86% (3)  Black Panther  134 min,  PG-13,  [Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi]  [Ryan Coogler]  [16 Feb 2018]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 73%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 97%,   Metacritic: 88%,   External Reviews
Awards:  14 nominations.
Actors:  Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael B. Jordan
Writer:  Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole, Stan Lee (based on the Marvel comics by), Jack Kirby (based on the Marvel Comics by)
External Links:  Wikipedia  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English, Swahili, Nama, Xhosa, Korean    Country:  USA
Plot:  After the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakanadan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
Rotten Tomatoes:   "Black Panther" follows T'Challa who, after the events of "Captain America: Civil War," returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to take his place as King. However, when an old enemy reappears on the radar, T'Challa's mettle as King and Black Panther is tested when he is drawn into a conflict that puts the entire fate of Wakanda and the world at risk.
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73% (3)  Get on Up  139 min,  PG-13,  [Biography, Drama, Music]  [Tate Taylor]  [01 Aug 2014]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 69%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 80%,   Metacritic: 71%,   External Reviews
Awards:  6 wins & 16 nominations.
Actors:  Chadwick Boseman, Dan Aykroyd, Nelsan Ellis, Viola Davis
Writer:  Jez Butterworth (screenplay), John-Henry Butterworth (screenplay), Steven Baigelman (story), Jez Butterworth (story), John-Henry Butterworth (story)
External Links:  Wikipedia  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  UK, USA
Plot:  On route to the stage, singer James Brown recalls a life with a turbulent childhood where music was his only constructive release for his passions. A chance demonstration of that in prison led to a new friend who helped get him out and into a musical career. With his fire and creative daring, Brown became a star who defiantly created new possibilities in show business both on and behind the stage in face of racism and conventional thinking. Along the way, James would also become a peacemaker who redefined and raised the African-American community's feeling of self-worth when it was needed most. However, those same domineering passions would lead James Brown alienating everyone around him as his appetites became ever more self-destructive. Only after he hit rock bottom with a serious mistake does Brown realize what he needs to do make his life as the Godfather of Soul truly worthwhile.
Rotten Tomatoes:   In his follow-up to the four-time Academy Award (R)-nominated blockbuster The Help, Tate Taylor directs 42's Chadwick Boseman as James Brown in Get on Up. Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. Boseman is joined in the drama by Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Nelsan Ellis, Lennie James, Tika Sumpter, Jill Scott and Dan Aykroyd.
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72% (3)  42  128 min,  PG-13,  [Biography, Drama, Sport]  [Brian Helgeland]  [12 Apr 2013]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 75%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 80%,   Metacritic: 62%,   External Reviews
Awards:  3 wins & 18 nominations.
Actors:  Chadwick Boseman, Christopher Meloni, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, T.R. Knight
Writer:  Brian Helgeland
External Links:  Wikipedia  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  In 1946, Jackie Robinson is a Negro League baseball player who never takes racism lying down. Branch Rickey is a Major League team executive with a bold idea. To that end, Rickey recruits Robinson to break the unspoken color line as the first modern African American Major League player. As both anticipate, this proves a major challenge for Robinson and his family as they endure unrelenting racist hostility on and off the field, from player and fan alike. As Jackie struggles against his nature to endure such abuse without complaint, he finds allies and hope where he least expects it.
Rotten Tomatoes:   Hero is a word we hear often in sports, but heroism is not always about achievements on the field of play. "42" tells the story of two men-the great Jackie Robinson and legendary Brooklyn Dodgers GM Branch Rickey-whose brave stand against prejudice forever changed the world by changing the game of baseball. In 1946, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) put himself at the forefront of history when he signed Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) to the team, breaking Major League Baseball's infamous color line. But the deal also put both Robinson and Rickey in the firing line of the public, the press and even other players. Facing unabashed racism from every side, Robinson was forced to demonstrate tremendous courage and restraint by not reacting in kind, knowing that any incident could destroy his and Rickey's hopes. Instead, Number 42 let his talent on the field do the talking-ultimately winning over fans and his teammates, silencing his critics, and paving the way for others to follow. (c) WB
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60% (3)  Draft Day  110 min,  PG-13,  [Drama, Sport]  [Ivan Reitman]  [11 Apr 2014]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 68%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 60%,   Metacritic: 54%,   External Reviews
Awards:  1 nomination.
Actors:  Chadwick Boseman, Chi McBride, Chris Berman, Dave Donaldson, Jennifer Garner, Kevin Costner, Patrick St. Esprit
Writer:  Scott Rothman, Rajiv Joseph
External Links:  Wikipedia  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  It's draft day in the NFL and as general manager of the Cleveland Browns, Sonny is forced to come up with a big move. After trading for the number one pick, Sonny has to choose between a lower-ranked linebacker with a questionable past or a celebrated quarterback with a questionable future. All the while, Sonny is walking in the footsteps of his father and personal complications force their way to the surface.
Rotten Tomatoes:   On the day of the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver (Costner) has the opportunity to save football in Cleveland when he trades for the number one pick. He must quickly decide what he's willing to sacrifice in pursuit of perfection as the lines between his personal and professional life become blurred on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with dreams of playing in the NFL. (c) Lionsgate
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69% (2)  Marshall  118 min,  PG-13,  [Biography, Crime, Drama, History]  [Reginald Hudlin]  [13 Oct 2017]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 72%,   Metacritic: 66%,   External Reviews
Awards:  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 16 nominations.
Actors:  Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson, Sterling K. Brown
Writer:  Michael Koskoff, Jacob Koskoff
External Links:  Wikipedia  IMDb     Language:  English    Country:  USA, China
Plot:  The story of Thurgood Marshall, the crusading lawyer who would become the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases.
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