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    Gladiator 1992 POSTER

    Gladiator

    1992

    English

    6.5

    26

    31%

    69%

    Action

    blood splatter

    boxer

    chicago, illinois

    Drama

    fistfight

    gay interest

    Sport

    sports

    Rowdy Herrington Rowdy Herrington Director Cara Buono Cara Buono as Dawn John Heard John Heard as John Riley Ossie Davis Ossie Davis as Noah Jon Seda Jon Seda as Romano
    Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can kill.
    A Vow to Cherish 1999 POSTER

    A Vow to Cherish

    1999

    English

    6.6

    71%

    71%

    Action

    Drama

    Family

    John Schmidt John Schmidt Director Ossie Davis Ossie Davis as Alexander Billman Lance E. Nichols Lance E. Nichols as (as Lance Nichols) David A.R. White David A.R. White as ER Resident Donna Bullock Donna Bullock as Julia Sinclair
    John and Ellen have a picture-perfect life: while John runs a successful business, Ellen works as a schoolteacher, and they've raised two beautiful children. But that picture is shattered when Ellen is diagnosed with a devastating disease. The couple's relationship faces its hardest test yet, and before long, John's business starts to suffer and his eye begins to wander after he finds a lovely new jogging partner.
    The Cardinal 1963 POSTER

    The Cardinal

    1963

    English

    6.7

    5

    47%

    66%

    Action

    bigotry

    catholic priest

    Drama

    faith

    History

    priest

    War

    world war i

    world war ii

    Otto Preminger Otto Preminger Director Ossie Davis Ossie Davis as Father Gillis Murray Hamilton Murray Hamilton as Lafe Jill Haworth Jill Haworth as Lalage Menton Tom Tryon Tom Tryon as Stephen Fermoyle
    A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.
    The Scalphunters 1968 POSTER

    The Scalphunters

    1968

    English

    6.7

    7

    70%

    57%

    Comedy

    cult film

    Drama

    escaped slave

    fur trapping

    native american

    scalp

    slavery

    Western

    Sydney Pollack Sydney Pollack Director Paul Picerni Paul Picerni as Frank Telly Savalas Telly Savalas as Jim Howie Ossie Davis Ossie Davis as Joseph Lee Jack Williams Jack Williams as Scalphunter
    Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegades that killed them.
    Grumpy Old Men 1993 POSTER

    Grumpy Old Men

    1993

    English

    7.0

    25

    67%

    74%

    Action

    aftercreditsstinger

    Comedy

    Drama

    duringcreditsstinger

    elderly

    old friends

    retiree

    Romance

    thanksgiving

    Donald Petrie Donald Petrie Director Ossie Davis Ossie Davis as Chuck Daryl Hannah Daryl Hannah as Melanie John Carroll Lynch John Carroll Lynch as Moving Man Peggy Rea Peggy Rea as Wedding Guest
    For decades, next-door neighbors and former friends John and Max have feuded, trading insults and wicked pranks. When an attractive widow moves in nearby, their bad blood erupts into a high-stakes rivalry full of naughty jokes and adolescent hijinks.
    Miss Evers' Boys 1997 POSTER

    Miss Evers' Boys

    1997

    English

    7.1

    4

    70%

    70%

    Action

    Drama

    government secrets

    historical drama

    human experiment

    medical experiment

    medical malpractice

    racism

    War

    Joseph Sargent Joseph Sargent Director Laurence Fishburne Laurence Fishburne as Caleb Humphries Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez as Chauffeur Driver Ossie Davis Ossie Davis as Mr. Evers Obba Babatundé Obba Babatundé as Willie Johnson
    The true story of the US Government's 1932 Tuskeegee Syphilis Experiments, in which a group of black test subjects were allowed to die, despite a cure having been developed.
    The Hill 1965 POSTER

    The Hill

    1965

    English

    7.8

    16

    75%

    92%

    Action

    africa

    Drama

    libya

    prison

    sadism

    sahara

    War

    world war ii

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Ian Bannen Ian Bannen as Harris Ossie Davis Ossie Davis as Jacko King Sean Connery Sean Connery as Joe Roberts Roy Kinnear Roy Kinnear as Monty Bartlett
    North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up a brutal incline. It's not a military objective. It's The Hill, a manmade instrument of torture, a tower of sand seared by a white-hot sun. And the troops' tormentors are not the enemy, but their own comrades-at-arms.
    And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead 2015 POSTER

    And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead

    2015

    English

    6.4

    1

    Action

    Biography

    Documentary

    History

    Billy Woodberry Billy Woodberry Director Ossie Davis Ossie Davis as Self Ruby Dee Ruby Dee as Self Roscoe Lee Browne Roscoe Lee Browne as Self Ida Berrocal Torres Ida Berrocal Torres as Self
    A journey into the life and work of beat poet and activist Bob Kaufman and his insistence that poetry is fundamental to humanity's moral survival.
    Death of a Prophet 1981 POSTER

    Death of a Prophet

    1981

    English

    4.4

    3

    45%

    45%

    Action

    Drama

    History

    Woodie King Jr. Woodie King Jr. Director Sonny Jim Gaines Sonny Jim Gaines as George Harris George Harris as Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman as Malcolm X Ossie Davis Ossie Davis as Self
    After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death...and it was just a matter of time before his enemies closed in. Despite death threats and intimidation, Malcolm marched on - continuing to spread the word of equality and brotherhood right up until the moment of his brutal and untimely assassination. Highlighted by newsreel footage and interviews, this is the story of the last twenty-four hours of Malcolm X. Featuring the music of jazz percussionist Max Roach.
    Bubba Ho-Tep 2002 POSTER

    Bubba Ho-Tep

    2002

    English

    6.9

    27

    78%

    79%

    absurd

    amused

    Comedy

    dramatic

    Fantasy

    Horror

    john f. kennedy

    mummy

    Mystery

    retirement home

    Western

    Don Coscarelli Don Coscarelli Director Timothy E. Goodwin Timothy E. Goodwin as Elvis' Boy Bruce Campbell Bruce Campbell as Elvis Presley / Sebastian Haff Ossie Davis Ossie Davis as Jack Larry Pennell Larry Pennell as Kemosabe
    Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death," then missed his chance to switch back. He must team up with JFK and fight an ancient Egyptian mummy for the souls of their fellow residents.
    Beah: A Black Woman Speaks 2003 POSTER

    Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

    2003

    English

    8.8

    2

    Action

    Biography

    Documentary

    LisaGay Hamilton LisaGay Hamilton Director Ossie Davis Ossie Davis as Self Whitman Mayo Whitman Mayo as Self Beah Richards Beah Richards as Self Bill Cobbs Bill Cobbs as Self
    Beah: A Black Woman Speaks is a 2003 documentary about the life of Academy Award nominated actress Beah Richards. Directed by Lisa Gay Hamilton, it won the Documentary Award at the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival in 2003.
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