Cast: Loretta Devine

Direction Paul Haggis

Cast Sandra Bullock · Don Cheadle · Matt Dillon · Jennifer Esposito

Synopsis Crash (2004) weaves together multiple interconnected stories in Los Angeles, exploring themes of racism, prejudice, and human connection. Over 36 hours, a diverse group of strangers—including cops, criminals, wealthy elites, and immigrants—collide in unexpected ways. Their lives intersect through tense,...

Direction Jessie Nelson

Cast Sean Penn · Michelle Pfeiffer · Laura Dern · Dianne Wiest

Synopsis I Am Sam (2001) follows Sam Dawson, a man with an intellectual disability, who raises his daughter Lucy with the help of his supportive friends. When Lucy turns seven, her advanced development prompts social services to question Sam's ability to...

Direction Eriq La Salle

Cast Don Cheadle · James Earl Jones · Michael Beach · Eriq La Salle

Synopsis Based on a true story, Earl became a living legend on the streets of New York as a champion slam-dunker. But faced with a brutal coach, a pregnant girlfriend and a drug habit that won't let go, it will take...

Direction Xavier Burgin

Cast Jordan Peele · Keith David · Tony Todd · Paula Jai Parker

Synopsis An look at the history of black horror films and the role of African Americans in the film genre from the very beginning.

Direction Shonda Rhimes · Rob Corn · Chandra Wilson · Tony Phelan

Cast Ellen Pompeo · Patrick Dempsey · Katherine Heigl · Sandra Oh

Synopsis Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) (2005) follows the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attending physicians at Seattle Grace Hospital (later Grey Sloan Memorial) as they navigate the high-stakes world of medicine. Centered on Dr. Meredith Grey, the show explores her...

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Whoopi Goldberg · Thandie Newton · Janet Jackson · Kerry Washington

Synopsis A drama based on Ntozake Shange's about existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females.

Direction George C. Wolfe

Cast Hilary Swank · Emmy Rossum · Josh Duhamel · Loretta Devine

Synopsis Kate (Hilary Swank) is a suave, successful classical pianist just diagnosed with ALS. Young Bec (Emmy Rossum) is a brash college student and would-be rock singer who can barely keep her wildly chaotic affairs, romantic and otherwise, together. Yet, when...

Direction Greg Berlanti · Marc Guggenheim · David Petrarca · Perry Lang

Cast Jonny Lee Miller · Natasha Henstridge · Loretta Devine · Matt Letscher

Synopsis San Francisco lawyer Eli Stone begins to see things, which leads him to discover a brain aneurysm. But his visions lead him to accept cases with little monetary gain but a lot of moral goodness.

Direction Phil Alden Robinson

Cast Danny Glover · Vicellous Reon Shannon · Vondie Curtis-Hall · Loretta Devine

Synopsis Freedom Song is a compelling microcosm of the Civil Rights Movement, a stirring chronicle of unsung small-town citizens who risked their lives to bring change at the grassroots level. Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams) co-scripts and directs this powerful...

Direction Martha Coolidge

Cast Halle Berry · Brent Spiner · Klaus Maria Brandauer · Obba Babatundé

Synopsis Halle Berry stars in this biopic of the trailblazing African-American actress Dorothy Dandridge. Despite her talent, which prompted her nomination for a Best Actress Academy Award--the first for an African-American woman--Dandridge's life was a constant struggle against the racism and...

Direction Werner Herzog

Cast Michael Shannon · Willem Dafoe · Chloë Sevigny · Brad Dourif

Synopsis Inspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword.

Direction Jerrod Carmichael · Willie Hunter · Ari Katcher · Gerry Cohen

Cast Jerrod Carmichael · Amber Stevens · Lil Rel Howery · Loretta Devine

Synopsis Follows the life of stand up comedian Jerrod Carmichael as he navigates through life with his therapist in-training girlfriend and his heavily opinionated family.

Direction Katori Hall · Tamra Davis · Karena Evans · Barbara Brown

Cast Brandee Evans · Nicco Annan · Elarica Johnson · Shannon Thornton

Synopsis TV Series (2020-Now). It follows the lives of Southern strippers who work in a club called Dirty Delta.

Direction Bill Duke

Cast Tim Roth · Laurence Fishburne · Vanessa Williams · Andy García

Synopsis The film focuses on the war of two gangs in 1930s Harlem for the control of illegal gaming - one headed by black strategic godfather Bumpy Johnson and another by white ruthless hothead Dutch Schultz. Negotiations proposed by white syndicate...

Direction Denis Leary · Bob Fisher · Richie Keen · Jason Ensler

Cast Kevin Daniels · Michael Mosley · Kevin Bigley · Jessica McNamee

Synopsis TV Series (2014-2014). 2 Seasons. 23 Episodes. A comedy that follows three Chicago EMTs who despite their narcissistic and self-destructive personalities are uniquely qualified to save lives.

Direction Richard Benjamin

Cast Sidney Poitier · River Phoenix · Richard Jenkins · Caroline Kava

Synopsis Roy Parmenter is an FBI agent in San Diego; 20 years ago his partner was killed by a Soviet spy, nicknamed Scuba, still at large. Scuba is now trying to extort the Soviets; to prove he's serious, he's killing their...

Direction Theodore Melfi

Cast Melissa McCarthy · Chris O'Dowd · Kevin Kline · Timothy Olyphant

Synopsis After Lilly suffers a loss, a combative Starling takes nest beside her quiet home. The feisty bird taunts and attacks the grief-stricken Lilly. On her journey to expel the Starling, she rediscovers her will to live and capacity for love.

Direction David E. Kelley · Jonathan Pontell · Mike Listo · Joe Napolitano

Cast Chi McBride · Anthony Heald · Loretta Devine · Sharon Leal

Synopsis TV Series (2000-2004). The lives of 10 faculty members at a high school in Boston, Mass. weave in and out of dealing with trouble-makers, having a personal life, and keeping sanity.

Direction James Franco

Cast James Franco · Joey King · Dave Franco · Seth Rogen

Direction Nancy Meyers

Cast Mel Gibson · Helen Hunt · Marisa Tomei · Alan Alda

Synopsis In the romantic comedy What Women Want (2000), Nick Marshall, a charismatic but chauvinistic advertising executive, gains the extraordinary ability to hear women's thoughts after a freak accident. Initially using this power to his advantage at work, Nick begins to...