La Mission
2009 3.8 stars 116 mins Drama Rated: R
Ultra-macho ex-con Che Rivera (Benjamin Bratt) learns the true meaning of being a father when he discovers his son (Jeremy Ray Valdez) is gay. Rivera turns violent at first, but when a beautiful neighbor (Erika Alexander) helps him see through his anger, he begins to reconcile his long-held beliefs. Peter Bratt (Benjamin's brother) writes and directs this compelling drama, while Max Rosenak and Talisa Soto co-star. |
Wounded Knee
2009 4.2 stars 90 mins Documentary Rated: NR
This episode from the landmark documentary series "We Shall Remain" examines the tense 1973 standoff between federal agents and scores of armed Native Americans who occupied Wounded Knee, a small town on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Sioux reservation. Focusing on the dire social and other factors that led to the siege, this program also reveals how the violent clash also aided the modern rebirth of Native American culture and identity. |
American Experience: We Shall Remain
2009 4.0 stars 450 mins Television Rated: NR
With depth, breadth and richness, Native American history is told through indigenous eyes in this revolutionary five-part docudrama. Exploring five pivotal periods, the series spans 300 years of Indian adversity, resilience and self-determination. Benjamin Bratt narrates the sweeping series as it reexamines a cornerstone of America's story and offers insight into how history's heartbreak and hope resonate with American Indians today. |
We Shall Remain: Disc 1
2009 90 mins Television Rated: R
This disc includes the episode "After the Mayflower" and series bonus features, which include behind the scenes footage; reel native contemporary short films; and more. |
We Shall Remain: Disc 2
2009 180 mins Television Rated: NR
This disc includes the following episodes: "Tecumseh's Vision" and "Trail of Tears." |
We Shall Remain: Disc 3
2009 180 mins Television Rated: NR
This disc includes the following episodes: "Geronimo" and "Wounded Knee." |
The People Speak
2009 3.5 stars 106 mins Documentary Rated: NR
Inspired by historian Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States," a slate of top performers takes the stage to recreate the voices of American history's most eloquent dissenters, many of whom are excluded from traditional history books. The words of slaves, authors, politicians, poets, protesters and others come to life, courtesy of a cast that includes Don Cheadle, Sean Penn, Sandra Oh, Marisa Tomei, Benjamin Bratt and many more. |
The Cleaner: Season 2
2009 3.7 stars 581 mins Television
Benjamin Bratt stars as William Banks, a recovering addict turned intervention counselor who goes above and beyond the call of duty to help users get clean -- even if it means bending the law every now and then. In the second season of this intense TV drama, Banks reflects on his own shadowy past as his team employs some highly unorthodox methods to wrangle clients into treatment. Amy Price-Francis co-stars. |
American Experience: After the Mayflower
2009 76 mins Television
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American Experience: Trail of Tears
2009 74 mins Television
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American Experience: Tecumseh's Vision
2009 85 mins Television
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American Experience: Wounded Knee
2009 78 mins Television
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American Experience: Geronimo
2009 76 mins Television
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Cloudy with a Chance...: Bonus Material
2009 3.4 stars 49 mins Children & Family Rated: NR
The bonus disc for the popular animated movie includes: "A Recipe for Success" making-of featurette, storyboard and development scenes, extended scenes, progression reels, a "Key Ingredients" featurette on the voice cast, Miranda Cosgrove's "Raining Sunshine" music video including a sing-a-long option, and a featurette on the making of the music video. |
The Cleaner: Season 2: Disc 1
2009 177 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Hello, America," "Last American Casualty," "The Projectionist" and "Does Everybody Have A Drink?". Also included are deleted scenes and audio commentary for 'Hello America.' |
