Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Born: December 8, 1963
in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Wendell Pierce (born December 8, 1962) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Detective Bunk Moreland on the HBO drama The Wire.

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Superman
Title: Superman
Character: Perry White
Released: July 9, 2025
Type: Movie
Superman, a cub reporter in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.
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Title: Elsbeth
Character: Captain C.W. Wagner
Released: February 29, 2024
Type: TV
After her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney, utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.
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Becoming Frederick Douglass
Title: Becoming Frederick Douglass
Character: Frederick Douglass (voice)
Released: October 11, 2022
Type: Movie
In Becoming Frederick Douglass, acclaimed director Stanley Nelson and co-director Nicole London bring to life the story of an American icon. Using Douglass's own powerful, profound speeches and writing, the story retraces his journey from a man born and raised in slavery to one of the most prominent elder statesmen and inspiring voices for freedom in American history. With additional context and insight provided by historians, scholars and Douglass's descendants, the filmmakers recount the brutality and trauma of his childhood while illuminating his strength of character, defiance against the bonds of slavery and the influences that guided his lifelong quest for freedom. The most celebrated Black man of his era, Douglass's legacy and achievements continue to resonate today. His life and work still inspires activists, educators and citizens in the fight for freedom, equality and a more just American society.
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Don't Hang Up
Title: Don't Hang Up
Character: Chris Daniels
Released: March 20, 2022
Type: Movie
Follows Chris Daniels, a man who receives a call that his daughter has been kidnapped. The kidnappers demand that he completes a series of different missions to get her back, including one crucial direction to not hang up the phone.
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Some Old Black Man
Title: Some Old Black Man
Character: Calvin Jones
Released: January 15, 2021
Type: Movie
In the play, Calvin Jones (Pierce), a hip, coolly intellectual African American college professor moves his 82-year-old ailing but doggedly independent father, Donald Jones (Charlie Robinson), from Greenwald, Mississippi, into his Harlem penthouse. The play begins with an argument over what to eat for breakfast, then turns into a generational clash over race, opportunity and a decision that Calvin made years ago. Donald’s grumpiness is peppered with disturbing outbursts, revealing bits of his past, informed by growing up Black and poor in the South.
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Title: The Watch
Character: DEATH
Released: January 3, 2021
Type: TV
A group of misfit cops rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe. Inspired by the characters created by Sir Terry Pratchett’s famous “Discworld” novels.
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Between the World and Me
Title: Between the World and Me
Character: Self
Released: November 21, 2020
Type: Movie
Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, archival footage, and animation.
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Clemency
Title: Clemency
Character: Jonathan Williams
Released: December 27, 2019
Type: Movie
Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
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Title: Tamron Hall
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 9, 2019
Type: TV
Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining conversations.
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Burning Cane
Title: Burning Cane
Character: Reverend Tillman
Released: April 25, 2019
Type: Movie
Set among the cane fields of rural Louisiana, Burning Cane follows a deeply religious mother struggling to reconcile her convictions of faith with the love she has for her troubled son.
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Piercing
Title: Piercing
Character: The Doctor
Released: January 3, 2019
Type: Movie
After kissing his wife and baby goodbye for a seemingly normal business trip, Reed checks himself into a hotel room to accomplish something he’s always dreamed of: the perfect murder. As his sinister plans unfold, he soon realizes he might be in over his head with a mysteriously unhinged call girl named Jackie.
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27 Years: The Exoneration of Valentino Dixon
Title: 27 Years: The Exoneration of Valentino Dixon
Character: Self - Narrator
Released: December 11, 2018
Type: Movie
Valentino Dixon is a talented artist that used art to keep his sanity while in prison, often drawing up to ten hours a day after he was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1991.
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Title: Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Character: James Greer
Released: August 30, 2018
Type: TV
When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a rising terrorist figurehead preparing for a massive attack against the US and her allies.
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One Last Thing
Title: One Last Thing
Character: Dylan
Released: June 13, 2018
Type: Movie
Dylan Derringer, a lonely dentist in Florida, is confronted by a figure from the past bringing news that sends him on an eventful and ultimately life-altering journey of discovery.
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Title: Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.
Character: Detective Lee Tucker
Released: February 27, 2018
Type: TV
A chronicle of the two major police investigations by LAPD Detective Greg Kading into the deaths of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.
