Coach Carter 2005  PG-13, 136 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thomas Carter
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Rob Brown, Robert Ri'chard, Rick Gonzalez, Nana Gbewonyo, Antwon Tanner, Channing Tatum, Ashanti, Texas Battle, Denise Dowse, Debbi Morgan, Mel Winkler, Carolina Garcia, Vincent Laresca, Octavia Spencer
This film is based on a true story that took place in 1999 when basketball team members signed a contract to maintain good grades at their high school. When they failed to live up to the commitment, Coach Ken Carter (Samuel L. Jackson) benched the undefeated team and insisted on a 2.5 grade point average for his players. The community was outraged.
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Metro 1997  R, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Thomas Carter
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Carmen Ejogo, Michael Wincott, Denis Arndt, Kim Miyori, Art Evans, James Carpenter, Donal Logue, Jeni Chua, Dick Bright, David Michael Silverman, Frank Sommerville, Malou Nubla, Nino Gegennaro
Scott Roper (Eddie Murphy) is a hostage negotiator for the San Francisco Police Department who gets a new partner, Kevin McCall (Michael Rapaport)–a novice in the field of negotiating. The duo is off to the races, and Roper gets more than he expected.
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The Monkey Hu$tle 1976  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Arthur Marks
Cast: Yaphet Kotto, Rudy Ray Moore, Rosalind Cash, Randy Brooks, Debbi Morgan, Thomas Carter, Donn C. Harper, Lynn Caridine, Patricia McCaskill, Lynn Harris, Fuddle Bagley, Frank Rice, Kirk Calloway
Set, and filmed, in the ghettos of Chicago, this story involves small-time hustler Big Daddy Foxx (Yaphet Kotto) who teaches his "trade" to the younger generation. When their neighborhood is threatened to be torn down to make way for a new freeway, the community comes together to save its homes.
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 Save the Last Dance 2001 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Thomas Carter
Cast: Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington, Fredro Starr, Terry Kinney, Bianca Lawson, Vince Green, Garland Whitt, Elisabeth Oas, Artel Great, Cory Stewart, Jennifer Anglin, Kim Tlusty, Dorothy Martin, Felicia Fields
This story begins with Sara (Julia Stiles) riding a train to Chicago where she will live with her estranged father (Terry Kinney). Once a promising dancer, Sara blames herself for the car accident that killed her mother because she was rushing to Sara's audition. Now Sara is unhappily enrolled in an inner-city school, which is very different from her small-town school. Fortunately, she meets Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas) who also loves dancing. With Derek's help, will Sara get over her grief and dance again? You guessed it!
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 Swing Kids 1993 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thomas Carter
Cast: Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Barbara Hershey, Kenneth Branagh, Tushka Bergen, David Tom, Noah Wyle, Jayce Bartok, Julia Stemberger, Sean Pertwee
To be or not to be–that is Nazi Youth Corps or swing music fan. Set in World War II Germany, this is the story of three young men (Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, and Frank Whaley) who are forced into major decisions–ho hum.
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| 1. Coach Carter (2005)
2. Metro (1997)
3. The Monkey Hu$tle (1976)
4. Save the Last Dance (2001)
5. Swing Kids (1993)
6. Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
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