The Cleaner: Season 2: Disc 2
2009 135 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Split Ends," "The Things We Didn't Plan" and "An Ordinary Man." Also included are deleted scenes and an episodic promo. |
The Cleaner: Season 2: Disc 3
2009 135 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "The Turtle And The Butterfly," "Path Of Least Resistance" and "Cinderella." Also included are deleted scenes and episodic promos. |
The Cleaner: Season 2: Disc 4
2009 134 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Standing Eight," "Crossing The Threshold" and "Trick Candles." Also included are an audio commentary for 'Trick Candles," deleted scenes, episodic promos, a series promo, a gag reel and additional featurettes. |
The Andromeda Strain
2008 3.4 stars 177 mins Sci-Fi & Fantasy Rated: NR
When a satellite carrying a deadly alien virus crash-lands in the Arizona desert and quickly kills almost every resident of a nearby town, a team of scientists rushes to the site to find a cure before the pathogen can spread. But their only clues are an old man and an infant, both of whom survived the outbreak. This Emmy-nominated miniseries starring Benjamin Bratt is a remake of the classic 1971 film based on Michael Crichton's novel. |
The Andromeda Strain: Disc 1
2008 89 mins Sci-Fi & Fantasy Rated: NR
This disc includes the beginning of the program. |
The Andromeda Strain: Disc 2
2008 88 mins Sci-Fi & Fantasy Rated: NR
This disc includes the conclusion of the program. |
Guerrilla
2008 3.5 stars 100 mins Drama Rated: NR
In this follow-up to The Argentine, writer-director Steven Soderbergh continues his chronicle of Che Guevara (Benicio Del Toro). Focusing on the revolutionary's activities after the fall of Cuba's Fulgencio Batista, the film follows Guevara to Africa and South America, where his attempts to rally support for insurgency led to his death in 1967. Julia Ormond, Benjamin Bratt, Franka Potente and Lou Diamond Phillips co-star. |
The Cleaner: Season 1
2008 3.7 stars 589 mins Television Rated: R
In this A&E series inspired by actual events, Benjamin Bratt stars as "extreme interventionist" William Banks, a former drug addict who talks to God and now spends his time helping other users turn their lives around. His team of so-called "cleaners" includes a woman he once slept with (Grace Park), a serial complainer (Esteban Powell) and a car salesman (Kevin Michael Richardson) who owes William big for saving his brother's life. |
The Cleaner: Season 1: Disc 1
2008 141 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Pilot," "Rag Dolls" and "Meet The Joneses." |
The Cleaner: Season 1: Disc 2
2008 134 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Chaos Theory," "Here Comes The Boom" and "To Catch A Fed." |
The Cleaner: Season 1: Disc 3
2008 134 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "House Of Pain," "Let It Ride" and "The Eleventh Hour." |
The Cleaner: Season 1: Disc 4
2008 178 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Rebecca," "Back To One," "Five Little Words" and "Lie With Me." |
Trucker
2008 3.2 stars 90 mins Drama Rated: R
Self-involved trucker Diane (Michelle Monaghan) contends with more than she thinks she wants to when her ex (Benjamin Bratt) is laid up in the hospital, forcing their 11-year-old son, Peter (Jimmy Bennett), to suddenly show up in her life -- and need her. James Mottern writes and directs this unconventional take on motherhood, estrangement and family; Joey Lauren Adams co-stars. |
Love in the Time of Cholera
2007 3.1 stars 139 mins Romance Rated: R
Based on the novel by Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez, Mike Newell's romantic drama stars Javier Bardem as Florentino, a man obsessively in love with Fermina (Giovanna Mezzogiorno), the childhood sweetheart who rejected him long ago. Although Fermina is married to another man (Benjamin Bratt), the devoted Florentino remains on the sidelines of her life for the next 50 years, carving out a tortured relationship of longing and passion. |
The Great Raid
2005 3.7 stars 132 mins Drama Rated: R
Joseph Fiennes and James Franco co-star in this World War II-era drama based on actual events, the story of a daring rescue mission that puts Lt. Colonel Henry Mucci (Benjamin Bratt) and the battalion he leads in grave danger. His goal? To liberate the Americans and Filipinos who've been captured by the Japanese and thrown into brutal POW camps in the city of Cabanatuan. The Blu-Ray version of this film is unrated. |
Thumbsucker
2005 3.2 stars 96 mins Comedy Rated: R
Teenager Justin Cobb (Lou Taylor Pucci) has an embarrassing secret: He still sucks his thumb. Berated by his father (Vincent D'Onofrio) for the childish habit and unable to confide in anyone, Justin lets his loopy orthodontist (Keanu Reeves) try hypnosis. Trouble is, it works almost too well, and before long, Justin needs another crutch to keep his angst at bay. Vince Vaughn and Tilda Swinton co-star in director Mike Mills's 2005 Sundance entry. |
E-Ring: Season 1
2005 3.6 stars Television Rated: PG-13
With Jerry Bruckheimer as executive producer and Benjamin Bratt and Dennis Hopper co-starring as two officers working for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, this fast-paced political drama conceived by a former Green Beret made a splash in its first season. The title of the show refers to the five-ring structure of the Pentagon, whose rings are labeled from A to E -- with E being the place where the highest-profile work is done. |
The Woodsman
Convicted pedophile Walter (Kevin Bacon) -- paroled after 12 years -- returns to his hometown eager to rebuild his life. But as he settles into a lumberyard job and begins a relationship with a co-worker (Kyra Sedgwick), Walter struggles to suppress his inner demons. Also starring Benjamin Bratt and rapper Mos Def as a suspicious cop, director Nicole Kassell's thought-provoking drama explores the fallout from Walter's acts on those in his orbit. |
Catwoman
Liquidated after discovering a corporate conspiracy, mild-mannered graphic artist Patience Phillips (Halle Berry) washes up on an island, where she's resurrected and endowed with the prowess of a cat -- and she's eager to use her new skills ... as a vigilante. Before you can say "cat and mouse," handsome gumshoe Tom Lone (Benjamin Bratt) is on her tail. Sharon Stone has a field day as a frosty beauty queen being shelved for a newer model. |
Abandon
2002 2.8 stars 98 mins Drama Rated: PG-13
University student Katie Burke (Katie Holmes) is under the pressure of exams and completion of her senior thesis. Her stress is compounded when she begins having strange visions of her ex-boyfriend, Embry (Charlie Hunnam), who vanished mysteriously during her freshman year. Detective Wade Handler (Benjamin Bratt) is called in to investigate and uncovers some surprising facts about the boy's disappearance. |
Pinero
2002 3.0 stars 94 mins Independent Rated: R
Benjamin Bratt stars in the true story of the late Latino poet-playwright-actor Miguel Pinero, whose creative and turbulent life was cut short at the age of 40. After a difficult childhood, he took to the New York City streets in the 1970s. His life was a study in contrasts: a Tony Award nominee who did time at Sing-Sing, a volatile urban poet whose work is recognized as a precursor to rap and hip-hop, and a writer of hit TV shows. |
Law & Order: Season 12
2001 4.0 stars 1000 mins Television Rated: NR
Playing Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn, Elisabeth Röhm joins the cast (replacing Angie Harmon) for the Emmy-winning series' 12th year. In addition to true life-inspired episodes dealing with celebrity arrests and the disappearance of a state senator's pregnant intern, the shocking events of Sept. 11, 2001, are dramatically incorporated into the season. Guest stars include Gary Busey and Cathy Moriarty. |
Traffic
Steven Soderbergh's Oscar-winning drama intricately weaves three disturbing snapshots of America's drug war. At the forefront are a U.S. drug czar (Michael Douglas) who learns his daughter is an addict and a Mexican cop (Benicio Del Toro in an Oscar-winning role) dealing with a corrupt system. Meanwhile, a wealthy housewife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) whose husband is arrested for dealing must choose to carry on the business or sacrifice her lifestyle. |
Red Planet
