Common
Also Known As: Lonnie Rashid Lynn , Common Sense, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr., کامان
Biography: Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor. He has received three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar?, and gained critical acclaim with his 1994 album Resurrection. He maintained an underground following into the late 1990s. He achieved mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians. His first major-label album Like Water for Chocolate (2000), received commercial success. In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for the Erykah Badu single "Love of My Life". His 2005 album Be was also a commercial success and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Common received his second Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Southside" (featuring Kanye West), from his 2007 album Finding Forever. His best-of album, Thisisme Then: The Best of Common, was released in late 2007. In 2011, Common launched Think Common Entertainment, his own record label imprint, having previously released music under various other labels including Relativity, Geffen, and GOOD Music. Common won the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for his song, co-written and performed with John Legend, "Glory" from the 2014 film Selma, in which he co-starred as Civil Rights Movement leader James Bevel. Common's acting career also includes roles in the films Smokin' Aces, Street Kings, American Gangster, Wanted, Terminator Salvation, Date Night, Just Wright, Happy Feet Two, New Year's Eve, Run All Night, Being Charlie, Rex, John Wick: Chapter 2, Smallfoot and Hunter Killer. He also narrated the documentary Bouncing Cats, about one man's efforts to improve the lives of children in Uganda through hip-hop/b-boy culture. He starred as Elam Ferguson on the AMC western television series Hell on Wheels. Description above from the Wikipedia article Common (rapper), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Overview: The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn, New York, to throw an unprecedented block party.
Genres: Comedy Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-12
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Terminator Salvation
Overview: All grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots. But when Marcus Wright appears, his existence confuses the mission as Connor tries to determine whether Wright has come from the future or the past -- and whether he's friend or foe.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-05-20
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Street Kings
Overview: Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-10
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Fool's Paradise
Overview: A down-on-his-luck publicist discovers a recently released mental health patient who looks just like a misbehaving movie star. The publicist subs him into a film, creating a new star. But fame and fortune are not all they are cracked up to be.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-05-12
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American Gangster
Overview: Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-02
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Between Riverside and Crazy
Overview: City Hall is demanding more than his signature, the landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed—and the Church won’t leave him alone. For ex-cop and recent widower Walter “Pops” Washington and his recently paroled son Junior, the struggle to hold on to one of the last great rent stabilized apartments on Riverside Drive collides with old wounds, sketchy new houseguests, and a final ultimatum in this Pulitzer Prize-winning dark comedy from Stephen Adly Guirgis.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-01-31
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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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Wanted
Overview: Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered father - whom Wesley never knew - belonged to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins which takes its orders from Fate itself. Fox and Sloan, the Fraternity's leader, teach Wesley, through intense training, to tap into dormant powers and hone his innate killing skills. Though he enjoys his newfound abilities, he begins to suspect that there is more to the Fraternity than meets the eye.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-19
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Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
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Overview: A collection of music videos and behind the scenes footage released to promote Kanye West's upcoming debut album, College Dropout. The compilation features the videos to the previously unreleased "Two Words", "Slow Jamz", "Through the Wire", "All Falls Down", the three versions of "Jesus Walks", and "The New Workout Plan", all previously unseen before its release.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-22
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Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Overview: Chris Rock gives an exclusive look at his year on tour leading up to this historic night. With appearances from Dave Chappelle, Adam Sandler, Kevin Hart, and many more.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-03-04
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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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Just Wright
Overview: Physical therapist Leslie Wright lands the dream job of working with basketball superstar Scott McKnight, helping him recover from a career-threatening injury. All goes well and soon Leslie finds herself falling in love with him. Just as their friendship deepens, however, Scott focuses his attention back on his tenuous relationship with his ex-fiancé Morgan, Leslie's gorgeous godsister, who would love to be the basketball player's trophy wife.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-14
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Overview: Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors inductees: Tina Turner, Carole King, The Go-Go's, JAY-Z, Foo Fighters, and Todd Rundgren; along with Kraftwerk, Charley Patton and Gil Scott-Heron; LL Cool J, Billy Preston and Randy Rhoads; Clarence Avant for the Ahmet Ertegun Award. The special music event also features a host of all-star presenters, performers, and special guests, including Angela Bassett, Christina Aguilera, Mickey Guyton, H.E.R., Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Drew Barrymore, Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, and many others.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-20
