Movies and TvShows featuring "detroit-michigan" theme.
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a biographical drama film based on the life of Dr. Ben Carson, a world-renowned neurosurgeon. The movie depicts his journey from a troubled childhood in Detroit to his rise as a groundbreaking surgeon, overcoming numerous challenges and obstacles along the way. It explores themes of perseverance, determination, and the power of education and compassion.
Home Improvement is a sitcom that revolves around Tim "The Toolman" Taylor, a handyman and the host of a fictional TV show called "Tool Time." He constantly gets into humorous and often disastrous situations both at home and on the show. The series focuses on Tim's relationships with his wife, sons, and neighbors, and explores themes of family, friendship, and the challenges of balancing work and family life.
The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
Jay, after a sexual encounter with Hugh, inherits a curse where an entity will follow her until it catches and kills her. She enlists the help of her friends to try to escape the entity and pass the curse on to someone else, but they soon realize that defeating it is not as simple as it seems. As the group faces numerous encounters with the entity, they come up with a plan to kill it once and for all. However, even after seemingly defeating the entity, Jay and her friend Paul continue to live in fear as they are followed by an unknown person.
A man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder. Guided by a crow, he sets out to seek revenge on the gang responsible for their deaths. As he hunts down and kills each member, he uncovers the truth behind the crime. With the help of a police officer who believes in justice, he confronts the leader of the gang and ultimately achieves his goal. However, his ability to withstand harm is linked to the crow, and when it is injured, he becomes vulnerable. In the end, he sacrifices himself to save a young girl and is reunited with his deceased fiancée in the afterlife.
Martin, a radio DJ in Detroit, navigates through life with his friends and deals with relationships, career challenges, and hilarious situations. The show revolves around Martin's comedic antics, his romantic escapades, and his dynamic interactions with his best friend and neighbor.
Three Detroit friends break into the house of a blind man to steal his fortune. However, they soon realize that the blind man is more dangerous than they thought. With their lives at stake, they must find a way to escape before it's too late.
In Detroit, Clarence meets a call girl named Alabama and they fall in love. After killing her pimp, they discover a bag of cocaine and decide to sell it in California. Along the way, they encounter gangsters and face danger, but ultimately survive and start a new life in Cancún.
Motorcity is a TV show set in a futuristic, dystopian Detroit. It follows a group of teenagers who fight against an evil scientist and his robot minions. The show is known for its high-octane car races, stylized violence, and cyberpunk aesthetic.
In the near future, Detroit, Michigan is on the verge of collapse due to financial ruin and unchecked crime. The mega-corporation Omni Consumer Products enters into a contract with the city to run the police force. OCP plans to destroy 'Old Detroit' to replace it with the utopia of 'Delta City'. Recognizing that human law enforcers are insufficient to stop the crime spree, OCP runs several programs to find robotic replacements. One program, the ED-209 enforcement droid, headed by senior president Dick Jones, malfunctions and kills a junior executive during its demonstration. As a result, the OCP Chairman opts for a cyborg program headed by middle-ranking executive Bob Morton, named 'RoboCop'. Veteran police officer Alex Murphy transfers to a new precinct in Old Detroit and is partnered with Anne Lewis. On their first patrol, they chase down a team of criminals led by crime boss Clarence Boddicker to an abandoned steel mill. Lewis is later rendered unconscious by one of the gangs, while the rest of Boddicker's men corner Murphy and murder him. Murphy is pronounced dead at the hospital, but OCP takes his body and uses it to create the first RoboCop. He is able to deal with much of the violent crime in the city all by himself, causing the rest of the police force to become worried they may be replaced. Unbeknownst to his human monitors, RoboCop still retains memories of his life as Murphy, including brief glimpses of his wife and son, and the action of spinning his gun before holstering it, a trick Murphy had done for his son. Lewis recognizes these elements from Murphy's mannerisms, and tries to learn more from RoboCop, but he remains silent on the issues. Because of RoboCop's success, Morton is promoted to become one of OCP's Vice Presidents. Morton's success and arrogance leads Jones to have Boddicker, secretly in his employ, kill the young executive. Meanwhile, an armed gas station holdup by one of Boddicker's men allows RoboCop to track down Boddicker to a cocaine bunker. RoboCop bursts into the facility and Boddicker reveals his alliance with Dick Jones. Boddicker is arrested and RoboCop visits