Fat Albert 2004 PG, 93 min. Genre: Family
Director: Joel Zwick Cast: Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Shedrack Anderson III, Jermaine Williams, Keith Robinson, Alphonso McAuley, Aaron Frazier, Marques Houston, Dania Ramirez, Omarion, Keri Lynn Pratt, Rick Overton
The 1970s' cartoon series is updated as live-action in this story about depressed teen Doris (Kyla Pratt) for whom the cartoon characters Fat Albert (Kenan Thompson) and the Cosby kids jump out of the TV set–and into a modern world completely foreign and confusing to them–in an attempt to cheer up Doris.
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Glory Road 2006 PG, 106 min. Genre: Drama
Director: James Gartner Cast: Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Austin Nichols, Mehcad Brooks, Emily Deschanel, Jon Voight, Damaine Radcliff, Alphonso McAuley, Al Shearer, Red West, Sam Jones III, Evan Jones
When Dan Haskins (Josh Lucas) is hired to coach men's basketball at Texas Western College, he finds that a group of disorderly White players make up the team. Haskins solution: recruit talented Black players. Haskins then leads his team all the way to the 1966 NCAA national championship. Based on a true story.
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Pride 2007 PG, 104 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Sunu Gonera Cast: Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, Kimberly Elise, Tom Arnold, Brandon Fobbs, Alphonso McAuley, Regine Nehy, Nate Parker, Kevin Phillips, Scott Reeves, Evan Ross, Gary Anthony Sturgis
Based on the life of 1970s' school teacher Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard), this is the story of how lives were changed for the better when Jim founded an African-American swim team. As Jim was preparing the Marcus Foster Recreation Center swimming pool for demolition, he cleaned the pool, filled it, and opened it up for the North Philly neighborhood kids. With Jim's help, their lives changed for the better, and the swim team was formed.
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| 1. Fat Albert (2004)
2. Glory Road (2006)
3. Pride (2007)
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