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Carmen: A Hip Hopera

Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)

IMDb: 4.6
2001

A contemporary, urban retelling of the classic story, Carmen A Hip Hopera follows the life of a police sergeant whose world is turned upside down when an irresistible woman enters his life

The Meteor Man (1993

The Meteor Man (1993)

IMDb: 4.9
1993

A high school teacher from a troubled inner city Washington D C neighborhood becomes a super powered hero and takes on the gang that has been terrorizing his streets

Bill Cosby: Far from

Bill Cosby: Far from Finished (2013)

IMDb: 6.9
2013

Bill Cosby is Far From Finished In his first special in thirty years, he leaves the audience asking, How did he get inside our house Whether hes talking about friendship, love or marriage, the result is people laughing so h

BAPs (1997)

BAPs (1997)

IMDb: 3.9
0

Two tacky homegirls move to L A to become dancers instead they scam a dying millionaire but eventually become BAPS Black American Princesses

Mercenary II: Thick

Mercenary II: Thick & Thin (1998)

IMDb: 3.7
1998

Mercenary Captain Hawk is in Acion again to save a hostage But he and his team are betrayed Nothing is as it seems

Livin for Love: The

Livin for Love: The Natalie Cole Story (

IMDb: 6.7
2000

RampB singer Natalie Cole narrates this docudrama about her life, adapted from her autobiography

Holiday Heart (2000)

Holiday Heart (2000)

IMDb: 7.6
2000

A drag queen takes in a drug addict and her daughter and helps raise the daughter

The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats (1991)

IMDb: 7.5
0

The story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group

B.A.P.S (1997)

B.A.P.S (1997)

IMDb: 3.9
1997

Two tacky homegirls move to L A to become dancers instead they scam a dying millionaire but eventually become BAPS Black American Princesses

Ratboy (1986)

Ratboy (1986)

IMDb: 3.8
1986

Several shady and shallow people try to profit, one after the other, from a physically deformed teenager whose face looks like a snout of a rodent and who lives hidden in a city garbage dump, alone and miserable

Eddie Murphy: Raw (1

Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)

IMDb: 7.6
1987

Eddie Murphy in a stand up performance recorded live For an hour and a half he talks about his favourite subjects sex and women

Little Richard (2000

Little Richard (2000)

IMDb: 6.6
2000

The story of Little Richard Penniman, from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a black singer in the 1950s, to his born again phase and brief retirement from rock and roll

Why We Laugh: Black

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black C

IMDb: 7.1
2009

An off screen narration, four dozen talking heads, and clips of performances tell a chronological story about Black comedy who has made us laugh since 1901, what is the nature of their humor, and what social and political conte

Making the Five Hear

Making the Five Heartbeats (2018)

IMDb: 9.0
2018

The behind the scene look at the casting calls selection of cast members, story board ideas producers, and directoral commentary Plus never before scene footage of this iconic cult classic with additional commentary from select

Untitled Patricia Wi

Untitled Patricia WilliamsNetflix Projec

IMDb: 6.0
2022

Ms Pat first Netflix stand up comedy special shot at the Atlanta Comedy Theater

Odd Jobs (1986)

Odd Jobs (1986)

IMDb: 4.7
1986

Five college buddies start their own moving business only to find themselves tangling with sleazy competitors and the mob

Hollywood Shuffle (1

Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

IMDb: 7.0
1987

An actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity, dreams of making it big as a highly respected performer As he makes his rounds, the film takes a satiric look at African American actors in Hollywood

In the Hive (2012)

In the Hive (2012)

IMDb: 6.6
2012

Sixteen year old Xtra Keys hopes to raise his son better than his boozy, razor edged mother raised him, and he just might get his wish when hes thrust into an unorthodox alternative school full of underprivileged boys