Mario Van Peebles
Biography: Mario Cain Peebles Marx (born January 15, 1957) is a Mexican-born American director and actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films. He is son of filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mario Van Peebles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: January 15, 1957
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
Jaws: The Revenge
1987-07-17
Jaws: The Revenge
Overview: After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son, Michael, and his family. But a great white shark has followed her there, hungry for more lives.
Genres: Adventure Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-17
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Heartbreak Ridge
1986-12-05
Heartbreak Ridge
Overview: A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-05
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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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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971-03-31
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Overview: After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-03-31
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Identity Crisis
1989-09-15
Identity Crisis
Overview: A rapper finds himself possessed by the soul of a dead fashion designer; frequently switching personalities.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-15
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Gunmen
1993-05-21
Gunmen
Overview: A New York DEA agent springs an outlaw from jail to lead him to stolen money in South America.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-21
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Sharpshooter
2007-10-11
Sharpshooter
Overview: An assassin working for the CIA decides to take one final job before quitting only to find out that he is the target of his CIA boss.
Genres: TV Movie Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-11
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Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994-11-29
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Overview: Starts off in the 15th century, with Connor McLeod training with another immortal swordsman, the Japanese sorcerer Nakano. When an evil immortal named Kane kills the old wizard, the resulting battle leaves him buried in an underground cave. When Kane resurfaces in the 20th century to create havoc, it's up to McLeod to stop him.
Genres: Fantasy Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-29
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Love Kills
1999-10-04
Love Kills
Overview: A masseur gets mixed up in the family plots at the mansion of a recently deceased Beverly Hills millionaire.
Genres: Comedy Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-04
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Ali
2001-12-10
Ali
Overview: In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-10
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Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
2005-09-27
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
Overview: Jay Hernandez (Friday Night Lights), Mario Van Peebles (Ali), Luis Guzmán (Carlito's Way) and Sean Combs (Monster's Ball) star in the gripping tale of the early years of gangster legend Carlito Brigante. Seduced by the power of the brutal New York underworld, he enters a deadly circle of greed and retribution. Assisted by his two brothers-in-crime, Carlito is on the fast track to becoming Spanish Harlem's ultimate kingpin. He quickly learns, however, that the only way to survive at the top is through loyalty to his friends and respect for the rules of the street. (FILMAFFINITY)
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-27
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Jim Brown: All-American
2002-03-22
Jim Brown: All-American
Overview: Jim Brown: All-American is a 2002 documentary film directed by Spike Lee. The film takes a look at the life of NFL hall-of-famer Jim Brown. The film delves into his life—past, present and future—focusing on his athletic career, acting and activism. Many people from Hollywood and sports backgrounds were interviewed for the film. Members of Brown's family were also interviewed for the film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-22
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3:15 the Moment of Truth
1986-01-31
3:15 the Moment of Truth
Overview: Violent crime is routine. Organized drug trade runs rampant in the face of powerless authority. And a vicious street gang holds dominion with a savage reign of terror. Welcome to Lincoln High! Here the cobras rule the school and everyone in it. Everyone except for Jeff Hanna.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-31
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Hard Luck
2007-10-17
Hard Luck
Overview: Three converging story lines involving bootleggers, a serial killer and drug dealers are followed. A former drug dealer tries to go straight, but comes across a stash of stolen drugs. Meanwhile, a middle-aged suburban housewife hides a sadistic and vicious streak.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-17
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Baadasssss!
2004-05-28
Baadasssss!
Overview: Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic account of Melvin's brash and sometimes deceptive conduct on the set of the film, including questionable antics like writing bad checks, tricking a local fire department and allowing his son, Mario, to shoot racy sex scenes at the age of 11.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-28
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Solo
1996-08-23
Solo
Overview: An android fighting-machine is charged with destroying a small brigade of rebels in a Latin American war who are fighting to maintain their freedom and protect their village. Contrary to his programming, Peebles decides to stay and assist the rebels in their plight. Having gained this information, his "creators" develop a more powerful android to try and defeat him.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-23
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Posse
1993-05-14
Posse
Overview: A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.
