Inside Man (
2006) | IMDb:
7.6
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Clive Owen
,
Jodie Foster
,
Christopher Plummer
,
Willem Dafoe
,
Chiwetel Ejiofor
25th Hour (
2002) | IMDb:
7.6
In New York City in the days following the events of 9/11, Monty Brogan is a convicted drug dealer about to start a seven-year prison sentence, and his final hours of freedom are devoted to hanging out with his closest buddies and trying to prepare his girlfriend for his extended absence.
Starring:
Edward Norton
,
Philip Seymour Hoffman
,
Barry Pepper
,
Rosario Dawson
,
Anna Paquin
,
Brian Cox
The Best Man (
1999) | IMDb:
6.7
After writing a soon-to-be bestselling novel, writer and committed bachelor Harper attempts to hide the fact that his saucy new book is loosely based on the lives and loves of his tight-knit group of friends. Harper is set to be best man at his friend Lance's wedding, and all his friends will be in attendance. When an advance copy of the book makes its way into the hands of his ex-flame, Jordan, Harper attempts to keep it under wraps.
Starring:
Nia Long
,
Morris Chestnut
,
Harold Perrineau
,
Terrence Howard
,
Sanaa Lathan
,
Taye Diggs
The First Wives Club (
1996) | IMDb:
6.4
After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts - in the wallet!
Starring:
Goldie Hawn
,
Bette Midler
,
Diane Keaton
,
Maggie Smith
,
Sarah Jessica Parker
,
Dan Hedaya
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
Clockers (
1995) | IMDb:
6.9
Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike’s older brother turns himself in as the killer. Detective Rocco Klein doesn’t buy the story, however, setting out to find the truth, and it seems that all the fingers point toward Strike & Rodney.
Starring:
Harvey Keitel
,
John Turturro
,
Delroy Lindo
,
Mekhi Phifer
,
Isaiah Washington
,
Keith David
Crooklyn (
1994) | IMDb:
7
From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.
Starring:
Alfre Woodard
,
Delroy Lindo
,
David Patrick Kelly
,
Zelda Harris
,
Carlton Williams
,
Sharif Rashed
Malcolm X (
1992) | IMDb:
7.7
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Angela Bassett
,
Albert Hall
,
Al Freeman Jr.
,
Delroy Lindo
,
Spike Lee
Juice (
1992) | IMDb:
7
Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.
Starring:
Omar Epps
,
Tupac Shakur
,
Khalil Kain
,
Jermaine Hopkins
,
Cindy Herron
,
Samuel L. Jackson
Jungle Fever (
1991) | IMDb:
6.6
A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.
Starring:
Wesley Snipes
,
Annabella Sciorra
,
Spike Lee
,
Ossie Davis
,
Ruby Dee
,
Samuel L. Jackson