Life (
1999) | IMDb:
6.8
Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.
Starring:
Eddie Murphy
,
Martin Lawrence
,
Obba Babatundé
,
Nick Cassavetes
,
Bernie Mac
,
Michael Taliferro
Directed by:
Ted Demme
Eve's Bayou (
1997) | IMDb:
7.2
Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured.
Starring:
Jurnee Smollett
,
Meagan Good
,
Samuel L. Jackson
,
Lynn Whitfield
,
Debbi Morgan
,
Jake Smollett
Love Jones (
1997) | IMDb:
7.3
Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Moseley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "kicking it," they hang out with their friends, talking about love and sex. Then Nina tests the strength of Darius' feelings and sets a chain of romantic complications into motion.
Starring:
Larenz Tate
,
Nia Long
,
Isaiah Washington
,
Bill Bellamy
,
Lisa Nicole Carson
,
Marie-Françoise Theodore
Directed by:
Theodore Witcher
Devil in a Blue Dress (
1995) | IMDb:
6.8
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Tom Sizemore
,
Jennifer Beals
,
Don Cheadle
,
Maury Chaykin
,
Terry Kinney
Directed by:
Carl Franklin
Jason's Lyric (
1994) | IMDb:
6.6
The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends.
Starring:
Allen Payne
,
Jada Pinkett Smith
,
Bokeem Woodbine
,
Eddie Griffin
,
Suzzanne Douglas
,
Lisa Nicole Carson
Directed by:
Doug McHenry
Produced by: