3 Movies Starring Ja Rule

Turn It Up

Turn It Up

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-09-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.4 (924 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Adetuyi

Cast:

Writer:

Ray 'Cory' Daniels (story)

Chris Hudson (story)

Kelly Hilaire (story)

Robert Adetuyi (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Trying to bootstrap his way out of Brooklyn's mean streets is Diamond, a rap musician. With his long-time pal Gage acting as his manager, he's trying to lay down a demo tape with cut-rate studio time. To pay the bills, he and Gage run drugs for "Mr. B." Inside a week, Diamond's beloved mother dies suddenly, his father appears after an absence of 12 years and wants a relationship, and his girlfriend Kia tells him she's pregnant, asking him if he's ready to be a father. Gage steals $100,000 in a multiple-felony robbery so that Diamond can record a full album, not knowing it's Mr. B's money he's taken. B wants his money, Diamond wants his music, Tia wants an answer.

Half Past Dead

Half Past Dead

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-11-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

Germany, USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

4.5 (11796 Reviews)

Fullplot:

A criminal mastermind has set in motion a plan to infiltrate a high tech prison in order to persuade a death row inmate to reveal the whereabouts of $200 million worth of gold. It's up to an undercover FBI agent to stop him before it's too late.

The Cookout

The Cookout

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-09-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

3.6 (2343 Reviews)

Director:

Lance Rivera

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Queen Latifah (story)

Shakim Compere (story)

Darryl French (story)

Laurie B. Turner (screenplay)

Ramsey Gbelawoe (screenplay)

Jeffrey Brian Holmes (screenplay)

Fullplot:

When Todd Anderson signs a $30 million deal with his hometown team, the New Jersey Nets, he knows that his life is set for a big change. To keep things real, he decides to throw a barbeque at his place -- just like the ones his family used to have. But when you have new and old friends, family, agents, and product reps in the same house, things are bound to get crazy.

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