The Great Debaters 2007  PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Denzel Washington
Cast: Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Forest Whitaker, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise, Devyn A. Tyler, Trenton McClain Boyde, Ritchie Montgomery, Tim Parati
This film is loosely based on the true story of Wiley College professor Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) who, in 1935, led his small, Black, Texas college team of debaters against Harvard University's team of renown. Tolson's team–Henry Lowe (Nate Parker) and Hamilton Burgess (Jermaine Williams) are joined by alternates Samantha Booke (Jurnee Smollett) and James Farmer, Jr. (Denzel Whitaker). They undergo vigorous training by Tolson as he helps them improve their speaking skills. Conflicts concerning Tolson's efforts to help migrant farm workers rise to the fore, but, in the end, lessons are learned, and the debate team members learn to believe in themselves.
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Kiss the Girls 1997  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Gary Fleder
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Tony Goldwyn, Jay O. Sanders, Bill Nunn, Brian Cox, Alex McArthur, Jeremy Piven, Richard T. Jones, Roma Maffia, Gina Ravera, William Converse-Roberts, Helen Martin, Tatyana Ali
Based on James Patterson's novel, this is a suspense-filled story about Washington, D.C. forensic expert Dr. Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) who is on the trail of a criminal who is abducting people. When he meets Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd) who has escaped from her abductor, the two join forces, and they work to solve the case.
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Showgirls 1995  NC-17, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Elizabeth Berkley, William Shockley, Alan Rachins, Glenn Plummer, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Robert Davi, Al Ruscio, Gina Ravera, Lin Tucci, Greg Travis, Patrick Bristow, Michelle Johnston, Dewey Weber, Rena Riffel
This was the first film in years to be given an "adults only" rating, and if there was ever a film exploiting women, this is it. The plot revolves around the so-called glamour of Las Vegas where beautiful women come in search of fame and end up stripping and whoring.
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 Soul Food 1997  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Cast: Vanessa Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long, Michael Beach, Mekhi Phifer, Brandon Hammond, Jeffrey D. Sams, Irma P. Hall, Carl Wright, John M. Watson Sr., Gina Ravera, Mel Jackson, Morgan Mechelle Smith, M.T. Alexander, Lawrence Petty
The story of members of an African American family living in Chicago is seen through the eyes of young Ahmad (Brandon Hammond) who has the innate ability to perceive beyond what people intend for others to see.
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| 1. The Great Debaters (2007)
2. Kiss the Girls (1997)
3. Showgirls (1995)
4. Soul Food (1997)
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