Movies by Debbie Allen
As part of the cast:
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Fame (2009)
Cast: Kay Panabaker, Walter Perez, Naturi Naughton …
Directed by: Kevin Tancharoen
When a group of ambitious teenage dancers, musicians and actors enter a new semester at New York's prestigious High School of Performing Arts, they try to make the most out of their…
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Next Day Air (2009)
Cast: Donald Faison, Mos Def, Mike Epps …
Directed by: Benny Boom
Panic erupts when a package of cocaine is inadvertently delivered to the wrong address by a hapless delivery driver in this dark comedy. As the sender tries to retrieve the drugs, the…
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Soldiers of Change (2006)
Cast: Clifton Davis, Charles Shaughnessy, Stacey Dash …
Directed by: Peter Manoogian, Joshua D. Rose
With the turbulence and turmoil of the 1960s raging, an African-American soldier finds himself at the center of two wars: the civil rights struggle at home and the ongoing conflict in…
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Tournament of Dreams (2005)
Cast: Tony Todd, Debbie Allen, Shakira Bryant …
Directed by: Don Abernathy
The Lady Cavaliers high school girls' basketball team is on the verge of extinction because of school budget cuts. The school's principal (Debbie Allen) is just about consign the…
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Confessions of an Action Hero (2004)
Cast: David Leitch, Angelina Jolie, Carrie-Anne Moss …
Directed by: Brad Martin
Chronicling the career of fictitious action star Frank Sledge (David Leitch) -- best known for films like Below the Law and Out for Vengeance -- this documentary spoof rolls out several real…
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All About You (2001)
Cast: Renee Goldsberry, Terron Brooks, Debbie Allen …
Directed by: Christine Swanson
Heartbroken that her boyfriend is planning a future without her, Nicole relocates to San Francisco to make a fresh start. After moving in with her best friend, Nicole unexpectedly ends up…
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The Old Settler (2001)
Cast: Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen, Bumper Robinson …
Directed by: Debbie Allen
Themes of trust, forgiveness and the constancy of family unfold against the backdrop of 1940s Harlem in this adaptation of John Henry Redwood's play. Following her recent separation,…
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Everything's Jake (2000)
Cast: Ernie Hudson, Robin Givens, Debbie Allen …
Directed by: Matthew Miele
Although he's homeless in New York, the remarkably well-centered Jake (Ernie Hudson) finds peace in his daily routine, a routine that's disrupted when he discovers a newly destitute…
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C-Bear and Jamal (1998)
Cast: Tone Loc, Debbie Allen, Jeannie Elias …
Directed by: David Brain, Vincent Davis
Jamal and his street-smart, wisecracking gang of friends learn important life lessons as they deal with the issues of an average kid's day-to-day life. C-Bear -- a sarcastic, rapping…
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Out-of-Sync (1995)
Cast: LL Cool J, Victoria Dillard, Howard Hesseman …
Directed by: Debbie Allen
Talented disc jockey Jason St. Julian (LL Cool J) gave up a promising career when he took the fall for a mob boss (Ramy Zada) and ended up in jail. Now, in an attempt to go straight, Julian…
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Blank Check (1994)
Cast: Brian Bonsall, Karen Duffy, James Rebhorn …
Directed by: Rupert Wainwright
Bullied by his siblings and nagged by his parents, 11-year-old Preston (Brian Bonsall) is fed up with his family -- especially their frugality. But he gets his chance to teach them a lesson…
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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling (1986)
Cast: Richard Pryor, Debbie Allen, Art Evans …
Directed by: Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor directed, produced, wrote and starred in this sometimes comic, often tragic tale about a Richard Pryor-like comedian. Beginning with his childhood inside a brothel, the film…
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Alice at the Palace (1981)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Debbie Allen, Michael Jeter …
Meryl Streep stars as Alice, a girl who takes a surreal journey into a world full of bizarre characters, in this unique adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland that features…
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Fame (1980)
Cast: Irene Cara, Eddie Barth, Lee Curreri …
Directed by: Alan Parker
Competition is fierce at New York City's High School for the Performing Arts. The kids who attend it have big dreams and the talent to make them come true. This Academy Award-winning,…
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Fame (1980)
Cast: Gene Anthony Ray, Debbie Allen, Carlo Imperato …
Directed by: Robert Scheerer
Based on the smash 1980 movie of the same name, this inspiring series focuses on the resolute students and caring faculty of New York City's High School for the Performing Arts and…
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That's So Raven: Raven's House Party (2005)
Cast: Raven-Symoné, Anneliese van der Pol, Kyle Orlando Massey …
Directed by: Debbie Allen, Donna Pescow
Her special powers may trip her up on occasion, but off-the-hook psychic Raven Baxter (Raven Symone) makes all the right moves in this collection of song-and-dance-themed episodes. Raven puts…
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The Old Settler (2001)
Cast: Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen, Bumper Robinson …
Directed by: Debbie Allen
Themes of trust, forgiveness and the constancy of family unfold against the backdrop of 1940s Harlem in this adaptation of John Henry Redwood's play. Following her recent separation,…
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Out-of-Sync (1995)
Cast: LL Cool J, Victoria Dillard, Howard Hesseman …
Directed by: Debbie Allen
Talented disc jockey Jason St. Julian (LL Cool J) gave up a promising career when he took the fall for a mob boss (Ramy Zada) and ended up in jail. Now, in an attempt to go straight, Julian…