Glynn Turman
Biography: Glynn Russell Turman, born on January 31, 1947, in New York City, is a revered American stage, television, and film actor as well as a writer, whose career spans decades. He gained early recognition for his role as Leroy "Preach" Jackson in the 1975 film "Cooley High." Turman's talent shone on Broadway, earning a Tony Award for "The Great White Hope." He's renowned for TV work in "The Wire," math professor and retired Army colonel Bradford Taylor on the NBC sitcom "A Different World," fictional Baltimore mayor Clarence Royce on the HBO drama series "The Wire" and "House of Lies." His filmography includes impactful roles in "Gremlins" and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." With a captivating presence, Turman continues to enthrall audiences, showcasing remarkable versatility and depth in his performances.
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Birthday: January 31, 1947
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Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
1975-01-06
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Overview: Russell B. Parker, a former vaudeville hoofer, is a man of big dreams but small ambitions. He hardly works at all in fact, often spending the time incessantly playing checkers with his friend, William Jenkins. Parker lives with Theopolis and Bobby, his two unemployed sons, and Adele, his hard-working daughter. The ghost of his dead wife, a woman who drove herself into an early grave working to support the family, nags at his conscience.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-06
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80 for Brady
2023-02-03
80 for Brady
Overview: Four lifelong friends set out on an unforgettable journey to see their hero Tom Brady play in Super Bowl LI and witness one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, discovering that it's never too late to live life to the fullest. Inspired by a true story.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-02-03
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Freedom Song
2000-02-27
Freedom Song
Overview: Freedom Song is a made-for-TV film based on true stories of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1960s. It tells the story of the struggle of African Americans to register to vote in the fictional town of Quinlan. In the midst of the Freedom Summer, a group of high school students in the small town are eager to make grassroots changes in their own community. The young activists meet resistance not only from white southerners, but from their parents, who have experienced firsthand the violence that can result from speaking out. As high school students band together with the support of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, they make strides in registering African-American voters and gaining awareness for their cause.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-02-27
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Sahara
2005-04-06
Sahara
Overview: Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have vanished long ago, the main draw being the treasure supposedly hidden within the lost vessel. When the daring duo come across Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful scientist who is juggling an escape from a warlord and a mission to stop the spread of a powerful plague, their desert expedition begins to heat up.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-06
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The Killing Floor
2017-10-21
The Killing Floor
Overview: A documentary on making the movie JD'S REVENGE.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-21
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Men of Honor
2000-09-13
Men of Honor
Overview: Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true story. Their relationship starts out on the rocks, but fate ultimately conspires to bring the men together into a setting of mutual respect, triumph and honor.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-13
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Outlaw Johnny Black
2023-09-15
Outlaw Johnny Black
Overview: Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process while posing as a preacher in a small mining town that's been taken over by a notorious Land Baron.
Genres: Action Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-15
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998-08-14
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Overview: Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy building a life that she's forgotten how to really live. But Delilah is about to change all that. What starts as a quick trip to Jamaica, ends as an exhilarating voyage of self discovery as Stella learns to open her heart and find love – even if it's with a man 20 years her junior.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-14
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Rustin
2023-11-03
Rustin
Overview: Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-03
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Cooley High
1975-06-25
Cooley High
Overview: In the mid-1960s, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting new friends. Then life changes for two of the guys when they are falsely arrested in connection with stealing a Cadillac. We follow their lives through to the dramatic end of high school.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-06-25
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Burlesque
2010-11-23
Burlesque
Overview: Ali leaves behind a troubled life and follows her dreams to Los Angeles, where she lands a job as a cocktail waitress at the Burlesque Lounge, a once-majestic theater that houses an inspired musical revue. Vowing to perform there, she makes the leap from bar to stage, helping restore the club's former glory.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-23
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Super 8
2011-06-08
Super 8
Overview: In 1979 Ohio, several youngsters are making a zombie movie with a Super-8 camera. In the midst of filming, the friends witness a horrifying train derailment and are lucky to escape with their lives. They soon discover that the catastrophe was no accident, as a series of unexplained events and disappearances soon follows. Deputy Jackson Lamb, the father of one of the kids, searches for the terrifying truth behind the crash.
