The story revolves around two married strangers who meet at a hotel, but a thief interrupts their illicit liaison and blackmails them in exchange for his silence.

• Do the Right Thing [May 1989 (Cannes)]

  Salvatore "Sal" Fragione (Danny Aiello) is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out (Giancarlo Esposito), becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.… MORE

• Fresh [15 June 1994 (France)]

  Fresh (Sean Nelson) is a 12-year-old drug dealer who finds himself trapped in a web of poverty, corruption and racial tension in Brooklyn, New York. When his drug-addict sister Nichole (N'Bushe Wright) starts sleeping with local drug lord Esteban (Giancarlo Esposito), Fresh calls upon the skills he learned playing chess with his alcoholic father and speed-chess champion Sam (Samuel L. Jackson) and devises a complex strategy that will free both himself and his sister.… MORE

• Harley Davidson And The Marlboro Man [28 December 1991 (South Korea)]

  Harley and his friend Marlboro get into trouble when they decide to help an old friend save his bar from corrupt bankers.

• Hate Crime [14 January 2005]

  Robbie and Trey are homosexual, middle-class, suburban professionals. Their life is good -- until the son of a fundamentalist preacher moves in next door.

• Homicide: The Movie [2000]

  In this film based on the popular television series, members of the Baltimore Police Department must resolve the attempted murder of Al Giardello (Yaphet Kotto), their former commander who is trying his hand at mayoral politics. Old partners are reunited, but not without conflict. Frank Pembleton (Andre Braugher) and Tim Bayliss (Kyle Secor) try to find reasons for the shooting that put Giordello in a coma. However, Bayliss has been repressing angst, which inevitably comes to the surface.… MORE

• King of New York [18 July 1990 (France)]

  A psychotic drug lord leaves prison bent on sharing his profits with the poor, but finds that the streets are tougher than when he left and that there is no way of washing the blood from his dirty money.

• Last Holiday [13 January 2006 (USA)]

  Shy Georgia leads a life of frustrated desires. When she learns she only has weeks left to live, she gathers her money, quits her job, and flies to a swank resort she's always dreamed of visiting.

• Line of Duty [15 November 2019 (Nigeria)]

  A disgraced cop teams up with a livestreaming news broadcaster to try and save the police chief's kidnapped daughter.

• Maximum Overdrive [25 July 1986 (USA)]

  After a comet causes a radiation storm on Earth, machines come to life and turn against their makers. Holed up in a North Carolina truck stop, a group of survivors must fend for themselves against a mass of homicidal trucks. A diner cook, Bill Robinson (Emilio Estevez), emerges as the unlikely leader of the pack, attempting to find an escape plan for himself and the survivors, who include his boss, Bubba Hendershot (Pat Hingle), and a newlywed couple.… MORE

• Mo' Better Blues [3 August 1990 (USA)]

  Financially irresponsible Giant (Spike Lee) manages a jazz group, but his sax player, Shadow (Wesley Snipes), wants to replace him with a better businessman. Bleak (Denzel Washington), the band's trumpeter, then tries to defend his close pal Giant, leading to a power struggle between the two musicians. Meanwhile, as Bleak tries to straighten things out with his band mates and manager, he also must choose to be with either sweet teacher Indigo (Joie Lee) or sultry singer Clarke (Cynda Williams).… MORE

• Mutafukaz [23 May 2018 (France)]

  In Dark Meat City, a young man develops supernatural powers after an otherwise uneventful scooter accident.

• Naked City: Justice with a Bullet [4 October 1998]

  A hit man prepares to strike as two detectives (Scott Glenn, Courtney B. Vance) rescue Ohio tourists who were robbed by a limousine driver.

• Night on Earth [12 December 1991 (Germany)]

  This film presents five stories, each involving a cab ride and set in a different city around the world. In Los Angeles, no-nonsense taxi driver Corky (Winona Ryder) gets an engaging customer in the form of a Hollywood casting agent (Gena Rowlands), while a Parisian cabbie (Isaach De Bankolé) must contend with some rowdy African diplomats. Among the other tales, a standout is the Italian taxi ride that finds quirky driver Gino (Roberto Benigni) making a lively confession to an ailing priest.… MORE

• Nothing to Lose [18 July 1997 (USA)]

  When Nick discovers his wife is having an affair with his boss, he takes his car and sets off on a reckless ride to nowhere. He is carjacked by a youth en route and friendship unfolds between them.

