Black Rose of Harlem 1996  R, 87 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Fred Gallo
Cast: Marcus Aurelius, Richard(2) Brooks, Tony Burton, Nick Cassavetes, Paul Eckstein, Maria Ford, Cynda Williams, Rodger Halston, Eb Lottimer, Richard T. Jones
Set in Chicago during the "Roaring Twenties," this is a violent story of mob interference in the love affair of a gorgeous black singer, Georgia (Cynda Williams), and mobster Johnny Varona (Nick Cassavetes).
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The Hidden 1987  R, 98 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Jack Sholder
Cast: Michael Nouri, Kyle MacLachlan, Ed O'Ross, Clu Gulager, Claudia Christian, Clarence Felder, William Boyett, Richard(2) Brooks, Larry Cedar, John McCann, Chris Mulkey, Danny Trejo
An L.A. cop (Michael Nouri) works with an FBI agent (Kyle MacLachlan) on the investigation of some weird crimes. As the investigation progresses, the FBI agent begins exhibiting very strange behavior.
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Off Limits 1988  R, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Christopher Crowe
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Gregory Hines, Fred Ward, Amanda Pays, Scott Glenn, Kay Tong Lim, Richard(2) Brooks, David Alan Grier, Keith David
The military, prostitutes, and even a nun combine in this violent movie. Two military investigators (Willem Dafoe and Gregory Hines) are on the trail of a psychotic killer of prostitutes.
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Resting Place 1986 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Korty
Cast: John Lithgow, M. Emmet Walsh, Brian Tarantina, Morgan Freeman, G.D. Spradlin, Richard(2) Brooks, Richard Bradford, CCH Pounder, Frances Sternhagen, John Philbin, Bob Hannah, Marc Clement, Mert Hatfield, Elliott Street, Tegan West
Major Kendall Laird (John Lithgow) accompanies the body of a Black lieutenant, who was killed in action, to his hometown in Georgia. When Laird arrives in town, he meets the deceased soldier's parents, Luther and Ada Johnson (Morgan Freeman and CCH Pounder) and learns that he must deal with racial tension when it is recognized that the Black lieutenant is slated to be buried in a White cemetery.
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Shocker 1989 R, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Mitch Pileggi, John Tesh, Heather Langenkamp, Michael Murphy, Jessica Craven, Camille Cooper, Peter Berg, Sam Scarber, Ted Raimi, Keith Anthony-Lubow-Bellamy, Virginia Morris, Emily Samuel, Richard(2) Brooks, Peter Tilden, Bingham Ray
A psychotic, Horace (Mitch Pileggi), slashes his way through entire families until he is caught with help from young Jonathan (Peter Berg) and electrocuted. But, Horace had made a pact with the Devil and returns as an evil spirit, possessing others and making them continue the killings. The ultimate goal is to take revenge on Jonathan. Plenty of satire and rip-offs of other films. Fun, in a sordid sort of way.
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The Substitute 1996 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Mandel
Cast: Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Diane Venora, Glenn Plummer, Marc Anthony, Raymond Cruz, William Forsythe, Luis Guzman, Richard(2) Brooks, Sharron Corley
Shale (Tom Berenger) is a mercenary soldier who returns to the United States and visits Jane (Diane Venora), a high-school teacher he befriended in Latin America. When he finds her school is dominated by thugs, Shale comes to her aid and goes undercover as a teacher to break up a cocaine ring operating out of the school.
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To Sleep with Anger 1990 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Burnett
Cast: Danny Glover, Richard(2) Brooks, Paul Butler, Mary Alice, Carl Lumbly, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Vonetta McGee, Wonderful Smith, Ethel Ayler, Sy Richardson
A drifter, Harry (Danny Glover), arrives at the doorstep of a couple he grew up with. The family, headed by Gideon (Paul Butler) and Suzie (Mary Alice), is undergoing strife, and Harry assists by helping them rediscover their roots. But, he also starts bringing in his shady friends and begins to drink heavily. After Gideon has a stroke, Harry takes over the household with disastrous results.
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| 1. Black Rose of Harlem (1996)
2. The Hidden (1987)
3. Off Limits (1988)
4. Resting Place (1986)
5. Shocker (1989)
6. The Substitute (1996)
7. To Sleep with Anger (1990)
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