5 Movies Starring Evan Ross

Life Is Hot in Cracktown

Life Is Hot in Cracktown

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-06-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (1549 Reviews)

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Fullplot:

Various stories of how crack cocaine has infiltrated the inner-city streets. Based on Buddy Giovinazzo's novel "Life is Hot in Cracktown".

Mooz-Lum

Mooz-Lum

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-09-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (896 Reviews)

Director:

Qasim Basir

Genres:

DramaFamily

Fullplot:

Amid a strict Muslim rearing and a social life he's never had, Tariq (Evan Ross) enters college confused. New peers, family and mentors help him find his place, but the 9-11 attacks force him to face his past and make the biggest decisions of his life.

96 Minutes

96 Minutes

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-10-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (2716 Reviews)

Director:

Aimee Lagos

Fullplot:

Inspired by true events, 96 minutes is the story of four young lives slammed together in one shocking moment. The events of the night in inner city Atlanta, Georgia, unfold in real time as we inter-cut between a carjacking and the beginning of that day, following four separate kids - who they are, where they come from, and the seemingly innocuous decisions that lead them towards a life changing conclusion. With no adults to guide them, they're left on their own to try to survive not only this night, but the complex reality of the world they live in.

All the Wilderness

All the Wilderness

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-02-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

85 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (732 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Johnson

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

James has shut himself off from his surroundings, falling into a world of imagination and darkness. Visits with his psychiatrist have proven unhelpful - though he takes a liking to fellow patient, Val. As James begins to rebel against his single mother, he ventures into the night where he meets a mysterious kid who welcomes him into an eccentric city. Relationships are put to the test as James navigates unfamiliar territory, wrestling with the reality of his own personal wilderness.

Squatters

Squatters

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-05-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (1037 Reviews)

Director:

Martin Weisz

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

In Venice, California, Kelley Tanner and Jonas Trumball are homeless teenagers that live on the beach and spend the day using drugs, drinking booze and shoplifting to survive. One day, Jonas overhears a conversation in a parking area between a woman named Evelyn and her housekeeper, and Evelyn tells that she will travel for one month with her husband David and she gives the alarm code to her servant. Jonas sees the chance to rob the house and brings Kelley with him. Kelley is needy of family love since she was a foster girl that left her foster house to live on the streets, and she spend the days watching to home videos of Evelyn, David, their son Michael, who has a poster of "The Kid" in his room, and their deceased daughter Stephanie. But Jonas is interested in robbing as much as possible to start a new life in Mexico. He meets a dangerous criminal to deal the jewelry and the Porsches of the family. But the family returns and Kelley and Jonas need to flee from the house. When Kelley is wandering on the streets, she stumbles upon a movie theater that is showing Charles Chaplin's "The Kid". She buys a ticket and realizes that she is alone in the theater; out of the blue, Michael enters the theater and sits near her. Soon they drink coffee together and Michael dates Kelley and falls in love with her. Kelly does not disclose her past to Michael but soon she is haunted by what she did.

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