Recording star and rapper Master P is the executive producer, screenwriter, and co-star (with A.J. Johnson of...
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1998
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1998
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1996
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1994
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1991
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A big city doctor is stranded in a small rural town, where he finds love, professional challenges, and a pet pig, in this...
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1991
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Bill Duke directs this quirky film adaptation of Chester Himes' crime novel -- a heavily plotted gangster tale with a sweet...
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1991
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In this horror film, a vamp masquerades as a fashion model and uses her feminine wiles to suck the souls and life from wimpy...
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Sadie
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1990
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Raisin in the Sun is a 1989 TV adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's 1959 Broadway play (previously filmed in 1962). An...
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1989
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In the conclusion of a two-part story set in Lake Tahoe, Jesse (John Stamos) has proposed marriage to Becky (Lisa Loughlin),...
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1989
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This satirical look at the ambivalent relationship between Hollywood power brokers and African-American performers marked the...
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Bobby's Grandmother
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1987
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Bob Hoskins plays George, a tough but basically goodhearted British mob flunky, recently released from prison, where he'd...
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1986
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1985
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Alex Cox's directorial debut was a wickedly funny and willfully bizarre story that became a major cult item once it began...
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1984
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The humor in this Chevy Chase comedy lies solely in the eyes of the beholder. The comic plays Eddie Muntz, an arms dealer...
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1983
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1983
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The cat burglar prowling her neighborhood has Jolene (Vera Howland) on edge. Her nervousness is amplified when Jolene...
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1983
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Florida (Esther Rolle) is naturally nervous on the night before her bus-company physical. Unfortunately, this is one of those...
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1979
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Based on a true story, Dummy stars LeVar Burton as Donald Lang, a deaf-mute teenager accused of killing a prostitute....
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1979
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Obviously inspired by The Wiz, Cindy is a musical adaptation of "Cinderella" with an African-American cast. In 1943 Harlem,...
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1978
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In the second episode of Good Times' three-part sixth season opener, J.J. (Jimmie Walker) borrows heavily from neighborhood...
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1978
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As a result of "waxy buildup," Fred (Redd Foxx) temporarily loses his hearing. After visiting the doctor, a cured Fred...
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Nurse
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1977
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In a plot line straight out of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, neighborhood wino Fishbone (Robert Guillaume), convinced that he...
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1977
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Adapted from Alice Childress' inspirational novel of the same name, director Ralph Nelson's sentimental addiction drama tells...
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Mrs. Bell
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1977
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Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx) becomes a "Gray Fox" when stereo salesman Honest Al refuses to extend credit to anyone over the age...
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1977
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Ever seeking out new sources of income, Fred (Redd Foxx) applies for work at an escort service, only to be bluntly informed...
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1976
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1976
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When their neighbor has her electricity shut off and is threatened with eviction, the Evanses decide to hold a good...
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1976
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Michael (Ralph Carter) begins doing research for a school term paper about the Communist party. But instead of heading to the...
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1976
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In the conclusion of Good Times' two-part fourth season opener, the Evans children try to come to grips with the fact that...
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1976
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Good Times moved to a Tuesday-night slot for this first episode of the series' second season. The Evans family is bewildered...
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1974
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This drama about a man who takes the law into his own hands was wildly controversial upon first release, sparking much debate...
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1974
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This breathlessly paced high-tech thriller stars Sean Connery as Anderson, a career criminal who's just been released from...
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1971
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Director Carl Reiner, most closely associated with the homey values of situation comedies, shocked, surprised, and (in some...
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1970
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Ossie Davis makes his directorial debut a smashing success in the trend-setting action crime comedy Cotton Comes To Harlem....
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1970
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Based on actual events, The Phenix City Story tells the tale of a wide-open "Sin City" in Alabama (across a bridge from...
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1955
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