Ossie Davis

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And When I Die, I Won’t Stay Dead
6.6

And When I Die, I Won’t Stay Dead

A journey into the life and work of beat poet and activist Bob Kaufman and his insistence that poetry is fundamental to humanity’s moral ...
She Hate Me
5.3

She Hate Me

Jul. 30, 2004

She Hate Me

Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.
Baadasssss!
7.3

Baadasssss!

May. 28, 2004

Baadasssss!

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin’s classic 1971 film, “Sweet Sweetback’s ...
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
8.6

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks is a 2003 documentary about the life of Academy Award nominated actress Beah Richards. Directed by Lisa Gay Hamilton, ...
Deacons for Defense
7

Deacons for Defense

Jan. 01, 2003

Deacons for Defense

Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Despite the Act, the African-American ...
The Practice
7.7

The Practice

A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as ...
Bubba Ho-tep
6.9

Bubba Ho-tep

Jun. 09, 2002

Bubba Ho-tep

Bubba Ho-tep tells the “true” story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas ...
Amen.
7.2

Amen.

After a deadly plague kills most of the world’s population, the remaining survivors split into two groups – one led by a benevolent elder ...
A Vow to Cherish
6.5

A Vow to Cherish

Jan. 01, 1999

A Vow to Cherish

John and Ellen have a picture-perfect life: while John runs a successful business, Ellen works as a schoolteacher, and they’ve raised two ...
The Secret Path
7.4

The Secret Path

Apr. 02, 1999

The Secret Path

A young girl stuck in a horrific cycle of familial violence finds the power to build her own future from the place she least suspected in an ...
The Stand
7.1

The Stand

May. 08, 1994

The Stand

After a deadly plague kills most of the world’s population, the remaining survivors split into two groups – one led by a benevolent elder ...
Kongi’s Harvest
6.5

Kongi’s Harvest

May. 01, 1970

Kongi’s Harvest

An African dictator (Wole Soyinka) needs to convince the former king (Rashidi Onikoyi) to legitimize his reign by offering him the ceremonial jam ...
Dinosaur
6.4

Dinosaur

May. 19, 2000

Dinosaur

An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
Miss Evers’ Boys
7.1

Miss Evers’ Boys

Feb. 22, 1997

Miss Evers’ Boys

The true story of the US Government’s 1932 Tuskeegee Syphilis Experiments, in which a group of black test subjects were allowed to die, ...
Doctor Dolittle
5.4

Doctor Dolittle

Jun. 26, 1998

Doctor Dolittle

A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as ...
12 Angry Men
7.8

12 Angry Men

Aug. 17, 1997

12 Angry Men

During the trial of a man accused of his father’s murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others ...
I’m Not Rappaport
6.5

I’m Not Rappaport

Dec. 24, 1996

I’m Not Rappaport

Old Nat Moyer is a talker, a philosopher, and a troublemaker with a fanciful imagination. His companion is Midge Carter, who is half-blind, but ...
Grumpy Old Men
7

Grumpy Old Men

Dec. 25, 1993

Grumpy Old Men

For decades, next-door neighbors and former friends John and Max have feuded, trading insults and wicked pranks. When an attractive widow moves ...
Gladiator
6.5

Gladiator

Mar. 06, 1992

Gladiator

Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a ‘nice place’. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight ...
Jungle Fever
6.6

Jungle Fever

Jun. 07, 1991

Jungle Fever

A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He’s quite rightly worried that the racial ...
Joe Versus the Volcano
5.9

Joe Versus the Volcano

Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and ...
Do the Right Thing
8

Do the Right Thing

Jun. 14, 1989

Do the Right Thing

Salvatore “Sal” Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin’ Out, becomes upset when ...
School Daze
6.1

School Daze

Feb. 12, 1988

School Daze

Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.
Avenging Angel
4.8

Avenging Angel

Jan. 11, 1985

Avenging Angel

Molly, former baby prostitute “Angel” from Sunset Boulevard, has managed to leave her street life with help of Lt. Andrews. She ...
The House of God
5.6

The House of God

Jan. 01, 1984

The House of God

Comedy about a couple of interns in a hospital named ‘The House of God’.
Harry and Son
5.8

Harry and Son

Mar. 02, 1984

Harry and Son

Widower Harry Keach is a construction worker who was raised to appreciate the importance of working for a living. He takes a dim view of his ...
Hot Stuff
6.3

Hot Stuff

Aug. 10, 1979

Hot Stuff

When a police department’s burglary task force is facing the possibility of being shut down because of their low conviction rate decides to ...
Let’s Do It Again
6.7

Let’s Do It Again

Oct. 11, 1975

Let’s Do It Again

Clyde Williams and Billy Foster are a couple of blue-collar workers in Atlanta who have promised to raise funds for their fraternal order, the ...
Malcolm X
7.5

Malcolm X

May. 24, 1972

Malcolm X

James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.
Slaves
4.8

Slaves

Jul. 02, 1969

Slaves

A Kentucky slave fights for his freedom from cruel overseer whose mistress eventually joins Davis and the other slaves in their revolt.