Wendell Pierce
21) Land of plenty
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Story about a woman who works with the homeless, and a paranoid Vietnam vet who both become interested in the death of a Pakistani man killed in a drive-by shooting, but for totally different reasons.
23) The runner
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In the after math of the 2010 BP oil spill, an idealistic but flawed politician is forced to confront his dysfunctional life after his career is destroyed in a sex scandal.
24) Piercing
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Reed leaves his wife and infant son to go on a business trip when he's actually planning a meticulous murder. He checks into a hotel and calls a prostitute as his unsuspecting victim. But Jackie is more than he bargained for, and after an unexpected disruption, the balance of power sways. Who's playing whom? As the night wears on, it becomes a nightmare of blood that will bond the two forever.
25) Confirmation
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Look behind the curtain of Washington politics, depicting the explosive 1991 Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination hearings where Anita Hill accused him of sexual harassment. The hearings brought the country to a standstill and became a pivotal moment in American culture forever changing how people perceive and experience workplace equaliy and gender politics.
27) Ray
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Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven. Inspired by his mother who insisted he make his own way, he found his calling at the keyboard. 'Ray' follows as he overcomes drug addiction while becoming one of the country's most beloved performers.
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First the people came back and then the crime. Now, more than two years after the near death of a great city, the money is starting to arrive. For the people of New Orleans, even the promises of redevelopment come with strings attached and every dollar that shows up carries with it new dynamics and new risks. Those who know and love the Crescent City must find their way back to what matters in the life of their city. Little of what they can bring...
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New Orleans, 38 months after. The city's musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and others continue to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. But the promise of recovery, heightened by the historic election of a new president, is tempered by sobering economics, continued police corruption, and the ongoing specter of violence and crime. In these five final episodes of Treme, New Orleans' protagonists strive to build their own legacy...
31) The mortician
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A mortician's life is upended by the arrival of a corpse that triggers haunting memories of his childhood.
32) Four
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Emory Cohen (Brooklyn, Smash, The Place Beyond the Pines) and Wendell Pierce (The Wire, Treme) give gripping performances as a white gay young man named June and a middle-aged black businessman named Joe who hook-up for a secret encounter in this award-winning drama. In a simultaneous search for connection, Joe’s straight-laced daughter Abigayle (Aja Naomi King) flirts with the streetwise Dexter (E.J. Bonilla) over the course of a hot July 4th evening....
33) Night catches us
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In 1976, complex political and emotional forces are set in motion when a young man returns to the race-torn Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age during the Black Power movement.
35) Life support
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Ana is a recovering junkie who tries to atone for her seedy past by being a loving mom to her 9-year-old daughter. In addition, she takes care of her husband, who also has HIV. But Life Support, an AIDS awareness facility that is an integral part of her life, is where Ana feels most at home. Ana has come far from her rocky beginnings. But, she still has much to accomplish before she can repair the damage from her past. One that seems irreparable is...
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"Darren Hill [is] a slick-talking but down-on-his-luck NYC advertising exec who returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him. But before Darren can collect the money, he must fulfill his aunt's final wish -- to create a local choir and lead them on to win the annual 'Gospel Explosion' competition. Darren soon finds out that his hometown is full of colorful characters but short on talented singers. Then he meets Lilly,...
37) One last thing
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Dylan Derringer is a lonely Florida dentist whose days are filled with his dental practice and his solo daily golf game. His life is boring and average until he is confronted by a figure from the past bringing news that he has an adult daughter living in Brooklyn. He begins an inspirational and eventful journey outside of his comfort zone all while learning about someone he has never known for 25 years.
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Looks at the relationship between government and citizen in the wake of disaster, following the personal struggles of five characters in the small city of Baker, Louisiana, as they reclaim their lives after living nearly three years in a FEMA trailer park. After allegations of formaldehyde poisoning force the park to close, residents must leave to find a new home.