LL Cool J Filmography

Real Talk TV, Vol. 8

Actors: Arlis Michaels, Mook Diamonds, Lox, Cavlar, LL Cool J

Synopsis: This edition of the DVD magazine features appearances by a number of rap acts including Mook Diamonds, Shawty Lo, Red Café, and Remo Da Rapstar. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide Read More

Slow Burn

Actors: Ray Liotta, LL Cool J, Mekhi Phifer, Bruce McGill, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Synopsis: A cop trying to clear the name of a woman he loves falls deep into a morass of corruption in this crime thriller. Ford Cole (Ray Liotta) is the district attorney in a crime-ridden town where he's contemplating a run for mayor in a bid for greater power. Cole is also having an affair with one of Read More

Last Holiday

Actors: Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito, Alicia Witt

Synopsis: A woman learns to love life when she finds out she won't be around long in this comedy. Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) lives in New Orleans, where she works in the cookware department of an upscale gourmet supply shop. While Georgia carries a torch for Sean (LL Cool J), one of her co-workers, she Read More

Russell Simmons Presents: Hip Hop Laws of Success

Synopsis: Russell Simmons Presents: Hip Hop Laws of Success features the rap music mogul offering a variety of practical hints and tips on how to build a career in the music business. Also offering suggestions are such rap luminaries as ce Cube, LL Cool J, Jay-Z, and Sean Combs. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Read More

Mindhunters

Actors: Jonny Lee Miller, LL Cool J, Kathryn Morris, Patricia Velasquez, Clifton Collins, Jr.

Synopsis: Finnish-born Hollywood filmmaker Renny Harlin directs the suspense thriller Mindhunters with a screenplay by writer/director Wayne Kramer. Val Kilmer stars as Harris, an FBI official teaching a group of trainees the art of profiling serial killers. He takes them on a weekend retreat to a deserted Read More

Hip Hop Time Capsule: The Best of RETV 1993

Crew: Featured Music

Synopsis: Viewers are offered a retrospective look at the world of hip-hop circa 1993 in this program from Music Video Distributors. Along with interviews with the likes of The Pharcyde and Live Squad, Hip Hop Time Capsule 1993 includes live performances by Onyx and MC Lyte, and a video for Apache's Read More

Edison Force

Actors: Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, Justin Timberlake, LL Cool J, Dylan McDermott

Synopsis: Corruption is the law of the land in the every-city of Edison, and the only soul brave enough to peer into the fire and face the wrath of an entire squad of corrupt cops is a fresh-faced journalist in this neo-noir thriller from television director-turned-feature helmer David J. Burke. Joshua Read More

House: Acceptance

Synopsis: The opening episode of House's second season finds misanthropic medico Greg House (Hugh Laurie) still mulling over the possibility of rekindling his romance with lawyer Stacy Warner (Sela Ward)--and never mind that Stacy is very much a married woman. The major medical crisis of the evening Read More

S.W.A.T.

Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J, Josh Charles, Jeremy Renner, Brian Van Holt, Olivier Martinez, James DuMont, Michael Ealy, Matt Gerald, Page Kennedy, Benjamin King

Synopsis: Clark Johnson's big-screen adaptation of the 1970s television series S.W.A.T. stars Colin Farrell as Jim Street, a young special weapons and tactics team member who, in the film's opening sequence, is demoted after his hothead partner Jeremy Renner shoots a hostage while trying to kill her captor. Read More

Rugrats Go Wild

Actors: Bruce Willis, Chrissie Hynde, Nancy Cartwright, Kath Soucie

Synopsis: Two of the most popular animated series on the children's cable network Nickelodeon get wrapped up in one big-screen package in this comedy-adventure, featuring the characters from Rugrats and The Wild Thornberrys. Drew and Didi Pickles (voices of Michael Bell and Melanie Chartoff) decide to take Read More

Deliver Us From Eva

Actors: LL Cool J, Gabrielle Union, Duane Martin, Essence Atkins, Robinne Lee

Synopsis: Three men discover that meddling in their sister-in-law's love life only makes their own lives more complicated in this romantic comedy. Eva Dandridge (Gabrielle Union) developed a sense of responsibility early on in life, when after the death of her parents she was left to care for her three Read More

