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30 Years to Life

Gingi Rochelle - Screen Media
Format: DVD

30 Years to Life follows the lives of six friends in New York City during the year they each return for their 30th birthday. As the big day approaches, they evaluate life and question whether their hopes and dreams are going to come true as the realities of age, mortality and loss of metabolism...
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4 Minutes

Dwayne Boyd - Entertainment One
Format: DVD

School teacher and divorced dad Terrence Foster (Jason Sylvain) wants to be the man his father, Carl (Gregalan Williams) , never was. His unlikely best friend, Omar (Dwayne Boyd) , however, is a notorious womanizer, who will do whatever it takes to charm the ladies. When Omar...
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4 Play

Wesley Jonathan - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

Todd (Wesley Jonathan) is at the top of his game. He has a great job, great friends and owns a lounge that attracts the biggest names in entertainment and hosts some of the finest women in midtown Chicago. Unsatisfied with his prior romantic achievements, Todd goes on a quest to date...
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Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B

Christopher Jacot - Lionsgate
Format: DVD

Self-proclaimed "street but sweet" Aaliyah led the royal R&B scene before Beyonce or Rihanna attained their status. With her sexy tomboy style and infectious confidence, she ruled the charts as one of the recording industry's most successful artists in history. But there was much...
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All the Man I Need

Michael W McCorkle - Maverick Entertainment Group
Format: DVD

Eli El is an actor and director, known for Last Night (2014) , Kara (2015) and Cut My Hair, Barber (2017) .
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Almost Christmas

Kimberly Elise - Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

Oh, the joy of family. A new comedy from writer/director David E. Talbert (Baggage Claim) and producer Will Packer (Ride Along, Think Like a Man series) , Almost Christmas tells the festive story of a beloved patriarch who asks his family for one gift this holiday season: to get along....
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David E. Talbert's Another Man Will

Thomas 'Nephew Tommy' Miles - IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Format: DVD

Joe (Thomas "Nephew Tommy" Miles) and Cynthia Scott (Nadine Ellis) are the perfect couple ... or at least nineteen years ago they were. Somewhere in the routine of it all, Joe has forgotten just how much of a knockout his wife really is. Unfortunately for him, their ruggedly...
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Bad girl

Azure Steel Waters; Greg Galloway; Autumn Bailey; Rory Christian; Darrin Dewitt Henson; All authors - Hannover House
Format: DVD

CAN ONE BAD GIRL SPOIL THE BUNCH? Pastor Robinson and his family are just settling into their new church home. But their daughter, Quinn, is having a rough time... and they're equally challenged by a stale marriage. As Quinn and her father both struggle to avoid temptation from outside...
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Baggage claim

Paula Patton - 20th Century Fox
Format: DVD

Determined to get engaged before her youngest sister's wedding, flight attendant Montana Moore (Paula Patton) finds herself with only 30 days to find Mr. Right. Using her airline connections to "accidentally" meet up with eligible ex-boyfriends and scour for potential candidates,...
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Basketball 3:16

Pharoah Powell - Maverick Entertainment
Format: DVD

Jonez Cain is an actress known for The Shop (2014) , Watch Phoenix Rise (2014) , and Straight Outta Oakland (2014) . Brian Hooks is an actor and producer, known for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) , Eve (2003) and Fool's Gold (2008)
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Beautifully Insecure

Nakia T Hamilton - Maverick
Format: DVD

Imagine falling in love with someone but not being able to love yourself. Leanna was diagnosed with Alopecia at age 7 and by 9 years of age all of her hair was gone. By her early 20 s her insecurities had such a grip on her heart that she became a master of hiding her hair loss. It wasn...
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Before 'I Do'

Kimberly D Conner - Maverick Entertainment Group
Format: DVD

Kimberly D. Conner is the writer, director, and producer of the film. Before I Do placed as a semi-finalist in Creative Screenwriting Magazine s AAA Screenplay competition, of more than 1,500 entries, it placed in the top 10.
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Black Lightning: Season 1

Cress Williams - WarnerBrothers
Format: DVD

Black Lightning stars Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce, a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community. Nine...
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Blueprint

Jerod Haynes - Passion River
Format: DVD

Daryl Wein is an award-winning filmmaker. He is represented by the William Morris Endeavor agency. He co-wrote and directed Lola Versus for Fox Searchlight starring Greta Gerwig (Greenberg) , Zoe Lister-Jones (Breaking Upwards) , Joel Kinnaman (Robocop) , Hamish Linklater (The...
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Breathe

