7 Movies Starring Mike Epps

Strays

Strays

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-01-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (1198 Reviews)

Director:

Vin Diesel

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

A macho cruiser comes of age. Frustrated by the repetitious grind of one night stands and aimless hustling, study drug dealer Rick is looking for meaning and intimacy in his life. Like his testosterone-tweaked buddies, Rick is a "stray" # lacking a traditional family structure and wrestling subconsciously with the psychological bruises inflicted by his father's absence. Shielding any vulnerability under the toughened cloak of detachment, Rich has administered his life with deliberate effort to avoid reliance on anyone or anything. But things are about to change. When Rick meets Heather, a corn-fed walking talking "girl next door," he suddenly perceives a new avenue and an opportunity for an open, committed relationship. Though the chemistry between the couple is immediately charged, Rick's street cheek and volatile aggression flare, threatening to extinguish their relationship before it begins. Trying to assimilate into Heather's world, Rick takes heat from his perpetually adolescent cohorts who's ambitions are restricted to riding fast, toking slow, and ditching hard. However, like his childhood, alter ego, Ferdinand the Bull, Rick is only a fighter by training and ripe for the transition to a softer, sweeter sensibility.

Next Friday

Next Friday

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-01-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(24038 Reviews)

Director:

Steve Carr

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Ice Cube (characters)

DJ Pooh (characters)

Ice Cube

Fullplot:

Debo has escaped from prison and is looking to get revenge on Craig. So Craig's dad takes him to Rancho Cucamonga to hide out with his Uncle Elroy and cousin Day-Day, who moved to the suburbs after winning the lottery. But once he gets there, Craig and Day-Day have a set of suburban misadventures that make his South Central experiences look tame.

The Honeymooners

The Honeymooners

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-06-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(6376 Reviews)

Director:

John Schultz

Cast:

Writer:

Danny Jacobson

David Sheffield

Barry W. Blaustein

Don Rhymer

Fullplot:

New York City bus driver Ralph Kramden and his feisty wife Alice, struggle to make ends meet. Despite Ralph's many get-rich-quick schemes/motivational speaker tape series, they've managed to save some money and, along with their best friends Ed and Trixie Norton, they seem to have almost enough money for a down payment on a Brooklyn duplex. However, when Ralph decides to try to impress Alice by making up what he's lost and augmenting their savings with another of his crazy schemes, he winds up losing all their money and his marriage to boot--and it takes all his determination and love for Alice to get things on track again.

Talk to Me

Talk to Me

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-08-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (8259 Reviews)

Director:

Kasi Lemmons

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Genet (screenplay)

Rick Famuyiwa (screenplay)

Michael Genet (story)

Fullplot:

The true life story of Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Jr. In the mid-to-late 1960s, in Washington, D.C., vibrant soul music and exploding social consciousness were combining to unique and powerful effect. It was the place and time for Petey to fully express himself - sometimes to outrageous effect - and "tell it like it is." With the support of his irrepressible and tempestuous girlfriend Vernell, the newly minted ex-con talks his way into an on-air radio gig. He forges a friendship and a partnership with fellow prison inmate Milo's brother Dewey Hughes. From the first wild morning on the air, Petey relies on the more straight-laced Dewey to run interference at WOL-AM, where Dewey is the program director. At the station, Petey becomes an iconic radio personality, surpassing even the established popularity of his fellow disc jockeys, Nighthawk and Sunny Jim. Combining biting humor with social commentary, Petey openly courts controversy for station owner E.G. Sonderling. Petey was determined to make not just himself but his community heard during an exciting and turbulent period in American history. As Petey's voice, humor, and spirit surge across the airwaves with the vitality of the era, listeners tune in to hear not only incredible music but also a man speaking directly to them about race and power in America like few people ever have. Through the years, Petey's "The truth just is" style --- on - and off-air - would redefine both Petey and Dewey, and empower each to become the man he would most like to be.

Open Season 2

Open Season 2

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-09-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

76 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (14583 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Sparkle

Sparkle

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-08-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (4975 Reviews)

Director:

Salim Akil

Genres:

DramaMusic

Cast:

Writer:

Mara Brock Akil (screenplay)

Joel Schumacher (story)

Howard Rosenman (story)

Fullplot:

In the 1960s, three sisters form a girl group and soon become local sensations with major label interest, but fame becomes a challenge as the close-knit family begins to fall apart.

Stealing Cars

Stealing Cars

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-06-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (14 Reviews)

Director:

Bradley Kaplan

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Will Aldis

Will Aldis

Steve Mackall

Fullplot:

A rebellious teenager navigates his way through the juvenile court system.

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