Mario Van Peebles Movies

A gang of boys under the Brooklyn Bridge are united by their common interest in break dancing. Some work as pizza delivery boys, hence they call...

As the Harlem Renaissance flourishes in jazzy New York City, Pauline, Esther and Alice struggle to survive. By day, they toil at dreary jobs,...

Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his films, which include "Watermelon Man" and "Sweet...

In the Wild West of the 1800s, a gunman is hired to take a group of emotionally-challenged people across the desert.

A man abducts the love of his life from her holiday-themed wedding in a desperate last attempt to win her back.

In this gritty cops-and-crooks drama, two detectives hunt a gang leader suspected of murdering a New York cop. The detectives enlist the help of the...

Jim Brown: All-American is a 2002 documentary film directed by Spike Lee. The film takes a look at the life of NFL hall-of-famer Jim Brown. The film...

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...

Thrown into the face of death only to emerge unharmed, characters are left staring at their lives in the face with uncertainty and fear like they've...

Violent crime is routine. Organized drug trade runs rampant in the face of powerless authority. And a vicious street gang holds dominion with a...

An attorney leaves his high-priced firm to work for the less fortunate.

Dan Donahue has finally met the woman of his dreams. But on the night he is going to propose, he is overcome by deep-rooted anger caused by the...

Detective Jack Valentine is reinstated from his desk job to go back onto the streets. His first assignment ends with the death of a mobster who was...

Salt-N-Pepa details the journey of Queensborough Community College students Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton as...

Profiling former Georgia running back Herschel Walker. The 1982 Heisman Trophy winner overcame teenage bouts with bullying for being overweight and...

A Los Angeles lawyer has to go to New Orleans for a steamy case involving a troubled teen.

A semi-autobiographical story about an adventurer whose journeys take him from Harlem to the high seas and back again

Andrea Crawford, an important business woman, risks everything to save a kid from the life of crime.

A rapper finds himself possessed by the soul of a dead fashion designer; frequently switching personalities.

In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied...