3.8

Abduction

2011, USA

• Actors: Jake Andolina, Oriah Acima Andrews, Ken Arnold, Maria Bello, Steve Blass, Derek Burnell, Benjamin J. Cain Jr., Holly Scott Cavanuagh, Radick Cembrzynski, Richard Cetrone, Mike Clark, Lily Collins, Jack Erdie, Rita Gregory, Tim Griffin, Nathan Hollabaugh, Jason Isaacs, Taylor Lautner, Mike Lee, James Liebro, Frank Lloyd, Christopher Mahoney, Alfred Molina, Michael Nyqvist, Emily Peachey, William Peltz, Elisabeth Röhm, Nickola Shreli, Victor Slezak, Antonique Smith
• Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
• Director(s): John Singleton
• Available languages:
  • English English.

Nathan, a teen, along with his friend, Karen finds a website that has photos of children who are missing or believed to have been abducted. They decide to age one of the photos and discover that is of Nathan as a child. He contacts the person who placed the photo to find out what's going on. The person on the other end only wants to know info about Nathan so Nathan hangs up. The person then contacts someone in Europe and shows him a photo of the one who called. He then heads for the U.S. Nathan then wonders is it true, was he abducted. He tells his "mom" who then tells him she and his "father" will tell him. But before they can, two men claiming to be cops show up wanting to talk to Nathan, and when he isn't found they pull guns and demand Nathan be given to them. His parents fight them but are killed. Nathan runs but remembers that he asked Karen to come over and one of them tries to get rough with her but Nathan saves and they escape just as the house blows up. They go to the hospital so that Karen can treated. Nathan calls 911 to report what happened but finds himself talking to a man named Burton who says he's with the CIA and that his parents were too. He tells Nathan to wait for some people he is sending to pick him. But Nathan's therapist shows up telling him that they have to go. She tells him that she and his parents were asked by his real father to take care of him. She warns him not to trust Burton. She tells him to go an apartment in Virginia. When he gets there, he sees the kind of person his father is. When Karen tries to call her relatives, her call is again intercepted by the CIA. Nathan decides to get out and sets out to find his mother whose address he found in his father's apartment.

  6.8

Four Brothers

2004, USA

• Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin, Garrett Hedlund, Terrence Howard, Josh Charles, Sofía Vergara, Fionnula Flanagan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Taraji P. Henson, Barry Shabaka Henley, Jernard Burks, Kenneth Welsh, Tony Nappo, Shawn Singleton, Reiya West Downs, Riele West Downs, Lyriq Bent, Richard Chevolleau, Awaovieyi Agie, Shomari Downer, Mpho Koaho, Costin Manu, Kevin Duhaney, Brad Borbridge, Timothy E. Brummund, Robert Thomas, Benz Antoine, David Sparrow, Kathryn Haggis
• Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
• Director(s): John Singleton
• Available languages:
  • English English.

Four adopted brothers come to avenge their mother's death in what appears to be a random killing in a grocery store robbery. However, the boys' investigation of the death reveals more nefarious activities involving the one brother's business dealings with a notorious local hoodlum. Two cops who are trying to solve the case may also not be what they seem.

  5.2

2 Fast 2 Furious

2002, USA, Germany

• Actors: Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser, Ludacris, Thom Barry, James Remar, Devon Aoki, Amaury Nolasco, Michael Ealy, Jin Auyeung, Edward Finlay, Mark Boone Junior, Mo Gallini, Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez, Eric Etebari, John Cenatiempo, Troy Brown, Corey Michael Eubanks, Sam Maloof, Troy Robinson, Jose Perez, Sincerely A. Ward, Nievecita Dubuque, Tequilla Hill, Bettina Huffer, Phuong Tuyet Vo, Felecia Rafield, Mateo Herreros, Walter 'Duke' Foster
• Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
• Director(s): John Singleton
• Available languages:
  • English English.

