The life of Harold Crick, an IRS worker, turns upside down after he begins hearing a disembodied voice narrating his life as it happens. When the voice implies that he will die soon, Harold panics and tries to avert his impending death.
Queen Latifah made her film debut in the 1991 American romantic drama film ‘Jungle Fever’ directed by Spike Lee. The film saw positive reviews upon release and was a box office success, grossing over $43.9 million on a budget of $14 million. That same year, she also appeared in the American comedy film ‘House Party 2’ which was also a financial success. The following year, she starred as ‘Ruffhouse MC’ in the American crime thriller film ‘Juice’ directed by Ernest R. Dickerson. The film received a favorable response from critics and did decent business at the box office. In 1993, she joined the lead cast of the American television sitcom ‘Living Single’ where she played the role of ‘Khadijah James.’ The show ran for 5 seasons and aired its final episode in 1998. In 1996, she starred as ‘Cleopatra 'Cleo' Sims’ in the American crime action heist film ‘Set It Off’ directed by F. Gary Gray. The film earned praise from critics and was a major commercial success. Latifah also received the ‘Image Award’ and ‘Independent Spirit Award’ nominations for her performance in the film. She continued to appear in films like ‘Hoodlum’ (1997), ‘Living Out Loud’ (1998), Sphere’ (1998), and ‘Mama Flora's Family’ (1998).
In 1999, she launched her television talk show ‘The Queen Latifah Show’ which went off-air in 2001. In 2002, she was seen playing the role of ‘Francine’ in the American romantic comedy film ‘Brown Sugar’ directed by Rick Famuyiwa. The film opened to positive reviews and was a box office success. Latifah also bagged an ‘Image Award’ nomination for her role. She next appeared in films like ‘Scary Movie 3’ (2003), ‘Taxi’ (2004), ‘Beauty Shop’ (2005), ‘The Muppets' Wizard of Oz’ (2005), ‘Stranger than Fiction’ (2006), ‘Ice Age: The Meltdown’ (2006), ‘Hairspray’ (2007), ‘Life Support’ (2007), ‘What Happens in Vegas’ (2008), ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’ (2009), ‘Just Wright’ (2010), ‘The Dilemma’ (2011), and ‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’ (2012). In 2013, Latifah resurrected her popular television talk show ‘The Queen Latifah Show.’ The show ran for 2 years and aired its final episode in 2015. After making brief appearances in television series like ‘Hot In Cleveland’ (2014), ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (2014), and ‘Lip Sync Battle’ (2015), Latifah joined the main cast of the American musical drama television series ‘Star.’ She played the role of ‘Carlotta Renee Brown’ and remained a part of the series until it went off-air in 2019.Â
In 2021, she became a part of the American crime drama television series ‘The Equalizer.’ The series was renewed for a second season in October 2021. Latifah was last seen in the 2022 American drama film ‘The Tiger Rising’ directed by Ray Giarratana. The film saw mixed to negative reviews upon release.
The life of Harold Crick, an IRS worker, turns upside down after he begins hearing a disembodied voice narrating his life as it happens. When the voice implies that he will die soon, Harold panics and tries to avert his impending death.
Hustle is a sports drama film which tells the story of Stanley Sugerman, a basketball scout, who discovers a skilled young boy playing in a Madrid park, while on a trip to Spain. He decides to groom him for the NBA as he believes that the boy’s skills are indeed extraordinary.
This 6 Academy Awards-winning film, an adaption of the Broadway musical Chicago, revolves around jailed murderesses Velma Kelly, a nightclub performer, and Roxie Hart, a starry-eyed housewife. Velma killed her husband and sister for cheating, while Roxie murdered her boyfriend for his false promises of stardom. Represented by same smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn, both compete for fame, publicity and attention of Flynn.
The Secret Life of Bees is an American drama film which tells the story of a teen girl who runs away to a small town in South Carolina to know the truth about her mother. She soon finds a group of women who may have a connection to her past.