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Rodents of Unusual Size
Title: Rodents of Unusual Size
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: November 15, 2017
Type: Movie
After decades of hurricanes and oil spills, Louisiana faces a new threat - hordes of monstrous 20 pound swamp rats. Known as "nutria", these invasive South American rodents breed faster than bounty hunters can "control" them. With their orange teeth and voracious appetite they are eating up the coastal wetlands that protects Thomas and his town of Delacroix Island from hurricanes, but the people who have lived here for generations will not give up without a fight.
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The Forever Tree
Title: The Forever Tree
Character: Doctor Willow
Released: May 2, 2017
Type: Movie
In 1920, a young African-American woman sets off to Africa to find a tree that promises eternal life.
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Bad Moms
Title: Bad Moms
Character: Principal Daryl Burr
Released: July 28, 2016
Type: Movie
When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long overdue freedom, fun, and comedic self-indulgence.
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Confirmation
Title: Confirmation
Character: Clarence Thomas
Released: April 16, 2016
Type: Movie
Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her.
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Grease Live
Title: Grease Live
Character: Coach Calhoun
Released: January 31, 2016
Type: Movie
After enjoying a holiday romance, high school students Danny and Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High, where she must contend with cynical Rizzo and the Pink Ladies.
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Title: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Released: September 8, 2015
Type: TV
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch
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The Runner
Title: The Runner
Character: Frank Legrand
Released: August 7, 2015
Type: Movie
In the aftermath of the BP oil spill, an idealistic but imperfect New Orleans politician (Nicolas Cage) finds his plans of restoration unraveling as his own life becomes contaminated with corruption, scandal and deceit.
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The Gift
Title: The Gift
Character: Detective Mills
Released: July 31, 2015
Type: Movie
Simon and Robyn are a young married couple whose life is going as planned until a chance run-in with Simon's high school acquaintance sends their world into a tailspin.
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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Title: Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Character: Andy Kirk (voice)
Released: April 1, 2015
Type: Movie
Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring some of the greatest musicians of all time, she never ceased to astound those who heard her play. But for a Black woman in the early 1900s, life as a star did not come easy.
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Title: The Odd Couple
Character: Teddy
Released: February 19, 2015
Type: TV
Oscar's life seems almost perfect...sure he's divorced and his apartment is a mess, but he's the host of a well-known sports show, and is enjoying his bachelor lifestyle in New York City. That is until his college friend, Felix, shows up at Oscar's apartment having just been dumped by his wife. Oscar does his best to console his old buddy and get him back on the dating horse, but his attempts uncover just how unresolved his own feelings are about his ex.
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Selma
Title: Selma
Character: Rev. Hosea Williams
Released: December 25, 2014
Type: Movie
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
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Title: The Night Shift
Character: Walt
Released: May 27, 2014
Type: TV
The stories of the men and women who work the overnight shift at San Antonio Memorial Hospital. They are an irreverent and special breed, particularly adrenaline junkie T.C. Callahan.
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Elsa & Fred
Title: Elsa & Fred
Character: Armande
Released: March 7, 2014
Type: Movie
After his daughter persuades him to move into a new apartment, aged widower Fred strikes up a friendship with his eccentric 74-year-old neighbour Elsa, who convinces him it's never too late to keep enjoying life. Although he seemed resigned to a miserable bedridden existence, Fred embraces Elsa's youthful enthusiasm as she introduces him to the path of life and entertains him with outlandish stories about her past life. But when he discovers Elsa's terminally ill, Fred decides to accompany her on the trip of her dreams to the eternal city of Rome to help her fulfil a lifelong ambition.
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Title: Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character: Self
Released: February 25, 2014
Type: TV
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
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Foreclosure
Title: Foreclosure
Character: Virgil
Released: February 3, 2014
Type: Movie
The story of a broken family striving to stay together while a curse and the ghosts of a haunted house try to tear them apart.
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Title: Chicago P.D.
Character: Ray Price
Released: January 8, 2014
Type: TV
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.
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Runaway Hearts
Title: Runaway Hearts
Character: Paul
Released: January 1, 2014
Type: Movie
Two kids on the run from a scary life come across two adults running away from their past.