Former cop Brian O'Conner who teams up with his ex-con pal Roman Pearce to transport a shipment of 'dirty' money for shady Miami-based import-export dealer Carter Verone, while actually working with undercover agent Monica Fuentes to bring Verone down.

  6.1

Baby Boy

2001, USA

• Actors: Tyrese Gibson, Taraji P. Henson, Omar Gooding, Tamara LaSeon Bass, Candy Ann Brown, A.J. Johnson, Ving Rhames, Snoop Dogg, Angell Conwell, Kareem J. Grimes, Tracey Cherelle Jones, Kaylan Bolton, Kylan Bolton, Freez Luv, Mo'Nique, Juanita Jennings, Liris Crosse, Sylvester Robinson, Maasai Singleton, Mario Jackson, Keith Diamond, Freddie Ricks, Selma McPherson, Asondra Hunter, Tawny Dahl, AlexSandra Wright, Serese Teate, Olan Thompson, Ephraim Benton, Java Benson
• Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
• Director(s): John Singleton
• Available languages:
  • English English.

This is the story of Jody, an unemployed young black man, who's been living with his mother for several years, even though he's got a child of his own. Romantically, he's having relationships with two women: the mother, Yvette of his son, and a new interest.

  5.9

Shaft

2000, Germany, USA

• Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Busta Rhymes, Dan Hedaya, Toni Collette, Richard Roundtree, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Josef Sommer, Lynne Thigpen, Philip Bosco, Pat Hingle, Lee Tergesen, Daniel von Bargen, Francisco 'Coqui' Taveras, Sonja Sohn, Peter McRobbie, Zach Grenier, Richard Cocchiaro, Ron Castellano, Freddie Ricks, Sixto Ramos, Andre Royo, Richard Barboza, Mekhi Phifer, Gano Grills, Catherine Kellner, Philip Rudolph, Angela Pietropinto
• Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
• Director(s): John Singleton
• Available languages:
  • English English.

Cool and deadly NYPD detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade, Jr. in a racially-motivated slaying. The eye witness disappears, Wade jumps bail for Switzerland, and Shaft is livid. Two years later, Wade returns to face trial, confident his father's money and influence (and racial politics) guarantee an innocent verdict. Shaft looks hard for the witness, so Wade wants someone to kill her. He turns to a ghetto drug king, Peoples Hernandez, who's willing to kill for money, use Wade as a route to rich drug customers, and shaft Shaft. Can Shaft find the witness, convince her to testify, and shepherd her through the hail of bullets that Peoples is sure to let fly?

  7.8

Boyz n the Hood

1990, USA

• Actors: Hudhail Al-Amir, Lloyd Avery II, Angela Bassett, Mia Bell, Lexie Bigham, Kenneth A. Brown, Nicole Brown, Ceal, Morris Chestnut, Darneicea Corley, John Cothran Jr., Ice Cube, Na'Blonka Durden, Susan Falcon, Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, Tyra Ferrell, Laurence Fishburne, Dedrick D. Gobert, Cuba Gooding Jr., Regi Green, Kareem J. Grimes, Tammy Hanson, Valentino D. Harrison, Desi Arnez Hines II, Baha Jackson, Dee Dee Jacobs, Kirk Kinder, Meta King, Regina King, Leanear Lane
• Genre: Crime, Drama
• Director(s): John Singleton
• Available languages:
  • English English.

John Singleton's portrayal of social problems in inner-city Los Angeles takes the form of a tale of three friends growing up together 'in the 'hood.' Half-brothers Doughboy and Ricky Baker are foils for each other's personality, presenting very different approaches to the tough lives they face. Ricky is the 'All-American' athlete, looking to win a football scholarship to USC and seeks salvation through sports, while 'Dough' succumbs to the violence, alcohol, and crime surrounding him in his environment, but maintains a strong sense of pride and code of honor. Between these two is their friend Tre, who is lucky to have a father, 'Furious' Styles, to teach him to have the strength of character to do what is right and to always take responsibility for his actions.