Above the Rim 1994  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeff Pollack
Cast: Duane Martin, Leon, Tupac Shakur, David Dailey, Tonya Pinkins, Marlon Wayans, Bernie Mac, Byron Minns, Shawn Michael Howard, Henry Simmons
Kyle-Lee (Duane Martin) is a high-school basketball star faced with a dilemma: take the easy way out with crime or struggle to make it honestly on his own.
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Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking... 1996  R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paris Barclay
Cast: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Tracey Cherelle Jones, Chris Spencer, Helen Martin, Suli McCullough, Darrel Heath, Isaiah Barnes, Lahmard J. Tate, Keenen Ivory Wayans
[Full title: "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood"] In this satire on Afro-American movies, Ashtray's (Shawn Wayans) return to the LA ghetto of his youth provides the opportunity to meet an eclectic bunch of characters–including Loc Doc (Marlon Wayans), Crazy Legs (Suli McCullough), Preach (Chris Spencer), and Dashiki (Tracey Cherellle Jones).
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Dungeons & Dragons 2000  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Courtney Solomon
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Justin Whalin, Marlon Wayans, Zoe McLellan, Thora Birch, Kristen Wilson, Richard O'Brien, Tom Baker, Lee Arenberg, Edward Jewesbury, Bruce Payne, Robert Miano, Tomas Havrlik, David O'Kelly, Jiri Machacek
The tyrant Profion (Jeremy Irons) sets out to overthrow the peaceful kingdom of Izmer, which is ruled by the teenage Empress Savina (Thora Birch). Profion seeks the key to success in challenging Savina's rule: a scepter that controls Izmer's Golden Dragons. Savina, in turn, must find the red scepter that controls the Red Dragons, which is even more powerful than the Gold Dragons.
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Sienna Miller, Dennis Quaid, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Christopher Eccleston, Rachel Nichols, Said Taghmaoui, Byung-hun Lee, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ray Park, Gregory Fitoussi, Leo Howard, Jonathan Pryce, Kevin J. O'Connor
Soldiers Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) are transporting a missile containing microscopic "nanomites" that are capable of destroying whole cities when their convoy is attacked by the evil Cobra organization, led by the Baroness (Sienna Miller). Duke and Ripcord are rescued by the G.I. Joes–Heavy Duty (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Scarlett (Rachel Nichols), and Breaker (Said Taghmaoui). They take Duke and Ripcord to their base beneath the Sahara Desert where Duke and Ripcord are recruited by General Abernathy (Dennis Quaid) to join their ranks. All goes well–until the Baroness returns, and the chase is on, culminating in Paris where the Eiffel Tower is toppled.
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 The Ladykillers 2004   R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Cast: Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst, Diane Delano, George(2) Wallace, John McConnell, Jason Weaver, Stephen Root, Lyne Odums
Professor G.H. Dorr (Tom Hanks) has ulterior motives when he rents a room in Bible reading, church-going, widow Marva Munson's (Irma P. Hall) house near the Mississippi River. Dorr and his friends (Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, and Ryan Hurst) plan to tunnel from Mrs. Munson's root cellar into a riverboat casino's vault. Pretending to be a classical music ensemble practicing in the basement, they play sacred music on a recorder to cover up noises from their tunneling. Problems develop when Mrs. Munson uncovers the plot and tells them to return the money. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/29/2008 | | Except for some lousy language, this movie was a riot. It had a great story line and an unexpected ending. |
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 Little Man 2006 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Cast: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Tracy Morgan, Kerry Washington, John Witherspoon, Chazz Palminteri, Lochlyn Munro, Fred Stoller, Damien Wayans, Gary Owen, Linden Porco, Gabriel Pimental, John DeSantis, Dave Sheridan
Darryl Edwards (Shawn Wayans) and his wife, Vanessa (Kerry Washington), open their door and find a baby in a basket with a note asking them to take care of the little boy. The "infant" is actually a vertically challenged criminal, Calvin (Marlon Wayans), who had earlier hidden a stolen diamond in Vanessa's bag and now plans to retrieve it. And the fun begins.
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Mo' Money 1992 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Peter MacDonald
Cast: Damon Wayans, Stacey Dash, Joe Santos, John Diehl, Harry Lennix, Marlon Wayans, Mark Beltzman, Quincy Wong, Kevin Casey, Larry Brandenburg, Garfield, Almayvonne, Richard E. Butler, Matt Doherty
Johnny (Damon Wayans) is a con man on the streets of Brooklyn with his brother (Marlon Wayans). Johnny decides to go straight after meeting Amber (Stacey Dash) and gets a job in the mail room of a credit card company where she works. He needs money to impress Amber–so he steals a credit card. Things get tough when he is caught in the act (on camera) by the security chief who drags Johnny into big-time crime. Not all fun and games in this comedy/drama.
