
Acting
Jim Ortlieb
Born 1956-06-19 · Hazlet, New Jersey, USA
Acting credits
5.8At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasalivich experiences a breakthrough: a stable form of fusion that may lead to a waste-free energy source. However, a private company wants to exploit the technology, so Kasalivich and physicist Dr. Lily Sinclair are framed for murder, and the fusion device is stolen. On the run from the FBI, they must recover the technology and exonerate themselves.
Chain Reaction
1996
7.7On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.
Magnolia
1999
6.7As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
Contagion
2011
6.5Five medical students experiment with "near death" experiences, until the dark consequences of past tragedies begin to jeopardize their lives.
Flatliners
1990
6.1Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in the past.
Running Scared
1986
6.2Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and the officers frame him as a drug dealer. Rainwood is convicted of drug dealing, based on the perjured evidence of a police informant. Thrown into a seedy jail, fighting to prove his innocence is diffucult when he has to deal with the realities of prison life, where everyone claims they were framed.
An Innocent Man
1989
7.1A small boy squashing an insect sets in motion a series of events, large and small, that include a lost restaurant reservation, a drunken fender-bender, disruption of basic cable television service, and more than one relationship falling apart. One person's disaster becomes another's boon, and vice versa--because a man loses his job, a young girl becomes the lead ballerina in the school play, which in turn causes the death of a pet pig. These characters weave around Los Angeles and each other as seemingly mundane events fall into place, putting them on a collision course with a common fate and one heroic act of competence.
Bug
2002
5.7A chronicle of Babe Ruth's phenomenal story--from his hard knock beginnings at a Baltimore orphanage, to his meteoric rise to baseball superstardom and his poignant retirement from the game. His amazing career included seven American League pennants, four World Series championships, two tempestuous marriages and a wild lifestyle that earned him numerous suspensions.
The Babe
1992
6.8Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.
A Mighty Wind
2003
6.9Christian, a hunky, 20-something, West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce Aaron, a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex.
Latter Days
2004
NRMichelin-star-winning master chef Michael Bringalow adds an autumnal soup to his menu.
Make Sense
2026
4.5In the not so distant future, a team of white collar criminals are enlisted by the Federal government to thwart a cyber-attack that threatens to bankrupt the United States of America.
The Crash
2017
4.5In the dark, throbbing world of underground raves, people are vanishing without a trace and Detective Hank Holten is the only one who knows the terrible truth. Vampires.
Vampires: Out for Blood
2004
7.5Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. When thieves try to break into his home, he puts up a fight like no other.
Home Alone
1990
4.3When Ryan mysteriously inherits a house from his biological father, a man he thought long dead, he and his pregnant fiancé travel to the property with high hopes for the future. But curiosity about his deceased father leads Ryan to uncover a dark family history...
Inheritance
2017
5.0After twenty years of being a drunk, Mort Gleason witnesses his nephew being beaten while in a drunken stupor. The ordeal brings Mort back to what are left of his senses and he returns to the last home he remembers in Chicago.
Drunkboat
2012
5.8Dramatic recounting of the true story of Bostonians Charles and Carol Stuart and the events before and after October 23, 1989, the night of the latter's murder, supposedly, as the husband related to police, by a young black man out to rob them while they were spending a night on the town.
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
1990
5.0The original intent of this documentary was to tell the story of a couple preparing for their wedding day. During the filming, things took a dramatic and unexpected turn when a mysterious worldwide phenomenon was uncovered. International outcry from governmental agencies, civic groups and private organizations has threatened to thwart this film's release. After careful consideration, the filmmakers remain steadfast in their commitment and moral obligation to expose the truth. The following story is real.
The Enigma with a Stigma
2006
5.6Crime drama based on the real-life story of US gangster John Dillinger, who was hunted by the FBI after a string of armed bank robberies during the Great Depression. When Dillinger's attacks on banks threaten to make him a dangerous folk hero, the pressure mounts on the FBI – even from the White House – for his capture.
Dillinger
1991
5.4A young gay artist, desperate to replace the relationship he had with his recently relocated godson, is targeted by a neighborhood mom as a potential threat to the community.
Say Uncle
2006
5.0Based off of the popular children’s story, Jenny always wears a green ribbon around her neck, and she has never taken it off. The second Alfred meets her, he cannot tear his eyes away from it. Jenny falls in love, but Alfred's curiosity is the only thing keeping him with her. On Jenny's death bed, he finally discovers the big secret of the green ribbon, and it completely blows his mind...and his head.
The Green Ribbon
2019
10.0A middle-aged produce salesman finds his love of opera and singing reawakened when his childhood love returns to town.
The Opera Lover
1999
NRBarney needs a tooth out. His regular dentist is not in the office, but that's OK -- Dr Carroway and her assistant Penny will take care of him today ... He really should have rescheduled. This is not going to go well, especially after the power goes out.
Baby Blues - Going Dark
2025
NRA story about addiction to the 21st century. A group of eleven come together to try an experimental medication and get the devils out.
Miss This at Your Peril
2010