Tonyja Lipa, redarja iz italijanske četrti v Bronxu, kot voznika za koncertno turnejo najame dr. Don Shirley, temnopolti pianist svetovnega slovesa. Zanašati se morata na "zeleno knjigo", ki je nekakšen vodič po takratnih varnih območjih za Afroameričane globoko na ameriškem jugu. Soočena z rasizmom in nevarnostjo ter hkrati z nepričakovano človečnostjo in humorjem sta prisiljena razlike postaviti na stran, da bi lahko preživela in uživala na življenjskem popotovanju.
Resnična zgodba o pravem prijateljstvu, ki je presegalo rasno nestrpnost in družbeno razslojenost zgodnjih šestdesetih let prejšnjega stoletja, je leta 2019 prejela tri oskarje: za najboljši film, najboljši izvirni scenarij in najboljšega igralca v stranski vlogi.
Harry Angel, a down-and-out Brooklyn detective, is hired to track down a singer on an odyssey that will take him through the desperate streets of Harlem, the smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and the swamps of Louisiana and its seedy underworld of voodoo.
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
Sposobni Kevin Lomax (K. Reeves) je ambiciozen mladi odvetnik iz malega mesteca na Floridi in nekoliko egocentričen moški, ki še nikoli ni izgubil primera. Pravkar je prejel novo nalogo - na videz že vnaprej izgubljeno sojenje proti antipatičnemu pedofilu, s čimer pritegne pozornost kolega (R. Santiago-Hudson), zaposlenega v ugledni odvetniški firmi iz New Yorka.
Leto 1776, vojna za neodvisnost med kolonisti Nove Anglije in četami Georga III (1760-1820). V Južni Karolini se vdovec Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson), junaški vojak v Franciji in Indiji, odreče boju, da bi lahko skrbel za svoje sedem otrok. Toda mirno življenje družine Martin je porušeno, ko se v vojsko pridruži najstarejši sin Gabriel (Heath Ledger); medtem se njegov oče bori za vzgojo otrok. Vendar bodo Britanci pod poveljstvom okrutnega polkovnika Tavingtona (Jason Isaacs) prišli do vrat svojega doma in tako ogrozili vso družino ...
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.
Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of their friendship and surprising aspects of their personalities and self-strengths in the trying times.
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.
Ethan Wate just wants to get to know Lena Duchannes better, but unbeknownst to him, Lena has strange powers. As Lena's 16th birthday approaches she might decide her fate, to be good or evil. A choice which will impact her relationship forever.
A fading southern belle moves in with her sister in New Orleans where her ferocious brother-in-law takes stabs at her sanity.
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town.
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
A night guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history.
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
Two carefree pals traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend, to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!
Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he suddenly returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later into her heart.
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. On their journey they come across many comical characters and incredible situations. Based upon Homer's 'Odyssey'.