Jean-Claude La Marre
Also Known As: Jean-Claude LaMarre, Jean Claude La Marre, Jeanclaude Lamarre
Biography: Jean-Claude La Marre is a Haitian-American actor, writer, director and producer.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: October 10, 1965
Age: 59 years old
Gender: Male
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Basquiat
Overview: The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-09
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Go For Broke 2
Overview: When their friend is kidnapped and held for ransom, John and Darnell come up with a crazy plan to raise his $20 million ransom by dressing up as women in order to steal an enormous diamond from an African Prince.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Pastor Jones Revelations
Overview: Pastor Jones shares the secrets behind his most powerful sermons in this inspiring and faith affirming look into Christian Faith.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-01-01
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Fresh
Overview: Death and violence anger twelve year old drug courier Fresh, who sets his rival employers against each other.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-06-15
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Pastor Jones: Sisters in Spirit
Overview: After announcing that he'll step down from the pulpit and let a younger preacher (Jean-Claude La Marre) take his place, an aging minister (Harace Carpenter) watches in amusement as his daughters (Dinora Walcott and Christina Johnson) swoon over his successor. But little do the love-struck girls know that their father has a secret … of biblical proportions. Patricia Hodges also stars in this stylish urban drama.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-08-14
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Pastor Jones: Sisters in Spirit 2
Overview: Life is doubly complicated for Pastor Jones (Jean-Claude La Marre) when his beloved mentor (Harace Carpenter) unexpectedly dies, leaving behind a shocking secret: that he was actually the pastor's biological father. Grappling with the news is hard enough … but now he's also in a compromising position with his newly revealed half sisters (Dinora Walcott and Christina Johnson), whose joint crush on him just isn't kosher.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-13
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Higher Ed
Overview: Ed (Pras from the Fugees) enters college on a track scholarship to escape some thugs from his past. Campus life, however, is filled with hurdles, and Ed's stoner roommate, Bud (Aries Spears), makes it hard not to fall back on old habits. But Ed's romantic interest, Lisa (Leila Arcieri), provides the incentive for Ed, if only he can win her away from her jock boyfriend, Craig (Hill Harper).
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-01
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Nora's Hair Salon
Overview: Welcome to Nora's Hair Salon. Leave your troubles outside and get set for neighborhood drama, juicy gossip, and the occasional knock-down, drag-out fight. Nora runs the place and takes care of her family. Whatever the problem, Nora can make it all right in this feel-good film about life, love and lookin' fine!
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-25
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Color of the Cross 2: Resurrection
Overview: From director Jean Claude LaMarre (Color of the Cross), comes another epic film about the ministry of Jesus Christ. This daring film portrays the resurrection of Jesus Christ and his ministry after his death. After the crucifixion of Jesus, the disciples go into hiding believing their lives are in danger. They had lost all hope that Jesus would come back to them as He had prophesied. Three days after his death, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of Jesus, and other women go up to the tomb to put spices on Christ's body. They are shocked to find the tomb completely empty. Jesus' body is gone. The now frightened women go running out of the tomb, when two angels stop them. They declare to the women that Christ has risen! The women, still bewildered, go and spread the news to the disciples. Created with the same enthusiasm and astonishing interpretations as Color of the Cross, The Resurrection brings a new perspective of the resurrection and ascension of Christ.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-05
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Go for Broke
Overview: After their winning lottery ticket was stolen and wound up in a women’s prison, two men hatch a plan to get arrested while in drag to get it back.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-06-27
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Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above
Overview: Simone arrives in Los Angeles after inheriting her late aunt's hair salon where she soon clashes with the diva hairstylist who has her own ideas about the salon's future.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-13
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Church Wives
Overview: A comedy-drama that follows the the friendship of four women who relationships are put in jeopardy when the secrets between them are revealed.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-09
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On Seventh Avenue
Overview: A rising designer leaves a top fashion house to rescue her retired father's New York apparel business.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-10
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Basketball Girlfriends
Overview: Tyron is one of the top college basketball stars in the country and is expected to be a top NBA draft pick, but as the pressure to perform well in school threatens his ability to perform on the court, things start to fall apart. Then, when his brother, Blak, is released from prison, he is pressured to rejoin the family business hustling drugs on the street. In a last ditch effort to save his star player, Tyron's coach introduces him to Carmen, a tutor who Tyron falls deeply in love with.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-06-17
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Gangland: The Musical
Overview: The city of Chicago is plagued by gang violence on both sides of the city in this modern retelling of the classic Romeo and Juliet story. In the midst of their chaos, two young lovers must navigate their dangerous circumstances to escape their affiliations.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-04
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Pastor Jones
Overview: When a young couple find themselves on the brink of a divorce, pastor Jones is there to lend a helping hand. The wife turns to him for a place to stay, a job, and a sense of belonging as she leaves her abusive husband. But kindness turn to feelings. Will the pastor stray from his teachings to be with a beautiful member of his flock even as he mourns the recent death of his own beautiful wife?
