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Feast of All Saints
6.5

Feast of All Saints

Nov. 11, 2001

Feast of All Saints

Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free People of Colour, a dazzling yet damned class ...
A Simple Wish
5.3

A Simple Wish

Jul. 11, 1997

A Simple Wish

Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her “simple wish” – that her father ...
Baby Geniuses
2.6

Baby Geniuses

Mar. 12, 1999

Baby Geniuses

BabyCo is the world’s leading manufacturer in baby products. However, what the public doesn’t know, is that Drs Kinder and Heep, two ...
Just Cause
6.4

Just Cause

Feb. 17, 1995

Just Cause

A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the ...
The Ernest Green Story
7.3

The Ernest Green Story

Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.
Cop & ½
4.2

Cop & ½

Apr. 02, 1993

Cop & ½

When a pint-sized 8-year-old kid witnesses a murder he offers to help the police, if they make him a cop, too. Saddled with this streetwise ...
Color Adjustment
7.4

Color Adjustment

Jan. 29, 1992

Color Adjustment

From Amos ‘n’ Andy to Nat King Cole, from Roots to The Cosby Show, black people have played many roles on primetime television. ...
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 ...
Love at Large
5.7

Love at Large

Mar. 09, 1990

Love at Large

Vampish miss Dolan hires hardboiled P.I. Harry Dobbs to tail her shady boyfriend. Harry realizes that the man leads a double life but then his ...
Decoration Day
7.2

Decoration Day

Dec. 02, 1990

Decoration Day

A cantankerous widower (Garner) who is virtually living the life of a recluse is forced to rejoin his community when his Godchild (Skaggs) gets ...
Cat People
6.2

Cat People

Apr. 02, 1982

Cat People

After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is ...
Black Girl
6.8

Black Girl

Nov. 09, 1972

Black Girl

An aspiring dancer and her two wicked sisters resent their mother’s love for a foster daughter.
Uptight
7.3

Uptight

Dec. 28, 1968

Uptight

Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.
The Incident
7.6

The Incident

Nov. 05, 1967

The Incident

Two hoodlums terrorize the passengers of a late-night New York City subway train.
The Balcony
6

The Balcony

Mar. 21, 1963

The Balcony

The Madam of a brothel satisfies the erotic fantasies of her customers, while a revolution is sweeping the nation. Preserved by the Academy Film ...
A Raisin in the Sun
8

A Raisin in the Sun

May. 28, 1961

A Raisin in the Sun

Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems ...
St. Louis Blues
7.1

St. Louis Blues

Apr. 07, 1958

St. Louis Blues

Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church, ...
Edge of the City
7.2

Edge of the City

Jan. 04, 1957

Edge of the City

An army deserter and a black dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager.
The Tall Target
7.2

The Tall Target

Aug. 17, 1951

The Tall Target

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.