Results found: the african

IMDb 72006

During WWII, four North African men enlist in the French army to liberate that country from Nazi oppression, and to fight French discrimination.

IMDb 7.22005

The South African multi-award winning film about a young South African boy from the ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster. Tsotsi, who left home as a child to get away from helpless parents, ...

IMDb 5.92005

The fiancé of an African-American woman who’s met with skepticism and suspicion from her father when she takes him home for the all-important introduction. As the wedding approaches, Dad ...

IMDb 7.12004

An African narrator tells the story of earth history, the birth of the universe and evolution of life. Beautiful imagery makes this movie documentary complete.

IMDb 5.62004

Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. As punishment, they are forced to escort a pair of socialites to the Hamptons, where they’re going to be ...

IMDb 4.52004

Following a ridiculously awful flight that leads to his pet’s death, Nashawn Wade files a lawsuit against the airline, and wins a multimillion-dollar settlement. Determined to create a ...

IMDb 3.32004

After an African dinosaur ancestor of the crocodile is found, Dr. Campbell uses its DNA to create prototypes at Paula Kennedy’s Genetic Research Co. (Gereco) lab. However one must be put ...

IMDb 4.72003

A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son”, this is the story of Manuel Galloway, also known as “the King of Cali”, the president of a motorcycle club whose members are all ...

IMDb 7.12003

The life and career of Andre Stander, a South African police officer turned bank robber.

A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, ...

IMDb 7.92001

Follow the adventures and misadventures of Penny, a 14-year-old African American girl who’s doing her best to navigate through the early years of teen-dom. Penny’s every encounter ...

IMDb 6.42001

This is the story of four African-American “yuppies” (a banker, a doctor, a lawyer, and a “playboy”) who call themselves “The Brothers”. When the playboy gets ...

IMDb 7.32000

Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named ...

IMDb 7.22000

Against formidable odds — and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy’s new, less prejudicial policies — Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the ...

IMDb 7.22000

A young African-American couple navigates the tricky paths of romance and athletics in this drama. Quincy McCall and Monica Wright grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since ...

IMDb 6.12000

Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Trish O’Day uncover a trail of deceit that ...

IMDb 7.51998

Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.

IMDb 7.21995

During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the “Tuskegee Airman” ...

IMDb 6.41995

A strange funeral director tells four strange tales of horror with an African American focus to three drug dealers he traps in his place of business.

IMDb 6.51995

Malik (Omar Epps) is an African-American student attending on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him a free ride ...

IMDb 8.31994

Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately ...

IMDb 6.11993

In this film, we see the world through the eyes of main character Justice, a young African-American poet. A mail carrier invites a few friends along for a long overnight delivery run.

IMDb 7.61991

In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and ...

IMDb 8.21990

Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American ...

IMDb 7.21989

In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who’s using his immunity to conceal a ...

IMDb 5.31986

A caucasian prospective grad student’s affluent family won’t pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American ...

IMDb 7.81985

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie’s abusive father marries her off ...

IMDb 4.91984

Sheena’s white parents are killed while on Safari. She is raised by the mystical witch woman of an African tribe. When her foster mother is framed for the murder of a political leader, ...