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-01
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Chocolate City 3: Live Tour
Overview: After their unprecedented win at the National Stripper Competition in Las Vegas the year before, the Chocolate City team of strippers have had some ups and downs. Michael, their lead dancer suffered a tragic loss when his mother unexpectedly passes. Their Reality show, after their Vegas win, experienced low viewership and was not what they had expected, forcing them to withdraw from the Network production altogether. Now its time to get back to what they do best - dance. With the help and support of Mr. Williams, the Chocolate City Dancers will now prepare for a multi-city tour to regain their mojo, but once again personal challenges and internal beefs threaten to derail their new plan.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-06-24
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Gang of Roses
Overview: In 1828 the town of Flat Ridge is over run by a band of outlaws looking for lost treasure said to be buried somewhere in town. In their quest for dominance, the outlaws kill Sally, a prostitute who happens to be the sister of Rachel and a former member of the disbanded Rose Gang. With the weight of grief on her heart, Rachel decides to shed her new found religious faith to bring vengeance upon her sister's killers. After laying Sally to rest, Rachel goes in search of her former posse to assist her in avenging her sister's death.
Genres: Western Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-10
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Chocolate City: Vegas Strip
Overview: The Chocolate City dancers come together to save their club from foreclosure. They decide to enter a national stripper competition, traveling all the way to Las Vegas to try their luck.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-07-04
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Malcolm X
Overview: A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-18
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Color of the Cross
Overview: A retelling of the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, based on the idea that he was a black man whose death was a racially motivated hate crime.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-09
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The Pastor and Mrs. Jones
Overview: On the eve of his wedding day, Pastor Jones' soon-to-be wife develops cold feet when secrets are revealed, and he must reassure her of his affection.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-12
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Trapped: Haitian Nights
Overview: When Nadine Lazard (Kenya Moore), wife of Richard Lazard (Rudulph Moise), comes up missing, the focus immediately turns on her husband, a prominent Haitian doctor. The plot thickens when Violet Martin (vivica A. Fox), a beautiful detective assigned to the case, is led to believe that Nadine was the victim of a powerful Haitian Voodoo priest (Obba Babatunde). But nothing is as it seems in this complex psychological thriller that delves into the dark world of Voodoo, deception, and the fragility of the mind. Clifton Powell, Miguel Nunez Jr., and Jean Claude LaMarre costar.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-08
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Gang of Roses 2: Next Generation
Overview: Cassie, the last remaining member of the original Gang of Roses, is sitting in a small Mexican jail holding the written code to a US military safe. It s here that she meets Collette (Eurika Pratts), a young gambler looking for her next con. Kate (Rocsi Diaz) attempts to break her out, and Cassie is killed. Upon their return, Kate and Collette meet up with outlaws Candi (Teyana Taylor) and Mimi (Claudia Jordan). After some lengthy planning, the four women head to the Mexican town of San Juevo and prepare for the robbery, which will take place in the town church. But unbeknownst to them, they are being followed by Lee (Gabriel Casseus) and his posse of bandits, looking to ambush the women before they can make their big score.
