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Cracked Up: The Darrell Hammond Story

Cracked Up: The Darrell Hammond Story

Cracked Up: The Darrell Hammond Story
IMDb: 7.3
95

In Cracked Up we witness the effects adverse childhood experiences can have across a lifetime through the incredible story of actor, comedian, master impressionist and Saturday Night Live veteran, Darrell…

Genre: Documentary
Misery Loves Comedy

Misery Loves Comedy

Misery Loves Comedy
IMDb: 6.3
94

Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers, actors, and directors from the US, Canada, and abroad—take on this question, sharing anecdotes and…

The Little Engine That Could

The Little Engine That Could

The Little Engine That Could
IMDb: 5.7
83

Featuring an all-star cast, the timeless story comes to life in this all-new, feature-length film filled with fun and adventure!

Genre: Animation, Family
The Truth Is in the Stars

The Truth Is in the Stars

The Truth Is in the Stars
IMDb: 6.7
86

William Shatner sits down with scientists, innovators and celebrities to discuss how the optimism of ‘Star Trek’ influenced multiple generations.

Genre: Documentary
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
IMDb: 7.7
90

Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. Over a seventy…

Genre: Documentary
Teenage Paparazzo

Teenage Paparazzo

Teenage Paparazzo
IMDb: 7.3
91

A documentary that examines the relationship between celebrity and society.

Genre: Documentary
Homer and Eddie

Homer and Eddie

Homer and Eddie
IMDb: 5.3
100

A mentally disabled man gets help from a sociopath when he tries to reunite with his dying father, who years earlier disowned him.

Genre: Comedy, Crime
See You in September

See You in September

See You in September
IMDb: 4.6
91

Feeling abandoned by her therapist who’s gone on an extended vacation, beautiful Lindsay gets help with her fear of commitment from an ad hoc support group formed by other New…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Till

Till

Till
IMDb: 7.6
130

The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.

Genre: Drama
Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Is That Black Enough for You?!?
IMDb: 7.5
135

A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs.

Genre: Documentary
Moms Mabley

Moms Mabley

Moms Mabley
IMDb: 8
72

A feature documentary about Jackie “Moms” Mabley, an African-American stand-up comic and show-biz pioneer who emerged from the Chitlin’ Circuit of African-American Vaudeville to become a mainstream star. Once billed…

Genre: Documentary
Luck

Luck

Luck
IMDb: 5.1
105

Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, the unluckiest person in the world must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around.

Good Fences

Good Fences

Good Fences
IMDb: 5.6
119

Set in the 1970s, Tom Spader is an attorney who is determined to end what he has dubbed “the colored man’s losing streak.” When his winning of a high-profile case…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine

Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine

Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine
IMDb: 5.5
49

Comedian and Trump lip-synching sensation Sarah Cooper tackles politics, race and other light topics in a sketch special packed with celebrity guests.

Genre: Comedy
King of the Dancehall

King of the Dancehall

King of the Dancehall
IMDb: 4.6
112

Nick Cannon directs and stars in this high-energy musical about a young man from Brooklyn who gets caught up in the vibrant Kingston music scene during a visit to Jamaica.

Genre: Drama
Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted
IMDb: 7.3
127

Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen’s prescribed “short rest” from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice’s Wonderland,…

Genre: Drama
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
IMDb: 7.6
75

For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole…

Genre: Documentary
Racing Stripes

Racing Stripes

Racing Stripes
IMDb: 5.2
102

Shattered illusions are hard to repair — especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who’s spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he’s a…

Genre: Comedy, Family
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
IMDb: 7.9
116

A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams, told largely through his own words. Celebrates what he brought to comedy…

Genre: Documentary
Jumpin’ Jack Flash

Jumpin’ Jack Flash

Jumpin’ Jack Flash
IMDb: 5.9
100

Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day, she gets a strange coded message from an unknown source. After decoding…

Big Stone Gap

Big Stone Gap

Big Stone Gap
IMDb: 5.7
93

A story centered around a transitional point in the life of Ave Maria Mulligan, the heart of her community in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years
IMDb: 7.8
106

The Beatles stormed through Europe’s music scene in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth culture forever and, arguably, invented mass entertainment as…

Genre: Documentary
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
IMDb: 7.3
83

Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor – one of America’s most brilliant, iconic comic minds.

Genre: Documentary
A Little Bit of Heaven

A Little Bit of Heaven

A Little Bit of Heaven
IMDb: 6.2
106

A guarded woman who finds out she’s dying of cancer but, when she meets her match, the threat of falling in love is scarier than death.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Captains’ Summit

The Captains’ Summit

The Captains’ Summit
IMDb: 7.8
70

The Captains’ Summit documents the first time in Star Trek history that four stars who at some point have played Captains in Star Trek (William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Leonard Nimoy,…

Genre: Documentary
The Deep End of the Ocean

The Deep End of the Ocean

The Deep End of the Ocean
IMDb: 6.3
106

Michelle Pfeiffer is ferocious in the role of a desperate mother whose 3-year-old son disappears during her high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the…

Genre: Drama, Mystery
The Associate

The Associate

The Associate
IMDb: 6.1
114

Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank…

Genre: Comedy
Bogus

Bogus

Bogus
IMDb: 5.3
110

Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy’s imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.

The Pagemaster

The Pagemaster

The Pagemaster
IMDb: 6.1
75

Tyler knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in…

Corrina, Corrina

Corrina, Corrina

Corrina, Corrina
IMDb: 6.6
115

When Manny Singer’s wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he hires sassy housekeeper Corrina Washington, who coaxes Molly out…

Boys on the Side

Boys on the Side

Boys on the Side
IMDb: 6.4
115

After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. On their journey…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Made in America

Made in America

Made in America
IMDb: 5
111

A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that wasn’t bad enough, he’s white.

Genre: Comedy
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
IMDb: 5.6
107

Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun’s habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a…

Genre: Comedy, Music
Sister Act

Sister Act

Sister Act
IMDb: 6.5
100

A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob’s hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and…

Genre: Comedy, Music
The Player

The Player

The Player
IMDb: 7.5
124

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected – but which one?

Soapdish

Soapdish

Soapdish
IMDb: 6.6
97

Celeste Talbert is the star of the long-running soap opera “The Sun Also Sets.” With the show’s ratings down, Celeste’s ruthlessly ambitious co-star, Montana Moorehead, and the show’s arrogant producer,…

Genre: Comedy
Burglar

Burglar

Burglar
IMDb: 5
103

Bernice “Bernie” Rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Her friend Carl Hefler is a dog groomer. After a successful burglary, it’s discovered that…

Genre: Comedy, Crime
For Colored Girls

For Colored Girls

For Colored Girls
IMDb: 6.1
134

About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that…

Genre: Drama
My Darling Vivian

My Darling Vivian

My Darling Vivian
IMDb: 7.5
89

The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash’s first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes never-before-seen footage and photographs of Johnny Cash and Rosanne Cash, as well as…

Genre: Documentary
The Lion King

The Lion King

The Lion King
IMDb: 8.5
89

A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince…