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A born-and-bred New Yorker, Robert John Burke made his film debut while in his early 20s with a small part in the drama "The Chosen" (1981), based on the Chaim Potok story. He went on to study acting at SUNY Purchase where he met aspiring filmmaker Hal Hartley, who cast him as one of the leads in his debut feature "The Unbelievable Truth," an offbeat indie tale where he played a man trying to escape his troubled past. Working with Hartley again on the charming brother-centric dark comedy "Simple Men," Burke caught a major break when Hollywood producers decided that his chiseled jawline was the right one to replace Peter Weller's in the sci-fi/action sequel "RoboCop 3." Despite Burke's efforts, the movie tanked, and he went on to smaller roles in major films, including the lauded Western "Tombstone" (1993) and the prison-break movie "Fled" (1996). Burke landed his second chance in a Hollywood starring role with the Stephen King adaptation "Thinner" (1996), but the macabre tale, which featured him under heavy makeup to depict a callous man who magically loses weight, was deemed almost universally unlikable.Though Burke's leading-man days were mostly behind him, his beastly role in Hartley's "No Such Thing" (2001) aside, he soldiered on, and began increasingly working on television with recurring roles on the grim prison drama "Oz" and the police procedural "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC, 1999- ). Appearing in George Clooney's first two movies as director, "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" (2002) and "Good Night, and Good Luck." (2005), Burke nonetheless became more familiar to TV audiences, particularly when he signed on to play Mickey Gavin, the ex-priest cousin of Denis Leary's lead character on the firefighter series "Rescue Me," a part that dovetailed with Burke's real-life second job as a New York State fireman.Often cast as a tough guy, the ruggedly handsome and tall actor continued to play imposing figures such as Major General James "Chaos" Mattis in the Iraq War miniseries "Generation Kill" (HBO, 2008) and Bart Bass, the controlling billionaire father of Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) on the soapy drama "Gossip Girl." Before long, he was juggling his ongoing "Law & Order: SVU" part with regular spots on the military drama "Army Wives" (Lifetime, 2007- ) and the tense crime show "Person of Interest" (CBS, 2011- ), while still finding time for supporting turns in films, including the Denzel Washington/Mark Wahlberg action movie "2 Guns" (2013).

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ( 2022) | IMDb: 6.7

Action , Adventure , Science fiction

Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.

Starring:

Letitia Wright , Lupita Nyong'o , Danai Gurira , Winston Duke , Dominique Thorne , Tenoch Huerta Mejía

Directed by:

Stephen Turro , Geoffrey Baumann , Meaghan Gillenwater

Produced by:

David J. Grant , Kyana F. Davidson , Victoria Alonso

BlacKkKlansman ( 2018) | IMDb: 7.5

Comedy , Crime , Drama , History

Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.

Starring:

John David Washington , Adam Driver , Topher Grace , Laura Harrier , Alec Baldwin , Jasper Pääkkönen

Directed by:

Anastasia Folorunso , Tracey Hinds , Alexandra Torterotot

Produced by:

Jeanette Volturno , Ryan Maharaj , Win Rosenfeld

2 Guns ( 2013) | IMDb: 6.7

Action , Comedy , Crime

A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.

Starring:

Denzel Washington , Mark Wahlberg , Paula Patton , Edward James Olmos , Bill Paxton , James Marsden

Directed by:

Darrin Prescott , John Wildermuth , Baltasar Kormákur

Produced by:

Marc Platt , Jonathan Ahdout , John Wildermuth

Safe ( 2012) | IMDb: 6.5

Action , Crime , Thriller

After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.

Starring:

Jason Statham , Chris Sarandon , James Hong , Catherine Chan , Robert John Burke , Anson Mount

Directed by:

Robb Foglia , John R. Woodward , Chad Stahelski

Produced by:

Joseph Zolfo , Dana Brunetti , Deepak Nayar

Limitless ( 2011) | IMDb: 7.4

Mystery , Science fiction , Thriller

The life of an unsuccessful writer is transformed by a top-secret 'smart drug' that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life.

Starring:

Bradley Cooper , Robert De Niro , Abbie Cornish , Andrew Howard , Anna Friel , Johnny Whitworth

Directed by:

Brad Robinson , Garrett Warren , Neil Burger

Produced by:

Mark Kamine , Staci Hagenbaugh , Ryan Kavanaugh

Brooklyn's Finest ( 2010) | IMDb: 6.7

Crime , Drama , Thriller

Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three police officers struggle with the sometimes fine line between right and wrong.

Starring:

Richard Gere , Don Cheadle , Ethan Hawke , Wesley Snipes , Vincent D'Onofrio , Ellen Barkin

Directed by:

Ed Duranté , Joe Napolitano , Antoine Fuqua

Produced by:

Antoine Fuqua , Cle Sloan , Jessica Kelly

Miracle at St. Anna ( 2008) | IMDb: 6.1

Drama , War

Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.

