Rosanna Carter

Christmas at the Messiah Church in Washington D.C. A young preacher and, later in the day, a mysterious pregnant girl arrive at the church doors looking to begin new lives. The preacher, the Reverend Oliver Crawford, is not the judgmental church committee's first choice to be the Messiah's new pastor; an unwed father of a teenage son, he is given only two days to prove his worth to his new parishioners. Meanwhile, Katherine, a sixteen-year-old girl who is about to give birth, has come to the area to escape an abusive home and to search for a grandfather she doesn't know. With the help of local homeless advocate "Big" Willie Thorton, Crawford attempts to revive the spirit of the church and provide solace to the displaced girl.

After a long time in the army, an Afro-American soldier returns to his hometown, where, years ago, his brother was executed for the rape and murder of two white girls. The commando believes his brother to have been innocent and seeks a proof for that, but there are some people in the town who will stop at nothing to hide the secrets of their past...

Mary Fisher (Meryl Streep) é uma escritora de sucesso que escreve romances de segunda categoria. Uma noite em um jantar elegante Ruth (Roseanne Barr), a desalinhada esposa de Bob (Ed Begley Jr.), acidentalmente derrama vinho sobre o belo vestido rosa de Mary. Bob corre para ajudar Mary, eles olham um no olho do outro e sentem desejo à primeira vista. Após uns poucos encontros clandestinos, Bob abandona Ruth e seus dois filhos para morar à beira-mar no palacete de Mary. Ruth está decidida em destruir a vida de Bob, sendo chamada de demoníaca por ele. Ruth interpreta o papel com todo o vigor, primeiro destruindo a vida particular de Bob, depois sua carreira e então a liberdade dele. Quando Bob não tem mais nada, ela continua a persegui-lo.

A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing of a white racist, whom one of their members has shot. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands alone in her daring defense of this group of men, provoking racial tension that makes a compelling drama.

Trilogy of films about race and culture in the Deep South from the end of World War I to the civil rights protests of the 1960's. All three stories deal with fear and isolation, and the role of faith in the lives of those who venture alone into what is unknown around them.

An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth parallels that of the immigrant experience.

A maid who reads detective stories finds herself embroiled in a real life mystery involving her dead boss and a mysterious statue he brought back from China.

An ex New York cop is desperate to find his kidnapped daughter.

A drama which examines the enduring nature of love between a white man and a black woman in 1918 South Carolina.