Sidney Poitier Movies

Widower Dr. Matt Younger and his daughter go to London for a month of dirt-bike racing. While there, Dr. Younger is surprised by finding himself...

Barbra Streisand became the 29th recipient of the prestigious American Film Institute (AFI) Life Achievement Award in a star-studded gala tribute...

A white family has had the same Black maid for many years. When she tells them she wants to go back to school and will be leaving soon, the 20ish...

In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a behind-the-scenes look at Spencer Tracy's personal and...

A feature documentary about Jackie "Moms" Mabley, an African-American stand-up comic and show-biz pioneer who emerged from the Chitlin' Circuit of...

A documentary look at the confluence of the Red scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and...

Documentary profile of musician and producer Quincy Jones

Story about Will Cleamons, a former teacher-turned-businessman who agrees to tutor 18-year-old high school dropout, Nicole Turner. Much to his...

The story of Abe Saperstein and the creation of the Harlem Globetrotters.

A British woman marries an American writer in spite of her family's disapproval and goes to live with him on a tropical island.

Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine both received Emmy nominations for their performances in this made-for-TV movie. The plot follows Nelson Mandela's...

A psychiatrist tries to treat an emotionally disturbed teenage boy who has a pathological fear of being touched. The only person who can communicate...

Documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement in the...

A man must cope with the loss of his wife and the obsolescence of his job before finding redemption by becoming a role model to an equally lost...

Actor/director Sidney Poitier discusses his life and career. He tells of his upbringing in Jamaica; the difficulties he encountered in New York City...

A career overview of film and TV actor Richard Widmark.

Axel, secretly AWOL from the army, joins a black waterfront worker in his fight against bigotry. Television film for The Philco Television Playhouse...

Composer, record, TV and film producer, arranger, instrumentalist, magazine founder and multi-media entrepreneur - Quincy Jones has done it all. In...

On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever. As the...

Behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of ‘Sneakers’ (1992).