Above the Rim 1994  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeff Pollack
Cast: Duane Martin, Leon, Tupac Shakur, David Dailey, Tonya Pinkins, Marlon Wayans, Bernie Mac, Byron Minns, Shawn Michael Howard, Henry Simmons
Kyle-Lee (Duane Martin) is a high-school basketball star faced with a dilemma: take the easy way out with crime or struggle to make it honestly on his own.
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 B.A.P.S. 1997  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Townsend
Cast: Halle Berry, Martin Landau, Ian Richardson, Natalie Desselle, Troy Beyer, Luigi Amadeo, Jonathan Fried, Dennis Rodman, Pierre Edwards, Bernie Mac
B.A.P.S. is an acronym for Black American Princesses. This film is a satire with waitress Nisi (Halle Berry) and hairdresser Mickey (Natalie Desselle) as two young women who travel to Hollywood to audition for a music video and to Beverly Hills in search of a million dollar husband.
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 Bad Santa 2003  R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Lauren Graham, Lauren Tom, Bernie Mac, John Ritter, Ajay Naidu, Lorna Scott, Alex Borstein, Dylan Charles, Billy Gardell
Santa (Billy Bob Thornton) and his elf (Tony Cox) are really con men who, year after year, have worked in department stores and robbed the stores' safes on Christmas Eve. Could this be the year that these two will get their comeuppance?
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 Booty Call 1997  R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Jeff Pollack
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Tommy Davidson, Vivica A. Fox, Tamala Jones, Scott LaRose, Art Malik, Gedde Watanabe, Bernie Mac, Ric Young, Ammie Sin, Kam Ray Chan, Olivia Yap, Bill MacDonald, John Moraitis, Karen Robinson
This sex farce follows events of a double date in which Rushon (Tommy Davidson) and Nikki (Tamala Jones) share an evening with Nikki's friend Lysterine (Vivica A. Fox) and Bunz (Jamie Foxx) who Rushon has fixed Lysterine up with. As they have dinner together, verbal wars take place. When the situation changes from verbal to physical, all four participants exercise their "rights" to sexual satisfaction. Now, Benz and Rushon are sent out on a mission filled with misadventures in their search for condoms in order to assure safe sex.
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 2003 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: McG
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bernie Mac, Crispin Glover, Justin Theroux, Robert Patrick, Demi Moore, Luke Wilson, Matt LeBlanc, John Forsythe, Rodrigo Santoro, Shia LaBeouf, John Cleese, Eric Bogosian
The Angels–Natalie (Cameron Diaz), Dylan (Drew Barrymore), and Alex (Lucy Liu)–investigate a series of murders that are linked to the mystery of two stolen rings that, when put together, reveal all the names in the Federal Witness Protection plan. John Forsythe continues his long run as the voice of Charlie.
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Don King: Only in America 1997 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Herzfeld
Cast: Ving Rhames, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jeremy Piven, Darius McCrary, Keith David, Gabriel Casseus, Loretta Devine, Brent Jennings, Lahmard J. Tate, Danny Johnson, Bernie Mac
This made-for-HBO biography of the famous fight promoter Don King stars Ving Rhames in the title role. It follows King's rise from small-time street racketeer to jail time for murder to his innovative ideas for promoting the sport of boxing.
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Get on the Bus 1996  R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Ossie Davis, Charles S. Dutton, Andre Braugher, Richard Belzer, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Harry Lennix, Isaiah Washington, Roger Guenveur Smith, De'aundre Bonds, Hill Harper, Gabriel Casseus, Albert Hall, Bernie Mac, Steve White, Joie Lee
A group of African-American men board a bus in Los Angeles and head for Minister Louis Farrakhan's Million Man March in Washington, D.C., during October 1995. Along the way, conversations reveal the complex racial problems that exist in the United States as the men strive for unity and understanding.
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 Guess Who 2005 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Cast: Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher, Zoe Saldana, Judith Scott, Hal Williams, Kellee Stewart, Robert Curtis Brown, RonReaco Lee, Paula Newsome, Phil Reeves, Nicole Sullivan, Jessica Cauffiel
In this remake of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967), Marilyn (Judith Scott) and Percy (Bernie Mac) are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Their daughter, Theresa (Zoe Saldana), and her live-in boyfriend, Simon (Ashton Kutcher), arrive for the weekend. As protective Black parents, Percy and Marilyn are shocked when they discover that Simon is a White male, and, to make matters worse, Percy suspects that Simon is lying about something. A relaxing weekend is not in the cards.
