Roger Guenveur Smith — Actor (31)

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Frederick Douglass Now (2020)
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other title: 现在的弗雷德里克·道格拉斯
斯派克·李将执导全新影片[现在的弗雷德里克·道格拉斯](Frederick Douglass Now,暂译),影片根据罗杰·格午埃文·史密斯舞台剧改编。影片故事围绕美国历史上著名的废奴运动领袖弗雷德里克·道格拉斯展开。原本舞台剧中史密斯将弗雷德里克·道格拉斯的故事以爵士乐的形式展现。Buffalo 8担任影片制片。

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Justice (2004)
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Public defender Carter (Roger Smith) has had all he can take dealing with a corrupt judicial system. Over the objections of his wife, Sharice (Monica Calhoun), he quits his job, opens an inner-city law office and organizes a group of activists out to change the system. In a moment of truth, Sharice must decide whether she'll stay with her husband and fight the good fight or move to the suburbs with their two young children.

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God's Waiting List (2006)
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A gritty, heartfelt drama about a brother and sister who both start out with the American Dream of running their own business and being successful. Teresa goes about this dream in a good way, meaning she works hard and treats people right. Her brother, Solomon, is a hustler who borrows money from loan sharks to open a music store. When he doesnt pay, the sharks come after him, but it's his sister who ends up in a wheelchair. She doesn't know it was her brother's fault. The film follows how Solomon descends on a downward spiral while losing faith in everything, while Teresa becomes a stronger person as her faith increases. She eventually learns it was his fault, and they must come to terms and make amends.

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Cosmic Slop (1994)
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In the tradition of The Twilight Zone, this bizarre, thought-provoking trilogy addresses the destiny of the world's minorities: Part I: A conservative African American politician must choose between his people's survival and appeasing his white colleagues when space aliens propose to share their profound knowledge in exchange for all black people on earth. Part II: The Virgin Mary's appearance in an inner-city housing project forces a Hispanic priest to face the hidden cultural origins of Western religion. Part III: On the dawn of the "Black Revolution," an African American couple discovers who the "real" enemy is.

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All About the Benjamins (2002)
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other title: 벤자민 프로젝트 / All About the Money …
Bounty hunter Bucum Jackson teams with the small-time con artist, Reggie Wright, that he is pursuing, in an attempt to locate a missing stash of diamonds and a lottery ticket worth millions of dollars. Bucum and Reggie find themselves in a race to the finish as they embark on an unlikely partnership that should -- when all is said and done -- prove beneficial to them both.

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Lesser of Three Evils (2011)
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other title: 复仇战士 / 曼哈顿武士 …
Lee Choe is a dangerous assassin in the service of the shadow of the Mafia. The day his godfather the loose and eliminates his wife, rage takes over him. Nothing can't stop it now: not the crooked cops that the sponsor will send to its packages, or the best security services. The Samurai silent cries for vengeance.

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The Color of Courage (1999)
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other title: 控诉风云 / La Couleur du courage …
Based on the landmark civil rights case Sipes vs. McGhee, The Color of Courage chronicles the friendship between a white woman and a black woman whose family, the McGhees, has moved into a previously all-white neighborhood. A McGhee granddaughter, Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, wrote the script.

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K Street (2003)
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other title: 白宫前街
A tv show which goes inside the political views of K Street lobbyists in Washington, D.C., and people who they give advice to, including senators and congressmen. Some lobbyists are real people, such as James Carville and Mary Matalin, and some are fake, like Tommy Flannegan (John Slattery), Francisco Dupre (Roger G. Smith), and Maggie Morris (Mary McCormack). The first half of episodes of this TV program were about the lobbyists' relationship with the government, clients, and the law. The second half portrayed a leak, giving away the CIA's identity, and Tommy's relationship with his wife. Written by wazzup364

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Empire State (2013)
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other title: 帝国 / 帝国警戒(台) …
After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis settles for a security guard job with an armoured truck company. After he makes the mistake of mentioning the company's lax security to his best friend, He's unwittingly drawn into an elaborate scheme to rob the abundant amounts of cash being stored on their premises—resulting in the largest cash heist in U.S.history.