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CriticCrunch has 4 Allen Payne titles in its catalog, ranked by quality percentile.
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A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
Dir. Mario Van Peebles · With Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne
During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, these men were forced to constantly endure harassement, prejudice, and much behind the scenes politics until at last they were able to prove themselves in combat.
Dir. Robert Markowitz · With Laurence Fishburne, Allen Payne, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't appear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ability in an artist never hurts sales, does it? You've just got to play the part of a rap star...
Dir. Tamra Davis · With Chris Rock, Allen Payne, Deezer D
Detective Rita Veder is assigned to a baffling serial murder case. After examining the crime scene — a corpse-filled ship found adrift at sea — she meets Maximilian, a smooth-talking Caribbean playboy determined to romance her.
Dir. Wes Craven · With Angela Bassett, Eddie Murphy, Allen Payne