Genres: Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-02-10
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County General
Overview: After he gets an 'F' on his latest assignment, film student Craig needs solid inspiration for his next short film. His girlfriend, Simone, who works at the local county hospital insists that the hospital's quack doctors, sexpot nurses, and hutty patients would be perfect source material for the budding director. Craig then takes a job as a lowly orderly at County General and soon wacky and harrowing hilarity ensues.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-31
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Sugar Valentine
Overview: One man must choose between his heart and his profession. Based on the true life story of Sugar Valentine, a man born into a family of Pimps finds that he is increasingly becoming disillusioned with the "game." And now he must face his biggest challenge of all: Falling in love.With added documentary testimonials from local prostitutes, Sugar Valentine the movie, will become an underground classic.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-05
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Pastor Jones: Samuel and Delia
Overview: Pastor Samuel is forced to live on the street with just the clothes on his back and a Bible in his hand. He has nowhere to go but up as he sets out to recover his faith.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-01
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Pastor Jones 2: Lord Guide My 16 Year Old Daughter
Overview: A family is torn apart by their daughter's pregnancy. It's up to Pastor Jones to guide the family.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Ladies of the Church
Overview: Drama - Vivica A. Fox, Jean-Claude La Marre, Sheryl Lee Ralph
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-01
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Kinky
Overview: A talented African-American surgeon enters into a torrid relationship with a wealthy entrepreneur.
Genres: Romance Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-12
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Dead Presidents
Overview: On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-29
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Assistant Motives
Overview: When a young woman accepts a position as a receptionist, she finds herself falling for the boss, and entering a world of drama and danger.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-06-24
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Chocolate City
Overview: Life for a struggling college student changes in an instant when he meets the owner of a male strip club who convinces him to give amateur night a whirl.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-05-22
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Pastor Jones: Heavenly Voices
Overview: Comedy - This entry in director Jean-Claude La Marre's Pastor Jones series sees the beleaguered clergyman coping with a gap in the church budget. When he can't make a payment on one of the church's loans, the pastor fears he may have to stop funding the choir, and turns to its two lead members (who happen to be quibbling siblings) to help save the day. Will they be able to put their pride aside and keep the choir together? - Jean-Claude La Marre, Nancy Bellany, Richardson Chery
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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Pastor Jones: My Sister Loves You
Overview: Romance - Ever since his beloved wife died, Pastor Jones (Jean-Claude La Marre) has avoided romantic entanglements out of grief and respect. His resolve to stay unattached is put to the test, however, when the sweet and sexy Monique (KiKi Haynes) comes to him for guidance after losing her boyfriend. - Jean-Claude La Marre, Jesse White, Jackie Nova
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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Don't Touch If You Ain't Prayed 2
Overview: Noelle leaves home and the influence of her mother, Pastor Jones, to attend college in this sequel to the popular Christian-themed drama. But conflicts arise that cause Noelle to question her faith. Between dealing with the conservative aunt she now lives with, pressure from a new friend with a big secret and meeting a boy she likes, Noelle's life quickly becomes complicated.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-29
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The Sins of Deacon Whyles
Overview: At Heartland Baptist Church, the sparks begin to fly when a young handsome Deacon becomes the focus of admiration between two dueling sisters who attend the church.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-12
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Black Magic Live: Stripped
Overview: A trip behind the scenes of Las Vegas' only Black male revue show and the often complicated lives of its male strippers. The dancers and staff are met with racial prejudice and a series of emotional pitfalls as they struggle in the city.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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Caribbean Cookout
Overview: Two immigrants, Trevor Barrington and Charlotte Billups, move to Los Angeles hoping to make a better life. They open a Caribbean restaurant and experience the ups and downs of ownership.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
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