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- Jungle Fever. Written and directed by celebrated filmmaker Spike Lee, the 1991 drama "Jungle Fever" centers on the star-crossed romance between Flipper Purify, a New York architect, and a young Italian-American woman named Angie who is hired to be his new secretary at his firm.
- White Men Can't Jump. From boxing to baseball, Snipes' early career was dotted with sports movies. In 1992 he shifted to basketball in "White Men Can't Jump," an action sports comedy co-starring Woody Harrelson.
- New Jack City. The 1991 crime drama "New Jack City" is set in the mid 1980s and stars Wesley Snipes as ruthless drug lord Nino Brown. Brown aspires to be the kind of high class kingpin he's seen in the movies, far from the gang member slinging vials on the corner that he's been all his life.
- Major League. In what might be one of the most celebrated sports comedies of all time, 1989's "Major League" is almost certainly one of the best of the '80s.
- New Jack City. Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Judd Nelson. 280 votes. New Jack City, a gritty crime drama, takes us to the heart of Harlem in the 1980s. Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes), an ambitious drug lord, establishes a complex empire known as the Cash Money Brothers.
- Blade. Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson. 370 votes. In the grim darkness of a vampire-infested world, Blade tells the tale of a hybrid hero.
- White Men Can't Jump. Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Rosie Perez. 301 votes. In White Men Can't Jump, Billy Hoyle (Woody Harrelson) is a former college basketball player hustling street games with an unexpected twist - he's white, and his opponents underestimate him.
- Demolition Man. Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock. 317 votes. In the futuristic action flick Demolition Man, John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone), a tough-as-nails cop, is cryogenically frozen in 1996.
- Passenger 57
- Murder at 1600
- The Expendables 3
- Us Marshals
- Blade 2
- Demolition Man
- White Men Can’T Jump
- King of New York
- Blade
- Major League
Wesley Snipes stars as John Cutter, an airline security expert who must overthrow terrorists that hijacks the plane that he is traveling on. He stars opposite Bruce Payne, whose performance of the preposterous criminal Charles Rayne is unforgettable. If you have ever seen Action Jackson with Carl Weathers, then Passenger 57is Wesley Snipe’s version...
Wesley Snipes co-stars with Diane Lane as homicide detective Regis and agent Chance who is investigating a murder of a young woman in the White House. Although the action is limited, this political thriller reminds viewers, once again, of the adaptability of Snipes. He showcases his talent as a leading man, despite the lack of a romantic interest b...
The Expendables 3is the third installment of the franchise created by Sylvester Stallone who combines the action stars of yesteryear and sprinkled in new stars likes Jason Stratham to form a group of elite mercenaries. The movie is a total adrenaline rush and a great formula for showcasing Snipes' abilities as a rough and tumble superstar. RELATED:...
Snipes co-stars with Tommy Lee Jones as a man accused of double murder who is being tracked down by US Marshals. Because of the success of The Fugitive with Harrison Ford, Snipes had “big shoes to fill." Already sharing the screen with a movie legend in Tommy Lee Jones, he had to be better or as good as Ford’s portrayal of Dr. Richard Kimble. Snipe...
Snipes dawns the shades and sword once again as the day-walking vampire hunter, Blade, in this second installment of the trilogy. Blade forms an alliance with the vampire council to hunt a deadly breed of vampires who feed on their own. Blade 2is the highest-grossing movie of this series in large part due to the phenomenal action scenes as witnesse...
Wesley Snipes playing a blonde mohawk wearing blue-eyed psychopath named Simon Pheonix teams up with Sylvester Stallone in this sci-fi action thriller that disappointed moviegoers due to its satirical aspect. Audiences felt that the film sacrificed action for one-liners. This could have been Snipes' break out role as a supervillain, but it is remin...
In 1992, White Men Can’t Jumpstared Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson as comedies’ next dynamic duo and they did not disappoint. Sidney Dean (Snipes) and Billy Hoyle (Harrelson) are basketball hustlers who join together to hustle the Los Angeles street legends “The King” and “The Duck” to cash-in their biggest score. The comedy pair stared in Wildc...
To be the king, you have to give back, and Frank White (Christopher Walken), straight out of prison, wants to continue his business as the drug lord while giving back to the neighborhood. Snipes plays New York detective Thomas Flanagan who wants to take down White. RELATED: Christopher Walken's 10 Best Movies, According To Rotten Tomatoes Playing o...
New Line Cinema hit the jackpot by casting Snipes in the lead role, elevating his career into the stratosphere. Because his portrayal of the Marvel vampire killer was so prominent in the viewer’s minds, it helped enforce his stereotype as an action hero, forgetting his astonishing work that came before. Snipes portrays Blade, a human with the stren...
Major League is a comedy classic where the owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a team of misfits to throw the season. Wesley Snipes costars and showcases his comedy chops as one of the misfits, Willie Mays Hayes. Hayes buys gloves in anticipation for each base he steals and hangs them on the wall. He often brags to first basemen on how man...
- Blade (1998) Before the MCU was even an idea, there was New Line Cinema's Blade, a superhero horror film. In a time when comic book films were a rarity, Blade actually succeeded in bringing about the first major Marvel character to have a successful film adaptation.
- White Men Can't Jump (1992) Snipes had great chemistry with most of his costars but none as great as what he had with Woody Harrelson. The duo first acted together in Wildcats before starring in this classic, White Men Can't Jump.
- Passenger 57 (1992) The '90s saw plenty of Die Hard wannabes. Every other action movie seemed to have included a one-man army facing insurmountable odds in a specific location.
- Major League (1989) In the pantheon of sports movies, Major League is one of the very best. It was so successful that it birthed two sequels, Major League II and Major League: Back to the Minors.
Aug 10, 2024 · Wesley Snipes is likely best known for playing Marvel's first major cinematic hero, Blade, but his rich filmography goes far beyond the pages of comic books. The Bronx native started his career as a mainstay of New York dramas, working with directors like Spike Lee and Abel Ferrara.
Jul 31, 2021 · Including works by filmmakers like Spike Lee, Guillermo del Toro and Ron Shelton among others, these are the 10 best film performances by Wesley Snipes.
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Mar 27, 2020 · Rotten Tomatoes ranks Wesley Snipes' greatest films, from White Men Can't Jump to Mo' Better Blues, in this top 10 list of his greatest movies.
