Kids in America

2005

English

5.6

♡ 15

17%

Josh Stolberg Director

Rosanna Arquette as Abby Pratt

Amy Hill as Mrs. Young

Julie Bowen as Principal Weller

Malik Yoba as Will Drucker

Inspired by real events, this ribald comedy pits an unlikely gang of students against their principal after she bars safe-sex activities on campus. Protesting Principal Weller's muzzling of free speech, the teens stage a bold and hilarious rebellion.

Awake

2019

English

5.0

♡ 50

17%

Aleksandr Chernyaev Director

Francesca Eastwood as

Malik Yoba as Frank Ward

Jonathan Rhys Meyers as John Doe

William Forsythe as Roger Bower

A man wakes in a hospital bed with no recollection of who he is, and learns that he's wanted by the police for a committing a series of murders.

Criminal

2004

English

6.4

♡ 17

69%

Gregory Jacobs Director

Malik Yoba as Frank Hill

Maeve Quinlan as Heather / Soccer Mom

Diego Luna as Rodrigo

Brent Sexton as Ron

Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new associate, but needs money to help out his ill father. The situation becomes more complicated when Rodrigo falls for Gaddis' sister, Valerie, drawing another player into the game.

Blue in the Face

1995

English

6.6

♡ 18

42%

Wayne Wang Director

Keith David as Jackie Robinson

Jared Harris as Jimmy Rose

Richard Conte as Pvt. Rivera

Malik Yoba as Watch Man

A wacky group of locals visit the neighborhood cigar shop, looking for good times and finding plenty of hilarious fun. But when the greedy owner threatens to close the shop for good and turn it into a trendy vegetarian restaurant, the neighborhood proves they'll do just about anything to save their favorite hangout.

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.

Ride

1998

English

4.5

♡ 3

72%

Millicent Shelton Director

Fredro Starr as Geronimo

Guy Torry as Indigo

Snoop Dogg as Mente

Malik Yoba as Poppa

A group of young people leave Harlem for a bus trip down to Miami. The voyage starts off with problems, but it ends up becoming a learning experience, as they end up finding things out about each other they had not previously known.

Take Point

2018

Korean

5.4

♡ 20

80%

Byung-woo Kim Director

Jennifer Ehle as Agent Mackenzie

Malik Yoba as Gerald

Kevin Durand as Markus

Robert Curtis Brown as President McGregor

On the day of the U.S. presidential election in 2024, a team of elite mercenaries embark on a secret CIA mission to abduct North Korea's politician in an underground bunker below the Korean Demilitarized Zone. However, they get caught in the crossfire which causes tensions to escalate to the brink of World War III.

Paradox

2016

English

4.6

♡ 1

27%

Michael Hurst Director

Adam Huss as Jim

Malik Yoba as Mr. Landau

Michael Aaron Milligan as Randy Fraker

Nick Benseman as SWAT Team

A group of scientists are experimenting with time travel, and they manage to send one of their group ahead in time one hour. But when he comes back, he tells them that they’ll all be dead within the next hour unless they shut the machine down.

Betty and Coretta

2013

English

6.2

♡ 4

69%

biography

Biography

Drama

Yves Simoneau Director

Angela Bassett as Coretta Scott King

Malik Yoba as Martin Luther King, Jr.

Gloria Reuben as Myrlie Evers

Cherise Boothe as Toni Wallace

The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.

Faith Under Fire

6.8

Vondie Curtis-Hall Director

Andre Robinson as Boy

Leah Jeffries as Fiona

Yaya DaCosta as Kendra

Malik Yoba as Lt. Franklin

On the day that Antoinette Tuff considered suicide, she realized that all of her challenges had prepared her for a purpose; to save an Atlanta school under siege from a deranged killer bent on murdering the students.

Lucky Girl

6.2

Greg Carter Director

Shanti Lowry as Brianna Nolan

Malik Yoba as Gerald Jackson Serayah

Serayah as Lisa Jackson

Ella Joyce as Melanie Jackson

On the day of her wedding, as Selena Jackson comes to terms with the long-lost love she's never quite gotten over, many of her guests, including her best friends and her own mother, also struggle with past loves, past regrets and past mistakes.

