Al Sharpton Movies

From a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of distrust and shifting ideals.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Malcolm X

The life and times of Muhammed Ali shown through the lens of his numerous appearances on The Dick Cavett Show. The film features new interviews with...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Dick Cavett

A youthful perspective on the 1992 presidential campaign with a witty, cautionary message to young Americans to start participating in democracy or...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Robert Downey Jr.

An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Maya Angelou

On the anniversary of Martin Luther King's death, Sir Trevor McDonald travels to the Deep South of America to get closer to the man who meant so much...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Trevor McDonald

This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey, in which a City Councilman, Cory Booker, attempted to unseat longtime mayor...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Cory Booker

The origins of the Brooklyn-born altar boy who leaned conservative, even as the civil rights era was flourishing all around him. Giuliani’s...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Rudolph Giuliani

When Covid-19 hit New York City in 2020, filmmaker Matthew Heineman gained unique access to one of New York’s hardest-hit hospital systems. The...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Nathalie Dougé

Celebrated author and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was somehow free of politics before Colin Kaepernick and...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Dave Zirin

Two years in labor relations at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, during the decade of the 1990s.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jesse Jackson

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Denzel Washington

Larry Holmes is undeniably one of the greatest boxers in heavyweight history, but, despite his accomplishments, he never managed to escape the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Larry Holmes

The definitive Rudy Giuliani documentary, charting his fall from the cover of Time Magazine to the parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Rudolph Giuliani

In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, the media concocted a narrative that justified a summer of worldwide riots and helped contribute to...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Candace Owens

On the evening of Sept. 7, 1996, Mike Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion, attempted to take Bruce Seldon’s WBA title at the MGM Grand in Las...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mike Tyson

By issuing marriage licenses to same gender couples, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom uproots the status quo and attempts to change the way the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Lewis Nelson

James Brown's legacy has influenced rap, soul, funk and R&B. But along with his huge talent, there's a dark side to Brown's success that includes...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Brown

Comedian/filmmaker Camille Solari spends the last year interviewing the legendary musical icon James Brown before his untimely death on Christmas...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Brown

In his provocative 2021 book, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, New York Times opinion columnist Charles M. Blow calls for a...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Charles M. Blow

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. They...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Antron McCray

From masterminding Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential win to his insurgent role in the 2024 race, Democratic strategist James Carville has been...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Carville

Director Sam Pollard constructs a portrait of charismatic trailblazer Maynard Jackson, who became Atlanta’s first black mayor in 1973. The son...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Bill Clinton

As a new chapter begins in this country, THE BLACK LIST offers a dynamic and never-before-heard perspective from achievers of color. This series of...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Colin Powell

When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Adam Sandler

Former KGB plot a terrorist attack on New York City.

Genre: Action

Cast: Tom Dunne

In this revealing biographical portrait, filmmakers Axel Ebermann and Daniel Frei document the rags-to-riches story of photographer Johnny Nunez,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Johnny Nunez

The world watched in horror as the NYPD was put on trial for the shooting of Sean Bell and Amadou Diallo. The chants of "no justice," "no peace" were...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Elijah Cummings

A young real estate agent starts having second doubts about his upcoming marriage.

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Cast: Chenoa Maxwell

The 30-year legacy of the murder of black teenager Yusuf Hawkins by a group of young white men in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, as his family and friends...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Al Sharpton

Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Damon Wayans

Never-before-seen testimony is included in this documentary on Emmett Louis Till, who, in 1955, was brutally murdered after he whistled at a white...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Al Sharpton

The Election of President Barack Obama began on March 5, 1770 at the Boston Massacre with the death of Crispus Attucks.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Angela Bassett

The story of the Harlem Rens: the greatest basketball team you never heard of.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

On April 5, 1968, soul legend James Brown performed a concert in Boston that many say shielded that city from the kinds of devastating riots that...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Cornel West

Robin Roberts explores the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, the legendary group of African American pilots—including her father—that served...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Robin Roberts

From his days of testifying at the Watergate hearings to advising recent presidential candidate Donald Trump, Roger Stone has long offended people on...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Roger Stone

Out of desperation to save a television talk show that is dying in the ratings, the producer decides to do a controversial episode on racism. He...

