Cuba Gooding
1) Gifted hands
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, who overcame problems in school and obstacles in life to become a world-renowned neurosurgeon. His lifelong journey led him to become director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, a bestselling author, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Includes behind-the-scenes, and featurettes.
2) Bayou caviar
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A Russian gangster engages Rodney, a former boxer, to take down his associate's son-in-law via a salacious tape made by photographer, Nic.
3) Selma
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historical struggle to secure voting rights for all people. A dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1964.
5) Freedom
Publisher
ARC Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Two men separated by 100 years are united in their search for freedom. In 1856 a slave, Samuel Woodward and his family, escape from the Monroe Plantation near Richmond, Virginia. A secret network of ordinary people known as the Underground Railroad guides the family on their journey north to Canada.
7) Firelight
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame volume 77
Publisher
Hallmark Hall Of Fame Productions
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Cuba Gooding, Jr. plays Dwayne Johnson (D.J.), a counselor at a women's correctional center who dedicates his professional life to helping young people reclaim their own self-respect through selfless service to others. The incarcerated young women in the center come from troubled, often violent, backgrounds. Many of them belong to gangs and have been involved with illegal drugs. In the words of D.J., 'They come in here so broken. These are girls...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Melvin Udall is an obsessive-compulsive novelist with Manhattan's meanest mouth. But when his gay neighbor Simon is hospitalized, Melvin is forced to babysit Simon's dog. And that unexpected act of kindness-- along with waitress Carol Connelly-- helps put Melvin back in the human race.
10) Jerry Maguire
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
A sports agent suddenly discovers his scruples and promptly loses his job. But with the help of one loyal colleague and one outrageous client, he learns that loving well is the best revenge.
11) Machete kills
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
In his latest mission, Machete is recruited by the U.S. President to stop a crazed global terrorist who is planning to start a nuclear war. Meanwhile, Machete has a bounty on his head, and he faces death from a series of deadly assassins.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Told from the perspective of the lawyers, it explores the chaotic dealings behind closed doors and how prosecution overconfidence, defense shrewdness and shocking courtroom twists led to one of the most earth-shattering verdicts of all time. It is based on the best-selling book The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin.
Publisher
Eddy Murphy Productions, Inc
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Pampered African Prince Akeem is a rebel who is against an arranged marriage and heads to Queens, New York to find a new bride. His regal father agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi along to make sure nothing untoward happens. To avoid fortune hunters, Prince Akeem conceals his true identity and gets a "regular" guy job at a fast-food restaurant.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, this recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Aminata navigates her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, before finally...
15) Red tails
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Italy, 1944. As the war takes its toll on Allied forces in Europe, a squadron of black pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen are finally given the chance to prove themselves in the sky, even as they battle discrimination on the ground. Featuring jaw-dropping aerial action and thrilling special effects, Red Tails is a breathtaking tribute to the unsung heroes who rose above extraordinary challenges and ultimately soared into history.
Publisher
[Midwest Tape]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night.
Outbreak (R) (1995) (128 min.): The race to save life on Earth is on when an unstoppable killer virus hits our shores.
Contagion (PG-13) (2011) (106 min.): In this thriller, a deadly disease poses a threat, and an international team of doctors is contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak.
Quarantine (R) (2008) (89 min.): An apartment complex is quarantined...