Biography: Mos Def |

Mos Def may seem, to the casual observer, like a rare example of a musician successfully transitioning into acting, but in truth, his acclaimed music career did not take off until long after he'd cemented himself as a working actor. Nonetheless, the... more
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Cast: Steve Buscemi William H. Macy   
Tags: Drama Coming-of-Age 
Length: min
A sheltered teenager with a weak heart discovers that there is more to life than he ever imagined when he becomes smitten with a world-weary, alcoholic ex-stripper. Milla Jovovich stars as the exotic dancer who becomes charmed by the infatuated teen's...

Cast: Danny Glover Mia Farrow Michel Gondry   
Tags: Farce Comedy of Errors Comedy 
Length: 101min
When a bumbling movie lover becomes magnetized while attempting to sabotage a local power plant and accidentally erases all of the videotapes in the small video store where his best friend works, the pair attempt to keep the store's loyal customer...

Cast: Alfre Woodard   
Tags: Black Comedy Comedy Drama 
Length: min
Writer/director Caran Hartsfield's lack comedy Bury Me Standing (2008) observes four family members in the wake of a 26-year-old relative's death from homicide. Mos Def and Alfre Woodard co-star. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

Tags: Comedy of Errors Crime Comedy Comedy 
Length: 84min
An overnight drug shipment is sent to the wrong recipient, prompting a frantic race to recover the package before the contents are revealed in this fast-paced crime comedy starring Donald Faison, Mos Def, and Mike Epps. When Brody (Epps) and Guch...

Cast: Bruce Willis Richard Donner Sarah Jessica Parker   
Tags: Crime Thriller Crime 
Length: 101min
A hard-drinking, hard-living cop assigned the task of transporting a small-time criminal to the nearby courthouse finds that a simple, 16-block drive can be the longest ride of his life in director Richard Donner's urban action thriller. Hung-over,...

In Prison My Whole Life (2008)
Cast: Mos Def   
Tags: Politics & Government Culture & Society Law & Crime Biography 
Length: min
Since his incarceration in 1982 for allegedly shooting a Philadelphia policeman to death, Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal has awaited execution on Death Row, vociferously protesting his innocence; he now qualifies as one of the most famous Death Row...

Journey to the End of the Night (2006)
Cast: Scott Glenn Brendan Fraser   
Tags: Thriller Crime Thriller 
Length: 88min
Eric Eason's stylish sophomore film, the crime thriller Journey to the End of Night, features Scott Glenn and Brendan Fraser as a father and son who unknowingly have each bet their individual futures on a stolen suitcase. Catalina Sandino Moreno plays...

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Cast: Helen Mirren   
Tags: Sci-Fi Comedy Comedy Science Fiction 
Length: 109min
Douglas Adams' oft-adapted tale of an normal guy making his way through the universe (it's already been presented as a novel, a radio serial, a television series, and a comic book) finally makes its way to the big screen in this endearingly goofy...

Tags: Romantic Comedy Comedy 
Length: min
When a struggling social satirist (Mos Def) turns to advertising work in order to pay the bills, his artistic sacrifice returns to haunt him in this adaptation of a comic play by Maurice Chauvet. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
Tags: Standup Comedy Comedy Vocal Music Concerts Music 
Length: 102min
In September 2004, comedian Dave Chappelle took a break from his immensely successful Comedy Central show to stage a free, unpublicized, all-star hip-hop concert in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. Inviting fans over the Internet, on the...
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