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Sakina Jaffrey is a Actor American born on 14 february 1962 at Manhattan (USA)
Sakina Jaffrey (born February 14, 1962) is an American actress.
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Soul (2020)
Directed by Pete Docter
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Children's films
Actors Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Phylicia Rashād, John Ratzenberger, Richard Ellef Ayoade, Graham Norton
Roles Doctor (voice)
Rating80%
Joe Garner est un professeur de musique de collège qui rêve depuis longtemps de jouer du jazz sur scène. La chance lui sourit après avoir impressionné d'autres musiciens de jazz lors d'une séance libre au Half Note Club. Cependant, un accident provoque la séparation de son âme et de son corps et la transporte au "You Seminar", un centre dans lequel les âmes se développent et gagnent des passions avant d'être transportées dans un enfant nouveau-né. Garner doit travailler avec d'autres âmes, telles que 22, une âme avec une vision sombre de la vie après avoir été piégée pendant des années au séminaire You, afin de retourner sur Terre.
Late Night (2019)
, 1h42Directed by Nisha Ganatra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Emma Thompson, John Lithgow, Mindy Kaling, Reid Scott, Hugh Dancy, Denis O'Hare
Roles Molly's Mom
Rating64%
Une célèbre présentatrice de Late show sur le déclin est contrainte d’embaucher une femme d’origine indienne, Molly, au sein de son équipe d’auteurs. Ces deux femmes que tout oppose, leur culture et leur génération, vont faire des étincelles et revitaliser l’émission.
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
, 2h1Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Melissa Leo, Bill Pullman, Jonathan Scarfe, Sakina Jaffrey
Roles Fatima
Rating67%
Robert McCall, un agent des services secrets américains à la retraite, travaille comme chauffeur de VTC à Boston. Lorsqu'il apprend que son amie Susan Plummer a été assassinée par un groupe de criminels ayant une dette envers elle, il décide de reprendre les armes et de venger sa mort. L'assassinat aurait un lien avec les événements qu'il a vécus quatre ans auparavant.
Red Sparrow (2018)
, 2h20Directed by Francis Lawrence
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Spy
Themes Spy films, Children's films
Actors Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeremy Irons
Roles Trish Forsythe
Rating65%
Dominika Egorova est une jeune danseuse étoile russe au Bolchoï. Un soir, lors d'une représentation, son partenaire chute sur elle et lui brise le tibia. Elle ne pourra plus jamais danser mais, pour subvenir aux besoins de sa mère malade, son oncle Ivan, qui travaille au SVR, le service de renseignement extérieur qui a succédé à la première direction du KGB, lui propose une première mission en échange de soins médicaux continus pour sa mère. Elle est chargée de séduire Dimitry Ustinov, un politicien russe. Alors qu'Ustinov la viole, il est tué par Simionov, un agent russe engagé par Ivan. Ivan offre à Dominika le choix de commencer à travailler pour les services de renseignements russes, ou d'être exécutée pour qu'il n'y ait pas de témoins.
, 1h50Directed by Noah Baumbach
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about families
Actors Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Candice Bergen, Elizabeth Marvel
Roles Dr. Malini Soni
Rating68%
Une famille dysfonctionnelle se réunit à New York à l'occasion d'une cérémonie hommage au père artiste.
The Understudy (2012)
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Marin Ireland, Aasif Mandvi, Paul Sparks, Kelli Giddish, Richard Kind, Scott Cohen
Rating51%
Rebecca is an unemployed actress who is living with an equally unsuccessful screenwriter, Sarfras. Rebecca makes a living by caring for a blind and diabetic woman while going from one disastrous relationship to the next.
Breakaway (2011)
Directed by Robert Lieberman
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Ice hockey films
Actors Vinay Virmani, Camilla Belle, Anupam Kher, Russell Peters, Rob Lowe, Gurpreet ghuggi
Roles Livleen Singh
Rating57%
Breakaway, or Speedy Singhs (the Hindi version of the movie), is the story of Rajveer Singh (Vinay Virmani), a young and dedicated teenager who gave up college half-way through due to his lack of interest, one of the many conflicts between him and his father Darvesh. Rajveer and Darvesh had never gotten along; though the family is Sikh, due to a childhood incident, Rajveer has taken his turban off since a very small age. Rajveer still meets up with his Sikh friends, and when they get the time, they play hockey as a hobby. One day, while practising hockey, a few players on the Hammerheads insult the Singhs, and Rajveer and his friends beat the other players at hockey. Realizing how good they are, Rajveer decides to make a hockey team with his friends.
