Shari L. Carpenter

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25th Hour
7.6

25th Hour

Dec. 19, 2002

25th Hour

In New York City in the days following the events of 9/11, Monty Brogan is a convicted drug dealer about to start a seven-year prison sentence, ...
The Best Man
6.7

The Best Man

Oct. 22, 1999

The Best Man

After writing a soon-to-be bestselling novel, writer and committed bachelor Harper attempts to hide the fact that his saucy new book is loosely ...
Subway Stories
6.4

Subway Stories

Jul. 24, 1997

Subway Stories

An anthology of 10 stories depicting real-life incidents of subway riders in New York City, which range from compassion and love to violence and loss.
The First Wives Club
6.5

The First Wives Club

Sep. 20, 1996

The First Wives Club

After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But ...
Waiting to Exhale
6

Waiting to Exhale

Dec. 22, 1995

Waiting to Exhale

Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive “good man” to break a string of ...
Clockers
6.9

Clockers

Sep. 15, 1995

Clockers

Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with ...
Crooklyn
7

Crooklyn

May. 13, 1994

Crooklyn

From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids ...
Malcolm X
7.7

Malcolm X

Nov. 18, 1992

Malcolm X

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the ...
Juice
7

Juice

Jan. 17, 1992

Juice

Four Harlem friends — Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem — dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience ...
Jungle Fever
6.6

Jungle Fever

Jun. 07, 1991

Jungle Fever

A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He’s quite rightly worried that the racial ...