Malik Yoba

Malik Yoba (born September 17, 1967) is an American actor and occasional singer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Malik Yoba,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Cool Runnings (1993)

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When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Turteltaub
CAST:  Leon  •  Doug E. Doug  •  Rawle D. Lewis  •  Malik Yoba

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Turteltaub
CAST:  Leon  •  Doug E. Doug  •  Rawle D. Lewis  •  Malik Yoba

Cop Land (1997)

Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Mangold
CAST:  Sylvester Stallone  •  Harvey Keitel  •  Ray Liotta  •  Robert De Niro

Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Mangold
CAST:  Sylvester Stallone  •  Harvey Keitel  •  Ray Liotta  •  Robert De Niro

Criminal (2004)

Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new associate, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Jacobs
CAST:  John C. Reilly  •  Diego Luna  •  Maggie Gyllenhaal  •  Peter Mullan

Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new associate, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Jacobs
CAST:  John C. Reilly  •  Diego Luna  •  Maggie Gyllenhaal  •  Peter Mullan

Kids in America (2005)

Inspired by real events, this ribald comedy pits an unlikely gang of students against their principal after she bars safe-sex activities on campus. Protesting Principal Weller's muzzling of free speech, the teens stage a bold and hilarious rebellion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh Stolberg
CAST:  Gregory Smith  •  Stephanie Sherrin  •  Caitlin Wachs  •  Nicole Richie

Inspired by real events, this ribald comedy pits an unlikely gang of students against their principal after she bars safe-sex activities on campus. Protesting Principal Weller's muzzling of free speech, the teens stage a bold and hilarious rebellion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh Stolberg
CAST:  Gregory Smith  •  Stephanie Sherrin  •  Caitlin Wachs  •  Nicole Richie

Smoke (1995)

Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over his wife's murder, Paul is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Wang
CAST:  Harvey Keitel  •  William Hurt  •  Giancarlo Esposito  •  José Zúñiga

Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over his wife's murder, Paul is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Wang
CAST:  Harvey Keitel  •  William Hurt  •  Giancarlo Esposito  •  José Zúñiga

Blue in the Face (1995)

Auggie runs a small tobacco shop in Brooklyn, New York. The whole neighborhood comes to visit him to buy cigarettes and have some small talk. During the movie Lou Reed tries to explain why he has to have a cut on his health insurance bill if he keeps smoking and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Wang  •  Paul Auster
CAST:  Lou Reed  •  Michael J. Fox  •  Roseanne Barr  •  Mel Gorham

Auggie runs a small tobacco shop in Brooklyn, New York. The whole neighborhood comes to visit him to buy cigarettes and have some small talk. During the movie Lou Reed tries to explain why he has to have a cut on his health insurance bill if he keeps smoking and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Wang  •  Paul Auster
CAST:  Lou Reed  •  Michael J. Fox  •  Roseanne Barr  •  Mel Gorham

Harlem Aria (1999)

An aspiring opera singer from Harlem teams up with a charismatic busker and a kindhearted hustler to share his voice with the world, and teaches his two newfound friends the importance of taking your destiny into your own hands. Anton (Gabriel Casseus) lives in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Jennings
CAST:  Damon Wayans  •  Gabriel Casseus  •  Christian Camargo  •  Malik Yoba

An aspiring opera singer from Harlem teams up with a charismatic busker and a kindhearted hustler to share his voice with the world, and teaches his two newfound friends the importance of taking your destiny into your own hands. Anton (Gabriel Casseus) lives in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Jennings
CAST:  Damon Wayans  •  Gabriel Casseus  •  Christian Camargo  •  Malik Yoba

Betty and Coretta (2013)

The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yves Simoneau
CAST:  Angela Bassett  •  Mary J. Blige  •  Malik Yoba  •  Lindsay Owen Pierre

The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yves Simoneau
CAST:  Angela Bassett  •  Mary J. Blige  •  Malik Yoba  •  Lindsay Owen Pierre

Caught on Tape (2013)

