Search results for "David Alan Grier"
The American Society of Magical Negroes

The American Society of Magical Negroes

The American Society of Magical Negroes
IMDb: 3.5
105

A young man, Aren, is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people’s lives easier.

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Candy Cane Lane

Candy Cane Lane

Candy Cane Lane
IMDb: 5.6
117

A man, determined to win the neighborhood’s annual Christmas decorating contest, makes a pact with an elf to help him win. However, the elf casts a spell bringing the twelve…

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
IMDb: 6.7
88

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the animated classic, this animated and live-action blended special showcases the fan-favorite movie, along with new musical performances, sets and costumes inspired by…

Coffee & Kareem

Coffee & Kareem

Coffee & Kareem
IMDb: 5.2
88

A Detroit cop reluctantly teams with his girlfriend’s 11-year-old son to clear his name and take down the city’s most ruthless criminal.

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
They Cloned Tyrone

They Cloned Tyrone

They Cloned Tyrone
IMDb: 6.6
122

A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy lurking directly beneath their neighborhood.

Making The Five Heartbeats

Making The Five Heartbeats

Making The Five Heartbeats
IMDb: 8.9
85

In 1990, actor, comedian, writer and director, Robert Townsend, went against every obstacle in Hollywood, relying on his faith, street smarts, and tenacity to bring his passion project, 1991’s The…

Genre: Documentary
Native Son

Native Son

Native Son
IMDb: 5.7
114

A young black man named Bigger Thomas takes a job working for a highly influential Chicago family, a decision that will change the course of his life forever.

Genre: Drama
Sprinter

Sprinter

Sprinter
IMDb: 6.1
114

Sprinter tells the story of Akeem Sharp who is set to be Jamaica’s next big track-and-field sensation. Akeem hopes to rise in the track and field world will take him…

Genre: Drama
An En Vogue Christmas

An En Vogue Christmas

An En Vogue Christmas
IMDb: 5.7
90

Over the years, the funky divas of En Vogue have gone their separate ways, until they are asked to perform a benefit concert to save the club that made them…

Genre: Drama, Music, TV Movie
The Watsons Go to Birmingham

The Watsons Go to Birmingham

The Watsons Go to Birmingham
IMDb: 6.5
84

In the Summer of 1963, Flint, Michigan is home to the Watsons, a close knit family. When 15 year-old Byron’s antics go over the top, his parents realize enough is…

Genre: Family, TV Movie
Clifford the Big Red Dog

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Clifford the Big Red Dog
IMDb: 5.9
97

As Emily struggles to fit in at home and at school, she discovers a small red puppy who is destined to become her best friend. When Clifford magically undergoes one…

Arizona

Arizona

Arizona
IMDb: 5.8
85

Set in the midst of the 2009 housing crisis, the life of Cassie Fowler, a single mother and struggling realtor, goes off the rails when she witnesses a murder.

Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Peeples

Peeples

Peeples
IMDb: 5.4
95

The story follows what happens when a child psychologist surprises his girlfriend by showing up at her political family’s annual get-together at their Sag Harbor vacation home only to find…

Genre: Comedy
The Color Purple

The Color Purple

The Color Purple
IMDb: 6.8
141

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman’s journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the…

Genre: Drama
Dance Flick

Dance Flick

Dance Flick
IMDb: 3.6
83

Street dancer, Thomas Uncles is from the wrong side of the tracks, but his bond with the beautiful Megan White might help the duo realize their dreams as they enter…

Genre: Action, Comedy, Music
The Hustle

The Hustle

The Hustle
IMDb: 4.6
97

Disenchanted pest worker and single dad Freddie Manning unintentionally steals and then loses mob money and now he really is in trouble. So when a run-down Baptist church mistakes him…

Genre: Comedy
The Poker House

The Poker House

The Poker House
IMDb: 6.3
93

Agnes and her two sisters struggle through a day in a home overrun by gamblers, thieves, and johns.

Genre: Drama
Little Man

Little Man

Little Man
IMDb: 4.5
98

After leaving the prison, the dwarf criminal Calvin Sims joins to his moron brother Percy to steal an expensive huge diamond in a jewelry for the mobster Walken. They are…

Genre: Comedy, Crime
The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz

The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz

The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz
IMDb: 5.1
87

A young woman named Dorothy Gale dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by a tornado with her pet prawn Toto,…

Bewitched

Bewitched

Bewitched
IMDb: 4.8
102

Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic show “Bewitched”.