2000 3.2 stars 106 mins Sci-Fi & Fantasy Rated: PG-13
In the year 2050, with the polluted Earth rapidly becoming uninhabitable, scientists are preparing to colonize Mars. But efforts to make the red planet more hospitable to its future human residents have gone awry, leading to a manned rescue mission. The mission's astronauts and scientists (Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tom Sizemore, Terence Stamp), however, soon encounter a deadly predicament of their own. |
Traffic: Bonus Material
2000 3.3 stars 147 mins Drama Rated: NR
Take a peek behind the scenes of Steven Soderbergh's Academy Award-winning movie starring Michael Douglas, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Albert Finney and Don Cheadle. Watching this bonus disc is like getting a crash course in filmmaking. Extras include detailed demonstrations of film processing, editing and dialogue editing, as well as deleted scenes, additional footage featuring multiple angles, trailers and more. |
Miss Congeniality
Unpolished and disheveled, FBI agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) needs a serious makeover before going undercover as a Miss United States beauty pageant contestant to catch a psychopathic terrorist who's threatened to blow up the proceedings. A beauty consultant (Michael Caine) is hired to transform Hart from "Dirty Harriet" into a beauty queen -- with hilarious and surprisingly effective results, much to her partner's (Benjamin Bratt) shock. |
The Final Hit
2000 2.1 stars 90 mins Drama Rated: R
Think Get Shorty or The Player with less edge, lots of campy humor and an all-star cast. Burt Reynolds is a has-been producer who's desperate to make one last blockbuster. He finds a great script and will do anything to get the money to option it -- even using a loan shark, deception and betrayal. Look for cameos from Ann-Margret, Robert Goulet, Rod Steiger and more. |
Law & Order: Season 11
2000 4.0 stars 1000 mins Television Rated: NR
Steely Nora Lewin (Oscar-winner Dianne Wiest) steps in to fill the formidable shoes of former District Attorney Adam Schiff as the popular series' 11th season begins. Among the controversial issues on the slate are prison budget cuts, gay adoption rights, using animals for AIDS research and the outcome of the 2000 presidential election. Guest stars include Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Megan Follows, Keir Dullea and Ron Leibman. |
After the Storm
2000 2.6 stars 103 mins Thrillers Rated: R
On the run from smugglers and the police, world-weary scavenger Arno (Benjamin Bratt) takes a job as a courier for a tycoon. But when the tycoon's yacht goes down in a storm, can Arno partner with a fellow sea scavenger to loot the ship's bounty? What awaits are diamonds, emeralds and gold. Guy Ferland directs this tropical noir film, which is based on a short story by Ernest Hemingway. Armand Assante co-stars. |
Law & Order: Season 10
1999 4.0 stars 1000 mins Television Rated: NR
The show's 10th year sees levelheaded cop Lennie Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) paired with a new partner: hotheaded, street-smart detective Eddie Green (Jesse L. Martin). Episodes include cases involving a 10-year-old serial killer in the making, an Alzheimer's patient charged with offing his wife and former assistant prosecutor Jamie Ross (guest Carey Lowell) caught in a quandary over attorney-client privilege when she's pitted against her ex-boss. |
Law & Order: Season 9
1998 4.0 stars 1000 mins Television Rated: NR
New assistant prosecutor Abbie Carmichael (Angie Harmon) -- who zealously seeks justice -- joins the ranks of the Manhattan district attorney's office in the long-running series' ninth year. With guest appearances by the likes of Julia Roberts (in an Emmy-winning role), a presidential impeachment story and a two-part episode about the Russian Mafia, this season is full of surprises. Other guests include Lisa Eichhorn, Roy Thinnes and Joe Piscopo. |
Law & Order: Season 8
1997 4.0 stars 1000 mins Television Rated: NR
