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Ray Sharkey

Ray Sharkey was an American actor known for his roles in films like "The Idolmaker" and "Wired". He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in "The Idolmaker". Sharkey died in 1993 at the age of 40 due to complications from AIDS.

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The Idolmaker

The Idolmaker

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1980 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.

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Some Kind of Hero

Some Kind of Hero

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1982 IMDB Rating: 5.8

A Vietnam vet returns home from a prisoner of war camp and is greeted as a hero, but is quickly forgotten and soon discovers how tough survival is in his own country.

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In the Line of Duty: Street War

In the Line of Duty: Street War

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1992 IMDB Rating: 5.7

In this gritty cops-and-crooks drama, two detectives hunt a gang leader suspected of murdering a New York cop. The detectives enlist the help of the dead cop's partner, who is also the brother of the...

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Heart Beat

Heart Beat

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1980 IMDB Rating: 5.7

An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.

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Wise Guys

Wise Guys

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1986 IMDB Rating: 5.6

Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.

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The Cops Are Robbers

The Cops Are Robbers

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1990 IMDB Rating: 5.5

Made-for-TV drama about one of the largest crimes in history—the 1980 robbery of the Boston Depositors Trust by a group of policemen. Capt. Gerry Clemente is the leader of a gang of rotten cops who ta...

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Regina Roma

Regina Roma

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1982 IMDB Rating: 5.2

An aging couple search for peace and family harmony when their only son returns home after a long absence with his fiancee.

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Love and Money

Love & Money

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 1981 IMDB Rating: 4.3

An investment planner, bored with his job and his girlfriend, is given the opportunity to help open a new firm in South America. Once in the new country, he finds himself dealing with dictators and re...

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Cop and ½

Cop and ½

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1993 IMDB Rating: 4.1

When a pint-sized 8-year-old kid witnesses a murder he offers to help the police, if they make him a cop, too. Saddled with this streetwise sidekick, a hardboiled cop is forced to take his new partner...

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