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Ray 2004,  PG-13)
Ray
A thoroughly enjoyable movie. If you don't know much about Ray Charles' life, you will by the end of this - enlightening and very entertaining. It traverses the range and styles of his music over a lifetime in the industry, mixed with flashbacks to his childhood. Beautifully set in it's time, the music is the original stuff and before you know it you are watching the story of Ray Charles starring Ray himself.
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The Hurricane 1999,  R)
3
The Color Purple 1985,  PG-13)
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Brown Sugar 2002,  PG-13)
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Love Jones 1997,  R)
6
The Brothers 2001,  R)
7
Love and Basketball 2000,  PG-13)
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Amistad 1997,  R)
9
How Stella Got Her Groove Back 1998,  R)
10
Malcolm X: A Search for Identity 1995,  Unrated)
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The Best Man 1999,  R)
12
Set It Off 1996,  R)
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Beloved 1998,  R)
Beloved
It's basically a 'ghost' story set in the last years of slavery in the US. The actual story is a little shocking, but it also shows the desperation of the slaves at the time and what desperation can drive a person to do. The acting was quite good and it gave a very accurate insight into what it must have been like for those on the heels of the abolition of slavery. Be prepared to question yourself, your social status and your beliefs.
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Something New 2006,  PG-13)
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The Disappearing Act 1998,  Unrated)
16
Barbershop 2002,  PG-13)
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Barbershop 2 - Back in Business 2004,  PG-13)
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Antwone Fisher 2002,  PG-13)
19
Eddie Murphy Delirious 1983,  Unrated)
20
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy 1998,  Unrated)
21
Boyz n the Hood 1991,  R)
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Dreamgirls 2006,  PG-13)
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Coming to America 1988,  R)
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Friday 1995,  R)
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Next Friday 2000,  R)
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Friday After Next 2002,  R)
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Poetic Justice 1993,  R)
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Boomerang 1992,  R)
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Ali 2001,  R)
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Getting Played 2006,  PG-13)
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Gridlock'd 1997,  R)
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Are We There Yet? 2003,  PG)
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Cool Runnings 1993,  PG)
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Boycott 2001,  PG)
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Jungle Fever 1991,  R)
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Doing Hard Time 2004,  R)
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Big Momma's House 2000,  PG-13)
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Big Momma's House 2 2006,  PG-13)
39
Civil Brand 2002,  R)
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Drumline 2002,  PG-13)
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Juice 1992,  R)
42
The Original Kings of Comedy 2000,  R)
43
Fair Game 2005,  Unrated)
44
Cry Freedom 1987,  PG)
45
The Honeymooners 2005,  PG-13)
46
The Honeymooners 2003,  Unrated)
47
Love Don't Cost a Thing 2003,  PG-13)
48
Me and Mrs. Jones 2001,  Unrated)
49
My Baby's Daddy 2003,  PG-13)
50
Sister Act 1992,  PG)
51
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 1993,  PG)
52
Fat Albert 2004,  PG)
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The Fighting Temptations 2003,  PG-13)
54
Remember the Titans 2000,  PG)
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Losing Isaiah 1995,  R)
56
The Nutty Professor 1996,  PG-13)
57
Nutty Professor II - The Klumps 2000,  PG-13)
58
Akeelah and the Bee 2006,  PG)
Akeelah and the Bee
A simple but great tale of overcoming against the odds, this film charts 11 year old Akeelah's journey to the US national spelling bee - and the impact her success has on her wider (ghetto) community. A surprisingly well-crafted and amiable family movie - with a good plot development and characterisation but few real surprises.

