Sidney Poitier Movies

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...

Exceptionally talented actor and bridge-builder between black and white, a political icon and artist at the same time: that was Sidney Poitier. He...

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...

An enigmatic man returns to his Alabama hometown as his sister is dying of cancer and incites the suspicion of notable town officials.

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

The man called Obam struggles with the increasingly hostile forces facing each other in a colonial African country. The African natives want their...

Documentary profile of musician and producer Quincy Jones

During the Korean War, the lieutenant in charge of a Marine rifle platoon is killed in battle. Before he dies, he places the platoon's sergeant,...

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

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

The making of Elvis Presley's famous live TV concert and the chaotic behind the scenes. It was the most-watched television event of the year with...

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

NAACP Image Award "Outstanding Documentary" An illuminating and heartfelt tribute to Juanita Moore, widely recognized as an icon. This biopic...

Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier travel down memory lane to see what life was like back in the 1920s. Harry Belafonte introduces this musical,...

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

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

This Academy Award-winning documentary short Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by Sidney Poitier, traces the career of Paul Robeson...

A career overview of film and TV actor Richard Widmark.

In the back country of South Africa, black minister Stephen Kumalo journeys to the city to search for his missing son, only to find his people living...