Lynn Whitfield
Biography: Lynn Whitfield (née Smith; born February 15, 1953) is an American actress. She began her acting career in television and theatre before progressing to supporting roles in film. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her breakout performance as Josephine Baker in the HBO biographical film The Josephine Baker Story (1991). In the 1990s, Whitfield played leading roles in a number of made-for-television movies and had several starring roles in theatrical films, including A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996), Gone Fishin' (1997), Eve's Bayou (1997), Stepmom (1998), Head of State (2003), Madea's Family Reunion (2006), and The Women (2008). Whitfield also starred in a number of movies in the 2000s and 2010s. From 2016 to 2020, she starred as Lady Mae Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network dramatic series Greenleaf, for which she won critical acclaim and garnered two NAACP Image Awards and a Gracie Award. She later appeared in the films Nappily Ever After (2018), Vacation Friends (2021), and The Retirement Plan (2023). Whitfield has won a total of seven NAACP Image Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lynn Whitfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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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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The Women of Brewster Place
1989-03-19
The Women of Brewster Place
Overview: A multigenerational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-03-19
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Doctor Detroit
1983-05-06
Doctor Detroit
Overview: A shy but gentle man named Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the financially-strapped fictional Monroe College in Chicago. A chance encounter with four beautiful women at a restaurant changes his life forever.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-05-06
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The Ugly Duckling
2014-03-19
The Ugly Duckling
Overview: By Hans Christian Andersen; Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; Narrated by Lynn Whitfield Only a mother could love this ugliest of ducklings who is teased for his awkward appearance. But seasons change---and so does he---into a graceful swan.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-19
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The Rebound
2009-09-16
The Rebound
Overview: Upon discovering her husband's infidelity, Sandy leaves the suburbs and moves into the city. There, she befriends Aram, a guy whose wife only married him so she could get a green card. Sandy hires Aram to be her nanny, and it isn't long until Aram and Sandy find out they get along wonderfully and start to date. But is their relationship real or is it, in fact, just a rebound for both of them?
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-16
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Silverado
1985-07-10
Silverado
Overview: Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.
Genres: Western Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-10
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Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
2004-03-03
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
Overview: Redemption tells the story of Stan "Tookie" Williams, founder of the Crips L.A. street gang. Story follows his fall into gang-banging, his prison term, and his work writing children's novels encouraging peace and anti-violence resolutions which earned him multiple Nobel Peace Prize nominations. After exhausting all forms of appeal, Tookie was executed by lethal injection.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-03-03
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The Cheetah Girls
2003-08-15
The Cheetah Girls
Overview: A four-member teen girl group named the Cheetah Girls go to a Manhattan High School for the Performing Arts and try to become the first freshmen to win the talent show in the school's history. During the talent show auditions, they meet a big-time producer named Jackal Johnson, who tries to make the group into superstars, but the girls run into many problems.
Genres: Family Comedy Drama Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-15
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Gone Fishin'
1997-05-30
Gone Fishin'
Overview: Two fishing fanatics get in trouble when their fishing boat gets stolen while on a trip.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-05-30
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Head of State
2003-03-28
Head of State
Overview: When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, the Democratic party unexpectedly picks a Washington, D.C. alderman as his replacement.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-28
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In the Army Now
1994-08-12
In the Army Now
Overview: Bones Conway and Jack Kaufman didn't really know what they were in for when they enlisted in the U.S. Army; they just wanted to get a job and make some money. But these new recruits are so hapless, they run the risk of getting kicked out before their military careers even begin. Soon, though, they're sent to the Middle East to fight for their country -- which they manage to do in their own wacky ways.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-08-12
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A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
1996-04-04
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Overview: Nightclub manager Darnell Wright is a perpetual playboy who is almost as devoted to his job as he is to the pursuit of beautiful women. After he sets his sights on the ultra-classy Brandi Web, he launches an all-out assault to win her heart. Ultimately, charm, lust and passion prevail, but Darnell learns the hard way that when you play, you pay. Brandi is much harder to get rid of than she was to get--especially when she realizes that she has a rival vying for Darnell's affection. When he finally decides to call it quits, Brandi becomes an obsessed femme fatale stalking the new love of her life.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-04-04
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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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Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
1994-06-03
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
Overview: When a couple breaks up after four years together, the man is told that the son he has raised as his own isn't his biological one. He must fight to keep him.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-06-03
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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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Eve's Bayou
1997-11-07
Eve's Bayou
Overview: Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-07
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A Time for Dancing
2002-09-06
A Time for Dancing
Overview: Their love of dance, and their friendship, is challenged for two high school girls when one is diagnosed with cancer.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-06
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Zora is My Name!
