John Ales

John Ales films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 9 films and 2 TV shows on Boxlist

Known for The Odyssey, American Fiction and Painkiller.

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Starring John Ales

  1. The Odyssey

    The Odyssey

    2026 · Film

    7.8/10 · TMDB

    Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch both his...

  2. American Fiction

    American Fiction

    2023 · Film

    7.2/10 · TMDB

    Thelonious “Monk” Ellison's writing career has stalled because his work isn’t deemed “Black enough.” Monk, a writer and English professor, writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to expose the publishing world's hypocrisies. The...

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  3. Painkiller

    Painkiller

    2023 · TV

    7.2/10 · TMDB

    The causes and consequences of America's opioid epidemic unfold in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth.

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  4. True Story

    True Story

    2021 · TV

    7.1/10 · TMDB

    A world-famous comedian desperately searches for a way out after a night in Philadelphia with his brother threatens to sabotage more than his success.

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  5. The Blind

    The Blind

    2023 · Film

    6.9/10 · TMDB

    Long before Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson became a reality TV star, he fell in love with Miss Kay and started a family, but his demons threatened to tear their lives apart. Set in the backwoods swamps of 1960s Louisiana, 'The Blind' shares...

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  6. The Nutty Professor

    The Nutty Professor

    1996 · Film

    5.6/10 · TMDB

    Eddie Murphy stars as shy Dr. Sherman Klump, a kind, brilliant, 'calorifically challenged' genetic professor. When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, Sherman grows desperate to whittle his 400-pound frame down to size and...

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  7. Spy Hard

    Spy Hard

    1996 · Film

    5.3/10 · TMDB

    The evil Gen. Rancor has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick Steele, also known as Agent WD-40. Rancor needs to obtain a computer circuit for the missile that he is planning to fire, so Steele teams up...

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  8. From Black

    From Black

    2023 · Film

    5.1/10 · TMDB

    A young mother who's crushed by guilt and shame after the disappearance of her young son five years previously, is offered a bizarre opportunity to learn the truth and set things right. Is she willing to pay the terrifying price for a...

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  9. Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

    Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

    2000 · Film

    5.0/10 · TMDB

    The hilarity begins when professor Sherman Klump finds romance with fellow DNA specialist, Denise Gaines, and discovers a brilliant formula that reverses aging. But Sherman's thin and obnoxious alter ego, Buddy Love, wants out...and a big...

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  10. Fool's Paradise

    Fool's Paradise

    2023 · Film

    4.6/10 · TMDB

    A down-on-his-luck publicist discovers a recently released mental health patient who looks just like a misbehaving movie star. The publicist subs him into a film, creating a new star. But fame and fortune are not all they are cracked up to...

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  11. Dragon Wars

    Dragon Wars

    2007 · Film

    4.5/10 · TMDB

    Based on the Korean legend, unknown creatures will return and devastate the planet. Reporter Ethan Kendrick is called in to investigate the matter...

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