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 Head of State 2003  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Chris Rock
Cast: Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Tamala Jones, Dylan Baker, Lynn Whitfield, Nick Searcy, Robin Givens, James Rebhorn, Keith David, Stephanie March, Tracy Morgan, Jude Ciccolella
After the Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates are killed in a plane crash, the party chooses inept Washington D.C. Alderman Mays Gilliam (Chris Rock) as its replacement for president. Mays names his bail bondsman brother, Mitch (Bernie Mac), as his running mate, and, to the surprise of party bigwigs, the tide turns as Mays' street talk begins to win over the voters.
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House Party 3 1994 R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Eric Meza
Cast: Christopher Reid, Christopher Martin, David Edwards, Angela Means, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Bernie Mac, Gilbert Gottfried, Ketty Lester, Immature, Michael Colyar, Chris Tucker, Khandi Alexander, Anthony Johnson, Daniel Gardner, Joe Torry
In this sequel, Kid (Christopher Reid) is planning to marry his girlfriend Veda (Angela Means), and Play (Christopher Martin) is managing the female rap act, "Sex as a Weapon" that he books with promoter Showboat (Michael Colyar) for a show. When "Sex as a Weapon" fires Play, he knows that it will upset Showboat if they do not appear for his show and tries to find a way to get them to perform. Meanwhile, Play arranges Kid's bachelor party, and, of course, after a number of problems, the big bash does take place providing fun for all.
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 Life 1999 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ted Demme
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatunde, Ned Beatty, Bernie Mac, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Nick Cassavetes, Clarence Williams III, Bokeem Woodbine, Brent Jennings
Two Mississippi convicts, Rayford Gibson (Eddie Murphy) and Claude Banks (Martin Lawrence), discover life during their seven-decade relationship that began after each had been wrongfully sentenced to life in prison.
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 2008 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Action / Adventure
Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Cast: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Bernie Mac, Sherri Shepherd, Alec Baldwin, Will i Am, Elisa Gabrielli, Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights
This story begins where "Madagascar" (2005) left off with the New York zoo animals–Alex the Lion (voice of Ben Stiller), Melman the Giraffe (voice of David Schwimmer), Marty the Zebra (voice of Chris Rock), and Gloria the Hippo (voice of Jada Pinkett Smith)–stranded in Madagascar. They have plans to fly back to Manhattan on a plane that has been reconstructed by their penguin pals. The plane takes off, but they only get as far as an African wildlife preserve where Alex reunites with his mom (voice of Sherri Shepherd) and dad (voice of Bernie Mac) who Alex has not seen since he was stolen from them when he was just a cub. Alex must now deal with his dad's rival Makunga (voice of Alec Baldwin), and the zoo animals use their diversity to overcome all obstacles as they come in contact with their wild counterparts in this story showing the value of distinctiveness being a virtue.
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Mr. 3000 2004 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Stone III
Cast: Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Michael Rispoli, Brian J. White, Ian Anthony Dale, Evan Jones, Amaury Nolasco, Dondre Whitfield, Paul Sorvino, Earl Billings, Neil Brown Jr., Rich Komenich
Immediately following his 3,000th hit, Milwaukee Brewers star Stan Ross (Bernie Mac) retired from baseball and successfully marketed a raft of products under his name. He went on to live the good life–until an error was discovered leaving him with a mere 2997 hits. Stan's solution: return to professional baseball and play until he hits over 3,000–a feat easier said than done.
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 Ocean's Eleven 2001 PG-13, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Don Cheadle, Elliott Gould, Carl Reiner, Bernie Mac, Jerry Weintraub, Shaobo Qin, Lori Galinski, Mark Gantt
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) leads a crew of 11 con artists and ex-cons in a plot to rob three Las Vegas casinos–Bellagio, Mirage, and MGM Grand. The net for this heist: $150 million! The casinos that they plan to rob are all owned by Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), and there could be more than the $150 million on Ocean's mind because Benedict just happens to be the boyfriend of Ocean's ex-wife Tess (Julia Roberts).
