Taraji P. Henson
Also Known As: Taraji Penda Henson, Taraji Henson, 타라지 P. 헨슨, タラジ・P・ヘンソン , טאראג'י פ. הנסון, טראג'י פנדה הנסון, 塔拉吉·P·漢森, تاراجی پی. هنسون
Biography: Taraji P. Henson (born September 11, 1970) is an American actress, producer and singer. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career as guest star on several television shows before making her breakthrough in the movie Baby Boy (2001). In 2005, she starred in Hustle & Flow and played Queenie in David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), for which she received an Academy Award nomination. In 2016, Time named Henson one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual Time 100 list. Henson also released an autobiography titled Around The Way Girl.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., USA
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Birthday: September 11, 1970
Age: 54 years old
Gender: Female
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PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Overview: A magical meteor crash lands in Adventure City and gives the PAW Patrol pups superpowers, transforming them into The Mighty Pups.
Genres: Family Comedy Adventure Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-21
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Animal
Overview: His name: infamous. His reputation: ruthless. But when James "Animal"Allen is locked up in a maximum security prison, he meets a revolutionary who changes his life. Now a reformed man, James is released only to find that his own son has assumed a life of crime and violence. Can a father haunted by his past redeem his family from the very streets he created, or will he be forced to make the ultimate sacrifice?
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-01
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Muppets Haunted Mansion
Overview: Gonzo is challenged to spend one night in The Haunted Mansion on Halloween night.
Genres: Comedy Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-08
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Hustle & Flow
Overview: With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
Genres: Crime Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-22
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Overview: Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-12-25
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Talk to Me
Overview: The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-13
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Hurricane Season
Overview: Based on true events amid the wreckage and chaos dealt by Hurricane Katrina; one basketball coach in Marrero, Louisiana just will not give up. Coach Al Collins, gathers other players from hard-hit schools and builds a team actually worthy enough to go to the state playoffs.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-12-08
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Four Brothers
Overview: Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-11
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I Can Do Bad All By Myself
Overview: When Madea catches teenage Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclub singer who lives off of her married boyfriend, April wants nothing to do with the kids.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-11
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Date Night
Overview: Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reservation leads to their being mistaken for a couple of thieves—and now a number of unsavoury characters want Phil and Claire killed.
Genres: Comedy Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-04-08
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Not Easily Broken
Overview: A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-09
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Something New
Overview: Kenya McQueen, a corporate lawyer, finds love in the most unexpected place when she agrees to go on a blind date with Brian Kelly, a sexy and free-spirited landscaper.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-29
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Sorcerority
Overview: Sorcerority follows a young African-American girl, Melanie, who, like her late mother, enrolls into a historically African-American coven and university of magic. She soon discovers her enrollment into the school may not be entirely of her own choosing, but rather the calculated actions of a higher authority. In between her studies, she uncovers her familial connection to the school’s mysterious past, as well as her pivotal role in its future.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: en
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Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Overview: Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright and her dear friend Alice Pratt, a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout several decades. Recently, their lives have become mired in turmoil as their adult children’s extramarital affairs, unethical business practices, and a dark secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Charlotte and Alice decide to take a breather from it all by making a cross-country road trip in which they rediscover themselves and possibly find a way to save their families from ruin.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-12
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Once Fallen
Overview: When Chance (Brian Presley) returns home after five years in jail, he is determined to escape his past, start a new life and make peace with his father, (Ed Harris, Golden Globe® winner), who is the head of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang and serving a life sentence for murder. Upon his release, his dreams of a crime-free future begin to disintegrate when he is forced to assume his best friend's outrageous debt to a local mobster. Despite being thrust back into a world of organized fighting, drug dealing and ties to corrupt police agents, Chance falls in love with Pearl (Academy Award® nominee Taraji P. Henson) and the prospect of living a normal life seems almost within reach. But will he be able to escape the crimes of his father and his past?
