
Birthday:
05-23-1968
(56 years)
Birthplace:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
John Augustin Ortiz is an American actor. He is known for his antagonist role as Arturo Braga in Fast & Furious (2009) and Fast & Furious 6 (2013), and Clyde in Jack Goes Boating (2010), which earned him a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is also an artistic director/co-founder of the LAByrinth Theater Company.
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Miami Vice
Act like José Yero
event2006 star_border 6
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A case involving drug lords and murder in South Florida takes a personal turn for undercover detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs. Unorthodox Crockett gets involved romantically with the Chinese-Cuban wife of a trafficker of arms and drugs, while Tubbs deals with an assault on those he loves.
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
Act like Sheriff Eddie Morales
event2007 star_border 5.2
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After a horrifying PredAlien crash-lands near a small Colorado town, killing everyone it encounters and producing countless Alien offspring, a lone Predator arrives to "clean up" the infestation.
American Gangster
Act like Javier J. Rivera
event2007 star_border 7.6
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Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.
Before Night Falls
Act like Juan Abreu
event2000 star_border 6.6
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Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.
Carlito's Way
Act like Guajiro
event1993 star_border 7.8
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A Puerto-Rican ex-con, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him, and lead a better life outside NYC.
Amistad
Act like Montes
event1997 star_border 7
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In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
Act like Bassanio
event1994
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A BBC documentary about a pre-rehearsal workshop held in New York prior to the Goodman Theater’s 1994 production of The Merchant of Venice, directed by Peter Sellars in Chicago.
Take the Lead
Act like Mr. Temple
event2006 star_border 6.9
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A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based on the story of ballroom dancer, Pierre Dulane.
Pride and Glory
Act like Ruben Santiago
event2008 star_border 6.4
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A saga centered on a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney, investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. For Ray, the truth is revelatory, a Pandora's Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD.
Fast & Furious
Act like Ramon Campos
event2009 star_border 6.7
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When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner. But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And the two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what's possible behind the wheel.
The Fallout
Act like Carlos Cavell
event2021 star_border 7.6
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In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.
El Cantante
Act like Willie Colon
event2006 star_border 7.1
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The rise and fall of salsa singer, Héctor Lavoe (1946-1993), as told from the perspective of his wife Puchi, who looks back from 2002.
Jack Goes Boating
Act like Clyde
event2010 star_border 6
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A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship and grace—centered around two working-class New York City couples.
Angels of the City
Act like Punk Bar
event1989 star_border 3.6
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College girls dressed as hookers for a sorority initiation ceremony are kidnapped by pimps.
Silver Linings Playbook
Act like Ronnie
event2012 star_border 7.1
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After losing his job and wife, and spending time in a institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he shared his obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when he meets a woman, who offers to help him reconnect with his wife, if he will do something very important for her in exchange.
Fast & Furious 6
Act like Arturo Braga
event2013 star_border 6.8
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Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries; Dominic unexpectedly gets sidetracked with facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.
The Drop
Act like Detective Torres
event2014 star_border 6.8
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Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.
The Opportunists
Act like Ismail Espinoza
event2000 star_border 5.7
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Vic is a struggling auto mechanic with a safe-cracking past and a lot of debt. His girlfriend runs a bar and offers to loan him the money she's saved for remodeling, but Vic is reluctant to take it. When a long-lost cousin from Ireland shows up on his doorstep, the two team up for one last heist.
Riot
Act like Ciaco
event1997 star_border 5.5
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In April 1992, following the notorious Rodney King verdict, the streets of Los Angeles became a battlefield, the backdrop to four personal intertwined stories.
Blackhat
Act like Henry Pollack
event2015 star_border 5.5
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Nicholas Hathaway, a furloughed convict, and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. As Hathaway closes in, the stakes become personal as he discovers that the attack on a Chinese nuclear power plant was just the beginning.
The Last Marshal
Act like Enrico
event1999 star_border 3.4
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Marshall McClary, one of the most violent, racist, foul- mouthed Marshalls in Texas, is in the middle of resolving a hostage situation (by shooting everyone he sees) when the FBI agents show up, interfering with his negotiation, and ending the event with McClary being wounded and two of the criminals escaping. After hearing that the two fugitives has fled to Miami, McClary follows behind them, working with the local police and offending every single person he encounters.
American Fiction
Act like Arthur
event2023 star_border 7.3
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A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Steve Jobs
Act like Joel Pforzheimer
event2015 star_border 6.8
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Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.
Poolman
Act like Wayne / Dirk Pfumpter
event2024 star_border 4.4
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Darren Barrenman, an unwavering optimist and native Angeleno, spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live.
Narc
Act like Octavio Ruiz
event2002 star_border 6.7
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When the trail goes cold on a murder investigation of a policeman, an undercover narcotics officer is lured back to the force to help solve the case.