The Ode (2008)
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Wilson Cruz, Sakina Jaffrey, Parvesh Cheena, Diego Serrano, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, Lakshmi Manchu
Roles Parin
Rating72%
Thew storyline spans two generations of Indians. There is the doomed but passionate love story of Parin (Sakina Jaffrey) and Shiraz (Anil Kumar). This is intertwined with the life of their gay son Ali (Sachin Bhatt) who discovers that the past is always present no matter how far you run from it.
Definitely, Maybe (2008)
, 1h52Directed by Adam Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks, Rachel Weisz, Kevin Kline
Roles School Mom
Rating70%
Will Hayes (Ryan Reynolds) is a 38-year-old father who is in the midst of a divorce. After her first sex-ed class, his 10-year-old daughter Maya (Abigail Breslin) insists on hearing the story of how her parents met. Will gives in, but decides to change the names and some of the facts relating to the various love affairs of his youth, thereby creating a love mystery; Maya is left guessing which of the women will turn out to be her mother. The story he tells Maya is depicted in long flashbacks. From time to time the film switches back to the present, where Maya comments (often disdainfully) and asks questions.
, 2h3Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, Albert Finney, Aleksa Palladino, Michael Shannon
Roles Manager
Rating72%
Note: The story is explained here in its chronological order, rather than as it is presented in the film.
The Nanny Diaries (2007)
, 1h45Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Laura Linney, Paul Giamatti, Nicholas Art, Alicia Keys
Roles Sima
Rating62%
21-year-old Annie Braddock (Scarlett Johansson), has just graduated from Montclair State University. She has no idea what or who she wants to be. One day, while sitting in the park, Annie sees a young boy about to be hit by a vehicle. Annie saves him and meets the boy's mother, who we meet as Mrs. X (Laura Linney). When she introduces herself as "Annie", Mrs. X mistakes her words for "Nanny" and hires her to look after Grayer (Nicholas Art), the boy she saved (Mrs. X also continues to call her "Nanny" instead of "Annie" throughout the film). Annie lies to her mother about taking a job at a bank and, in reality, moves in with the X's to be the nanny for Grayer.
Raising Helen (2004)
, 1h59Directed by Garry Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan Cusack, Hayden Panettiere, Spencer Breslin, Abigail Breslin
Roles Nilma Prasad
Rating60%
Helen Harris (Kate Hudson) and Lindsay (Felicity Huffman) were raised by their pregnant sister, Jenny (Joan Cusack), after their mother died when Helen was seven. Now Helen is very successful in the fashion industry, working as the executive assistant to the CEO of one of Manhattan's most prestigious modeling agencies and now has a nice Manhattan lifestyle which keeps her extremely occupied and content. But Helen's world suddenly changes when Lindsay and brother-in-law Paul (Sean O'Bryan) die in a car accident, leaving behind three children, turning everyone's life upside down.
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
, 2h10Directed by Jonathan Demme
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Spy films, Films about families, Politique, Films about sexuality, Political films
Actors Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight, Kimberly Elise, Vera Farmiga
Roles Mysterious Arabic Woman
Rating65%
Major Bennett "Ben" Marco (Denzel Washington) is a war veteran who begins to doubt what is commonly known about his famous U.S. Army unit. During the Gulf War, Sergeant First Class Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber) supposedly rescued all but two members in his unit, of which Marco was the commanding officer. Shaw became a war hero and was awarded the Medal of Honor, launching his political career.
Ash Tuesday (2003)
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Films about terrorism, Disaster films, Films about hijackings
Actors Janeane Garofalo, Giancarlo Esposito, Tony Spiridakis, Nicole Hansen, Tony Goldwyn, Pauley Perrette
Roles June
Rating67%
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
, 1h44Directed by Jonathan Demme
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Mark Wahlberg, Thandie Newton, Olga Sékulic, Tim Robbins, Françoise Bertin, Park Joong-hoon
Roles Sylvia
Rating47%
British newlywed Regina Lambert lives in Paris with her husband, Charlie. She returns home following a short vacation, determined to divorce Charlie, only to discover their apartment has been stripped bare and that her husband has been murdered. Regina is soon reunited with a mysterious stranger she met on her holiday. He helps her piece together the truth about the deceased Charlie and deal with three menacing people who are now following her.