Tag Archives: racial slur

8 Mile

IMDB Rating: 6.60
29250 votes

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A rap version of "Saturday Night Fever." B-Rabbit, a wannabe rapper from the wrong side of Detroit's 8 Mile, has problems: he dumps his girlfriend when she tells him she's pregnant; to save money to make a demo tape, he moves into his alcoholic mom's trailer; his job's a dead end, and he's just choked at the local head-to-head rap contest. Things improve when he meets Alex - an aspiring model headed for New York - and a fast-talking pal promises to set up the demo. Then new setbacks: Alex isn't faithful, mom rejects him, rifts surface with his friends, and he's mugged by rivals. Everything hinges on the next rap showdown at the club. Can B-Rabbit pull truth out of his cap?
Actors
Jimmy 'B-Rabbit' Smith, Jr.Eminem
Stephanie SmithKim Basinger
David 'Future' PorterMekhi Phifer
Also posted in 2002, Drama, High IMDB rating, Music | Comments (8)

John Q

IMDB Rating: 6.40
15343 votes

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John Quincy Archibald's son Michael collapses while playing baseball as a result of heart failure. John rushes Michael to a hospital emergency room where he is informed that Michael's only hope is a transplant. Unfortunately, John's insurance won't cover his son's transplant. Out of options, John Q. takes the emergency room staff and patients hostage until hospital doctors agree to do the transplant.
Actors
John Quincy ArchibaldDenzel Washington
Beautiful WomanGabriela Oltean
Lt. Frank GrimesRobert Duvall
Also posted in 2002, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (4)

All About the Benjamins

IMDB Rating: 5.30
2022 votes

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A bounty hunter is on the trail of a conman who skipped bail. The two wind up in a deserted warehouse where they witness a diamond scam in action, caught in the midst they put their differences aside to team up and detain the looters.
Actors
BucumIce Cube
Reginald 'Reggie' WrightMike Epps
WilliamsonTommy Flanagan
Also posted in 2002, Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | Comments (3)

City of God

IMDB Rating: 8.80
37754 votes

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Cidade de Deus (City of God) is a housing project built in the 1960's that—in the early 80's—became one of the most dangerous places in Rio de Janeiro. The tale tells the stories of many characters whose lives sometimes intersect. However, all is seen through the eyes of a singular narrator: Busca-Pé, a poor black youth too frail and scared to become an outlaw but also to smart to be content with underpaid, menial jobs. He grows up in a very violent environment. The odds are all against him. But Busca-Pé soon discovers that he can see reality differently than others. His redemption is that he's been given an artist's point of view as a keen-eyed photographer. As Busca-Pé is not the real protagonist of the film—only the narrator—he is not the one who makes the decisions that will determine the sequence of events. Nevertheless, not only his life is attached to what happens in the story, but it is also through Busca-Pé's perspective of life that one can understand the complicated layers and humanity of a world, apparently condemned to endless violence.
Actors
Buscapé - RocketAlexandre Rodrigues
Zé Pequeno - Li'l ZéLeandro Firmino
Bené - BennyPhellipe Haagensen
Also posted in 2002, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Gangs of New York

IMDB Rating: 7.30
59936 votes

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As waves of immigrants swell the population of New York, lawlessness and corruption thrive in Manhattan's Five Points section. After years of incarceration, young Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon returns seeking revenge against the rival gang leader who killed his father. But Amsterdam's personal vendetta becomes part of the gang warfare that erupts as he and his fellow Irishmen fight to carve a place for themselves in their newly adopted homeland!
Actors
Amsterdam VallonLeonardo DiCaprio
William 'Bill/The Butcher' CuttingDaniel Day-Lewis
Jenny EverdeaneCameron Diaz
Also posted in 2002, Action, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, History | Comments (12)

Scary Movie 2

IMDB Rating: 4.30
21195 votes

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Megan Voorhees (Natasha Lyonne), is possessed and two priests, Father McFeely (James Woods) and Father Harris (Andy Richter), must drive the demon out, but the exorcism doesn't go as planned. A year later, survivors Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris), Ray Wilkins (Shawn Wayans), and Shorty (Marlon Wayans) and Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall), are at college, trying to forget the incidents that occurred last Halloween. Cindy is falling for Buddy (Christopher Kennedy Masterson), who loves to give wedgies, and Ray is still confused about his sexuality. Professor Oldman (Tim Curry) and his paralyzed assistant, Dwight (David Cross), have decided to do a research study at Hell House, the house where the bad exorcism took place, and disguise it as a sleep disorder study. Chaos starts as soon as Cindy arrives and meets the creepy caretaker (Chris Elliot) with the funny hand. But the house has some deep dark secrets that the group has to solve, even if they are scary or disgusting.
Actors
Cindy CampbellAnna Faris
Shorty MeeksMarlon Wayans
Ray WilkinsShawn Wayans
Also posted in 2001, Comedy, Horror | Comments (0)

The Believer

IMDB Rating: 7.30
5611 votes

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"The Believer" explores a Jewish student's private journey to understand the meaning of Judaism in his life. Set in New York City, the Plot follows a morally confused young adult struggling with the conflict between his beliefs and his heritage. "The Believer" examines themes of religion, family, and self-loathing. It is a psychological examination into the forces of intolerance, both on the individual and society as a whole.
Actors
Danny BalintRyan Gosling
Carla MoebiusSummer Phoenix
Lina MoebiusTheresa Russell
Also posted in 2001, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Ali

IMDB Rating: 6.40
15492 votes

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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.
Actors
Cassius Clay/Cassius X/Muhammad AliWill Smith
Drew 'Bundini' BrownJamie Foxx
Howard CosellJon Voight
Also posted in 2001, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating, Sport | Comments (0)

The 51st State

IMDB Rating: 6.10
11282 votes

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Elmo McElroy (Jackson) is a streetwise American master chemist who heads to England to sell his special new formula - a powerful, blue concoction guaranteed to take you to 'the 51st state.' McElroy's new product delivers a feeling 51 times more powerful than any thrill, any pleasure, any high in history. But his plans for a quick, profitable score go comically awry when he gets stuck in Liverpool with an unlikely escort (Carlyle) and his ex-girlfriend (Mortimer) and becomes entangled in a bizarre web of double-dealing and double-crosses.
Actors
Rhys Ifans
Sean Pertwee
Ricky Tomlinson
Also posted in 2001, Action, Comedy, Crime, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Fast and the Furious

IMDB Rating: 5.70
33914 votes

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The Fast & The Furious is loosely based on an article in a magazine about street clubs that race Japanese cars late at night. The film stars Vin Diesel as Domenic Toretto, the leader of a street gang that is under suspicion of stealing expensive electronic equipment. Paul Walker plays an undercover police officer that attempts to find out who exactly is stealing the equipment, while falling for Domenic's younger sister played by Jordana Brewster.
Actors
Brian O'ConnerPaul Walker
Dominic TorettoVin Diesel
LettyMichelle Rodriguez
Also posted in 2001, Action, Crime, Thriller | Comments (0)
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