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Title: The Michael J. Fox Show
Character: Harris Green
Released: September 26, 2013
Type: TV
Look who’s making the news again! One of NY’s most beloved news anchors, Mike Henry (Michael J. Fox), put his career on hold to spend more time with his family and focus on his health after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. But now five years later, with the kids busy growing up and Mike growing restless, it just might be time for him to get back to work. Having never wanted Mike to leave in the first place, his old boss Harris Green jumped at the chance to get him back on TV. The trick, as it’s always been, was to make Mike think it was his idea. After several – okay, many - failed attempts, Mike’s family, anxious to see him out of the house, finally succeeded in getting him to “run into” Green. Now their plan is in motion. He’ll be back to juggling home, family, and career, just like the old days – only better.
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Four
Title: Four
Character: Joe
Released: September 13, 2013
Type: Movie
Adapted from a stage play by Christopher Shinn, the debut feature from Joshua Sanchez is a provocative rumination on race and sexuality set on a sweltering 4th of July evening.
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Title: Ray Donovan
Character: Ronald Keith
Released: June 30, 2013
Type: TV
Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.
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Möbius
Title: Möbius
Character: Bob
Released: February 17, 2013
Type: Movie
An FSB officer falls in love with his agent, an American woman who works as a trader in a Russian bank.
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Parker
Title: Parker
Character: Carlson
Released: January 23, 2013
Type: Movie
A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Title: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Character: J. Jenks
Released: November 13, 2012
Type: Movie
After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.
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Lay the Favorite
Title: Lay the Favorite
Character: Dave the Rave
Released: June 22, 2012
Type: Movie
A former stripper's talent with numbers lands her a job with a professional gambler who runs a sports book in Las Vegas.
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Horrible Bosses
Title: Horrible Bosses
Character: Detective Hagan
Released: July 8, 2011
Type: Movie
For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers... permanently.
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Title: Suits
Character: Robert Zane
Released: June 23, 2011
Type: TV
While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by hiring Mike on the spot after he recognizes his raw talent and photographic memory.
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The Mortician
Title: The Mortician
Character: Clinger
Released: February 15, 2011
Type: Movie
Alienated and cold, The Mortician (Method Man) processes the corpses with steely disregard. He is lonely and isolated. He is introduced to his new employee, Noah, (EJ Bonilla) by the morgue boss (Edward Furlong). Noah is a volatile youth working as part of his parole.Noah brings the notorious gangster, Carver (Dash Mihok), and his crew to the mortuary door. The Mortician's attention is pricked by the tattoo of Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus' inked on the body of a murdered woman (Judy Marte), that arrives at the morgue, triggering a series of haunting dreams from his childhood. Discovering a scared child, Kane (Cruz Santiago), fleeing the morgue, he's forced to act. They become reluctant allies, struggling for redemption as they run. Through his awkward heroism, the Mortician reconnects with his long forgotten past, and finds the answers he's been searching for. He find redemption and peace.
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Night Catches Us
Title: Night Catches Us
Character: David Gordon
Released: December 3, 2010
Type: Movie
After growing up during the tumultuous 1960s, ex-Black Panther Marcus returns to his home in Philadelphia in 1976 and reconnects with Pat, the widow of a Panther leader. Marcus befriends Pat's young daughter and attempts to conquer his demons. Interfering with Marcus's good intentions are the neighborhood's continuing racial and social conflicts, as well as old enemies and friends -- both with scores to settle.
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Love Ranch
Title: Love Ranch
Character: Naasih Mohammed
Released: June 30, 2010
Type: Movie
Story of a couple that starts the first legal brothel in Nevada and a boxer they own a piece of.
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New Orleans: A Living Museum of Music
Title: New Orleans: A Living Museum of Music
Character: Narrator
Released: April 18, 2010
Type: Movie
an intimate look at the traditions associated with New Orleans’ music and the preservation of those traditions through the work of local musicians and educators who mentor young talent; museum curators who care for musical treasures; historians and archivists who research and document the stories; activists working to protect, heal and inspire the many musicians whose livelihoods were taken away by Katrina. All are committed to the preservation of the rich musical heritage of New Orleans, as well as the future of New Orleans music. “The living museum is a manifestation of participation,” proclaims Ellis Marsalis—revered jazz pianist, music educator, and patriarch of the Marsalis family jazz dynasty/
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Title: Treme
Character: Antoine Batiste
Released: April 11, 2010
Type: TV
Tremé takes its name from a neighborhood of New Orleans and portrays life in the aftermath of the 2005 hurricane. Beginning three months after Hurricane Katrina, the residents of New Orleans, including musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and other New Orleanians struggle to rebuild their lives, their homes and their unique culture.