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You're Watching Video Music Box
Overview: The untold story of the world’s longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like Jay-Z, Nas and Mary J. Blige before they hit it big. Host Ralph McDaniels’ archives — amassed over nearly 40 years — reveal the show’s importance to numerous big-name musicians, as well as to the kids that grew up watching.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-03
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Happy Feet Two
Overview: Mumble the penguin has a problem: his son Erik, who is reluctant to dance, encounters the Mighty Sven — a penguin who can fly! Things get worse for Mumble when the world is shaken by powerful forces, causing him to bring together the penguin nations and their allies to set things right.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-17
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Beef
Overview: A documentary on the evolution of MC battles from verbal one-upmanship to street warfare.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-03
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Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Overview: Having forged a 20-year run as one of the most innovative and influential hip hop bands of all time, the Queens NY collective known as 'A Tribe Called Quest' have kept a generation hungry for more of their groundbreaking music since their much publicized breakup in 1998. Michael Rapaport documents the inner workings and behind the scenes drama that follows the band to this day. He explores what's next for, what many claim, are the pioneers of alternative rap.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-08
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Overview: A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-15
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LUV
Overview: Over the course of one day, a shy 13-year-old forms a bond with his troubled uncle.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-18
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Now You See Me
Overview: An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-05-29
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The Legacy of J Dilla
Overview: In his short lifetime, J Dilla was a musician, producer and visionary who profoundly influenced rap and hip-hop. Given how prolific he was in his 32 years, why didn't his accolades come sooner?
Genres: Documentary Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-04-07
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Movie 43
Overview: A series of interconnected short films are the backdrop for a maniac screenwriter who pitches insane storylines featuring some of Hollywood's biggest and brightest.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-24
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The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents
Overview: The Notorious B.I.G exploded onto the hip-hop scene in 1994 with the hip-hop anthem "juicy" after blazing remixes for Craig Mack and Mary J. Blige. His now classic debut Ready To Die, the sophomore double CD Life After Death, and 1999's Born Again combine for over 10 million career album sales. Biggie's magnetic persona, signature flow, and imaginative delivery secured Bad Boy Entertainment's place at hip hop's forefront. His tragic deathin 1997 devastated the music world and spawned numerous imitators. Enduring beyond charts and trends, Christopher Wallace is irreplacable and unforgetable. With Duets: The Final Chapter, his legacy as an icon of the art form and the culture lives on.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Pawn
Overview: A petty robbery spirals into a tense hostage situation after three gunmen hold up a diner that's a front for the mob.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-23
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Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene
Overview: More fight choreography footage and in fact seems to be documenting more than one fight scene, unless one simply takes the entire film as one long extended fight scene, which isn't that far fetched of a perception.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-06-13
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Bouncing Cats
Overview: This documentary follows the efforts of Abraham "Abramz" Tekya and Breakdance Project Uganda (BPU) to use dance to empower youth in war-torn Uganda. The film is a testimony of Crazy Legs of Rock Steady Crew and his experiences in the BPU program. The film features narration by Common and additional interviews with Mos Def, will.i.am and K'Naan. Also appearing in the film is Okot Jolly Grace, whose guidance enabled the filmmakers to see and understand the plight of children in northern Uganda.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-04-29
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Run All Night
Overview: Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-11
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Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
Overview: Under the direction of founder and world-renowned DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, Stones Throw Records has consistently released critically acclaimed, left-of-center albums since its founding in 1996. Drawing on live concert footage, never-before-seen archival material, inner-circle home video and photographs and in-depth interviews with the folks who put Stones Throw on the map, this documentary will delve deeper into the label's enigmatic artists, history, culture and global following.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-21
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Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Overview: SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a feature length performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is the film's director and interviewer Ice-T. Taking us on a deeply personal journey Ice-T uncovers how this music of the street has grown to dominate the world. Along the way Ice-T meets a whole spectrum of Hip-Hop talent, from founders, to new faces, to the global superstars like Eminem, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and Kanye West. He exposes the roots and history of Rap and then, through meeting many of its most famous protagonists, studies the living mechanism of the music to reveal 'The Art Of Rap'. This extraordinary film features unique performances from the entire cast, without resorting to archive material, to build a fresh and surprising take on the phenomenon that is Rap.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-15
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X/Y
