Kasi Lemmons

All Movies of Kasi Lemmons

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  6.2
  I Wanna Dance with Somebody
  The celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical super stardom.
  Director of the film

   2022

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  10.0
  One Perfect Shot (TV Series)
  6 Episodes. Created for television by Oscar® nominee and Emmy® winner Ava DuVernay and inspired by a popular Twitter account of the same name, each episode of ONE PERFECT SHOT arms one acclaimed director with an arsenal of visua...
  Character:  Self 1 episode, 2022

   2022

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  7.1
  Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (TV Miniseries)
  TV Mini-Series. 4 Episodes. The inspiring story of trailblazing African American entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker who built a haircare empire that made her America's first female self-made millionaire.
  Director of the film

   2020

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  6.6
  Harriet
  The story of Harriet Tubman (Cynthia Erivo), who helped free hundreds of slaves from the South after escaping from slavery herself in 1849.
  Director of the film

   2019

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  7.4
  Luke Cage (TV Series)
  TV Series. 2 Seasons. Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.
  Director of the film

   2016

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  4.7
  Black Nativity
  An afroamerican young teen living with his grandparents falls asleep at church during a Christmastime mass, where he dreams of a black nativity.
  Director of the film

   2013

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  7.7
  Disconnect
  A drama centered on a group of people searching for human connections in today's wired world.
   2012

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  7.1
  Talk To Me
  The powerful real-life story of Ralph Waldo “Petey” Greene (Don Cheadle), an outspoken ex-con who talked his way into becoming an iconic radio personality in the 1960s in Washington, D.C. Sparked by both the era’s vibrant so...
  Director of the film

   2007

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  5.4
  The Caveman's Valentine
  A cave-dwelling man sets out to track down the killer of a homeless boy and bring him to justice.
  Director of the film

   2001

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  2.7
  Til There Was You
  Gwen grows up with her romantic mother constantly telling her the story of her courtship and marriage to her father. Nick grows up with an alcoholic father who can't hold a job and whose family, as a result, is forced to move all ...
  Character: Angenelle

   1997

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  7.2
  Eve's Bayou
  The story is set in 1962 Louisiana. The big Batiste family is headed by charming doctor Louis. Though he is married to beautiful Roz, he has a weakness for attractive women patients. One day Louis is flirting with married and sexy...
  Director of the film

   1997

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  Drop Squad
  Political satire about an underground militant group that kidnaps African-Americans who have sold out their race. The story follows as the group led Curtis-Hall and Rhames kidnaps an advertising executive (La Salle) who has been p...
   1994

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  Hard Target
  Natasha Binder comes to New Orleans looking for her father, who has gone missing. In doing so, she meets a very hard man called Chance. He helps her find out that her father was killed by an organisation who sell the opportunity t...
   1993

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  Candyman
  The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
   1992

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  6.0
  Afterburn (TV)
  Based on a true story, one woman takes on the U.S. military and General Dynamics; maker of the F-16, thought to be the very best tactical fighter in the world. Air Force Captain Theodore T. Harduvel was one of the best F-16 pilots...
  Character: Carol North

   1992

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  8.9
  The Silence of the Lambs
  Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), a young and ambitious FBI agent, enlists the aid of criminally insane ex-psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to help track down a vicious serial killer named "Buffalo Bill" who skins...
  Character: Ardelia Mapp

   1991

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  6.0
  The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (TV)
  After a series of small tremors in Los Angeles, Dr. Clare Winslow, a local seismologist, pinpoints the exact location and time of when the long awaited earthquake--"The Big One"--will strike southern California. With thi...
   1990

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  The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (TV)
  A biopic about the early life of the baseball star legend Jackie Robinson in the army, particulary his court-martial for insubordination regarding racial segragation. Made for the TNT cable network, The Court Martial of Jackie Rob...
   1990

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  5.9
  Vampire's Kiss
  A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to come to terms with his affliction. The vampire continues to visit and drink his b...
  Character: Jackie

   1989