Oct 08
Plot:
Martin Lawrence returns as FBI agent Malcolm Turner, a master of disguise who again goes deep undercover as the sassy septuagenarian “Big Momma.” The FBI has learned that a computer software developer named Tom Fuller has created a computer virus that allows access to classified US government files, Fuller is planning to sell the virus to terrorist organizations all over the world. Upon hearing this, the FBI’s best lead is Fuller’s wife. So Malcolm goes undercover again as Big Momma in order to pose as Mrs. Fuller’s nanny. and as always, Big Momma once again turns the house upside down.
IMDB rating: 3.60 out of 10.0 (5623 votes) Continue reading »
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african-american,
alcohol,
beach,
beauty-salon,
bingo,
california,
character-name-in-title,
chase,
cheerleading,
convertible,
deception,
dog,
drag,
extortion,
fashion-model,
fat-suit,
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hostage,
housekeeper,
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job-interview,
los-angeles-california,
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nightclub,
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ring,
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school,
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security-guard,
sequel,
shopping-mall,
slapstick,
stepfather,
surfer,
synagogue,
thong,
undercover,
webcam
Sep 14
Plot:
Rannulph Junnah is the best golfer in Savannah. He’s living well and has a girl, Adele Invergordon, who’s the daughter of a wealthy landowner. The First World War starts, though, and Junnah goes to Europe to fight. The only survivor of a dangerous mission, Junnah doesn’t return to Savannah for 15 years. In 1930, he returns, and Adele’s father has already committed suicide during the Depression. Pressured by tax collectors to sell the golf course her father built to pay off debts, Adele, now older, vows to bring to Savannah the greatest match ever played on the greatest golf course, her late father’s. She’s able to round up the 2 greatest golfers of their time, Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen to play for $10,000. The townspeople insist on having “one of their own” compete also, and Rannulph Junnah is rounded up. Junnah now hangs out with bums and is an alcoholic, as he has lost his authentic swing from 15 years ago. At first he turns down the offer. He gets his old clubs and balls and starts practicing. He has lost his ability. Suddenly, Bagger Vance shows up. He offers to be Junnahs’s caddy and help him regain his “authentic swing”. He does, and Junnah agrees to play in the big match.
IMDB rating: 6.30 out of 10.0 (11278 votes) Continue reading »
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1920s,
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african-american,
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americana,
angst,
apology,
atmospheric,
bankruptcy,
barefoot,
based-on-novel,
battle,
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boy,
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bus,
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card-playing,
championship,
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courtroom,
cremated-remains,
crying,
dancing,
death,
death-of-father,
dog,
dream-like,
drinking,
drunkeness,
epilogue,
explosion,
family-relationships,
fantastic,
father-daughter-relationship,
father-son-relationship,
fear,
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friend,
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game,
gas-mask,
gentle,
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golf,
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golfer,
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great-depression,
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storm,
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suicide-by-gunshot,
taxi,
tournament,
truck,
underdog,
underwear,
voice-over-narration,
washed-up-star,
whimsical,
whiskey,
wisdom,
writer,
wwi
Sep 13
Plot:
Cool and deadly NYPD detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade, Jr. in a racially-motivated slaying. The eye witness disappears, Wade jumps bail for Switzerland, and Shaft is livid. Two years later, Wade returns to face trial, confident his father’s money and influence (and racial politics) guarantee an innocent verdict. Shaft looks hard for the witness, so Wade wants someone to kill her. He turns to a ghetto drug king, Peoples Hernandez, who’s willing to kill for money, use Wade as a route to rich drug customers, and shaft Shaft. Can Shaft find the witness, convince her to testify, and shepherd her through the hail of bullets that Peoples is sure to let fly?
