Spike Lee
81) Sucker free city
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Racial tension erupts and emotions collide when three young men from different ethnic backgrounds perpetrate low-level crimes that evenutally infringe upon each other's neighborhoods. A riveting look at the gang culture of San Francisco.
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"Stack, Ball and Bulldog arrive at a local funeral parlor to retrieve a lost drug stash held by the mortician Mr. Simms (Clarence Williams III. But Mr. Simms has other plans for the boys. He leads them on a tour of his establishment, introducing them to his corpses. Even the dead have tales to tell, and Mr. Simms is willing to tell them all."--Container.
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American Gangster: "Harlem crime boss Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) and outcast cop Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) are plunged into a legendary confrontation when Roberts sets out to bring down Lucas's multimillion-dollar empire."--Back of case.
The hurricane: "Denzel Washington plays Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a man who, in the prime of his boxing career, finds himself wrongfully convicted of murder and later joins forces with activists to prove...
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Spike Lee is one of the most acclaimed and controversial directors of all time. Now five of his most provocative, thought-provoking films are available in one collection. From the breakout hit dramedy "Do the right thing" to the gritty, urban "Clockers, " Lee peels away life's layers, exposing the ironies, brutalities, rhythms and prejudices of the naked city in this powerful collector's set.
Clockers: a film about the violent world of drug dealing...
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The bank job: A small-time crook takes on a bank heist when an old friend offers him an inside track to the vault. Along with his hastily assembled team of low-rung criminals, Terry finds himself in deep. The group becomes the target of ruthless mobsters, the police, government officials at the highest level, and even the royal family. Based on the true story of a British princess and a sex scandal.
The gentelmen: American ex-pat Mickey Pearson built...
88) Get on the bus
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Dives straight into the fascinating controversy of Louis Farrakhan's Million Man March and the larger question of what it means to be a black man in modern America. The film follows a group of different men traveling from Los Angeles to the march in Washington D.C. On the way, they will make friends, make enemies, and make history.
90) DROP squad
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DROP (Deprogramming and Restoration of Pride) is an outlaw organization that abducts and "deprograms" African-American who exploit or deny their cultural heritage. But as the organization grows stronger and more violent, is it betraying its mission?
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The best man: Share the laughter, love and surprises with a beloved group of college friends who reunite for the first time in years to celebrate a wedding and confront the wild secrets of their college days.
The best man holiday: The good times continue years later as long-forgotten rivalries and romances are passionately reignited as the whole cast reunites for the holidays.
Almost Christmas: The festive story of a beloved patriarch who asks his...