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Alfre Woodard
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Alfre Woodard - what members say
review by Kentcrew from Kent
You can have both - love and basketball... 24 May 2005
review by southoftheriver from London
Crooklyn 8 October 2008
review by from Coventry.
Brilliant performances, great film. 6 January 2008
Alfre Woodard - filmography
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American Violet
(2009)
Starring: Nicole Beharie, Alfre Woodard, Charles Dutton
Director: Tim Disney
Certificate: 
Based on real events and set in small town Texas in the year 2000, American Violet tells the story of Dee Roberts (Nicole Beharie), a 24 year old African-American mother of four who is swept up in a drug raid and falsely accused based on the uncorroborated testimony of a single informant. Despite ..read more »
 
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Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
(2008)
Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Kathy Bates, Tyler Perry
Director: Tyler Perry
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Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright and her dear friend Alice Pratt, a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout many years. Suddenly, their lives become mired in turmoil as their adult children's extramarital affairs, unethical business practices and a ..read more »
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from 24 members
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16 Blocks
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse
Director: Richard Donner
Certificate: 
Watch now: £2.49
Bruce Willis hits the mark as Jack Mosley, a broken-down New York City police detective assigned to escort a petty criminal from the precinct to the courthouse. The seemingly simple 16-Block journey becomes a test of character for them when Jack's ex-partners attempt to stop them. It's the gripping ..read more »
64%
from 47,327 members
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16 Blocks - Blu-ray
(2006)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse
Director: Richard Donner
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Watch now: £2.49
16 BLOCKS is a tale of corrupt police officers, a Grand Jury witness, and one cop who is trying to do the right thing. Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) is weary. A lame leg and a love affair with alcohol make him a virtual joke at the NYPD. Tired and ready to head home, Mosley is assigned one last job ..read more »
67%
from 3,597 members
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16 Blocks - HD
(2006)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse
Director: Richard Donner
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Bruce Willis hits the mark as Jack Mosley, a broken-down New York City police detective assigned to escort a petty criminal from the precinct to the courthouse. The seemingly simple 16-Block journey becomes a test of character for them when Jack's ex-partners attempt to stop them. It's the gripping ..read more »
67%
from 596 members
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Take The Lead
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Alfre Woodard, Ray Liotta
Director: Liz Friedlander
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Based on a true story, the film centres on the dashing Pierre Dulaine, an idealistic New York City ballroom dancer who was the subject of the runaway documentary hit MAD HOT BALLROOM (2005). After spying the desperate and violent actions of a young and angry high schooler named Rock, Dulaine ..read more »
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from 16,797 members
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The Forgotten
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Julianne Moore, Gary Sinise, Anthony Edwards
Director: Joseph Ruben
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What if you were told that every moment you experienced and every memory you held dear never happened? Telly Paretta is tormented by the memory of her eight year old son Sam's death in a plane crash 14 months earlier. While trying to work through her grief, and her subsequent estrangement from her ..read more »
59%
from 46,101 members
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Radio
(2003)
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris, Alfre Woodard
Director: Michael Tollin
Certificate: 
James Robert Kennedy--nicknamed 'Radio' because of his vintage radio collection and his love of music--is a loner in Anderson, South Carolina, pushing his ever-present grocery cart up and down the streets. He speaks to no one and is rarely spoken to, until one day, Coach Harold Jones, one of the ..read more »
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from 4,001 members
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The Core
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo
Director: Jon Amiel
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Weird phenomena lead a brilliant geophysics professor, Dr. Josh Keyes (Aaron Eckhart), to the discovery that the Earth's core has stopped revolving, ultimately resulting in severe natural disasters and radiation akin to that of a microwave--and the end of the world. Keyes' worst fears are confirmed ..read more »
57%
from 11,854 members
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K-Pax
(2001)
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Alfre Woodard
Director: Iain Softley
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A mysterious man (Kevin Spacey) shows up in Grand Central Station claiming to be an alien, and is promptly taken to a mental institution. When he doesn't respond to medication, he begins seeing a psychiatrist (Jeff Bridges) who is fascinated by him. The man calls himself Prot (rhymes with "boat"), ..read more »
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from 9,831 members
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What's Cooking?
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Joan Chen, Julianna Margulies, Mercedes Ruehl
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
What happens when families come together for Thanksgiving? Almost anything! Sit back, relax and enjoy this generous and charming tale of four very different families, as they cook up some tasty holiday surprises; love, betrayal and even a few outrageous secrets! And, ultimately, discover the ..read more »
63%
from 374 members
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Dinosaur
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: D.B. Sweeney, Samuel E. Wright, Julianna Margulies
Director: Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag
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With DINOSAUR, Disney breaks a new stride in the technological revolution of computer animation--combining computer-animated characters with digitally enhanced live-action landscapes. The effect is literally unbelievable and the clarity, realness, and definition of the pictures easily make the once ..read more »
66%
from 6,230 members
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Holiday Heart
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Ving Rhames, Alfre Woodard, Mykelti Williamson
Director: Robert Townsend
Certificate: 
Drama based on the Cheryl L. West stageplay. Holiday is a choirmaster during the day. At night he is a female impersonator. He becomes involved with a woman and her daughter who are trying to escape a life of drugs.
