Search results for "David Alan Grier"
The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024)

The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024)

The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024)
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105

A young man, Aren, is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people’s lives easier.

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
The Color Purple (2023)

The Color Purple (2023)

The Color Purple (2023)
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141

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman’s journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the…

Genre: Drama
Candy Cane Lane (2023)

Candy Cane Lane (2023)

Candy Cane Lane (2023)
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117

A man, determined to win the neighborhood’s annual Christmas decorating contest, makes a pact with an elf to help him win. However, the elf casts a spell bringing the twelve…

They Cloned Tyrone (2023)

They Cloned Tyrone (2023)

They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
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122

A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy lurking directly beneath their neighborhood.

Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)

Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)

Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)
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97

As Emily struggles to fit in at home and at school, she discovers a small red puppy who is destined to become her best friend. When Clifford magically undergoes one…

Coffee & Kareem (2020)

Coffee & Kareem (2020)

Coffee & Kareem (2020)
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88

A Detroit cop reluctantly teams with his girlfriend’s 11-year-old son to clear his name and take down the city’s most ruthless criminal.

Genre: Action, Comedy
Sprinter (2019)

Sprinter (2019)

Sprinter (2019)
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114

Sprinter tells the story of Akeem Sharp who is set to be Jamaica’s next big track-and-field sensation. Akeem hopes to rise in the track and field world will take him…

Genre: Drama
Native Son (2019)

Native Son (2019)

Native Son (2019)
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114

A young African-American man named Bigger Thomas takes a job working for a highly influential Chicago family, a decision that will change the course of his life forever.

Genre: Drama
Arizona (2018)

Arizona (2018)

Arizona (2018)
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85

Set in the midst of the 2009 housing crisis, the life of Cassie Fowler, a single mother and struggling realtor, goes off the rails when she witnesses a murder.

Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Jingle Ballin’ (2016)

Jingle Ballin’ (2016)

Jingle Ballin’ (2016)
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37

A homesick YouTuber stuck in L.A. for the holidays must rediscover the meaning of friendship and save her friends’ night from disaster after she mistakenly throws a party for the…

Genre: Comedy
The Wiz Live! (2015)

The Wiz Live! (2015)

The Wiz Live! (2015)
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111

Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Wiz was a massive Broadway hit which spawned a dismal feature film starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Executive Producers Craig…

Genre: Music, TV Movie
The Watsons Go to Birmingham (2013)

The Watsons Go to Birmingham (2013)

The Watsons Go to Birmingham (2013)
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84

In the Summer of 1963, Flint, Michigan is home to the Watsons, a close knit family. When 15 year-old Byron’s antics go over the top, his parents realize enough is…

Genre: Family, TV Movie
Peeples (2013)

Peeples (2013)

Peeples (2013)
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95

The story follows what happens when a child psychologist surprises his girlfriend by showing up at her political family’s annual get-together at their Sag Harbor vacation home only to find…

Genre: Comedy
The Hustle (2011)

The Hustle (2011)

The Hustle (2011)
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97

Disenchanted pest worker and single dad Freddie Manning unintentionally steals and then loses mob money and now he really is in trouble. So when a run-down Baptist church mistakes him…

Genre: Comedy
Dance Flick (2009)

Dance Flick (2009)

Dance Flick (2009)
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83

Street dancer, Thomas Uncles is from the wrong side of the tracks, but his bond with the beautiful Megan White might help the duo realize their dreams as they enter…

Genre: Action, Comedy, Music
The Poker House (2008)

The Poker House (2008)

The Poker House (2008)
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93

Agnes and her two sisters struggle through a day in a home overrun by gamblers, thieves, and johns.

Genre: Drama
Kissing Cousins (2008)

Kissing Cousins (2008)

Kissing Cousins (2008)
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A “relatively” romantic comedy about a professional heartbreaker (and cynical bachelor) who teams up with his attractive cousin from the UK in order to fool his friends into believing he…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Little Man (2006)

Little Man (2006)

Little Man (2006)
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98

After leaving the prison, the dwarf criminal Calvin Sims joins to his moron brother Percy to steal an expensive huge diamond in a jewelry for the mobster Walken. They are…

Genre: Comedy, Crime
Bewitched (2005)

Bewitched (2005)

Bewitched (2005)
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102

Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic show “Bewitched”.

