
Eddie Griffin
Undercover Brother
“Undercover Brother (2002) is a 2000s American action-comedy that stages racial politics through satirical espionage. It frames an undercover operation and campaign spectacle using tight-framing, saturated palettes, and prop-driven sight gags. The film argues that production choices can encode Civil Rights critique through design, costume, and comic mechanics.”
This film plays with the conventions of political satire, using elaborate sets and period props to create a comedic experience. The physical humor is tightly choreographed and enriched with clever visual jokes that comment on consumer culture and ideology. Ideal for viewers who appreciate humor that marries style with substance.
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.
When a Harvard-educated CIA agent is killed during an operation, the secret agency recruits his twin brother.
When a Harvard-educated CIA agent is killed during an operation, the secret agency recruits his twin brother.
Kat is an improv comedy teacher beginning to question if she’s missed her shot at success. When an undercover cop offers her the role of a lifetime, she recruits two of her students to infiltrate London’s gangland by impersonating dangerous criminals.
Kat is an improv comedy teacher beginning to question if she’s missed her shot at success. When an undercover cop offers her the role of a lifetime, she recruits two of her students to infiltrate London’s gangland by impersonating dangerous criminals.
An aging agent is called back by "the Company" to run a hostage trade of a Soviet spy for an American agent.
An aging agent is called back by "the Company" to run a hostage trade of a Soviet spy for an American agent.
Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug Ecstasy into Miami. They track the drugs to the whacked-out Cuban drug lord Johnny Tapia, who is also involved in a bloody war with Russian and Haitian mobsters. If that isn't bad enough, there's tension between the two detectives when Marcus discovers that playboy Mike is secretly romancing Marcus’ sister, Syd.
Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug Ecstasy into Miami. They track the drugs to the whacked-out Cuban drug lord Johnny Tapia, who is also involved in a bloody war with Russian and Haitian mobsters. If that isn't bad enough, there's tension between the two detectives when Marcus discovers that playboy Mike is secretly romancing Marcus’ sister, Syd.
Calvin Joyner, a mild-mannered accountant whose high school glory days are long behind him, reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook. After meeting up, Calvin’s mundane life takes an unexpectedly thrilling turn when he's thrust into the world of international espionage.
Calvin Joyner, a mild-mannered accountant whose high school glory days are long behind him, reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook. After meeting up, Calvin’s mundane life takes an unexpectedly thrilling turn when he's thrust into the world of international espionage.
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.