Shades of Black

A New York journalist (Christopher Reeve) lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp (Morgan Freeman) up for murder.","large":"Jonathan Fisher (Christopher Reeve) is a reporter struggling to keep his job at a magazine. Assigned to write a real-life prostitution exposé, he fails to gain information from his subjects and decides to make up his own story about a pimp. The piece reviv

A young boy resorts to joining the drug game to help his mom and take care of his siblings.

A recently released convict takes murderous revenge against his childhood friends who let him take the fall for their crimes.

Racial tensions collide in a collection of intertwined stories involving residents of Los Angeles.

Young Thurgood Marshall faces one of his greatest challenges while working as a lawyer for the NAACP. He teams up with lawyer Sam Friedman to defend Joseph Spell, a Black chauffeur whose employer accuses him of sexual assault and attempted murder.","large":"Young Thurgood Marshall faces one of his greatest challenges while working as a lawyer for the NAACP. Marshall travels to conservative Connect

Ever since they were kids, Sincere and Buns have lived life close to the edge, doing whatever it takes to survive; as adults, they build up their kingdom of crime on drug dealing and robbery.","large":"Ever since they were kids, Sincere (Nas) and Buns (DMX) have lived life close to the edge, doing whatever it takes to survive. As adults, they build up their kingdom of crime on drug dealing and rob

After eight years in prison, G (Jayceon Taylor) is released and returns to his old ways on the streets -- until he starts to fall for a policewoman (Shari Headley).

The daughter (Kelly Rowan) of a New Orleans aristocrat ties his murder to the legend of an artist (Tony Todd) fitted with a hook.","large":"As her brother stands trial for the killing of an outspoken New Orleans professor, inner-city schoolteacher Annie Tarrant (Kelly Rowan) begins hearing rumors of the Candyman (Tony Todd), a murderous, knife-handed figure of urban legend. Skeptical of the Candym

After a narrow escape from her murderous sister, Monica goes to great lengths to ensure her own safety. On the eve of her wedding six years later, death and betrayal await her friends and family on a Southern plantation haunted by 13 murdered slaves.

Trucking and construction entrepreneur Charlie Walker fights institutional racism while cleaning up a massive oil spill off the coast of San Francisco in 1971.","large":"In 1971 two oil tankers collide off the coast of San Francisco, spilling millions of gallons of crude oil and creating an environmental disaster. Against all odds, trucking and construction entrepreneur Charlie Walker secures a lu

A multigenerational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.

Tubman is a slave whose new owner claims to be a fair man, but treats her harshly; she finds inspiration to escape for freedom in the North.

At the risk of recapture, Harriet Tubman helps organize the Underground Railroad, which enables hundreds of enslaved African Americans to make their way to the freedom of the North.

Pregnant and abused, a Harlem teen (Gabourey Sidibe) enrolls in an alternative school in an attempt to bring value to her life.","large":"Pregnant by her own father for the second time, 16-year-old Claireece "Precious" Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) can neither read nor write and suffers constant abuse at the hands of her vicious mother (Mo'Nique). Precious instinctively sees a chance to turn her life ar

Ever since they were kids, Sincere and Buns have lived life close to the edge, doing whatever it takes to survive; as adults, they build up their kingdom of crime on drug dealing and robbery.","large":"Ever since they were kids, Sincere (Nas) and Buns (DMX) have lived life close to the edge, doing whatever it takes to survive. As adults, they build up their kingdom of crime on drug dealing and rob

After eight years in prison, G (Jayceon Taylor) is released and returns to his old ways on the streets -- until he starts to fall for a policewoman (Shari Headley).

A massive drug operation changes the lives of three conflicted police officers (Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke) in one of New York's most-violent precincts.","large":"A massive drug operation changes the lives of three conflicted New York cops. Burned-out vet Eddie Dugan (Richard Gere) is close to retirement; narcotics cop Sal Procida (Ethan Hawke) faces the difficult task of caring for hi

Former gang members (Fred Williamson, Jim Brown) return to depressed Gary, Ind., to quell violence perpetrated by their successors.","large":"Successful Los Angeles football coach John Bookman (Fred Williamson) returns home to Gary, Ind., when his father is murdered. Discovering the town overrun with violent street gangs, John is even more horrified to learn his father was shot by a member of the

Two detectives (Chris Klein, Richard T. Jones) are targeted by gangsters and crooked cops as they investigate an important case.

Deported from the United States, two drug dealers (Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz) travel to Miami and continue their violent ways.

Accompanied by his young nephew (Michael Rainey Jr.), an ex-convict (Common) tries to raise money through a drug deal.

From grade-school through high-school, LeBron James and four talented teammates burn up the basketball courts throughout Ohio.","large":"Filmmaker Kristopher Belman chronicles the early career of basketball superstar LeBron James. James and four other talented teammates were a powerhouse combination at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. The five star athletes burned up the courts thr

A black woman (Loretta Devine) gives her adopted Irish son (Mitch Mullany) a seemingly simple task to complete by evening.

Targeted by con artists, two aspiring rappers (Markee Lawain Adams, Drew Frasier) try to raise $25,000 to pay for a record deal.

It's Christmas in the Dessert and an ex-F.B.I. Agent and an ex-mob lawyer in the Witness Protection Program must work together.","large":"Duke Diver is living the high life as the freewheeling manager of a luxurious resort in Palm Springs, Calif. He soon faces competition from Leo, a former military man who likes the same woman that Duke is interested in. When Diver's past suddenly catches up with

A big-time drug dealer sends his bodyguard (Sam Elliott) to stop a Los Angeles policewoman (Whoopi Goldberg) who's bad for business.","large":"Detective Rita Rizzoli (Whoopi Goldberg) is accustomed to donning costumes and going undercover to nail crooks. But she'll be required to use all of her get-ups and more when a major cocaine ring is suspected of turning out a potent new strain of the drug,

Former gang members (Fred Williamson, Jim Brown) return to depressed Gary, Ind., to quell violence perpetrated by their successors.","large":"Successful Los Angeles football coach John Bookman (Fred Williamson) returns home to Gary, Ind., when his father is murdered. Discovering the town overrun with violent street gangs, John is even more horrified to learn his father was shot by a member of the

Young Thurgood Marshall faces one of his greatest challenges while working as a lawyer for the NAACP. He teams up with lawyer Sam Friedman to defend Joseph Spell, a Black chauffeur whose employer accuses him of sexual assault and attempted murder.","large":"Young Thurgood Marshall faces one of his greatest challenges while working as a lawyer for the NAACP. Marshall travels to conservative Connect

A massive drug operation changes the lives of three conflicted police officers (Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke) in one of New York's most-violent precincts.","large":"A massive drug operation changes the lives of three conflicted New York cops. Burned-out vet Eddie Dugan (Richard Gere) is close to retirement; narcotics cop Sal Procida (Ethan Hawke) faces the difficult task of caring for hi