Sam Sarpong

American History X (1998)

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Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Kaye
CAST:  Edward Norton  •  Edward Furlong  •  Beverly D'Angelo  •  Avery Brooks

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Kaye
CAST:  Edward Norton  •  Edward Furlong  •  Beverly D'Angelo  •  Avery Brooks

Masked and Anonymous (2003)

Amidst unrest, organizers put on a benefit concert.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Charles
CAST:  Bob Dylan  •  Jeff Bridges  •  Penélope Cruz  •  John Goodman

Amidst unrest, organizers put on a benefit concert.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Charles
CAST:  Bob Dylan  •  Jeff Bridges  •  Penélope Cruz  •  John Goodman

Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)

High school loser pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Troy Byer
CAST:  Nick Cannon  •  Christina Milian  •  Steve Harvey  •  Vanessa Bell Calloway

High school loser pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Troy Byer
CAST:  Nick Cannon  •  Christina Milian  •  Steve Harvey  •  Vanessa Bell Calloway

Anchor Baby (2010)

Anchor Baby is a tale of an illegal immigrant couple from Nigeria on a quest to create a better life for their unborn child. Their dream is to have their baby in the United States in order for the baby to become a US citizen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lonzo Nzekwe
CAST:  Omoni Oboli  •  Sam Sarpong  •  Terri Olivier

Anchor Baby is a tale of an illegal immigrant couple from Nigeria on a quest to create a better life for their unborn child. Their dream is to have their baby in the United States in order for the baby to become a US citizen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lonzo Nzekwe
CAST:  Omoni Oboli  •  Sam Sarpong  •  Terri Olivier

Church: The Movie (2010)

When a reformed bad boy returns to The Church on the Hill as its Youth Leader, he has his hands full with boisterous kids, a congregation that's $27,000 in debt and a duplicitous deacon determined to make a profit by grabbing the church's land.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cory King  •  Foster V. Corder
CAST:  Darius McCrary  •  Joseph C. Phillips  •  Dionne Gipson  •  Sam Sarpong

When a reformed bad boy returns to The Church on the Hill as its Youth Leader, he has his hands full with boisterous kids, a congregation that's $27,000 in debt and a duplicitous deacon determined to make a profit by grabbing the church's land.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cory King  •  Foster V. Corder
CAST:  Darius McCrary  •  Joseph C. Phillips  •  Dionne Gipson  •  Sam Sarpong

Single Black Female (2009)

When her roommate is brutally murdered, a Beverly Hills singer posts a "roommate wanted" ad in hopes of keeping up payments on her sprawling mansion in this thriller starring Destiny's Child's Farrah Franklin. Karma (Franklin)'s roommate is dead, and in order to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dale Stelly
CAST:  Farrah Franklin  •  Kelle Cantwell  •  Darris Love  •  Sam Sarpong

When her roommate is brutally murdered, a Beverly Hills singer posts a "roommate wanted" ad in hopes of keeping up payments on her sprawling mansion in this thriller starring Destiny's Child's Farrah Franklin. Karma (Franklin)'s roommate is dead, and in order to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dale Stelly
CAST:  Farrah Franklin  •  Kelle Cantwell  •  Darris Love  •  Sam Sarpong

Nailed (2006)

A pair of crooks on the run from the law gets more than they bargained for when they break into a seemingly abandoned house looking for a place to hole up and find that it's controlled by an evil spirit that will do anything to protect its sole, sickly resident. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adrian O'Connell
CAST:  Charles Porter  •  Wilson Jermaine Heredia  •  Sam Sarpong  •  Lydia Hyslop

A pair of crooks on the run from the law gets more than they bargained for when they break into a seemingly abandoned house looking for a place to hole up and find that it's controlled by an evil spirit that will do anything to protect its sole, sickly resident. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adrian O'Connell
CAST:  Charles Porter  •  Wilson Jermaine Heredia  •  Sam Sarpong  •  Lydia Hyslop

Grad Night (2006)

A group of friends celebrates their graduation from Crispus Attucks High School with a jammin' party. It's hormones on overdrive, recreational drugs and lap dancing galore as the Class of 2005 goes out in style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael T. Fitzgerald Jr.
CAST:  Coolio  •  Sam Sarpong  •  Aloma Wright  •  Howard Mungo

A group of friends celebrates their graduation from Crispus Attucks High School with a jammin' party. It's hormones on overdrive, recreational drugs and lap dancing galore as the Class of 2005 goes out in style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael T. Fitzgerald Jr.
CAST:  Coolio  •  Sam Sarpong  •  Aloma Wright  •  Howard Mungo

Lord Help Us (2007)

