 Assault on Precinct 13 2005  R, 109 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Jean-Francois Richet
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Maria Bello, Ja Rule, Drea de Matteo, Matt Craven, John Leguizamo, Brian Dennehy, Gabriel Byrne, Aisha Hinds, Fulvio Cecere, Kim Coates, Currie Graham, Peter Bryant, Hugh Dillon
In the midst of a blizzard, four prisoners–Beck (John Leguizamo), Smiley (Ja Rule), Anna (Aisha Hinds), and crime lord Marion Bishop (Laurence Fishburne)–are delivered to Precinct 13 in Detroit on New Year's Eve. A SWAT team is concerned that Bishop will testify against their chief Marcus Duvall (Gabriel Byrne), and the team arrives at the isolated police station plotting to destroy Duvall. Landlines are cut, and cell-phone channels are cut off. Inside the station, in an effort to survive, Sergeant Jake Roenick (Ethan Hawke) and his staff–Jasper O'Shea (Brian Dennehy) and Iris Ferry (Drea de Matteo)–are forced into becoming allies with the prisoners to fight off the assault.
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Backstage 2000  R, 87 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Chris Fiore
Cast: Jay-Z, DMX, Method Man, Redman, Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek, DJ Clue, Amil, Ja Rule, Damon Dash
This documentary provides a behind-the-scenes view of the 1999 Hard Knock Life tour featuring, among others, Jay-Z, DMX, and Method Man. It succeeds in providing an in-depth look at one tour that, because it managed to be incident-free, encouraged underwriting future tours.
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 The Cookout 2004  PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lance Rivera
Cast: Storm P, Ja Rule, Tim Meadows, Jenifer Lewis, Meagan Good, Queen Latifah, Jonathan Silverman, Farrah Fawcett, Frankie Faison, Vincent Pastore, Danny Glover, Kevin Phillips
After signing a multi-million dollar contract to play ball for the New Jersey Nets, Todd Anderson (Storm P) invites old friends and relatives to a barbeque at his newly bought mansion. But, his new neighbors do not get along with the old friends, and trouble prevails.
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Crime Partners 2001 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Crime Partners 2000
Director: J. Jesses Smith
Cast: Ice-T, Snoop Dogg, Ja Rule, Tyrin Turner, John "B.J." Bryant, Steve Porcelli, Chino XL, Laz Alonso, Dorian Missick, Clifton Powell
Two young men at the lowest level of a crime ring get their chance to climb the ladder of success when a competing crime boss hires them to perform an assassination. Weak ghetto crime thriller.
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Da Hip Hop Witch 2000  R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dale Resteghini
Cast: Eminem, Ja Rule, Pras, Vanilla Ice, Rah Digga, Mobb Deep, Dale Resteghini, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Stacii Jae Johnson, LA, The Darkman, Steve Grillo, Elijah Rhoades
Five white suburban kids plan to use blackmail to collect the reward money posted for the capture of "The Black Witch in the Project" who has been attacking rappers.
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The Fast and the Furious 2001 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune, Johnny Strong, Matt Schulze, Ted Levine, Ja Rule, Chad Lindberg, Vyto Ruginis, Thom Barry, Noel Gugliemi, Stanton Retledge, R.J. de Vera
Street racers in Manhattan get an unexpected visit from undercover LAPD officer Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker) who is sent by the FBI on a mission to bust a high-jacking ring. The gang is led by Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) who is involved in an illicit romance with Letty (Michelle Rodriguez). Dominic's ring is suspected of stealing electronic equipment. Problems develop during the investigation when Brian begins to sympathize with Dominic and also falls in love with Dominic's sister Mia (Jordana Brewster). Good action scenes involving car stunts provide much of the entertainment in this film.
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 Half Past Dead 2002 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Don Michael Paul
Cast: Steven Seagal, Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule, Nia Peeples, Kurupt, Tony Plana, Michael Taliferro, Matt Battaglia, Richard Bremmer, Stephen J. Cannell, Claudia Christian, Linda Thorson, Bruce Weitz, Michael McGrady, Hannes Jaenicke
Undercover FBI agent Sascha Petrosevitch (Steven Seagal) and mobster Nicholas (Ja Rule) are imprisoned in the reopened New Alcatraz prison when they foil an extortion plot to force death-row inmate Lester (Bruce Weitz) to reveal where he has stashed $200 million in gold.
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Turn It Up 2000 R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Adetuyi
Cast: Pras, Ja Rule, Jason Statham, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Tamala Jones, John Ralston, Chris Messina, Eugene Clark, Patrice Goodman, Derwin Jordan
Rap musician Diamond (Pras) and his manager, Gage (Ja Rule), run drugs for Mr. "B" to pay for Diamond's hoped-for demo tape. When Diamond runs into a string of personal problems, Gage tries to help by pulling off a heist of $10,000. The problem: he didn't know that the stolen money belonged to Mr. "B."
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| 1. Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
2. Backstage (2000)
3. The Cookout (2004)
4. Crime Partners (2001)
aka: Crime Partners 2000
5. Da Hip Hop Witch (2000)
6. The Fast and the Furious (2001)
7. Half Past Dead (2002)
8. Turn It Up (2000)
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