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Elmore John Leonard Jr. (October 11, 1925 – August 20, 2013) was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were Westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures.

Life of Crime ( 2013) | IMDb: 5.8

Comedy , Crime

Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe return.

Starring:

Jennifer Aniston , John Hawkes , Yasiin Bey , Isla Fisher , Will Forte , Tim Robbins

Directed by:

Marcos Gonzalez Palma , Daniel Schechter , Christopher Swartout

Produced by:

Michael Siegel , Francesca Zappitelli , Ashok Amritraj

Be Cool ( 2005) | IMDb: 5.6

Comedy , Crime

Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.

Starring:

John Travolta , Uma Thurman , Vince Vaughn , Cedric the Entertainer , Dwayne Johnson , André 3000

Directed by:

Mark S. Constance , F. Gary Gray , J. Michael Haynie

Produced by:

Michael Shamberg , Danny DeVito , Sheila Jaffe

Jackie Brown ( 1997) | IMDb: 7.5

Crime , Drama , Thriller

Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.

Starring:

Pam Grier , Samuel L. Jackson , Robert De Niro , Bridget Fonda , Michael Keaton , Robert Forster

Directed by:

Pilar Savone , Quentin Tarantino , Rick Lange

Produced by:

Jaki Brown , Robert Gonzalez , Harvey Weinstein

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Biography