Shades of Black

In the course of one chaotic week, the lives of three conflicted New York City police officers are dramatically transformed by their involvement in a massive drug operation.","large":"A drug operation changes the lives of three conflicted New York cops. Burned-out vet Eddie Dugan is close to retirement; narcotics cop Sal Procida faces the difficult task of caring for his large family on his ordina

A Philadelphia gang member (Beanie Sigel) becomes a drug kingpin and starts a feud with vicious rivals.","large":"Frustrated with being broke, "Beans" (Beanie Sigel) decides that the only way to grasp the American Dream is to take it. "State Property" follows Beans and his crew, the ABM as they take over the city, creating mayhem as their empire builds. Beans now struggles to maintain his family l

Two corrupt homicide cops selling narcotics accidentally kill an undercover DEA agent and try to pin the murder on a homeless alcoholic, but the dead man's partner comes calling.","large":"Corrupt cops Divinci and Rodriguez have been murdering drug dealers and selling their narcotics, but when they accidentally kill an undercover DEA agent, the dead man's partner Simms comes calling. In search of

Four Boston friends (Allen Payne, Aaron D. Spears) become big-time drug dealers but face the wrath of another kingpin.","large":"Four friends enter the drug trade in Boston in the late 1970s: Tristan (Allen Payne), Money (Aaron D. Spears), E-Bone and Simon. With the consent of a South End crime boss, Benny (Clarence Williams III), they quickly rise in the drug game, while the leader of the group,

A weary high-paid killer (Forest Whitaker) balks at his last job when he meets his targets: his client's wife (Sherilyn Fenn) and baby.","large":"A veteran hit man, Dekker (Forest Whitaker) is ready to call it quits and leave the profession. Dekker's final job, however, proves to be trickier than expected when the sadistic Zidzyck (Lewis Smith) recruits the assassin to kill his wife, Jain (Sherily

Wrongly convicted for murder, a woman leads abused female inmates (N'Bushe Wright, Monica Calhoun) in a prison uprising.","large":"Things are tough at Whitehead Correctional Institute, a notorious women's prison. The inmates include Lil' Mamma (Lark Voorhies), a pregnant teen, and Nikki (N'Bushe Wright), the queen bee of Whitehead. The inmates are under the supervision of abusive warden Dease (Cli

A black matriarch instills values of God and family in three generations of 20th-century kin. Adapted from a book by Alex Haley and David Stevens.

A black matriarch instills values of God and family in three generations of 20th-century kin. Adapted from a book by Alex Haley and David Stevens.

A courier (Donald Faison) lands in the middle of a drug deal gone awry when he accidentally delivers a box of cocaine to the wrong address.","large":"Delivery man Leo Jackson (Donald Faison) is definitely on the wrong road to success. He still lives at home, he and his girlfriend just broke up, and he has multiple complaints stacked against him at work. Fortunately, Leo has plenty of marijuana to

Randall becomes a father at the same time that his buddy James has his 17th child. The men begin an eccentric style of counseling to help them in their relationships.

Two young men cross paths on the dangerous streets of Atlanta. One tries to make a legitimate living, while the other tries to create mayhem and rule the streets.

A Philadelphia gang member (Beanie Sigel) becomes a drug kingpin and starts a feud with vicious rivals.","large":"Frustrated with being broke, "Beans" (Beanie Sigel) decides that the only way to grasp the American Dream is to take it. "State Property" follows Beans and his crew, the ABM as they take over the city, creating mayhem as their empire builds. Beans now struggles to maintain his family l

An ex-Marine prison counselor leads juvenile offenders on a mission to rescue a tycoon's daughter held hostage in Vietnam.","large":"Veteren Howard Toliver (Michael Dudikoff) works at a prison for extremely dangerous juvenile offenders. Recruited to rescue a wealthy girl being held captive in Vietnam, he assembles a team composed of some of the most violent inmates, many of whom are enemies. After

A suave Los Angeles detective (Billy Dee Williams) and his quirky partner (Robert Carradine) hunt a drug lord who has social clout.","large":"Detectives Barzak (Robert Carradine) and Hazeltine (Billy Dee Williams) are trying their hardest to bring down a drug ring, but they're meeting with trouble at every turn, which leads the officers to suspect a mole in their midst. When the detectives are dis