8 Movies Starring Omar Epps

Juice

Juice

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-01-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (14385 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Ernest R. Dickerson (story)

Gerard Brown (screenplay)

Ernest R. Dickerson (screenplay)

Fullplot:

4 Harlem teens, Q, Bishop, Raheem and Steel, are out skipping school one day when they find out an old friend was killed in a shootout at a bar. After this, Bishop tells his friends that they have no respect, or juice. To get some, they rob a corner grocery store, but things take an unexpected turn. Only the four friends know what happened, but one of them is out for himself.

Higher Learning

Higher Learning

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-01-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

127 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (13943 Reviews)

Director:

John Singleton

Fullplot:

Youngsters from different countries, races, and social background are forced to integrate when they all enroll in Columbus University. They all have their own problems, such as finance, harrassment, personal safety, and self doubt. Additionally, campus life seems to be causing a problem for everyone: racism. Students, already under pressure to perform in the classroom, on the track, or in front of their friends, are strained to the breaking point by prejudice, inexperience, and misunderstanding.

Deadly Voyage

Deadly Voyage

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-06-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (518 Reviews)

Director:

John Mackenzie

Fullplot:

When stowaways are found on board a Russian cargo ship, some of the officers and crew decide to dispose of them at sea. The last time they had a stowaway on board, the ship was fined heavily and black marks entered into their records, when he made it off the ship into a foreign port.

Scream 2

Scream 2

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-12-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (115662 Reviews)

Director:

Wes Craven

Cast:

Writer:

Kevin Williamson (characters)

Kevin Williamson

Fullplot:

Two years after the events of Scream, Sidney Prescott and Randy are attending Windsor college. They are trying to get on with their lives...Until a new Ghostface killing spree begins. With the help of Dewey and Gale, Sidney must find out who's behind the murders. As the body count goes up, the list of suspects goes down.

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-03-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.1 (7544 Reviews)

Director:

Scott Silver

Cast:

Writer:

Buddy Ruskin (characters)

Stephen Kay

Scott Silver

Kate Lanier

Fullplot:

Three minor delinquints (Danes, Ribisi, and Epps) are recruited by a cop (Farina) working undercover to bust a cop/drug ring. When the officer who recruited them is killed, they go above and beyond the call of duty to solve the murder; and bust the drug ring. Suffering the jibes, and ridicule of fellow officers; they struggle to save their names, and that of their deceased benefactor.

In Too Deep

In Too Deep

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-08-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (4247 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Rymer

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Henry Brown

Paul Aaron

Fullplot:

Jeff Cole is a recent graduate of the Cincinnati police academy who dreams of working undercover. His wish is granted and through success is given the task of taking down state-wide crack dealer Dwayne Gittens aka "God". Gittens is known as a family man and a man of the people, contributing to his community and helping those in need. However, there is another side to him, a ruthless leader of a criminal empire who will torture or kill anyone without question. Over time, Cole develops a close friendship with Gittens. Cole's superiors worry that the line between cop and bad guy is getting blurred and that both identities are becoming one. Cole's loyalties are put to the ultimate test just as there is enough evidence to take Gittens down for good.

The Wood

The Wood

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-07-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (6022 Reviews)

Director:

Rick Famuyiwa

Cast:

Writer:

Rick Famuyiwa (story)

Todd Boyd (story)

Rick Famuyiwa (screenplay)

Fullplot:

On the wedding day of a writer's friend, things aren't looking good when the groom goes missing before the ceremony. During his and his other male friend's effort to retrieve him, that writer named Mike can't help but tell the story of his youth with his friends. Ever since he met them on his first day at a new school, they shared the common experiences of growing up and life's discoveries.

Brother

Brother

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-01-27

Languages:

English, Japanese, Italian, Spanish

Countries:

USA, UK, Japan

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (17563 Reviews)

Director:

Takeshi Kitano

Fullplot:

A Japanese Yakuza gangster is exiled to the United States. Takeshi settles in Los Angeles where his younger, half brother lives and finds that although the turf is new, the rules are still the same as they try to take over the local drug trade.

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