Baadasssss!

Baadasssss!

Baadasssss!
IMDb: 7.3
108

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin’s classic 1971 film, “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song.” Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic…

Genre: Drama
The Woodsman

The Woodsman

The Woodsman
IMDb: 7.1
87

After twelve years in prison, Walter returns home. His family has abandoned him, save for his brother-in-law. Few know he’s a sex offender and pedophile. Walter finds an apartment and…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie

Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie

Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie
IMDb: 7.1
105

The comedic stylings of four sort-of famous funnymen are brought to the big screen courtesy of this 2002 documentary.

Tiptoes

Tiptoes

Tiptoes
IMDb: 4.2
90

A man is reluctant to tell his fiancee that his parents, uncle and brother are dwarfs.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
King of Texas

King of Texas

King of Texas
IMDb: 6.3
95

In this re-imagining of Shakespear’s King Lear, Patrick Stewart stars as John Lear, a Texas cattle baron, who, after dividing his wealth among his three daughters, is rejected by them.

Angels in the Infield

Angels in the Infield

Angels in the Infield
IMDb: 4.9
89

Bob “Bungler” Bugler is the celestial coach called in to assist struggling pitcher Eddie Everett. Laurel finds her prayers answered when a flock of outrageous angelic teammates crash her father’s…

3 Strikes

3 Strikes

3 Strikes
IMDb: 4.7
82

Brian Hooks plays a character who is just released from jail. And the state adopts a “3 strikes” rule for felons that involves serious penalties. Hooks has 2 strikes, and…

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
IMDb: 5.4
98

A twisted teenage prostitute and an equally deranged vicious killer manage to escape from the pen and embark on a non-stop orgy of violence and debauchery, all while hoping to…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror
Stuart Little

Stuart Little

Stuart Little
IMDb: 6
84

The adventures of a heroic and debonair stalwart mouse named Stuart Little with human qualities, who faces some comic misadventures while living with a human family as their child.

Return to Me

Return to Me

Return to Me
IMDb: 6.9
115

It took a lot of cajoling to get Bob, a recently widowed architect, to go on a blind date at a quirky Irish-Italian eatery. Once there, he’s smitten instantly not…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Top of the World

Top of the World

Top of the World
IMDb: 4.6
100

In Las Vegas for a quicky divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Top of the World Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They win big,…

Genre: Action, Thriller
McHale’s Navy

McHale’s Navy

McHale’s Navy
IMDb: 4.5
108

Retired Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale spends his days puttering around the Caribbean in the old PT-73 selling homebrew, ice cream, and swimsuit calendars. He’s brought out of retirement when his…

Genre: Comedy
Tales from the Hood

Tales from the Hood

Tales from the Hood
IMDb: 6.5
98

A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in their local funeral parlor.

Jumanji

Jumanji

Jumanji
IMDb: 7.1
104

When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan — an adult who’s been trapped inside the…

In the Army Now

In the Army Now

In the Army Now
IMDb: 5
91

Bones Conway and Jack Kaufman didn’t really know what they were in for when they enlisted in the U.S. Army; they just wanted to get a job and make some…

Genre: Comedy
Blankman

Blankman

Blankman
IMDb: 5.1
96

Darryl is a childlike man with a genius for inventing various gadgets out of junk. When he stumbles on a method to make his clothes bulletproof, he decides to use…

Boomerang

Boomerang

Boomerang
IMDb: 5.6
117

Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing Jacqueline, is treating him…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Almost an Angel

Almost an Angel

Almost an Angel
IMDb: 5.6
95

Terry Dean is an electronics wizard and thief. After he is released from jail, he is hit by a car while saving a little girl’s life. While in the hospital,…

Genre: Comedy
Off Limits

Off Limits

Off Limits
IMDb: 6.2
102

McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world – they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. However, their job…

Me and Him

Me and Him

Me and Him
IMDb: 4.3
93

A man’s enthusiastic penis starts talking to him, getting him into awkward situations and convincing everyone he tells that he’s completely insane.

Genre: Comedy