2103: The Deadly Wake 1997  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Philip Jackson
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Michael Pare, Gwynyth Walsh, Mackenzie Gray, Heidi von Palleske, Hal Eisen, Derek Ritschel, Michael Johnson, Daniela Nolano, Morris Durante, Sandy Kaizer, Elle Downs
It is the 22nd century, and Martine Quiller (Gwynyth Walsh), the CEO of Proxate Corporation, recruits Capt. Sean Murdoch (Malcolm McDowell) to command a run-down ship and sail to Nigeria. Too late, Murdoch realizes that his ship is carrying criminally insane inmates. As if that were not enough, Murdoch learns that bombs have been planted on the ship. It is obvious to Murdoch that the ship was never meant to reach Nigeria. When he changes the ship's course, Martine activates a killer cyborg (Daniela Nolano) that has been hidden on board, and chaos ensues with Murdoch now fighting for his life.
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 Godsend 2004  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Hamm
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn, Robert De Niro, Cameron Bright, Merwin Mondesir, Sava Drayton, Jake Simons, Elle Downs, Edie Inksetter, Raoul Bhaneja, Jenny Levine, Thomas Chambers
After their son is killed in an automobile accident on his eighth birthday, Paul (Greg Kinnear) and Jessie (Rebecca Romijn) meet with genetic researcher Richard Wells (Robert De Niro) who offers to clone their son. Since cloning is illegal, Paul and Jessie must sever ties with the past as they set out to raise their cloned son. The first eight years are fine; however, as that eighth birthday approaches warning signs mount.
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Jump In! 2007  TV, 85 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Paul Hoen
Cast: Corbin Bleu, Keke Palmer, David Reivers, Shanica Knowles, Laivon Greene, Kylee Russell, Patrick Johnson Jr., Micah Williams, Jujube Mandela, Mazin Elsadig, Gene Mack, Rebecca Williams, Paula Brancati, Elle Downs
Continuing in the family tradition as a boxer, young Izzy Daniels (Corbin Bleu) uses the exercise of jumping rope when he works out in his family's gym. One day, he is called to substitute for a team member in a Double-Dutch tournament, and Izzy discovers a new passion for jumping rope. Now, instead of boxing, Izzy secretly practices jumping rope in the gym, and his efforts bring him closer to Double-Dutch jumper Mary (Keke Palmer) who he has a crush on. By story's end, Jimmy learns about teamwork and that it is O.K. to choose a sport that is right for you.
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A Raisin in the Sun 2008 TV, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kenny Leon
Cast: Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, Sanaa Lathan, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, David Oyelowo, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Stamos, Alexandra Cheron, Ron C. Jones, Emily Swiss, Justin Martin, Elle Downs, Bill Nunn
Set in Chicago's South Side during the 1950s, this story centers on the Younger family and how an insurance check for $10,000 could change their lives. Lena's (Phylicia Rashad) husband has died, and she is waiting for the insurance check. Problems arise when each family member has a different plan for the money. When the check does arrive, Lena buys a house in an all-White neighborhood in Chicago, and the Younger family becomes the first Black family to move in.
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| 1. 2103: The Deadly Wake (1997)
2. Godsend (2004)
3. Jump In! (2007)
4. A Raisin in the Sun (2008)
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