 Idlewild 2006  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Bryan Barber
Cast: Andre Benjamin, Big Boi, Paula Patton, Terrence Howard, Faizon Love, Malinda Williams, Cicely Tyson, Macy Gray, Ben Vereen, Patti LaBelle, Ving Rhames, Paula Jai Parker, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Jackie Long
In this Prohibition Era drama/musical, Speakeasy piano player Percival (Andre Benjamin) falls in love with club singer Angel (Paula Patton) and is confronted with prior obligations to his father (Ben Vereen). Meanwhile, Percival's life-long friend and club manager Rooster (Big Boi) must deal with his moonshine supplier, gangster Trumpy (Terrence Howard), who wants to take over the club.
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Shadowboxer 2006  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lee Daniels
Cast: Helen Mirren, Cuba Gooding Jr., Stephen Dorff, Macy Gray, Vanessa Ferlito, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Wendy Baron, Alex Avant, Shaun Brewington, Cullen Flynn Clancy, Tomy Dunster, Matt Higgins, Mo'Nique, Ryan Sands
Diagnosed with cancer, trained assassin Rose (Helen Mirren) takes on one more assignment with help from her lover/stepson Mikey (Cuba Gooding Jr.). The job is to kill Vickie (Vanessa Ferlito) who is the pregnant wife of crime boss Clayton (Stephen Dorff). But, Rose has second thoughts and decides to hide Vickie while Mikey continues his work as assassin.
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 Training Day 2001  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Snoop Dogg, Macy Gray, Eva Mendes, Charlotte Ayanna, Harris Yulin, Raymond J. Barry
Training day holds more than a few tense moments for rookie LAPD cop Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke) as he struggles his first day on the job. Heading up Hoyt's training is department head Detective Sergeant Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) who has his own share of demons with which to contend. Intense. Denzel Washington won an Oscar for Best Actor, and Ethan Hawke received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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| 1. Idlewild (2006)
2. Shadowboxer (2006)
3. Training Day (2001)
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