Hank, an embittered racist prison guard working on death row, begins an unlikely, emotionally charged sexual relationship with Leticia, a Black woman and wife of a man sentenced to death. The affair begins just after Hank oversees the capital punishment of Leticia's husband.
Over the course of a long, hot Louisiana summer, a 10-year-old black girl, Eve Batiste (Jurnee Smollett), discovers that her family's affluent existence is merely a facade. The philandering of her suave doctor father, Louis (Samuel L. Jackson), creates a rift, throwing Eve's mother, Roz (Lynn Whitfield), and teenage sister, Cisely (Meagan Good), into emotional turmoil. Eve, though, manages to find some solace with her quirky psychic aunt, Mozelle (Debbi Morgan).
Superstar rap mogul C-Note (Antwan "Big Boi" Patton) wants to join the Carolina Pines Golf & Country Club, but faces stiff opposition from the establishment's snooty members. C-Note forces the issue by purchasing the land adjacent to the golf course's 17th hole. As the club leaders search for a way to revoke his membership, C-Note realizes his family's honor and golf history are at stake, and digs in for the fight of his life.
Louis (Samuel L. Jackson) and Floyd (Bernie Mac) used to be one of the country's top musical duos, until they broke up and never spoke again. Old animosities resurface 20 years later when the two are thrust together on a cross-country trip to take part in a tribute concert honoring their late band leader. Louis and Floyd have just five short days to bury the hatchet -- hopefully not in someone's head -- before they take the stage at New York's Apollo Theater.
Chaos ensues after the estranged patriarch of the Jones family dies on the doorstep. When the paramedic who answers the 911 call tries to win over acerbic Jean Jones, his attempts are disrupted by old conflicts that come to a boil at the funeral.
After the senseless murder of her son (Aml Ameen), a grief-stricken mother (Viola Davis) joins forces with another woman (Jennifer Lopez) for vigilante justice.
Psychologist Mia DuBois (Monica Calhoun) runs a prosperous private practice, but her personal life is far from satisfactory. As she loses her passion for her husband (Kristoff St. John), she is primed for manipulation by her new, seductive client, Tammy Racine (Chrystale Wilson). Tammy lives on the sexual edge, pushing the boundaries in ways that excite Mia. When she accepts Tammy's invite to an underground club, Mia meets Hampton Hines (Michael Jai White) -- and the beginning of her problems.
A man (Gary Dourdan) convinces his wife (Kenya Moore) to engage in a threesome, unaware that the other woman (Gretchen Palmer) is mentally unstable.
Louis (Samuel L. Jackson) and Floyd (Bernie Mac) used to be one of the country's top musical duos, until they broke up and never spoke again. Old animosities resurface 20 years later when the two are thrust together on a cross-country trip to take part in a tribute concert honoring their late band leader. Louis and Floyd have just five short days to bury the hatchet -- hopefully not in someone's head -- before they take the stage at New York's Apollo Theater.
Jerry Farrelly (Jerry Springer) hosts a controversial talk show where guests with lurid lives confront each other. After Connie (Molly Hagan) finds her daughter, Angel (Jaime Pressly), sleeping with stepfather, Rusty (Michael Dudikoff), the three are flown to Los Angeles for the program. Starletta (Wendy Raquel Robinson), her boyfriend, Demond (Michael Jai White), and the three women he's been cheating on her with also arrive for the episode. Soon, shameless Demond starts chasing after Angel.
College basketball player Todd Anderson (Storm P) signs a $30 million deal with the New Jersey Nets and promptly moves to a wealthy suburb. His mother (Jenifer Lewis), however, insists that Todd remain connected to his humbler roots. So Todd decides to hold a good old-fashioned cookout at his new mansion. But this turns out to be more difficult than he expected, and his old friends and relatives clash with the sophisticated characters that have recently come into his life.
The Wash is an action-comedy starring Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. As mismatched roommates working at a car wash, they come together to rescue their boss (George Wallace) from a couple of first-time kidnappers. If they don't settle their differences and get Mr. Washington back, the good times at The Wash will soon come to an end.
An angel (Deanna Milligan) must convince a new recruit (Arnold Pinnock) that he should be Santa, to the dismay of her boss, the North Pole's CEO (Dabney Coleman).
Calvin gives an ex-convict a job abortion activists pursue Terri.
Von reforms his womanizing ways and lives a good life with his wife, but a heart attack could be the end of him -- unless he can right all of his romantic wrongs and make things up to his exes.
After Nick (Horatio Sanz) makes an insensitive remark, his travel agent decides to get some payback by sending him and his best friend, Jerry (Cuba Gooding Jr.), on a cruise for gay men. As the true nature of their situation gradually dawns on them, they start to get over their feelings of homophobia and meet potential mates. For Nick, love takes the form of a gorgeous model, Inga (Victoria Silvstedt), while Jerry develops feelings for dance instructor Gabriella (Roselyn Sánchez).
In a spoof of "Fifty Shades of Grey," Hannah Steele interviews entrepreneur Christian Black (Marlon Wayans) for her roommate's school newspaper. The wealthy and eligible Black quickly learns how clumsy the young woman is. As flirtation leads to attraction, Christian invites Hannah to his home and introduces her to his kinky world of S&M. Despite their different backgrounds, the new couple consistently surprise each other with how far they're willing to go to make their relationship work.
College basketball player Todd Anderson (Storm P) signs a $30 million deal with the New Jersey Nets and promptly moves to a wealthy suburb. His mother (Jenifer Lewis), however, insists that Todd remain connected to his humbler roots. So Todd decides to hold a good old-fashioned cookout at his new mansion. But this turns out to be more difficult than he expected, and his old friends and relatives clash with the sophisticated characters that have recently come into his life.
The Wash is an action-comedy starring Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. As mismatched roommates working at a car wash, they come together to rescue their boss (George Wallace) from a couple of first-time kidnappers. If they don't settle their differences and get Mr. Washington back, the good times at The Wash will soon come to an end.
Jack Spade (Keenen Ivory Wayans) comes home to the ghetto and finds his brother dead from a gold chain overdose. With the help of his hero, John Slade (Bernie Casey), and a team of washed-up crime fighters, Spade declares vengeance on Mr. Big (John Vernon), the white crime leader responsible for selling gold chains on the streets. But Spade realizes that he must take matters into his own hands to finish the job in this zany spoof of 1970s blaxploitation films.