Robin Givens - Urban Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

Somewhere in the world and every 90 seconds a mother dies. Inspired by the true story of Angela Burgin Logan (Jazsmin Lewis) the film Breathe showcases how a mothers dream can turn into a nightmare. Set against the breath taking backdrop of Niagara Falls and Western New York, a beauty...
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The Con-Gregation

J Horton - Green Apple
Format: DVD

Over the top personalities and mayhem ensue in this quirky comedy about life at church. Rain (Courtney Harris) every so lightly introduces us to the church that she loves, a church that has been scarred a couple times recently with sex scandals involving the pastor. There is a new pastor...
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Crisis Call

Anthony Hackett - Urban Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

Robert Peterson has it all: a beautiful wife, a wonderful new son, and a strong congregation that hangs on his every word. But Robert is about to learn that one anonymous phone call can change everything...forever. How much evil can one man stand before he decides to take matters into his own hands?...
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Dangerous Obsession

Janet Williams - Maverick Entertainment Group
Format: DVD

Simeon SIMBO Henderson has been featured role as a Survivor in War of the Worlds and a featured role on the hit Fox show Prison Break.
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A fool and his money

Michael Beach - IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Format: DVD

When the blue collar Jordan family wins a radio contest for a million dollars, they quickly begin to realize that more money means more problems. It seems everybody wants a piece of their new fortune, including a long lost uncle played masterfully by comedian Eddie Griffin. It's a feel-good...
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David E. Talbert's Suddenly Single

Isaiah Washington - IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Format: DVD

Samantha Stone (Garcelle Beauvais) , a smart and beautiful wife and mother, has been happily married to her high school sweetheart Sylvester Stone (Isaiah Washington) for seventeen years. On the day they're set to move into their dream home, Sylvester confesses that he is leaving...
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Death at a Funeral

Share Stallings - Sony
Format: DVD

Less than three years after the 2007 Brit-com Death at a Funeral hit theaters, this remake offered a nearly scene-for-scene variation on the original. Once again a family has gathered for the dignified memorial service for a patriarch: older son (Chris Rock) has prepared a eulogy;...
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Deliver Us From Eva

Gary Hardwick - Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

Her sisters think she's a gift from heaven. Their husbands call her the sister-in-law from hell. But Eva (Gabrielle Union) is too busy being a smart, sassy, overprotective overachiever to really care what anyone thinks. That is until the guys decide the only way they will ever score...
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Dysfunctional Friends

Datari Turner - IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Format: DVD

A group of college friends are reunited after the death of a larger-than-life friend. Little do they know, a will was left behind. The will says each of his nine remaining college friends will receive a large sum of money, if they can stay in his mansion together for one week without leaving....
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Fake Preacher

Eddie Goines - Maverick Entertainment Group
Format: DVD

Juney Smith is an actor and producer, known for Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) , Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) and Champion Killer (1994) .
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A Family Man

Alfons Adetuyi - Urban Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

Inspired by a true story and set in 1975 in a small northern mining town, Family Man is a tale of winners and losers, when a man who schemes on a grand scale but lives small makes a risky leap for the big time. Sam (Colin Salmon) , a hard-drinking father of three, ex-Navy man, ex-miner,...
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Flesh

Tavares Wilson - Maverick
Format: DVD

Tavares Wilson is an actor and writer, known for Awake (2014) , The Man That Ran Still: A Joe Sisco Story (2010) and Exit (2008) . Betty Bueno is an actress, known for Lost Without You (2010) , Deceptive Hearts (2015) and Flesh (2015) . Wardell Richardson is an actor...
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Freak Show

Alex Lawther - Shout! Factory
Format: DVD

Billy Bloom (Alex Lawther, The Imitation Game, The End of the F***ing World) is one-of-a-kind: a fabulous, glitter-bedecked, gender-bending teenager whose razor-sharp wit is matched only his by his outrageous, anything-goes fashion sense. When his glamorous mother (Bette Midler, Ruthless...
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Fresh

Giancarlo Esposito - Lions Gate
Format: DVD

Death and violence anger a 12-year-old drug courier who pits his employers against each other.
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Get Rich or Die Tryin'

50 Cent - Paramount
Format: DVD

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Great Divide

~ Tichina Arnold - Entertainment One
Format: DVD

Tosha (Tichina Arnold) , a student of Tantra and the Kama Sutra, has one last piece of research she needs to complete her studies. After inviting her friends over for dinner she splits up all of the couples and asks them to participate in a provocative game designed to persuade them...
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He's Mine Not Yours

Gabrielle Dennis - IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Format: DVD

Kent (Jason Weaver) is ready to put his playboy past behind him and marry the girl he loves- but first, he has to prove he's changed his ways for good. Convinced that "all men cheat," Brooke (Gabrielle Dennis) hires a reputational temptress (Caryn Ward) to confirm...
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If You Really Love Me

Reagan Gomez-Preston - IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Format: DVD

The eldest of the three sisters, Fran (Eva Marcille) is strong, confident, successful and happily married to Phillip (Keith Robinson) . Christine (Reagan Gomez-Preston) is engaged to Charles (Mel Jackson) , a doctor, and on her way to fulfilling her dreams. And, Tonia (Caryn...
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Isolation

Dominic Purcell - LIONSGATE
Format: DVD

A couple goes to a remote island to restore their failing marriage but instead find themselves in danger, with no one to trust.
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Je'Caryous Johnson's Marriage Material

~ Carl Payne - Entertainment One
Format: DVD

Bishop Luther Lance Love Jones (Lavell Crawford) and his wife, Beulah Mae (Patrice Lovely) have made a business of saving relationships on the brink of disaster. But when three couples show up for their latest marriage retreat, the issues destroying their relationships may be more...
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Laugh to Keep From Crying: The Play

Jr Palmer Williams - Lions Gate
Format: DVD

The struggles that would presumably keep everyone crying without the upbeat music and constant string of jokes involve Lisa's disobedient behavior and dabbling into street life, Belinda's struggle with her sudden lack of security, Niecy's struggle to be free of Eddie, the young white couple's...
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Loose Screws

Omar Rogers - Maverick Entertainment Group
Format: DVD

-Omar Rogers is an actor and director, known for Loose Screws (2016) , Spooked (2017) and The Struggle (2017) .
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Lord, All Men Can't Be Dogs

Vivica A. Fox - IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Format: DVD

Lord, All Men Can't Be Dogs is a riveting story of the lives of two people, Lisa and Tim Johnson, whose struggles are closely tied with the four spirits that reside in their home. It's a story of temptation, greed and finally, deliverance, mixed with just the right amount of humor!...
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Love Jones

Theodore Witcher - WarnerBrothers
Format: DVD

Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Moseley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "kicking it," they hang out with their friend, talking about love and sex. Then...
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Love Will Find a Way

Christian Keyes - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

Reggie travels to Paris with Troy, his wife Piper and her sister Paula who starts to have feelings for Reggie. But when they return from Paris, Reggie decides to give a relationship with Lucky a try after she changes her mind about wanting to have kids. But Paula becomes suspicious when...
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Love Will Keep Us Together

Wesley Jonathan - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

Jitters, ring envy, outrageous expectations and eccentric parents steer the bouncy, comic road to the altar for two childhood best friends, Tao and Bren, who are set on an extravagant double wedding in Hawaii. As the ladies big day careens on and off track, their emotional highs and lows...
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Marriage Chronicles

~ Vivica A. Fox - Entertainment One
Format: DVD

Three married couples trying to spice up their marriages go on a retreat run by a sexy psychologist and her handsome husband at a tranquil Malibu estate. Encouraged to share their innermost feelings, the fun begins when secrets are revealed and hearts are challenged. How far will each couple...
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More Money More Family

Silkk Miller - LIONSGATE
Format: DVD

Sisters Ethel and Suzie haven't spoken in 15 years. When their brother dies and no one shows up, cousins Rudy and Shawn decide that it's time to get the family back together...no matter what! They hatch a plan to tell the entire family that they won the lottery and invite everyone to a party...
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Naz & Maalik

Jay Dockendorf - Wolfe Video
Format: DVD

JAY DOCKENDORF (writer, director) is a writer, director and composer. Naz & Maalik is his first narrative feature. His short documentary Vigilante Copy Editor (2013) was a featured Op-Doc of The New York Times. He co-composed the music for Naz & Maalik with Adam Gunther....
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Nothing Without God

Rob Dee - Maverick Entertainment Group
Format: DVD

Special Appearances by Chrisette Michelle and WQQK On-air personality, Kenny Smooth. --Wqqk
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On The Court

Eduardo Castrillo - Maverick Entertainment Group
Format: DVD

Eduardo Castrillo is a director, writer, and producer known for The Big Fight (2012) , The Last Wolf of Ezo (2015) and Hunting Season (2016) .
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The Perfect Romance

Moe McCoy - Maverick Entertainment Group
Format: DVD

-Brandon Queshawn is a comedian turned actor known for many projects including: The Tickler Horror Film (2016) , Writing and Starring in The Perfect Romance Movie (2015) , Bad Boxer (2016) and many more. -Nesha Nicole's is an actress known for Fast & Furious 8 (2017) , Chicago...
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Playin For Love

Robert Townsend - Image Entertainment
Format: DVD

Coach Banks (Robert Townsend) is used to calling all the shots for his championship high school basketball team and in his own love life. But thats about to change when he meets, Talisa McCoy (Salli Richardson-Whitfield) , the mother of a star player, new to Jackson high. Shes a beautiful,...
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Profiled

Micah Robinson - Matabo Entertainment
Format: DVD

Things go from bad-to-worse for four young black men hauled into a small-town jail for a monstrous crime against a pretty local young woman. However, it's extremely likely that this is an action in which the men may have had no involvement.
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Reunited

Kenneth McDonald - Maverick Entertainment Group
Format: DVD

Kenneth Duane is an actor and cinematographer, known for Chasers (2012) and Prepare for Exit (2009)
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Soul Kittens Cabaret

Fantasia Barrino - IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Format: DVD

Fueled by the bright lights and illusion of fame, we follow seven women on their journey to self-discovery as they struggle with temptation, personal demons and false promises. While trying to revive Detroit's hottest club in town, the Soul Kittens take customers on the ride of their lives...
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Speed-Dating

Mekita Faiye - IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Format: DVD

A high-energy romantic comedy that follows three bachelors, speeding through life and scheming on women. When it comes to the opposite sex, it's about the "chase" and "finish line." Dog (Chico Benymon, Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story) and Beaver...
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Strictly Business

Tommy Davidson - Warner Archive Collection
Format: DVD

From mailroom to boardroom -- and all the laughs in between. Future Academy Award winner* Halle Berry joins Tommy Davidson and Joseph C. Phillips in getting down to the business of hilarity, in a romantic comedy where the best things in life are free. Mailroom clerk Bobby (Davidson) wants...
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A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

Martin Lawrence - WarnerBrothers
Format: DVD

Martin Lawrence stars as polished seducer Darnell Wright, a hopeless, smooth-talking lady's man and chauvinist--who doesn't take no for an answer--and Lynn Whitfield stars as Brandi Web, the self-assured, knockout beauty who says "no" in this stylish blend of comedy, suspense,...
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Tyler Perrys A Madea Christmas - The Play [DVD]

Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley - Lionsgate
Format: DVD

When a wealthy family meets for Christmas at their posh Cape Cod estate, family arguments and secrets cause quite a stir. It will take the almighty Madea to save this Christmas and make it into a foot-stomping good time. Filled with great music and enough laughs to fill your holiday season...
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Tyler Perry's Acrimony

Taraji P. Henson - Lions Gate
Format: DVD

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Madea gets a job : the play

Tyler Perry; Patrice Lovely; Cheryl Riley; Chandra Currelley-Young - Lions Gate
Format: DVD

Tyler Perry's new musical stage play starring the infamous Mabel Simmons or "Madea" as her fans know her. When a judge orders Madea to do 20 hours of community service at a local retirement home the residents and staff are not ready for Madea's brand of "the truth,"...
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Madea's Big Happy Family

Tyler Perry - Lionsgate
Format: DVD

Tyler Perry's entertainment empire continues its long march toward ubiquity with another installment chronicling the slapstick soap opera lives of the squabbling Simmons/Brown family. For Perry fans, who are legion, the fact that his output of movie and TV projects keeps growing larger...
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Watch Phoenix Rise

Sierra Mora - Maverick Entertainment Group
Format: DVD

Ramasses Head produced a successful street DVD series High Side'N and Go Dumb USA , from 2002-2005.
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David E. Talbert's What Goes Around Comes Around

~ Reagan Gomez - IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Format: DVD

Get ready for a hilarious "battle of the sexes" tale in the classic comedy, David E. Talbert's What Comes Around Goes Around. Celebrated ladies' man, Tyree Jackson (Wesley Jonathan) , thinks his only job is to sneak women in and out of his apartment while his live in girlfriend,...
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David E. Talbert's What My Husband Doesn't Know

Brian White - IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Format: DVD

Lena Summer has the perfect life...or so it seems. But with her husband's demanding career, the other side of her bed is too cold too often. When a handsome young foreman is hired to work on their home, the spark she's been missing quickly rages into a wildfire that could cost her everything....
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Who Can I Run To

Marvin Sapp - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

Monica is the former lead singer of the girl group, Illicit, who were once an R&B powerhouse. She went on to have a less than stellar solo career but now feels there is something missing. When she reunites with her former group members, they try to show her that God is the answer to her plaguing...
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The Women of Brewster Place [DVD]

Patricia K Meyer - Lionsgate
Format: DVD

Based on the novel by Gloria Naylor, which deals with several strong-willed women who live in a rundown housing project on Brewster Place in an unidentified eastern city; across three decades, they struggle against poverty, bigotry, and weak, troublesome men.
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