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-02
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Baby Boy
Overview: The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the commitments of real life. Streetwise and jobless, he has not only fathered two children by two different women-Yvette and Peanut but still lives with his own mother. He can't seem to strike a balance or find direction in his chaotic life.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-27
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The Karate Kid
Overview: Twelve-year-old Dre Parker could have been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is a kung fu master. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-06-10
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The Good Doctor
Overview: Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts improving, Martin fears losing her, so he begins tampering with her treatment, keeping Diane sick and in the hospital right next to him.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-23
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Think Like a Man
Overview: The balance of power in four couples’ relationships is upset when the women start using the advice in Steve Harvey’s book, Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, to get more of what they want from their men. When the men realize that the women have gotten a hold of their relationship “playbook,” they decide that the best defense is a good offense and come up with a plan to use this information to their advantage.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-20
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Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Overview: In 2008, New York mother Tiffany Rubin faced every parent's worst nightmare when her six year old son Kobe vanished into thin air. Upon learning that Kobe had been kidnapped by his biological father and taken to South Korea, Tiffany seeks the assistance of American Association for Lost Children representative Mark Miller, who guides her through the arduous process of traveling to Korea, and getting Kobe back.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-31
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The Color Purple
Overview: A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-25
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Larry Crowne
Overview: When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-06-30
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No Good Deed
Overview: Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-10
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Hair Show
Overview: Running from the IRS due to back taxes, Baltimore hairdresser and salon owner Peaches reunites with her more successful sister, Angela, a fellow stylist, in Los Angeles. Angela is burdened by her sister's financial woes, and Peaches' rival, Marcella, threatens to take over the salon back in Baltimore. While Angela helps her sister get back on her feet, Peaches enters a hairstyling competition in hopes of winning a big cash prize and saving her salon.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-17
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Think Like a Man Too
Overview: All the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-06-20
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From the Rough
Overview: The coach of a women's swim team parlays her success into an opportunity to build her school's men's golf team.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-08
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Satan's School for Girls
Overview: A young woman enrolls at an all-girls college in New England to investigate her sister's suicide and is slowly lured into a witchcraft cult by a quartet of students wanting to make her their fifth member of their evil circle.
Genres: TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-03-13
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Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
Overview: Jessica Fletcher discovers a shocking old family secret that leads her on a journey to the deep South to bring to light the mysterious details surrounding the death of a slave owned by one of her long dead ancestors in the mid-1800s.
Genres: TV Movie Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-02
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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Overview: Intimate vérité, archival footage, and visually innovative treatments of poetry take us on a journey through the dreamscape of legendary queer poet Nikki Giovanni as she reflects on her life and legacy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-03
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Seasons of Love
Overview: Set in the picturesque backdrop of New York, "Seasons of Love" is a romantic, soulful holiday drama about two people who struggle to find love against the odds, while reconciling with the past and learning the true value of family.
Genres: TV Movie Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-23
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Top Five
Overview: Though he began in stand-up comedy, Andre Allen hit the big-time as the star of a trilogy of action-comedies about a talking bear but now he wants to be taken seriously. His passion project about the Haitian Revolution, a movie called Uprize, was panned by the NY Times film critic. A couple days before the wedding to his reality star fiancée, he's forced to spend the day with Chelsea Brown, a profile writer for the New York Times. Unexpectedly, he opens up to her, and as they wind their way across New York, he tries to get back in touch with his comedic roots.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-12
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Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Overview: A seductive fashion fever dream that blends style, dance, and music with the hypnotic essence of nocturnal nature. Featuring a star-studded cast all wearing the newest Savage X Fenty looks, the show is an un-missable visual feast.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-09
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Where’s Usher?
Overview: The road to Usher’s Super Bowl halftime performance continues. This time, Apple Music drops a new official film, Where’s Usher?, to promote the performance.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-02-08
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Term Life
Overview: If Nick Barrow can stay alive for 21 days, he'll die happy. Everyone Nick knows wants him dead; Mob bosses, contract killers, and dirty cops. Performing the last act of a desperate man, Nick takes out a million dollar insurance policy on himself, payable to his estranged daughter. The problem? The policy doesn't take effect for 21 days. Nick knows they'll be lucky to be alive for twenty-one hours.
Genres: Thriller Drama Action Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-29
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Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Overview: A behind-the-scenes look into the making of the new feature film “The Color Purple,” and the impact the story has had on our culture. Oprah Winfrey takes viewers inside the four-decade phenomenon, exploring the importance of the novel, films and musical, and the ever-evolving conversation around this seminal work.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-28
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Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Overview: Famed for her extraordinary vocal range and uncanny ability to reach the emotional core of a song, We Will Always Love You pays tribute to that magnificent body of work and takes a closer look at the woman who brought it to life.Blessed with a once-in-a-lifetime talent and nurtured as an artist by legendary mentors Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston's life had all of the makings of a modern fairytale and, in many ways, it was. The singer scored a remarkable ten #1 hit singles, and even made a successful transition to the silver screen in The Bodyguard, for which she recorded her immortal version of 'I Will Always Love You'. However, behind the beautiful face and the girl next-door charm that endeared her to millions of fans, there lurked a vulnerability that brought a searing intensity to her music and, eventually, tragedy into her life.Now, for the first time on DVD, the complete saga of Whitney Houston's glorious career.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-01
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Peep World
Overview: On the day of their Father's 70th birthday party, four siblings come to terms with the publication of a novel written by the youngest sibling, that exposes the family's most intimate secrets.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-15
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TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
Overview: Taraji P. Henson hosts the gala to celebrate TIME's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world; scheduled performances from Dua Lipa and Fantasia Barrino.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-05-12
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Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Overview: A harried prehistoric bird mother entrusts her precious, soon-to-hatch egg to Sid. When she recommends him to her neighbours, business booms at his new egg-sitting service. However, dastardly pirate bunny, Squint, who is seeking revenge on the herd, steals, camouflages and hides all the eggs. Once again, with Squint’s twin brother assisting, Manny, Diego and the rest of the gang come to the rescue and take off on a daring mission that turns into the world’s first Easter egg hunt.