A Woman, a Part
Act like Isaac Jones
event2017 star_border 5.9
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An exhausted, workaholic actress, Anna Baskin, 44, abruptly extricates herself from a successful but mind-numbing TV role, returning to her past life in New York to reinvent herself.
Public Enemies
Act like Phil D'Andrea
event2009 star_border 6.7
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Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
The Finest Hours
Act like Wallace Quirey
event2016 star_border 6.6
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The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
3 A.M.
Act like Hector
event2001 star_border 5.5
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The feature film directing debut of Spike Lee protege Lee Davis takes the viewer into the world of taxi drivers. Developed in the Sundance Laboratory, this film offers dove-tailing stories centering on the lives of individual taxi drivers as they reflect on and experience romance, politics, sociology, and spirituality.
Cesar Chavez
Act like Eli Ordonez
event2014 star_border 6.2
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A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez. Chronicling the birth of a modern American labour movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed civil rights leader and labour organiser torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Passionate but soft-spoken, Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to working people.
Kong: Skull Island
Act like Victor Nieves
event2017 star_border 6.5
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Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
The Cloverfield Paradox
Act like Monk Acosta
event2018 star_border 5.6
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Orbiting above a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality.
A Dog's Purpose
Act like Carlos
event2017 star_border 7.6
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A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
Going in Style
Act like Jesus
event2017 star_border 6.7
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Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
Replicas
Act like Jones
event2018 star_border 6
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A scientist becomes obsessed with returning his family to normalcy after a terrible accident.
Ransom
Act like Roberto
event1996 star_border 6.7
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When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
Nostalgia
Act like Daniel Kalman
event2018 star_border 5.5
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A mosaic of stories about love and loss, exploring our relationship to the objects, artifacts, and memories that shape our lives.
Side Streets
Act like Ramon Yanes
event1998 star_border 7
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The lives of diverse characters in each of New York City's five boroughs overlap.
Peppermint
Act like Detective Moises Beltran
event2018 star_border 6.7
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A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.
Bumblebee
Act like Dr. Powell
event2018 star_border 6.7
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On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary yellow VW bug.
Italian Movie
Act like Cesar
event1993
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Leonardo, a compulsive gambler, tries to make up for his losses by becoming a male escort.
Sgt. Bilko
Act like SPC Luis Clemente
event1996 star_border 5.9
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The US army is known for churning out lean mean fighting machines intent on protecting our great nation. Sergeant Ernie Bilko is the leader of a ragtag group of the sorriest soldiers ever to enlist in the armed forces.
Ms. White Light
Act like Gary
event2019 star_border 6.6
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Lex Cordova is a young woman who counsels terminally ill clients that have trouble letting go. While proving uniquely talented in her ability to connect with the dying, Lex is at a total loss when dealing with everyone else.
Horse Girl
Act like Ron
event2020 star_border 5.7
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A socially awkward woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into her waking life.
Ad Astra
Act like Lieutenant General Rivas
event2019 star_border 6.1
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The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy life on planet Earth, astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across the immensity of space and its many perils to uncover the truth about a lost expedition that decades before boldly faced emptiness and silence in search of the unknown.
The Line
Act like Oscar
event2020
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A new documentary play crafted from firsthand interviews with New York City medical first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Line cuts through the media and political noise to reveal the lived experiences of frontline medical workers in New York and their battle to save lives in a system built to serve the bottom line.
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
Act like Self
event2009 star_border 9
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Documentary about the chaotic film shooting of "Pride and Glory"
The In Between
Act like Mel
event2022 star_border 7.4
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After surviving a car accident that took the life of her boyfriend, a teenage girl believes he's attempting to reconnect with her from the after world.
The Mothership
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One year after her husband mysteriously disappears, Sara Morse discovers a strange, extraterrestrial object underneath their home, Sara and her kids embark on a race to find their husband, father and, most important, the truth.
Nobody 2
new_releases Release: August 13, 2025
Sequel to Nobody (2021). Plot TBA
Isabel
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A woman in her early 50s who wants to open her own wine bar after being the head sommellière for a Michelin-starred restaurant.
Medium
Act like Daniel Muñoz (1 ep.)
event2005 star_border 7.4
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Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people.
The Job
Act like Ruben Somarriba (19 ep.)
event2001 star_border 6.6
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Mike McNeil is a decorated New York City detective whose toughest assignment is himself. He's struggling to balance a challenging personal life with a job that leaves him wondering on a daily basis if he is the last sane person in New York. His unconventional approach to his job makes him a great cop, even on the most trying days. The only thing he can't figure out is why, if he's the only sane guy around, everyone's always looking at him like he's crazy.
