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Cicely Tyson
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Idlewild
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Big Boi, Andre 3000, Macy Gray
Director: Bryan Barber
Certificate: 
A musical set in the Prohibition-era American South, where a speakeasy performer and club manager Rooster must contend with gangsters who have their eyes on the club while his piano player and partner Percival must choose between his love, Angel or his obligations to his father.
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52%
from 1,319 member
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Because Of Winn-Dixie
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Jeff Daniels, Anna Sophia Robb, Cicely Tyson
Director: Wayne Wang
Certificate: 
A smart, resourceful young girl, Opal thinks people forgot how to share the joy. She's tired of moving from small town to small town with her father (Jeff Daniels), a preacher at the Open Arms Baptist Church; she just wants to find a home and stop being lonely. One night she wishes for a best ..read more »
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62%
from 2,300 members
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman
(2005)
Starring: Kimberly Elise, Steve Harris, Shemar Moore
Director: Darren Grant
Certificate: 
Charles, an attorney, and Helen, the devoted wife, seem to have everything, money, a beautiful mansion - the American Dream. But just as Helen prepares to celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary, her life takes a turn for the worst.
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75%
from 66 members
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The Rosa Parks Story
(2002)
Starring: Angela Bassett, Peter Francis James, Tonea Stewart
Director: Julie Dash
Certificate:
The incident that propelled the American Civil Rights struggle into the limelight was brought about by a woman who refused to give up her seat to a white woman after a hard day at work. Rosa Parks (played by Angela Bassett from WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT) unwittedly became a national focus for a ..read more »
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63%
from 9 members
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A Lesson Before Dying
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Don Cheadle, Cicely Tyson, Mekhi Phifer
Director: Joseph Sargent
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An uplifting tale of a black man (Phifer) in the 1940's South who is wrongly accused of killing a white man. His attorney's only defense is that he is an animal, a hog, and, therefore, is unaccountable for his actions. Predictably, he is convicted of the crime. Distraught in a prison cell, his ..read more »
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61%
from 177 members
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Always Outnumbered
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Natalie Cole, Laurie Metcalf
Director: Michael Apted
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Socrates Fortlow tries to avoid trouble, but trouble comes looking for him. Running a killer out of town, falling in love with his best friend's wife, trying to save the life of a murder witness. When it comes to trouble, people look for the man who is still standing. From the best-selling author ..read more »
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60%
from 82 members
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Hoodlum
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Andy Garcia
Director: Bill Duke
Certificate: 
Bill Duke's HOODLUM, with its rich visuals, brutal violence, and moral probing, pays homage to THE GODFATHER and other classic gangster films while exploring the nature of black empowerment as it relates to criminality. The film is Duke's second collaboration with Laurence Fishburne, and as with ..read more »
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57%
from 495 members
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The Women Of Brewster Place
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Oprah Winfrey, Cicely Tyson, Jackee Robin Givens
Director: Donna Deitch
Certificate:
Based on Gloria Naylor's novel, THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE is the rare made-for-tv feature that provides numerous deeply drawn and affecting characters and entertains. Aided immeasurably by star turns from Oprah, Cicely Tyson, and, of course, Jackee, director Donna Deitch's intensely moving film ..read more »
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61%
from 101 members
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Bustin Loose
(1981)
Starring: Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson
Director: Oz Scott
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Foulmouthed Joe (Richard Pryor) breaks his parole, but is given a chance to prove his worth by a schoolteacher (Cicely Tyson). She hires him to drive a bus full of Special School kids from Philadelphia, but Joe is a bit unnerved by their various mental problems. Soon, however, the bonds of ..read more »
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50%
from 15 members
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Roots - Original Series - 25th Anniversa...
(3 discs)
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Lloyd Bridges, Edward Asner, Chuck Connors
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene
Certificate: 
PLEASE NOTE THE DISCS ARE DOUBLE SIDED
In 1977, the miniseries ROOTS aired, changing the face of television--and American culture--forever. This highly acclaimed series, based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel, follows the lineage of Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton), an African man abducted from his ..read more »
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75%
from 2,832 members
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The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman
on DVD
(1974)
Starring: Cicely Tyson, Michael Murphy, Odetta
Director: John Korty
Certificate: 
Watch now: £2.49
This highly acclaimed drama, based on the epic novel by Ernest J. Gaines, eloquently covers the story of the Black Experience - from the Civil War to the civil rights movement - all told from the memories of a fictional 110 year-old slave played by Cicely Tyson. Ms.Tyson's tour-de-force performance,..read more »
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58%
from 26 members
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The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman
to Watch Now
(1974)
Starring: Cicely Tyson, Michael Murphy, Odetta
Director: John Korty
Certificate: 
Watch now: £2.49
Run time: 150 minutes
This highly acclaimed drama, based on the epic novel by Ernest J. Gaines, eloquently covers the story of the American Experience ? from the Civil War to the civil rights movement ? all told from the memories of a 110-year-old former slave (Cicely Tyson), Miss Jane Pittman. Ms Tyson's tour-de-force ..read more »
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77%
from 4 members
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