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
The Other Sister (
1999) | IMDb:
6.4
A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college.
Starring:
Juliette Lewis
,
Diane Keaton
,
Tom Skerritt
,
Giovanni Ribisi
,
Poppy Montgomery
,
Sarah Paulson
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