A young boy uses his video camera that he got for his birthday to spy on his mother's boyfriend, who's plotting a crime. Mix in a nosy neighbor, jealous fiancé, shady maintenance man, a UPS driver with a heist gone horribly wrong and you're bound to have some drama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sticky Fingaz
CAST:  Cedric the Entertainer  •  Sticky Fingaz  •  Vivica A. Fox  •  Johnny Messner

A young boy uses his video camera that he got for his birthday to spy on his mother's boyfriend, who's plotting a crime. Mix in a nosy neighbor, jealous fiancé, shady maintenance man, a UPS driver with a heist gone horribly wrong and you're bound to have some drama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sticky Fingaz
CAST:  Cedric the Entertainer  •  Sticky Fingaz  •  Vivica A. Fox  •  Johnny Messner

Turks & Caicos (2014)

The second movie in David Hare's Johnny Worricker trilogy. Loose-limbed spy Johnny Worricker, last seen whistleblowing at MI5 in Page Eight, has a new life. He is hiding out in Ray-Bans on the Caribbean islands of the title, eating lobster and calling himself Tom ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hare
CAST:  Bill Nighy  •  Christopher Walken  •  Winona Ryder  •  Ralph Fiennes

The second movie in David Hare's Johnny Worricker trilogy. Loose-limbed spy Johnny Worricker, last seen whistleblowing at MI5 in Page Eight, has a new life. He is hiding out in Ray-Bans on the Caribbean islands of the title, eating lobster and calling himself Tom ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hare
CAST:  Bill Nighy  •  Christopher Walken  •  Winona Ryder  •  Ralph Fiennes

Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)

Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages. Their intimate week in the Bahamas is disrupted by the arrival of an ex-husband determined to win back his recently remarried wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tyler Perry
CAST:  Tyler Perry  •  Janet Jackson  •  Jill Scott  •  Sharon Leal

Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages. Their intimate week in the Bahamas is disrupted by the arrival of an ex-husband determined to win back his recently remarried wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tyler Perry
CAST:  Tyler Perry  •  Janet Jackson  •  Jill Scott  •  Sharon Leal

Allegiance (2012)

After being granted a questionable transfer that will keep him stateside as his National Guard unit deploys for Iraq, Lieutenant Danny Sefton becomes embroiled in a last minute AWOL attempt by one of his soldiers — forcing him to choose between his loyalties to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Connors
CAST:  Aidan Quinn  •  Shad Moss  •  Seth Gabel  •  Malik Yoba

After being granted a questionable transfer that will keep him stateside as his National Guard unit deploys for Iraq, Lieutenant Danny Sefton becomes embroiled in a last minute AWOL attempt by one of his soldiers — forcing him to choose between his loyalties to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Connors
CAST:  Aidan Quinn  •  Shad Moss  •  Seth Gabel  •  Malik Yoba

My Girlfriend's Back (2010)

This intelligent romantic comedy chronicles the socio-economic ascent of Derek Scott. Derek has spent his entire life plotting a course for his success. His diligence is about to pay off when he happens upon an unexpected detour. This "road less traveled" intrigues ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Ayromlooi
CAST:  Tangi Miller  •  Malik Yoba  •  Brent Jennings  •  CCH Pounder

This intelligent romantic comedy chronicles the socio-economic ascent of Derek Scott. Derek has spent his entire life plotting a course for his success. His diligence is about to pay off when he happens upon an unexpected detour. This "road less traveled" intrigues ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Ayromlooi
CAST:  Tangi Miller  •  Malik Yoba  •  Brent Jennings  •  CCH Pounder

Oh Happy Day (2004)

Hannah (Lotte Andersen) is a housewife in a village Zealand, where she is married to the sad Carsten (Mikael Birkkjær). She sings in the mammal church choir along with his outspoken sister (Ditte Gråbøl). A choirmaster in transit - the black Jackson - get fired up ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hella Joof
CAST:  Lotte Andersen  •  Mikael Birkkjær  •  Ditte Gråbøl  •  Malik Yoba

Hannah (Lotte Andersen) is a housewife in a village Zealand, where she is married to the sad Carsten (Mikael Birkkjær). She sings in the mammal church choir along with his outspoken sister (Ditte Gråbøl). A choirmaster in transit - the black Jackson - get fired up ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hella Joof
CAST:  Lotte Andersen  •  Mikael Birkkjær  •  Ditte Gråbøl  •  Malik Yoba

Hook'd Up (1999)

Romance - Keith, a freelance journalist, knows sex sells. With the help of a personal ad, he decides to combine business and pleasure through a piece of freelance investigative reporting on the dating scene: 30 dates in 30 days, A Personal Journal. The research ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Sargent
CAST:  Malik Yoba  •  Stacey Dash  •  Sheryl Lee Ralph  •  Jim Gaffigan

Romance - Keith, a freelance journalist, knows sex sells. With the help of a personal ad, he decides to combine business and pleasure through a piece of freelance investigative reporting on the dating scene: 30 dates in 30 days, A Personal Journal. The research ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Sargent
CAST:  Malik Yoba  •  Stacey Dash  •  Sheryl Lee Ralph  •  Jim Gaffigan

Ride (1998)

A group of young people leave Harlem for a bus trip down to Miami. The voyage starts off with problems, but it ends up becoming a learning experience, as they end up finding things out about each other they had not previously known.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Millicent Shelton
CAST:  Malik Yoba  •  Melissa De Sousa  •  John Witherspoon  •  Fredro Starr

A group of young people leave Harlem for a bus trip down to Miami. The voyage starts off with problems, but it ends up becoming a learning experience, as they end up finding things out about each other they had not previously known.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Millicent Shelton
CAST:  Malik Yoba  •  Melissa De Sousa  •  John Witherspoon  •  Fredro Starr

Why Did I Get Married? (2007)

The film is about the difficulty of maintaining a solid relationship in modern times. Eight married college friends plus one other non-friend (all of whom have achieved middle to upper class economic status) go to Colorado for their annual week-long reunion, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tyler Perry
CAST:  Tyler Perry  •  Jill Scott  •  Janet Jackson  •  Michael Jai White

The film is about the difficulty of maintaining a solid relationship in modern times. Eight married college friends plus one other non-friend (all of whom have achieved middle to upper class economic status) go to Colorado for their annual week-long reunion, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tyler Perry
CAST:  Tyler Perry  •  Jill Scott  •  Janet Jackson  •  Michael Jai White

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)

In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love, conscious art, and undying activism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muta'Ali Muhammad
CAST:  Ruby Dee  •  Harry Belafonte  •  Angela Bassett  •  Alan Alda

In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love, conscious art, and undying activism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muta'Ali Muhammad
CAST:  Ruby Dee  •  Harry Belafonte  •  Angela Bassett  •  Alan Alda

Hood (2015)

When RJ (Matt Singletary) returns home to Chicago after an 8 year tour in the army, he quickly finds that the streets he once knew are now eerily similar to the war torn villages and deserts of the Middle East. His Uncle Richard (Harlem Globe Trotter Curley Boo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Lansu
CAST:  Salvatore Covello  •  Thea Camara  •  Matt Singletary  •  Malik Yoba

When RJ (Matt Singletary) returns home to Chicago after an 8 year tour in the army, he quickly finds that the streets he once knew are now eerily similar to the war torn villages and deserts of the Middle East. His Uncle Richard (Harlem Globe Trotter Curley Boo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Lansu
CAST:  Salvatore Covello  •  Thea Camara  •  Matt Singletary  •  Malik Yoba

The Assault (2014)

After a cheerleader is sexually assaulted by the high school football team, she must overcome her shame and use the evidence gathered from the subsequent social media firestorm to piece together the night that she can't remember in her fight for justice. Based on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Winn
CAST:  Makenzie Vega  •  Khandi Alexander  •  Gary Weeks  •  Malik Yoba

After a cheerleader is sexually assaulted by the high school football team, she must overcome her shame and use the evidence gathered from the subsequent social media firestorm to piece together the night that she can't remember in her fight for justice. Based on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Winn
CAST:  Makenzie Vega  •  Khandi Alexander  •  Gary Weeks  •  Malik Yoba
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