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Devotion

Devotion

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The harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.
Cast & Crew
  • Jonathan Majors
  • Christina Jackson
Tags
  • War
  • History
  • Drama
The Silent Twins

The Silent Twins

Movies and TV
Based on the lives of June and Jennifer Gibbons, real-life identical twins who grew up in Wales and became known as "the silent twins" because of their refusal to communicate with anyone other than each other.
Cast & Crew
  • Letitia Wright
  • Tamara Lawrance
Tags
  • Drama
Beast

Beast

Movies and TV
A father and his two teenage daughters find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the Savanna has but one apex predator.
Cast & Crew
  • Idris Elba
Tags
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Thriller
Father & Soldier

Father & Soldier

Movies and TV
1917. Bakary Diallo enlists in the French army to join his 17-year-old son, Thierno, who has been forcibly recruited. Sent to the front, they will have to face the war together. While Thierno learns to become a man, Bakary will do everything to bring him back safely.
Cast & Crew
  • Omar Sy
Tags
  • Drama
  • War
Tom Swift

Tom Swift

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Tom Swift is thrust into a world of sci-fi conspiracy and unexplained phenomena after the shocking disappearance of his father. Tom takes to the road on a quest to unravel the truth, leaving behind the comforts of his usual moneyed lifestyle, all while fighting to stay one step ahead of an Illuminati-scale group hell-bent on stopping him.
Cast & Crew
  • LeVar Burton
  • Ashleigh Murray
  • April Parker-Jones
  • Marquise Vilson
  • Tian Richards
Tags
  • Science Fiction
  • Drama
Roar

Roar

Movies and TV
Featuring an all-star cast, this genre-bending anthology series weaves together eight darkly comedic feminist fables that take unexpected approaches to subjects like gender roles, autonomy, and identity.
Cast & Crew
  • Issa Rae
  • Cynthia Erivo
  • Griffin Matthews
  • Leslie David Baker
  • Ego Nwodim
Tags
  • Drama
Staycation

Staycation

Movies and TV
A married couple, on the brink of divorce, must spend a weekend alone to decide the rest of their lives.
Cast & Crew
  • Ammie Masterson
  • Jalene Mack
  • Amelia Jeffries
  • Ali Abdin
  • Jaies Baptiste
Tags
  • Drama
I'm Charlie Walker

I'm Charlie Walker

Movies and TV
1971 post civil rights San Francisco seemed like the perfect place for a black Korean War veteran and his family to realize their dream of economic independence and his own chance to be his a "boss". Charlie Walker would soon find out how naive he was. In a city full of impostors and naysayers, he refused to take "No" for an answer. Until a catastrophic disaster opened a door that had never been open to a black man before. This is a story about what happened when he stepped through that door,...
Cast & Crew
  • Mike Colter
  • Carl Lumbly
  • Safiya Fredericks
Tags
  • Drama
Blood Sisters

Blood Sisters

Movies and TV
Blood Sisters tells the story of two friends Sarah (Ini Dima-Okojie) and Kemi (Nancy Isime). Sarah is engaged to her dream man, Kola (Deyemi Okanlawon.) However, their seemingly idyllic union has a dark side.
Cast & Crew
  • Kehinde Bankole
  • Gabriel Afolayan
  • Wale Ojo
  • Tope Tedela
Tags
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller
Emergency

Emergency

Movies and TV
Ready for a night of legendary partying, three college students must weigh the pros and cons of calling the police when faced with an unexpected situation.
Cast & Crew
  • Donald Watkins
  • RJ Cyler
Tags
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Thriller
The Woman King

The Woman King

Movies and TV
A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries. The story follows Nanisca (Davis), general of the all-female military unit, and Nawi, an ambitious recruit, who together fought the French and neighboring tribes who violated their honor, enslaved their people and threatened to destroy everything they’ve lived for.
Cast & Crew
  • Viola Davis
  • John Boyega
  • Sheila Atim
  • Angélique Kidjo
Tags
  • Drama
  • Historical
  • Action
On the Count of Three