Genres: Adventure Animation Comedy Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-19
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Hidden Figures
Overview: The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-10
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Force
Overview: Plot kept under wraps. Described as a crime drama about a corrupt vigilante group.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
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Smokin' Aces
Overview: When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-09
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Madly Madagascar
Overview: Your favorite Madagascar pals are back in an all-new adventure! Alex's favorite holiday, Valentine's Day, brings hilarious surprises and excitement for the entire gang. Melman plans a big surprise for Gloria, Marty tries to impress a new friend and everyone wants to get their hands on King Julien's love potion. You'll fall in LOVE with Madly Madagascar!
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-29
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The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Overview: Rocky and Bullwinkle have been living off the finances made from the reruns of their cartoon show. Boris and Natasha somehow manage to crossover into reality and team up with Fearless Leader, an evil criminal turned media mogul with some evil plans up his sleeve. Rocky and Bullwinkle must stop the three of them before they wreak havoc.
Genres: Family Adventure Animation Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-30
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Proud Mary
Overview: Mary is a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-01-12
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The Best of Enemies
Overview: Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-05
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Acrimony
Overview: Faithful wife Melinda, who is tired of standing by her devious husband Robert, is enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed. That's when she lost it, and now she cannot let it go.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-03-30
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Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
Overview: Taraji P. Henson, Golden Globe-winning star of EMPIRE and the movie “Hidden Figures,” is back this holiday season to spread cheer, goodwill and some holiday magic in this third annual music and variety special.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-14
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This Changes Everything
Overview: An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-28
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What Men Want
Overview: Magically able to hear what men are thinking, a sports agent uses her newfound ability to turn the tables on her overbearing male colleagues.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-02-08
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Ralph Breaks the Internet
Overview: Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope's video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet — the netizens — to help navigate their way, including an entrepreneur named Yesss, who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site BuzzzTube.
Genres: Family Animation Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-20
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Coffee & Kareem
Overview: A Detroit cop reluctantly teams with his girlfriend's 11-year-old son to clear his name and take down the city's most ruthless criminal.
Genres: Comedy Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-03
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Minions: The Rise of Gru
Overview: A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-06-29
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Feeding America Comedy Festival
Overview: All-star comics perform in support of Feeding America.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-05-10
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Streetwise
Overview: Three brothers use legal and illegal methods to make it out of their drug-infected neighborhood.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-06-12
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Picasso Baby
Overview: Jay Z performs Picasso Baby at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-02
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Mary J. Blige's My Life
Overview: Mary J. Blige set the music world on fire with her trailblazing 1994 LP "My Life." The singer, producer and actress reveals the demons and blessings that inspired the record and propelled her to international stardom. She celebrates the 25th anniversary of her most influential work by performing the album live for the first time.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-06-25
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Annie Live!
Overview: Annie, the beloved seven-time Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation, comes to life like never before in a live musical event starring Harry Connick, Jr., Nicole Scherzinger, Tituss Burgess, Megan Hilty and Taraji P. Henson, with newcomer Celina Smith in the title role of Annie. The iconic musical follows smart and spirited little orphan Annie, whose whole life changes when larger-than-life billionaire Daddy Warbucks takes her away from an orphanage run by the mean Miss Hannigan. One of Broadway's all-time biggest hits, the stage production features such popular songs as "Tomorrow" and "It's the Hard Knock Life," which are adored by generations of audiences around the world.
Genres: Comedy Family Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-02
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The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Overview: A documentary about the making of David Fincher's 2008 film THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON. Virtually every element in the evolution of the Fincher's film is documented here, from the project's attachment to numerous other directors during the 1990s, to its shoot in 2006 and 2007 in New Orleans, to its complex, CGI-intensive postproduction process.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-05-05
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Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
Overview: Book of Love delivers humor along with the mysteries of unrequited love and relationships gone bad. The film's story line focuses on three men living, dating and loving in Los Angeles in the 90's. They struggle with heartbreak and insecurity as a result of failed relationships. The three characters’ stories unfold through sessions with their therapist – sessions that are often as comedic as they are insightful.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-14
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STRAW
Overview: A single mother navigates a series of unfortunate events, leading her down an unforeseen path where she becomes embroiled in a situation she never envisioned, finding herself at the center of suspicion in an indifferent world.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-06-05
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Despicable Me 4
Overview: Gru and Lucy and their girls—Margo, Edith and Agnes—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru also faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, forcing the family to go on the run.
Genres: Animation Family Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-06-20
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