Jones at his offices at OCP, intending to arrest him as well. During the confrontation, RoboCop's previously unknown fourth directive, preventing him from arresting or harming any senior executive of OCP, activates, incapacitating him. Jones sends an ED-209 against RoboCop. The ED-209 proves incapable of descending a stairway, enabling RoboCop to escape. When RoboCop enters the parking complex of the building, a police SWAT team led by Lt. Hedgecock is waiting for him with orders to destroy him. The hail of bullets severely damages RoboCop's armor, but he is saved by Lewis, his former partner. Meanwhile, the police launch their long-threatened strike, sending the city into chaos. Jones arranges for Boddicker and his men to be released from prison and provides them with weaponry capable of puncturing RoboCop's heavy armor. Using a tracking device which is also provided by Jones, Boddicker's team converges on the steel mill where RoboCop was recovering from his injuries. RoboCop and Lewis defend themselves and kill the entire gang. Lewis is wounded but survives. RoboCop returns to OCP headquarters and presents evidence of Jones's role in Morton's death to the OCP chairman. Jones quickly grabs a gun and takes the chairman hostage. The chairman, after being told about the Fourth Directive by RoboCop, fires Jones, allowing RoboCop to shoot him. Jones then crashes through the window and falls to his death. The chairman commends RoboCop for his skill and asks for his name, to which he replies, 'Murphy'.
A young woman arrives at her Airbnb rental late at night for a job interview. However, she finds out that the house has been double-booked and a strange man is already there. Despite her doubts, she decides to stay, but soon realizes that the house holds horrifying secrets.
Axel Foley is back and as funny as ever in this fast-paced action comedy. This time, the Detroit cop heads to Beverly Hills to help his boss, who is targeted by a group of counterfeiters. As he investigates, Axel uncovers a deadly plot that puts him in the crosshairs of a dangerous criminal.
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter is a sitcom that follows the life of Paul Hennessy, a loving and overprotective father, as he tries to guide his teenage daughters through the ups and downs of adolescence. With two daughters and one son, Paul finds himself faced with the challenges of young romance, sister-sister relationships, and family dynamics. Set in Detroit, Michigan, this heartwarming series explores the funny and heartfelt moments that arise from the parent-child relationships within the Hennessy family.
Frank Sheeran, a World War II veteran, becomes a hit-man for the Bufalino crime family. He befriends union leader Jimmy Hoffa and becomes his bodyguard. Eventually, Frank is tasked with assassinating Jimmy. The film explores Frank's life from his time in the war to his involvement in organized crime and his relationships with Jimmy and his family.
In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy, a loving husband, father and good cop, is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer. In an attempt to sway public opinion, OmniCorp creates RoboCop, a law enforcement product combining man and machine. As RoboCop takes on crime in Detroit, public opinion starts to change. However, when RoboCop discovers the truth about his creation, he seeks revenge on those responsible. With the help of his former partner and other police officers, RoboCop takes down the corrupt CEO of OmniCorp and exposes the truth to the public.
Jimmy, a young rapper from Detroit, faces numerous challenges as he tries to kickstart his music career. Along the way, he navigates through personal relationships, confronts his own insecurities, and battles against a rap group called The Leaders of the Free World. With determination and self-discovery, Jimmy overcomes his obstacles and ultimately finds the confidence to pursue his dreams of becoming a successful artist.
Freaks and Geeks is a comedy-drama TV show set in the early 1980s, portraying the lives of high school students in the fictional town of Chippewa, Michigan. The show focuses on the lives of the 'freaks' and 'geeks' who navigate through the social dynamics of high school, dealing with issues like rebellion, intelligence, and relationships.
Hung follows the life of Ray Drecker, a high school teacher and basketball coach in Detroit, who becomes a male escort to make ends meet during the recession. He navigates the challenges of his unconventional career while also juggling his relationships with his family, including his twin children.
A reckless but talented Detroit cop, Axel Foley, pursues a murder investigation in Beverly Hills. He deals with the contrasting culture while uncovering a smuggling operation run by a wealthy art dealer. Alongside two Beverly Hills detectives, he takes down the criminals, proving his worth and forming new friendships.
When a group of criminals kidnap the wife of a wealthy man, things take an unexpected turn when they discover that her husband doesn't want her back. As the criminals try to navigate their way through the situation, they find themselves in a series of comedic and crime-filled misadventures.