Peter J. Lucas

Cradle 2 the Grave -- When a young girl is kidnapped, her father, the leader of a crew of highly skilled urban thieves, forges an unlikely alliance with a Taiwanese Intelligence officer to rescue her.

When Ron Stone becomes the principal in 2001, it is overrun with gangs. Undeterred, he dons a bulletproof vest to engage with the neighborhood and enlists the help of African American and Jewish alumni to raise much-needed money for essential materials. Fearless, he convinces the local leader of the Bloods to help keep kids in school to graduation - and that local leader of the Bloods himself eventually goes on to college. Stone is a modern American hero.

From producer Joel Silver ("The Matrix" trilogy) and director Andrzej Bartkowiak - the team behind box office hits "Romeo Must Die" and "Exit Wounds" - comes this high-action urban thriller starring martial arts wizard Jet Li ("Romeo Must Die," "Lethal Weapon 4"), top-selling hip hop artist DMX ("Exit Wounds," "Romeo Must Die"), Kelly Hu ("X-Men 2," "The Scorpion King"), Anthony Anderson ("Barbershop," "Exit Wounds") and Gabrielle Union ("The Brothers," "Bring It On"), with original music by DMX. When a young girl is kidnapped and held in exchange for priceless diamonds, her father, the leader of a crew of highly skilled urban thieves, forges an unlikely alliance with a Taiwanese Intelligence officer to rescueher.

Inner city principal Ron Stone audaciously transforms a failing Newark, New Jersey school system by wresting control away from violent street gangs in this inspiring documentary portrait of an education on a mission.