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1. The French Dispatch (2021)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine".
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux
Votes: 150,450
2. If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Teyonah Parris
Votes: 52,476 | Gross: $14.92M
3. Bamboozled (2000)
R | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin, it becomes a hit.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Rapaport
Votes: 12,346 | Gross: $2.27M
4. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 412
5. Winter Boy (2022)
122 min | Drama
A 17-year-old high school student trying to get to grips with the new challenges posed by death, life, the city and "the temptation of renouncement".
Director: Christophe Honoré | Stars: Paul Kircher, Vincent Lacoste, Juliette Binoche, Erwan Kepoa Falé
Votes: 1,592
6. I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
PG-13 | 93 min | Documentary, History
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X
Votes: 23,495 | Gross: $7.12M
7. The ABCs of Book Banning (2023)
27 min | Documentary, Short
Reveals the voices of the impacted parties of books banned from school districts, inspiring hope for the future through the profound insights of inquisitive youthful minds.
Directors: Sheila Nevins, Trish Adlesic, Nazenet Habtezghi | Stars: Adler, Ruth Anne, Arianna, Avalee
Votes: 1,182
8. The Dick Cavett Show (1968–1988)
TV-G | 90 min | Music, Talk-Show
This particular series combines several "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC: ABC This Morning/The Dick Cavett Show ABC Daytime March 1968 - January 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Primetime May 1969 - September 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night December 1969 - January 1975 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night September - December 1986
Stars: Dick Cavett, Bobby Rosengarden, Fred Foy, Mort Sahl
Votes: 944
9. World in Action (1963–1998)
30 min | Documentary
A documentary series focusing on current affairs.
Stars: Brian Armstrong, Chris Kelly, Derek Cooper, Wilfrid Thomas
Votes: 97
10. Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
This film adaptation of James Baldwin's celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Harlem seeking both salvation and understanding and of a young boy ... See full summary »
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Paul Winfield, James Bond III, Olivia Cole, Rodrick F. Wimberly
Votes: 245
11. À la place du coeur (1998)
113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Clim and Bébé have grown up together in a blue-collar neighborhood in Marseille. When Bébé is eighteen and Clim is sixteen, they fall in love. She becomes pregnant, and the situation is ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Guédiguian | Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Christine Brücher, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan
Votes: 386
12. Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris (1970)
Not Rated | 26 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A meeting with James Baldwin doesn't quite go according to plan for a group of presumptuous white filmmakers in this Paris-set documentary short.
Director: Terence Dixon | Star: James Baldwin
Votes: 1,474
13. Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1973–1981)
60 min | Talk-Show
The Tomorrow Show was an American late-night television talk show hosted by Tom Snyder.
Stars: Tom Snyder, Kelly Lange, Clare Boothe Luce, William C. Rader
Votes: 146
14. Look Up and Live (1954–1979)
30 min | Documentary, Drama, Musical
A non-denominational Sunday morning religious show that covered issues from multiple perspectives.
Stars: Ed Summerlin, Edward Mulhare, William Hamilton, Sorrell Booke
Votes: 36
15. Soul! (1968–1973)
60 min | Music
America's first "Black Tonight Show." From 1968 to 1973, of a nation. 'Soul!' Brought Black Culture to TV. Ellis Haizlip ensures the Revolution will be televised with "SOUL!,"
Stars: Ellis Haizlip, Gerry Bledsoe, Jerry Butler, Patti LaBelle
Votes: 66
16. The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
90 min | Talk-Show
American show featuring the popular British talk show host.
Stars: David Frost, Gerri Granger, Tiny Tim, Dana Valery
Votes: 248
17. The Statue of Liberty (1985)
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, History
Documentary showing the history of the world-famous Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, the impact it still has on people and the state of liberty as a personal and political concept in America in 1985.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: David McCullough, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Paul Roebling
Votes: 712
18. Aquarius (1970–1977)
39 min | Documentary
An arts magazine programme for ITV, presented by Humphrey Burton. Originally a fortnightly series, it became weekly, while later editions were presented by Peter Hall.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Peter Hall, Russell Harty, Leonard Bernstein
Votes: 30
19. Pretty Dudes (2016– )
Comedy, Drama
A group of friends in the greater Los Angeles area, self-categorized as "pretty boys," navigate sexuality, race, romance, and the occasional celibacy pact.
Stars: Kyle Rezzarday, Xavier Avila, Yoshi Sudarso, Bryan Michael Nunez
Votes: 36
20. I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1982)
95 min | Documentary
James Baldwin retraces his time in the South during the Civil Rights Movement, reflecting with his trademark brilliance and insight on the passage of more than two decades.
Directors: Dick Fontaine, Pat Hartley | Stars: James Baldwin, David Baldwin, Chinua Achebe, Amiri Baraka
Votes: 61
21. Bookmark (1983–1999)
50 min | Biography
A look at the world of books and writers.
Stars: Ian Hamilton, Simon Winchester, A.N. Wilson, Fay Weldon
Votes: 27
23. Open Space (1983–1995)
29 min | Documentary
British TV series in which the public make programmes under their own editorial control.
Stars: Michael Mansfield, Jon Alpert, Margo MacDonald, Julio Finn
24. Baldwin's Nigger (1968)
46 min | Documentary
Documentary of James Baldwin and Dick Gregory discussing the Civil Rights Movement in 1960s Great Britian.
Director: Horace Ové | Stars: James Baldwin, Dick Gregory
Votes: 127
26. Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley (1965 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
The Cambridge Union Society debates the motion "Has the American Dream Been Achieved at the Expense of the American Negro?" on its 150th anniversary. David Heycock and James Baldwin argue the Affirmative. Jeremy Burford and William F. Buckley argue the Negative.
