Barbershop 2002  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Anthony Anderson, Leonard Earl Howze, Michael Ealy, Keith David, Jazsmin Lewis, Lahmard J. Tate, Tom Wright, Sonya Eddy, Jason Winston George, DeRay Davis
Calvin (Ice Cube) inherits a South Side barbershop but wants out. His solution: sell the shop to Lester (Keith David) with the promise that the storefront sign will remain the "Barbershop." But problems quickly develop when Calvin learns that Lester plans to turn the shop into a strip joint called the "Barbershop," and Calvin realizes he has more to lose than the family business.
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Barbershop 2: Back in Business 2004 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Cast: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Leonard Earl Howze, Queen Latifah, Harry Lennix, Robert Wisdom, Jazsmin Lewis, Carl Wright, DeRay Davis, Kenan Thompson, Garcelle Beauvais
In this sequel to 2002's "Barbershop," Calvin (Ice Cube) and his opinionated crew, including barber Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer) are back. This time around, Calvin encounters a new problem: a development company plans to open a high-tech hair salon featuring "honeys in bikinis" as its barbers directly across the street from Calvin's barbershop. This means that Calvin's "Barbershop" is in jeopardy–and the fight is on.
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 Be Cool 2005  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: F. Gary Gray
Cast: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, Andre Benjamin, Steven Tyler, Robert Pastorelli, Christina Milian, Paul Adelstein, Debi Mazar, Harvey Keitel, Danny DeVito
In this sequel to "Get Shorty," Chili (John Travolta) has conquered the movie business and has moved on to the music industry where he romances Edie (Uma Thurman) who is the widow of a slain music executive.
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Cadillac Records 2008 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Darnell Martin
Cast: Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Gabrielle Union, Beyonce Knowles, Columbus Short, Mos Def, Cedric the Entertainer, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Eamonn Walker, Natasha Ononogbo, Ginnie Randall, Norman Reedus, Jay O. Sanders, Valence Thomas, Gano Grills
Sex and violence play big roles in this story about a Chicago recording studio, Chess Records. It was founded in 1950 by Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody) and helped produce fame for such stars as Chuck Berry (Mos Def), Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright), and Etta James (Beyonce Knowles) during a period that stretched into the 1960s when the controversial Chess had a booming business. The story is narrated by Willie Dixon (Cedric the Entertainer) and follows the lives of the talented performers who recorded their songs at Chess Records studio.
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 Charlotte's Web 2006   G, 97 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Julia Roberts, Dakota Fanning, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, Cedric the Entertainer, Kathy Bates, Reba McEntire, Robert Redford, Thomas Haden Church, Andre Benjamin, Dominic Scott Kay, Sam Shepard, Abraham Benrubi, Kevin Anderson
Wilbur (voice of Dominic Scott Kay) is a pig saved from destruction by 12-year-old Fern (Dakota Fanning) who brings Wilber into her home and even to school. But enough is enough, and Wilbur is sent to live in a barn where he meets a menagerie of barn animals including geese–Gussy (voice of Oprah Winfrey) and Golly (Cedric the Entertainer)–horse Ike (voice of Robert Redford), and rat Templeton (voice of Steve Buscemi). But his best friend turns out to be a spider, Charlotte (voice of Julia Roberts), who sets out to save Wilbur from becoming Christmas dinner. 1 User Review
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| | Very interesting movie | battlin 01/06/2007 | | A little mature for my 5 year old, but he liked it. |
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Code Name: The Cleaner 2007  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Les Mayfield
Cast: Cedric the Entertainer, Lucy Liu, Nicollette Sheridan, Mark Dacascos, Callum Keith Rennie, Niecy Nash, DeRay Davis, Will Patton, Kevin McNulty, BJ Davis, Bart Anderson, Tom Butler
After being hit in the head and having his wallet stolen, Jake (Cedric the Entertainer) wakes up in a hotel room with a dead FBI agent lying next to him. While Jake tries to regain his memory, he finds himself at the center of a government conspiracy–and to add to Jake's confusion, Diane (Nicollette Sheridan) claims to be his wife, while waitress Gina (Lucy Liu) tells him she is his girlfriend. Jake, himself, begins to suspect that he is a spy.
