Loretta Devine
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1. Waiting to Exhale (1995)
R | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Based on Terry McMillan's novel, this film follows four very different African-American women and their relationships with men.
Director: Forest Whitaker | Stars: Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon
Votes: 12,209 | Gross: $67.05M
2. Caged No More (2016)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Aggie Prejean is a godmother on a desperate search to find her two goddaughters, Skye and Elle, who have been kidnapped by their sinister father. As the details behind the girls' ... See full summary »
Director: Lisa Arnold | Stars: Loretta Devine, Debra Wilson, Kevin Sorbo, Cynthia Gibb
Votes: 558 | Gross: $0.11M
3. Grandma's House (2016)
TV-PG | 95 min | Drama
A teenager and her stepbrothers are forced to move in with Grandma. They learn the true meaning of love, faith, and family through the strict rules she imposes and the devotion she displays as the extended family has its ups and downs.
Director: Paul D. Hannah | Stars: Loretta Devine, Coco Jones, Paige Hurd, Wendy Raquel Robinson
Votes: 249
4. Chapter & Verse (2016)
R | 97 min | Drama
Upon his return from serving a eight-year sentence in prison, reformed gang leader, S. Lance Ingram, struggles to adapt to a changed Harlem. Unable to use the technological skills he ... See full summary »
Director: Jamal Joseph | Stars: Daniel Beaty, Loretta Devine, Omari Hardwick, Selenis Leyva
Votes: 229 | Gross: $0.08M
5. For the Love of Ruth (2015)
80 min | Drama
Ruth Summerling has spent the majority of her life struggling to find her way and comes to some understanding of where exactly it is she belongs.
Director: Christine Swanson | Stars: Denise Boutte, Gary Dourdan, Gary Weeks, Loretta Devine
Votes: 191
6. 1440 and Counting (2015)
13 min | Short, Action, Drama
A retiring teacher must reexamine her future when confronted by someone from her past.
Director: Tony Gapastione | Stars: Loretta Devine, Jeremy Ray Valdez, Jason Michael Fong, Mary Mackey
Votes: 8
7. Back to School Mom (2015)
TV-14 | 88 min | Drama
The story of a 41 year old woman who goes back to college to finish up her last year of school. While there, she becomes good friends with a classmate, who turns out to be the son she gave up 20 years earlier.
Director: Christopher Erskin | Stars: Kimberly Elise, Denzel Whitaker, Loretta Devine, Harry Lennix
Votes: 164
8. You're Not You (2014)
R | 102 min | Drama
A drama centered on a classical pianist who has been diagnosed with ALS and the brash college student who becomes her caregiver.
Director: George C. Wolfe | Stars: Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum, Josh Duhamel, Stephanie Beatriz
Votes: 26,840
9. The Sound and the Fury (2014)
TV-MA | 101 min | Drama
A look at the trials and tribulations of the Compson family, living in the Deep South during the early 20th century.
Director: James Franco | Stars: James Franco, Tim Blake Nelson, Scott Haze, Loretta Devine
Votes: 1,259
10. Welcome to Me (2014)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
When Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show.
Director: Shira Piven | Stars: Kristen Wiig, James Marsden, Linda Cardellini, Wes Bentley
Votes: 19,659 | Gross: $0.61M
11. In the Hive (2012)
R | 111 min | Drama
Sixteen-year-old Xtra Keys hopes to raise his son better than his boozy, razor-edged mother raised him, and he just might get his wish when he's thrust into an unorthodox alternative school full of underprivileged boys.
Director: Robert Townsend | Stars: Michael Clarke Duncan, Loretta Devine, Vivica A. Fox, Jonathan 'Lil J' McDaniel
Votes: 462
12. Politics of Love (2011)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
A comedy romance inspired by the slew of publicly documented election love stories that sprung up during Obama's Presidential push. The plot follows the fortunes of a campaign team caught up in a whirlwind of euphoric romances.
Director: William Dear | Stars: Brian White, Mallika Sherawat, Loretta Devine, Ruby Dee
Votes: 346
13. Jumping the Broom (2011)
PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.
Director: Salim Akil | Stars: Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine
Votes: 11,535 | Gross: $37.30M
14. Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
The crazy and comical Mabel Simmons, otherwise known as Madea, tries to wrangle her fighting family together for a family dinner regarding the health of her niece Shirley.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Loretta Devine, Shad Moss, Cassi Davis
Votes: 8,631 | Gross: $53.35M
15. For Colored Girls (2010)
R | 133 min | Drama
Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Janet Jackson, Anika Noni Rose, Whoopi Goldberg, Kimberly Elise
Votes: 8,200 | Gross: $37.72M
16. Lottery Ticket (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy
Kevin Carson is a young man living in the projects who has to survive a three-day weekend after his opportunistic neighbors find out he's holding a winning lottery ticket worth $370 million.