Genres: Action Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-14
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Stag
1997-04-01
Stag
Overview: An accidental death at a bachelor party spurs a night of shooting, kidnapping and murder in the host's home.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-01
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All Things Fall Apart
2011-03-05
All Things Fall Apart
Overview: 50 Cent stars as gifted college running back Deon in this touching drama. Deon's world turns upside down when an unexpected crisis jeopardizes his professional ambitions -- and causes him to look at himself and his life in a new way.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-03-05
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Multiple Sarcasms
2010-05-07
Multiple Sarcasms
Overview: Gabriel is a man who on the surface has it all-successful professional life as an architect, a beautiful wife, Annie, and a devoted young daughter, Elizabeth. But slowly it dawns on him that he is not really happy. Gabriel decides that he wants to write a play about the sorry state of his life. He quits his job, gets a pushy literary agent friend to represent him and starts writing. Although his marriage ends in a divorce, the play is success and although his life is different than it was, he is happier.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-07
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Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997-07-27
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Overview: Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-27
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The Hebrew Hammer
2003-12-05
The Hebrew Hammer
Overview: When a psychotic Santa tries to destroy Chanukah by hypnotizing Jewish children with bootlegged copies of the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life," it's up to the Hebrew Hammer to save the day. Together with Mohammed, head of the Kwanzaa Liberation Front, the Hammer takes no prisoners in his quest to hunt down the renegade Santa and make the holiday season safe for all.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-05
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Exterminator 2
1984-09-14
Exterminator 2
Overview: The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York of a drug lord and his gang.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-14
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Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
2010-12-28
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
Overview: The story centers on Charlie, a Los Angeles billionaire financial whiz who goes into self-imposed exile in Tijuana after his empire is revealed to have been a Ponzi scheme. While looking for the woman he abandoned there 25 years before, Charlie is pursued by a Mexican gangster, a federal agent and thugs sent by a former client looking to retrieve his money.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-12-28
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Hotshot
1987-01-23
Hotshot
Overview: The story of an American soccer player trying to make it big who turns to Pele, the greatest soccer player of all time, for guidance.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-23
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Valentine's Day
1998-01-01
Valentine's Day
Overview: Detective Jack Valentine is reinstated from his desk job to go back onto the streets. His first assignment ends with the death of a mobster who was about to turn states evidence. The killing came as the mobster was with his girlfriend Alma. Jack suspects Alma of being involved - even more so when he finds her involved with one of the mob family, Michael. However he begins to fall for her himself and finds himself involved in the deadly game where not everything is what it seems.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The Street Lawyer
2003-01-01
The Street Lawyer
Overview: An attorney leaves his high-priced firm to work for the less fortunate.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Herschel
2011-09-07
Herschel
Overview: Profiling former Georgia running back Herschel Walker. The 1982 Heisman Trophy winner overcame teenage bouts with bullying for being overweight and having a severe stutter.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-07
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Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
2022-03-16
Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
Overview: In 1971, director Melvin Van Peebles turned the figure of the black hero in US cinema upside down with Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: the story of the making of a seminal movie that initiated the Blaxploitation movement, a short-lived but highly influential sub-genre in the years that followed.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-03-16
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Full Eclipse
1993-11-27
Full Eclipse
Overview: The LA police department have a special team of officers with a talent for reducing big-time crime. The team leader has an excellent track record for crime reduction in other big cities, but his methods are unconventional, and so is he - he's a werewolf.
Genres: Horror Action TV Movie Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-27
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Judgment Day
1999-11-12
Judgment Day
Overview: This sci-fi thriller finds the world in imminent danger when a collision in outer space sends huge pieces of interstellar debris on a path headed straight for Earth. A scientist has designed a system that would stop the largest meteor fragments from striking the earth, but a fanatical religious cult have made it their business to stop him. A convicted murderer (Ice-T) with ties to the group must now join forces with an FBI agent (Suzy Amis) to free the scientist from the cult's clutches and prevent millions of needless deaths. Mario Van Peebles and Linden Ashby appear in supporting roles
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-11-12
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American Warships
2012-05-15
American Warships
Overview: When an alien force wages war on Earth, only the crew of the USS Iowa - the last American battleship, stands in their way.
Genres: Action Thriller Science Fiction War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-15
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Outlaw Posse
2024-03-01
Outlaw Posse
Overview: 1908. Chief returns from years of hiding in Mexico to claim stolen reparations gold hidden in the hills of Montana but is chased by Angel, whose rationale to the gold leaves a trail of dead bodies.
