Charles Burnett
- 2009
Relative Stranger
Relative Stranger4.444 Mar. 14, 2009 HD
After the death of his father, a former football star reunites with the family that he abandoned years earlier.
Actors:Cicely Tyson, Dana Davis, Michael Beach, Michael Michele
- 1999
Selma, Lord, Selma
Selma, Lord, Selma7.1 Jan. 17, 1999 HD
In 1965 Alabama, an 11 year old girl is touched by a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. and becomes a devout follower. But her resolution is ...
Actors:Afemo Omilami, Ella Joyce, Jurnee Smollett, Mackenzie Astin
- 1998
The Wedding
The Wedding8.3 Feb. 22, 1998 HD
Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade’s ...
Actors:Carl Lumbly, Eric Thal, Lynn Whitfield, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
- 1996
Nightjohn
Nightjohn5.6 Jun. 01, 1996 HD
John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she ...
Actors:Bill Cobbs, Carl Lumbly, Deborah Duke, Gabriel Casseus
- 1994
The Glass Shield
The Glass Shield4.9 Sep. 16, 1994 HD
J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff’s Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as ...
Genre: Action,Crime,Drama,Thriller
Actors:Bernie Casey, Erich Anderson, Michael Boatman
- 1990
To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger6.721 Oct. 12, 1990 HD
An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA.
Genre: Drama
Actors:Carl Lumbly, Danny Glover, Mary Alice, Paul Butler
- 1983
My Brother’s Wedding
My Brother’s Wedding6.7 Sep. 13, 1983 HD
A young African-American man, living in Los Angeles without direction in his life, reluctantly agrees to be the best man for his brother, an ...
Genre: Drama
Actors:Dennis Kemper, Everett Silas, Gaye Shannon-Burnett, Jessie Holmes, Ronnie Bell
- 1978
Killer of Sheep
Killer of Sheep6.5 Nov. 14, 1978 HD
An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.
Genre: Drama
Actors:Angela Burnett, Charles Bracy, Eugene Cherry, Henry G. Sanders, Kaycee Moore