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1961
American actor, filmmaker, and activist
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Black Nativity (2013)
A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.
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2013
11/27/2013
PG
Film
93 minutes
A
Genre:
Drama
Family
Musical
 Director(s):
Kasi Lemmons
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Cast:

Forest Whitaker / Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Angela Bassett / Aretha Cobbs
Jennifer Hudson / Naima
Tyrese Gibson / Loot /  Tyson
Jacob Latimore / Langston
Mary J. Blige / Angel
Nas / Street Prophet (Isaiah)
Vondie Curtis-Hall / Pawnbroker
Luke James / Jo-Jo /  Joseph
Grace Gibson / Maria /  Mary



 Black Nativity (2013)



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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power to change their lives forever.
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2020
10/13/2020
PG
TV Movie
122 minutes
Netflix
A
Genre:
Family
Fantasy
Musical
 Director(s):
David E. Talbert
 Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Forest Whitaker / Jeronicus
Keegan-Michael Key / Gustafson
Hugh Bonneville / Mr. Delacroix
Anika Noni Rose / Jessica
Madalen Mills / Journey
Phylicia Rashad / Grandmother Journey
Ricky Martin / Don Juan Diego
Justin Cornwell / Young Jeronicus
Sharon Rose / Joanne
Lisa Davina Phillip / Ms. Johnston



 Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)



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Powder Blue (2009)
Four Los Angelenos, a mortician, an ex-con, a suicidal ex-priest, and a stripper, are brought together on Christmas Eve by a mixture of circumstances.
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2009
10/15/2009
R
Film
106 minutes
B
Genre:
Drama
 Director(s):
Timothy Linh Bui
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Jessica Biel / Rose-Johnny
Eddie Redmayne / Qwerty Doolittle
Forest Whitaker / Charlie
Ray Liotta / Jack Doheny
Lisa Kudrow / Sally
Patrick Swayze / Velvet Larry
Kris Kristofferson / Randall
Alejandro Romero / Lexus
Sanaa Lathan / Diana
Chandler Canterbury / Billy



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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
A group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs, and rock n' roll.
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1982
08/13/1982
R
Film
90 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Drama
 Director(s):
Amy Heckerling
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Christmas Elements:

00:25:25 Santa Claus in mall, kid pees
00:25:30 Christmas sucks
00:27:29 Christmas in mall
00:35:10 present in mall
00:36:50 Christmas in restaurant
Cast:

Sean Penn / Jeff Spicoli
Jennifer Jason Leigh / Stacy Hamilton
Judge Reinhold / Brad Hamilton
Robert Romanus / Mike Damone
Brian Backer / Mark 'Rat' Ratner
Phoebe Cates / Linda Barrett
Ray Walston / Mr. Hand
Scott Thomson / Arnold
Vincent Schiavelli / Mr. Vargas
Amanda Wyss / Lisa



 Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)



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Consenting Adults (1992)
During a joint dinner at the restaurant, the neighbors offer to exchange wives for one night. It was a joke, but only at first.
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1992
10/16/1992
R
Film
99 minutes
C
Genre:
Crime
Drama
Mystery
 Director(s):
Alan J. Pakula
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Cast:

Kevin Kline / Richard Parker
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio / Priscilla Parker
Kevin Spacey / Eddy Otis
Rebecca Miller / Kay Otis
Forest Whitaker / David Duttonville
E.G. Marshall / George Gordon
Kimberly McCullough / Lori Parker
Billie Neal / Annie Duttonville
Benjamin Hendrickson / Jimmy Schwartz
Lonnie R. Smith Jr. / Dr. Pettering



 Consenting Adults (1992)



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Smoke (1995)
A Brooklyn smoke shop is the center of neighborhood activity, and the stories of its customers.
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1995
06/09/1995
R
Film
112 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Drama
 Director(s):
Wayne Wang
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Cast:

Giancarlo Esposito / 1st OTB Man /  Tommy
José Zúñiga / 2nd OTB Man /  Jerry
Stephen Gevedon / OTB Man #3, Dennis
Harvey Keitel / Auggie Wren
Jared Harris / Jimmy Rose
William Hurt / Paul Benjamin
Daniel Auster / Book Thief
Harold Perrineau / Rashid Cole
Deirdre O'Connell / Sue the Waitress
Victor Argo / Vinnie



 Smoke (1995)



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First Daughter (2004)
The daughter of the U.S. President heads off to college where she falls for a graduate student with a secret.
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2004
09/24/2004
PG
Film
106 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
 Director(s):
Forest Whitaker
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Katie Holmes / Samantha Mackenzie
Marc Blucas / James Lansome
Amerie / Mia Thompson
Michael Keaton / President Mackenzie
Margaret Colin / Melanie Mackenzie
Lela Rochon / Liz Pappas
Michael Milhoan / Agent Bock
Dwayne Adway / Agent Dylan
Hollis Hill / Agent Colvin
Ken Moreno / Agent Mercer



 First Daughter (2004)



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Repo Men (2010)
Set in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who struggles to make the payments on a heart he has purchased. He must therefore go on the run before said ticker is repossessed.
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2010
03/19/2010
R
Film
111 minutes
C
Genre:
Action
Sci-Fi
Thriller
 Director(s):
Miguel Sapochnik
 Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Jude Law / Remy
Forest Whitaker / Jake
Alice Braga / Beth
Liev Schreiber / Frank
Carice van Houten / Carol
Chandler Canterbury / Peter
Joe Pingue / Ray
Liza Lapira / Alva
Tiffany Espensen / Little Alva
Yvette Nicole Brown / Rhodesia



 Repo Men (2010)



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Roots (2016) 
Part 1 (2016)      S1.E1
In the river region of the Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, have a son named Kunta. Kunta is kidnapped in 1767 and sold to British slave traders. After he arrives in Annapolis, Maryland, Virginia planter John Waller purchases Kunta.
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2016
05/30/2016
TV-14
TV Mini-Series Episode
99 minutes
C
Genre:
Biography
Drama
History
 Director(s):
Phillip Noyce
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Laurence Fishburne / Alex Haley (voice)
Matthew Goode / Dr. William Waller
Malachi Kirby / Kunta Kinte
Derek Luke / Silla Ba Dibba
Chris Obi / Kintango
Babs Olusanmokun / Omoro Kinte
Ike Amadi / Narrator (voice)
James Purefoy / John Waller
Forest Whitaker / Fiddler
Kedar Williams-Stirling / Sitafa



 Roots (2016) 



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Finding Steve McQueen (2019)
In 1972, a gang of close-knit thieves from Youngstown, Ohio attempt to steal $30 million in illegal contributions and blackmail money from President Richard Nixon's secret fund.
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2019
03/15/2019
R
Film
131 minutes
M
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Cast:

Travis Fimmel / Harry Barber
Rachael Taylor / Molly Murphy
Forest Whitaker / Howard Lambert
William Fichtner / Enzo Rotella
Louis Lombardi / Pauly Callahan
Jake Weary / Tommy Barber
Rhys Coiro / Ray Darrow
Lily Rabe / Sharon Price
John Finn / W. Mark Felt
Ric Reitz / Sheriff Kelly



 Finding Steve McQueen (2019)



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