American Fiction 2023
7.8 /10
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Run Time: 117 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Nov 10, 2023
Director: Director: Cord Jefferson,
Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams,
The Color Purple 2023
7.3 /10
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Run Time: 141 Min . MMPA: 14 . Release: Dec 25, 2023
Director: Director: Blitz Bazawule,
Stars: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins,
Elemental 2023
7 /10
In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common.
Run Time: 102 Min . MMPA: 6 . Release: Jun 14, 2023
Director: Director: Peter Sohn,
Stars: Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendonCovey,
Inside Man 2006
7.6 /10
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.
Run Time: 129 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Mar 17, 2006
Director: Director: Spike Lee,
Stars: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe,
City of Hope 1991
7.3 /10
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.
Run Time: 129 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Oct 11, 1991
Director: Director: John Sayles,
Stars: Vincent Spano, Tony Lo Bianco, Joe Morton, Jace Alexander, Todd Graff,
Empire of Light 2022
6.7 /10
The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.
Run Time: 115 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Dec 09, 2022
Director: Director: Sam Mendes,
Stars: Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Tom Brooke,
Rising Sun 1993
6.2 /10
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Connor has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close scrutiny proves the disc has been doctored, and the detectives realize they're dealing with a cover-up as well.
Run Time: 125 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Jul 30, 1993
Director: Director: Philip Kaufman,
Stars: Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, Tia Carrere, CaryHiroyuki Tagawa, Harvey Keitel,
Days of Glory 2006
7 /10
During WWII, four North African men enlist in the French army to liberate that country from Nazi oppression, and to fight French discrimination.
Run Time: 128 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Sep 27, 2006
Director: Director: Rachid Bouchareb,
Stars: Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Bernard Blancan,
Summer of Sam 1999
6.7 /10
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
Run Time: 142 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Jul 02, 1999
Director: Director: Spike Lee,
Stars: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Rispoli,
Candyman 1992
6.7 /10
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
Run Time: 100 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Oct 16, 1992
Director: Director: Bernard Rose,
Stars: Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Kasi Lemmons, Vanessa Williams,
Showdown in Little Tokyo 1991
6.1 /10
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.
Run Time: 79 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Aug 23, 1991
Director: Director: Mark L Lester,
Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Brandon Lee, CaryHiroyuki Tagawa, Tia Carrere, Philip Tan,
Higher Learning 1995
6.5 /10
Malik is an African-American student attending on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him a free ride through college. Fudge, a "professional student" who has been at Columbus for six years so far, becomes friendly with Malik and challenges his views about race and politics in America.
Run Time: 127 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Jan 11, 1995
Director: Director: John Singleton,
Stars: Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson, Michael Rapaport, Jennifer Connelly, Ice Cube,
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