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The Color Purple (1985)

Summary: A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades.
Release Date: February 07, 1986
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Jewish Male
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Writers: Menno Meyjes
Menno MeyjesWriter
Menno Meyjes ethnicity
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-13
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
8 - Douban
964 votes
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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
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Black Male
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Writers: Eddie Murphy
Eddie MurphyWriter
Eddie Murphy ethnicity
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
7.3 - Douban
112 votes
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The Brother from Another Planet (1984)

Summary: A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
Release Date: September 14, 1984
Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Director: John Sayles
John SaylesDirector
John Sayles ethnicity
White Male
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Writer: John Sayles
John SaylesWriter
John Sayles ethnicity
White Male
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Runtime: 1 h 48 min
MPAA: R
Production: Anarchist's Convention Films, UCLA Film and Television Archive, A-Train Films
Distributor: Cinecom Pictures, Key Video, IFC Films, MGM Home Entertainment, Fox Lorber, Mill Creek Entertainment, Synergy Entertainment, The Criterion Channel, United American Video
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 350,000
Domestic: $ 3,677,209
6.4 - Douban
140 votes
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Ganja & Hess (1973)

Summary: After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor's assistant finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood.
Release Date: March 18, 1988
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Director: Bill Gunn
Bill GunnDirector
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Writer: Bill Gunn
Bill GunnWriter
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Black Male
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Runtime: 1 h 52 min
MPAA: R
Production: Kelly/Jordan Enterprises
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 21,197
6.3 - Douban
493 votes
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Boomerang (1992)

Summary: A successful executive and womanizer finds his lifestyle choices have turned back on him when his new female boss turns out to be an even bigger deviant than he is.
Release Date: July 01, 1992
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Reginald HudlinDirector
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Black Male
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Writers: Barry W. Blaustein
Barry W. BlausteinWriter
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, David Sheffield
David SheffieldWriter
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White Male
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, Eddie Murphy
Eddie MurphyWriter
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Black Male
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Runtime: 1 h 57 min
MPAA: R
Production: Paramount Pictures, Imagine Films Entertainment, Eddie Murphy Productions
Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), HBO Max, Paramount Home Entertainment
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 42,000,000
Domestic: $ 70,052,444
International: $ 61,000,000
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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
Joel ZwickDirector
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White Male
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Writers: Tom Schulman
Tom SchulmanWriter
Tom Schulman ethnicity
White Male
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, Patricia Resnick
Patricia ResnickWriter
Patricia Resnick ethnicity
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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Uptight (1968)

Summary: In this landmark collaboration between activist and actress Ruby Dee and director Jules Dassin, Black revolutionaries are betrayed by one of their own. Based on the 1935 classic "The Informer."
Release Date: December 28, 1968
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Director: Jules Dassin
Jules DassinDirector
Jules Dassin ethnicity
White Male
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Writers: Jules Dassin
Jules DassinWriter
Jules Dassin ethnicity
White Male
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, Ruby Dee
Ruby DeeWriter
Ruby Dee ethnicity
Black Female
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, Julian Mayfield
Julian MayfieldWriter
Julian Mayfield ethnicity
White Male
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Runtime: 1 h 44 min
MPAA: M
Production: Marlukin
Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Olive Films, The Criterion Channel
Country: United States
Language: English
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Car Wash (1976)

Summary: A comedic take on the daily life of car-wash employees, chronicling their hopes, fears, joys, dreams, and tribulations, and meeting some eccentric customers along the way.
Release Date: October 22, 1976
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Michael Schultz
Michael SchultzDirector
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Black Male
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Writer: Joel Schumacher
Joel SchumacherWriter
Joel Schumacher ethnicity
Jewish Male
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Runtime: 1 h 37 min
MPAA: PG
Production: Universal Pictures
Distributor: Universal Pictures, DiscoVision, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), MCA Videocassette, GoodTimes Home Video, MCA/Universal Home Video, Goodtimes Entertainment, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE), Shout! Factory, Shout Select, The Criterion Channel
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 7,000,000
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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
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Mathnet (1987)

Summary: A team of detectives use mathematics and logic to solve crimes.
Release Date: January 26, 1987
Genres: Comedy, Family, Crime
Runtime: 1 h 00 min
Production: Children's Television Workshop (CTW), TurtleBack Productions
Country: United States
Language: English
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Law & Order (1990)

Summary: Two Part drama which focuses on the New York criminal Justice System showing a violent crime investigated by police detectives and then the trial of the accused in court by the prosecutors.
Release Date: September 13, 1990
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Runtime: 0 h 45 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: Studios USA Television, NBC Universal Television, Universal Network Television
Country: United States
Language: English
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Shining Time Station (1989)

Summary: At seemingly a ordinary train station in a small American town, extraordinary things happen including a tiny man called "Mr. Conductor" who tells stories about Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends.
Release Date: January 29, 1989
Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
MPAA: TV-G
Production: Britt Allcroft (Thomas) Ltd., Thirteen / WNET, Quality Family Entertainment
Countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Language: English
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Separate But Equal (1991)

Summary: A dramatization of the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.
Release Date: April 07, 1991
Genres: Drama, History
Runtime: 3 h 10 min
MPAA: PG
Production: George Stevens Productions, New Liberty Productions, Republic Pictures (II)
Country: United States
Language: English
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Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)

Summary: An American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
Release Date: January 31, 1993
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Runtime: 1 h 00 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: Baltimore Pictures, Fatima Productions, NBC Studios
Country: United States
Language: English

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