Director: Erik White | Stars: Shad Moss, Brandon T. Jackson, Naturi Naughton, Loretta Devine
Votes: 11,557 | Gross: $24.71M
17. Death at a Funeral (2010)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
A funeral ceremony turns into a debacle of exposed family secrets and misplaced bodies.
Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Keith David, Loretta Devine
Votes: 53,686 | Gross: $42.74M
18. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
R | 91 min | Drama, Thriller
Inspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Michael Shannon, Willem Dafoe, Chloë Sevigny, Udo Kier
Votes: 10,712
19. Spring Breakdown (2009)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
Three women vacation together at a popular travel destination for college co-eds on spring break.
Director: Ryan Shiraki | Stars: Amy Poehler, Parker Posey, Rachel Dratch, Amber Tamblyn
Votes: 4,824
20. First Sunday (2008)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two bungling, petty criminal BFFs try to rob a church, but someone from staff beat them to it. They spend the night with the church staff to get the money.
Director: David E. Talbert | Stars: Ice Cube, Katt Williams, Tracy Morgan, Loretta Devine
Votes: 11,672 | Gross: $37.93M
21. This Christmas (2007)
PG-13 | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Christmastime drama centered around the Whitfield family's first holiday together in four years.
Director: Preston A. Whitmore II | Stars: Regina King, Columbus Short, Delroy Lindo, Idris Elba
Votes: 10,449 | Gross: $49.12M
22. Dreamgirls (2006)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover
Votes: 77,313 | Gross: $103.37M
23. Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (2006 TV Movie)
88 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Fantasia Barrino overcomes sexual abuse, illiteracy, and other setbacks and becomes the winner of "American Idol" in 2004.
Director: Debbie Allen | Stars: Fantasia Barrino, Loretta Devine, Viola Davis, Kadeem Hardison
Votes: 676
24. Dirty Laundry (I) (2006)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A modern-day prodigal son story with a twist. It follows Patrick, a magazine writer, who seems to have the "perfect life," until one day, there is a knock at the door. On the other side stands a secret that brings him face to face with the traditional southern family he hasn't seen in over 10 years.
Director: Maurice Jamal | Stars: Rockmond Dunbar, Loretta Devine, Jenifer Lewis, Terri J. Vaughn
Votes: 530 | Gross: $0.02M
25. King's Ransom (2005)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Crime
Hoping to foil his own gold-digging wife's plan, a loathsome businessman arranges his own kidnapping, only to realize that there are plenty of other people interested in his wealth as well.
Director: Jeffrey W. Byrd | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Kellita Smith, Jay Mohr, Donald Faison
Votes: 3,919 | Gross: $4.01M
26. Crash (I) (2004)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.
Director: Paul Haggis | Stars: Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Thandiwe Newton, Karina Arroyave
Votes: 449,133 | Gross: $54.58M
27. Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004)
R | 94 min | Drama
An adaptation of Bishop T.D. Jakes' self-help novel, chronicling a woman's struggle to come to terms with her legacy of abuse, addiction and poverty.
Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Kimberly Elise, T.D. Jakes, Michael Boatman, Loretta Devine
Votes: 1,042 | Gross: $6.88M
28. Baby of the Family (2002)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
From the moment of her birth in a rural black hospital in Georgia, Lena McPherson is recognized by all the nurses as a special child, one with the power to see ghosts and predict the future... See full summary »
Director: Jonee Ansa | Stars: Afrika Ansa, Todd Bridges, Cylk Cozart, Ruby Dee
Votes: 31
29. Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs (2002)
91 min | Romance, Comedy
A mockumentary following unrelated stories of three LA bachelors (Eric K. George, Anthony Treach Criss, and Richard T.
Director: Jeffrey W. Byrd | Stars: Robin Givens, Richard T. Jones, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Eric George
Votes: 123
30. I Am Sam (2001)
PG-13 | 132 min | Drama
An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.
Director: Jessie Nelson | Stars: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 155,378 | Gross: $40.31M
31. Kingdom Come (2001)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
When a despicable family member expires at last, his relatives gather to comfort one another--and to settle old scores.
Director: Doug McHenry | Stars: LL Cool J, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox, Loretta Devine
Votes: 2,444 | Gross: $23.25M
32. What Women Want (2000)
PG-13 | 127 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.
Director: Nancy Meyers | Stars: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Alan Alda
Votes: 222,481 | Gross: $182.81M
33. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999 TV Movie)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Dorothy Dandridge's way to fame and fortune as a dancer, singer and actress.
Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Halle Berry, Brent Spiner, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Obba Babatundé
Votes: 3,922
34. Jackie's Back! (1999 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 120 min | Comedy, Music
"Mockumentary" on '60s diva Jackie Washington (Jenifer Lewis), whose ancestors were George Washington's slaves. Lewis is our leading lady with an incredible singing voice. Jackie is ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Townsend | Stars: Jenifer Lewis, Tim Curry, T.V. Blake, Tangie Ambrose
Votes: 728
35. The Breaks (1999)
R | 86 min | Comedy
Adopted by a black family in L.A., Derrick grows up an Irish white boy who thinks he's black! When his mother catches him romantically entangled with a woman on her couch, he's thrown out with an ultimatum. In HD.
