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1	The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) more movies like this directed by Robert Redford featuring Rubén Blades, Richard Bradford, Sonia Braga, Julie Carmen, James Gammon, John Heard, Chick Vennera It's advisable to know from the beginning of The Milagro Beanfield War that "milagro" is the Spanish word for "miracle". The scene is a rundown Hispanic community in New Mexico, bordering a posh housing development. In full control of the local water rights, the powers-that-be are secure in the belief that they'll be able to expand their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.65!
2	All the Pretty Horses (2000) more movies like this directed by Billy Bob Thornton featuring Matt Damon, Henry Thomas, Lucas Black, Penélope Cruz, Rubén Blades, Bruce Dern, Sam Shepard Director Billy Bob Thornton explores coming of age in this Western based on Cormac McCarthy's prize-winning novel of the same name. John Grady Cole (Matt Damon) and Lacey Rawlins (Henry Thomas) are young Texan men who seek a more fulfilling life as cowboys in the slowly fading Old West, circa 1949. One night, the duo head for Mexico in hope of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.97!
3	Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) more movies like this directed by Robert Rodriguez featuring Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp, Mickey Rourke, Eva Mendes, Danny Trejo, Enrique Iglesias, Marco Leonardi, Cheech Marin, Rubén Blades, Willem Dafoe Director Robert Rodriguez returns to the characters of his breakthrough hits El Mariachi and Desperado in this grand scale south-of-the-border action-adventure saga. Sands (Johnny Depp) is a rogue CIA agent who is working in cahoots with Mexican officials who've caught wind of a plan by corrupt military leader General Marquez (Gerardo Vigil) and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.15!
4	Color of Night (1994) more movies like this directed by Richard Rush featuring Bruce Willis, Jane March, Rubén Blades, Lesley Ann Warren, Scott Bakula When New York psychiatrist Bill Capa (Bruce Willis, in an uncharacteristically un-smirking performance) visits Los Angeles to take over his murdered colleague's therapy group, he finds himself embroiled in the thick of a mystery when he bumps into (literally) Rosa (Jane March) and begins a torrid affair. Double-identities, death threats and love ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $5.71!
5	Fatal Beauty (1987) more movies like this directed by Tom Holland featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Elliott, Rubén Blades, Harris Yulin, John Ryan Rita Rizzoli (Whoopi Goldberg) is a crusading narcotics cop assigned to track down the source of some killer crack cocaine in this pretentious and preachy anti-drug crime drama. Rita poses as a prostitute and is soon hot after two small-time hoods (Brad Dourif and Mike Jolly) who murder their way up the drug-dealing ladder in hopes of becoming ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.98!
6	The Super (1991) more movies like this directed by Rod Daniel featuring Joe Pesci, Vincent Gardenia, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Rubén Blades, Stacey Travis Joe Pesci stars as Louie Kritski, a heartless landlord who has been so negligent in keeping up his ghetto apartment that he is threatened with jail time. The judge gives him another option, which he accepts -- he must live in his rat-infested hell hole until he brings it up to liveable standards. The judge gives him 120 days, during which time ... see all copies from $1.99!
7	The Josephine Baker Story (1990) more movies like this directed by Brian Gibson featuring Lynn Whitfield, Rubén Blades, David Dukes, Craig T. Nelson, Louis Gossett, Jr. Brian Gibson's made-for-cable biography of the famed singer Josephine Baker stars Lynn Whitfield as the black American who found stardom and scandal as the toast of the Paris night-life during the 1920s and '30s. Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.80!
8	Assassination Tango (2003) more movies like this directed by Robert Duvall featuring Robert Duvall, Rubén Blades, Kathy Baker, Luciana Pedraza, Julio Oscar Mechoso Leading man Robert Duvall writes and directs his third feature, the romantic thriller Assassination Tango. John J. (Duvall) is an aging hit man who has settled down into family life in New York with teacher Maggie (Kathy Baker). After he is offered a good sum of money, he accepts a job to kill an Argentinean General in Buenos Aires. When he gets ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $5.00!