Genres: Western Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-03-01
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Gang in Blue
1996-09-08
Gang in Blue
Overview: A black police officer discovers a cell of white supremacist vigilantes within his department.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-08
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South Bronx Heroes
1985-10-01
South Bronx Heroes
Overview: A young man just released from prison and living with his sister crosses paths with two children, also brother and sister, who are on the run from their child pornographer foster parents.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-01
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Sharksploitation
2024-10-12
Sharksploitation
Overview: The ultimate deep dive into the world of shark cinema: filmmakers, critics, scholars and conservationists explore the weird, wild cinematic legacy of sharks on film and audiences' undying fascination with these misunderstood creatures.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-12
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In the Line of Duty: Street War
1992-10-25
In the Line of Duty: Street War
Overview: In this gritty cops-and-crooks drama, two detectives hunt a gang leader suspected of murdering a New York cop. The detectives enlist the help of the dead cop's partner, who is also the brother of the gangster. There's nothing civil about this war that has two brothers squaring off against each other. The strong cast includes Mario Van Peebles, Ray Sharkey and Peter Boyle.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-25
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Blowback
2000-03-10
Blowback
Overview: After a psychotic religious killer is captured and sentenced to death, he is instead recruited by the US government and trained to become a professional assassin. He now seeks revenge on all those who participated in sentencing him to death.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-03-10
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Crazy Six
1997-11-01
Crazy Six
Overview: In a crumbling Europe, powerful mafia families have emerged from the anarchy to vie for control of the lucrative arms trade.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-01
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We the Party
2012-04-06
We the Party
Overview: In Los Angeles, five high-school friends deal with romance, money, prom, college, sex, bullies, social media, fitting in, standing out, and finding themselves.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-06
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Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000-02-13
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Overview: Epic television miniseries exploring the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38 year love affair, spanning an ocean, ultimately producing children, grandchildren, and lots of controversy.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-02-13
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A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
1991-04-02
A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
Overview: Ricky Bell, an all-pro running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who died of a rare muscle disease in the prime of his career. The plot centers on Bell's relationship with a father-less handicapped boy, and his efforts to be a big brother to him. The boy ends up being an inspiration for Bell when his disease makes the athlete more afflicted than the boy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-04-02
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Tied to a Chair
2011-05-27
Tied to a Chair
Overview: After one burned dinner too many, a husband divorces his wife. She decides to return to acting and goes to France. There she meats a forgotten one-hit wonder director who's also looking for a chance to make a comeback.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-05-27
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Los Locos
1997-01-02
Los Locos
Overview: In the Wild West of the 1800s, a gunman is hired to take a group of emotionally-challenged people across the desert.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-02
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Killers in the House
1998-11-11
Killers in the House
Overview: Bank robbers on the run from the police invade a mansion and take the owners hostage.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-11-11
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The Making of Jaws The Revenge
1987-07-10
The Making of Jaws The Revenge
Overview: A behind the scenes look on Jaws The Revenge with interviews from the cast and crew.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-10
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Red Sky
2014-03-12
Red Sky
Overview: Disgraced Top Gun fighter pilot Butch Masters leads a rogue squad in recovery of a WMD. Masters must navigate a fractured friendship, a love triangle, and must take to the skies to reclaim his military and personal honor.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-12
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Last Resort
1986-03-31
Last Resort
Overview: George Lollar takes his family on vacation with "Club Sand", a shoddy and untrustworthy company. On their tropical island, they find soldiers everywhere, an unhelpful staff, inhospitable accomodation and undesirable holiday makers, but everyone except for George manages to have fun in the sun.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-31
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Christmas Rescue
2023-12-14
Christmas Rescue
Overview: A man abducts the love of his life from her holiday-themed wedding in a desperate last attempt to win her back.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-14
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Submerged
2016-02-12
Submerged
Overview: A limo ride turns hellish as several kidnappers set their sights on the young people inside.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-12
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Children of the Night
1985-10-25
