Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance
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Cookie\
Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends. (imdb)
The Hunt for Red October
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius (Connery). The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst (Baldwin) has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it-because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find him, too. (Paramount Pictures)
Space Cowboys
When a retired engineer is called upon to rescue a failing satellite, he insists that his equally old teammates accompany him into space. (imdb)
The Adventures of Huck Finn
Huckleberry Finn, the half-literate son of a drunk, runs away from home and follows the Mississippi River with an escaped slave named Jim... (imdb)
Panther
A dramatized account of the story of The Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. (imdb)
Hamburger Hill
A very realistic interpretation of one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War. (imdb)
The Last Supper
A group of idealistic, but frustrated, liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering rightwing pundits for their political beliefs. (imdb)
Eye See You
Stallone plays a cop who comes undone after witnessing a brutal scene on the job. He checks into a rehab clinic that specializes in treating law enforcement officials. Soon, he finds that his fellow patients are being murdered one by one. (imdb)
Dangerous Minds
An ex-marine teacher struggles to connect with her students in an inner city schools. (imdb)
12 Angry Men
Twelve men must decide the fate of one when one juror objects to the jury's decision. (imdb)
The Preacher\
Good natured Reverend Henry Biggs (Courtney B. Vance) finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia (Whitney Houston) is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighbourhood they live in. (imdb)
Beyond the Law
Dan Saxon is an undercover cop who infiltrates a biker gang to nail the scum behind a drug-smuggling operation. In order to maintain the trust of the gang's leader, he must commit ever more dangerous and heinous crimes. Just how far 'beyond the law' will Saxon go? (imdb)
The Tuskegee Airmen
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" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, these men were forced to constantly endure harassement, prejudice, and much behind the scenes politics until at last they were able to prove themselves in combat. (imdb)
Holy Matrimony
A young Hutterite boy must marry his late brother's wife who comes from outside the community.
Nothing But the Truth
In Washington, D.C., a female reporter faces a possible jail sentence for outing a CIA agent and refusing to reveal her source.
Extraordinary Measures
After their two young children are diagnosed with a rare genetic disease for which conventional medicine has no cure, John and Aileen Crowley pin their hopes on the work of unconventional scientist Dr. Robert Stonehill.
Final Destination 5
Death still isn't satisfied in the fifth installment of this cult horror franchise, setting out to claim the lives of shaken co-workers who cheated him when they heeded a colleague's premonition about an unstable suspension bridge.
Joyful Noise
Two choir members have differing opinions on how to win the national choir competition. (imdb)
The Divide
Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic. (imdb)
Ambushed
Jim Natter, the leader of a violent Kuk Klux Klan lodge, is shot dead. His teenage son Eric Natter is found nearby, and taken into police custody for his protection pending the investigation. While four cops drive him to a safe-house, they are ambushed. Three of them shot dead, including Deputy Lawrence, and his black partner Jerry Robinson is accused of the murders. (imdb)
Urban Crossfire
A cop's partner is killed, now he wants revenge. (imdb)
Blind Faith
In 1957, black lawyer John Williams has to defend his nephew Charlie, who is accused of strangling a white boy to death. John doesn't believe Charlie did it, and although Charlie confesses, John wants to find out the real truth.
Percy & Thunder
A retired boxer and his protege enter the big time.
Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad
In pre Civil War America, slaves are prepared to risk everything for the chance of freedom from bondage. This films relates the story of a group of slaves who decide to try for it. Fortunately, in addition to the dangers from slave catchers and the elements, our heros also have the Underground Railroad, the clandestine network of caring people, like Harriet Tubman, who face great risks of their own.
The Affair
A black soldier in World War II England begins an affair with a white woman whose husband is a soldier currently overseas in battle and in doubts of her relationship with him as she discovered he had been having an affair with his secretary.
The Piano Lesson
1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as well as some of the attitudes and influences on their lives. But whether he is able to sell the piano so that he can get enough money to buy some property and "no longer have to work for someone else" involves the story (or lesson) that the piano has to show him.
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
Glenn and Vance are taxicab-driving NYC detectives taking up the case of tourists (Tunney, Erbe) who are robbed of their money and luggage by a shady limo driver. But all parties have their hands full when the girls accidentally get mixed up in a drug dealer's murder and money heist, while the detectives must unmask a contract hit man posing as a friend from the 'hood.
First Affair
A young girl attending Harvard on a scholarship finds herself falling for the husband of her English professor.
Whitewash: the Clarence Brandley Story
Despite a lack of evidence, a black janitor is sentenced to death for the murder of a schoolgirl - but an outraged human rights activist steps in to aid his appeal, persuading a lawyer to take the case.
Terminator Genisys
When John Connor, leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. (imdb)
Flashforward
A special task force in the FBI investigates after every person on Earth simultaneously blackouts and awakens with a short vision of their future. (imdb)
Office Christmas Party
When his uptight CEO sister threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand...
The Mummy
Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess, whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened in our current day bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension. (imdb)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s. (imdb)
Isle of Dogs
Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his dog. (imdb)
Ben Is Back
Follows the charming yet troubled Ben Burns (Hedges), who returns home to his unsuspecting family one fateful Christmas Eve. Ben's wary mother Holly Burns (Roberts) welcomes her beloved son's return, but soon learns he is still very much in harm's way. During the 24 hours that may change their lives forever, Holly must do everything in her power to avoid the family's downfall. (imdb)
The Photograph
A series of intertwining love stories set in the past and in the present.
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress. These first-person anecdotes, ranging from the brutal to the bittersweet, have been brought to vivid life, featuring the on-camera voices of over a dozen top African-American actors. (imdb)
Project Power
When a pill that gives its users unpredictable superpowers for five minutes hits the streets of New Orleans, a teenage dealer and a local cop must team with an ex-soldier to take down the group responsible for its creation. (imdb)
Lovecraft Country
A young African-American travels across the U.S. in the 1950s in search of his missing father. (imdb)
Between The World And Me
Adaptation of the 2015 nonfiction book written by American author Ta-Nehisi Coates, written as a letter to the author's teenage son about the feelings, symbolism, and realities associated with being Black in the United States. (wikipedia)
61st Street
61st Street (2022) - TV Series
Follows Moses Johnson, a promising high school athlete, who is swept up into the infamously corrupt Chicago criminal justice system.
Flashforward - Season 1
Heist 88
A criminal mastermind recruits a group of young bank employees to steal 80 million dollars in one of the largest bank heists in US history.
The Boys Next Door
Four intellectually disabled men share a house and are looked after by Jack, their social worker. The four men try to make sense of a mixed-up world, dealing with everything from runaway rodents to helping Norman, who has a new girlfriend. Jack's life with his wife is put on hold, and he feels it's time to let them go.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 1
Grotesquerie
A series of heinous crimes have unsettled a small community. Detective Lois Tryon feels these crimes are eerily personal, as if someone—or something—is taunting her. With no leads and unsure of where to turn, she accepts the help of Sister Megan, a nun and journalist with the Catholic Guardian. As they string together clues, they find themselves ensnared in a sinister web that only seems to raise more questions than answers. (themoviedb.org)
Grotesquerie - Season 1
Lilo & Stitch
Live-action remake of Disney's animated classic 'Lilo and Stitch'. (imdb)
Lovecraft Country - Season 1