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Norbit 2007 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Terry Crews, Clifton Powell, Mighty Rasta, Cuba Gooding Jr., Eddie Griffin, Katt Williams, Floyd Levine, Anthony Russell, Pat Crawford Brown, Jeanette Miller, Michael Colyar, Marlon Wayans, Alexis Rhee
Orphaned as an infant, Norbit (Eddie Murphy) grew up in a Chinese restaurant/orphanage run by Mr. Wong (also Eddie Murphy) who raised him. As if his life wasn't bad enough, as an adult Norbit is bullied into a marriage to the morbidly obese and strong-willed Rasputia (also Eddie Murphy). Rasputia has taunted Norbit since they were children and now continues her efforts as a hen-pecking wife. Then, one day, Norbit is reunited with his childhood sweetheart, Kate (Thandie Newton), who arrives to run the orphanage. Kate is engaged to slick Deion (Cuba Gooding Jr.), and Rasputia is more than prepared to keep Kate and Norbit apart. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Makeup.
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Requiem for a Dream 2000  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, Christopher McDonald, Louise Lasser, Keith David, Sean Gullette, Ben Shenkman
Adapted from Hubert Selby Jr's. 1968 novel set at Brighton Beach, this story centers around four confused people–Sara Goldfarb (Ellen Burstyn), Harry Goldfarb (Jared Leto), Marion Silver (Jennifer Connelly), and Tyrone C. Love (Marlon Wayans)–who have opted for drugs to achieve happiness. In the process they learn that what they are trying to find for themselves is only an illusion. Ellen Burstyn was nominated for the sixth time as Best Actress.
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 Scary Movie 2000 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Cast: Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, Marlon Wayans, Cheri Oteri, Shannon Elizabeth, Jon Abrahams, Lochlyn Munro, Regina Hall, Carmen Electra, Keenen Ivory Wayans
The Wayans Brothers have succeeded again–this time in "Scary Movie." The gags work in their spoof of horror films, teen comedies, and action films. Among the scary spoofs are "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "Halloween."
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Scary Movie 2 2001 R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Cast: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Kathleen Robertson, Tori Spelling, Chris Elliott, Tim Curry, James Woods, Natasha Lyonne
One year after Shorty (Marlon Wayans), Ray (Shawn Wayans), Cindy (Anna Faris), and Brenda (Regina Hall) survived their original ordeal, they are once again confronted with a "Scary" situation. As college freshman, their class assignment is to spend the weekend in a haunted mansion.
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Senseless 1998 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Cast: Marlon Wayans, David Spade, Matthew Lillard, Rip Torn, Tamara Taylor, Brad Dourif, Kenya Moore, Richard McGonagle, Esther Scott, Ken Lerner
College student Darryl Witherspoon (Marlon Wayans) needs money and thinks he has found the answer to his problems by volunteering as a guinea pig in a test of a new drug to increase the five senses to a super-human level. The plot is silly, but the film provides a good forum for Wayans to display his comic talent.
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 The Sixth Man 1997 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Randall Miller
Cast: Marlon Wayans, Kadeem Hardison, David Paymer, Michael Michele, Kevin Dunn, Scott LaRose, Gary Jones, Lorenzo Orr, Vladimir Cuk, Travis Ford
College basketball star Antoine Tyler (Kadeem Hardison) dies from heart failure, but his ghost returns to lead his team, the University of Washington "Huskies"–and his brother, Kenny (Marlon Wayans)–to victory in the NCAA playoffs.
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 White Chicks 2004 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Cast: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Jaime King, Frankie Faison, Lochlyn Munro, John Heard, Busy Philipps, Terry Crews, Brittany Daniel, Eddie Velez, Jessica Cauffiel, Maitland Ward
Bungling FBI agents Kevin (Shawn Wayans) and Marcus (Marlon Wayans) disguise themselves as the Wilson sisters, two wealthy "white chicks," in an attempt to capture their would-be kidnappers.
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| 1. Above the Rim (1994)
2. Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking... (1996)
3. Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
4. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
5. The Ladykillers (2004)
6. Little Man (2006)
7. Mo' Money (1992)
8. Norbit (2007)
9. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
10. Scary Movie (2000)
11. Scary Movie 2 (2001)
12. Senseless (1998)
13. The Sixth Man (1997)
14. White Chicks (2004)
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