Children of the Night
Overview: A sociology graduate student researches her doctoral thesis on female crime by interviewing street prostitutes. Shocked by her findings, she offers her own apartment to teenage prostitutes seeking refuge from the streets, many of whom are rejected by their parents and are dependent on their pimps.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-25
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Riot
1997-04-27
Riot
Overview: In April 1992, following the notorious Rodney King verdict, the streets of Los Angeles became a battlefield, the backdrop to four personal intertwined stories.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-27
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Guardian
2001-06-12
Guardian
Overview: With a spate of violence that rocks the inner city, L.A.P.D. and ex-Marine John Kross investigates its cause: a new drug called Chaos. With help from his partner Carpenter, they delve into the mystery, only to discover a link between the drug and a terrifying supernatural power unleashed during the gulf war, witnessed by Kross twelve years ago. Now, Kross must race against time to stop the destruction, battle his own demons and come to grips with his destiny as he discovers that his reality has been mapped by a power much greater than himself.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-12
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Gang of Roses
2003-10-10
Gang of Roses
Overview: In 1828 the town of Flat Ridge is over run by a band of outlaws looking for lost treasure said to be buried somewhere in town. In their quest for dominance, the outlaws kill Sally, a prostitute who happens to be the sister of Rachel and a former member of the disbanded Rose Gang. With the weight of grief on her heart, Rachel decides to shed her new found religious faith to bring vengeance upon her sister's killers. After laying Sally to rest, Rachel goes in search of her former posse to assist her in avenging her sister's death.
Genres: Western Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-10
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Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
2008-08-22
Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
Overview: A semi-autobiographical story about an adventurer whose journeys take him from Harlem to the high seas and back again
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-22
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Panther
1995-05-03
Panther
Overview: Panther is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The movie spans about 3 years (1966-68) of the Black Panther's history in Oakland. Panther also uses historical footage (B/W) to emphasize some points.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-03
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The Facts of Life Down Under
1987-02-15
The Facts of Life Down Under
Overview: Blair, Tootie, Natalie, Jo, Beverly Ann, and Andy visit the land down under. Blair and Jo are warned of a planned jewel heist; Beverly Ann visits a beau from many years ago; Natalie is stranded in the outback; and Tootie meets a Yale student who pretends to be a young Aborigine.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-15
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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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Immortal
2019-10-16
Immortal
Overview: Thrown into the face of death only to emerge unharmed, characters are left staring at their lives in the face with uncertainty and fear like they've never imagined.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-16
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Rappin'
1985-05-10
Rappin'
Overview: An ex-con and break-dancer helps save a neighborhood from a greedy developer while trying to win a rap contest.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-10
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Mantervention
2014-09-05
Mantervention
Overview: Spencer turns to his best friend who's planned an unorthodox "mantervention" filled with debauchery to convert him from hopeless romantic to forever player, and in the process they discover that being in love is not so bad after all.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-05
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Drumline: A New Beat
2014-10-27
Drumline: A New Beat
Overview: A girl from New York attends a college in Atlanta to join their once-famous marching band.
Genres: Music Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-27
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Raw Nerve
1999-09-16
Raw Nerve
Overview: A cop, who is losing his sanity, lures his girlfriend and his former partner into the dangers of arson, robbery, and murder.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-16
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Delivery Boys
1985-04-02
Delivery Boys
Overview: A gang of boys under the Brooklyn Bridge are united by their common interest in break dancing. Some work as pizza delivery boys, hence they call themselves the "Delivery Boys". They form a dance team and enter a local break dance contest, sponsored by a woman's panty manufacturer. A rival gang's sponsor intimidates their employer into thinking she must keep the boys working so they won't be harmed. She gives the boys some "specialized" deliveries to make them late for the contest. The antics and calamities abound as the boys wrestle with her work assignments and getting to the contest on time.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-04-02
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5th & Alameda
2011-04-09
5th & Alameda
Overview: Sara, a pregnant woman, is the innocent bystander in a robbery, committed by reluctant criminal, Derek. After being accidentally shot in the robbery, Sara loses her child. Returning home, she is shocked to find Derek there with a gun, but things are not as they seem. Determined to do penance for a lifetime of bad choices, Derek places himself in Sara's power, and Sara, who has been viciously abused by men in the past, takes the opportunity for vengeance. As they grow to know each other, they both will form a lifesaving bond or kill each other first!
