Da 5 Bloods (
2020) | IMDb:
6.5
Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.
Starring:
Delroy Lindo
,
Jonathan Majors
,
Clarke Peters
,
Norm Lewis
,
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
,
Mélanie Thierry
Oldboy (
2013) | IMDb:
5.8
A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.
Starring:
Josh Brolin
,
Elizabeth Olsen
,
Sharlto Copley
,
Samuel L. Jackson
,
Michael Imperioli
,
Pom Klementieff
Miracle at St. Anna (
2008) | IMDb:
6.1
Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.
Starring:
Derek Luke
,
Michael Ealy
,
Laz Alonso
,
Omar Benson Miller
,
Pierfrancesco Favino
,
Valentina Cervi
Directed by:
Spike Lee
Love & Basketball (
2000) | IMDb:
7.2
Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in love, but they also share another all-consuming passion: basketball. As Quincy and Monica struggle to make their relationship work, they follow separate career paths though high school and college basketball and, they hope, into stardom in big-league professional ball.
Summer of Sam (
1999) | IMDb:
6.7
During the summer of 1977, a killer known as the Son of Sam keeps all of New York City on edge with a series of brutal murders.
Starring:
John Leguizamo
,
Adrien Brody
,
Mira Sorvino
,
Jennifer Esposito
,
Michael Rispoli
,
Saverio Guerra
He Got Game (
1998) | IMDb:
6.9
A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence.
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Ray Allen
,
Rosario Dawson
,
Milla Jovovich
,
Hill Harper
,
Ned Beatty
Directed by:
Spike Lee
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
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