Director: Eric Meza | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Isaiah Barnes, Max Becker, Paula Bel
Votes: 1,395
36. Funny Valentines (1999)
108 min | Drama
A woman returns to her home town to sort out her troubled marriage and finds new happiness in the rekindling of a broken friendship with her cousin.
Director: Julie Dash | Stars: Alfre Woodard, Loretta Devine, CCH Pounder, Tom Wright
Votes: 642
37. Down in the Delta (1998)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama
In a desperate attempt to change her life, Loretta -- a troubled single mother from a tough Chicago neighborhood -- is sent to spend a summer at her family's ancestral home in rural Mississippi.
Director: Maya Angelou | Stars: Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman Jr., Mary Alice, Esther Rolle
Votes: 1,899 | Gross: $5.66M
38. Don King: Only in America (1997 TV Movie)
R | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A cinematic portrait of the famous fight promoter and boxing manager.
Director: John Herzfeld | Stars: Ving Rhames, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jeremy Piven, Darius McCrary
Votes: 1,367
39. Lover Girl (1997)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
Jake is a 16-year-old girl whose mother left her. She finds her older sister Darlene in L.A., but Darlene turns her away. Darlene's neighbor Marci takes pity on Jake, allowing her to stay ... See full summary »
Directors: Lisa Addario, Joe Syracuse | Stars: Tara Subkoff, Sandra Bernhard, Kristy Swanson, Loretta Devine
Votes: 339
40. Clover (1997 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
Sara marries Gaten a single father who is African-American. Not long after they're married Gaten dies. So Sara has to take care of Gaten's daughter, Clover. Problem is she and Clover have ... See full summary »
Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: Elizabeth McGovern, Ernie Hudson, Zelda Harris, Loretta Devine
Votes: 185
41. Hoodlum (1997)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama
Black gangsters in 1930 Harlem fights Dutch Schultz who is trying to horn in on their numbers racket.
Director: Bill Duke | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams, Andy Garcia
Votes: 12,579 | Gross: $23.46M
42. The Price of Kissing (1997)
PG-13 | 93 min | Drama, Romance
Pauley Perrette plays Renee, a young woman discovering her own meaning of love. From childhood memories of her mother to her own experiences as a young woman, she struggles to find answers ... See full summary »
Director: Vince DiPersio | Stars: Pauley Perrette, Leon, Nicole Eggert, Jon Seda
Votes: 285
43. The Preacher's Wife (1996)
PG | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
An angel comes to Earth to help a preacher save his church and his family.
Director: Penny Marshall | Stars: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines
Votes: 13,739 | Gross: $48.10M
44. Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996 TV Movie)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devote the ... See full summary »
Director: Eriq La Salle | Stars: Don Cheadle, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach, Ronny Cox
Votes: 3,151
45. The Hard Truth (1994 Video)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Romance
A suspended cop and his girlfriend blackmail an electronics expert into helping them break into the safe of the girlfriend's boss, a corrupt city councilman who's on the local mob's payroll.
Director: Kristine Peterson | Stars: Yvonne Farrow, Nicholas Cascone, Ray Baker, Heather Cummings
Votes: 306
46. The American Clock (1993 TV Movie)
92 min | Drama
This film is based on Arthur Miller's recollection of the events of the 1930s Depression. John Rubinstein, Mary McDonnell, and Loren Dean are all members of an upper class family who find ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Darren McGavin, David Strathairn, Felton Perry, Mary McDonnell
Votes: 115
47. Amos & Andrew (1993)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime
A Pulitzer prize writer buys a cabin. The neighbors get suspicious when a stranger "breaks in". They see a black man and call the police, who start shooting at him. The sheriff tries a cover-up involving a white petty crook. Bad idea.
Director: E. Max Frye | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Lerner, Margaret Colin
Votes: 9,886 | Gross: $9.75M
48. Class Act (1992)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy
A valedictorian and a juvenile delinquent have their school records switched and begin to be treated like the other.
Director: Randall Miller | Stars: Christopher Reid, Christopher Martin, Andre Rosey Brown, Meshach Taylor
Votes: 8,148 | Gross: $13.27M
49. Livin' Large! (1991)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
A young black reporter begins to lose his identity.
Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, Lisa Arrindell, Blanche Baker, Nathaniel Hall
Votes: 532 | Gross: $5.47M
50. No Regrets (2016)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy
After 12 years with her college sweetheart (and none before him), Nina meets a divorced man at her hotel during her 36 hour layover as air-hostess and spends time with him, his daughter and his ex.
Director: Mark Harris | Stars: Monica Calhoun, Sharon Leal, Brian White, Elise Neal
Votes: 177
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