IMDB rating: 5.90 out of 10.0 (19356 votes) Continue reading »
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african-american,
based-on-novel,
basketball,
bigotry,
black-american,
black-comedy,
black-cop,
blaxploitation,
brother-sister-relationship,
car-wash,
character-name-in-title,
chase,
chrysler-building-new-york,
cocaine,
crooked-cop,
defecation-scene,
desert-eagle,
detective,
drug-dealing,
drugs,
foot-pursuit,
hate-crime,
hit-in-groin,
hitman,
ice-pick,
interracial-relationship,
italian-american,
jail,
limousine,
media-coverage,
mugger,
murder,
new-york,
new-york-city,
obscene-finger-gesture,
police,
police-brutality,
prisoner,
private-detective,
professional-hit,
racial-injustice,
racial-slur,
racism,
remake,
revenge,
sequel,
thrown-through-window,
twist-in-the-end,
uncle,
undercover,
urban,
vengeance,
violence,
vulgarity,
witness-protection
Sep 13
Plot:
Tony Scott torna alle atmosfere thriller e senza tregua delle sue opere precedenti con un film tutto giocato sulla critica alle possibili privazioni della libertà del cittadino comune da parte dello Stato. Robert Dean è un giovane e promettente avvocato, che si trova coinvolto in un assurdo gioco di spie, perché un vecchio amico di scuola gli infila fra i regali di Natale un dischetto contenente le immagini di un omicidio commesso da un dirigente ambizioso e senza scrupoli della National Security Agency (potente organismo governativo responsabile delle operazioni spionistiche più complesse). La vita del protagonista è sconvolta e continuamente in pericolo. Un ex agente della NSA, interverrà in aiuto del giovane. Dopo essere sfuggiti numerose volte alla morte, i due si salveranno in un finale pieno di suspense e…con un po’ di furbizia! Grande cast e grande azione per un film solido e ben girato.
IMDB rating: 7.10 out of 10.0 (26552 votes) Continue reading »
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african-american,
baltimore-maryland,
blackmail,
blood-splatter,
cat,
chase,
christmas,
computer,
congressman,
conspiracy,
conspiracy-theorist,
dog,
ex-girlfriend,
falsely-accused,
father-son-relationship,
frame-up,
friendship,
fugitive,
helicopter,
humor,
intelligence,
law,
lethal-injection,
mafia,
marriage,
mexican-standoff,
middle-class,
murder,
neo-noir,
nsa,
paranoia,
political,
political-drama,
political-thriller,
revenge,
satellite,
satire,
secret-hideaway,
sequel,
shootout,
shot-in-the-chest,
shot-to-death,
surveillance,
suspense,
video-evidence,
video-footage,
video-voyeurism,
violence,
voyeurism,
vulgarity,
washington-d.c.,
wiretap,
wisecrack-humor
Sep 13
Plot:
In 1964, a brash new pro boxer, fresh from his olympic gold medal victory, explodes on to the scene, Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African American’s in sport with his proud public self confidence with his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. To his credit, he sets out to prove that with his highly agile and forceful style soon making him a formidable boxer who soon claims the heavyweight championship. His personal life is no less noteworthy with his allegiance to the Nation of Islam, his friendship with the controversial Malcolm X and his abandonment of his slave name in favour of Muhammad Ali stirring up controversy. Yet, at the top of his game, both Ali’s personal and professional lives face the ultimate test with the military draft rules are changed, making him eligible for military induction during the Vietnam War. Despite the fact that he could easily agree to a sweetheart deal that would have meant an easy tour of duty for himself, Ali refuses to submit on principle to cooperate in an unjust war for a racist nation that treated his people so poorly. The cost of that stand is high as he finds himself unable to legally box in his own country while his case is contested in court. What follows is a battle for a man who would sacrifice so much for what he believes in and a comeback that would cement his legend as one of the great sports figures of all time.
IMDB rating: 6.40 out of 10.0 (15492 votes) Continue reading »
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1960s,
1970s,
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boxer,
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comeback,
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conscientious-objector,
conscription,
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draft-refuser,
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heavyweight-champion,
infidelity,
islam,
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martin-luther-king,
military-draft,
moslem,
nation-of-islam,
racial-slur,
shot-in-the-chest,
title-spoken-by-character,
zaire
Sep 13
Plot:
FBI agent Malcolm Turner is known best for being a brilliant, master of disguise. Malcolm’s latest assignment sends him to small-town Georgia, where he’s assigned to trap a brutal bank robber (and a recent prison escapee) who they suspect will be coming down to visit his ex-girlfriend Sherry and her son. Malcolm sets up a stakeout across from the home of a larger-than-life southern matriarch known as Big Momma, who’s about to be visited by Sherry. It’s a simple plan, but there’s one big problem: Unbeknownst to Sherry, Big Momma has unexpectedly left town. So Malcolm, decides to impersonate the cantankerous Southern granny. Using a few tricks of disguise, he completely transforms himself into Big Momma, even taking on the corpulent septuagenarian’s everyday routine-from cooking soul food to delivering babies to “testifying” at the local church. In the mean time, Malcolm starts falling for Sherry, who may or may not be hiding some stolen cash. Now, Malcolm/Big Momma must somehow find a way to nab his criminal and the girl.