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Ocean's Thirteen 2007 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Elliott Gould, Carl Reiner, Shaobo Qin, Michael Mantell, Eddie Jemison
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and the gang are back in Las Vegas where Danny's mentor Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould) has been double-crossed by Willie Banks (Al Pacino) while they partnered in building a new Las Vegas casino. Danny and Rusty (Brad Pitt)–along with the rest of the gang–plot to get revenge by ruining the grand opening of the casino. The plan calls for infiltrating the casino's security system, rigging the casino games so that everyone will win, and emulating an earthquake to get all of those winners away from the gambling tables before they lose their winnings.
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The Original Kings of Comedy 2000 R, 117 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Cedric the Entertainer, Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Bernie Mac
Spike Lee presents this film documentary of a Charlotte, North Carolina, stop during the Kings of Comedy concert tour in which four Black comics–Cedric the Entertainer, Steve Harvey, D.I. Hughley, and Bernie Mac–perform routines about racial relations, sex, and the perils of coming from humble beginnings. Very funny.
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 The Players Club 1998 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ice Cube
Cast: LisaRaye, Bernie Mac, Monica Calhoun, Anthony Johnson, Ice Cube, Alex Thomas, Jamie Foxx, Chrystale Wilson, Adele Givens, Larry McCoy
LisaRaye portrays a young mother who takes a job as a stripper to pay her tuition at journalism school.
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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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Soul Men 2008 R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Adam Herschman, Sharon Leal, Sean Hayes, Affion Crockett, Isaac Hayes, Sara Erikson, John Legend, Jennifer Coolidge, Fatso-Fasano, Jackie Long, Mike Epps, P.J. Byrne, Ken Davitian
Years ago, Louis (Samuel L. Jackson) and Floyd (Bernie Mac) were the backup group of soul singers for singing legend Marcus Hooks (John Legend). But, when Hooks opted to go his separate way, the group split and haven't seen or spoken to each other in 20 years. Meanwhile, Hooks won 19 Emmys while Floyd and Louis faded into obscurity. When Hooks dies, a televised tribute at the Apollo Theater is planned, and Floyd convinces down-on-his-luck Louis to join him in his lime-green Cadillac on a cross-country trip to pay their respects to Marcus. Louis agrees to go but makes the road trip as difficult as possible, and lingering problems from the past reemerge.
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The Walking Dead 1995 R, 89 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Preston A. Whitmore II
Cast: Allen Payne, Eddie Griffin, Joe Morton, Vonte Sweet, Roger Floyd, Bernie Mac, Jean-Claude La Marre, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Damon Jones, Ion Overman, Kyley Jackman, Lena Sang, Dana Point, Doil Williams, Kevin Jackson
Vietnam War Marines are sent on a mission to rescue prisoners of war in this very dull movie.
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What's the Worst That Could Happen? 2001 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sam Weisman
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Danny DeVito, John Leguizamo, Glenne Headly, Carmen Ejogo, Bernie Mac, Larry Miller, Nora Dunn, Richard Schiff, William Fichtner
Thieves, Kevin Caffrey (Martin Lawrence) and Berger (John Leguizamo), break into the home of millionaire Max Fairbanks (Danny DeVito) and are caught in the act–but not before Max steals Kevin's ring. Kevin does not believe in the adage, "turn about is fair play," and sets out to retrieve his prized ring. This film doesn't qualify as a blockbuster, but it does have more than one funny moment.
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| 1. Above the Rim (1994)
2. B.A.P.S. (1997)
3. Bad Santa (2003)
4. Booty Call (1997)
5. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
6. Don King: Only in America (1997)
7. Get on the Bus (1996)
8. Guess Who (2005)
9. Head of State (2003)
10. House Party 3 (1994)
11. Life (1999)
12. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
13. Mr. 3000 (2004)
14. Ocean's Eleven (2001)
15. Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
16. The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
17. The Players Club (1998)
18. Pride (2007)
19. Soul Men (2008)
20. The Walking Dead (1995)
21. What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
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