Fences (
2016) | IMDb:
7.2
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Viola Davis
,
Stephen McKinley Henderson
,
Jovan Adepo
,
Russell Hornsby
,
Mykelti Williamson
The Great Debaters (
2007) | IMDb:
7.5
The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.
Starring:
Denzel Whitaker
,
Denzel Washington
,
Nate Parker
,
Jurnee Smollett
,
Forest Whitaker
,
Kimberly Elise
Guess Who (
2005) | IMDb:
5.9
When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail – he's white.
Brown Sugar (
2002) | IMDb:
6.5
Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic at a national magazine and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, hip-hop record company executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.
Snake Eyes (
1998) | IMDb:
6.1
All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. It's up to him and lifelong friend, Naval intelligence agent Kevin Dunne, to uncover the conspiracy behind the killing. At every turn, Santoro makes increasingly shocking discoveries that even he can't turn a blind eye to.
Bulletproof (
1996) | IMDb:
5.8
An undercover police officer named Rock Keats befriends a drug dealer and car thief named Archie Moses in a bid to catch the villainous drug lord Frank Coltan. But the only problem is that Keats is a cop, his real name is Jack Carter, and he is working undercover with the LAPD to bust Moses and Colton at a sting operation the LAPD has set up.
Starring:
Damon Wayans
,
Adam Sandler
,
James Caan
,
Jeep Swenson
,
James Farentino
,
Kristen Wilson
Virtuosity (
1995) | IMDb:
5.5
The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a Sadistic, Intelligent, and Dangerous virtual reality entity which is synthesized from the personalities of more than 150 serial killers, and only one man can stop him.
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Russell Crowe
,
Kelly Lynch
,
Alanna Ubach
,
William Forsythe
,
Stephen Spinella
A Low Down Dirty Shame (
1994) | IMDb:
5.9
A black detective becomes embroiled in a web of danger while searching for a fortune in missing drug money. During the course of his investigation, he encounters various old connections, ultimately confronting the criminal responsible for Shame's expulsion from the force. He must also deal with two women, Angela, a beautiful old flame, and Peaches, his energetic but annoying sidekick.