List of the best Badja Djola movies: Penitentiary(1979), The Lightship(1985), An Innocent Man(1989), Deterrence(1999), The Serpent and the Rainbow(1988), Heaven's Prisoners(1996), Gunshy(1998), The Price of Air(2000), Night at the Golden Eagle(2002) ... ...
Drama
USA
1979
99 Minutes
`'Half Dead'` Johnson
Leon Isaac Kennedy Thommy Pollard Hazel Spears Badja Djola Glorya De Lani Chuck Mitchell
innocent man prostitute cellmate friend trainer prison guard gritty brutal unrestrained rousing california prison prison life wrongful conviction boxing gangs determination escape underdog 1970s
A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1985
89 Minutes
Nate
Robert Duvall Klaus Maria Brandauer Tom Bower Robert Costanzo Badja Djola William Forsythe Arliss Howard Michael Lyndon Tim Phillips
A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back.
Crime, Drama
USA
1989
113 Minutes
Detective John Fitzgerald, Internal Affairs LBPD
Tom Selleck F. Murray Abraham Laila Robins David Rasche Richard Young Badja Djola Todd Graff
prisoner engineer patriarch wife police detective crooked cop bleak suspenseful brutal prison family home courtroom fight for justice showdown excess corruption challenge revenge underdog 1980s
A man is framed by two corrupt cops for drugs. After he gets out of prison, he comes after them.
Drama
France|USA
1999
101 Minutes
Harvey
Kevin Pollak Timothy Hutton Sheryl Lee Ralph Sean Astin Clotilde Courau Badja Djola Mark Thompson Uzi Gal Kathryn Morris Michael Mantell Joe McCrackin
president waitress redneck secret service agent suspenseful tense frightening diner colorado international conflict iraq war invasion nuclear weapons blizzard rescue 1990s
The President of the United States must deal with an international military crisis while confined to a Colorado diner during a freak snowstorm
Horror
USA
1988
98 Minutes
Gaston
Bill Pullman Cathy Tyson Zakes Mokae Paul Winfield Brent Jennings Conrad Roberts Badja Djola Theresa Merritt Michael Gough Paul Guilfoyle Dey Young
anthropologist witch doctor doctor native chilling fascinating thrilling haiti airplane harvard university investigation travel zombies voodoo dark secrets revolution discovery mystery 1980s
An anthropologist goes to Haiti after hearing rumors about a drug used by black magic practitioners to turn people into zombies.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK
1996
126 Minutes
Batist
Alec Baldwin Mary Stuart Masterson Kelly Lynch Teri Hatcher Eric Roberts Vondie Curtis-Hall Badja Djola Samantha Lagpacan Joe Viterelli Tuck Milligan Hawthorne James
ex-policeman drug lord exotic dancer wife young girl thug gripping suspenseful new orleans family home lake streetcar murder marriage helping others investigation plane crash drug trade mystery revenge
A hardened New Orleans cop, Dave Robicheaux, finally tosses in the badge and settles into life on the bayou with his wife. But a bizarre plane crash draws him back into the fray when his family is viciously threatened.
Crime, Drama
1998
101 Minutes
Abel
William Petersen Michael Wincott Diane Lane Kevin Gage Michael Byrne Eric Schaeffer Meat Loaf Aday Musetta Vander John Fleck Badja Djola Benjamin Lum
writer gangster nurse police officer girlfriend bleak gritty raw atlantic city, n.j. bar casino police station writer's block secret gambling gangsters infidelity jealousy fall rise
A heartbroken New York City journalist (William Petersen) gets involved with a New Jersey gang member (Michael Wincott) and his girlfriend (Diane Lane).
Drama
USA
2000
88 Minutes
Josh Evans Charis Michelsen Michael Madsen Dick Van Patten Michelle Phillips Sticky Fingaz Goldie Allison Lange Alexis Arquette Jenna Byrne Badja Djola
In the idyllic suburban dystopia of Orange, the affable but clueless Paul agrees to be a drug courier for Mr. Ball who's about to take delivery of a drug rumored to be "more addictive than ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2002
87 Minutes
Vinny Argiro Donnie Montemarano Vinnie Jones Natasha Lyonne Ann Magnuson Nicole Jacobs James Caan Fayard Nicholas Sam Moore Kitten Natividad Miles Dougal
An ex-convict's plans to turn legit go awry.