Fireflies in the Garden
The semi-autobiographical story centers on the complexities of love and commitment in a family torn apart when faced with an unexpected tragedy.
CB4
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't appear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ability in an artist never hurts sales, does it? You've just got to play the part of a rap star...
Patti Cake$
Straight out of Jersey comes Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, an aspiring rapper fighting through a world of strip malls and strip clubs on an unlikely quest for glory.
Beat Street
An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.
Rollin' with the Nines
Too Fine and his friends Finny, Pushy and Rage hope to set up a successful urban underground garage...
Bodied
A progressive graduate student finds success and sparks outrage when his interest in battle rap as a thesis subject becomes a competitive obsession.
Breakin'
A struggling young dancer joins forces with two breakdancers and together they become a street sensation.
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha finds inspiration by reinventing herself as a rapper.
Keys to the City
A widower from Bankhead, Russell Savage, is diligently running to become the youngest Mayor in the history of Atlanta. His opponent is August King, the man who has raised Russell and his brother as his own since they were kids. But when the beautiful Avery Long joins the campaign, Russell finds himself fighting to sustain everything he's worked for including his campaign for Mayor, and his life.
Risen: The Story of Chron 'Hell Razah' Smith
Discovered by Wu-Tang Clan's RZA, Hell Razah had a promising career and gold records before he was tragically struck down with a brain aneurysm. Risen traces his journey to recovery - both spiritually and physically - back to the mic.
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Having forged a 20-year run as one of the most innovative and influential hip hop bands of all time, the Queens NY collective known as 'A Tribe Called Quest' have kept a generation hungry for more of their groundbreaking music since their much publicized breakup in 1998. Michael Rapaport documents the inner workings and behind the scenes drama that follows the band to this day. He explores what's next for, what many claim, are the pioneers of alternative rap.
Snake Outta Compton
A rap group on the verge of signing their first record deal is the city's only hope in a battle with a giant mutating snake monster.
Beastie Boys Story
Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze.
A Man Named Scott
In 2009, Scott Mescudi aka Kid Cudi released his debut LP, Man on the Moon: The End of Day. A genre-bending album that broke barriers by featuring songs dealing with depression, anxiety and loneliness, it resonated deeply with young listeners and launched Cudi as a musical star and cultural hero. A Man Named Scott explores Cudi’s journey over a decade of creative choices, struggles and breakthroughs, making music that continues to move and empower his millions of fans around the world.
Hollywood Homicide
Joe Gavilan and his new partner K. C. Calden, are detectives on the beat in Tinseltown. Neither one of them really wants to be a cop, Gavilan moonlights as a real estate broker, and Calden is an aspiring actor moonlighting as a yoga instructor. When the two are assigned a big case they must work out whether they want to solve the case or follow their hearts.
NWA & Eazy-E: Kings of Compton
Documentary looking back at the West Coast group who invented gangster rap. The original lineup of N.W.A consisted of Dr Dre, Ice Cube and Eazy-E, all of whom went on to be successful in their own right. The documentary looks at how the group influenced the world of rap music as well as the controversial life and death of Eazy-E and the career developments of Ice Cube and Dr Dre.
Tyttö sinä olet tähti
Even though Nelli's parents have the perfect career and man planned for her, she dreams of becoming a singer. In a studio, she meets a young hip hop artist Sune and asks him to help her make a demo tape.
I Want My Name Back
Thirty years after recording "Rapper's Delight," Master Gee & Wonder Mike come back to reclaim their identities and rightful place in Hip Hop history.
On the Come Up
Sixteen-year-old Brianna Jackson is a gifted rapper who plans to take the battle rap scene by storm to lift up her family and do right by the legacy of her father, a local hip-hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. However, when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false persona that the industry wants to impose on her.
Yung Lean: In My Head
When a Swedish teen rapper finds a rabid fanbase via the internet, international superstar Yung Lean is born. But as his fame grows, darkness settles in, blurring the line between reality and his own vivid imagination.
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Dennis Lee
Director
Willem Dafoe
as
Charles Taylor
Emily Watson
as
Jane Lawrence
Carrie-Anne Moss
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Kelly
Ryan Reynolds
as
Michael Taylor
Halle Berry
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Herself
Ice-T
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Himself
Deezer D
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Otis / Stab Master Arson
Isaac Hayes
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Owner
Cathy Moriarty
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Nana
Anthony Ramos
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Recording Engineer
Daniel Stewart Sherman
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Smitty
Tonya Pinkins
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Angela
Mary Alice
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Cora
Ralph Cole Jr.
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Dancer
Kadeem Hardison
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High School Student
Jason Flemyng
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Captain Fleming
Billy Murray
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David Brumby
Vas Blackwood
as
Finny
Calum Worthy
as
Adam
Jean Elie
as
Black Library Student
Walter Perez
as
Che Corleone
Joel Silberg
Director
Lela Rochon
as
Extra in First Scene
Jean-Claude Van Damme
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Spectator in First Dance Sequence
Reed Birney
as
Josh Whitman
Doris McCarthy
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Theater Patron
Isaiah Washington
as
August King
Kelsey Scott
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Roberta McKinney
Kamal Angelo Bolden
as
Russell Savage
RZA
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Self
Michael Rapaport
Director
Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
as
Self
Ludacris
as
Self
Dennis Miller
as
Self - TV Host
Eric Paul Erickson
as
Alley Jaws
Joston Theney
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Denz
Jon Kondelik
as
Ethan
Anne McDaniels
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Muffy
Spike Jonze
Director
Ben Stiller
as
Self
Steve Buscemi
as
Self
Joan Rivers
as
Self
Mark Wahlberg
as
Self
Timothée Chalamet
as
Self
Shia LaBeouf
as
Self
Lil Yachty
as
Self
Willow Smith
as
Self
Josh Hartnett
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Det. K.C. Calden
Keith David
as
Leon
Lena Olin
as
Ruby
Harrison Ford
as
Sgt. Joe Gavilan
Ice Cube
as
Self
Elena Leeve
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Mari
Sanaa Lathan
Director
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
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Aunt Pooh
Tim Ross
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Doctor
Elbert Kim
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School Board Member
Titus Makin Jr.
as
Trey
Yung Lean
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Self
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