9	Predator 2 (1990) more movies like this directed by Stephen Hopkins featuring Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Rubén Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton This special effects-heavy science fiction sequel moves the action from the first film's Amazon forest to the urban jungle of L.A. Danny Glover stars as Lt. Mike Harrigan, an LAPD detective baffled by his latest case, the ritualistic slaughter of several drug dealers by a devastating killer who leaves no traces. As Harrigan and his partners, Danny ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.91!
10	The Devil's Own (1997) more movies like this directed by Alan J. Pakula featuring Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Margaret Colin, Rubén Blades, Treat Williams A policeman plays Good Samaritan to a visitor from Ireland, only to discover that he has a potentially deadly secret. Belfast-born Frankie McGuire (Brad Pitt) saw his father gunned down by enemy soldiers at the age of eight, and when he grew up he joined the Irish Republican Army, determined that one day his father's death would be avenged. An ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
11 view cover	Cradle Will Rock (1999) more movies like this directed by Tim Robbins featuring Hank Azaria, Rubén Blades, Joan Cusack, John Cusack, Cary Elwes, Cherry Jones, Angus MacFadyen The sometimes rocky relationship between art and politics in America in the 1930s -- as well as the gulf between the wealthy and the struggling -- sets the stage for Tim Robbins' ambitious comedy-drama Cradle Will Rock. Pulling together a variety of threads from actual events, Robbins examines the lives and ambitions of a variety of creative ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.72!
12 view cover	Critical Condition (1987) more movies like this directed by Michael Apted featuring Richard Pryor, Rachel Ticotin, Rubén Blades, Joe Mantegna, Bob Dishy When a small-time businessman (Richard Pryor) needs a loan, he goes to a loan shark and ends up in jail on false pretenses. After feigning madness to get out, he is tossed into the mental ward of a hospital. John Bush, All Movie Guide see all copies from $3.00!
13 view cover	The Maldonado Miracle (2002) more movies like this directed by Salma Hayek featuring Peter Fonda, Mare Winningham, Rubén Blades, Eddy Martin, Bill Sage Actress Salma Hayek makes her directorial debut with this heartwarming drama based on the novel by Theodore Taylor. José (Eddy Martin) is a young boy from Mexico who sneaks into the United States in search of his father, a migrant worker. On the run with an injured arm and looking for a place to rest, José sneaks into a church in San Ramos, CA, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.04!
14 view cover	Imagining Argentina (2004) more movies like this directed by Christopher Hampton featuring Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson, Rubén Blades, Maria Canals, Leticia Dolera Accomplished British screenwriter Christopher Hampton directs the political drama Imagining Argentina, based on the novel by Lawrence Thornton. Set during the unsettling disappearances in Buenos Aires during the dictatorship of the 1970s, the film involves theater director Carlos Rueda (Antonio Banderas) and his wife Cecilia (Emma Thompson). ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $7.00!
15 view cover	Disorganized Crime (1989) more movies like this directed by M. James Kouf Jr. featuring Hoyt Axton, Corbin Bernsen, Rubén Blades, Fred Gwynne When a conniving Montana thief (Corbin Bernsen) decides to rob the local bank, he organizes a gang of four to meet at a remote cabin to initiate the crime. The ringleader is delayed, however, by a pair of ineffective cops. John Bush, All Movie Guide see all copies from $2.95! new only from $5.72!
16 view cover	Chinese Box (1997) more movies like this directed by Wayne Wang featuring Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung, Michael Hui, Rubén Blades Hong Kong emigrant Wayne Wang directed and co-wrote (with Paul Theroux, Jean-Claude Carriere and Larry Gross) this story set in "the Pearl of the Orient" as the British government prepared to hand over the city to China in 1997. John (Jeremy Irons) is an English journalist who has lived in the city for some time; while in some ways he still feels ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.70!