The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz (2005)

The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz (2005)

The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz (2005)
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88

The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz follows a young woman named Dorothy Gale who dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by…

The Woodsman (2004)

The Woodsman (2004)

The Woodsman (2004)
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87

A paedophile returns to his hometown after 12 years in prison and attempts to start a new life.

Genre: Drama
Baadasssss! (2004)

Baadasssss! (2004)

Baadasssss! (2004)
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108

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin’s classic 1971 film, “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song.” Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic…

Genre: Drama
Tiptoes (2003)

Tiptoes (2003)

Tiptoes (2003)
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90

A man is reluctant to tell his fiancee that his parents, uncle and brother are dwarfs.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)

Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)

Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)
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105

The comedic stylings of four sort-of famous funnymen are brought to the big screen courtesy of this 2002 documentary.

King of Texas (2002)

King of Texas (2002)

King of Texas (2002)
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95

In this re-imagining of Shakespear’s King Lear, Patrick Stewart stars as John Lear, a Texas cattle baron, who, after dividing his wealth among his three daughters, is rejected by them.

Genre: Western
15 Minutes (2001)

15 Minutes (2001)

15 Minutes (2001)
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120

When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their…

Angels in the Infield (2000)

Angels in the Infield (2000)

Angels in the Infield (2000)
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87

Bob “Bungler” Bugler is the celestial coach called in to assist struggling pitcher Eddie Everett. Laurel finds her prayers answered when a flock of outrageous angelic teammates crash her father’s…

Genre: Comedy
Return to Me (2000)

Return to Me (2000)

Return to Me (2000)
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115

It took a lot of cajoling to get Bob, a recently widowed architect, to go on a blind date at a quirky Irish-Italian eatery. Once there, he’s smitten instantly not…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
3 Strikes (2000)

3 Strikes (2000)

3 Strikes (2000)
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82

Brian Hooks plays a character who is just released from jail. And the state adopts a “3 strikes” rule for felons that involves serious penalties. Hooks has 2 strikes, and…

Stuart Little (1999)

Stuart Little (1999)

Stuart Little (1999)
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84

The adventures of a heroic and debonair stalwart mouse named Stuart Little with human qualities, who faces some comic misadventures while searching for his lost bird friend and living with…

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (1999)

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (1999)

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (1999)
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97

After escaping from jail, two teens flee to Tijuana and stay with one’s childhood protector, a man masquerading as a nun.

The ’60s (1999)

The ’60s (1999)

The ’60s (1999)
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172

The Herlihys are a working class family from Chicago whose three children take wildly divergent paths: Brian joins the Marines right out of High School and goes to Vietnam..

Genre: Drama
McHale’s Navy (1997)

McHale’s Navy (1997)

McHale’s Navy (1997)
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108

Retired Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale spends his days puttering around the Caribbean in the old PT-73 selling homebrew, ice cream, and swimsuit calendars. He’s brought out of retirement when his…

Jumanji (1995)

Jumanji (1995)

Jumanji (1995)
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104

When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan — an adult who’s been trapped inside the…

Tales from the Hood (1995)

Tales from the Hood (1995)

Tales from the Hood (1995)
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98

A strange funeral director tells four strange tales of horror with an African American focus to three drug dealers he traps in his place of business.

Blankman (1994)

Blankman (1994)

Blankman (1994)
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96

Darryl is a childlike man with a genius for inventing various gadgets out of junk. When he stumbles on a method to make his clothes bulletproof, he decides to use…

In the Army Now (1994)

In the Army Now (1994)

In the Army Now (1994)
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91

Bones Conway and Jack Kaufman didn’t really know what they were in for when they enlisted in the U.S. Army; they just wanted to get a job and make some…

Genre: Comedy
Boomerang (1992)

Boomerang (1992)

Boomerang (1992)
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117

Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing Jacqueline, is treating him…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Almost an Angel (1990)

Almost an Angel (1990)

Almost an Angel (1990)
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95

Terry Dean is an electronics wizard and thief. After he is released from jail, he is hit by a car while saving a little girl’s life. While in the hospital,…

Genre: Comedy
From the Hip (1987)

From the Hip (1987)

From the Hip (1987)
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111

Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a promotion in his firm, and he…

Genre: Comedy, Drama