The Brothers 2001  R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Gary Hardwick
Cast: Morris Chestnut, Shemar Moore, D.L. Hughley, Bill Bellamy, Gabrielle Union, Tamala Jones, Susan Dalian, Tatyana Ali, Jenifer Lewis, Clifton Powell, Marla Gibbs, Julie Benz, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Kimberly Scott, Angelle Brooks
"The Brothers" is a group of close friends–affluent Black professionals Jackson Smith (Morris Chestnut), Derrick West (D.L. Hughley), Brian Palmer (Bill Bellamy), and Terry White (Shemar Moore)–who have problems figuring out what's behind love and commitment in male/female relationships. Complications arise when Terry considers giving up his bachelorhood for marriage. Good comedy.
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 Chasing Papi 2003  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Linda Mendoza
Cast: Roselyn Sanchez, Sofia Vergara, Jaci Velasquez, Eduardo Verastegui, Lisa Vidal, D.L. Hughley, Freddy Rodriguez, Maria Conchita Alonso, Walter Mercado, Carlos Ponce
Unbeknownst to his fiancees, Papi (Jaci Velasquez) is engaged to three different women who live in three different cities. The deceit works well for Papi–until one weekend when the fiancees are advised by an astrologer to drop everything and meet Papi in L.A.
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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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 Soul Plane 2004  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jessy Terrero
Cast: Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, K.D. Aubert, Godfrey, Brian Hooks, D.L. Hughley, Arielle Kebbel, Ryan Pinkston, Mo'Nique, Missi Pyle
Bathroom humor and ethnic jokes prevail in this story about the charter flight on Nashawn Wade's (Kevin Hart) new airline, which caters to the needs of Blacks. When Mr. Hunkee's (Tom Arnold) White family is added to the passenger list at the last moment, chaos ensues.
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| 1. The Brothers (2001)
2. Chasing Papi (2003)
3. The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
4. Soul Plane (2004)
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