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The Color Purple (1985)

Summary: A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
Release Date: December 18, 1985
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Jewish Male
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Writers: Menno Meyjes
Menno MeyjesWriter
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White Male
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, Alice Walker
Alice WalkerWriter
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Black Female
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Runtime: 2 h 34 min
MPAA: PG
Production: Warner Bros., Amblin Entertainment, The Guber-Peters Company
Distributor: Warner Home Video, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), CBS, Warner Bros. Television, HBO Max
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 15,000,000
Domestic: $ 98,467,863
International: $ 239
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Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)

Summary: Eddie Murphy in a stand-up performance recorded live. For an hour and a half he talks about his favourite subjects: sex and women.
Release Date: December 18, 1987
Genres: Comedy, Documentary
Director: Robert Townsend
Robert TownsendDirector
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Black Male
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Writers: Eddie Murphy
Eddie MurphyWriter
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Black Male
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, Keenen Ivory Wayans
Keenen Ivory WayansWriter
Keenen Ivory Wayans ethnicity
Black Male
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Runtime: 1 h 33 min
MPAA: R
Production: Eddie Murphy Productions, Paramount Pictures
Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Entertainment
Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 50,504,655
International: $ 634
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Basquiat (1996)

Summary: The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
Release Date: August 09, 1996
Genres: Drama, Biography
Director: Julian Schnabel
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White Male
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Writers: Lech Majewski
Lech MajewskiWriter
Lech Majewski ethnicity
White Male
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, Julian Schnabel
Julian SchnabelWriter
Julian Schnabel ethnicity
White Male
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, John F. Bowe
John F. BoweWriter
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White NA
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Runtime: 1 h 47 min
MPAA: R
Production: Eleventh Street Production, Jon Kilik, Miramax
Distributor: Miramax
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 3,300,000
Domestic: $ 3,046,399
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Second Sight (1989)

Summary: Four-time Emmy Award-winner John Larroquette and Bronson Pinchot star as a private investigator and a super-psychic who operate a paranormal detective agency in this wild comedy.
Release Date: November 03, 1989
Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Director: Joel Zwick
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White Male
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Writers: Tom Schulman
Tom SchulmanWriter
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White Male
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, Patricia Resnick
Patricia ResnickWriter
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Jewish Female
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Runtime: 1 h 23 min
MPAA: PG
Production: Lorimar Film Entertainment, Ursus Film
Distributor: Warner Bros., Warner Home Video
Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 5,368,865
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Conspiracy Theory (1997)

Summary: A taxi driver with a penchant for conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of these theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.
Release Date: August 08, 1997
Genres: Action, Thriller, Mystery
Director: Richard Donner
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Writer: Brian Helgeland
Brian HelgelandWriter
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White Male
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Runtime: 2 h 15 min
MPAA: PG
Production: Warner Bros., Silver Pictures, Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions
Distributor: Warner Bros., Warner Home Video, CBS, HBO Max, TBS Superstation, TNT
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 75,000,000
Domestic: $ 75,982,834
International: $ 61,000,000
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Sesame Street (1969)

Summary: On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, human and muppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.
Release Date: July 21, 1969
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Animation
Runtime: 0 h 55 min
MPAA: TV-Y
Production: Children's Television Workshop (CTW), Curious Pictures, Sesame Workshop
Country: United States
Language: English
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Kojak (1973)

Summary: A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in his city.
Release Date: October 24, 1973
Genres: Action, Drama, Crime
Runtime: 1 h 00 min
MPAA: PG
Production: Universal Television
Country: United States
Language: English
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The Jeffersons (1975)

Summary: Wealthy African American dry cleaner George Jefferson, his wife Louise, and son Lionel move into a luxury apartment building and develop occasionally fractious relations with other tenants, including their sassy maid Florence.
Release Date: January 18, 1975
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
MPAA: TV-PG
Production: Embassy Television
Country: United States
Language: English
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The Cosby Show (1984)

Summary: The goings-on in the life of a successful African-American family.
Release Date: September 20, 1984
Genres: Comedy, Family, Romance
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
MPAA: TV-G
Production: Bill Cosby, Carsey-Werner Company
Country: United States
Language: English
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Spenser: For Hire (1985)

Summary: Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.
Release Date: September 20, 1985
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Runtime: 1 h 00 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: Warner Bros. Television
Country: United States
Language: English
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Amen (1986)

Summary: Rev. Rueben Gregory, finds dealing with the headstrong, opinionated, and unethical Deacon Ernest Frye--who works as a lawyer when not tending to church business--won't make his job easy.
Release Date: September 27, 1986
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
MPAA: TV-PG
Production: Carson Productions, Stein & Illes Production
Country: United States
Language: English