Akosua Busia
Biography: Akosua Busia was born on December 30, 1966 in Accra, Ghana. She is an actress and director, known for The Color Purple (1985), Tears of the Sun (2003) and Low Blow (1986). She was previously married to John Singleton.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 30, 1966
Deathday: N/A
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The Color Purple
1985-12-18
The Color Purple
Overview: An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-18
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The Final Terror
1983-05-01
The Final Terror
Overview: A group of friends head out for what is expected to be a vacation of hiking, camping and a good time, but when a backwoods mama finds them on her turf, it becomes anything but a vacation.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-05-01
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The Seventh Sign
1988-04-01
The Seventh Sign
Overview: Abby is a pregnant woman with a curious new boarder in the apartment over her garage. Turns out he's heaven-sent and is speeding along the Apocalypse by bloodying rivers, egging on plagues and following scripture word for word.
Genres: Horror Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-01
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Badge of the Assassin
1985-01-04
Badge of the Assassin
Overview: Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent investigation puts a white assistant DA and a black police detective on the trail of the killers that leads from New York to San Francisco and down to New Orleans.
Genres: Drama Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-04
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The George McKenna Story
1988-08-01
The George McKenna Story
Overview: Washington plays a school principal in a tough inner city Los Angeles high school out to rid it of drugs, gangs, low moral of teachers, and restore educational values.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-01
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Native Son
1986-12-24
Native Son
Overview: In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-24
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Saxo
1988-01-27
Saxo
Overview: A record company manager is on the verge of bankruptcy. He meets two musicians, a saxophonist (Joe) and his sister (Puppet), a singer and guitarist, who he will launch successfully. But Puppet is to be murdered.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1988-01-27
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Brother Future
1991-02-03
Brother Future
Overview: A young street rapper is transported back in time to the pre-Civil War South, where he finds himself in the middle of a slave revolt.
Genres: Science Fiction Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-02-03
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Crossroads
1986-03-14
Crossroads
Overview: A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
Genres: Drama Music Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-14
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Louisiana
1984-01-25
Louisiana
Overview: Virginia Tregan returns to her home in the U.S. Deep South from a sojourn in Paris only to discover that her family plantation and its holdings have been lost. She determines to recoup her family's fortune.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1984-01-25
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Tears of the Sun
2003-03-07
Tears of the Sun
Overview: Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their conscience and protect a group of innocent refugees. When the democratic government of Nigeria collapses and the country is taken over by a ruthless military dictator, Waters, a fiercely loyal and hardened veteran is dispatched on a routine mission to retrieve a Doctors Without Borders physician.
Genres: War Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-07
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New Jack City
1991-03-08
New Jack City
Overview: A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-08
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Low Blow
1986-04-01
Low Blow
Overview: Joe Wong is a private investigator who goes in search of a young girl kidnapped by a religious cult. Destined to save her, he teams up with a Vietnam vet, a pro-boxing champ and a former cop to save her...
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-04-01
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Rosewood
1997-02-21
Rosewood
Overview: Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.
Genres: Drama History Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-02-21
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A Special Friendship
1987-03-31
A Special Friendship
Overview: During the American Civil War, two women, a wealthy white woman and a freed black slave, join forces to fight for freedom and the abolition of slavery.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-31
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Ashanti
1979-02-21
Ashanti
Overview: Dr. Anansa Linderby is kidnapped in a medical mission in Africa by a slave trader. From this moment, her husband will do anything to recover her and to punish the bad guys, but that will be not an easy task.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-02-21
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Mad City
1997-11-07
Mad City
Overview: A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-07
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Ill Gotten Gains
1997-12-05
Ill Gotten Gains
Overview: WEST AFRICA 1869 - Slave trade is illegal. There is a revolt on a slave ship - twenty four men fight for their lives. Out-gunned, the revolt fails but a second uprising is planned.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-05
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