Against the Ropes 2004  PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Charles S. Dutton
Cast: Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, Tony Shalhoub, Tim Daly, Joseph Cortese, Charles S. Dutton, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Kerry Washington, Sean Bell, Dean McDermott, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Holt McCallany, Tory Kittles, Gene Mack, Beau Starr
As a little girl, Jackie Kallen (Skye McCole Bartusiak) spent her early years at her father's gym. Despite the odds, Jackie (now played by Meg Ryan) grows up to become the first successful female boxing promoter. While working with her first boxer, Luther Shaw (Omar Epps), Jackie helps him to become a middleweight prizefighter when she convinces retired trainer Felix Reynolds (Charles S. Dutton) to work with Luther. Despite problems from boxing promoter LaRocca (Tony Shalhoub) and letting fame go to her head, Jackie does excel as a boxing promoter. Based on a true story.
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Alfie 2004 R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Charles Shyer
Cast: Jude Law, Jane Krakowski, Marisa Tomei, Omar Epps, Susan Sarandon, Sienna Miller, Nia Long, Gedde Watanabe, Dick Latessa, Renee Taylor, Veronica Clifford, Claudette Mink, Jeff Harding, Kevin Rahm, Max Morris
Alfie (Jude Law) plies his trade as a NYC limousine chauffeur while enjoying trysts with a variety of women–including party girl Nikki (Sienna Miller), wealthy Liz (Susan Sarandon), and Lonette (Nia Long) who is the girlfriend of his best friend Marlon (Omar Epps). Alfie's girlfriend Julie (Marisa Tomei) is aware of what is going on and is not at all pleased with Alfie's lifestyle. But, Alfie continues his sexual affairs until he suffers a health scare and questions what love is all about.
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Big Trouble 2002  PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Omar Epps, Stanley Tucci, Dennis Farina, Ben Foster, Janeane Garofalo, Jason Lee, Tom Sizemore, Johnny Knoxville, Jack Kehler, Sofia Vergara, Patrick Warburton, Zooey Deschanel, Heavy D
A great cast highlights this comedy based on humor columnist Dave Barry's first novel. Set in Miami, the lives of a variety of types–gunrunners, FBI agents, hippies, school kids, thugs, and even a family dog (high on psychedelic toad saliva)–fade in and out of each others' lives.
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Breakfast of Champions 1999  R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Bruce Willis, Albert Finney, Nick Nolte, Barbara Hershey, Glenne Headly, Lukas Haas, Omar Epps, Buck Henry, Vicki Lewis, Ken Hudson Campbell, Jake Johannsen, Will Patton, Chip Zien, Owen Wilson, Alison Eastwood
In this film, based on Kurt Vonnegut's 1973 satire on consumerism in small-town America, Bruce Willis plays the Pontiac car dealer, Dwayne Hoover, who, despite his wealth, continually contemplates suicide.
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Brother 2000 R, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Kurodo Maki, Masaya Kato, Susumu Terajima, Royale Watkins, Lombardo Boyar, Ren Osugi, Ryo Ishibashi, James Shigeta, Tatyana Ali, Makoto Ohtake, Koen Okumura, Naomasa Musaka, Rino Katase
Yamamoto's (Takeshi Kitano) Tokyo gang has been annihilated when he flees to Los Angeles and moves in with his half-brother, Ken (Claude Maki), who happens to be a lowly drug dealer. But Yamamoto makes use of his ability to run a gang, calls on his pal Kato (Susumu Terajima) for help, and soon has Ken set up as a real player in the crime scene. Now, the question is, "How long will it last?"
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Dracula 2000 2000 R, 107 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy
aka: Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000
Director: Patrick Lussier
Cast: Jonny Lee Miller, Justine Waddell, Gerard Butler, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Esposito, Danny Masterson, Jeri Ryan, Lochlyn Munro, Sean Patrick Thomas, Christopher Plummer, Omar Epps, Tig Fong, Shane West, Nathan Fillion, Tony Munch
Inside London antiques dealer Abraham Van Helsing's (Christopher Plummer) vault lies Dracula (Gerard Butler)–at rest for 100 years. But thieves break in, and Dracula is resurrected. It isn't long before Dracula is on his way to New Orleans in pursuit of Van Helsing's daughter, Mary (Justine Waddell), who just happens to have a bit of Dracula's blood in her own veins. Following closely behind are Van Helsing and his assistant, Simon (Jonny Lee Miller). Can they reach America in time to save Mary?
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First-Time Felon 1997 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Charles S. Dutton
Cast: Omar Epps, Delroy Lindo, Rachel Ticotin, William Forsythe, Anthony "Treach" Criss, Justin Pierce, Lucinda Jenney, Jo D. Jonz, Badja Djola, Robin Michelle McClamb, Tom Nowicki, Sandra "Pepa" Denton, Kristen Jones, Byron Altman, Ed Grady
When petty crook Greg Yance (Omar Epps) is jailed for drug possession, he is offered a choice between five years in jail or two months going through a boot camp. He chooses the latter and becomes a better man as a result. Based on a true story.
