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Malcolm X
(1992)
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Spike Lee
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Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Angela Bassett, Al Freeman, Jr., Delroy Lindo, Albert Hall
Writer-director Spike Lee's epic portrayal of the life and times of the slain civil rights leader Malcolm X begins with the cross-cut imagery of the police beating of black motorist Rodney King juxtaposed with an American flag burning into the shape of the letter X. When the film's narrative begins moments later, it jumps back to World War II-era ...
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Boyz 'N the Hood
(1991)
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directed by
John Singleton
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Cuba Gooding, Jr., Morris Chestnut, Ice Cube, Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Nia Long
Director John Singleton's debut chronicles the trials and tribulations of three young African-American males growing up in South Central Los Angeles. When young Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a bright underachiever, begins to show signs of trouble, his struggling professional mother (Angela Basset) sends him to live with his father (Lawrence Fishburne), ...
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What's Love Got to Do with It?
(1993)
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directed by
Brian Gibson
featuring
Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Jenifer Lewis, Phyllis Stickney
What's Love Got to Do With It? is the filmed biography of R&B/pop singer Tina Turner (Angela Bassett), documenting her efforts to break away from her abusive husband Ike (Laurence Fishburne). After a few scenes detailing Tina's life as a young singer in Nutbush, TN, she's discovered by Ike Turner, an already established songwriter, guitarist, and ...
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Waiting to Exhale
(1995)
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directed by
Forest Whitaker
featuring
Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon, Gregory Hines
A surprise Hollywood hit, this film is based on the novel of the same name by Terry McMillan and centers on four well-to-do African-American women and their relationships with men and one another. All of them are "holding their breath" until the day they can feel comfortable in a committed relationship with a man. Robin (Lela Rochon) is the long ...
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The Score
(2001)
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directed by
Frank Oz
featuring
Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando, Angela Bassett, Gary Farmer
Three generations of method acting giants unite for this crime thriller written by Kario Salem and directed by Frank Oz. Robert De Niro stars as Nick Wells, an aging thief whose specialty is safecracking and who is on the verge of retiring to a life of ease, running his jazz club and romancing his girlfriend Diane (Angela Bassett). But before he ...
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Akeelah and the Bee
(2006)
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directed by
Doug Atchison
featuring
Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Keke Palmer, Curtis Armstrong, Tzi Ma
A young girl learns to believe in herself and value her intelligence in this critically-acclaimed, family-friendly drama. Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) is an 11-year-old being raised by her mother, Tanya (Angela Bassett), who was left on her own after the death of her husband. While Akeelah is a very bright girl, she's hardly a star student and ...
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Music of the Heart
(1999)
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directed by
Wes Craven
featuring
Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn, Angela Bassett, Cloris Leachman, Gloria Estefan
After devoting his career to such horror films as Scream, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Last House on the Left, director Wes Craven makes a dramatic change of pace with this inspiring drama about a teacher who helps change the lives of her students. Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras (Meryl Streep) teaches at an elementary school in Harlem, where ...
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back
(1998)
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directed by
Kevin Rodney Sullivan
featuring
Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Regina King, Whoopi Goldberg, Suzzanne Douglas
Terry McMillan and Ron Bass wrote this screenplay based on McMillan's semi-autobiographical best-selling novel (over 2,000,000 copies in print before the release of this film). San Francisco stockbroker Stella (Angela Bassett), a 40-year-old divorcee, has a nice Marin County home and an 11-year-old son, Quincy (Michael J. Pagan). With Quincy off ...
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Meet the Robinsons
(2007)
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directed by
Stephen Anderson
featuring
Daniel Hansen, Jordan Fry, Wesley Singerman, Angela Bassett, Tom Selleck
An orphan who dreams of someday finding a family to call his own finds his fate taking an unexpected turn when a mysterious stranger named Wilbur Robinson transports him into the future. Based on the book A Day With Wilbur Robinson by William Joyce, Meet the Robinsons tells the story of a boy with a lifelong wish to belong, and shows what happens ...
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Strange Days
(1995)
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directed by
Kathryn Bigelow
featuring
Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Michael Wincott
Set in Los Angeles two days before the end of 1999, Strange Days introduces us to Lenny Nero (Ralph Fiennes), an ex-cop turned sleazy hustler who hawks the newest underground thrill on the black market: a "squid," a headpiece that allows one to transmit digital recordings of other people's thoughts, feelings, and memories into their brain; as ...
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Sunshine State
(2002)
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directed by
John Sayles
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Edie Falco, Angela Bassett, Jane Alexander, Ralph Waite, James McDaniel, Timothy Hutton, Mary Steenburgen, Gordon Clapp, Miguel Ferrer
Writer and director John Sayles returns with another multi-layered look at an American community, subtly exploring how race, class, economics, and both national and regional history come together to shape people's lives. Plantation Island is a community on the coast of Florida; the island was once a notorious hotbed of segregationists, with most ...
