Hoping to foil his own gold-digging wife's plan, a loathsome businessman arranges his own kidnapping, only to realize that there are plenty of other people interested in his wealth as well.

35 and Ticking

2011

English

5.5

♡ 24

husband wife relationship

love

married couple

relationship problems

Romance

Russ Parr Director

Kevin Hart as Cleavon

Aaron D. Spears as Officer Jones

Reign Edwards as Young Zenobia

Nicole Ari Parker as Zenobia

Victoria, Zenobia, Cleavon, and Phil are all friends approaching the age of 35 and struggling to build the families they've always dreamed of. While Zenobia is still looking for a man, Victoria is married to a man who doesn't want children. Cleavon, meanwhile, is too geeky to get a woman, and Phil is already married with children, but his wife is not very interested in being a mother. All four of them try to rectify their romantic lives and futures while their biological clocks tick away.

Repentance

2013

English

4.9

♡ 13

33%

Philippe Caland Director

Forest Whitaker as Angel Sanchez

Peter Weller as Meyer

Nicole Ari Parker as Sophie Sanchez

Anthony Mackie as Tommy Carter

An earnest life-coach/author, Thomas Carter, is mysteriously abducted by a deranged client, Angel Sanchez, who delves into Thomas' teachings and uses his spiritual messages of Karma - action and reaction (Vipaka), against him to terrorize him and his family for their past sins.

Harlem Aria

1999

English

5.9

♡ 6

13%

48%

Action

Drama

William Jennings Director

Nicole Ari Parker as Clarisse

Kristen Wilson as Julia

Malik Yoba as Luke

Christian Camargo as Matthew

An aspiring opera singer from Harlem teams up with a charismatic busker and a kindhearted hustler to share his voice with the world, and teaches his two newfound friends the importance of taking your destiny into your own hands. Anton (Gabriel Casseus) lives in Harlem with his aunt. He dreams of moving to Italy and becoming a famous opera singer, and though he's been blessed with a magnificent singing voice, his passion has made him an outsider in his neighborhood. Running away from home, Anton meets passionate street pianist Matthew (Christian Carmago) and together the two begin drawing large, appreciate crowds on the street. Working the crowd as they do their thing is Wes (Damon Wayans), whose natural charm always gets the cash flowing. And while life on the streets is never easy, Anton, Matthew, and Wes soon discover that by following their dreams, they may find a means of transforming their lives forever.

Almost Christmas

2016

English

6.2

♡ 60

49%

David E. Talbert Director

Kimberly Elise as Cheryl

Omar Epps as Malachi

Nicole Ari Parker as Sonya

Stephen A. Smith as Stephen A. Smith

A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since the death of their matriarch.

The End of Violence

1997

English

5.6

♡ 20

29%

Wim Wenders Director

Nicole Ari Parker as Ade

Michael Massee as Guy in Bar

Bill Pullman as Mike Max

Marshall Bell as Sheriff Call

In Hollywood, the lives of a successful film producer, his wife, a police detective and a surveillance agent intersect after a botched abduction.

A Snowy Day in Oakland

2023

English

5.1

♡ 1

86%

Action

Comedy

Kim Bass Director

Nicole Ari Parker as LaTrice

Keith David as Mr. Monroe

Michael Jai White as Reverend Carter

Arden Myrin as Shelby

A Snowy Day in Oakland - A magical urban tale about a beautiful psychologist from San Francisco who decides to end a stalled romance with her longtime, high-profile, psychiatrist, boyfriend/business partner. She moves on with her life by opening her own private practice in a vacant, street-front office space in the middle of a small, commercial block located across the bay in Oakland, turning the predominately African-American and psychologically ignored neighborhood on its emotional ear.

Imagine That

2009

English

5.6

♡ 19

41%

Karey Kirkpatrick Director

Patricia Place as Elderly Lady

Eddie Murphy as Evan Danielson

Kent Shocknek as Financial Reporter

Nicole Ari Parker as Trish

A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.

Pastor Brown

2009

English

6.4

♡ 1

57%

Drama

Family

Rockmond Dunbar Director

Rockmond Dunbar as Amir

Keith David as Pastor Brown

Michael B. Jordan as Tariq Brown

Nicole Ari Parker as Tonya Copeland Brown

When her father unexpectedly falls terminally ill, exotic dancer Jessica "Jesse" Brown returns home for the first time in more than a decade. Her father's dying wish - that she take over as head of Mount Olive Baptist Church - turns her life and her family's life upside down.