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 The Honeymooners 2005  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Schultz
Cast: Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps, Gabrielle Union, Regina Hall, Eric Stoltz, Jon Polito, John Leguizamo, Carol Woods, Ajay Naidu, Arnell Powell, Leticia Castillo, Kim Chan
Cedric the Entertainer and Mike Epps take over the Jackie Gleason and Art Carney roles of Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton in this film version of the popular 1950s' TV series. Ralph and Ed dream up get-rich schemes while their wives, Alice (Gabrielle Union) and Trixie (Regina Hall), watch and worry.
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 Ice Age 2002 PG, 82 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Goran Visnjic, Jack Black, Tara Strong, Cedric the Entertainer, Stephen Root, Diedrich Bader, Alan Tudyk, Lorri Bagley, Jane Krakowski, Peter Ackerman, Josh Hamilton
When Sid the Sloth (voice of John Leguizamo) and Manfred the Mammoth (voice of Ray Romano) find a human baby, they set out to locate his tribe and return him to the humans. Joining Manfred and Sid on the journey is Diego the Saber-tooth Tiger (voice of Denis Leary) who schemes to upset the rescue plans. The film was nominated for an Academy award for Best Animated Feature.
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Intolerable Cruelty 2003 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Drama
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Cast: George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffrey Rush, Cedric the Entertainer, Edward Herrmann, Richard Jenkins, Billy Bob Thornton, Julia Duffy, Jonathan Hadary, Paul Adelstein, Tom Aldredge, Stacey Travis, Jack Kyle, Judith Drake, Irwin Keyes
When top-notch divorce lawyer Miles Massey (George Clooney) represented Marilyn Rexroth's (Catherine Zeta-Jones) philandering husband, Rex (Edward Herrmann), in their divorce, Rex came out the winner. Now, looking to recoup her losses, gold-digger Marilyn approaches Miles and asks him for a prenuptial agreement before her next marriage to wealthy, Texas oil man Howard D. Doyle (Billy Bob Thornton). Marilyn has plans to invalidate the prenuptial agreement and grab off Howard's assets. When Miles realizes what she has planned, he is mesmerized by her predatory powers and is drawn into his own, off-beat romance with her.
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Johnson Family Vacation 2004 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Erskin
Cast: Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, Lil' Bow Wow, Steve Harvey, Shannon Elizabeth, Solange Knowles, Gabby Soleil, Aloma Wright, Shari Headly, Jennifer Freeman, Philip Bolden, Lee Garlington
Everything that can go wrong does when members of the Johnson family climb into their Lincoln Navigator and leave L.A. on a cross-country trip to a family reunion in Missouri.
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 Kingdom Come 2001 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Doug McHenry
Cast: LL Cool J, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox, Loretta Devine, Anthony Anderson, Toni Braxton, Cedric the Entertainer, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Gant, Tamala Jones
Dysfunctional is an apt description of the Slocum family, and matters come to a head when family members gather for the funeral of patriarch "Daddy Bud."
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 Madagascar 2005 PG, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Cast: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights, Chris Miller, Conrad Vernon, Eric Darnell, Stephen Apostolina
In this animated adventure, a depressed zebra, Marty (Chris Rock), sneaks out of Central Park Zoo and is rescued by his friends–the lion, Alex (Ben Stiller), and the giraffe, Melman (David Schwimmer). But they are caught, packed up, and sent to a new land. Can these friends, raised in captivity, survive outside the safe confines of the park?
