Rae Dawn Chong films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 8 films on Boxlist

Known for The Color Purple, Quest for Fire and Commando.

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Starring Rae Dawn Chong

The Color Purple
1985 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson...
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Quest for Fire
1981 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
A colossal adventure odyssey that turns back the hands of time to the very beginning of man's existence. 80,000 years ago, when man roamed the earth, he was exposed to the many harsh elements of nature. Against the perilous atmosphere of...
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Commando
1985 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks...
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Jeff, Who Lives at Home
2011 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
The first segment features an animated mummy stalking selected student victims; the second tale tells the story of a "cat from hell" who cannot be killed and leaves a trail of victims behind it; the third story is about a man who witnesses...
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Crying Freeman
1995 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later...
The Principal
1987 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Burglary. Drugs. Assault. Rape. The students at Brandel High are more than new Principal Rick Latimer bargained for. Gangs fight to control the school using knives - even guns - when they have to. When Latimer and the head of security try...
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The Mistress
2023 · Film
4.9/10 · TMDB
Newlyweds Parker and Madeline move into their dream home. As they settle in, they discover a box of old love letters written to the original owner. And as the couple digs into the increasingly obsessive correspondence, a mysterious woman...
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