1990-01-01
Zora is My Name!
Overview: A celebration of the life of Zora Neale Hurston, who was born at the turn of the 20th Century and grew to be an important voice with her written portrayals of Black American life in the rural south of the 1930's and 40's, and the stories, songs and folklore that were her heritage and inspiration.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Madea's Family Reunion
2006-02-24
Madea's Family Reunion
Overview: Southern matriarch Madea has a lot on her plate. Her nieces, Vanessa and Lisa, have relationship troubles - Vanessa moves into Madea's house with her 2 young children and Lisa is engaged to a controlling man that her mother set her up with. In addition, Madea has just been court-ordered to become the guardian of Nikki, a rebellious runaway teenager. Madea must keep the peace and her family together while simultaneously planning her clan's reunion.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-02-24
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John Henry
1986-12-01
John Henry
Overview: The story follow legendary railroad worker John Henry during the late 19th century.
Genres: Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-01
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Mama, I Want to Sing!
2011-01-19
Mama, I Want to Sing!
Overview: Preacher's daughter Amara Winter sings in the church choir before being discovered by a well-established musician. She soon rises to international fame as a pop singer.
Genres: Music Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-19
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The Josephine Baker Story
1991-03-16
The Josephine Baker Story
Overview: Biography of the African-American who became a major performer in the Paris cabarets of the 1920s and 1930s. The film follows her life beginning as a struggling performer in 1917 St. Louis, her frustrations leading to her move to France, and follows to her death in 1975. Written by John Sacksteder
Genres: Drama History Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-16
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Deep in My Heart
1999-02-14
Deep in My Heart
Overview: A black woma is reunited with her white birth mother after being given up for adoption.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-02-14
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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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King's Faith
2013-04-26
King's Faith
Overview: When eighteen-year-old Brendan King attempts to leave his turbulent gang life behind him, his past continues to threaten his new-found faith, family, and future
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-26
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The Retirement Plan
2023-08-24
The Retirement Plan
Overview: When Ashley and her young daughter Sarah get caught up in a criminal enterprise that puts their lives at risk, she turns to the only person who can help: her estranged father Matt, currently living the life of a retired beach bum in the Cayman Islands. Their reunion is fleeting as they are soon tracked down on the island by crime boss Donnie and his lieutenant Bobo. As Ashley, Sarah, and Matt become entangled in an increasingly dangerous web, Ashley quickly learns her father had a secret past that she knew nothing about and that there is more to her father than meets the eye.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-08-24
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The Color of Courage
1999-02-10
The Color of Courage
Overview: Based on the landmark civil rights case Sipes vs. McGhee, The Color of Courage chronicles the friendship between a white woman and a black woman whose family, the McGhees, has moved into a previously all-white neighborhood. A McGhee granddaughter, Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, wrote the script.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-02-10
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State of Emergency
1994-02-21
State of Emergency
Overview: Medical drama about a major hospital whose emergency room regularly faces an overload of patients. One of the doctors finds it necessary to adopt an unorthodox procedure to try to save a patient, and finds himself in trouble in consequence.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-02-21
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Lonely Boy
2013-03-02
Lonely Boy
Overview: While seeking answers to a past he cannot remember, a schizophrenic must find the strength to control his mental illness as he tries to build relationships with those he pushed away. Winner of multiple festival awards.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-02
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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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24 Hour Love
2013-03-19
24 Hour Love
Overview: The greatest feeling in the world is when you learn to love! Follow the stories of seven everyday people as they experience laughter, life and matters of the heart. The all-star cast (Malinda Williams, Tatyana Ali, Keith Robinson, Lynn Whitfield and Darius McCrary) will take you through the good, the bad and the ugly of the many faces of love. Fall head over heels for this fresh, honest look at relationships and see what a difference a day makes.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-19
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Somebody's Child
2012-08-11
Somebody's Child
Overview: A woman (Lynn Whitfield) dying of kidney disease learns that God works in mysterious ways after convincing her son (Michael Jai White) to help a repentant ex-con (Byron Minns) whose unexpected presence prompts a startling deathbed confession.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-11
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Dangerous Evidence
1999-04-11
Dangerous Evidence
Overview: The Lori Jackson Story - A civil rights campaigner, Lori Jackson, champions the the cause of a black marine convicted of rape, as she thinks he is innocent of the crime. Based on a real case.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-11
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The Last Letter
2013-12-17
The Last Letter
Overview: Catharine Wright struggles with a debilitating sleep disorder. Her husband Michael struggles to cope when their new born son lay in the wake.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-17
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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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Dead Aim