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-06-08
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J.D.'s Revenge
1976-08-25
J.D.'s Revenge
Overview: Although notorious New Orleans gangster J.D. Walker is shot and killed in the 1940s, his spirit remains restless for three decades, until a hypnotist's supernatural nightclub act allows him to take over the body of a mild-mannered law student and seek revenge on those who got him killed.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-08-25
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Out of Bounds
1986-07-25
Out of Bounds
Overview: Farm boy Daryl Cage's parents ship him off to the big city to live with his brother, hoping he will have a better life there. After a baggage mixup at the airport, Daryl finds himself in possession of a drug cache, which a ruthless drug dealer wants back. The dealer murders Daryl's brother and the small town boy ends up all alone in the big city, being pursued by both the drug dealer and the police, who suspect him of the murder.
Genres: Drama Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-07-25
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Manimal
1983-09-30
Manimal
Overview: Jonathan Chase is a British college professor at New York University who has the unusual ability to transform into any kind of animal he wants. He decides to use his power to assist the New York Police Department in solving unusual crimes, and in this series pilot, he teams up with cute cop Brooke and war buddy Ty to stop some terrorists from stealing a supply of toxic gas.
Genres: Fantasy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-09-30
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2025-04-03
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Overview: Explore the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning 15 years before, during, and following the Civil War, from 1859 to 1874, embark on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.
Genres: Western Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-04-03
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Light It Up
1999-11-04
Light It Up
Overview: On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-11-04
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John Dies at the End
2013-01-25
John Dies at the End
Overview: A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-25
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The River Niger
1976-04-14
The River Niger
Overview: An intimate look at life in the ghetto: Johnny Williams is a house painter who moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie. But times are tough and the poverty-troubled streets are even tougher, and it takes every ounce of Johnny's love and courage for the couple to make it through their strife, finding redemption in the River Niger.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-04-14
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The Legend of Glynn Turman
2022-08-30
The Legend of Glynn Turman
Overview: Actor Glynn Turman makes his Broadway debut at 12 years old in the original production of “A Raisin in the Sun” opposite Sidney Poitier and becomes a silver screen legend for six decades.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-08-30
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The Inkwell
1994-04-22
The Inkwell
Overview: The Inkwell is about a 16-year-old boy coming of age on Martha's Vineyard in the summer of 1976.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-22
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A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977-12-14
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Overview: A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-14
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Preaching To The Pastor
2009-01-01
Preaching To The Pastor
Overview: Preaching To The Pastor is a musical comedy about the controversy going on at High And Mighty Missionary Baptist Church. The Pastor has a dark secret that may cost him his title and his ministry. In the end, everyone needs to be preached to, including the Pastor.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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The Devil You Know
2022-04-01
The Devil You Know
Overview: Once-incarcerated Marcus Cowans is trying to turn over a new leaf with the support of his loving family. Upon discovering that one of his brothers may have been involved in a horrific crime, Marcus grapples with the limits of brotherhood and loyalty. He and his family, increasingly weary of the justice system’s failings, end up in the crosshairs of a seasoned but jaded detective.
Genres: Thriller Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-04-01
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Kings of the Evening
2008-01-01
Kings of the Evening
Overview: Homer Hobbs, home after two years in jail, discovers that life on the outside can be crueler than the back-breaking injustice of the chain gang...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-01
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Secrets of a Married Man
1984-09-24
Secrets of a Married Man
Overview: A man going through a mid-life crisis, starts patronizing prostitutes. Eventually, he meets a very expensive one and he thinks he has it all. That is until her pimp starts hounding him.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-24
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Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
2008-01-14
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Overview: Criminology professor Jonathan Maxwell investigates a murder at a new age retreat where the leader is killed in a locked room surrounded by people in a deep trance.
