Black Nativity (2013)

Actors: Laura Karpman (composer), David Velasco (miscellaneous crew), Mary J. Blige (actress), Jennifer Hudson (actress), Naeem Uzimann (actor), Trudie Styler (producer), Angela Bassett (actress), Nas (actor), Kevin Cannon (actor), Forest Whitaker (actor), Tyrese Gibson (actor), Tyrese Gibson (actor), Vondie Curtis-Hall (actor), Derek Yip (miscellaneous crew), Renee Burke (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: In a contemporary adaptation of Langston Hughes' celebrated play, the holiday musical drama BLACK NATIVITY follows Langston ('Jacob Latimore' (qv)), a street-wise teen from Baltimore raised by a single mother, as he journeys to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives Reverend Cornell and Aretha Cobbs ('Forest Whitaker' (qv) and 'Angela Bassett' (qv)). Unwilling to live by the imposing Reverend Cobbs' rules, a frustrated Langston is determined to return home to his mother, Naima ('Jennifer Hudson (I)' (qv)). Langston embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey and along with his new friends, and a little divine intervention, he discovers the true meaning of faith, healing, and family.

Back in the Day (2005)

Actors: Walter Josten (producer), Ryan R. Johnson (producer), Gary Howsam (producer), Frank Langella (actor), Pam Grier (actress), Stephen Baldwin (producer), Al Sapienza (actor), Tatyana Ali (actress), Giancarlo Esposito (actor), Joe Morton (actor), Ving Rhames (actor), Tia Carrere (actress), Ja Rule (actor), Robert Folk (composer), Ving Rhames (producer),

Plot: In BACK IN THE DAY, Reggie Cooper, a young man from the rough side of the tracks who lives with his divorced, affluent father in order to avoid the gang activity that almost claimed his teenage life in his mother's neighborhood. When Reggie reconnects with a recently paroled friend from his past, he slips back into a life of crime with fatal consequences. Reggie becomes involved in the murder of a local preacher and in the aftermath of this crime, he falls in love with the preacher's daughter. Ultimately, he must choose between losing everything he cares about and his lifelong loyalty to his oldest friend. BACK IN THE DAY chronicles the powerful story of one man's search for personal redemption.

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Drive by: A Love Story (1997)

Actors: Damian Bailey (actor), Roscoe Orman (actor), Jamal Joseph (director), Jamal Joseph (writer), Golden Brooks (actress), Marcuis Harris (actor), Yolanda King (actress), Duane C. Ferguson (actor), Guy Davis (actor), Terryl Daluz (actor), Fanny Lee (editor), Jamal Joseph Jr. (actor), Voza Rivers (producer), Joyce Walker (actress), Constance Orlando (producer),

Keys (1994)

Actors: Ralph Waite (actor), Brett Cullen (actor), Vondie Curtis-Hall (actor), Gary Dourdan (actor), John Frizzell (composer), Marg Helgenberger (actress), Richard Masur (actor), Don McManus (actor), John Sacret Young (producer), John Sacret Young (director), John Sacret Young (writer), Ricou Browning Jr. (miscellaneous crew), Robert Schenkkan (actor), Robert Schenkkan (actor), Christine Page (actress),