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Supernova
(2000)
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directed by
Thomas Lee
featuring
James Spader, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Lou Diamond Phillips, Peter Facinelli
In the early years of the 22nd century, a medical rescue team is traveling the netherworlds of deep space, waiting to answer emergency calls aboard what amounts to an interstellar ambulance. Captain Marley (Robert Forster), pilot Vanzant (James Spader), medical officer Evers (Angela Bassett), medical technician Penalosa (Lou Diamond Phillips), ...
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The Rosa Parks Story
(2002)
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directed by
Julie Dash
featuring
Angela Bassett, Peter Francis James, Cicely Tyson, Tonea Stewart, Dexter Scott King
Angela Bassett plays the title role in this meticulously detailed biography of pioneering civil rights activist Rosa McCauley Parks. Even as a child, Rosa stands separate from her fellow African-Americans; instead of being shipped off to a shabby public school, she is enrolled in a private classroom run by Quakers, who encourage the girl to ...
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Vampire in Brooklyn
(1995)
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directed by
Wes Craven
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Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison, John Witherspoon
Comedian Eddie Murphy tried something different with this 1995 film that he produced and co-wrote, enlisting veteran horror director Wes Craven to give the story some chills. The uneven comedy-horror tale features Murphy as a vampire named Maximillian who arrives in Brooklyn on a ship full of people who have been brutally murdered. One of the ...
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Mr. 3000
(2004)
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directed by
Charles Stone III
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Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Brian J. White, Michael Rispoli, Ian Anthony Dale
Directed by Charles Stone III, Mr. 3000 revolves around over-the-hill baseball star Stan Ross (Bernie Mac), who retired after making what he thought was his 3,000th base hit for the Milwaukee Brewers (i.e. the exact amount of hits it takes to qualify for the Hall of Fame). Though he shocked his teammates by quitting in the middle of the game, ...
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Critters 4
(1991)
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directed by
Rupert Harvey
featuring
Don Opper, Paul Whitthorne, Angela Bassett, Brad Dourif, Terrence Mann
Sent directly to video, the fourth installment in the Critters series picks up the action with Charlie (Don Keith Opper) about to destroy the last of the critter eggs. A holographic apparition warns him, however, that every species must be preserved by galactic law; the eggs are transported into deep space, and Charlie is accidentally carted along ...
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Boesman & Lena
(2000)
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directed by
John Berry
featuring
Angela Bassett, Danny Glover
Angela Bassett and Danny Glover star in this gripping film adaptation of Athol Fugard's renowned play. Though written during the apex of apartheid and first staged in 1970, director John Berry downplays the work's historical background and strips the play of its poetic symbolism, lending the film a raw, universal quality. The film opens with stock ...
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The Jacksons: An American Dream
(1992)
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directed by
Karen Arthur
featuring
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Angela Bassett, Alex Burrall, Wylie Draper, Damon Morris
A two-part made for TV effort, this special depicts the dysfunctional Jackson family, which has somehow managed to raise its children in such a way that they have managed to rise above their steel town backgrounds to the tops of the charts in the music field. Though obviously not delving into the more controversial and sensational aspects of their ...
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Ruby's Bucket of Blood
(2001)
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directed by
Peter Werner
featuring
Angela Bassett, Kevin Anderson, Brian Stokes Mitchell
Angela Bassett stars in this powerful drama set in the Deep South in the early '60s. Ruby Delacroix (Bassett) operates a rough-and-tumble night spot in Louisiana. Between running her business, raising a teenage daughter, and trying to keep tabs on her unfaithful husband, Ruby's life hardly needs any more excitement. However, temptation presents ...
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Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
(2000)
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directed by
Dereck Joubert
featuring
Angela Bassett, Joanna Lumley, Anne Archer, Debi Derryberry
Beverly Joubert and Derek Joubert, a husband-and-wife team who've won widespread acclaim (and a certain amount of controversy) for their beautiful but unflinchingly realistic wildlife documentaries (including Eternal Enemies and Wildlife Warriors), wrote and directed this feature-length drama that uses footage of animals in the wild to tell a ...
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Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
(2008)
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directed by
Tyler Perry
featuring
Angela Bassett, Rick Fox, Margaret Avery, Frankie R. Faison, Jennifer Lewis
Prolific playwright Tyler Perry adapts his popular stage play of the same name in this family-oriented comedy concerning a desperate mother who connects with the family she never knew. Brenda is a single Chicago mother of three who has been struggling for years to keep her kids off of the streets. Suddenly let go from her job with no warning to ...
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