Undercover Brother (
2002) | IMDb:
5.9
An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the black people in North America. When the Afro-American candidate Gen. Warren Boutwell behaves strangely in his presidential campaign, Undercover Brother is hired to work undercover for "The Man" and find what happened with the potential candidate.
Starring:
Eddie Griffin
,
Chris Kattan
,
Denise Richards
,
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
,
Chi McBride
,
Neil Patrick Harris
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
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
A Soldier's Story (
1984) | IMDb:
7.2
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.
Starring:
Howard Rollins
,
Adolph Caesar
,
Art Evans
,
Robert Townsend
,
Denzel Washington
,
David Alan Grier
Directed by:
Norman Jewison
Streets of Fire (
1984) | IMDb:
6.7
Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to save his star act, Ellen's manager hires Tom to rescue her. Along with a former soldier, they battle through dangerous cityscapes, determined to get Ellen back.
Directed by:
Walter Hill
Willie & Phil (
1980) | IMDb:
5.9
Life imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil — become friends after a thought-provoking screening of "Jules et Jim," Truffaut's classic film about a decades-long ménage à trois. Soon, the men meet Jeanette, a sexually liberated southern transplant who promptly falls for both of them. Frustrated passions curdle into jealousy as Jeanette entertains love affairs with each in the ensuing years.
Directed by:
Paul Mazursky
The Warriors (
1979) | IMDb:
7.5
Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail.
Starring:
Michael Beck
,
James Remar
,
David Patrick Kelly
,
Dorsey Wright
,
David Harris
,
Deborah Van Valkenburgh