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Beyond All Boundaries
Title: Beyond All Boundaries
Character: Sgt. Thomas McPhatter
Released: November 9, 2009
Type: Movie
A visual, 4-D experience of the battles of World War II featuring stories, archival footage and advanced special effects.
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Title: Archer
Character: Verl (voice)
Released: September 17, 2009
Type: TV
Sterling Archer is the world's most daunting spy. He works for ISIS, a spy agency run by his mother. In between dealing with his boss and his co-workers - one of whom is his ex-girlfriend - Archer manages to annoy or seduce everyone that crosses his path. His antics are only excusable because at the end of the day, he still somehow always manages to thwart whatever crises was threatening mankind.
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Title: Drop Dead Diva
Character: Neal David
Released: July 12, 2009
Type: TV
A shallow model suddenly dies in an accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, plus-sized attorney.
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Title: Fear Itself
Character: Wiilbur Orwell
Released: June 5, 2008
Type: TV
A horror/suspense anthology series directed by the biggest horror directors working in feature films.
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Title: In Plain Sight
Released: June 1, 2008
Type: TV
U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon must hunt down witnesses for federal cases in the witness protection program while also managing a rather dysfunctional family and her own personal life.
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The Wire: The Last Word
Title: The Wire: The Last Word
Character: Himself
Released: December 27, 2007
Type: Movie
A documentary exploring the role of the media in relation to the acclaimed series The Wire.
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The Wire Odyssey
Title: The Wire Odyssey
Character: Himself
Released: December 20, 2007
Type: Movie
A retrospective documentary of the first four seasons of the acclaimed series The Wire.
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Title: Women's Murder Club
Released: October 12, 2007
Type: TV
Women's Murder Club was an American police procedural and legal drama, which ran on ABC from October 12, 2007, to May 13, 2008. The series is set in San Francisco, California and is based on the 'Women's Murder Club' series of novels written by James Patterson. Series creators Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain also served as executive producers alongside Patterson, Joe Simpson, Brett Ratner, and R. Scott Gemmill. The latter also served as showrunner, with Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts co-executive producing. The pilot was directed by Scott Winant.
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Tapping the Wire
Title: Tapping the Wire
Character: Self
Released: July 1, 2007
Type: Movie
Long-time Wire fan Charlie Brooker takes a journey to the mean streets of Baltimore to meet the cast and crew of the series, and undertakes a mission to explain what makes The Wire the best cop show ever made.
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Pariah
Title: Pariah
Character: Arthur
Released: April 19, 2007
Type: Movie
A lesbian teenager unsuccessfully juggles multiple identities to avoid rejection from her friends and family. Mounting pressure from home, school, and within wears the line between her personas thin with explosive consequences.
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Life Support
Title: Life Support
Character: Slick
Released: March 10, 2007
Type: Movie
The true-life story of a mother who overcame an addiction to crack and became a positive role model and an AIDS activist in the black community.
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I Think I Love My Wife
Title: I Think I Love My Wife
Character: Sean
Released: March 7, 2007
Type: Movie
Richard Cooper is a married man and father of two who is just plain bored with married life. Not getting any sex from his wife, he resorts to ogling random women on the street to the point that he takes lunch late to look at them. When old crush Nikki Tru visits his office to get a reference letter, she becomes obsessed with Cooper and they begin a complicated relationship.
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Title: Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Character: Detective
Released: February 11, 2007
Type: TV
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is an American sketch comedy television series, created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which premiered February 11, 2007 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim comedy block and ran until May 2010. The program features surrealistic and often satirical humor, public-access television–style musical acts, bizarre faux-commercials, and editing and special effects chosen to make the show appear camp. The program featured a wide range of actors, spanning from stars such as Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Will Forte and Zach Galifianakis, to alternative comedians like Neil Hamburger, to television actors like Alan Thicke, celebrity look-alikes and impressionists. The creators of the show have described it as "the nightmare version of television."