Genres: TV Movie Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-14
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Buffalo Soldiers
1997-12-07
Buffalo Soldiers
Overview: They've ridden dusty miles without end and fought fierce battles. Yet when these brave African-American cavalrymen enter a scraggly frontier town, they must walk through it instead of ride. The town dishonors them but the soldiers' Native-American foes do not. Apache leader Victoria and other warriors give the horsemen a name of honor and strength: "Buffalo Soldiers". The troopers' daring hunt for Victorio frames this stirring tribute to the former slaves and other African-Americans of the 9th and 10th U.S. Calvary Regiments. Danny Glover, Mykelti Williamson, Glynn Turman, Carl Lumbly and Michael Warren star in an adventure bringing to light that largely unknown story and the unique moral dilemma the men faced. Atten-hut! "Buffalo Soldiers are riding" through town.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-07
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Fire & Ice
2001-01-22
Fire & Ice
Overview: While many celebrities believe their fame gives them good luck with the opposite gender, one man with a successful television career discovers fame is spoiling his chances with the woman he loves in the made-for-TV romantic drama. Holly Aimes (Lark Voorhies) is the daughter of a prominent politician (Glynn Turman), and recently broke off her engagement with a well-known actor. Holly has spent most of her life in the spotlight, and wants nothing more than to be left alone without the glare of public scrutiny. When Holly meets talk show host Michael Williams (Kadeem Hardison), he's soon convinced that she's the woman with whom he wants to share his life, but can he convince her of his sincerity so she will brave another high-profile romance? Based on the popular romance novel by Carla Fredd, Fire and Ice also features Tempestt Bledsoe and Freda Payne. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-22
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The Pastor's Secret
2012-01-01
The Pastor's Secret
Overview: After paying his debt to society, a convicted man is redeemed, called by God to become the pastor of a disgraced church and lead it back to glory. But his past catches up with him and stirs up resentment from his enemies, who launch an assault on his career & his life, getting him put on trial and thrown in jail. Will he resort to his old criminal ways, or stand with God and fight for righteousness?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-01
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Thomasine & Bushrod
1974-04-10
Thomasine & Bushrod
Overview: A pair of thieves operate in the American South between 1911 and 1915, stealing from rich, white capitalists, and giving to Mexicans, Native Americans and poor whites.
Genres: Western Crime Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-04-10
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Someone Else's Child
1994-12-04
Someone Else's Child
Overview: Ten years after the birth of her son, Corey Maddox discovers an awful truth: Her son was switched at birth.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-04
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Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985-02-25
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Overview: At the beginning of the Civil War, Union gunboats sailed into Port Royal Sound, on the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia. White plantation owners fled, and the 10,000 blacks who lived there, almost all of whom were slaves, were freed in the first test of President Abraham Lincoln's dream of emancipation. Charlotte Forten, a 21-year-old educated black woman, helped the freed slaves to begin to build a new society. That experience forms the plot of this drama, based on Charlotte Forten's journals, which was telecast on "American Playhouse."
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-02-25
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Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022-10-09
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Overview: A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-09
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Subterfuge
1996-02-23
Subterfuge
Overview: Scuba-diver turned beach-bum Jonathan Slade is forced back into his previous milieu - the world of international espionage - in order to retrieve Black Boxes from an American jetliner that crashed under mysterious circumstances into the Black Sea. With his computer-hacker younger brother, Slade travels to a resort on the Russian-Turkish border to begin his quest. To his surprise and dismay, he's now joined by another secret agent, a beautiful but highly-skilled woman named Alex. As they begin diving in search of the downed jetliner, Slade and Alex begin to suspect they're being manipulated by higher-ups who may not be committed to American interests.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-23
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The Seat Filler
2004-08-05
The Seat Filler
Overview: Derrick is a struggling law student who takes a job as an awards show seat filler to make ends meet. One day, he is seated next to the beautiful pop superstar Jhnelle, who mistakes him for a well-known industry executive. With an instant chemistry, the unlikely pair begin to date.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-05
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The Blue Knight
1975-05-09
The Blue Knight
Overview: In this pilot film that preceded the short-lived series, a street cop in his last week on the force before his retirement investigates the murder of his partner.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-05-09
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Act Like You Love Me
2013-08-06
Act Like You Love Me
Overview: Kelly Lofton is a young, successful dentist who has all the material things a woman could ask for. However, Kelly has struggled to find time for love in her busy schedule, so when her younger sister Susan gets engaged to a seemingly perfect man and organizes an extravagant engagement party, Kelly panics. She hires a gorgeous actor for the weekend to accompany her to the party. Her ruse quickly develops into something real and Kelly realizes the only thing missing in her life is love.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-06
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Five on the Black Hand Side
1973-10-25
Five on the Black Hand Side
Overview: Leonard Jackson plays a barber who is also the domineering head of a middle-class African American family. Jackson is forced to rethink his values when his previously docile wife (Clarice Taylor) joins their three children in rebelling against her husband's retrogressive behavior.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-10-25
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Minstrel Man
1977-03-02
Minstrel Man
Overview: Two black brothers in a traveling minstrel show in the early part of the twentieth century have two different goals. One brother is determined to succeed in a field that is dominated by white performers in blackface, and the other is a composer fighting to break away from the stereotypes associated with black minstrel performers.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-03-02
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A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
2024-01-30
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Overview: Alongside a passionate cast and crew, follow Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri as they step into worlds fit for gods, battle unforgettable creatures, and perform legendary stunts.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-30
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Deep Cover
1992-04-15
Deep Cover
Overview: Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-15
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Honky
1971-11-26
Honky
Overview: Black girl from rich family loves white boy from poor family.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-11-26
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Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996-11-23
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Overview: A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devote the rest of his life to the young kids of Harlem. 1996 was the 25th anniversary of the first tournament named after him.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-23
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The Richard Pryor Special?
