Mo' Better Blues (
1990) | IMDb:
6.7
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Spike Lee
,
Wesley Snipes
,
Giancarlo Esposito
,
John Turturro
,
Charlie Murphy
House Party (
1990) | IMDb:
6.5
Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him. None the less, Kid sneaks out when his father falls asleep. But Kid doesn't know that three of the thugs at school have decided to give him a lesson in behavior.
Starring:
Christopher Reid
,
Christopher Martin
,
Martin Lawrence
,
Tisha Campbell
,
A.J. Johnson
,
Robin Harris
Directed by:
Reginald Hudlin
Harlem Nights (
1989) | IMDb:
6.1
'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.
Directed by:
Eddie Murphy
Do the Right Thing (
1989) | IMDb:
8
Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
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