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Title: When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Character: Self
Released: August 21, 2006
Type: TV
Spike Lee's award-winning documentary follows the events that preceded and followed Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic passage through New Orleans in 2005.
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Stay Alive
Title: Stay Alive
Character: Detective Thibodeaux
Released: March 24, 2006
Type: Movie
After the brutal death of a friend, a group of friends find themselves in possession of a video-game called "Stay Alive," a blood-curdling true story of a 17th century noblewoman known as the Blood Countess. After playing the game when they know they shouldn't, however, the friends realize that once they die in the game — they die for real!
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Title: Close to Home
Released: September 20, 2005
Type: TV
Close to Home is an American crime drama television series co-produced by Warner Bros. Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television for CBS.
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Title: Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Character: Richard Link
Released: March 3, 2005
Type: TV
The inner workings of the judicial system, beginning with the arraignment, and continuing through the prosecutors' complicated process of building a case, investigating leads and preparing witnesses for trial.
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Title: Numb3rs
Released: January 23, 2005
Type: TV
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very different perspective.
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Ray
Title: Ray
Character: Wilbur Brassfield
Released: October 29, 2004
Type: Movie
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
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Land of Plenty
Title: Land of Plenty
Character: Henry
Released: September 10, 2004
Type: Movie
After living abroad, Lana returns to the United States, and finds that her uncle is a reclusive vagabond with psychic wounds from the Vietnam War.
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A Hole in One
Title: A Hole in One
Character: Dan
Released: May 2, 2004
Type: Movie
A gangster makes an employee pose as a doctor to prevent his troubled girlfriend from getting a lobotomy.
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The Fighting Temptations
Title: The Fighting Temptations
Character: Reverend Lewis
Released: September 19, 2003
Type: Movie
Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him. But before Darrin can collect the money, he must fulfill his aunt's final wish -- to create a local choir.
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Title: Real Time with Bill Maher
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 2003
Type: TV
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
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Brown Sugar
Title: Brown Sugar
Character: Simon
Released: October 5, 2002
Type: Movie
Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic at a national magazine and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, hip-hop record company executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.
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Title: The Wire
Character: Bunk Moreland
Released: June 2, 2002
Type: TV
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
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Title: My Wife and Kids
Character: Dr. Boucher
Released: March 28, 2001
Type: TV
Michael Kyle is a loving husband and modern-day patriarch who rules his household with a unique and distinct parenting style. As he teaches his three children some of life's lessons, he does so with his own brand of humor.
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The Gilded Six Bits
Title: The Gilded Six Bits
Character: Otis D. Slimmons
Released: February 18, 2001
Type: Movie
The lives of a loving husband and wife collide with that of a wealthy hustler.
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Title: The Weber Show
Released: October 26, 2000
Type: TV
Cursed, later renamed The Weber Show, is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from 2000–2001. It starred Steven Weber, Amy Pietz, Wendell Pierce, and Chris Elliot. The show is notable for having an abrupt title change in the middle of its first season. The initial premise was that its protagonist had been cursed by an ex-girlfriend and thus constantly encountered bad luck. The show failed to find an audience, and so midway through the season the entire "bad luck" angle was abruptly dropped. The show was revamped as a more traditional sitcom and renamed The Weber Show. In spite of the change, the show still struggled and was canceled at the end of the season, leaving a cliffhanger unresolved. The show's theme song was written and performed by Liz Phair.
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Title: Girlfriends
Released: September 11, 2000
Type: TV
The series revolves around the friendship of four African-American women in different phases of their lives. They explore the many trials and tribulations that most women face today such as relationships, family, friends and other current issues that will interest most women. Whether it’s getting over a divorce, finding a career, or looking for true love, Girlfriends delivers along with comedy and wit.
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Title: God, the Devil and Bob
Character: Mike (voice)
Released: March 9, 2000
Type: TV
God strikes a wager with the Devil: if just one person can convince him that the world is worth saving, he'll spare humanity from destruction, if not, God will scrap all of creation and start over. The Devil is allowed to choose the candidate, and true to form, he picks the least likely person to determine the fate of the world--self-centered, slow-witted Detroit autoworker Bob Alman, an icon of mediocrity. Reluctantly, Bob accepts God's challenge, and has to live a decent life with no hints from God and constant temptation from the Devil. Caught between the forces of divinity and deviance, with the weight of the world on his shoulders, there's nothing left to do but laugh.
