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Directed by Vondie Curtis-HallOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
CrimeThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about drugs,
Hip hop films,
Buddy films,
Gangster filmsActors Tupac Shakur,
Tim Roth,
Thandie Newton,
Charles Fleischer,
Bokeem Woodbine,
James Pickens Jr.Rating68%
Set in Detroit, Gridlock'd centers around heroin addicts Spoon (Tupac Shakur), Stretch (Tim Roth) and Cookie (Thandie Newton). They are all in a band together in the spoken word genre. They go by the name of Eight Mile Road, with Cookie on the vocals, Spoon on the bass guitar (plus secondary vocals), and Stretch on the piano. Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their habit after Cookie overdoses on her first hit. Throughout a disastrous day, the two addicts dodge police and local criminals while struggling with an apathetic government bureaucracy that thwarts their entrance into a rehabilitation program., 1h35
Directed by Ernest R. DickersonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Dance films,
Films about music and musicians,
Transport films,
Hip hop films,
Road movies,
Chase films,
Gangster filmsActors Omar Epps,
Tupac Shakur,
Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins,
Khalil Kain,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Cindy HerronRating70%
Bishop (Tupac Shakur), Q (Omar Epps), Raheem (Khalil Kain), and Steel (Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins) are four African-American friends growing up together in Harlem. They regularly skip school, instead spending their days hanging out at Steel's apartment, at a neighborhood arcade, and also a record store where they steal LPs for Q's DJ interests. Generally, they are harassed daily by the police or a Puerto Rican gang led by Radames (Vincent Laresca). , 1h42
Directed by Jim KoufOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Gangster filmsActors James Belushi,
James Earl Jones,
Dennis Quaid,
David Paymer,
Gary Cole,
Tupac ShakurRating63%
Vice police detectives Frank Divinci (James Belushi) and Jake Rodriguez (Tupac Shakur) gun down narcotics dealer Lionel Hudd (Kool Moe Dee), after the three engage illegally in drug trafficking; this is in order to recover the cocaine Hudd purchased from them. When Divinci and Rodriguez find out Hudd was actually a "deep cover" DEA agent—because Hudd's partner, Richard Simms (Gary Cole) drops by their precinct for help sniffing out the killers—they try to frame anyone else with the murder. It does not help that Rodriguez has outstanding gambling debts, and that a huge man known only as "Mr. Cutlass Supreme" (Tiny Lister) is on his case for it. After arresting numerous felons without success (because they cannot possibly link Hudd's murder to any of them), Divinci and Rodriguez arrest a homeless drunk by the name of Joe Doe (Dennis Quaid). While Joe is still intoxicated, the detectives convince him that he shot Hudd. They even make him sign a confession. Divinci and Rodriguez convince local stripper Cynthia Webb (Lela Rochon), also Divinci's mistress, who was the "bait" in their trap for Hudd, to "identify" Joe in a police line-up., 1h44
Directed by Ice CubeOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Films about music and musicians,
Hip hop films,
Gangster filmsActors Lisa Raye,
Dick Anthony Williams,
Bernie Mac,
Judyann Elder,
Monica Calhoun,
Jamie FoxxRating58%
Diana Armstrong (LisaRaye) arrives at the scene of the raunchy, dysfunctional Players Club. She narrates of that she used to work at the club and begun when she moved out of her parents home after an argument with her father, as she was pregnant with her son. Diana ends up working at a shoe store, when she meets Ronnie (Chrystale Wilson) and Tricks (Adele Givens), who work for Dolla Bill (Bernie Mac) at The Players Club. They convince Diana she would make better money stripping, by saying, "Use what you got to get what you want.", 1h49
Directed by John SingletonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Poésie,
Hip hop films,
Gangster filmsActors Janet Jackson,
Tupac Shakur,
Regina King,
Joe Torry,
Tyra Ferrell,
Roger Guenveur SmithRating61%
Justice (Janet Jackson) is a young woman living in South Central, Los Angeles. She was named Justice by her late mother, who gave birth to her while attending law school. After the shooting death of her boyfriend Markell (Q-Tip), Justice falls into a deep depression. She spends the majority of her time in the house she inherited from her grandmother, with her cat White Boy, only going out to her job at a local hair salon. Justice is a talented poet, she reads many of her poems throughout the course of the film, both to other characters and in voice over.Directed by Allan ArkushOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
MusicalThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Charles Malik Whitfield,
D.B. Woodside,
Terron Brooks,
Leon Robinson,
Jenifer Lewis,
Christian PaytonRating89%
The story begins in 1958 when Otis Williams, a black teenager living in Detroit, Michigan, is running to meet his friend Elbridge "Al" Bryant at a musical performance by The Cadillacs, where Otis and the singer lock eyes, which he credits as the moment he devoted his life to music. Otis' stepfather Edgar is less than pleased with Otis' plans to become a singer instead of an assembly line worker, but his mother Haze is supportive. , 2h2
Directed by Robert TownsendOrigin USAGenres Drama,
MusicalThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Robert Townsend,
Michael Wright,
Leon Robinson,
Harry Lennix,
Diahann Carroll,
James HawthorneRating74%
In the early 1990s, Donald "Duck" Matthews browses a Rolling Stone magazine, noticing an article questioning the recent exploits of The Five Heartbeats, The Temptations, and The Four Tops and why the groups disbanded., 1h44
Origin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy-dramaThemes Sports films,
Buddy filmsActors Terrence Howard,
Gary Anthony Sturgis,
Bernie Mac,
Tom Arnold,
Kimberly Elise,
Evan RossRating63%
It is 1974 and life is not easy for a black male to find employment, even college-educated Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard). While struggling to find anything better, Jim, a former competitive swimmer, is working on the decrepit Marcus Foster Recreation Center operated by the Philadelphia Department of Recreation. The center includes a dilapidated swimming pool, which Ellis rehabilitates. Ellis's presence and activities cause friction with a bitter, overprotective janitor named Elston (Bernie Mac). One day, Jim invites a group of black teens who have just been thrown off the basketball court in the Center's yard in for a swim. Andre (Kevin Phillips), Hakim (Nate Parker), Reggie (Evan Ross), Puddin’ Head (Brandon Fobbs), and Walt (Alphonso McAuley) prove to be fairly capable swimmers and with a few pointers, could become great swimmers. With some help from Elston, Jim decides to try to save the swimming pool by starting the city's first all African-American swim team, the P.D.R. team (Pride, Determination, Resilience). When the team acquires Willie (Regine Nehy), a female swimmer more talented than any of the boys, the prospects of competing against much more experienced rival white teams begin to improve. Jim also develops a romantic interest in a beautiful city councilor (Kimberly Elise), Hakim's sister and guardian. Throughout their struggles in and out of the swimming pool, Jim and Elston encourage and mentor the kids, helping them not only to become successful at swimming but also to struggle against prejudice, crime, and poverty., 1h37
Origin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Films about music and musicians,
Hip hop films,
Musical films,
Gangster filmsActors Wood Harris,
Regina Hall,
Esai Morales,
Elise Neal,
Cynthia Martells,
Cam'ronRating69%
At the beginning of the movie, Ace (Wood Harris) is stuck in a dead end job working in a dry cleaner's shop. His sister's boyfriend, Calvin (Kevin Carroll), is a big time drug dealer who often tries to lure Ace into becoming a part of the drug trade with promises of fast money and glamour.