Search results for "Charles Burnett"
The Wedding

The Wedding

The Wedding
IMDb: 6.1
180

Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade’s family, who object to an inter-racial marriage, and…

Killer of Sheep

Killer of Sheep

Killer of Sheep
IMDb: 7.2
80

An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.

Genre: Drama
Nightjohn

Nightjohn

Nightjohn
IMDb: 6.8
92

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 learns an…

Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Selma, Lord, Selma

Selma, Lord, Selma

Selma, Lord, Selma
IMDb: 7.3
94

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 tested when she…

Genre: Drama
The Glass Shield

The Glass Shield

The Glass Shield
IMDb: 6.2
109

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 some of J.J.’s fellow officers resent…

My Brother’s Wedding

My Brother’s Wedding

My Brother’s Wedding
IMDb: 7.2
81

A man who despises his upwardly mobile lawyer brother reluctantly agrees to be best man at his wedding.

Genre: Drama
To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger
IMDb: 7.2
101

An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA.

Genre: Drama
Relative Stranger

Relative Stranger

Relative Stranger
IMDb: 6.5
89

After the death of his father, a former football star reunites with the family that he abandoned years earlier.

Genre: Drama, TV Movie