Anna is a ten year old who suffers from a rare and incurable disease. With the help of her mother, she starts to heal miraculously. This surprises not only her family but also the medical specialists examining her.
Four African-American friends, who face harassment from the police on a regular basis, decide to commit a crime to gain respect. They decide to rob a convenience store, thinking it will gain them the respect they want. Things get very complicated when one of them gets angry and shoots the owner during the robbery attempt.
Set It Off is an action thriller crime drama film which tells the story of four women, all of whom have suffered from financial problems. They decide to rob a bank in Los Angeles. However, they soon find themselves in a situation where they are unable to trust each other.
With a beautiful wife and the perfect job, it seems that Bob is living his dream life. However, things turn upside down when he gets diagnosed with a terminal form of kidney cancer. He realizes that he will most likely not live long enough to see his unborn soon, and as he prepares for his death, he also starts making videos for his son.
The Bone Collector is a crime-thriller that revolves around a paraplegic detective and a newly recruited patrol officer, with great forensic skills, who set about solving a series of grisly murders committed by a psychopath who leaves gruesome clues at every crime scene. Starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie, this film has a lot of drama and gory violence too.
Sixteen years old plump Tracy Turnblad loves watching a teen dance TV show The Corny Collins Show. When she gets an opportunity to dance in the show, she quickly emerges as a popular performer. However, the manager of the TV station, Velma, is not happy with Tracy’s success. Meanwhile, Tracy encourages the idea of white and Negro kids dancing together on the show every day.
Jungle Fever is a romantic drama film which tells the story of Flipper, an African American lawyer who begins an affair with his secretary. His wife throws him out of the house, when she comes to know about this. Soon he decides to begin courting his mistress, although other people don’t approve of this.
After falling in love, Judith quits her medical studies and gets married. However, things get ugly when years later, her husband divorces her for another woman. She finds herself lonely and frustrated, and looks for a new meaning in her life. She soon gets acquainted and develops a connection with a man named Pat, who is dealing with problems of his own.
Georgia Byrd, an unassuming department store salesclerk, has many unfulfilled dreams which she writes in a ‘Book of Possibilities.’ When she is diagnosed having brain tumor, with little time left to live, she sells her possessions and embarks on a European holiday. Living like a millionaire in Grandhotel Pupp in Czech Republic, she wishes her silent crush, co-worker Sean was with her.
Dre and Sidney, two childhood friends, share a passion for rap music and as they grow up, they also manage to make it their career. Soon, they also start realizing their feelings for one another.
This crime drama film takes us to the 1930s and revolves around two gangs who fight for control over various illegal businesses in Harlem. One is headed by Bumpy Johnson, an African American gangster, while the other one is run by Dutch Schultz, a Caucasian criminal.
Girls Trip is a comedy drama film which revolves around four girls who have been lifelong friends who travel to New Orleans for the Annual Essence Festival.
This rom-com tells the story of career-girl Joy McNally and playboy Jack Fuller. After Joy’s fiancé has dumped her and Jack has been fired, they take a trip to Las Vegas, where they meet for the first time, get drunk, get married, realise their mistake, but have to make the marriage work, if they want their three-million-dollar lottery winnings.
When an alien spacecraft is found a thousand feet below the Pacific Ocean, submerged for nearly three hundred years, a group of specialists including a marine biologist, a mathematician, an astrophysicist and a psychologist is sent to investigate. They are astonished to realize that the spacecraft is of American origin and holds a mysterious sphere as its cargo.
Leslie is a humble physiotherapist who falls for Scott, a star basketball player, while trying to help him recover from an injury that might even end his career. However, Scott finds himself attracted to her friend Morgan.
Mad Money is a crime comedy film which revolves around three women who are employees working at the Federal Reserve. They make a plan to steal damaged currency while it is on its way to be shredded. Their first robbery is a success, and they are able to repay all their debts. However, later they think of making another attempt.
