Queen Latifah
21) Hairspray
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
A teenage girl simultaneously pursues stardom as a dancer on a local TV show and rallies against racial segregation in her native Baltimore.
22) The tiger rising
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
The moving story of an eleven-year-old boy who finds a caged tiger in the woods behind the motel where he lives with his father. Now, the boy must decide what to do with his discovery and at the same time come to terms with his troubled past.
23) Sphere
Description
"In the middle of the South Pacific, a thousand feet below the surface of the water, a huge vessel rests on the ocean floor. Rushed to the scene is a group of American scientists who descend to the depths of the sea to investigate this astonishing discovery. What they find defies their imaginations and mocks their attempts at logical explanation. It is a massive spaceship, undamaged from it's fall from the sky-and at least three hundred years old"--IMDb....
Pub. Date
2022
Description
Robyn McCall is reeling from the fallout of Delilah's discovery that her mother is The Equalizer. While McCall struggles to reconnect with Delilah, she is dismayed to learn that her vigilante profile is growing exponentially online. Just as McCall considers ending her work as The Equalizer due to the social chatter and the district attorney's commitment to bringing her to justice, she takes on an unexpected client: Detective Marcus Dante. Dante approaches...
25) Mad money
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Bridget is a stay-at-home wife whose life as she knows it ends when her husband loses his cushy, high-paying job. Her college degree in literature does not help her find a substantial job, so she accepts a janitorial position at the Federal Reserve. There, she meets Nina and Jackie, who could use some spare scratch as well. Suddenly, it dawns on Bridget that the bank has plenty of what they need - money. The plan is to take the old bills that are...
26) Last holiday
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
In this hilarious comedy, discover what happens when a woman finds out that her days are numbered. She throws caution to the wind to embark on a lifetime of fun in just a few weeks.
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background, uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall comes across to most like an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is "The Equalizer," an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who's also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Mouse hunt (98 min.): Two brothers inherit a dilapidated million-dollar mansion battle with its single, stubborn occupant, a tiny and tenacious mouse. Paulie (92 min.): An intelligent talking parrot relates the story of his struggle to return home to a Russian immigrant who works as a janitor at the research institute where he is housed and neglected. Dreamer (106 min.): Cale Crane catalyzes the rescue and rehabilitation of Sonador, a race horse with...
29) Just Wright
Pub. Date
2010
Description
"Leslie Wright (Latifah) is a straight-shooting physical therapist who gets the gig of a lifetime working with injured NBA star Scott McKnight (Common). Leslie not only whips Scott into shape, she helps take his game to the next level and all is going well-- until Leslie finds herself falling for him. Oblivious to her growing affection, Scott only has eyes for Morgan (Paula Patton), Leslie's sexy and seductive friend. With everything on the line,...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Each episode of this new documentary series focuses on a groundbreaking song pivotal to the evolution of American music and culture. From the early hip-hop battles to verses that sparked hope and inspired change, watch artists deconstruct their composition, revisit the impact the song had on them personally, and dissect the socio-economic and cultural conditions that inspired the landmark work and gave voice to a generation.
32) Hairspray
Pub. Date
[c2007]
Description
In racially charged 1962 Baltimore there are changes in the air. Plus-sized teen Tracy Turnblad, with big hair and even bigger heart, has only one passion, to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corney Collins Show" and is transformed overnight from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. The trendsetting Tracy aims to win the heart of teen-dream Link Larkin and stand up for what she believes in.
33) Life support
Pub. Date
2007.
Description
The true-life story of a mother who overcame an addiction to crack and became a positive role model and a AIDS activist in the black community. Ana is a recovering junkie who tries to atone for her seedy past by being a loving mom to her 9-year-old daughter. In addition, she takes care of her husband, who also has HIV. But Life Support, an AIDS awareness facility that is an integral part of her life, is where Ana feels most at home. Ana has come far...
34) Steel magnolias
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Follows the friendship of six women living in Louisiana as they meet at a local beauty parlor to talk about daily life.
Author
Pub. Date
[℗2023]
Description
These excerpts were designed for Newark's beloved Harriet Tubman Square, featured as immersive audio in the permanent monument installation honoring Harriet Tubman, Newark's role in the Underground Railroad, and the Black liberation movement's rich history in the city. Audible is deeply committed to the renaissance of Newark―our hometown―and to helping share stories that deserve to be told.
In the heat of 2020's unrest, as anti-racism protests...
37) Valentine's Day
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Follows the intertwining storylines of a diverse group of Los Angelenos as they navigate their way through romance and heartbreak over the course of one Valentine's Day. Couples and singles experience the pinnacles and pitfalls of finding, keeping or ending relationships in a day in the life of love.
Series
Pub. Date
[2017],c2016
Description
Scat, Manny, Sid, Diego and the rest of the prehistoric pals from Ice Age are back in an all-new hilarious animated adventure! Business is booming at Sid's new egg-sitting service but when the dastardly pirate bunny Squint steals the eggs, Manny, Diego and the rest of the gang take off on a daring rescue mission that turns into the world's first egg hunt.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Joy is dumped by her boyfriend and her friends recommend she take a vacation to Las Vegas to get him out of her mind. After Jack gets fired by his dad from the family business, he ends up in Vegas too. After a night of drinking, the two wake up the following morning to discover they have gotten married. One of them wins a $3 million jackpot - using the quarter of the other. Both want to end the marriage and keep the money. The unhappy pair tries to...
40) Taxi
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Belle is New York's fastest cabbie, but what she really wants is to be a race car driver. When a cop who has had his license taken away needs help chasing down a gang of Brazilian bank robbers, Belle is more than happy to drive for him.