An 11-year-old boy joins his ex-con uncle in attempting to go legit, and finds his transition into manhood hastened after...
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2013
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A talented yet troubled dancer attempts to turn her life around by focusing on her one true passion, and trains a scrappy...
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2011
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A tightly knit group of working-class Atlanta teens spend their time bonding over hip-hop and roller skating while pondering...
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Priscilla Garnett
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2006
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Director, Screenwriter
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2006
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Drawing inspiration from the intervention of a well-known American playwright, director Peter Masterson's adaptation of the...
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2005
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Directed by Spike Lee, She Hate Me follows John Henry "Jack" Armstrong (Anthony Mackie), who is fired from a posh job in...
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2004
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Dark Angel-lead Jessica Alba stars in the title role of this film, the feature debut from music-video director...
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2003
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Amos Kollek directs this quiet, understated comedy about lonely hearts and empty pockets in New York. Pushing 40, Bella...
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Sherry-Lynn
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2001
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A thief plans one last heist -- though hardly for the typical reasons -- in this offbeat drama. Neicy (Kerry Washington) is a...
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Elaine
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2001
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The scene is the small Missouri town of Silver Shade in the mid-'60s. Despite deeply ingrained prejudice, black lawyer Daniel...
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2001
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This military drama is based on the true story of Carl Brashear, who was the first African-American to serve as a diver in...
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2000
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1999
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A non-narrative comedy that explores issues of race in contemporary America, A Day in Black and White concerns two friends...
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1999
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1998
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Lawyer John Williams (Courtney B. Vance) looks back in flashback to 1957 when he began as a lawyer while living in the Bronx...
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Carol Williams
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1998
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Writer-director Spike Lee's epic portrayal of the life and times of the slain civil rights leader Malcolm X begins with the...
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1992
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In 1977, Alex Haley's groundbreaking mini-series Roots became one of the most watched programs in television history,...
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1992
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Spike Lee defines "jungle fever" as sexual attraction between members of two races. In his film Jungle Fever, he examines the...
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1991
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This USA Cable network offering stars Carl Weathers as a none-too-ethical security expert. Weathers gets mixed up with...
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1990
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1989
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Set in Washington D.C. during the Vietnam War era, Gardens of Stone concentrates on the trials and tribulations of the...
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1987
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A French music lover befriends a once-great American jazz artist and attempts to save him from self-destruction in this moody...
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Darcey Leigh
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1986
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The seventh cinema adaptation of the venerable stage farce Brewster's Millions stars Richard Pryor as Montgomery Brewster, a...
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Angela Drake
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1985
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Combining electric song and dance performances with drama (both on and off screen), Francis Ford Coppola's The Cotton Club...
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Lila Rose Oliver
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1984
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1979
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Vanetta
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1977
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A trio of musically talented Harlem sisters rise to become major stars of the '50s. Unfortunately, their sudden popularity...
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Sister
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1976
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