IMDB rating: 4.60 out of 10.0 (8629 votes) Continue reading »
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african-american,
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mask,
mother-son-relationship,
obesity,
southern,
southern-baptist,
southern-u.s.,
surprise-birthday-party,
surveillance,
surveillance-camera,
transvestism,
undercover
Sep 13
Plot:
In morte veritas. Georgia Byrd clerks at a New Orleans department store. She defers pleasure: cooks gourmet meals, eats Lean Cuisine; likes a co-worker in silence; has savings, but hasn’t left Louisiana. All that changes when an MRI discloses she has three weeks to live. She cashes her savings and heads to Europe’s Grandhotel Pupp, where Chef Didier presides. She checks into the Presidential Suite, orders everything on the menu, snowboards, and comes to the attention of the chef and the hotel’s powerful American guests: a Congressman, a Senator, a retail magnate, and his mistress. She has nothing to lose, so she tells them what she thinks. Will the truth set them free?
IMDB rating: 6.40 out of 10.0 (3328 votes) Continue reading »
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african-american,
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brain,
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congressman,
cooking,
czech-republic,
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disease,
doctor,
extramarital-affair,
farce,
fatal-disease,
fear-of-flying,
helicopter,
hmo,
hospital,
hotel,
magazine,
marriage,
new-orleans,
operation,
prague,
quitting-job,
remake,
resort-hotel,
restaurant,
roulette,
senator,
skiing,
snowboarding,
spa,
swiss-alps,
terminal-illness,
vacation,
what-happened-to-epilogue
Sep 13
Plot:
An elderly Jewish widow living in Atlanta can no longer drive. Her son insists she allow him to hire a driver, which in the 1950s meant a black man. She resists any change in her life but, Hoke, the driver is hired by her son. She refuses to allow him to drive her anywhere at first, but Hoke slowly wins her over with his native good graces. The movie is directly taken from a stage play and does show it. It covers over twenty years of the pair’s life together as they slowly build a relationship that transcends their differences.
IMDB rating: 7.40 out of 10.0 (9930 votes) Continue reading »
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1940s,
1950s,
1960s,
1970s,
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anti-semitism,
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birthday-party,
blockbuster,
businessman,
car-accident,
car-dealer,
cemetery,
chauffeur,
christmas,
church-bombing,
cooking,
elderly,
elevator,
funeral,
gas-station,
gift,
housekeeper,
ice-storm,
illiteracy,
interracial-friendship,
jewish,
mah-jongg,
marriage,
mobile-alabama,
mother-son-relationship,
nursing-home,
pay-raise,
police,
pulitzer-prize-source,
racial-slur,
racism,
retired-teacher,
road-trip,
segregation,
senility,
suspicion,
synagogue,
telephone-box,
thanksgiving,
urination-scene,
widow
Sep 13
Plot:
LA in the 50’s: someone’s killing imprisoned mob boss Mickey Cohen’s gang. The police, led by Captain Dudley, convince wiseguys from Jersey, Cleveland, and elsewhere to go home. Rich developer, Pierce Patchett, runs a stable of high-class hookers who are ringers for movie stars. The plot to replace Cohen blindsides three plainclothes cops: White watched his father beat his mother to death then vanish, he punishes abusers with quick violence; Exley’s father was a hero cop killed mysteriously, he seeks justice by the book; Vicennes, a clothes horse, consults for a Dragnet-like TV show. Will they escape corruption and murder, will they find their own morality?
IMDB rating: 8.40 out of 10.0 (78925 votes) Continue reading »
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crotch-grab,
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diner,
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domestic-violence,
drink-thrown-in-face,
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sex,
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shot-in-the-face,
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tommy-gun,
tv-show-in-film,
twist-in-the-end,
two-way-mirror,
urination,
violence,
voice-over-narration,
vulgarity,
wealth,
wetting-pants
Sep 13
Plot:
When his daughter is kidnapped and held in exchange for priceless diamonds, the leader of a crew of highly skilled urban thieves (DMX) forges an unlikely alliance with a Taiwanese Intelligence officer (Jet Li) to rescue her. Their race against the clock to find the precious stones ultimately unravels a plot to distribute a deadly new weapon of war.
IMDB rating: 5.30 out of 10.0 (7280 votes) Continue reading »
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