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-09
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Armed
2018-09-14
Armed
Overview: A former U.S. marshal discovers that all of the survivors of his old unit are experiencing the same symptoms simultaneously and there may be a larger conspiracy at hand.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-14
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How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005-04-07
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
Overview: Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his films, which include "Watermelon Man" and "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." In this documentary, the life of Van Peebles is discussed, including his work not only in film, but also as a novelist, actor, musician, stock trader and even Air Force pilot. Interview subjects include Gil Scott-Heron, Spike lee and Melvin's son and fellow filmmaker, Mario Van Peebles.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-07
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Seized
2020-10-13
Seized
Overview: Hiding out with his son Taylor on the Mexican coast, Nero hopes to put his violent Special Forces career behind him. But after Nero’s home is attacked and Taylor is abducted, the mysterious Mzamo orders Nero to slaughter the members of three rival crime syndicates. If he fails, Taylor will die. Now, with bullets flying and bodies dropping as Nero completes his mission, he races to find Mzamo’s hideout and seek revenge.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-13
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Run the Race
2019-02-22
Run the Race
Overview: Reeling from his mother’s death and his father’s abandonment, Zach, an All-State athlete, finds glory on the football field, working to earn a college scholarship and the brothers’ ticket out of town. When a devastating injury puts Zach—and his dreams—on the sidelines, David laces up his track cleats to salvage their future and point Zach toward hope.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-02-22
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The Cotton Club
1984-12-14
The Cotton Club
Overview: Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-14
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10,000 Black Men Named George
2002-02-24
10,000 Black Men Named George
Overview: In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied their civil and economic rights. 10,000 Black Men Named George, the title, refers to the fact Pullman porters were often called "George" by white passengers, which was considered a racial slur.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-24
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A Letter to Dad
2009-07-27
A Letter to Dad
Overview: Dan Donahue has finally met the woman of his dreams. But on the night he is going to propose, he is overcome by deep-rooted anger caused by the father who abandoned him as a boy. Dan confronts his feelings of bitterness head on as he pours his heart out in a letter to his father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-27
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Crown Heights
2004-01-01
Crown Heights
Overview: After the Crown Heights riots, an orthodox Rabbi and a community activist help two youths--one a Hasidic Jew, the other African-American--form a hip-hop group to heal their neighboorhood.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS
2020-05-06
AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS
Overview: Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS is a brand new compilation of the most electrifying found footage mayhem that you’ll see this week. For our third tape, we’re diving into the most controversial, hotly debated topic of all time: HORROR SEQUELS! Thank you for your generous support during these difficult times. And remember: “This makes Guns N’ Roses look like THE BRADY BUNCH.”
Genres: Horror Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-05-06
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A Clear Shot
2020-05-01
A Clear Shot
Overview: An electronics store erupts into chaos as four young Vietnamese gunmen storm the premises, setting the stage for the largest hostage situation in US history. Rick Gomez, SAC PD's top hostage negotiator, quickly realizes that his job is not simply to talk down the gunman and keep everyone safe, but must also juggle the politics of an arrogant sheriff and a trigger-happy SWAT commander to prevent a national tragedy.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-05-01
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Stompin' at the Savoy
1992-04-19
Stompin' at the Savoy
Overview: As the Harlem Renaissance flourishes in jazzy New York City, Pauline, Esther and Alice struggle to survive. By day, they toil at dreary jobs, dreaming of stardom, riches and happiness. By night, they dance their troubles away at the famous Savoy Ballroom. But when World War II appears on the horizon, the girls find their fortunes unfolding too unevenly to reconcile, and they inevitably begin to drift apart.
Genres: Drama Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-19
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The Child Saver
1988-01-18
The Child Saver
Overview: Andrea Crawford, an important business woman, risks everything to save a kid from the life of crime.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-18
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Blue Bayou
1990-01-15
Blue Bayou
Overview: A Los Angeles lawyer has to go to New Orleans for a steamy case involving a troubled teen.
Genres: Drama Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-15
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Crosscurrent
1971-11-19
Crosscurrent
Overview: Two San Francisco detectives investigating a murder committed on one of the city's famous cable cars discover that the victim was the son of a shipping tycoon. The trail leads to a drug dealer, a shady physician and a nervous police captain
Genres: TV Movie Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-11-19
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44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
2003-06-05
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
Overview: After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.
Genres: Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-05
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