Michael Papajohn films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 50 films on Boxlist

Known for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Dark Knight Rises and The Iron Claw.

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Starring Michael Papajohn

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
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The Dark Knight Rises
2012 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman...
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The Iron Claw
2023 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach...
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Nightcrawler
2014 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
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Spider-Man
2002 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.
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Jurassic World
2015 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond.
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The Amazing Spider-Man
2012 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today...
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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
It's been 10 years since John Connor saved Earth from Judgment Day, and he's now living under the radar, steering clear of using anything Skynet can trace. That is, until he encounters T-X, a robotic assassin ordered to finish what T-1000...
Live Free or Die Hard
2007 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he's working for Homeland Security. He calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer...
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Our Friend
2019 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support of his best friend who moves into their home to help out.
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Bomb City
2017 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
A crime-drama, about the cultural aversion of a group of punk rockers in a conservative Texas town. Their ongoing battle with a rival, more-affluent clique leads to a controversial hate crime that questions the morality of American justice.
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Get on Up
2014 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
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The Bourne Legacy
2012 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.
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Den of Thieves
2018 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Three years after the demise of Jurassic World, a volcanic eruption threatens the remaining dinosaurs on Isla Nublar. So, Claire Dearing recruits Owen Grady to help prevent the extinction of the dinosaurs once again.
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Crater
2023 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
After the death of his father, a boy growing up on a lunar mining colony takes a trip to explore a legendary crater, along with his four best friends, prior to being permanently relocated to another planet.
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Big George Foreman
2023 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when...
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Spider-Man 3
2007 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Peter Parker, deals with nemesis Eddie...
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Black and Blue
2019 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A fast-paced action thriller about a rookie cop who inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. After realizing that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the one person from her...
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American Ultra
2015 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Mike is an unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret...
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The Last Boy Scout
1991 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked...
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Escape Plan
2013 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's...
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Charlie's Angels
2000 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
Three women, detectives with a mysterious boss, retrieve stolen voice-ID software, using martial arts, tech skills, and sex appeal.
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Yes Man
2008 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Carl Allen has stumbled across a way to shake free of post-divorce blues and a dead-end job: embrace life and say yes to everything.
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Hulk
2003 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers massive radiation exposure in his laboratory that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets angry.
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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2016 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever.
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Terminator Salvation
2009 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
All grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots. But when Marcus Wright appears, his existence confuses the mission as Connor tries to determine...
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For Love of the Game
1999 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of forty has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of, and win the heart of the woman he has loved for the past four years.
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Eraser
1996 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
U.S. Marshall John Kruger erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect Lee Cullen, who's uncovered evidence that the weapons manufacturer she works for has been selling to...
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Homefront
2013 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his action against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his boss' son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9-years-old daughter, Maddy. He...
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Unhinged
2020 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
A divorced mother honks impatiently at a deranged middle-aged stranger at a red light while running late on her way to work. His road rage escalates to horrifyingly psychotic proportions as he becomes single-mindedly determined to teach...
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Predator 2
1990 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next target.
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The Longest Yard
2005 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Pro quarter-back, Paul Crewe and former college champion and coach, Nate Scarboro are doing time in the same prison. Asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards, Crewe enlists the help of Scarboro to coach the inmates to...
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Reminiscence
2021 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Nicolas Bannister, a rugged and solitary veteran living in a near-future Miami flooded by rising seas, is an expert in a dangerous occupation: he offers clients the chance to relive any memory they desire. His life changes when he meets a...
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Live by Night
2016 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
A story set in the Prohibition Era and centered on a group of individuals and their dealings in the world of organized crime.
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Vengeance: A Love Story
2017 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
When a new friend is brutally assaulted, Detective John Droomor is put by chance in charge of the investigation. Although the evidence against the perpetrators seems overwhelming, there is nothing definitive in the case that guarantees...
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Gangster Squad
2013 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he...
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Drive Angry
2011 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
Milton is a hardened felon who has broken out of Hell, intent on finding the vicious cult who brutally murdered his daughter and kidnapped her baby. He joins forces with a sexy, tough-as-nails waitress, who's also seeking redemption of her...
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Off the Grid
2025 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
After a morally-bankrupt company tries to weaponize a brilliant scientist's revolutionary technology, he goes off the grid to safeguard humanity. When the company sends a strike force to find him, they make their biggest mistake of all –...
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Rim of the World
2019 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Stranded at a summer camp when aliens attack the planet, four teens with nothing in common embark on a perilous mission to save the world.
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Wild Card
2015 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
When a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal skills and a gambling problem gets in trouble with the mob, he has one last play… and it's all or nothing.
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Mr. Baseball
1992 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
Jack Elliot, a one-time MVP for the New York Yankees is now on the down side of his baseball career. With a falling batting average, does he have one good year left and can the manager of the Chunichi Dragons, a Japanese Central baseball...
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The Hot Chick
2002 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Not only is Jessica Spencer the most popular girl in school -- she is also the meanest. But things change for the attractive teen when a freak accident involving a cursed pair of earrings and a chance encounter at a gas station causes her...
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The Animal
2001 · Film
5.0/10 · TMDB
When loser Marvin Mange is involved in a horrible car accident, he's brought back to life by a deranged scientist as half man and half animal. His newfound powers are awesome -- but their adverse side effects could take over his life. Now...
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Land of the Lost
2009 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDB
On his latest expedition, Dr. Rick Marshall is sucked into a space-time vortex alongside his research assistant and a redneck survivalist. In this alternate universe, the trio make friends with a primate named Chaka, their only ally in a...
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Superhero Movie
2008 · Film
5.2/10 · TMDB
The team behind Scary Movie takes on the comic book genre in this tale of Rick Riker, a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly. And because every hero needs a nemesis, enter Lou Landers, aka the villainously goofy...
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Inferno
1999 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Eddie Lomax (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny (Danny Trejo). Riding his motorcycle into a small desert town where Johnny once lived, Lomax is confronted by a...
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Jeepers Creepers 3
2017 · Film
4.8/10 · TMDB
Taking place on the last day of the Creeper’s twenty-three-day feeding frenzy, as the skeptical Sergeant Tubbs teams up with a task force hellbent on destroying the Creeper for good. The Creeper fights back in gory glory as its enemies...
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Rage
2014 · Film
5.2/10 · TMDB
When the Russian mob kidnaps the daughter of a reformed criminal, he rounds up his old crew and seeks his own brand of justice.
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Jonah Hex
2010 · Film
4.8/10 · TMDB
Gunslinger Jonah Hex is appointed by President Ulysses Grant to track down terrorist Quentin Turnbull, a former Confederate officer determined on unleashing hell on earth. Jonah not only secures freedom by accepting this task, he also gets...
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