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The Secret Life of Bees
7.3

The Secret Life of Bees

Sep. 17, 2008

The Secret Life of Bees

Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her ...
Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge and Michel’le
6.6

Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge and Michel’le

Discovered at a young age, the shy, squeaky-voiced Michel’le was plucked straight from South Central, Los Angeles and catapulted into the ...
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
6.4

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

In the mid-80s, three women (each with an attorney) arrive at the office of New York entertainment manager, Morris Levy. One is an L.A. singer, ...
Waiting to Exhale
5.9

Waiting to Exhale

Dec. 22, 1995

Waiting to Exhale

Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive “good man” to break a string of ...
Sparkle
5.7

Sparkle

Aug. 17, 2012

Sparkle

Musical prodigy, Sparkle struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart. From an affluent Detroit area and ...
The Last King of Scotland
7.7

The Last King of Scotland

Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it’s time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try ...
12 Years a Slave
8.1

12 Years a Slave

Oct. 18, 2013

12 Years a Slave

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as ...
Trafficked
5.7

Trafficked

Oct. 06, 2017

Trafficked

In this story inspired by real characters, three girls from America, Nigeria and India are trafficked through an elaborate global network and ...
Cadillac Records
7.0

Cadillac Records

Dec. 05, 2008

Cadillac Records

The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America’s musical ...
The Brothers
6.4

The Brothers

Mar. 23, 2001

The Brothers

This is the story of four African-American “yuppies” (a banker, a doctor, a lawyer, and a “playboy”) who call themselves ...
A Time to Kill
7.5

A Time to Kill

Jul. 24, 1996

A Time to Kill

A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
Higher Learning
6.5

Higher Learning

Jan. 11, 1995

Higher Learning

Malik is an African-American student attending on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his ...
Ali
6.8

Ali

Dec. 11, 2001

Ali

In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an ...
Why Did I Get Married?
5.9

Why Did I Get Married?

Oct. 12, 2007

Why Did I Get Married?

The film is about the difficulty of maintaining a solid relationship in modern times. Eight married college friends plus one other non-friend ...
The Five Heartbeats
7.6

The Five Heartbeats

Mar. 29, 1991

The Five Heartbeats

In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially ...
The Wood
7.0

The Wood

Jul. 16, 1999

The Wood

In the panicky, uncertain hours before his wedding, a groom with prenuptial jitters and his two best friends reminisce about growing up together ...
Gridlock’d
6.9

Gridlock’d

Jan. 29, 1997

Gridlock’d

After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts ...
The Color Purple
7.8

The Color Purple

Dec. 18, 1985

The Color Purple

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. ...
Poetic Justice
6.1

Poetic Justice

Jul. 23, 1993

Poetic Justice

In this film, we see the world through the eyes of main character Justice, a young African-American poet. A mail carrier invites a few friends ...
One Fine Christmas
7.2

One Fine Christmas

Nov. 15, 2019

One Fine Christmas

The families on Christmas Street have been so busy with their day-to-day lives that they lose sight of the importance of family during the ...
Holly Day
6.4

Holly Day

Dec. 22, 2018

Holly Day

In a twist on a Dickens novel, we meet Holly, a tightly-wound businesswoman who’s spent her life running from the ghosts of her past. But ...
Carole’s  Christmas
6.5

Carole’s Christmas

Nov. 22, 2019

Carole’s Christmas

An overworked businesswoman learns the meaning of “be careful what you wish for” after she off-handedly wishes she had taken another ...
Jingle Belle
6.1

Jingle Belle

Nov. 25, 2018

Jingle Belle

Every year, Isabelle (Tatyana Ali) and her high school sweetheart Mike (Cornelius Smith Jr.), rocked their small town’s annual Christmas Eve ...
Coins for Christmas
6.6

Coins for Christmas

Dec. 16, 2018

Coins for Christmas

Single mom Madison finds herself scraping pennies together two weeks before Christmas after the IRS freezes her bank account, her ex fails to ...
Bad Santa
7.0

Bad Santa

Nov. 26, 2003

Bad Santa

A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when ...
Holiday Heart
7.6

Holiday Heart

Dec. 10, 2000

Holiday Heart

A drag queen takes in a drug addict and her daughter and helps raise the daughter.
Holiday Rush
4.8

Holiday Rush

Nov. 28, 2019

Holiday Rush

After his sudden firing, a popular radio DJ moves in with his aunt, bringing along his four spoiled children, and a plan to return to the airwaves.
Radio Christmas
6.3

Radio Christmas

Nov. 09, 2019

Radio Christmas

When her Philadelphia radio station is closed for repairs during the holidays, DJ Kara Porter is forced to broadcast from the small town of Bethlehem.
The Preacher’s Wife
5.6

The Preacher’s Wife

Dec. 13, 1996

The Preacher’s Wife

Good natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the ...
Last Holiday
6.5

Last Holiday

Jan. 13, 2006

Last Holiday

After she’s diagnosed with a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to take a European vacation.