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Title: Third Watch
Released: September 23, 1999
Type: TV
The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55th precinct during the 3pm to 11pm shift - the 'Third Watch'.
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Title: Judging Amy
Character: Harry Benton
Released: September 19, 1999
Type: TV
Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character is a judge who serves in a family court, and in addition to the family-related cases that she adjudicates, many episodes of the show focus on her own experiences as a divorced mother, and on the experiences of her mother, a social worker who works in the field of child welfare. This series was based on the life experiences of Brenneman's mother.
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Abilene
Title: Abilene
Character: Reverend Tillis
Released: March 13, 1999
Type: Movie
When he finds out that his estranged brother is dying, a proud but stubborn old man decides to drive in his lawnmower all the way to the far away hospital. Local sheriff keeps helping him along the way and they start to form a bond.
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The 24 Hour Woman
Title: The 24 Hour Woman
Character: Roy Labelle
Released: January 29, 1999
Type: Movie
Grace tries to be the perfect mother and TV producer but finds trouble in juggling both.
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Title: The Brian Benben Show
Released: September 21, 1998
Type: TV
The Brian Benben Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS in 1998. It stars Brian Benben as a long time news anchor at KYLA-TV news in Los Angeles who is replaced by a younger person when the ratings begin to drop. The series was cancelled after only four episodes aired.
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Bulworth
Title: Bulworth
Character: Fred
Released: May 15, 1998
Type: Movie
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
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The Advocate's Devil
Title: The Advocate's Devil
Character: Justin
Released: October 5, 1997
Type: Movie
A charismatic basketball star (Holt McCallany) is accused of rape. A lawyer (Ken Olin) in need of a big win is brought in to get the star off. The lawyer wins the case, but along the way he discovers that the player may not be as innocent as he leads on to the public. Then things get worse when he discovers the player has led his teen-age daughter to a hotel room for a "special" birthday party for her.
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Title: The Gregory Hines Show
Released: September 15, 1997
Type: TV
The Gregory Hines Show is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS. The series premiered on Monday, September 15, 1997 before airing on September 19, 1997 as a part of the network's Block Party Friday night lineup. It ended its run on February 27, 1998 with 15 episodes aired, out of the 22 that were produced. It was the only show on the Block Party lineup that was not produced by Miller-Boyett Productions.
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Sleepers
Title: Sleepers
Character: Little Caesar
Released: October 18, 1996
Type: Movie
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
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Get on the Bus
Title: Get on the Bus
Character: Wendell
Released: October 16, 1996
Type: Movie
Several Black men take a cross-country bus trip to attend the Million Man March in Washington, DC in 1995. On the bus are an eclectic set of characters including a laid-off aircraft worker, a man whose at-risk son is handcuffed to him, a black Republican, a former gangsta, a Hollywood actor, a cop who is of mixed racial background, and a white bus driver. All make the trek discussing issues surrounding the march, including manhood, religion, politics, and race.
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Title: Moloney
Character: Calvin Patterson
Released: September 19, 1996
Type: TV
Nick Moloney is a divorced psychiatrist working for the LAPD, sometimes torn between doctor-patient confidentiality and his duty to uphold the law.
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Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story
Title: Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story
Character: John Saunders
Released: April 2, 1996
Type: Movie
The biography of Jimmy Valvano, American sports reporter and basketball coach, who died of cancer in 1993.
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Waiting to Exhale
Title: Waiting to Exhale
Character: Michael
Released: December 22, 1995
Type: Movie
Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.
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Title: New York News
Released: September 28, 1995
Type: TV
New York News is a newspaper drama which was broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1995 fall lineup.
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Hackers
Title: Hackers
Character: S.S. Agent Richard Gill
Released: September 14, 1995
Type: Movie
Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.
