
Fireflies in the Garden
The semi-autobiographical story centers on the complexities of love and commitment in a family torn apart when faced with an unexpected tragedy.
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2014★ 5.9
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2021★ 7.4
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

Juice
1992★ 7.2
Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.

The Crossing Guard
1995★ 6.0
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1960★ 7.0
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2020★ 7.8
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2004★ 6.4
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2001★ 6.0
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Above the Rim
1994★ 7.1
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Convict
2014★ 6.5
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Beast
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2010★ 6.4
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