Overview: As Mark, Jen, Sylvia, and Jake navigate through their emotionally-arrested states, X/Y reveals the honest and wanton desire we all have to connect with someone and what is at stake when that connection fades.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-19
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Breathe
Overview: Air-supply is scarce in the near future, forcing a mother and daughter to fight for survival when two strangers arrive desperate for an oxygenated haven.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-04-04
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Selma
Overview: "Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-25
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5 Sides of a Coin
Overview: "5 Sides of a Coin" is a comprehensive overview of the worldwide cultural movement of Hip-Hop.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-12
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Diane Warren: Relentless
Overview: An intimate look at the life, career and process of one of the most accomplished songwriters of all time, Diane Warren.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-01-10
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Killing Me Softly with His Songs
Overview: A musical documentary about the life and work of composer Charles Fox, known for pop hits such as 'Killing Me Softly with His Song', 'I Got a Name', 'Ready to Take a Chance Again', and iconic television show themes for Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, The Love Boat and Wonder Woman.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-10
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A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Overview: A once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the two-hour tribute special features exclusive performances from hip-hop legends and GRAMMY-winning artists, including Black Thought, Bun B, Common, De La Soul, Jermaine Dupri, J.J. Fad, Talib Kweli, The Lady of Rage, LL COOL J, MC Sha-Rock, Monie Love, The Pharcyde, Queen Latifah, Questlove, Rakim, Remy Ma, Uncle Luke, and Yo-Yo.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-10
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Barbershop: The Next Cut
Overview: To survive harsh economic times, Calvin and Angie have merged the barbershop and beauty salon into one business. The days of male bonding are gone as Eddie and the crew must now contend with sassy female co-workers and spirited clientele. As the battle of the sexes rages on, a different kind of conflict has taken over Chicago. Crime and gangs are on the rise, leaving Calvin worried about the fate of his son. Together, the friends come up with a bold plan to take back their beloved neighborhood.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-15
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Every Secret Thing
Overview: One clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released into a town that hasn't fully forgiven or forgotten. Soon, another child is missing, and two detectives are called in to investigate the mystery in a community where everyone seems to have a secret.
Genres: Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-20
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Suicide Squad
Overview: From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-03
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Entourage
Overview: Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold. Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate the capricious and often cutthroat world of Hollywood.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-06-03
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Unity
Overview: Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one another, the animals, and nature. UNITY is a film about why we can't seem to get along, even after thousands and thousands of years.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-08-12
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The Wiz Live!
Overview: Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Wiz was a massive Broadway hit which spawned a dismal feature film starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Executive Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have assembled a Tony-winning creative team, the imaginative Cirque du Soleil Theatrical and a diverse cast of showstoppers designed to create an eye-popping new take on the musical unlike anything ever seen.
Genres: TV Movie Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-03
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Being Charlie
Overview: Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he's given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab. There, he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva, and is forced to battle with drugs, elusive love and divided parents.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-14
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Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Overview: Exploring the social impact of what The Source Magazine in 1998 voted, "The Best Hip Hop Radio Show Of All-Time." The documentary film is the story of quirky friends who became unlikely legends by engaging their listeners and breaking the biggest rap artists ever.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-01
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Hip-Hop and the White House
Overview: Unveils the transformative fifty-year history of a world-changing culture, illustrating hip-hop's journey from outsider status to the pinnacle of power. This documentary showcases the pivotal contributions of artists who created some of the most powerful political songs of all time and explores the experiences of rappers who interacted with presidents and performed inside the world's most famous residence. Starting from the blighted neighborhoods that created the culture as a result of oppressive presidential policies, this film describes the complex web of influence, culture and celebrity that is now a permanent feature of American politics.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-04-22
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Love Beats Rhymes
Overview: A young woman dreams of making it big in the world of hip hop, but her parents demand that she finish her university degree. She dutifully agrees to complete her education, but her spoken word proves to have a powerful impact in the classroom.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-01
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John Wick: Chapter 2
Overview: John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-02-08
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Two Trains Runnin'
Overview: The search of several young, white men for blues singers who have been missing for decades coincides with the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1960s.
