The Death and Life of Bobby Z (
2007) | IMDb:
5.8
A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hostage switch with a crime lord. When the negotiations go awry, Kearney flees, with Z's son in tow.
Starring:
Paul Walker
,
Laurence Fishburne
,
Olivia Wilde
,
Jason Lewis
,
Michael Bowen
,
Richard Bairos
Directed by:
John Herzfeld
Akeelah and the Bee (
2006) | IMDb:
7.4
11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Starring:
Keke Palmer
,
Laurence Fishburne
,
Angela Bassett
,
Curtis Armstrong
,
J.R. Villarreal
,
Sean Michael Afable