Edward James Olmos Movies

Blade Runner

82/100

A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space, and have returned to Earth to find their creator.

Selena

67/100

The true story of Selena Quintanilla-Perez, a Texas-born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart topping albums on the Latin music charts.

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

77/100

A two-hour Battlestar Galactica special that tells the story of the Battlestar Pegasus several months prior to it finding the Galactica.

Stand and Deliver

73/100

The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus.

Wolfen

63/100

A New York cop investigates a series of brutal deaths that resemble animal attacks.

American Me

72/100

A Mexican-American Mafia kingpin is released from prison, falls in love for the first time, and grows introspective about his gangster lifestyle.

My Family

73/100

A man makes his way from Mexico to L.A. in the 1920s, gets married and raises a big family there. The movie follows the children until they, too, get married and have children in the 1960s.

In the Time of the Butterflies

68/100

In the Time of the Butterflies is inspired by the true story of the three Mirabal sisters who, in 1960, were murdered for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the government.

Triumph of the Spirit

69/100

Fact based story about a former Greek Olympic boxer who was taken as a prisoner during World war II and placed in the Auschwitz prison camp. There he was permitted to survive as long as he ... See full summary »

Splinter

49/100

A gang member, suffering from severe memory loss, searches for his brother's murderer. He secretly enlists the aid of the investigating Detective, while other members of his gang are mysteriously and sadistically murdered.

Caught - Im Netz der Leidenschaft

68/100

Joe and Betty run a fish market and have sunk into a comfortable, if somewhat boring life. Enter the drifter Nick, who takes a job in the store and a place in their home. He proceeds to ... See full summary »

Filly Brown

57/100

A promising hip-hop rhymer from Los Angeles finds herself in a gray area when a record producer offers her a compromising shot at stardom.

Zoot Suit

68/100

A kind of musical accompanying the story of the early 1940's and the effect that the "zoot suit" (a man's suit of long jacket and pegged pants, always worn with a long keychain that looped ... See full summary »

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

52/100

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

75/100

Talent for the Game

60/100

Virgil Sweet is on the verge of losing his job as a talent scout with the California Angels when he discovers Sammy Bodeen, a country boy with no pro ball experience, but with a pitching ... See full summary »

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

66/100

Gomez is a young man who dreams of buying a gorgeous white suit in a nearby store, but doesn't have enough cash. He finds 4 more people of same size, who each give $20 and get to wear the ... See full summary »

Go for Sisters

63/100

Fontayne is enlisted by Bernice - her estranged old friend and current parole officer - along with a disgraced cop to search for Bernice's son, who went missing on the Mexican border.

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

62/100

Investigation based upon the true story of the Mendendez Brothers and the murder of their parents.

The Princess & the Barrio Boy

55/100

A teenager who dreams of becoming an Olympic swimmer has a romance with a boy from the wrong side of town.

Hollywood Confidential

52/100

A former LA cop runs a top-flight private detective agency that caters to spoiled Hollywood types.

The Judge

58/100

Everything brilliant and compassionate defense attorney Paul Madriani stands for is put to the test when he's hired to defend an indefensible adversary. Baltimore's Judge Armando Acosti's ... See full summary »

The Limbic Region

57/100

A San Francisco detective, obsessed with catching a serial killer who has been committing murders for over 20 years, tries to force a suspect into confessing.

Americano

46/100

A Mexican parrot named Cuco sets off on an adventure to defend his family.

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

69/100

After he is accused of murdering a lawman in 1901 Texas, a Mexican-American farmer flees and manages to elude a large posse for two weeks before he is finally captured.