• Poker Night [20 November 2014 (Kuwait)]

  A young detective becomes an unwilling participant in a deadly cat and mouse game when he is kidnapped by a serial killer. To survive, he has to use all of the knowledge imparted to him by veteran detectives during poker nights.

• Racing Daylight [2007]

  Time becomes fluid for a woman (Melissa Leo) who begins to take on the characteristics of her Civil War-era ancestor.

• S.W.A.T.: Firefight [1 March 2011]

  Paul Cutler travels to Detroit to train the city's S.W.A.T. team. A hostage gets accidentally killed during the training and the victim's boyfriend decides to seek revenge.

• School Daze [12 February 1988 (USA)]

  At historically black Mission College, the activist-minded Dap (Larry Fishburne) immerses himself in a world of political rhetoric and social movements -- one day he hopes to rally the students as a united front. At the other end of the spectrum, Julian (Giancarlo Esposito), the head of the biggest fraternity on campus, is more concerned with maintaining a strict social order. In between, Dap's conflicted cousin, Half-Pint (Spike Lee), spends most of his time rushing the fraternity.… MORE

• Sherrybaby [8 September 2006 (USA)]

  Sherry Swanson has just finished three years inside on drugs charges. Determined to go straight and stay clean for the sake of her eight-year-old daughter Alexis, she has to cope with a halfway house that isn't much better than prison and an uncaring parole officer. What makes it harder is the close relationship Alexis has built up with her brother Bobby and his wife Lynette.… MORE

• Smoke [9 June 1995 (USA)]

  Vignettes about Brooklyn denizens brought together by a smoke shop run by local "entrepreneur" Auggie. The New Yorkers cross paths in the corner smoke shop and puff out their troubles.

• Stargirl [13 March 2020]

  A teen develops a budding romance with Stargirl Caraway, a free-spirited new student who makes a big splash on her first day of school.

• Taps [20 December 1981 (USA)]

  Bunker Hill Military Academy has been targeted by real estate developers for demolition. The students, outraged at the thought of their school being turned into condominiums, vow to fight back. Led by Cadet Maj. Brian Moreland (Timothy Hutton), they stage a school-wide rebellion that ends with them in charge of the campus. After winning over the headmaster (George C. Scott), Brian and his fellow cadets, Alex (Sean Penn) and David (Tom Cruise), face their toughest battle yet -- with the Army.… MORE

• The Cotton Club [14 December 1984 (USA)]

  The lives of various characters intersect at Harlem's renowned Cotton Club. Handsome horn player Dix Dwyer (Richard Gere) falls for Vera Cicero (Diane Lane), the stunning girlfriend of famous gangster Dutch Schultz (James Remar). Meanwhile Dix's brother, Vincent (Nicolas Cage), falls in with Schultz's crew, while Owney Madden (Bob Hoskins), the jazz venue's proprietor, has his own mob ties. Although Dix goes on to become a Hollywood actor, his life doesn't get any less complicated or dangerous.… MORE

• The Keeper [5 September 1997 (USA)]

  Taking in a Haitian rape suspect (Isaach De Bankolé) causes marital problems for a liberal Brooklyn prison guard (Giancarlo Esposito) and his wife (Regina Taylor).

• The Usual Suspects [19 July 1995 (France)]

  Five criminals meet during a routine police line-up. Upon their release, they plan to pull off a dangerous heist involving precious emeralds worth three million dollars.

• Trading Places [8 June 1983 (USA)]

  Two callous millionaire brothers conspire to switch the fortunes of a snobbish investor and a wily street con artist, owing to a bet.

• Unpregnant [10 September 2020]

  A pregnant teen and her former best friend embark on a road trip from Missouri to New Mexico.

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