How Stella Got Her Groove Back 1998  R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Cast: Angela Bassett, Whoopi Goldberg, Taye Diggs, Regina King, Suzzanne Douglass, Michael J. Pagan, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
This story is based on Terry McMillan's bestseller about her own love affair with a younger man. Stella (Angela Bassett), a divorcee, plans to vacation in Jamaica with her good friend, Delilah (Whoopi Goldberg). Once there, Stella finds herself pursued by Winston Shakespeare (Taye Diggs) who has romantic intentions. But there are major problems, and all of them begin with the age factor: Stella is 40 years old, and Winston is a mere 20.
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The Inkwell 1994  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matty Rich
Cast: Larenz Tate, Joe Morton, Suzzanne Douglass, Glynn Turman, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Adrienne-Joi Johnson, Morris Chestnut, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mary Alice, Duane Martin
Drew Tate (Larenz Tate) is a black teenager who becomes enlightened when he is forced to spend the summer of 1976 on Martha's Vineyard visiting wealthy relatives.
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 Jason's Lyric 1994 R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Doug McHenry
Cast: Allen Payne, Jada Pinkett Smith, Anthony "Treach" Criss, Bokeem Woodbine, Forest Whitaker, Suzzanne Douglass, Lisa Nicole Carson, Eddie Griffin
Two brothers, Jason (Allen Payne) and Joshua (Bokeem Woodbine), are destined to live very different lives: one is an upright citizen, and the other is a gang member.
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Sounder 2003 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Kevin Hooks
Cast: Carl Lumbly, Suzzanne Douglass, Daniel Lee Robertson III, Peter MacNeill, Bill Lake, Paul Winfield, Marcus Johnson, Ashley Archer, Joshua Watkis, Eugene Clark
This made-for-TV Disney presentation is a remake of the excellent 1972 film based on William H. Armstrong's novel. It is the story of David (known as "Boy") (Daniel Lee Robertson, III), a black youngster who is the son of a sharecropper. When his father is jailed for stealing food to feed his family, Boy sets off with his dog Sounder to find his father, meeting challenges and successes along the way. Director Kevin Hooks played Boy in the original film.
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Tap 1989  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Nick Castle
Cast: Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis Jr., Suzzanne Douglass, Savion Glover, Joe Morton, Dick Anthony Williams, Howard "Sandman" Sims, Bunny Briggs, Steve Condos, Jimmy Slyde
Yes! This movie is filled with all the great dancing you would expect as recently released from prison Max (Gregory Hines) must decide between returning to a life of crime or using his talents to entertain as a tap dancer. Great choreography.
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| 1. How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
2. The Inkwell (1994)
3. Jason's Lyric (1994)
4. Sounder (2003)
5. Tap (1989)
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