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from 126 members
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Love And Basketball
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Alfre Woodard
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
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LOVE AND BASKETBALL is the powerful story of two next-door neighbors in Los Angeles who grow up loving basketball and, eventually, each other. Monica (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps) have wanted to be basketball stars since they were kids. Monica has had to work hard to establish herself as a ..read more »
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from 1,913 member
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Dinosaur - Blu-ray
(2000)
Starring: D.B. Sweeney, Samuel E. Wright, Julianna Margulies
Director: Eric Leighton
Certificate:
With DINOSAUR, Disney breaks a new stride in the technological revolution of computer animation--combining computer-animated characters with digitally enhanced live-action landscapes. The effect is literally unbelievable and the clarity, realness, and definition of the pictures easily make the once ..read more »
64%
from 1,037 member
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Mumford
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Loren Dean, Hope Davis, Jason Lee
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
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Mumford (Dean) relocates to a small town named, ironically enough, Mumford. He sets up shop as a psychologist and begins meeting the various lonely, troubled souls in the community. Pretty soon he's the most popular psychologist in town, for no concrete reason, other than his approach is not like ..read more »
63%
from 341 members
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Primal Fear
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Certificate: 
Powerful, media-hungry Chicago defense attorney Martin Vail (Richard Gere) gets in over his head when he takes the case of an altar boy (Edward Norton making his film debut) accused of murdering an archbishop. His opponent for the prosecution is his former protege and lover Janet Venable (Laura ..read more »
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from 5,842 members
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Crooklyn
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo
Director: Spike Lee
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From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.
68%
from 368 members
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Blue Chips
(1994)
Starring: Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, Matt Nover
Director: William Friedkin
Certificate:
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When a college basketball coach (Nick Nolte) has his first losing season, he must decide between his personal sense of values and the value of a winning team. Does he "buy" hot prospects and win, only to lose his self-respect? Featuring cameo appearances by real-life basketball legends Bobby Knight,..read more »
68%
from 119 members
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Bopha!
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Danny Glover, Malcolm McDowell, Alfre Woodard
Director: Morgan Freeman
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Set in the apartheid era of South Africa. Micah is a black police sergeant who patrols a black township. Whilst he is proud of his achievements, he comes into conflict with the townspeople who view him as a traitor.
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from 151 members
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Passion Fish
(1992)
Starring: Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, Lenore Banks
Director: John Sayles
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A soap-opera star who, paralysed after a car accident, sinks into a routine of drinking and watching TV all day at the Louisiana house where she grew up. Chantelle, the hired nurse, takes her on a journey of self-exploration and renewal.
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from 61 members
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Grand Canyon
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Steve Martin, Danny Glover, Kevin Kline
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
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Director Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon is a gathering of random events, uniting the film's wildly divergent protagonists. Driving home from an LA Lakers game, Mack (Kevin Kline), an immigration attorney, is stranded in an unsavory part of town when his car breaks down. He is rescued from a gang of ..read more »
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from 777 members
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Miss Firecracker
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins
Director: Thomas Schlamme
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Orphaned as a child, Carnelle has grown up in the shadow of her beautiful cousin, a proper southern belle and past Miss Firecracker. Carnelle sets her sights on the current crown and devises a scheme to enter and win the contest.
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from 171 members
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Scrooged
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Bill Murray, John Forsythe, Carol Kane
Director: Richard Donner
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
A darkly comic and surreal contemporization of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, this effects-heavy Bill Murray holiday vehicle from 1988 sees the former SNL funnyman assuming the role of television executive Frank Cross, the meanest and most depraved man on earth. Cross will stoop to unheard of ..read more »
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from 12,663 members
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Extremities
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Farrah Fawcett, James Russo, Diana Scarwid
Director: Robert M. Young
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A young woman, Marjorie (Farah Fawcett), terrorised by an obsessed rapist, fights back and manages to turn the tables of fate on her very surprised attacker. But after capturing her would-be assailant, is Marjorie's planned revenge going too far
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from 194 members
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Remember My Name
(1978)
Starring: Geraldine Chaplin, Anthony Perkins, Moses Gunn
Director: Alan Rudolph
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Just released from prison, a young woman arrives in town to "start a new life", but soon begins stalking a married construction worker for no apparent reason, turning his life inside out and eventually terrorizing him and his wife.
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...me people every time I pick a blackflick. It was good to see Denis Haysbert and Alfre Woodard, though as I've always admired their acting.
The movie is about a boy and gi...