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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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 Man of the House 2005 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action
Director: Stephen Herek
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Cedric the Entertainer, Anne Archer, Brian Van Holt, Christina Milian, Paula Garces, Monica Keena, Kelli Garner, Vanessa Ferlito, R. Lee Ermey, Shannon Woodward, Curtis Armstrong, Shea Whigham, Terry Parks, Padget Brewster
Texas Ranger Roland Sharp (Tommy Lee Jones) has almost more than he can handle when he is assigned the undercover job of protecting a group of University of Texas cheerleaders who have witnessed a murder.
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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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 Serving Sara 2002 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Cast: Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Campbell, Amy Adams, Vincent Pastore, Cedric the Entertainer, Jerry Stiller, Marshall Bell, Derek Southers, Alan Ackles
New York process server Joe Tyler (Matthew Perry) tries to present Sara (Elizabeth Hurley) with divorce papers and, before long, finds himself teamed up with Sara on a trip to Texas. Mission: serve her about-to-be ex-husband with his divorce papers first.
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Street Kings 2008 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: David Ayer
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Cedric the Entertainer, Jay Mohr, Terry Crews, Naomie Harris, Common, The Game, Amaury Nolasco, Michael Monks, Clifton Powell, Noel Gugliemi
Los Angeles Police Detective Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves) is under investigation by Internal Affairs Captain Biggs (Hugh Laurie) for adding corpses to his body count. Meanwhile, his former partner Terry Washington (Terry Crews) is murdered, and Ludlow's supervisor Captain Wander (Forest Whitaker) is trying to tell him to let the matter go and forget about it. Instead, Ludlow teams up with young homicide Detective Paul Diskant (Chris Evans) to track down the killers and bring them to justice in his own unique way.
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Talk to Me 2007 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Cast: Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps, Martin Sheen, Taraji P. Henson, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Peter MacNeill, Adam Gaudreau, J. Miles Dale, Sean MacMahon, Richard Chevolleau, Martin Randez, Todd Schroeder, Bruce McFee
Based on the true life story of Ralph Waldo "Petey" Green Jr., this story really begins when ex-con Petey Green (Don Cheadle) lands a job as the morning host on the WOL-AM radio station in Washington, D.C., during the 1960s. Petey forms a friendship with program director Dewey Hughes (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who had offered him the job while visiting his own brother (Mike Epps) at Petey's prison. Dewey runs interference for Petey when dealing with station owner E.G. Sonderling (Martin Sheen) who is often dismayed by Petey's anti-establishment comments. But Petey plays a key role instilling hope in a generation of listeners as he addresses the Black community during the turbulence of the anti-Vietnam War and pro-Civil Rights era.
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Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins 2008  PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Cast: Martin Lawrence, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery, Joy Bryant, Cedric the Entertainer, Nicole Ari Parker, Michael Clarke Duncan, Mike Epps, Mo'Nique, Damani Roberts, Brooke Lyons, Liz Mikel, Carol Sutton, Louis C.K.
At his 10-year-old son Jamaal's (Damani Roberts) request, Rosco Jenkins, a.k.a. TV personality Dr. R.J. Stevens (Martin Lawrence), agrees to head back to Dry Springs, Georgia, for his parents' (James Earl Jones and Margaret Avery) 50th wedding anniversary and family reunion. Jamaal and Rosco's fiancee, TV star Bianca (Joy Bryant), join him for what Rosco hopes will be a chance to convince his relatives that he turned out well, after all. But, Rosco's family members do not accept his super-star attitude and stop at almost nothing to demean him in an effort to make him decide where his real home is.
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| 1. Barbershop (2002)
2. Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
3. Be Cool (2005)
4. Cadillac Records (2008)
5. Charlotte's Web (2006)
6. Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)
7. The Honeymooners (2005)
8. Ice Age (2002)
9. Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
10. Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
11. Kingdom Come (2001)
12. Madagascar (2005)
13. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
14. Man of the House (2005)
15. The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
16. Serving Sara (2002)
17. Street Kings (2008)
18. Talk to Me (2007)
19. Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
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