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Higher Learning 1995 R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Singleton
Cast: Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson, Ice Cube, Jennifer Connelly, Tyra Banks, Michael Rapaport, Laurence Fishburne, Jason Wiles, Cole Hauser, Bradford English, Regina King, Busta Rhymes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kari Wuhrer, Randall Batinkoff
The Black vs. White, men vs. women issues are exploited in this film about college students in the 1970s. Freshman Malik Williams (Omar Epps) is confronted with conflicting views of senior Fudge (Ice Cube), his Black Professor Maurice Phipps (Laurence Fishburne), and his new girlfriend Deja (Tyra Banks) who becomes his tutor. Meanwhile, after naive Kristen Connor (Kristy Swanson) suffers a date rape, she becomes involved with lesbian Taryn (Jennifer Connelly). And then there is Remy (Michael Rapaport), a confused young man, who joins local skinheads carrying out violent acts. The stories intertwine in this lesson about hypocrisy in institutions of higher learning.
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In Too Deep 1999 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Rymer
Cast: Omar Epps, LL Cool J, Nia Long, Stanley Tucci, Hill Harper, Pam Grier, Veronica Webb, Jake Weber
A rookie cop, Jeff Cole (Omar Epps), infiltrates a Cincinnati cocaine ring, under the alias of J. Reid, to take down the powerful drug lord, Duane Keith Gittens, a.k.a. "God" (LL Cool J).
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Juice 1992 R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Cast: Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins, Khalil Kain, Cindy Herron, Vincent Laresca, Samuel L. Jackson, George Gore II, Grace Garland, Queen Latifah, Bruklin Harris, Victor Campos
Four friends–Q (Omar Epps), Bishop (Tupac Shakur), Raheem (Khalil Kain, and Steel (Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins)–spend their time in the violent ghetto skipping school, getting involved in gang fights, and hanging out. When the most violent of the group, Bishop, wants to rob a store, Q is reluctant but finally agrees. During the robbery, a clerk is shot and things go downhill from there.
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Love & Basketball 2000 PG-13, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Love and Basketball
Director: Gina Prince
Cast: Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Haysbert, Debbi Morgan, Harry Lennix, Regina Hall, Kyla Pratt, Glenndon Chatman, Tyra Banks
When this story begins, Monica (Kyla Pratt) and Quincy (Glenndon Chatman) are 11 years old. Monica is a tomboy living next door to Quincy; both love basketball. Skip ahead a few years, and both are young adults (Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps) taking advantage of USC basketball scholarships. As they become big stars, the game pulls them together, pushes them apart, and pulls them together. You get the picture.
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Major League II 1994  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David S. Ward
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Tom Berenger, Dennis Haysbert, James Gammon, Omar Epps, Bob Uecker, Margaret Whitton, Randy Quaid, David Keith, Eric Bruskotter, Takaaki Ishibashi, Alison Doody, Michelle Burke, Steve Yeager
The Cleveland Indians won the pennant last year, and now their star player Roger Dorn (Corbin Bensen) is the new team owner. The catcher Jake Taylor (Tom Berenger) also retired and is now the team manager. The star pitcher Rick Vaughn (Charlie Sheen) has become a yuppie, and the Indians are back in last place–until Margaret Whitton (Rachel Phelps) buys back the team, and they end up winning the World Series.
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The Mod Squad 1999 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Scott Silver
Cast: Claire Danes, Omar Epps, Giovanni Ribisi, Dennis Farina, Josh Brolin, Steve Harris, Michael Lerner, Toby Huss, Richard Jenkins, Larry Brandenburg
The Mod Squad–Julie Barnes (Claire Danes), Lincoln Hayes (Omar Epps), and Peter Cochran (Giovanni Ribisi)–are redeemed souls serving on the LAPD. As an updated version of the 1960's TV show, the Mod Squad is still investigating crime. This time around, it is a conspiracy behind the murder of their boss that draws the attention. From its opening scene, this film suffers from a downhill slide into mediocrity.
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Perfume 2001 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Rymer
Cast: Paul Sorvino, Sonia Braga, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Rita Wilson, Leslie Mann, Jeff Goldblum, Omar Epps, Mariel Hemingway, Michelle Williams
Icons of the fashion world get together for a show. The film uses this as a backdrop for, basically, cameo appearances by various stars who have been told to improvise. And improvise they do, but without guidelines, it would seem. This experiment will fail to interest most moviegoers.
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The Wood 1999 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rick Famuyiwa
Cast: Taye Diggs, Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, Sean Nelson, Trent Cameron, Duane Finley, Malinda Williams, De'aundre Bonds, LisaRaye, Tamala Jones
This coming-of-age story involves three African-American, middle-class men–Mike (Omar Epps), Roland (Taye Diggs), and Slim (Richard T. Jones). As adults, they meet at Roland's wedding and reminisce about their high-school days in Inglewood, California.
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| 1. Against the Ropes (2004)
2. Alfie (2004)
3. Big Trouble (2002)
4. Breakfast of Champions (1999)
5. Brother (2000)
6. Dracula 2000 (2000)
aka: Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000
7. First-Time Felon (1997)
8. Higher Learning (1995)
9. In Too Deep (1999)
10. Juice (1992)
11. Love & Basketball (2000)
aka: Love and Basketball
12. Major League II (1994)
13. The Mod Squad (1999)
14. Perfume (2001)
15. The Program (1993)
16. The Wood (1999)
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