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Do the Right Thing
1989 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhat begins as an uproarious comedy evolves into a provocative, disquieting drama as director Spike Lee chronicles trivial events that bring festering racial tensions to the surface on a sweltering day in a largely black Brooklyn neighborhood.
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Proud
2004 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis rousing drama recounts the true story of the U.S.S. Mason, the only World War II battleship with a largely black crew. Fighting racism, German submarines and a horrendous North Atlantic storm, the young sailors prove their mettle.
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I'm Not Rappaport
1996 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsNat Moyer (Walter Matthau) and Midge Carter (Ossie Davis) are a truly odd couple who wryly comment on modern urban life as it strolls by their bench in Central Park. When Midge, who's also the manager of Nat's apartment building, is forced into retirement, Nat springs to his defense -- taking on a drug dealer, a mugger and even his daughter (Amy Irving). Adapted and directed by Herb Gardner from his Tony Award-winning Broadway play.
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Slaves
1969 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsLuke is the loyal slave of a horse breeder who is sold to the cruel plantation owner MacKay, a man who keeps the slave Cassie as his mistress. With the arrival of Luke, Cassie and the other slaves revolt in a desperate attempt to gain their freedom.
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The Red Shoes
1990 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsIn this animated contemporary interpretation of a Hans Christian Andersen morality tale, a pair of magic slippers help two young African-American girls learn the value of friendship after they are divided by selfishness and jealousy.
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