1987-01-02
Dead Aim
Overview: Ed Marinaro is Malcolm "Mace" Douglas, a street-tough detective who's out for justice-no matter what the cost. While investigating the mysterious suicidal heroin overdoses of four beautiful exotic dancers, Mace puts together the pieces of a deadly puzzle, infiltrating a violent ring of shadowy drug and weapons dealers, Mace methodically tracks a serial killer (Rick Washburn) with murderous ties to a ruthless foreign diplomat (Harry Goz). Mace won't stop until he gets some answers. The FBI and KGB have them, but now they're talking back with bullets.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-02
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The Redemption of a Dog
2012-08-28
The Redemption of a Dog
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-28
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And Then There Was You
2013-10-19
And Then There Was You
Overview: Natalie and Joshua appear to be the picture-perfect couple, but looks can be deceiving. When Natalie discovers her husband has led a secret life, she is forced to deal with losing everything she loves. Newly divorced and soured on relationships, Natalie is picking up the pieces of her shattered world. In the process of healing, she meets a new man who challenges the boundaries of her trust and her ability to fall in love again.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-19
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Taking the Heat
1993-06-06
Taking the Heat
Overview: When Michael Norell witnesses a murder, he doesn't want to testify but he is forced to by the police. A cop is ordered to bring him to the court, but before they get there they have to deal with several attacks from killers.
Genres: Action Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-06-06
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The Dempsey Sisters
2013-11-02
The Dempsey Sisters
Overview: Three siblings return to their musical roots, agreeing to let their brother manage their family band.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-02
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The Wedding
1998-02-22
The Wedding
Overview: Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade's family, who object to an inter-racial marriage, and Shelby's parents, who want her to marry a professional. As Shelby is afflicted by pre-marital doubts, handsome Lute McNeil arrives on the scene, determined to make Shelby his at any cost.
Genres: Romance Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-22
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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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We Need a Little Christmas
2022-10-22
We Need a Little Christmas
Overview: Julie is adjusting to being a single mother to a grieving child while facing her first Christmas without her husband when she develops an unexpected friendship with her older neighbor Irene.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-22
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The Planet of Junior Brown
1997-09-06
The Planet of Junior Brown
Overview: Powerful story about love, struggle and passion of an over protective mother and her piano prodigy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-06
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The Slugger's Wife
1985-03-29
The Slugger's Wife
Overview: Darryl Palmer is a major league baseball player who meets and pursues an attractive singer. After some setbacks, the two are married and sent on an emotional journey that sees his career take off, while hers doesn't. She can't escape unhappiness when she gives up her dreams to support her husband. With a separation on the horizon, Darryl must choose between his big-league life and his one true love.
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-29
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My Other Mother
2014-09-21
My Other Mother
Overview: When gruff and independent Candy meets her angry and stubborn birth mother, can the two open their hearts to each other?
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-21
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Albany Road
2024-11-15
Albany Road
Overview: On her way to the most important meeting of her career, severe weather forces a New York executive to share a rental car with her former nemesis, her ex-fiancé's mother, only to discover that the mother is hiding a major secret.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-11-15
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Prayer Never Fails
2016-02-12
Prayer Never Fails
Overview: When a high school basketball coach is fired for praying with one of his players, he follows God's calling and hires an agnostic, gambling lawyer to file a lawsuit.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-12
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Battlefield America
2012-06-01
Battlefield America
Overview: A young businessman hires an instructor to turn a group of misfit kids into a team on the underground dance competition circuit.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-01
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Sophie and the Moonhanger
1996-01-15
Sophie and the Moonhanger
Overview: A woman pits herself against her husband and his Ku Klux Klan member friends when she learns that they are planning an attack against her black maid and her husband.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-15
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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
1982-02-23
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Overview: The powerful tales of seven diverse African-American women are woven together in this 1982 performance of Ntozake Shange's Obie Award-winning landmark play. A breakthrough portrayal of black women's experiences in America, the story combines music, poetry and dance to celebrate their unique culture while painting a poignant portrait of their terrible struggles.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-23
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The Cheetah Girls 2
2006-07-31
The Cheetah Girls 2
Overview: Best friends Galleria, Chanel, Dorinda, and Aqua, A.K.A. the girl band "The Cheetahs," get the opportunity of a lifetime when they strut their way to Barcelona, Spain, to perform in an international music festival. Along the way, the "amigas Cheetahs" learn that, although their paths are not the same, they are lucky to have one another for the journey.