Law & Order
Act like Victor Vargas (1 ep.)
event1990 star_border 7.4
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In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
CSI: Miami
(1 ep.)
event2002 star_border 7.7
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CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Act like Officer Zermeño (1 ep.)
event1999 star_border 7.9
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In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
The Handler
(1 ep.)
event2003 star_border 7
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The Handler is a crime series created by Canadian writer-producer Chris Haddock, airing in the United States on CBS in the 2003-04 season. The show starred Joe Pantoliano as Joe Renato, an FBI agent assigned to train and handle young undercover officers in the FBI. Other cast members included Hill Harper, Anna Belknap, Lola Glaudini, and Tanya Wright.
Belknap and Harper would reunite as costars on the drama CSI: New York beginning in 2005.
Lush Life
Act like Nelson 'Margarita' Marquez (7 ep.)
event1996 star_border 6.5
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Lush Life is an American sitcom that aired in September 1996 on Fox. The series stars Lori Petty and Karyn Parsons as roommates who shared a studio apartment for financial reasons.
Clubhouse
Act like Carlos Tavares (12 ep.)
event2004 star_border 3.5
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For the first time, Pete Young takes a risk - perhaps the only risk of his young life - when he applies for and lands his dream job as a batboy for the New York Empires. The problem is that his single mother, Lynne has no idea what he's up to. Until now, he's been the golden boy while his rebellious older sister, Betsy, has always been in the doghouse. Pete attends a strict Catholic high school where he hangs out with his best friend, Mike, who hopes to cash in on his friend's new position in life. On the job, Pete becomes a member of a new family that includes Conrad Dean, the team's captain and star third baseman and one of the boy's all-time idols, who takes on the role of an older brother. Also in the clubhouse are Pete's boss, Lou Russo, a gruff but fair equipment manager who becomes a much-needed father figure; Carlos Tavares, a rookie who believes that Pete is his good luck charm, and Jose Marquez, the Empires' territorial head batboy. Pete is over the moon at being part of his favorite team but he must still balance life at home and life in the big leagues as he faces the moral dilemmas and curve balls that are thrown his way.
Luck
Act like Turo Escalante (9 ep.)
event2012 star_border 6.7
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A drama set in the world of horse racing focusing on lives of owners, jockeys, trainers and gamblers who are all tied to the same horse track.
Promised Land
Act like Joe Sandoval (10 ep.)
event2022 star_border 5.2
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An epic, generation-spanning drama about two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in California’s Sonoma Valley.
Rake
Act like Ben Leon (13 ep.)
event2014 star_border 5.2
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Keegan Deane's staggering lack of discretion and inability to self-censor land him the law cases that nobody else will touch. He always tries to do the right thing, but at the same time struggles to save himself from the many self-destructive elements that plague his own life, including women and gambling.
The Guest Book
Act like Paul (1 ep.)
event2017 star_border 6.9
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Guests bring their baggage and own special brand of crazy to a vacation cottage and record their confessions, alibis and farewells in the cottage’s guest book. Each season features a new town, and along with it a new cottage and town locals, though characters from previous season often come along for the ride.
Promised Land
Act like Nicky Pacheco (1 ep.)
event1996 star_border 6.6
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Promised Land is an American drama series which aired on CBS from 1996 to 1999. It is a spin-off from another series, Touched by an Angel.
New York Undercover
Act like Pago (1 ep.)
event1994 star_border 7.1
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New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases.
Will Trent
Act like Antonio Miranda (3 ep.)
event2023 star_border 7.4
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Special Agent Will Trent was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta's overwhelmed foster care system. Determined to make sure no one feels as he did, he now has the highest clearance rate.
Messiah
Act like Felix Iguero (10 ep.)
event2020 star_border 7.2
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A wary CIA officer investigates a charismatic man who sparks a spiritual movement and stirs political unrest. Who exactly is he? And what does he want?
Togetherness
Act like David (7 ep.)
event2015 star_border 6.8
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Four adults nearing 40, living under the same roof, struggle to keep their relationships and their individual dreams alive.
Touched by an Angel
Act like Nicky Pacheco (1 ep.)
event1994 star_border 7.2
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Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.
Little America
Act like Coach (1 ep.)
event2020 star_border 6.7
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An anthology series that goes beyond the headlines to look at the funny, romantic, heartfelt, inspiring and surprising stories of immigrants in America at a time when they are more relevant than ever.
Bad Monkey
Act like Rogelio 'Ro' Burton (8 ep.)
event2024 star_border 7.3
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A detective turned restaurant inspector in Southern Florida is pulled into a world of greed and corruption after a tourist finds a severed arm while fishing. And yes, there's a monkey.
The Green Veil
Act like Gilberto Sutton (8 ep.)
event2024 star_border 8.1
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Gordon Rogers attempts to save an unraveling secret mission that threatens to reveal an unthinkable conspiracy.
The Madness
Act like Franco Quinones (8 ep.)
event2024 star_border 6.5
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After a media pundit stumbles upon a dead body deep in the Poconos woods, he finds himself framed for the murder of a notorious white supremacist.
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