The Meteor Man (
1993) | IMDb:
5.2
One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in any book ... for about thirty seconds. Now his friends and family want him to protect their community from the dreaded Golden Lords.
Starring:
Robert Townsend
,
Marla Gibbs
,
Eddie Griffin
,
Robert Guillaume
,
James Earl Jones
,
Roy Fegan
Directed by:
Robert Townsend
Menace II Society (
1993) | IMDb:
7.5
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
Starring:
Tyrin Turner
,
Larenz Tate
,
Glenn Plummer
,
Jada Pinkett Smith
,
Samuel L. Jackson
,
June Kyoto Lu
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (
1988) | IMDb:
6.6
Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.
Starring:
Keenen Ivory Wayans
,
Bernie Casey
,
Antonio Fargas
,
Steve James
,
Isaac Hayes
,
Jim Brown
Which Way Is Up? (
1977) | IMDb:
6.2
Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sex-obsessed father, Rufus, and timid spouse, Annie Mae. He heads for Los Angeles, where he falls for union organizer Vanetta. Annie Mae seeks solace from local preacher Lenox Thomas, who eventually impregnates her. When Leroy catches wind, he heads home for a showdown with Lenox.
Starring:
Richard Pryor
,
Lonette McKee
,
Margaret Avery
,
Morgan Woodward
,
Marilyn Coleman
,
Joe Turkel
Directed by:
Michael Schultz
Up the Sandbox (
1972) | IMDb:
5.7
Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and mother slips into increasingly outrageous fantasies: her mother breaking into the apartment, an explorer's demonstration of tribal fertility music at a party causing strange transformations, and joining terrorists to plant explosives in the Statue of Liberty.
Directed by:
Irvin Kershner