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James McManus(I)

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James McManus is known for Black Dynamite (2009), The Big Empty (1997) and La Cucaracha (1998).
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      • 2 wins total

    Known for

    Black Dynamite (2009)
    Black Dynamite
    7.4
    • Richard Nixon
    • 2009
    The Big Empty (1997)
    The Big Empty
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1997
    Eric Roberts, Joaquim de Almeida, and Tara Crespo in La Cucaracha (1998)
    La Cucaracha
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1998
    Vincent Gallo in Essential Killing (2010)
    Essential Killing
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 2010

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Mojado (2011)
      Mojado
      7.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Vincent Gallo in Essential Killing (2010)
      Essential Killing
      6.1
      • additional writing
      • 2010
    • Aasif Mandvi and Sheetal Sheth in ABCD (1999)
      ABCD
      5.7
      • writer
      • 1999
    • Eric Roberts, Joaquim de Almeida, and Tara Crespo in La Cucaracha (1998)
      La Cucaracha
      5.8
      • written by
      • 1998
    • The Big Empty (1997)
      The Big Empty
      5.9
      • story by
      • written by
      • 1997
    • Walker: Behind the Scenes with TV's Toughest Cop (1996)
      Walker: Behind the Scenes with TV's Toughest Cop
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1996
    • The Greatest Shows You Never Saw (1996)
      The Greatest Shows You Never Saw
      7.4
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 1996
    • Red Fox (1991)
      Red Fox
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • screenplay
      • 1991

    Actor

    • Miriam Leone in Miss Fallaci (2024)
      Miss Fallaci
      6.8
      TV Series
      • London florist
      • 2024
    • Heather Graham, Jordana Beatty, and Parris Mosteller in Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011)
      Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
      4.4
      • Zombie Movie Narrator
      • 2011
    • Black Dynamite (2009)
      Black Dynamite
      7.4
      • Richard Nixon
      • 2009
    • Morris Chestnut, Shad Moss, Steve Nash, and Dirk Nowitzki in Like Mike (2002)
      Like Mike
      5.5
      • Mr. Williams
      • 2002
    • Sundown
      8.3
      Short
      • Jason
      • 2002
    • Eric Roberts, Joaquim de Almeida, and Tara Crespo in La Cucaracha (1998)
      La Cucaracha
      5.8
      • Louis Graves
      • 1998
    • The Big Empty (1997)
      The Big Empty
      5.9
      • Lloyd Meadows
      • 1997

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