A film reuniting Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne deserves far more fanfare than this film has been given. Given that it's also excellent, I'm surprised it's so far under the radar. A feel-good film technically (you'd need a heart of stone not to be moved), but if a film about a kid's spelling test can have me on the edge of my seat and cheering like it's the Olympics, and has legendary actors sharing the screen, it must contain more than a little magic. Insightful, exciting and entertaining and Keke Palmer is definitely one to watch - one for the family archives.
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Redemption 2003,  R)
60
Nora's Hair Salon 2004,  R)
61
Nora's Hair Salon II (Nora's Hair Salon 2) 2008,  PG-13)
62
Roll Bounce 2005,  PG-13)
63
Motives 2004,  R)
64
Motives 2: Retribution 2007,  R)
65
Norbit 2007,  PG-13)
Norbit
Its a good and clever film, and ok, some daft and funny one liners but its not one of his best - ok if you're an Eddie Murphy fan!
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Harlem Nights 1989,  R)
67
Above the Rim 1994,  R)
68
Biggie and Tupac 2002,  R)
69
Gang Related 1997,  R)
70
Beef 2003,  R)
71
Welcome to Death Row 2001,  Unrated)
72
Tupac - Resurrection 2003,  R)
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The Gospel 2005,  PG)
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All About the Benjamins 2002,  R)
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Dangerous Ground 1997,  R)
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Trippin 1999,  R)
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Trippin' 1999,  R)
78
Phat Beach 1996,  R)
79
For Da Love of Money 2002,  R)
80
Sarafina 1992,  PG-13)
81
Emmanuel's Gift 2004,  G)
82
The Women of Brewster Place 1989,  Unrated)
83
Lackawanna Blues 2005,  Unrated)
84
Get on the Bus 1996,  R)
85
Do the Right Thing 1989,  R)
86
She's Gotta Have It 1986,  R)
87
Jason's Lyric 1994,  R)
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Kingdom Come 2001,  PG)
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The Preacher's Wife 1996,  PG)
90
Foxy Brown 1974,  R)
91
Coffy 1973,  R)
92
Black Caesar 1973,  R)
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The Other Brother 2001,  R)
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Life & Lyrics 2006,  Unrated)
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Idlewild 2006,  R)
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Bullet Boy 2004,  R)
97
Get Rich or Die Tryin' 2005,  R)
98
Beef 2 2004,  R)
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Beef 3 2005,  R)
100
The Harder They Come 1972,  R)
The Harder They Come
Rough and ready it may be, but it's a unique snap shot of early 70's Jamaica. The music is great and worth seeing where the music came from before Bob Marley became international.
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Hustle & Flow 2004,  R)
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A Raisin in the Sun 2008,  Unrated)
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A Raisin in the Sun 1989,  R)
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You Got Served 2004,  PG-13)
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Two Can Play That Game 2001,  R)
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Car Wash 1976,  PG)
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Madea Goes to Jail 2009,  PG-13)
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Madea's Family Reunion 2006,  PG-13)
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman 2005,  PG-13)
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Why Did I Get Married? 2007,  PG-13)
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Black Men: The Truth 2007,  Unrated)
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Meet The Browns 2008,  PG-13)
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Prison Song 2001,  R)
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Redemption - The Stan "Tookie" Williams Story 2003,  Unrated)
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Not Easily Broken 2009,  PG-13)
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Bullet 1995,  R)
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Notorious 2009,  R)
118
The Cotton Club 1984,  R)
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Higher Learning 1995,  R)
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Baby Boy 2001,  R)
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Shaft 2000,  R)
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Rosewood 1997,  R)
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Meet the Robinsons 2007,  G)
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Malcolm X 1992,  PG)
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Vampire in Brooklyn 1995,  R)
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What's Love Got To Do With It? 1993,  R)
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The Jacksons: An American Dream 1992,  Unrated)
128
Panther 1995,  R)
129
Dancehall Queen 1997,  Unrated)
130
Rockers 1978,  G)
Rockers
Rockers is a documentary turned full-length feature starring just about every International Reggae Star who was around in the 1970's; It's sad to think just how many of the people featured have suffered premature deaths. A pearl beyond price for the real reggae fan, 'Rockers' covers an astonishing amount of all that remains so vital about the 70s roots and culture scene.

Don't expect much in the way of plot. Do expect the film to stop every 15 minutes or so for a musical number - that's its most appealing factor: the incessant, and downright catchy, continuous backbeat of some top class reggae, and a fascinating insight into Jamaican life too. Violence is confined to moments of righteous defiance, swearing sparingly employed only for comedy or emphasis, all convincingly acted by the close family of musical geniuses that peppered the island.

With a magnificent soundtrack it provides a snapshot of where Jamaican music was heading before the plague of cocaine hit. A little rough around the edges, but anyone with a love of Reggae should watch this, so turn up the bass and enjoy. Utterly charming.
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Mo' Better Blues 1990,  R)
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Talk to Me 2007,  R)
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The Rosa Parks Story 2002,  Unrated)
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Mr and Mrs Loving 1996,  PG-13)
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Pride 2007,  PG)
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Sugar Hill 1994,  R)
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Belly 1998,  R)
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The Players Club 1998,  R)
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Soul Plane 2004,  R)
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I Can Do Bad All By Myself 2009,  PG-13)
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Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom 2008,  R)
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Blood and Bone 2009,  R)
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School Daze 1988,  R)
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Good Hair 2009,  PG-13)
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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire 2008,  R)
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Waiting to Exhale 1995,  R)

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