African-American Films (34 titles)
Films containing a mainly africamn-american cast.
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Love And Basketball
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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 1,496 member
Waiting To Exhale
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Waiting To Exhale
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine
Director: Forest Whitaker
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The adaptation of Terry McMillan's best-selling novel, about four middle-class, African-American friends, and their continuing efforts to find Mr. Right. The story begins with Bernadine, whose husband John calmly announces that he's leaving her -- for a white woman. Furthermore, the wealthy John ..read more »
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from 1,098 member
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Angela Bassett, Regina King, Whoopi Goldberg
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
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While holidaying in Jamaica, successful San Francisco stock broker Stella (Angela Bassett) meets and falls for a dashing, and much younger, islander, Winston Shakespeare. Their romance forces her to re-evaluate her concepts of love and sex, as well as work and motherhood. Based on the best-selling ..read more »
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from 1,305 member
Something New
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Something New
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Katharine Towne, Stanley DeSantis
Director: Sanaa Hamri
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Kenya McQueen, a corporate lawyer finds love in the most unexpected place when she agrees to go on a blind date with Brian Kelly, a sexy and free-spirited landscaper.
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from 2,692 members
Brown Sugar
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Brown Sugar
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Taye Diggs, Nicole Ari Parker
Director: Rick Famuyiwa
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Rick Famuyiwa breathes a refreshing burst of air into the romantic comedy genre with BROWN SUGAR, a film that is as much a tribute to hip-hop as it is a celebration of friendship and love. Dre (Taye Diggs) and Sidney (Sanaa Lathan), best friends since elementary school, have been in love with rap ..read more »
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from 1,677 member
Set It Off
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Set It Off
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox
Director: F. Gary Gray
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After a lifetime of being exploited by unscrupulous employers, pushed around by sleazy boyfriends, persecuted by the police, and unable to escape from the undertow of ghetto life by socially approved means, a quartet of Angelina women arm themselves to the teeth and bust up banks in this ..read more »
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from 1,499 member
The Wood
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The Wood
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Omar Epps, Sean Nelson, Taye Diggs
Director: Rick Famuyiwa
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A mere three hours before he's scheduled to walk down the aisle, Roland (Taye Diggs--the man who helped Stella reclaim her groove) gets cold feet. Now it's up to his best buddies Slim (Richard T. Jones) and Mike (Omar Epps) to ease his pre-nuptial jitters and get him to the church on time--a task ..read more »
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from 730 members
Disappearing Acts
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Disappearing Acts
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Wesley Snipes
Director: Gina Prince
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Gina Prince-Bythewood's DISAPPEARING ACTS, based on the novel by Terry McMillan, is a mature look at relationships in the late 1990s. Franklin gets day work in construction, with hopes of someday owning his own business. Zora teaches music and voice but dreams of becoming a successful singer-..read more »
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from 328 members
Akeelah And The Bee
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Akeelah And The Bee
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Keke Palmer
Director: Doug Atchison
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Following in the fine tradition of inspiring inner-city underdog tales like STAND AND DELIVER, and TAKE THE LEAD, Doug Atchison's AKEELAH AND THE BEE is a story of overcoming odds that never descends into empty formula. The narrative centers around the character of Akeelah (Keke Palmer, in a star-..read more »
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from 1,441 member
The Gospel
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The Gospel
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Clifton Powell, Boris Kodjoe, Idris Elba
Director: Rob Hardy
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R&B star David Taylor's (Boris Kodjoe) life at the top of the entertainment industry screeches to a halt when a heavy dose of reality hits him hard in director Rod Hardy's THE GOSPEL. While enjoying the familiar trappings that success brings, David suddenly discovers that his estranged father, ..read more »
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