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They wanted the American Dream. What they got was a nightmare. Based on a wild true story, Pain & Gain follows a group of Miami bodybuilders, played by Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Anthony Mackie, who hatch a get-rich-quick scheme that spirals way out of control. Muscles, money, and mayhem collide in this darkly comedic crime thriller.

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⁣Parole officer Donald (Robert Christian) compels his foul-mouthed ex-con charge Joe Braxton (Richard Pryor) to escort a bus full of special education students from Philadelphia to the Pacific Northwest, where their teacher Vivian Perry (Cicely Tyson) plans to set up a new school. But when Braxton's latest attempt at going straight becomes a frustrating series of mishaps, he struggles to complete the job he was hired to do while resisting his growing affection for Vivian and the children.

4th installment of the franchise that parodies modern-day horror films. While her house is haunted by a determined to find out who killed him and why.

⁣As he grows into a teenager on the streets of the Bronx in the socially turbulent 1960s, Calogero (Lillo Brancato) gets taken under the wing of neighborhood mobster Sonny (Chazz Palminteri). Sonny initiates the boy into the ways of gangland life, in direct conflict with his straight-arrow bus driver father (Robert De Niro). But when Calogero falls for his African-American classmate, Jane (Taral Hicks), the repercussions threaten the entire neighborhood.

⁣⁣A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.
Director
Jordan Peele
Writer
Jordan Peele
Stars
Daniel Kaluuya
Allison Williams
Bradley Whitford

⁣When flight attendant Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is busted smuggling money for her arms dealer boss, Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson), agent Ray Nicolette (Michael Keaton) and detective Mark Dargus (Michael Bowen) want her help to bring down Robbie. Facing jail time for her silence or death for her cooperation, Brown decides instead to double-cross both parties and make off with the smuggled money. Meanwhile, she enlists the help of bondsman Max Cherry (Robert Forster), a man who loves her.

⁣One person can keep a family together and, when that one person is gone, a family can be torn apart.
Director
George Tillman Jr.
Writer
George Tillman Jr.
Stars
Vanessa Williams
Vivica A. Fox
Nia Long

⁣It's Eddie Murphy "as you love to see him!" in this gut-bustingly funny movie that displays his comedic genius in multiple roles! Murphy star as mild-mannered Norbit, who gets a second chance at love with his childhood sweetheart, Kate (Thandie Newton, The Pursuit of Happyness). But there's one huge obstacle: jealous, mean-tempered Rasputia (Murphy), you wants Norbit all to her sizeable self. Can Norbit win the heart of Kate... before Rasputia put the hurt on him? With an all-star cast including Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire), Marlon Wayans (White Chicks) and Eddie Griffin (Date Movie), Norbit "will make you laugh 'til you cheer!"

⁣Two teenage rappers want to throw a huge party to make music and meet girls, but their plans come to a grinding halt when one of them is grounded on the big night.