Genres: Family Comedy Drama Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-31
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Espionage Tonight
2017-10-24
Espionage Tonight
Overview: In a reality TV show created by the U.S. government about spies, audiences go on fake undercover missions, but fact cannot be easily distinguished from fiction.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-24
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Nappily Ever After
2018-09-21
Nappily Ever After
Overview: After an accident at the hair salon, Violet realizes she's not living life to the fullest. A soulful barber helps her put the pieces back together.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-21
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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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30 Days in Atlanta
2014-10-30
30 Days in Atlanta
Overview: Akpos wins a 30-day holiday for two to Atlanta, Georgia. He takes his cousin (Richard), an IT specialist on the all- expense paid trip. Akpos flung his unique personality, showing-off his smartness and foolishness in an exciting mix of rhetoric andwitty humour.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-30
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Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986-10-21
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Overview: A police officer is called by F.B.I. to infiltrate into gang of arms smugglers.
Genres: Action Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-21
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The Women
2008-09-12
The Women
Overview: The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-wedded Mary Haines finds her marriage in trouble when shop girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into Mary's man.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-12
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A Girl Thing
2001-01-19
A Girl Thing
Overview: A Girl Thing is a mini-series that revolves around a New York city street, a coffee house and a shrinks office. Dr. Beth Noonan is the therapist to one star per hour. Hour one deals with a woman not capable of having a relationship. Hour Two is about sisters who hate each other, trying to get along one last time. Hour Three is about adultery.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-19
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Lap Dance
2014-12-05
Lap Dance
Overview: An aspiring actress makes a pact with her fiancé to take a job as an exotic dancer to care for her cancer stricken father. Once the pact the couple made is broken, their lives are changed forever.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-05
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Confessions
2006-07-23
Confessions
Overview: Confessions of a Call Girl is a revealing story of a women's struggle for balance as she battles a secret addiction while fighting to save her family and find herself.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-23
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Stepmom
1998-12-25
Stepmom
Overview: Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother to their children. But when Jackie discovers she is ill, both women realise they must put aside their differences to find a common ground and celebrate life to the fullest, while they have the chance.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-25
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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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Love Songs
1999-04-25
Love Songs
Overview: Louis Gossett, Jr, Robert Townsend and Andre Braugher come together to each direct a short story, all of which are interconnected through themes of love and family. Set in the same predominantly black neighbourhood in North Philadelphia, these threecompelling tales tell the stories of an up-and-coming heavyweight boxer, a vegetable vendor, and a man who must protect a family member from the abuse of another.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-25
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Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
1999-07-20
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Overview: From world-renowned performer of the Jazz Age, to WWII spy, to civil rights activist – a look into the iconic life and legacy of Josephine Baker, narrated by Arsenio Hall, including rare archive footage, and interviews with Debbie Allen, Lynn Whitfield (who portrayed Baker in The Josephine Baker Story), and two of Baker’s sons.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-07-20
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Tales from the Hood 3
2020-10-06
Tales from the Hood 3
Overview: Following the franchise's cult classic roots, this new anthology featuring Tony Todd and Lynn Whitfield will scare and thrill with its horrifying twists and social commentary.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-06
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Woman in Motion
2021-02-02
Woman in Motion
Overview: Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first African American, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-02-02
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Vacation Friends
2021-08-27
Vacation Friends
Overview: When a straight-laced couple that has fun with a rowdy couple on vacation in Mexico return to the States, they discover that the crazy couple they met in Mexico followed them back home and decide to play tricks on them.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-08-27
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PoliWood
2009-07-03
PoliWood
Overview: An in-depth look at the Democratic and Republican national conventions held during the 2008 U.S. Presidential election year.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-03
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