Shades of Black

Researching a role at a grocery store, an actor (Morgan Freeman) bonds with a feisty cashier (Paz Vega) who is preparing to interview for a new job.","large":"An actor (Morgan Freeman) who is considering the role of a supermarket manager arrives at a grocery store on the outskirts of Los Angeles to do some field research. He subsequently becomes stranded, without a car or cell phone, and accepts a

When members of a stuffy country club oppose his bid to join, a rap mogul (Antwan "Big Boi" Patton) buys the land adjacent to the golf course's 17th hole.","large":"Superstar rap mogul C-Note (Antwan "Big Boi" Patton) wants to join the Carolina Pines Golf & Country Club, but faces stiff opposition from the establishment's snooty members. C-Note forces the issue by purchasing the land adjacent to t

A struggling black actor must decide whether success is worth compromising his integrity for a stereotypical role.","large":"Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor (Robert Townsend) catches the ire of his grandmother (Helen Martin) for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge. When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the title role,

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,

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

In Jones County, Miss., Newt Knight (Matthew McConaughey) joins forces with other farmers and a group of runaway slaves to lead a violent rebellion against the Confederacy.","large":"In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to

An angry Vietnam veteran (Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs) leads a Los Angeles street gang in a war on drug dealers.

Friends of each partner conspire to break up new lovers (Tisha Campbell, Rusty Cundieff), then to reconcile them.","large":"Clyde (Joe Torry) and his photographer pal Montel (Rusty Cundieff) meet gold digger Adina (Paula Jai Parker) and her friend Brandy (Tisha Campbell), a law student, at a party. While Clyde convinces Adina that he's wealthy, Montel and Brandy pair off and get along well. Adina

Calvin gives an ex-convict a job; abortion activists pursue Terri.

Somebody new moves into the neighborhood; Big Tricky asks Romodal to be his spokesman.

Michael breaks up with Terri; Isaac hooks up with Michael's sister.

An ex-con may miss a crucial meeting with his parole officer if he enters a low-rider contest to save his mother's home.

A stand-up comic hopes to hit the big time in Los Angeles after he becomes a social media sensation.

People (Jaime Pressly, Molly Hagan) having sordid affairs appear with their loved ones on a talk-show host's (Jerry Springer) popular, controversial TV program.","large":"Jerry Farrelly (Jerry Springer) hosts a controversial talk show where guests with lurid lives confront each other. After Connie (Molly Hagan) finds her daughter, Angel (Jaime Pressly), sleeping with stepfather, Rusty (Michael Dud

A smart teenager (Wiz Khalifa) tries to help a long-term student (Snoop Dogg) finally graduate from high school.

Trained operatives find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound after its artificial intelligence is suddenly shut down. There, they begin to experience strange and horrific phenomena.