Rollerball

Actors: Chris Klein, Jean Reno, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn, Naveen Andrews

Synopsis: This remake of the classic 1975 science fiction film follows the same basic story line but focuses far more on the sports action of the fictional game at its center. Chris Klein stars as all-American athlete Jonathan Cross, the most popular player of "Rollerball," a violent 21st century sport Read More

Kingdom Come

Actors: LL Cool J, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox, Loretta Devine, Anthony Anderson, Whoopi Goldberg

Synopsis: Based on the play Dearly Departed by David Dean Bottrell and Jessie Jones (who also penned this screenplay), this new comedy from the director of Jason's Lyric looks at a family gathering after one of their clan dies of a stroke. In the midst of a sweltering summer, the Slocumb family convenes. Read More

Charlie's Angels

Actors: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Sam Rockwell, Crispin Glover, Luke Wilson

Synopsis: They're beautiful, they're brilliant, and they can kick your butt -- the most glamorous private eyes in the world are back in action in this big-screen adaptation of the popular '70s television series. Natalie (Cameron Diaz) is the smart but silly one, Dylan (Drew Barrymore) is the tough but Read More

Babyface: A Collection of Hit Videos

Actors: Kenneth Edmonds

Synopsis: Over a dozen videos from R&B performer, arranger, songwriter, and producer Babyface are collected on this release. Among the promotional clips on this video are "How Come, How Long", "This Is the Lover In You", "Every Time I Close My Eyes", and "Every Time I Close My Eyes". The DVD release of this Read More

Any Given Sunday

Actors: Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, James Woods, Jamie Foxx

Synopsis: Oliver Stone takes on professional football, a sport whose grace and delicacy are a good match for his filmmaking style. Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino), the head coach of the Miami Sharks, won back-to-back championships four years ago. But new team owner Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz) has little Read More

Deep Blue Sea

Actors: Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Samuel L. Jackson, Jacqueline McKenzie, Michael Rapaport, Stellan Skarsgård, LL Cool J

Synopsis: Although mako sharks are among the fastest and deadliest predators in the ocean, they're not as smart as humans -- at least, they weren't. However, Dr. Susan McAlester (Saffron Burrows) has been using mako sharks as her test subjects for research on the regeneration of human brain tissues. Read More

Rap Mania: The Roots of Rap

Synopsis: Originally broadcast on pay-per-view TV in 2000, this bi-costal simulcast concert brought together some of the most influential artists in rap for a one-time-only show of rhyming might. Rap Mania: The Roots of Rap took place at both the Apollo Theater in New York City and The Palace in Los Read More

In Too Deep

Actors: Omar Epps, LL Cool J, Nia Long, Stanley Tucci, Hill Harper

Synopsis: In this crime thriller, L.L. Cool J is a underworld boss so powerful that his nickname is "God." He has his fingers in 80% of the drug traffic in Cincinnati, has won over nearly every adversary through bribery or intimidation, and seems practically untouchable. New police detective Jeffrey Cole (Omar Epps Read More

Woo

Actors: Jada Pinkett Smith, Tommy Davidson, Duane Martin, Michael Ralph, Darrell M. Heath

Synopsis: Daisy von Scherler Mayer (Madeleine, Party Girl) directed this comedy, scripted by David C. Johnson (D.R.O.P. Squad), following the trajectory of a mismatched couple throughout the evening of a blind date in New York (but mostly filmed in Toronto). Extrovert Darlene "Woo" Bates (Jada Pinkett Smith Read More

Caught Up

Actors: Bokeem Woodbine, Cynda Williams, Joseph Lindsey, Clifton Powell, Basil Wallace

Synopsis: Darin Scott made his directorial debut with this neo-noir crime drama set in South Central L.A. and featuring Cynda Williams in a dual role. Back in L.A. after serving time on drug charges, Daryl Allen (Bokeem Woodbine), who narrates, plans to open a nightclub, and a pal offers to bankroll the Read More