Genres: Documentary Music History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-08
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Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
Overview: "Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central" features the greatest assemblage of all-star musical talent in Detroit since the legendary Motown Showcases. The sold-out, 90-minute outdoor concert captures the spirit and soul of Detroit through short films and an incredible lineup of musical performances.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-06-09
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Hunter Killer
Overview: Captain Glass of the USS Arkansas discovers that a coup d'état is taking place in Russia, so he and his crew join an elite group working on the ground to prevent a war.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-19
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New Year's Eve
Overview: The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-08
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Megan Leavey
Overview: The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to the test.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-06-09
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A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Overview: During the course of one day, a group of students at a school in Los Angeles find themselves caught up in a plot of sex, lies and dead bodies.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-05
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Overview: A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exuberant life during some of America’s most defining civil rights moments. From her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her swinging soirees with Malcolm X in Ghana to her inaugural speech for President Bill Clinton, we are given special access to interviews with Dr. Angelou whose indelible charm and quick wit make it easy to love her.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-14
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Chasing Trane
Overview: An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker whose original, avant-garde work has impacted and influenced people all over the world. A story about music's ability to entertain, inspire and transform.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-14
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Misdirection: The Real Magic
Overview: A documentary film that follows two young men on a 3-year odyssey, through small triumphs and big set-backs, as they train to become professional magicians – the unconventional career they hope will lift them past poverty and old mistakes - and make them rich and famous!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-06-13
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The Informer
Overview: In New York, former convict Pete Koslow, related to the Polish mafia, must deal with both Klimek the General, his ruthless boss, and the twisted ambitions of two federal agents, as he tries to survive and protect the lives of his loved ones.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-08-30
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Girls Trip
Overview: Four girlfriends take a trip to New Orleans for an annual festival and, along the way, rediscover their wild sides and strengthen the bonds of sisterhood.
Genres: Comedy Romance Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-21
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The Words That Built America
Overview: In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the foundation for the United States of America.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-04
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Brown Sugar
Overview: Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic at a national magazine and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, hip-hop record company executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-05
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Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
Overview: FEEL RICH: HEALTH IS THE NEW WEALTH documents the nascent self-love revolution emerging in urban communities. Narrated by Quincy Jones III, the film features interviews with iconic artists, producers, urban farmers and meditators who have made dramatic changes in their lives by opening themselves up to new ideas about what it means to be rich. Our audience will embark on a journey led by Common, The Game, Crystal Wall, Paul Wall, Fat Joe, Russell Simmons, Stic.Man, Afya Ibomu, Jermaine Dupri, Slim Thug, Styles P and the legendary Quincy Jones that provides unique context to the global health crisis in urban communities by offering a backstage pass into the hearts and minds of the hip hop elite.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-23
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All About Nina
Overview: Nina Geld's passion and talent have made her a rising star in the comedy scene, but she's an emotional mess offstage. When a new professional opportunity coincides with a romantic one, she is forced to confront her own deeply troubled past.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-28
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The Tale
Overview: An investigation into one woman’s memory as she‘s forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-01-20
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Here and Now
Overview: On the eve of a major performance, singer Vivienne receives life-altering news that causes her to reevaluate her priorities. Crisscrossing the busy streets of New York City, she tries to balance her upcoming tour, family, and friends. Through interaction with her overbearing mother, Jeanne, her long-time manager, Ben, and her ex-husband, Nick, Vivienne strives to make peace with the decisions and sacrifices she's made along the way.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-09
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Smallfoot
Overview: A bright young yeti finds something he thought didn't exist—a human. News of this “smallfoot” throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village.
