Search results for "Melvin Van Peebles"
Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood

Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood

Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
IMDb: 6.3
53

In 1971, director Melvin Van Peebles turned the figure of the black hero in US cinema upside down with Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song: the story of the making of a…

American Swing

American Swing

American Swing
IMDb: 6.2
81

Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato’s Retreat.

Genre: Documentary
Calm at Sunset

Calm at Sunset

Calm at Sunset
IMDb: 6.9
105

The struggle between a father and son at odds over the youths career choice. The 18 years old James Pfeiffer quits college and decides to become a fisherman like his…

Wattstax

Wattstax

Wattstax
IMDb: 7.6
98

Wattstax is the 1973 documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage from the concert with…

Peeples

Peeples

Peeples
IMDb: 5.3
95

The story follows what happens when a child psychologist surprises his girlfriend by showing up at her political family’s annual get-together at their Sag Harbor vacation home only to find…

Genre: Comedy
The Hebrew Hammer

The Hebrew Hammer

The Hebrew Hammer
IMDb: 6.1
85

A Jewish blaxploitation hero saves Hanukkah from the clutches of Santa Claus’s evil son.

Genre: Action, Comedy
True Identity

True Identity

True Identity
IMDb: 5.1
93

In order to escape from the mob, an African-American man must disguise himself as a white man.

Genre: Comedy
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
IMDb: 7
85

Feature-length documentary on renegade filmmaker, novelist, musician and theater impresario, Melvin Van Peebles.

Genre: Documentary
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song

Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song

Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song
IMDb: 5.5
97

After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from “the man” with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned…

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Terminal Velocity

Terminal Velocity

Terminal Velocity
IMDb: 5.5
102

A maverick skydiver and a former KGB agent team up to stop the Russian mafia from stealing gold.

Genre: Action