1977-05-05
The Richard Pryor Special?
Overview: Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada and others are taping their own segments.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-05-05
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Carter's Army
1975-05-25
Carter's Army
Overview: A racist officer is put in charge of an all-black squad of troops charged with the mission of blowing up an important hydro-dam in Nazi Germany. Their failure would delay the Allies' advance into Germany, thus prolonging the war.
Genres: TV Movie War Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-05-25
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Together Brothers
1974-08-07
Together Brothers
Overview: A group of ghetto kids try to find out who killed a popular police officer.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-08-07
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The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
1974-09-18
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
Overview: Fritz, now married and with a son, is desperate to escape from the domestic hell he now finds himself in. Lighting up a joint, he begins to dream about his eight other lives, hoping to find one that will provide a pleasant distraction.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-09-18
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City Teacher
2012-01-16
City Teacher
Overview: A Jewish parole officer, Jeff Solomon White, struggles in his new role as a reading teacher for illiterate teens at a New York high school. Hard Lesson film Raised by African American parents, White sees the situation differently and is motivated to fight for his students, who face an almost certain life of crime and prison
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-16
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Race
2016-02-19
Race
Overview: Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-19
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Takers
2010-08-26
Takers
Overview: A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When Ghost, a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "Takers" carefully plot out their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer inches closer to apprehending the criminals.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-08-26
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The Obama Effect
2012-07-13
The Obama Effect
Overview: A serious health scare ignites John Thomas, an insurance salesman in his 50s, to take a closer look at his life. Motivated by a misguided obsession with getting Barack Obama elected, John takes an overwhelming involvement in the Presidential campaign. While John becomes obsessed with the ideal of change that Obama represents for Americans, he has in turn neglected to create positive change in his own life, particularly with regard to his health and familial relationships. John hides his health problems from his strong, yet supportive wife, Molly, creating a strain on their marriage. John seeks the support of a Republican relative, MLK, who initially starkly resists supporting a Democratic candidate. John's son, Kalil, rebels against his father's avid support of Obama by supporting the Republican candidate as well. John neglects to support his daughter, Tamika, at a crucial moment in her life...
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-13
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Thornwell
1981-01-28
Thornwell
Overview: The story of James Thornwell, whose accusation that the U.S. Army used mind control drugs on him to force him to confess to stealing secret documents while stationed in Orleans, France, in 1961, led Congress to award him $625,000 in damages nearly 20 years later.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-01-28
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The Serpent's Egg
1977-10-28
The Serpent's Egg
Overview: Berlin, 1923. Following the suicide of his brother, American circus acrobat Abel Rosenberg attempts to survive while facing unemployment, depression, alcoholism and the social decay of Germany during the Weimar Republic.
Genres: Mystery Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-10-28
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Attica
1980-03-02
Attica
Overview: Acclaimed dramatization recreating the incidents surrounding the 1971 revolt in New York's Attica State Prison that lasted for 23 days and resulted in the greatest casualty toll between Americans since the Civil War.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-03-02
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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017-10-14
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Overview: On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever. As the first-ever black woman to author a play performed on Broadway, she did not shy away from richly drawn characters and unprecedented subject matter. The play attracted record crowds and earned the coveted top prize from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle. While the play is seen as a groundbreaking work of art, the timely story of Hansberry’s life is far less known.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-14
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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017-08-26
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Overview: Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.
Genres: History Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-08-26
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Penitentiary II
1982-04-02
Penitentiary II
Overview: An ex-con, on parole and trying to straighten his life out, decides to resume his boxing career when one of his prison enemies escapes and kills his girlfriend.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-02
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Gremlins
1984-06-08
Gremlins
Overview: When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, unleashing a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.
Genres: Fantasy Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-08
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Bumblebee
2018-11-22
Bumblebee
Overview: On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary yellow VW bug.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-22
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Solace
2018-09-23
Solace
Overview: Following the death of her father, a 17-year-old girl is sent to live with her estranged family and finds comfort in a questionable friendship with a self-destructive neighbor, leading both on a startling path to self discovery.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-23
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Ask Max
1986-11-02
Ask Max
Overview: A 12-year-old genius, poor Max is a washout socially. To impress his girlfriend, he sells the design of his latest invention-a jumping bike-to a major toy company.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-02
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Windows on the World
2019-04-28
Windows on the World
Overview: After watching the news on 9/11 with his family, Fernando travels from Mexico to New York City to find his father, an undocumented worker at the World Trade Center's famous Windows on the World restaurant.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-28
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The Visit
2001-04-20
The Visit
Overview: A young man dying in prison brings his family together for a fateful visit, and proceeds to put his life back together.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-04-20
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020-11-25
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Overview: Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-25
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Sextuplets
2019-08-16
Sextuplets
Overview: Father-to-be Alan is shocked to learn that he was born a sextuplet. With his newfound brother Russell riding shotgun, the duo sets out on a hilarious journey to reunite with their remaining long-lost siblings.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-08-16
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The Way Back
2020-03-05
The Way Back
Overview: A former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction, attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate ethnically mixed high school basketball team at his alma mater.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-03-05
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Justine
2019-06-23
Justine
Overview: A woman dealing with the loss of her husband, the struggle of parenthood and finding work in a new state finds solace in her relationship with an 8 year old physically disabled girl named Justine who she takes care of.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-23
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AWOL
1972-06-12
AWOL
Overview: In Sweden, young US soldier, Willy, goes a.w.o.l and teams up with other deserters in Stockholm. There, he meets leftist radical beauty, Inga, who tries to seduce him into joining her extremist group's cause.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-06-12
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
2020-12-18
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Overview: Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, George C. Wolfe and more share the heart, soul and history that brought August Wilson's timeless play to the screen.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-18
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Air Rage
2001-07-24
Air Rage
Overview: A Marine Colonel and his men are sent abroad on hostage rescue mission. When they arrive, they find the hostages dead and decide to get payback by massacring the village. Upon their return home to the US, they must face the consequences.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-24
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The Tapestry
1976-12-30
The Tapestry
Overview: A television drama directed by Maya Angelou. In 1975, the accomplished writer became the first African American woman to join the Directors Guild of America in the director’s category. Produced by trailblazing TV executive Barbara Schultz, Visions often focused on complex themes including social justice, feminism, race and sexuality. Executive Producer: Barbara Schultz. Director: Maya Angelou. Writer: Alexis DeVeaux. With: Gloria Jones Schultz, Glynn Turman, Ebony Wright.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-12-30
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Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
2021-04-17
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
Overview: An intimate look at the Oscar-nominated actor’s incomparable artistry, and the acting process which informed his transformative performances. Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, George C. Wolfe, Branford Marsalis, Phylicia Rashad and more take us behind the scenes to explore Boseman's extraordinary commitment to his craft.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-04-17
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In Search of America
1971-03-23
In Search of America
Overview: Michael (Jeff Bridges) drops out of college with the intention of finding himself. When his parents (Carl Betz and Vera Miles) balk, he talks them into joining him in traveling the country and educating themselves about the state of things. They, along with Grandma (Ruth McDevitt) trick out an old Greyhound bus and hit the road. The picaresque plotline brings the family into contact with a variety of colorful characters. The producers of In Search of America never declared outright that the made-for-TV film was intended as a series pilot, but it ends on an ambiguous note with plenty of loose plot ends. In Search of America was first telecast March 23, 1971.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-03-23
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Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
1978-10-23
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Overview: A naive Texas beauty queen, seeking Hollywood stardom, quickly learns the realities of the business after attending an unethical modeling school.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-23
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Uncle P
2007-06-26
Uncle P
Overview: Rapper/multi-millionaire P. Miller becomes the guardian of his sister's three children - all of whom need a father figure in their lives.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-26
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