Starring:

Derek Luke , Michael Ealy , Laz Alonso , Omar Benson Miller , Pierfrancesco Favino , Valentina Cervi

Directed by:

Spike Lee

Produced by:

Roberto Cicutto , Marco Valerio Pugini , Kim Taylor-Coleman

The Oh in Ohio ( 2006) | IMDb: 5.5

Comedy , Romance

Frustrated with their relationship, Priscilla and Jack decide to take a break. While Jack moves into a new place of his own and starts dating a student, Priscilla discovers the joys of self-pleasuring and finds an unusual bedmate.

Starring:

Parker Posey , Paul Rudd , Mischa Barton , Miranda Bailey , Keith David , Tim Russ

Directed by:

Jude Gorjanc , Andrew Sears , Virginia Saenz McCarthy

Produced by:

Jun Tan , Miranda Bailey , Francey Grace

Munich ( 2005) | IMDb: 7.5

Action , Drama , History , Thriller

During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.

Starring:

Eric Bana , Daniel Craig , Ciarán Hinds , Mathieu Kassovitz , Hanns Zischler , Ayelet Zurer

Directed by:

Gary S. Rake , Colin Azzopardi , Steven Spielberg

Produced by:

Dixie Chassay , Imre Balázs , Barry Mendel

Good Night, and Good Luck. ( 2005) | IMDb: 7.4

Drama , History

The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.

Starring:

David Strathairn , Patricia Clarkson , George Clooney , Jeff Daniels , Robert Downey Jr. , Frank Langella

Directed by:

Diane H. Newman , George Clooney , Melissa V. Barnes

Produced by:

Marc Butan , Todd Wagner , Zygi Kamasa

Hide and Seek ( 2005) | IMDb: 5.9

Horror , Mystery

David Callaway tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide and has been left to raise his nine-year-old daughter, Emily on his own. David is at first amused to discover that Emily has created an imaginary friend named 'Charlie', but it isn't long before 'Charlie' develops a sinister and violent side, and as David struggles with his daughter's growing emotional problems, he comes to the frightening realisation that 'Charlie' isn't just a figment of Emily's imagination.

Starring:

Robert De Niro , Dakota Fanning , Famke Janssen , Elisabeth Shue , Amy Irving , Dylan Baker

Directed by:

Patrick Mangan , Catherine Gore , John Polson

Produced by:

Janice Williams , Dana Robin , Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.

Connie and Carla ( 2004) | IMDb: 6.2

Comedy , Crime , Music

After accidentally witnessing a mafia hit in the Windy City, gal pals Connie and Carla skip town for L.A., where they go way undercover as singers working the city's dinner theater circuit ... disguised as drag queens. Now, it's not enough that they become big hits on the scene; things get extra-weird when Connie meets Jeff -- a guy she'd like to be a woman with.

Starring:

Nia Vardalos , Toni Collette , David Duchovny , Stephen Spinella , Alec Mapa , Ian Gomez

Directed by:

Michael Lembeck

Produced by:

Jonathan Glickman , Kathy Driscoll , Roger Birnbaum

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind ( 2002) | IMDb: 7

Comedy , Crime , Drama , History , Romance , Thriller

Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.

Starring:

Sam Rockwell , Drew Barrymore , George Clooney , Julia Roberts , Rutger Hauer , Maggie Gyllenhaal

Directed by:

Melissa V. Barnes , David Webb , George Clooney

Produced by:

Andrew Lazar , Gym Hinderer , Jonathan Gordon

No Such Thing ( 2002) | IMDb: 6

Drama , Fantasy , Horror

A young journalist journeys to Iceland to find her missing fiancé only to encounter a mythical creature who longs to die.

Starring:

Sarah Polley , Robert John Burke , Helen Mirren , Julie Christie , Baltasar Kormákur , Annika Peterson

Directed by:

Hal Hartley

Produced by:

Linda Reisman , Willi Bär , Friðrik Þór Friðriksson

Cop Land ( 1997) | IMDb: 7

Crime , Drama , Thriller

Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these local residents, he is forced to take action and make a dangerous choice between protecting his idols and upholding the law.

Starring:

Sylvester Stallone , Harvey Keitel , Ray Liotta , Robert De Niro , Peter Berg , Janeane Garofalo

Directed by:

Marlene Arvan , Amy Lynn , Wendy Lee Roberts

Produced by:

Kevin King Templeton , Kathi Scharer , Meryl Poster

Thinner ( 1996) | IMDb: 5.8

Fantasy , Horror

An obese lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old Romani man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the old man to lift the curse. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner.

Starring:

Robert John Burke , Michael Constantine , Lucinda Jenney , Kari Wuhrer , John Horton , Sam Freed

Directed by:

Lisa M. Rowe , Vebe Borge , Tom Holland

Produced by:

A. Welch Lambeth , Randy Jurgensen , Stephen F. Kesten

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