A Valentine’s Day witnesses remarkable ups and downs in some intersecting relationships in Los Angeles. Married-for-many-years grandparents wither a crisis, a lady army officer chats for hours with a businessman co-passenger, a florist plans to propose to his school-teacher girlfriend who has inadvertently fallen for a married man, whereas a sports-reporter is assigned to cover ‘Valentine’s Day’ ……which holds many more twists.
Calvin Palmer Jr. is the owner of the Inner City barbershop in Chicago which was founded by his grandfather. However, his business is threatened because a developer named Quentin Leroux, who opens a rival barbershop chain across the street.
Joyful Noise is a musical comedy drama film which revolves around Rose, a woman who is appointed as the new director of a choir. She takes control of the choir using traditional Gospel style, and this brings her at odds with Sparrow, the previous director’s widow. Sparrow disagrees that this is how their choir should perform at the national competition. When children get involved in the choir, the rivalry heats up further.
Bringing Down the House is a romantic comedy film, which revolves around a lonely man who meets a woman on the internet. However, she happens to be in prison. She eventually escapes from the prison and comes to his house, and proceeds to wreak havoc on his middle-class life.
Gina is a hairstylist working at a salon, who decides to quit her job, to follow her dream of having her own beauty shop. Soon, she is successful and it becomes the best place for haircuts and for having conversations.
In this satirical movie, news reporter Cindy Campbell learns about a sinister videotape which spells death for its viewers. Cindy has a notion that there is a connection of some sort between the videotape and the crop circles that are mysteriously formed on Tom Logan’s farm. Fearing an alien invasion, she knows she must help the President avert the attack.
This black comedy film revolves around two business partners who are also friends since childhood. After one of them discovers that the other’s wife’s is having an affair, things turn nasty between them.
Andy Washburn, an inefficient police officer, sets out to solve a bank robbery in order to prove himself to his colleagues. He is eventually forced to seize a cab belonging to a feisty and mouthy taxi driver named Belle.
Frank Pierce, a Manhattan paramedic working on two-man ambulance team, is exhausted and worn out after witnessing deaths and near-death patients. He starts losing his sanity, and hallucinates about the patients he couldn’t save. While working with three different eccentric colleagues, he even tries to get fired. Then, he clutches to a ray of hope as he befriends a heart-patient’s daughter, Mary.
Pinocchio is a fantasy comedy film which tells the story of Pinocchio, a wooden puppet, who wishes to become an actual human boy. Despite the love of his creator and guidance from the Blue Fairy, he only finds himself in one wild adventure after another.
Feeling lonely as the woolly mammoths are starting a family, Sid the sloth adopts three huge eggs that he accidentally finds beneath ice. However, when a Tyrannosaurus rex, looking for her babies, takes Sid along into a dangerous underground world full of large animals, the rest of the herd join the one-eyed weasel Buck in a rescue adventure.
The amazing adventures of Scrat, Manny, Diego and Sid continueswhen they try to escape a meltdown in this sequel. While Manny falls in love with a new character Ellie, Sid is abducted and narrowly escapes death. What continues is a laugh riot that sums up this second movie in the Ice Age franchise.
Scrat's obsessive pursuit of the acorn causes continental break up leading to Manny, Diego, Sid and Granny separating from their family. They sail across the sea on their iceberg-turned-ship and come across cruel pirates headed by Captain Gutt who wants to enslave them. Will Manny and rest ever be reunited with their families?
Ice Age: Collision Course is an animated adventure film, which tells the story of a few friends who join forces in order to prevent an asteroid from colliding with Earth.
Despite the success of their previous program, officers Schmidt and Jenko are sent back to the program, now at 22 Jump Street, after failing to capture some drug dealers. They go undercover at a local college to locate the supplier of new drug, WHY-PHY, but the partnership of the two overgrown adolescents is thoroughly tested along the way.
Queen Latifah Awards
Life Support | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | 2008 |
Bessie | Outstanding Television Movie | 2015 |
Winner | Favorite New Talk Show Host | 2014 |
Winner | Best Rap Solo Performance | 2019 |
Winner | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) | 2008 |
Winner | Best Rap Solo Performance | 1995 |