Club Paradise (
1986) | IMDb:
5.1
When Chicago firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small Caribbean island, he is befriended by the owner of a run-down resort. Together they renovate the resort and lure tourists to Club Paradise in an effort to fight off corrupt officials and businessmen who want to claim the resort as their own.
The Color Purple (
1985) | IMDb:
7.7
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
Starring:
Whoopi Goldberg
,
Danny Glover
,
Margaret Avery
,
Oprah Winfrey
,
Willard E. Pugh
,
Akosua Busia
Directed by:
Steven Spielberg
A Soldier's Story (
1984) | IMDb:
7.2
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.
Starring:
Howard Rollins
,
Adolph Caesar
,
Art Evans
,
Robert Townsend
,
Denzel Washington
,
David Alan Grier
Directed by:
Norman Jewison