Genres: Family Animation Adventure Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-20
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The Hate U Give
Overview: Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-19
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Black America Again
Overview: A visual celebration of the beauty, strength, perseverance and spirit of the Black community in these troubling times.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-21
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BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Overview: A White House concert and celebration in honor of the 8-year Presidency of Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-15
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Ocean's Eight
Overview: Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.
Genres: Crime Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-06-07
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The Kitchen
Overview: The mobster husbands of three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia's matters into their own hands — proving unexpectedly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition… literally.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-08-08
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Ava
Overview: A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-07-02
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Saint Judy
Overview: The true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood and how she singlehandedly changed the U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-01
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Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Overview: A collection of music videos and behind the scenes footage released to promote Kanye West's upcoming debut album, College Dropout. The compilation features the videos to the previously unreleased "Two Words", "Slow Jamz", "Through the Wire", "All Falls Down", the three versions of "Jesus Walks", and "The New Workout Plan", all previously unseen before its release.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-22
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Brave New Voices 2010
Overview: The excitement and poetry of the Brave New Voices 2010 National Slam team championships is captured in this special.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
Overview: The greatest rapper to ever pick up a mic - with his velvety flow and unparalleled rhyme style he captivated everyone from Jay Z to Tupac. Now Notorious B.I.G. is revealed.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-16
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Music
Overview: The story of music and the music industry told through interviews with musicians, composers and producers across genres.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-15
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The Price of Protest
Overview: United States, September 1st, 2016. American football player Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem, protesting police brutality against black people. Part of the population regards the gesture as an unacceptable affront to the flag. Later, he loses his place on his team. Today, however, he is considered by many as a true hero.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2019-08-18
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A Most Beautiful Thing
Overview: A chronicle of the first African American high school rowing team in America made up of young men, many of whom were in rival gangs from the West Side of Chicago, coming together to row in the same boat.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-06-18
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Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
Overview: A lineup of artists -- including Beck, Common, Gary Clark Jr., Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Juanes, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Chris Martin, Mavis Staples, St. Vincent, Usher and more -- pay tribute to Prince's unprecedented influence on music.
Genres: Music History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-21
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Letter to the President
Overview: Feature documentary that showcases the close-knit ties between the Hip Hop Music community and America's social and political policy in the last 30 years.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-29
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Letter to the Free
Overview: Inspired by some of the greatest musical recordings and performances 'behind bars', Young imagines a time and place where jails and prisons are no longer filled with bodies but are ruins of a time of isolation, pain and absence. A film about our collective redemption. About second chances, forgiving mistakes, rehabilitation, love and exoneration.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-01
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Alice
Overview: Alice spends her days enslaved on a rural Georgia plantation, restlessly yearning for freedom. After a violent clash with plantation owner Paul, Alice flees through the neighboring woods and stumbles onto the unfamiliar sight of a highway, soon discovering the year is actually 1973.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-03-18
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Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1998-11-10
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Hate to See You Go
Overview: The story of Sonny Bell (Freeman), an aging Chicago Blues musician, who refuses to retire and defiantly hits the road with his band for one last long-shot to keep doing the only thing that makes them all feel truly alive--play Blues. The story is inspired by Stone's experiences touring and playing harmonica with many of blues music's most revered artists.
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Original Language: en
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One World: Together at Home
Overview: A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise funds in support of front line health workers in the global response to COVID-19.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-18
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Soundz of Spirit
Overview: Award winning documentary by Joslyn Rose Lyons exploring the relationship between spiritual connection and the creative process in hip-hop music.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-02-08
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Paragraphs I Manifest
Overview: Upcoming documentary by Big Daddy Kane.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
Overview: Bilal: Live at Glasshaus is a tribute to Bilal’s extraordinary vocal and musical range, as well as his status as one of the most unsung innovators in contemporary music. This film places Bilal in his enviable context as ‘your favorite artist’s favorite artist,’ with a narrative shaped by the voices of Questlove, Common and Glasper, who have witnessed his genius first hand for over two decades.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-11-20
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Wick Is Pain
Overview: Witness the never-before-seen footage and true story behind the John Wick phenomenon – from independent film to billion-dollar franchise.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-05-08
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