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This biopic from executive producer Sean “Diddy” Combs explores the life and death of East Coast rapper Notorious B.I.G. Newcomer Jamal Woolard stars as Biggie Smalls, but big names fill out the rest of the cast: Angela Bassett plays the rapper’s mother, Derek Luke costars as Combs, and Anthony Mackie plays rival Tupac Shakur. Bassett’s real life counterpart, Voletta Wallace, acts as one of the film’s producers.

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Starring: Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Anthony Mackie, Antonique Smith
Directed by: George Tillman Jr
Release Year: 2009

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Starring: FranCois-Xavier Demaison, Jean-Pierre Martins, Olivier Gourmet, Alexandre Astier, Denis Podalydes
Directed by: Antoine de Caunes
Release Year: 2008

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In 1964, Argentine revolutionary Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara (Benicio del Toro) travels to New York City to address the United Nations.

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Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Benjamin Bratt, Franka Potente, Lou Diamond Phillips, Kahlil Mendez
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Release Year: 2008

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Journalist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) discovers Nathaniel Anthony Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a former classical music prodigy, playing his violin on the streets of L.A. As Lopez endeavors to help the homeless man find his way back, a unique friendship is formed, one that transforms both their lives.

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Starring: Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Jamie Foxx, Nelsan Ellis
Directed by: Joe Wright
Release Year: 2008