Hood

2015

English

2.7

♡ 2

67%

Action

Michael Lansu Director

Salvatore Covello as Inca

Richard Esteras as Juanito

Malik Yoba as Rev. Benjamin Tuck

Matt Singletary as RJ

When RJ (Matt Singletary) returns home to Chicago after an 8 year tour in the army, he quickly finds that the streets he once knew are now eerily similar to the war torn villages and deserts of the Middle East. His Uncle Richard (Harlem Globe Trotter Curley Boo Johnson), who has taken care of him since he was a little boy, explains the rules of the urban battleground - Don't go out at night, gangs, drugs and money rule these streets, and Trust no one.Is there any way to stop the cycle of violence? To push the gangs out? To save our children?This modern day retelling of the Robin Hood Legend amps up the action and heroism. All while taking a look at what's really wrong in the neighborhoods of Chicago.RJ is an arrow slinging savior of the city. Along with Father Benjamin Tuck (Malik Yoba), Marian (Mahogany Monae), his childhood love who now runs the community center, and his comrades in arms from the army, RJ and his crew are out to stop the drug trade and gangland war that's spread ...

Dope Fiend

2017

English

5.9

♡ 6

Action

Crime

Drama

Ron Elliot Director

Johnnie Mae as Gloria

Ephraim Benton as Man Man

Hisham Tawfiq as Prince

Malik Yoba as Velo

In a methodical scheme for gentrification in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, money, drugs and violence manipulate the lives of three warring families, forcing them to address their ills or face destruction.

Soul Food

1997

English

7.0

♡ 3

82%

George Tillman Jr. Director

Nia Long as Bird

Michael Beach as Miles

Kevin Mukherji as Sanjay

Malik Yoba as Studio Engineer

Traditional Sunday dinners at Mama Joe's (Irma P. Hall) turn sour when sisters Teri (Vanessa L. Williams), Bird (Nia Long) and Maxine (Vivica A. Fox) start bringing their problems to the dinner table in this ensemble comedy. When tragedy strikes, it's up to grandson Ahmad (Brandon Hammond) to pull the family together and put the soul back into the family's weekly gatherings.

Restored Me

2016

English

6.5

♡ 1

Drama

Rhyan LaMarr Director

Malik Yoba as Agent Thurmond

Steven Bauer as Armando

Richard T. Jones as Coach Maurice Durrell

Chris Spencer as George

A troubled ex-con joins the colorful crew of an old movie theater and begins to rebuild his life, only to find his faith in God tested when he learns the theater he has grown to love is not what it seems.

Cool Runnings

1993

English

7.0

♡ 67

75%

Jon Turteltaub Director

John Candy as Irv

Peter Outerbridge as Josef Grool

Raymond J. Barry as Kurt Hemphill

Malik Yoba as Yul Brenner

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.

Feel the Noise

2007

English

3.0

♡ 1

12%

Alejandro Chomski Director

Zulay Henao as C.C.

Victor Rasuk as Javi

Giancarlo Esposito as Roberto

Malik Yoba as The Mayor

After a run-in with local thugs, aspiring Harlem rapper Rob flees to a place and father he never knew, and finds his salvation in Reggaeton, a spicy blend of hip-hop, reggae and Latin beats. Puerto Rico, the spiritual home of Reggaeton, inspires Rob and his step-brother Javi to pursue their dream of becoming Reggaeton stars. Together with a dancer named C.C., they learn what it means to stay true to themselves and each other, while overcoming obstacles in love, greed and pride, all culminating in an explosive performance at New York’s Puerto Rican Day Parade.

Why Did I Get Married Too?

2010

English

4.8

♡ 10

Tyler Perry Director

Dwayne Johnson as Daniel Franklin

Malik Yoba as Gavin

Michael Jai White as Marcus

Richard T. Jones as Mike

Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages. Their intimate week in the Bahamas is disrupted by the arrival of an ex-husband determined to win back his recently remarried wife.