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Samuel L. Jackson

Born: 21 December 1948, Chattanooga, Tenn.

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  • Eve's Bayou

    In the Louisiana bayous, where the air is thick with magic and secrets, a girl witnesses the infidelity of her father.

  • Chi-Raq

    Spike Lee reimagines Aristophanes’ ancient Greek play Lysistrata as a dazzling modern-day hip-hop musical set in Chicago.

  • Do the Right Thing

    Do the Right Thing

    On the hottest day of the summer New Yorkers’ similarly overheated tempers catalyse a full-scale race riot in Spike Lee’s breakthrough film, still all too relevant today.

  • The Exorcist III

    A police lieutenant investigates a series of suspected satanic murders.

  • Vol. 2

    Vol. 2

    Uma Thurman’s Bride concludes her campaign of vengeance against the former associates who betrayed her, in Quentin Tarantino’s stylish, bloody thriller.

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