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The White Girl (1990)
Character: Nicky
A female law student with a bright future gets drawn into the world of cocaine after trying it at college.
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The Other Brother (2002)
Character: Londel
A frustrated writer reluctantly turns to his womanizing brother for advice about the opposite sex.
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Pretty Kill (1987)
Character: Eddie K.
A detective tries to track down a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes while at the same time having to deal with his girlfriend's mental problems, which are gradually deteriorating into a split personality.
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The Five Heartbeats (1991)
Character: Monroe
In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way, however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry.
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Antwone Fisher (2002)
Character: Uncle Duke
A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down and reveals a horrific childhood. Through the guidance of his doctor, he confronts his painful past and begins a quest to find the family he never knew.
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The Return of Superfly (1990)
Character: Change Maker
Priest returns to New York from Paris to find his friend's murderer. With a couple of new allies, he attempts to bring the killers to justice while trying not to get into criminal activity like he did years ago.
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Out of Time (2003)
Character: Detective Bronze
Matt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion. Matt Lee has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force and everyone he's trusted in order to find out the truth.
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Malcolm X (1992)
Character: Pete
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
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Subway Stories (1997)
Character: News Seller (segment "The Red Shoes")
An anthology of 10 stories depicting real-life incidents of subway riders in New York City, which range from compassion and love to violence and loss.
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Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
Character: Paramedic #2
A famous jazz saxophonist's life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.
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The Keeper (1995)
Character: Baker
Paul Lamont, a corrections officer and law student, leads a comfortable if culturally bankrupt, middle-class existence. Lamont's marriage is already in trouble when he bails out a mysterious Haitian, Jean Baptiste, in the belief that Baptiste has been wrongly accused. Baptiste insinuates himself in Lamont's life and leads him on a journey of discovery. Lamont then finds that acts of conscience can have unforeseen consequences.
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Sugar Hill (1994)
Character: Tutty
In the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, the Mafia steps in when a drug dealer quits his partner and brother to lead a straight life with his girlfriend.
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