Shades of Black

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,

Two high-school pals (Glynn Turman, Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs) hang out, face a teacher and flee the police in 1964 urban Chicago.","large":"Richard "Cochise" Morris (Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs), a local basketball hero, and Leroy "Preach" Jackson (Glynn Turman), who dreams of a career in writing, are likable Chicago high school students in Chicago in the 1960s. They're into hanging out with friends, pre

A hostage negotiator plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a cornered bank robber who is hell-bent on getting out of the bank and humiliating the negotiator in the process.

A White House butler (Forest Whitaker) has a front-row seat to history through three decades and seven presidential administrations, including those of Eisenhower (Robin Williams), Kennedy (James Marsden) and Nixon (John Cusack).","large":"After leaving the South as a young man and finding employment at an elite hotel in Washington, D.C., Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker) gets the opportunity of a li

Two cool Chicago undercover officers (Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal) try to put a drug lord (Jimmy Smits) permanently out of business.","large":"Ray and Danny (Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal) are two Chicago police detectives hot on the trail of drug kingpin Julio Gonzales (Jimmy Smits). They manage to nab the drug lord, but the bust is messy, and the two are suspended. While vacationing in Key West,

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,

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

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

Two high-school pals (Glynn Turman, Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs) hang out, face a teacher and flee the police in 1964 urban Chicago.","large":"Richard "Cochise" Morris (Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs), a local basketball hero, and Leroy "Preach" Jackson (Glynn Turman), who dreams of a career in writing, are likable Chicago high school students in Chicago in the 1960s. They're into hanging out with friends, pre

A student composer (Rae Dawn Chong) inspires South Bronx residents to new heights in break dancing, rap music and graffiti.","large":"At the forefront of early hip-hop culture, DJ Kenny Kirkland (Guy Davis), his B-boy brother, Lee (Robert Taylor), and graffiti artist Ramon (John Chardiet) all have hopes of showcasing their talents outside the confines of South Bronx, N.Y. When Tracy Carlson (Rae D

A White House butler (Forest Whitaker) has a front-row seat to history through three decades and seven presidential administrations, including those of Eisenhower (Robin Williams), Kennedy (James Marsden) and Nixon (John Cusack).","large":"After leaving the South as a young man and finding employment at an elite hotel in Washington, D.C., Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker) gets the opportunity of a li

With help from a gangster, a betrayed man (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson) seeks revenge for a heist gone wrong.

Two African-American teenage boys are suddenly and mysteriously abandoned by their parents, forcing them to learn how to survive on their own. From this desertion, comes an experience of beauty, meaning and enduring love.