Glory (1989)

The American Civil War is raging, the Unions and the Confederates are at war. Captain Robert Gould Shaw (Mathew Broderick) is given command of the first all black regiment of the Army, the 54th Massachusetts.

Hundreds of former slaves troop in, all of them eager to lend a hand in the fight for their freedom. But the men are a rabble and Captain Gould Shaw has a very hard task ahead to make them into an efficient and effective unit capable of winning battles and also able to gain the respects of white soldiers.

But there is a price to pay.

An American historical war drama depicting the true story of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. The movie story is full of many embellishments to the real story.

For Queen And Country (1989)

In order to escape the rampant poverty of inner London, Reuben (Denzel Washington) joined the British Army serving in the Parachute Regiment eventually seeing action in Northern Ireland and then participating in the Falklands War where he became a war hero.

He returned to London and back to civilian life six years later to discover that his community is still plagued by the very same things that made him leave. He suffers abuse on him by racist white police and the pressure on him to go into a life of crime was strong and getting stronger.

His struggle to adjust to ordinary civilian life proves very difficult. His girlfriend left him, he is unable to find work, and a new legislation ensures that he lost his British Citizenship.

Reuben began to feel betrayed by the same country he had served with his blood. He becomes a vigilante bent on change instead of becoming a criminal himself.

The Mighty Quinn (1989)

Former U.S Marine and Quantico trained Xavier Quinn (Denzel Washington) is the Chief of Police on a small Caribbean island.

The owner of a popular resort hotel, Donald Peter, is found murdered and decapitated, every one assumes that the killer is Maubee (Robert Townsend) a drug dealer and petty crook. In fact all evidence points to the fact that he is the killer.

But Quinn, the police chief doesn't believe that Maubee is the killer and sets out to prove it. Thus he gets embroilled in the messy politics and power plays on the island.

No one knows where it will end.