Comedy about faith and family directed by Shavar Ross. When a recently widowed Baptist preacher (Bill Toliver) loses the respect of his congregation over rumors of his impending marriage to a woman 45 years younger, best friends hatch a plan to help him regain his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shavar Ross
CAST:  Joe Clair  •  Nadia Turner  •  Bill Toliver  •  Margaret Avery

Comedy about faith and family directed by Shavar Ross. When a recently widowed Baptist preacher (Bill Toliver) loses the respect of his congregation over rumors of his impending marriage to a woman 45 years younger, best friends hatch a plan to help him regain his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shavar Ross
CAST:  Joe Clair  •  Nadia Turner  •  Bill Toliver  •  Margaret Avery

Young Cesar (2007)

When Ali Dean went to prison, left behind two sons. Tariq trains to become a boxer, but his brother, Cesar, ends up on the streets dealing drugs. And while Ali is about to be released, even he may not be able to save his wayward son. The deeper Cesar gets into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sheldon Candis
CAST:  Clifton Powell  •  Sam Sarpong  •  Sean Blakemore  •  Dominic Daniel

When Ali Dean went to prison, left behind two sons. Tariq trains to become a boxer, but his brother, Cesar, ends up on the streets dealing drugs. And while Ali is about to be released, even he may not be able to save his wayward son. The deeper Cesar gets into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sheldon Candis
CAST:  Clifton Powell  •  Sam Sarpong  •  Sean Blakemore  •  Dominic Daniel

Grindin' (2007)

Comedy - GRINDIN' is an over the top comedy about T.O., a successful working actor who falls from Hollywood grace in the midst of livin' it up. - Lawrence B. Adisa, Regina King, French Stewart  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcello Thedford
CAST:  Lawrence B. Adisa  •  Richard Whiten  •  Sam Sarpong  •  Omar Benson Miller

Comedy - GRINDIN' is an over the top comedy about T.O., a successful working actor who falls from Hollywood grace in the midst of livin' it up. - Lawrence B. Adisa, Regina King, French Stewart  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcello Thedford
CAST:  Lawrence B. Adisa  •  Richard Whiten  •  Sam Sarpong  •  Omar Benson Miller

Farm House (2008)

Stranded in the remote countryside after wrecking their car, a couple seeking to start over discovers that there's no escape from the sins of their past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Bessudo
CAST:  Jamie Anne Allman  •  Flynn Beck  •  Ryan Coughlin  •  Jack Donner

Stranded in the remote countryside after wrecking their car, a couple seeking to start over discovers that there's no escape from the sins of their past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Bessudo
CAST:  Jamie Anne Allman  •  Flynn Beck  •  Ryan Coughlin  •  Jack Donner

Johnny Was (2006)

Johnny Doyle escapes a violent past in Ireland to lie low in London, until his former mentor Flynn breaks out of Brixton Prison...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Hammond
CAST:  Vinnie Jones  •  Patrick Bergin  •  Eriq La Salle  •  Samantha Mumba

Johnny Doyle escapes a violent past in Ireland to lie low in London, until his former mentor Flynn breaks out of Brixton Prison...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Hammond
CAST:  Vinnie Jones  •  Patrick Bergin  •  Eriq La Salle  •  Samantha Mumba

Crossed the Line (2014)

A young woman refuses to bow down to the local criminal kingpin who wants to take control of her late mother's flower shop in order to run drugs. However, when he crosses the line, she and her siblings seek revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennis Conrad
CAST:  Ice-T  •  Caryn Ward  •  Vanessa Williams  •  La'Myia Good

A young woman refuses to bow down to the local criminal kingpin who wants to take control of her late mother's flower shop in order to run drugs. However, when he crosses the line, she and her siblings seek revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennis Conrad
CAST:  Ice-T  •  Caryn Ward  •  Vanessa Williams  •  La'Myia Good

Swirl (2003)

A college friendship turns romantic, resulting in a swirl of black and white, love and friendship, and hilarious comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Les Wilson
CAST:  Carl Anthony Payne II  •  Stephanie Denise Griffin  •  Phil Ragland  •  Robert 'Roby' Hutchinson

A college friendship turns romantic, resulting in a swirl of black and white, love and friendship, and hilarious comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Les Wilson
CAST:  Carl Anthony Payne II  •  Stephanie Denise Griffin  •  Phil Ragland  •  Robert 'Roby' Hutchinson

Battered (2014)

TV stars, pro athletes, ex addicts, and two racist hicks from the South end up under one roof in a botched extortion attempt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Madero
CAST:  Charles Porter  •  Katie Lowry Brown  •  Bradley Fowler  •  Sam Sarpong

TV stars, pro athletes, ex addicts, and two racist hicks from the South end up under one roof in a botched extortion attempt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Madero
CAST:  Charles Porter  •  Katie Lowry Brown  •  Bradley Fowler  •  Sam Sarpong