Based on the letters of Colonel Robert G. Shaw. Shaw was an officer in the Federal Army during the American Civil War who volunteered to lead the first company of black soldiers. ... more about Glory
Losing his sight at seven Ray Charles found he had a gift for piano. Not letting his disability get in his way Ray Charles paved the way and inspired many African-American artists with his unique combination of jazz, gospel and country. ... more about Ray
The title character leads viewers through an accidental travelogue of American social history from the early 1960s through the present in this revisionist fable. ... more about Forrest Gump
The fabulously wealthy but morally bankrupt Duke brothers make a one-dollar bet over heredity vs. environment. Curious as to what would happen if different lifestyles were reversed, they arrange for impoverished street hustler Billy Ray Valentine to be placed in the lap of luxury. ... more about Trading Places
Jude Law plays a leading role as Inman, a wounded confederate soldier who is on a perilous journey home to his mountain community, hoping to reunite with his prewar sweetheart, Ada, played by Nicole Kidman. ... more about Cold Mountain
Suburban Virginia schools have been segregated for generations, in sight of the Washington Monument over the river in the nation's capital. One Black and one White high school are closed and the students sent to T.C. ... more about Remember the Titans
An Easter story. Frank is a Manhattan medic, working graveyard in a two-man ambulance team. He's burned out, exhausted, seeing ghosts, especially a young woman he failed to save six months' before, and no longer able to save people: he brings in the dead. ... more about Bringing Out the Dead
Wendell Rohr is a torts lawyer taking on the gun lobby. Rankin Fitch is the jury consultant for the Defendants and between them the battle is for the hearts and minds of the jury. But there is someone on the inside. ... more about Runaway Jury
A fish-out-of-water comedy about a talented street drummer from Harlem who enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. ... more about Drumline
In September 1971, a platoon of recruits arrives in Ft. Polk, LA, for infantry training before leaving for war. The final week takes place in Tigerland, a swamp similar to Vietnam. ... more about Tigerland
For Don Haskins, the dream was always about winning: winning with guts, heart and grit; winning with self-respect; and winning even when the odds were completely stacked against you. ... more about Glory Road
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. ... more about Firm
Ben Holmes, a professional book-jacket blurbologist, is trying to get to Savannah for his wedding. He just barely catches the last plane, but a seagull flies into the engine as the plane is taking off. ... more about Forces of Nature
Ron, who's young, slight, and privileged, is sentenced to prison on marijuana charges. For whatever reason, he brings out paternal feelings in an 18-year prison veteran, Earl Copan, who takes Ron under his wing. ... more about Animal Factory
New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But Melanie's past holds many secrets, including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. ... more about Sweet Home Alabama
Walter Fielding and Anna Crowley have to start looking for a new house- but there's not much they can afford! This soon changes when they meet a lonely old con-artist who sells them a beautiful mansion at a ridiculously low price. Only there's a catch. ... more about Money Pit
Vietnam War vet Costner must deal with a war of a different sort between his son and their friends, and a rival group of children. He also must deal with his own personal and employment problems that have resulted from his Vietnam experiences. ... more about War
Michael McCann is a man who feels totaly betrayed by the world, after his wife revealed to him that their child was not his. A few years after his break up we find him living alone in a small town. ... more about Simple Twist of Fate
Dramatizes the events in 1955-1956 in Montgomery, Alabama, when blacks boycotted public transport becuase they were forced to sit at the back. ... more about Long Walk Home
If a new biological chemical weapon is exposed to temperatures over 50 degrees Fahrenheit, it'll do something very bad. Two men (Skeet Ulrich, Cuba Gooding Jr.) try to make sure that doesn't happen, and that it doesn't get stolen by a terrorist. ... more about Chill Factor
This seqeul to surprise hit Diary Of A Mad Black Woman, like the original, boasts more than its fair share of cross-dressing grannies. (We consider one to be "more than its fair share. ... more about Madea's Family Reunion
A self-absorbed Black American fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the West Indies where she experiences first-hand the physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery, and eventually the redemptive ... more about Sankofa
Successful New York attorney Sam Leibowitz travels to the South in 1933 to defend nine young black men accused of raping two women on an Alabama freight train. ... more about Heavens Fall
A Southern man in the Depression tries to pick up the pieces of his life after being wrongly imprisoned for eleven years. He is befriended by a farmer whose daughter is emotionally and physically frail because of scarlet fever. ... more about Wayward Son