First Sunday (
2008) | IMDb:
4.6
Durell and LeeJohn are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When told they have one week to pay a $17,000 debt or Durell will lose his son, they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. Instead, they end up spending the night in the presence of the Lord and are forced to deal with much more than they bargained for.
The Notebook (
2004) | IMDb:
7.8
An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.
Friday After Next (
2002) | IMDb:
5.8
Craig and his cousin Day Day have finally moved out of their parents' houses and into their own crib, working nights at a local mall as security guards. When their house is robbed on Christmas Eve they set out to track down the culprit.
Starring:
Ice Cube
,
Mike Epps
,
John Witherspoon
,
K.D. Aubert
,
Anna Maria Horsford
,
Clifton Powell
Big Momma's House (
2000) | IMDb:
5.2
When a street-smart FBI agent is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an escaped convict, he is forced to impersonate a crass Southern granny known as Big Momma in order to remain incognito.
Starring:
Martin Lawrence
,
Nia Long
,
Paul Giamatti
,
Jascha Washington
,
Terrence Howard
,
Anthony Anderson
3 Strikes (
2000) | IMDb:
4.7
Brian Hooks plays a character who is just released from jail. And the state adopts a "3 strikes" rule for felons that involves serious penalties. Hooks has 2 strikes, and wants to change his life for the better. When a friend picks him up, they are pulled over, and his friend shoots at police officers, and Hooks escapes. Now Hooks, a wanted man, must clear his name of having nothing to do with the shooting.
Directed by:
DJ Pooh
Produced by:
Waiting to Exhale (
1995) | IMDb:
6
Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.
Starring:
Whitney Houston
,
Angela Bassett
,
Loretta Devine
,
Lela Rochon
,
Gregory Hines
,
Dennis Haysbert
Wolf (
1994) | IMDb:
6.2
Aging publisher Will Randall is at the end of his rope when a younger co-worker snatches his job out from under his nose. But after being bitten by a wolf, Will suddenly finds himself full of youthful vigor. As he struggles to regain his position, he becomes enthralled with Laura Alden, his former boss's daughter. And, as increasingly animal-like urges begin to overwhelm him, Randall worries that he may be turning into the creature that bit him.
Starring:
Jack Nicholson
,
Michelle Pfeiffer
,
James Spader
,
Kate Nelligan
,
Richard Jenkins
,
Christopher Plummer
The Thing Called Love (
1993) | IMDb:
6.4
A group of newcomers to the country music business seek love and stardom.
Starring:
River Phoenix
,
Samantha Mathis
,
Dermot Mulroney
,
Sandra Bullock
,
Anthony Clark
,
K.T. Oslin
South Central (
1992) | IMDb:
6.8
During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to find that his young son, Jimmie, has joined the Deuces, his old crew. Tensions rise as Bobby struggles to convince Jimmie to leave the gang that was his only family during the painful years his absent father spent behind bars.
Starring:
Glenn Plummer
,
Byron Minns
,
Lexie Bigham
,
Vincent Craig Dupree
,
LaRita Shelby
,
Carl Lumbly
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (
1985) | IMDb:
7
The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters and bizarre situations as he treks across the country to recover his bike.
Starring:
Paul Reubens
,
Elizabeth Daily
,
Mark Holton
,
Diane Salinger
,
Judd Omen
,
Irving Hellman
Death Wish (
1974) | IMDb:
6.9
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
Starring:
Charles Bronson
,
Hope Lange
,
Vincent Gardenia
,
Steven Keats
,
William Redfield
,
Stuart Margolin