How It Ends

2018

English

5.1

♡ 75

17%

David M. Rosenthal Director

Rick Skene as Convict

Nicole Ari Parker as Paula

Forest Whitaker as Tom

Theo James as Will

A desperate father tries to return home to his pregnant wife after a mysterious apocalyptic event turns everything to chaos.

Blue Streak

1999

English

6.4

♡ 73

35%

Les Mayfield Director

Peter Greene as Deacon

Anne Marie Howard as Female Officer

Nicole Ari Parker as Melissa Green

Martin Lawrence as Miles Logan

Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as an LAPD detective.

Exiled

1998

English

6.4

♡ 8

Jean de Segonzac Director

Bo Dietl as Detective Beldock

Benjamin Bratt as Detective Rey Curtis

Nicole Ari Parker as Georgeanne Taylor Ice-T

Ice-T as Seymour 'Kingston' Stockton

NYPD Detective Mike Logan, who was reassigned to Staten Island after punching a corrupt politician, takes on a grisly murder case. When the investigation leads him back to the 27th Precinct, Logan sees a chance to resurrect his flailing career and be reinstated as a homicide detective.

Remember the Titans

2000

English

7.8

♡ 116

72%

93%

Action

based on a true story

Boaz Yakin Director

Ryan Gosling as Alan Bosley

Nicole Ari Parker as Carol Boone

Will Patton as Coach Bill Yoast

Denzel Washington as Coach Herman Boone

After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions.

Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins

2008

English

5.5

♡ 26

23%

Malcolm D. Lee Director

Brooke Lyons as Amy

Nicole Ari Parker as Lucinda

Martin Lawrence as R.J.

Erin Cummings as Sally

When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!

Downsized

2017

English

6.0

56%

downsizing

Drama

urban

Rhonda Baraka Director

Nicole Ari Parker as Ebony

Matthew J. Vasquez as James

Alexus Lapri Geier as Madison

Isaiah John as Mike Jr.

Ebony and Michael were forced into a modern "shotgun" wedding after becoming teenage parents, putting their personal goals on hold in order to support their family. Amazingly, the two high school sweethearts managed to overcome the odds and establish a seemingly ideal life for themselves. However, the success that initially was meant to strengthen their family has become the very thing that is driving them apart. As a result, Michael desperately tries to hold onto everything he's worked his entire life to gain. This leads the family on an unconventional adventure to restore the faith, hope, and trust that initially brought them together.

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love

1995

English

6.6

♡ 4

81%

Maria Maggenti Director

Nicole Ari Parker as Evie Roy

Toby Poser as Lena

Laurel Holloman as Randy Dean

Dale Dickey as Regina

An adventurous love story between two young women of different social and economic backgrounds who find themselves going through all the typical struggles of a new romance.

Black Dynamite

2009

English

7.4

♡ 36

83%

blaxploitation cinema

Comedy

duringcreditsstinger

spoof

Scott Sanders Director

John Salley as Kotex

Nicole Ari Parker as Mahogany Black

Miguel A. Núñez Jr. as Mo Bitches

Obba Babatundé as Osiris

This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.

Stonewall

1995

English

7.1

♡ 4

67%

Nigel Finch Director

Aida Turturro as Bar Waitress

Nicole Ari Parker as Female Draft Officer

John Doman as Plainclothes Cop

Luis Guzmán as Vito

A group of gay friends try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.

Brown Sugar

2002

English

6.5

♡ 5

66%

Rick Famuyiwa Director

Liza Lapira as Hot 97 Receptionist

Nicole Ari Parker as Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis

Ahmir-Khalib Thompson as Self - The Roots

Marc John Jefferies as Young Dre

Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic at a national magazine and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, hip-hop record company executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.

Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain

2011

English

7.3

♡ 4

67%

Tim Story Director

Nicole Ari Parker as Self - Audience Member

Stephen A. Smith as Self - Audience Member

Kevin Hart as Self / Mr. Black

Taraji P. Henson as Taraji

Experience the show that quickly became a national phenomenon. Get an up-close and personal look at Kevin back in Philly where he began his journey to become one of the funniest comedians of all time. You will laugh 'til it hurts!

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Imagine That

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Remember the Titans

Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins

Downsized

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love

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Stonewall

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