17 view cover	One Man's War (1990) more movies like this directed by Sergio Toledo featuring Anthony Hopkins, Norma Aleandro, Rubén Blades In this made-for-cable docudrama, Anthony Hopkins stars as Joel Filartiga, a Paraguayan doctor battling against human rights abuses and political corruption in his native land. Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.77!
18 view cover	Spin (2004) more movies like this directed by James Redford featuring Ryan Merriman, Stanley Tucci, Dana Delany, Paula Garcés, Rubén Blades James Redford, the son of actor and filmmaker Robert Redford, made his directorial debut with this independent coming-of-age drama set in the 1950s. After his parents are killed in the wreck of a light plane, young Eddie Haley (Max Madore) is left in the care of his uncle Frank (Stanley Tucci), an emotionally removed man who was once a major in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49!
19 view cover	Scorpion Spring (1995) more movies like this directed by Brian Cox featuring Alfred Molina, Patrick McGaw, Esai Morales, Angel Aviles, Rubén Blades This violent crime drama has its dramatic roots in old spaghetti westerns. It is set in a small southwestern town on the US-Mexican border. The ordeal begins as a lone Frenchman hitchhikes. He is boorish, misogynistic actor Denis Brabant who was dumped there by his lover after he informed her of his wife's pregnancy. Meanwhile, all-around good guy ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.80!
20 view cover	Secuestro Express (2005) more movies like this directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz featuring Mía Maestro, Rubén Blades, Carlos Julio Molina, Pedro Pérez, Carlos Madera The current wave of kidnappings in Latin America inspired this tense suspense drama. Martin (Jean Paul Leroux) and Carla (Mía Maestro) are a wealthy young couple who, after a night of club hopping, head back to their car to go home. However, three kidnappers -- Bubu (Pedro Perez), Niga (Carlos Madera), and Trece (Carlos Julio Molina) -- are ... see all copies from $13.90! new only from $21.87!
21 view cover	Dead Man Out (1989) more movies like this directed by Richard Pearce featuring Danny Glover, Rubén Blades Danny Glover and Ruben Blades costar in this made-for-cable death row thriller. Blades plays a condemned prisoner, while Glover plays his psychiatrist. The prisoner's behavior is so violent and erratic that he may be too sick to execute. Glover is brought in to calm Blades down--and if he does so, he will certify that Blades is ready for execution ... see all copies from $1.99!
22 view cover	Crossover Dreams (1985) more movies like this directed by Leon Ichaso featuring Rubén Blades, Shawn Elliott, Tom Signorelli, Elizabeth Peña, Frank Robles Ruben Blades stars in this low-budget independent salsa musical (filmed in Spanish Harlem at a cost of $600,000), chronicling the rise and fall of a salsa artist who wants to hit the big time. Blades plays Rudy Veloz, a salsa musician who grabs one-night gigs in Latino nightclubs. He idolizes Julio Iglesias and dreams of putting together a band ... see all copies from $21.51! new only from $21.51!
23 view cover	Ruben Blades: The Return of Ruben Blades (1985) more movies like this directed by Robert Mugge featuring Linda Ronstadt, Rubén Blades Native Panamanian singer, actor, politician, and lawyer (with a Harvard degree in International Law) Ruben Blades performs, talks, and travels around in this documentary on his triumphant return to Panama City. Alternating between interviews with Blades and segments from his music (with his band Seis del Solar and singer Linda Ronstadt) that ... see all copies from $3.45! new only from $3.45!
24 view cover	Crazy from the Heart (1991) more movies like this directed by Thomas Schlamme featuring Christine Lahti, Rubén Blades, William Russ, Mary Kay Place, Tommy Muniz In this frothy romantic comedy set in a small Texas town, a never-married high school principal starts a scandal when she falls in love with the handsome school janitor. Unfortunately, he is Mexican and she Anglo. The local community frowns on such relationships and ultimately, their new love seems doomed. This film was made especially for cable ... see all copies from $35.43!

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