The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024)
Comedy | Fantasy
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.
Starring: Justice Smith, David Alan Grier, An-Li Bogan
Director: Kobi Libii
They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
Action | Comedy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper.
Starring: John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, Jamie Foxx, David Alan Grier, Kiefer Sutherland, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Tamberla Perry, Eric B. Robinson Jr.
Director: Juel Taylor
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby / Freeway 2 (1999)
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
A teenage prostitute escapes from a juvenile prison with a 16-year-old serial killer and both go on a destructive road trip to Mexico in this twist on the "Hansel and Gretel" fairy tale.
Starring: Natasha Lyonne, Vincent Gallo, Kendall Saunders, María Celedonio, David Alan Grier, April Telek
Director: Matthew Bright
Coffee & Kareem (2020)
Action | Comedy
Twelve-year-old Kareem Manning hires a criminal to scare his mom's new boyfriend -police officer James Coffee – but it backfires, forcing Coffee and Kareem to team up in order to save themselves from Detroit's most ruthless drug kingpin.
Starring: Ed Helms, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Little Gardenhigh, Betty Gilpin, David Alan Grier, Jesse Hutch
Director: Michael Dowse
Sprinter (2018)
Drama | Sport
A boy separated from his mother who has moved to the U.S. for a better life, is set to be Jamaica's next track-and-field sensation.
Starring: David Alan Grier, Lorraine Toussaint, Bryshere Y. Gray, Usain Bolt, Shantol Jackson, Pablo Ramos, Natasha Kalimada, Darren Lee Campbell
Director: Storm Saulter
Arizona (2018)
Comedy | Thriller
Set in the midst of the 2009 housing crisis, this darkly comedic story follows Cassie Fowler, a single mom and struggling realtor whose life goes off the rails when she witnesses a murder.
Starring: Danny McBride, Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Wilson, Elizabeth Gillies, Kaitlin Olson, David Alan Grier
Director: Jonathan Watson
3 Strikes (2000)
Comedy
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 wants to change his life for the better. When a friend picks him up, they are pulled over, and his friend shoots at police officers, and Hooks escapes. Now Hooks, a wanted man, must clear his name of having nothing to do with the shooting.
Starring: Brian Hooks, David Alan Grier, N'Bushe Wright, Faizon Love, Meagan Good, Antonio Fargas
Director: DJ Pooh
Baadasssss! / How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003)
Biography | Drama
Mario Van Peebles's half documentary/half homage to his father Melvin's 1971 film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song.
Starring: Mario Van Peebles, Nia Long, Joy Bryant, Ossie Davis, Terry Crews, David Alan Grier
Director: Mario Van Peebles
Return to Me / Distance Calls (2000)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
A man unknowingly falls in love with the woman who received his wife's heart.
Starring: David Duchovny, Minnie Driver, Carroll O'Connor, Robert Loggia, David Alan Grier, Bonnie Hunt
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Road Hard (2015)
Comedy
A comedian whose movie and sitcom deals have dried up heads back on the road to try to rediscover his love of stand-up.
Starring: Adam Carolla, Jay Mohr, Howie Mandel, David Koechner, David Alan Grier, Philip Rosenthal
Director: Adam Carolla, Kevin Hench
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Something Like a Business (2010)
Comedy
An aspiring pimp struggles to make a mint after inheriting his late uncles escort service and discovering that competition on the streets is fierce.
Starring: Kevin Hart, Tasha Smith, David Alan Grier, Clifton Powell, Donnell Rawlings
Director: Russ Parr
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From the Hip (1987)
Comedy | Drama
Judd Nelson stars in the 1980's dramedy as Robin "Stormy" Weathers, an ambitious young attorney who joins a staid Boston law firm, where he shocks his superiors with his unconventional courtroom tactics. Surprisingly, his exuberant behavior impresses his superiors, and Robin soon finds himself promoted to junior partner. However, when he is assigned to a high-profile rape-murder case, he is forced to reexamine not only his ethics, but also his career decision as he grows to suspect his own client's guilt.
Starring: Judd Nelson, Elizabeth Perkins, John Hurt, Darren McGavin, Dan Monahan, David Alan Grier, Nancy Marchand
Director: Bob Clark
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Blankman (1994)
Action | Comedy | Crime
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 his skills to be the lowest budgeted superhero of all.
Starring: Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Christopher Lawford, Lynne Thigpen, John Pallotta
Director: Mike Binder
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Drama | Mystery | War
A black soldier is killed while returning to his base in the deep south. The white people of the area are suspected at first. A tough black army attorney is brought in to find out the truth. We find out a bit more about the dead soldier in flashbacks – and that he was unpopular. Will the attorney find the killer ?
Starring: Howard E. Rollins Jr., Adolph Caesar, Art Evans, David Alan Grier, David Harris
Director: Norman Jewison
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