Shades of Black

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

A fanatical celibate hit-man (Courtney B. Vance) meets a free-spirited woman (Regina King) on a blind date set up by his mysterious boss, Middleman.","large":"Eddie Jones (Courtney B. Vance), a professional killer for a covert government agency known as Eliminator Corp., is also a strict Catholic who believes in celibacy. To lighten Eddie's life, his boss (Kathleen Turner) sets him up with the eff

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

A computer whiz (Shemar Moore) suspected of murder seeks an aspiring actress's (Nia Long) help to elude killers and the law.","large":"Freddy (Shemar Moore) is a big-shot music industry executive, whose cousin, Blusette (Salli Richardson), is a successful and well-known singer managed by 8-Ball Harris (Ernie Hudson). Blusette soon realizes, however, that 8-Ball is a small-time crook, hoping to use

Mobster Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) vies with rival Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth) for control of illegal gambling in 1930s Harlem.","large":"Having just been released from jail, Bumpy Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) returns to his criminal ways as a linchpin in the African-American-run numbers racket. However, Bumpy's longtime friend Illinois Gordon (Chi McBride) and girlfriend Francine

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

James Webster returns from duty to find his brother murdered. Now, as he pursues the perpetrators and follows the chain, he discovers a conspiracy that runs deep within the government.

A former sailor (Ossie Davis) recounts the story of black crew members aboard the USS Mason during World War II.","large":"In the 1990s, Lorenzo DuFau (Ossie Davis) tells the story of the USS Mason, the historic World War II battleship with an entirely segregated black crew. Aware of their deadly mission, the sailors aboard the USS Mason engage in fierce combat and fight to defend their country, d

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

A prosecutor (Dominic Cooper) commits a fatal hit-and-run, then manipulates the case so that the man who was arrested for the crime is acquitted. After the trial, he discovers that his actions have freed a guilty man.

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.

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

A movie theater owner must defend his family business from corporate developers alongside a legendary action star as art imitates life in a showdown for the ages.

Framed for a homicide by his fellow officers, a detective (Dean Ambrose) tries to expose the conspiracy to clear his good name.

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

Escaped convicts (Laurence Fishburne, Stephen Baldwin) fight while they evade authorities seeking a computer disk on Cuban mobsters.","large":"During a routine prison work detail, convict Piper (Laurence Fishburne) is chained to Dodge (Stephen Baldwin), a cyberhacker, when gunfire breaks out. Apparently, the attack is related to stolen money that the Mafia is after, and some computer files that so

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.

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 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

As Gillespie (Carroll O'Connor) and Harriet prepare to leave for their honeymoon, Forbes (Carl Weathers) clashes with a charismatic cult leader (Peter Fonda) who has arrived in Sparta.

While divorced and bickering grandparents watch their grandchildren (Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry), a lab experiment gone awry transforms the elders into teenagers again.

After her son signs a contract with an NBA team, a woman invites friends and family to a wild barbecue at his new mansion.","large":"College basketball player Todd Anderson (Storm P) signs a $30 million deal with the New Jersey Nets and promptly moves to a wealthy suburb. His mother (Jenifer Lewis), however, insists that Todd remain connected to his humbler roots. So Todd decides to hold a good ol

A hip-hop superstar (Percy Miller) has his hands full while watching his sister's three children in the suburbs.

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,

An ex-convict (Mario Van Peebles) shows residents of his Pittsburgh ghetto how to drive out riffraff with rap music.

A black attorney (Danny Glover), his wife (Whoopi Goldberg) and their two children move to a posh neighborhood in Greenwich, Conn.

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