Big Fat Liar 2002  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Shawn Levy
Cast: Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti, Amanda Bynes, Amanda Detmer, Donald Faison, Lee Majors, Josh Rusin, Sandra Oh, Russell Hornsby, Sean O'Bryan
Sleazy Hollywood producer Marty Wolf (Paul Giamatti) gets his hands on a school essay written by 14-year-old Jason (Frankie Muniz) who just happens to be a compulsive liar. When Marty turns the essay into a movie, no one believes Jason when he claims it is his story. What to do? Well, Jason and his friend, Kaylee (Amanda Bynes), head for Hollywood with intentions of outwitting Marty and forcing him to give Jason the writing credit for the film.
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 Double Whammy 2001  R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom DiCillo
Cast: Denis Leary, Elizabeth Hurley, Steve Buscemi, Luis Guzman, Victor Argo, Chris Noth, Donald Faison, Maurice G. Smith, Keith Nobbs, Melonie Diaz
Things just aren't going well at work for NYC cop Ray Pluto (Denis Leary). He even throws out his back during a fast food restaurant robbery, with a child saving the day. Things aren't going well at his apartment building either, with several odd episodes unfolding. A so-so comedy.
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 Good Boy! 2003 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: John Robert Hoffman
Cast: Liam Aiken, Kevin Nealon, Molly Shannon, Brittany Moldowan, Hunter Elliott, Donald Faison, Matthew Broderick, Brittany Murphy, Carl Reiner, Delta Burke, Cheech Marin, Vanessa Redgrave
After 12-year-old Owen (Liam Aiken) adopts a dog, Hubble (voice of Matthew Broderick), he learns that his new pet is actually an intergalactic dog sent to Earth to find out why the canines sent to Earth years ago have not colonized the planet. Despite their differences, Owen and Hubble bond in this family fantasy.
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 King's Ransom 2005  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jeff Byrd
Cast: Anthony Anderson, Jay Mohr, Kellita Smith, Nicole Ari Parker, Regina Hall, Loretta Devine, Donald Faison, Leila Arcieri, Charles Q. Murphy, Brooke D'Orsay, Jackie Burroughs, Lisa Marcos
When Renee (Kellita Smith) sues wealthy Malcolm King for divorce, to keep his fortune out of Renee's hands, Malcolm plots his own kidnapping in which the demand will be $10 million. Not only does the inept kidnapper nab the wrong man, but Renee has plans of her own to kidnap Malcolm as do Malcolm's disgruntled business employees.
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New Jersey Drive 1995  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Gomez
Cast: Sharron Corley, Gabriel Casseus, Saul Stein, Gwen McGee, Andre Moore, Donald Faison
The dead-end lives of delinquent Black young men are depicted in this film. Jason (Sharron Corley) and Midget (Gabriel Casseus) are defying the laws of white civilization while setting up their own moral standards (if you do not have a fancy car, then steal one). This movie shows the futility of their world of instant gratification in a world that does not allow them to obtain their dreams.
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Next Day Air 2009 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Benny Boom
Cast: Donald Faison, Mike Epps, Darius McCrary, Mos Def, Wood Harris, Yasmin Deliz, Omari Hardwick, Emilio Rivera, Cisco Reyes, Lauren London, Lobo Sebastian, Malik Barhardt, Debbie Allen, Jo D. Jonz, Shawn Michael Howard
Impaired by his weed smoking, Next Day Air deliveryman Leo (Donald Faison) accidentally delivers 10 kilos of grade-A cocaine to inept criminals Brody (Mike Epps) and Guch (Wood Harris). They plot to sell the cocaine to Brody's cousin Shavoo (Omari Hardwick) who just happens to be a drug dealer. Meanwhile, the intended recipients of the cocaine package, mobster Jesus (Cisco Reyes) and his girlfriend Chita (Yasmin Deliz) start searching for the package before drug lord Bodega (Emilio Rivera) learns that it is missing. Double-crosses and schemes lie ahead in what will culminate in an all-out battle for what amounts to a million dollars in cash and drugs.
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 Remember the Titans 2000  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Boaz Yakin
Cast: Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst, Donald Faison, Craig Kirkwood, Ethan Suplee, Kip Pardue, Hayden Panettiere, Nicole Ari Parker
Set in Alexandria, Virginia, during the Civil Rights era–1971 to be exact–this is the inspirational true story of Black football coachHarold Boone (Denzel Washington) who replaces White Coach Bill Yoast (Will Patton) as part of the integration process at T.C. Williams High School. Coach Boone, with Coach Yoast as his assistant, turns the T.C. Williams Titans into champions, and in the process overcomes racial bigotry at the school.
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 Something New 2006  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Sanaa Hamri
Cast: Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Mike Epps, Donald Faison, Blair Underwood, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Alfre Woodard, Golden Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, John Ratzenberger, Lee Garlington, Earl Billings, Katharine Towne, Stanley DeSantis, K.C. Clyde
With a great professional life, but no romance in her personal world, an L.A. manager of an accounting firm, Kenya (Sanaa Lathan), accepts a blind date with Brian (Simon Baker) who just happens to be a White man. This comedy/drama focuses on the complexities of interracial relationships, and it is filled with great wit and understanding of the factors involved. 1 User Review
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Trippin' 1999 R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Raynr
Cast: Deon Richmond, Donald Faison, Maia Campbell, Guy Torry, Aloma Wright, Harold Sylvester, Cleavon McClendon, Bill Henderson, Michael Warren, Stoney Jackson, Countess Vaughn, Dartanvan Edmonds, Anthony Anderson, Charles Walker, Davis Henry
High-school senior Gregory "G" Reed (Deon Richmond) spends much of his time daydreaming. In fact, he has daydreamed throughout most of his school years, and now, as graduation nears, "G" comes out of his fantasy world just in time to make some important choices about sex, education, and drugs.
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 Uptown Girls 2003 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Boaz Yakin
Cast: Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Marley Shelton, Donald Faison, Jesse Spencer, Heather Locklear, Austin Pendleton, Will Toale, Marceline Hugot, Pell James, Amy Korb, Fisher Stevens
After Molly's (Brittany Murphy) manager steals her inheritence, she takes on the role of nanny for a precocious eight year old, "Ray" (Dakota Fanning). At first the two do not hit it off; however, as time goes by , they realize just how important they have become to each other.
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| 1. Big Fat Liar (2002)
2. Double Whammy (2001)
3. Good Boy! (2003)
4. King's Ransom (2005)
5. New Jersey Drive (1995)
6. Next Day Air (2009)
7. Remember the Titans (2000)
8. Something New (2006)
9. Trippin' (1999)
10. Uptown Girls (2003)
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