Halloween: H20

Actors: Jamie Lee Curtis, Adam Arkin, Josh Hartnett, Michelle Williams, Adam Hann-Byrd

Synopsis: This is the seventh movie in this horror series and a 20th anniversary follow-up to John Carpenter's Halloween (1978), arguably the most influential horror film of the '70s, a film that set the standard of horror for the next two decades and catapulted the career of Jamie Lee Curtis. Newspaper Read More

In the House: Season 05

Actors: LL Cool J, Alfonso Ribeiro

In the House: Season 04

Actors: LL Cool J, Maia Campbell, Kim Wayans, Alfonso Ribeiro

B.A.P.S.

Actors: Halle Berry, Martin Landau, Ian Richardson, Natalie Desselle, Troy Beyer

Synopsis: In this broad fish-out-of-water comedy, Nisi (Halle Berry) and Mickey (Natalie Desselle) are African-American women with two ambitions -- marry rich men who will give them lots of money, and open the world's first combination hair salon and soul food restaurant. However, eligible bachelors and Read More

In the House: Season 03

Actors: LL Cool J, Maia Campbell, Kim Wayans, Alfonso Ribeiro

The Right to Remain Silent

Actors: Lea Thompson, Robert Loggia, Judge Reinhold, Laura San Giacomo, Patrick Dempsey

Synopsis: In this police actioner, a brand-new lady cop's lack of enthusiasm at getting a job behind a criminal processing desk instead of on the streets proves unfounded. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

In the House: Season 01

Actors: LL Cool J, Debbie Allen, Maia Campbell, Jeffery Wood, Kim Wayans, Lisa Anderson

In the House: Season 02

Actors: LL Cool J, Debbie Allen, Maia Campbell, Jeffery Wood, Kim Wayans

Out of Sync

Actors: Victoria Dillard, Yaphet Kotto

Synopsis: A love affair with a drug dealer's squeeze lands an L.A. dee-jay (rap artist LL Cool J) in a heap of trouble. Soon he finds himself not only running from the crooks, but the cops as well. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Toys

Actors: Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright Penn, LL Cool J

Synopsis: Barry Levinson directed this cautionary fantasy fable--a triumph of production design--concerning the clash between benevolent, funny toys and malevolent, violent war toys and video games. Donald O'Connor is the kindly, gentle Kenneth Zevo, founder of Zevo Toys. The workers love him and the love Read More

Pump It Up!: The Second Video

Synopsis: This video from the Fox television rap music show Pump It Up! includes musical numbers that were cut out of the original program. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

The Hard Way

Actors: Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Annabella Sciorra, Penny Marshall, LL Cool J, John Capodice

Synopsis: Action film director John Badham bites the hand that feeds him in this action movie spoof that features ribbing of pretty-boy Hollywood action stars by Michael J. Fox and a parody of colorful, hair-trigger James Woods types by the man himself. Woods plays New York homicide detective John Moss, who Read More

L.L. Cool J: Future of the Funk

Actors: LL Cool J

Saturday Night Live: Sean Penn

Actors: Sean Penn, LL Cool J, Michael Penn

Synopsis: This 1987 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Sean Penn and features musical guests LL Cool J and Michael Penn & The Pull. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

Wildcats

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Goldie Hawn, James Keach, Swoosie Kurtz, Robyn Lively, Brandy Gold, Nipsey Russell, Bruce McGill

Synopsis: Blonde-haired, blue-eyed women's libber Molly McGrath (Goldie Hawn) quits her teaching job at a comfortable middle-class school to take a new position as varsity football coach at a predominantly black inner-city school. Culture and gender clashes abound; she must win over the hard-boiled youths Read More

Krush Groove

Actors: Blair Underwood, Joseph Simmons, Sheila E., Mark "Prince Markie Dee" Morales, Damon Wimbley

Synopsis: In-between rappin' numbers by groups like Run-DMC and The Fat Boys, an almost unnoticeable plot unfolds as manager Russell (Blair Underwood) desperately looks for funding to press more records for Run-DMC's first hit. This gets him into deep water when he borrows from the wrong man and then is Read More