Genre: Drama

Cast: John E. Coleman

After a high-speed car chase, Madea winds up behind bars because her quick temper gets the best of her. Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Josh...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Tyler Perry

Documentary that traces the last months of Michael Jackson's life, examines the circumstances that led to his untimely passing, and explores the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Susan Etok

This film attempts to correct the record when it comes to the left's attacks on President Bush, 9/11 and the war in Iraq and Kerry's 20-year tenure...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Michael Moore

In-depth documentary that uses Lenny Bruce's legacy to explore the present condition of the fear of words and expression.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Lenny Bruce

Follows the life of Clarence Avant, the ultimate, uncensored mentor and behind-the-scenes rainmaker in music, film, TV and politics.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Clarence Avant

By depicting real-life witnesses and actual evidence in a courtroom setting, American Trial will tell the story of the trial that may have occurred...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Barack Obama

This feature documentary deeply explores Dr. King, his experience, his legacy and the Movement at large through key events – The Montgomery Bus...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Martin Luther King Jr.

A documentary following the civil rights movement and how the media, in particular the burgeoning TV, was used to fight for equality in the 1960s....

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Martin Agronsky

One was a demon on guitar; the other was fresh out of school and no slouch on harmonica. SATAN & ADAM is a celebration of friendship and the blues...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Sterling Magee

Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Vivica A. Fox

Interviews and perspectives examining the conditions of intersectional justice from 20 leading faith and community leaders.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Al Sharpton

James Brown changed the face of American music forever. Abandoned by his parents at an early age, James Brown was a self-made man who became one of...

Genre: Music

Cast: James Brown

Feature length documentary about Howard Dean and the Democratic primary.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Howard Dean

The Godfather of Soul tells his life story and features his greatest live performances.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Brown

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Bob Carruthers

Long before O'Reilly and Beck, Morton Downey, Jr., was tearing up the talk-show format with his divisive populism. Between the fistfights, rabid...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Morton Downey, Jr.

Can one recent local election in Louisiana tell us anything about the state of race relations in twenty-first century America? RACE is a story of...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Nathaniel Banks

"No Justice!" "No Peace!" This rising chant from the streets escalated in answer to the seemingly endless incidents of police brutality throughout...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Al Sharpton

A documentary feature film about a cinematographer who is caught in a mass arrest. His film crew's videotape of the incident leads to a civil rights...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: André 3000

Artist Ron English travels across the country illegally putting up artwork of President Obama and Abraham Lincoln merged together.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Thierry Guetta

A documentary on the former mayor of New York City, Ed Koch.

Genre: History

Cast: Ed Koch

In an exclusive new documentary, Max Blumenthal rips the cover off the media deceptions and atrocity hoaxes Israel pushed after October 7 to create...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Max Blumenthal

"This 20 minute documentary sheds light on the worst antisemitic riot in American history, which occurred in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in 1991....

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Al Sharpton

A documentary on the last year of Prince's life, including interviews with close friends.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Zawe Ashton

"Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort" is a fundraiser event co-hosted by Anthony Anderson, Terrence Jenkins, Regina Hall and Kelly Rowland...

Genre:

Cast: Anthony Anderson

Chronicling the single-afternoon gathering (June 4, 1967) of 11 American athletes and a politician. Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, to have a discussion...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Muhammad Ali

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and...

Genre: Music

Cast: Stevie Wonder

'The Jena 6' is the story of hidden racial inequality and violence becoming visible. It is a powerful symbol for, and example of, how racial justice...

Genre:

Cast: Mumia Abu-Jamal

Josh Alexander’s Loudmouth documents the winding road that is Al Sharpton’s life story as an iconic activist and spiritual leader.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Al Sharpton

Uncovers the system of abuse and denial that killed a 14-year-old boy in a Florida Boot Camp.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Charles Helm

The 1989 murder of Yusef Hawkins by white youths in the Bensonhurst section of New York City set off a racial and political fire storm. On the eve of...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Al Sharpton