
The Hurricane(1999)
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.


“Who Needs A Heart When A Heart Can Be Broken?”
Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.

Angela Bassett
Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner

Laurence Fishburne
Ike Turner

Vanessa Bell Calloway
Jackie

Jenifer Lewis
Zelma Bullock

Khandi Alexander
Darlene

Richard T. Jones
Ike Turner Jr.

Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly
Young Anna Mae Bullock

Chi McBride
Fross

Penny Johnson Jerald
Lorraine Taylor

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Alline Bullock
What's Love Got to Do with It is a drama, music, history film released in 1993 exploring themes of 1970s, affectation, record producer, biography, recording studio, celebrity. Directed by Brian Gibson, it stars Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Vanessa Bell Calloway. Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.
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