A Bronx Tale
A father becomes worried when a local gangster befriends his son in the Bronx in the 1960s.
American Gangster
An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
Boyz n the Hood
Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence and future prospects.
Breaking In
A woman fights to protect her family during a home invasion at a house designed with impenetrable security.
Coach Carter
Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.
Dreamgirls
A trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Freedom Writers
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Guess Who
The fiancé of an African-American woman who's met with skepticism and suspicion from her father when she takes him home for the all-important introduction. A..
Juice
Four inner-city teenagers get caught up in the pursuit of power and happiness, which they refer to as "the juice".
Menace II Society
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
The Green Mile
The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift.