7 Movies Starring Obba Babatundè

Life

Life

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-04-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (31786 Reviews)

Director:

Ted Demme

Fullplot:

In the mid-1990s, two inmates bury the burned bodies of two lifers at Mississippi's infamous Parchman Farm; a third old-timer relates their story. They'd served 65 years for a murder they didn't commit, framed by a local sheriff while buying moonshine whiskey for a Manhattan club owner to whom they owed money. In flashbacks we see this odd couple thrown together (Ray is a fast-talking con man, and Claude is a serious man about to start work as a bank teller), the loss of Ray's watch (sterling silver, from his daddy), the murder and trial, the hardships of Parchman, and the love-hate relationship of Claude and Ray as they spend 65 years bickering and looking for a way to escape.

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-08-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (2485 Reviews)

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Cast:

Writer:

Earl Mills (book)

Shonda Rhimes (teleplay)

Scott Abbott (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-08-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (2496 Reviews)

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Cast:

Writer:

Earl Mills (book)

Shonda Rhimes (teleplay)

Scott Abbott (teleplay)

Fullplot:

This biography of Dorothy Dandridge follows her career through early days on the club circuit with her sister to her turn in movies, including becoming the first black actress to win a Best Actress Nomination in 1954 for "Carmen Jones", to her final demise to prescription drugs, which was debated whether it was suicide or accidental. Brent Spiner plays her faithful manager who stood beside her through all of the roller coaster of her career. The film also examines her love affair with director Otto Preminger, which is shown to have probably initially helped her career, but later probably led her to some wrong decisions. The film also examines 50's racism as the black star is not permitted to use white bathrooms or the Vegas pool. In the first situation, she was given a bathroom cup to pee in. In the second situation, the hotel drained the pool and scrubbed it after she dared put her foot in the water.

The Visit

The Visit

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-04-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (183 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Kosmond Russell (play)

Jordan Walker-Pearlman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Based on a play inspired by a true story, The Visit explores one man's search for understanding and redemption. With the help of a psychiatrist, convicted rapist Alex Waters (Hill Harper) charts a new course that changes forever the fate of those who love him and their memories of him.

Black Dynamite

Black Dynamite

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-01-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

84 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (33479 Reviews)

Director:

Scott Sanders

Genres:

ActionComedy

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Jai White (screenplay)

Byron Minns (screenplay)

Scott Sanders (screenplay)

Michael Jai White (story)

Byron Minns (story)

Fullplot:

This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House..

The Last Fall

The Last Fall

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-03-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (308 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

An NFL journeyman struggles to deal with life's complexities after his professional career is over.

Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire

Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-12-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

79 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (514 Reviews)

Director:

David Block

Fullplot:

After being tired of always monster hunting, the gang decides to go on a vacation free of any spooky stuff and hopefully mysteries. They go to the Little Bat village for the Vampire Festival and for the author of some Vampire books Velma enjoys. The author ends up being the oldest living Van Helsing relative and isn't well off financially. He shows the gang around his vampire museum which contains the oldest 'living' vampire Valdronya; who is encased in a coffin with a 6" thick glass lid. After-wards the gang goes to see a performance by a group of actors that believe themselves to be real vampires and live as such; they accidentally awaken Valdronya during their show with a mystic chant. Now there is a real live vampire running amok and what's worse is he wants Daphne to be his vampire bride. This movie is in a musical style.

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