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Bye Bye Love
Title: Bye Bye Love
Character: Hector
Released: March 16, 1995
Type: Movie
With varying degrees of success, recently divorced friends Dave, Vic and Donny are trying to move on with their lives. Vic feels vilified by his ex-wife's parents, while Donny has a shaky bond with his teen daughter, Emma. Dave, meanwhile, has an enviable problem -- he has more dates than he can handle. As they confront their post-marital challenges, the men take solace in one another's plights.
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Title: New York Undercover
Released: September 8, 1994
Type: TV
New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases.
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It Could Happen to You
Title: It Could Happen to You
Character: Bo Williams
Released: July 29, 1994
Type: Movie
Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winnings of his lottery ticket. Amazingly, the ticket happens to be a winner, in the sum of $4 million. True to his word, Lang proceeds to share the prize money with Biasi, which infuriates his greedy wife, Muriel. Not content with the arrangement, Muriel begins scheming to take all the money.
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Strapped
Title: Strapped
Character: District Attorney
Released: August 21, 1993
Type: Movie
Ex-con attempting to go straight runs across serious problems. His girlfriend gets arrested for dealing crack to an undercover police officer. In a desperate attempt to get the charges dropped against his woman, he strikes a deal with a weapons cop to turn in local gun dealers. However, the D.A. is not satisfied with the results, resulting in some serious game playing and double crossing.
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Manhattan Murder Mystery
Title: Manhattan Murder Mystery
Character: Policeman
Released: May 2, 1993
Type: Movie
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
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Malcolm X
Title: Malcolm X
Character: Ben Thomas
Released: November 18, 1992
Type: Movie
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
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Unnatural Pursuits
Title: Unnatural Pursuits
Character: Cabbie
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
An English playwright sacrifices his health waiting for his play's make-or-break opening on Broadway.
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A Matter of Degrees
Title: A Matter of Degrees
Character: Wells Dennard
Released: September 13, 1991
Type: Movie
Max can't face his yuppie future. Graduation's only weeks away and he's having second thoughts. Inspired by the campus radio station, he decides to get a little crazy.
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A Rage in Harlem
Title: A Rage in Harlem
Character: Louis
Released: May 3, 1991
Type: Movie
A beautiful black gangster's moll flees to Harlem with a trunkload of gold after a shootout, unaware that the rest of the gang, and a few other unsavoury characters, are on her trail. A pudgy momma's boy becomes the object of her affections and the unlikely hero of the tale.
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The 10 Million Dollar Getaway
Title: The 10 Million Dollar Getaway
Character: Parnell "Stacks" Edwards
Released: March 6, 1991
Type: Movie
Jimmy Burke and his friends steal 10 million from the Lufthansa office in New York. The FBI has no idea who the thieves are until Burke girlfriend gives them a hint. When word leaks out a Mafia boss puts a killer on the gang's trail.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Mr. Wade
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Civil Rights Attorney Jerome Bryant
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Ola-Gimju Nwaka
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Roger Porter
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Title: Capital News
Released: April 9, 1990
Type: TV
Capital News is a short-lived American drama series that aired on ABC in 1990. Starring Lloyd Bridges and Helen Slater, Capital News was created by David Milch and Christian Williams.
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Family Business
Title: Family Business
Character: Prosecutor
Released: December 6, 1989
Type: Movie
Jessie is an aging career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and lineups than just about anyone else. His son Vito, while currently on the straight and narrow, has had a fairly shady past and is indeed no stranger to illegal activity. They both have great hope for Adam, Vito's son and Jessie's grandson, who is bright, good-looking, and without a criminal past.
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Casualties of War
Title: Casualties of War
Character: MacIntire
Released: August 18, 1989
Type: Movie
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.
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The Money Pit
Title: The Money Pit
Character: Paramedic
Released: March 26, 1986
Type: Movie
After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two watch in hilarious horror as everything—including the kitchen sink—disappears into the Money Pit.
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Title: The Equalizer
Character: Dr. Wolff
Released: September 18, 1985
Type: TV
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.
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The Thrill Is On
Title: The Thrill Is On
Character: B.B. King
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A drama centered on the friendship between B.B King and young musician Michael Zanetis.
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Title: Great Museums
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
An in-depth look at some of the United States' most notable museums.
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King of the South
Title: King of the South
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Upcoming biopic of Master P, the hip-hop mogul, CEO, and founder of No Limit Records.