The Emmy-winning series returns for more police investigations and courtroom drama inspired by contemporary news events, including an indictment of television violence as a probable cause of real-life bloodshed. In other stories, recovering alcoholic Lennie Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) falls off the wagon after a visit from his estranged daughter, and Assistant District Attorney Jamie Ross (Carey Lowell) considers giving up the practice of law. |
Law & Order: Season 7
1996 4.0 stars 1080 mins Television Rated: NR
The series' seventh season -- which earned two Emmys -- finds Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) with a new associate (Carey Lowell), who struggles to keep pace with her career and single motherhood. Later, a three-part story follows detectives Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) and Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) to Hollywood to investigate a studio bigwig's murder, and Adam Schiff (Steven Hill) sits at his ailing wife's bedside. |
Law & Order: Season 7: Disc 1
1996 237 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Causa Mortis," "ID," "Good Girl," "Survivor" and "Corruption." |
Law & Order: Season 7: Disc 2
1996 235 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Double Blind," "Deadbeat," "Family Business," "Entrapment" and "Legacy." |
Law & Order: Season 7: Disc 3
1996 186 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Menace," "Barter," "Matrimony" and "Working Mom." |
Law & Order: Season 7: Disc 4
1996 231 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "D-Girl," "Turnaround," "Showtime," "Mad Dog" and "Double Down." |
Law & Order: Season 7: Disc 5
1996 191 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "We Like Mike," "Passion," "Past Imperfect" and "Terminal." |
Law & Order: Season 6
1995 3.9 stars 1136 mins Television Rated: PG-13
Benjamin Bratt joins the show's cast as Det. Rey Curtis, the new partner of caustic Det. Lennie Briscoe (Jerry Orbach), in the venerated series' sixth year. In the opener, a distraught mother guns down -- in court -- the man charged with abducting and murdering her young daughter. Guest stars this season include Sada Thompson, Sandy Duncan, Chris Cooper, Frank Converse, Ellen Pompeo and Jennifer Garner. |
Law & Order: Season 6: Disc 1
1995 237 mins Television Rated: R
This disc includes the following episodes: "Bitter Fruit," "Rebels," "Savages," "Jeopardy" and "Hot Pursuit." |
Law & Order: Season 6: Disc 2
1995 235 mins Television Rated: R
This disc includes the following episodes: "Paranoia," "Humiliation," "Angel," "Blood Libel" and "Remand." |
Law & Order: Season 6: Disc 3
1995 238 mins Television Rated: R
This disc includes the following episodes: "Corpus Delicti," "Trophy," "Charm City," "Homicide: Life on the Street 'For God and Country'" and "Custody." |
Law & Order: Season 6: Disc 4
1995 237 mins Television Rated: R
This disc includes the following episodes: "Encore," "Savior," "Deceit," "Atonement" and "Slave." |
Law & Order: Season 6: Disc 5
1995 190 mins Television Rated: R
This disc includes the following episodes: "Girlfriends," "Pro Se," "Homesick" and "Aftershock." |
Clear and Present Danger
Superspook Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) gets political when an unconstitutional "war on drugs" -- fought with U.S. soldiers -- goes awry. Ryan uncovers the secret plan just as the troops are abandoned, and he realizes he's being set up to take the fall. Can Ryan save the soldiers, save himself and save the day? |
Texas
1994 3.4 stars 180 mins Drama Rated: NR
Based on James A. Michener's historical novel, this made-for-TV miniseries dramatizes the Mexican-American battle over the territory now known as Texas. Legendary actor Charlton Heston narrates the evolution of the rebellion -- from residents' conflict with Gen. Santa Ana (Lloyd Battista) to the leadership of Stephen Austin (Patrick Duffy) and Sam Houston (Stacy Keach) and the famous battle at the Alamo. |
One Good Cop
1991 2.8 stars 105 mins Action & Adventure Rated: R
When his longtime partner, a widower, is killed in the line of duty and leaves behind three young children, Artie (Michael Keaton), a dedicated NYPD cop, and his wife (Rene Russo) decide to take them in. But the lives of his new family are quickly on the line as he investigates his partner's death. Can Artie find the killer -- and keep the little girls safe? |