Director: John McGonagle | Stars: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley, Jeremy Burford, David Heycock
Votes: 17
27. IMPACT-Dick Gregory
Documentary, Biography | Completed
IMPACT-Dick Gregory is an intimate, real time conversation between Dick and actor/activist Jane Fonda, actor Clarke Peters and director Ernest Dickerson. Jordan Stone's original concept was... See full summary »
Director: Jordan Stone | Stars: Jane Fonda, Clarke Peters, Robert Klein, Hugh Hefner
28. Review (1969–1972)
40 min | Documentary
Weekly arts magazine.
Stars: James Mossman, David Hugh Jones, Keith Dewhurst, Jim Douglas Henry
29. Yao of the Jungle (1972)
PG | Adventure
Director: Claude Vermorel | Stars: Dembele Barry, François Bogui, Lajdi Doumia, Yao Kouakou
30. Brother, Where Are You? (2022)
15 min | Short, Drama, History | Completed
Two brothers, separated by time and prison bars, reestablish contact.
Director: Shiloh Tumo Washington | Stars: MyLeah Givens, Harold Dennis, Troy Maxwell G. Blakey
31. James Baldwin Abroad (2023)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
Showcasing three short films (James Baldwin: From Another Place (1973), Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris (1970) and Baldwin's Nigger (1968)) by American writer James Baldwin, wherein... See full summary »
Director: Sedat Pakay | Stars: James Baldwin, Dick Gregory
32. James Baldwin: From Another Place (1973)
Not Rated | 12 min | Documentary, Short
In Istanbul, American writer James Baldwin muses about race, the American fascination with sexuality, insights into his interrupted writing decade in the country, the generosity of the ... See full summary »
Director: Sedat Pakay | Star: James Baldwin
Votes: 32
34. Voices & Visions (1988)
Documentary
In this video series, readings and photos illuminate the work of 13 American poets. American Poetry video instruction series for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 13 ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Maloney, Joan Allen, Laurence Luckinbill, Jason Robards III
35. Horizonte (1963–1979)
Documentary, News
Stars: Gerhard Weis, Heinz Brantl, Alfred Payrleitner, Wolf In der Maur
36. Post-scriptum (1970– )
Talk-Show
Stars: Michel Polac, Pierre Lattès, Claire Gallois, Michel Cournot
37. Le Sel de la semaine (1965–1970)
56 min | Talk-Show
-On air from 1965 to 1970 at Radio-Canada. Fernand Seguin receives a distinguished guest, a celebrity he wishes to reveal to viewers. At the beginning, the show had different formats before... See full summary »
Stars: Fernand Seguin, James Bamber, Josephine Baker, Joffre Dumazedier
38. Assignment America (1975)
30 min | News
Stars: Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Valerie Harper, Hugh Hefner
39. Un étranger dans le village (1962 TV Movie)
29 min | Documentary
The American writer James Baldwin revisits a village in the Swiss Alps where he stayed ten years earlier. He is black, the inhabitants white, and he is once again a subject of surprise for ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Koralnik | Star: James Baldwin
41. Monitor (1967–1968)
30 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
A Swedish cultural magazine featuring current events and trends in all art forms.
Stars: Göran Bengtson, Kristian Romare, Noomi Liljefors, James Baldwin
42. Champ libre (1963–1965)
Talk-Show, Documentary
-TV program from Radio-Canada, broadcast in the 1960s
Stars: James Baldwin, Raymond Charette, Carl Dubuc, Lawrence Ferlinghetti
43. Take This Hammer (1964 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
On a 1963 visit to black sections of San Francisco ,talking to angry youth, James Baldwin demolishes the city's image as cosmopolitan and sophisticated and argues that the place is as segregated and as racist, deep down, as Birmingham.
Director: Richard O. Moore | Stars: James Baldwin, Orville Luster
Votes: 20
44. Chicago Stories: Our People (1968–1972)
Talk-Show
Stars: John Callaway, Jim Tilmon, Muhammad Ali, James Baldwin
45. Frank Delaney (1982–1984)
Family
Stars: Frank Delaney, Elkie Brooks, Adam Mars-Jones, Bernard Levin
46. Blues für Mister Charlie (1969 TV Movie)
145 min | Drama
Directors: Leon Epp, Hermann Lanske | Stars: Inge Altenburger, Ladislav Chudík, Marianne Gerzner, Hans Gratzer
47.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Go Tell It on the Mountain
(1985)
96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Working as a day laborer to make ends meet, an angry black preacher (Paul Winfield) vents his wrath upon his family (Rosalind Cash, James Bond III).
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Paul Winfield, James Bond III, Olivia Cole, Rodrick F. Wimberly
Votes: 100
48.
Pretty Dudes (2016– )
Episode:
Set Phasers to Ho
Comedy, Drama | Completed
Director: Chance Calloway | Stars: Bryan Michael Nunez, Xavier Avila, Kyle Rezzarday, Tiffany Commons
49.
The Dick Cavett Show (1968–1988)
Episode:
Phyllis Newman, James Baldwin, Paul Weiss, Jonathan Weiss, Elly Stone
(1968)
TV-PG | Music, Talk-Show
Director: Arthur Forrest | Stars: Dick Cavett, Phyllis Newman, James Baldwin, Paul Weiss
50.
Horizonte (1963–1979)
Episode:
Heißer Sommer in New York mit James Baldwin / Catchen am Wiener Heumarkt
(1964)
Documentary, News
Directors: Heinz Brantl, Otto Anton Eder, Günther Schifter | Star: James Baldwin