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Angela Bassett

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Jacksons, The - An American DreamJacksons, The - An American Dream (1992)
Dir. Karen Arthur
Feat. Wylie Draper, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Angela Bassett
Soapy account of the dysfunctional Jackson family follows them to the top of the charts first as The Jackson Five and then solo success. Skipping a…
Tina - What's Love Got to Do with ItTina - What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) Aro Favourite
Dir. Brian Gibson
Feat. Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne
Exemplary musical biopic about legendary soulstress Tina Turner that soars thanks to two powerhouse performances from Angela Bassett as Tina and…
Waiting to ExhaleWaiting to Exhale (1995)
Dir. Forest Whitaker
Feat. Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett
Well–trodden version of men–bemoaning female bonding flick in which Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett among others share tales of…
Vampire in BrooklynVampire in Brooklyn (1995)
Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett
Eddie Murphy and the ever–dynamic Angela Bassett team up for horror specialist Wes Craven, who injects a mix of comedy and gothic romance into…
PantherPanther (1995)
Dir. Mario Van Peebles
Feat. Kadeem Hardison, Bokeem Woodbine, Joe Don Baker
Released to some controversy, this relates the saga of the 60s community group–turned–'urban guerillas', the Black Panthers. A violent,…
Strange DaysStrange Days (1995) Recommended
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis
Ralph Fiennes runs into all sorts of bother as a low–rent dealer of subversive pleasures encoded on diskettes. An ambitious,…
How Stella Got Her Groove BackHow Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
Dir. Kevin Sullivan
Feat. Angela Bassett, Whoopi Goldberg
Career–women again undergo the midlife crisis, with all its romantic miscalculations in another adaptation from the pen of Terry McMillan…
SupernovaSupernova (1999)
Dir. Thomas Lee
Feat. Troy Larsen, Robert Forster, James Spader
Aboard the hospital spaceship 'Nightingale', psycho–patient Troy Larsen is on the loose after gaining super–powers from an alien…
Score, TheScore, The (2001)
Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Edward Norton
Slick but perfunctory caper–comedy with Marlon Brando luring heist–specialist Robert De Niro into a ‘big score’ with Edward…
Sunshine StateSunshine State (2002) Recommended
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Angela Bassett, Jane Alexander, Edie Falco
Thoughtful, tightly woven ensemble drama from renowned indie filmmaker Sayles, surveys the native populous of a small Florida island community as…
Rosa Parks Story, TheRosa Parks Story, The (2002)
Dir. Julie Dash
Feat. Angela Bassett, Cicely Tyson, Peter Francis James
A drama based on the life of Mrs. Rosa L. Parks from director Julie Dash (DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST). In America in 1955, her courageous act of…
Masked and AnonymousMasked and Anonymous (2003)
Dir. Larry Charles
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Penelope Cruz, Bob Dylan
In a near–apocalyptic future America, a popular singer (Bob Dylan) sets out on a nationwide tour to revive his career before heading into a…
Akeelah and the BeeAkeelah and the Bee (2006)
Dir. Doug Atchison
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett
A fictional African–American take on the SPELLBOUND craze, with a firm but fair Laurence Fishburne coaching an underprivileged…
Gospel HillGospel Hill (2008)
Dir. Giancarlo Esposito
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Danny Glover, Julia Stiles
Well–meaning, but congested melodrama set in the Deep South where a corporation selling out the underclass to white developers reignites racial…
Nothing But The TruthNothing But The Truth (2008) Recommended
Dir. Rod Lurie
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Angela Bassett
Solid political drama 'inspired' on a true story focused around a young journalist who faces imprisonment after outing a CIA agent and refusing to…
NotoriousNotorious (2009)
Dir. George Tillman Jr.
Feat. Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett, Derek Luke
Surprisingly credible biopic of Christopher 'Notorious B.I.G.' Wallace, whose rise to the throne of East Coast rap – and inexplicable murder via…
Green LanternGreen Lantern (2011)
Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard
Superhero spectacle, with Ryan Reynolds as a test pilot granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as…
American Horror Story (TV Series)American Horror Story (TV Series) (2011) Recommended
Feat. Dylan McDermott, Jessica Lange, Lily Rabe
Stylish and atmospheric anthology series that centers on different characters and locations, including a Hotel, a carnival sideshow and an insane…
This Means WarThis Means War (2012)
Dir. McG
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy
Bombastic action romance pits two CIA two operatives (lugheads Chris Pine and Tom Hardy) against each other in a war to win the hand of Reese…
Olympus Has FallenOlympus Has Fallen (2013)
Dir. Antoine Fuqua
Feat. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Dylan McDermott
It's Gerard Butler to the rescue when Korean terrorists infiltrate the White House and capture POTUS in this tough talking, fast thinking action…
Betty and CorettaBetty and Coretta (2013)
Dir. Yves Simoneau
Feat. Angela Bassett, Mary J. Blige, Ruby Dee
Moving drama of the friendship between the widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they struggled as single mothers after the…
White Bird in a BlizzardWhite Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
Dir. Gregg Araki
Feat. Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, Christopher Meloni
Icy youth drama set follows a teenage girl's life as its thrown into chaos after the disappearance of her mother.
Chi-RaqChi-Raq (2015)
Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Teyonah Parris
Brilliant Spike Lee musical transposing the classical Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes into the setting of a Chicago neighbourhood beset by gang…
London Has FallenLondon Has Fallen (2016)
Dir. Babak Najafi
Feat. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman
Riotously stupid sequel to OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN has Gerard Butler's special agent running frantically around trying to prevent the death of various…
Black PantherBlack Panther (2018) Recommended
Dir. Ryan Coogler
Feat. Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o
Another massive hit, and considered one of the best of the eighteen films in the Marvel Comic Universe, and the first to feature a predominantly…
Mission: Impossible - FalloutMission: Impossible - Fallout (Mission Impossible 6) (2018) Recommended
Dir. Christopher McQuarrie
Feat. Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames
Tom Cruise reprises his role as Ethan Hunt in this highly regarded sixth installment of the film franchise. The stakes are higher than ever with…
Gunpowder MilkshakeGunpowder Milkshake (2021)
Dir. Navot Papushado
Feat. Karen Gillan , Lena Headey, Carla Gugino
Navot Papushado (BIG BAD WOLVES) directs this neon–infused action thriller about a master assassin (Karen Gillan) who teams up with her…

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