Movies by Darnell Martin
As part of the cast:
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Nowhere Fast (1998)
Cast: Joie Lee, Darnell Martin, Cinque Lee …
The lives of 19 rather disagreeable people momentarily converge in a Brooklyn heat wave one Friday afternoon in director Cinque Lee's (Spike Lee's brother) collection of urban…
As a director:
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The Lost Valentine (2011)
Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Betty White, Gil Gerard …
Directed by: Darnell Martin
Jennifer Love Hewitt stars as a jaded TV reporter who receives a sentimental Valentine's Day news assignment: the story of Caroline Thomas (Betty White), who's waited 60 years for…
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Cadillac Records (2008)
Cast: Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Beyoncé Knowles …
Directed by: Darnell Martin
The sounds of 1950s Chicago color this drama based on the true story of a bar owner who signed a lineup of future legends to his fledgling record label. He crosses paths with Muddy Waters,…
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)
Cast: Halle Berry, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Michael Ealy …
Directed by: Darnell Martin
Halle Berry stars in this version of Zora Neale Hurston's novel, adapted for television and produced by Oprah Winfrey. The story centers on Janie Crawford (Berry), a free-spirited woman…
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Prison Song (2001)
Cast: Q-Tip, Mary J. Blige, Snow …
Directed by: Darnell Martin
The American Dream doesn't square with the justice system in this urban drama that chronicles the corrosion of the soul of Elijah Dixon (Q-Tip), an inner-city black male raised in group…
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I Like It Like That (1994)
Cast: Lauren Vélez, Jon Seda, Tomas Melly …
Directed by: Darnell Martin
Lisette (Lauren Velez) and Chino Linares (Jon Seda) live in the Bronx with their three children and are barely scraping by. During a blackout, Chino gets arrested for stealing a stereo. In…