On the Count of Three

Movies and TV
Val has reached a place where he feels the only way out is to end things. But he considers himself a bit of a failure—his effectiveness lacking—so he figures he could use some help. As luck would have it, Val’s best friend, Kevin, is recovering from a failed suicide attempt, so he seems like the perfect partner for executing this double suicide plan. But before they go, they have some unfinished business to attend to.
Cast & Crew
  • Jerrod Carmichael
  • Tiffany Haddish
  • J.B. Smoove
  • Lavell Crawford
Tags
  • Comedy
  • Drama
The Devil You Know

The Devil You Know

Movies and TV
Once-incarcerated Marcus Cowans is trying to turn over a new leaf with the support of his loving family. Upon discovering that one of his brothers may have been involved in a horrific crime, Marcus grapples with the limits of brotherhood and loyalty. He and his family, increasingly weary of the justice system’s failings, end up in the crosshairs of a seasoned but jaded detective.
Cast & Crew
  • Omar Epps
  • Michael Ealy
  • William Catlett
  • Glynn Turman
  • Curtiss Cook
  • Vanessa Bell Calloway
Tags
  • Crime
  • Drama
Emancipation

Emancipation

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Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.
Cast & Crew
  • Will Smith
  • Mustafa Shakir
  • Charmaine Bingwa
  • Gilbert Owuor
  • Michael Luwoye
  • Aaron Moten
  • Imani Pullum
Tags
  • Thriller
  • History
  • Drama
  • Based on True Story
Long Slow Exhale

Long Slow Exhale

Movies and TV
Set in the competitive world of women's college basketball, this series follows the successful head coach of a championship team who finds herself embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal that threatens to destroy everything she's built. As she tries to find the truth among the many secrets she uncovers, she is forced to make hard decisions that will affect her, her family and the team of female athletes who all rely on her.
Cast & Crew
  • Rose Rollins
Tags
  • Drama
A Lot of Nothing

A Lot of Nothing

Movies and TV
An upper middle class married couple find their lives spiraling out of control when they decide to take justice into their own hands and seek retribution against their neighbor.
Cast & Crew
  • Y'lan Noel
  • Shamier Anderson
  • Lex Scott Davis
  • Cleopatra Coleman
Tags
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Thriller
Silverton Siege

Silverton Siege

Movies and TV
After a failed sabotage mission, a trio of anti-apartheid freedom fighters ends up in a tense bank hostage situation. Based on a true story.
Cast & Crew
  • Thabo Rametsi
  • Noxolo Dlamini
Tags
  • Action
  • Crime
  • Drama
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

Movies and TV
Suddenly left without his trusted caretaker, Ptolemy Grey is assigned to the care of orphaned teenager Robyn. When they learn about a treatment that will restore Ptolemy’s dementia-addled memories, it begins a journey toward shocking truths.
Cast & Crew
  • Samuel L. Jackson
  • Dominique Fishback
  • Cynthia Kaye McWilliams
  • Damon Gupton
  • Marsha Stephanie Blake
  • Omar Benson Miller
Tags
  • Drama
  • Based on Book
Master

Master

Movies and TV
At an elite New England university built on the site of a Salem-era gallows hill, three black women strive to find their place. Navigating politics and privilege, they encounter increasingly terrifying manifestations of the school's haunted past… and present.
Cast & Crew
  • Regina Hall
  • Zoe Renee
  • Kara Young
Tags
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Mystery
DMZ

DMZ

Movies and TV
In the near future after a bitter civil war leaves Manhattan a demilitarized zone (DMZ), destroyed and isolated from the rest of the world, fierce medic Alma Ortega sets out on a harrowing journey to find the son she lost in the evacuation of New York City at the onset of the conflict. Standing in her way are gangs, militias, demagogues and warlords, including Parco Delgado, the popular — and deadly — leader of one of the most powerful gangs in the DMZ.
Cast & Crew
  • Rosario Dawson
Tags
  • Drama
  • Science Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Based on Book
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