Charles Burnett Movies

An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Henry G. Sanders

A single mother ekes out a living from welfare check to welfare check, struggling to provide for her daughter.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Nashay Brady

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation is a 2007 epic film on the Namibian independence struggle against South African occupation as seen through the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Carl Lumbly

J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Michael Boatman

A young African-American man, living in Los Angeles without direction in his life, reluctantly agrees to be the best man for his brother, an upwardly...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Everett Silas

An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Danny Glover

Director Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, My Brother's Wedding, To Sleep with Anger) presents a tale about a young boy's encounter with his family...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Tommy Redmond Hicks

A musician spends New Year's Day trying to help his friend pay the rent.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ayuko Babu

An improvised late '60s short-subject student film, and debut movie of Charles Burnett, done in the neo-realist, documentary film style. A...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Andy Burnett

An improvised late '60s short-subject student film, and debut movie of Charles Burnett, done in the neo-realist, documentary film style. A...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Andy Burnett

This critically acclaimed 1973 short is about an aristocratic white farming family who has a horse that is being put away, by the father of a young...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Gordon Houston

Tells the poignant chapter in the historic struggle to secure equal and adequate access to healthcare for all Americans. Central to the story is the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Danny Glover

John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Beau Bridges

In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in the United States that resulted in the murder of local slave owners and their families, the eventual...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Carl Lumbly

In 1965 Alabama, an 11 year old girl is touched by a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. and becomes a devout follower. But her resolution is tested...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jurnee Smollett

An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Danny Glover

Charlie Banks, chronically unemployed, struggles to find dignity and a meaning for life in the impoverished Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Nate Hardman

Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade's family, who...

Genre: Romance

Cast: Halle Berry

An improvised late '60s short-subject student film, and debut movie of Charles Burnett, done in the neo-realist, documentary film style. A...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Andy Burnett

An improvised late '60s short-subject student film, and debut movie of Charles Burnett, done in the neo-realist, documentary film style. A...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Andy Burnett

This critically acclaimed 1973 short is about an aristocratic white farming family who has a horse that is being put away, by the father of a young...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Gordon Houston

This critically acclaimed 1973 short is about an aristocratic white farming family who has a horse that is being put away, by the father of a young...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Gordon Houston

This critically acclaimed 1973 short is about an aristocratic white farming family who has a horse that is being put away, by the father of a young...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Gordon Houston

A teenage boy leaves a moment of boredom while his father works on his old car, and the mother wishes to go out for a stroll around the block. One...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Nathaniel Lee Sr.

A teenage boy leaves a moment of boredom while his father works on his old car, and the mother wishes to go out for a stroll around the block. One...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Nathaniel Lee Sr.

A teenage boy leaves a moment of boredom while his father works on his old car, and the mother wishes to go out for a stroll around the block. One...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Nathaniel Lee Sr.

A teenage boy leaves a moment of boredom while his father works on his old car, and the mother wishes to go out for a stroll around the block. One...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Nathaniel Lee Sr.

A Jamaican widower recently released from a mental institution and a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century composer...

Genre: Drama

Cast: James Earl Jones

With dreams of fame and fortune, Faith goes to Washington where she quickly discovers that the life of a budding starlet can be tougher than the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Caron Tate

After the death of his father, a former football star reunites with the family that he abandoned years earlier.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Eriq La Salle

Genre: Documentary

Cast:

Charlie Banks, chronically unemployed, struggles to find dignity and a meaning for life in the impoverished Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Nate Hardman

A Little League baseball game becomes the unlikely context for this lyrical drama about memory and loss, told from the perspective of a...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Charles Burnett

A Little League baseball game becomes the unlikely context for this lyrical drama about memory and loss, told from the perspective of a...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Charles Burnett

J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Michael Boatman

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation is a 2007 epic film on the Namibian independence struggle against South African occupation as seen through the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Carl Lumbly

A woman in a Hollywood dubbing studio struggles with race and preconceptions. The short film depicts the life of an African American woman passing...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Lonette McKee

In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in the United States that resulted in the murder of local slave owners and their families, the eventual...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Carl Lumbly

The story of Dorothy and her husband T.C. He is a discharged Vietnam veteran who thought he would return home to a "hero's welcome." Instead he is...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Barbara O. Jones

A teenage boy leaves a moment of boredom while his father works on his old car, and the mother wishes to go out for a stroll around the block. One...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Nathaniel Lee Sr.

This video work intermingles fiction with actuality in a poignant confrontation with homelessness.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ayuko Babu

Looks at the United States as it becomes an increasingly diverse nation. Tracing the history of significant changes in the Immigration and...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Meredith Vieira

An African American woman living away from her family in Los Angeles yearns to be recognized for more than her physical attributes. In cultivating...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Adisa Anderson

In the course of a botched purse-snatching, a boy comes to question the path of his life. Billy Woodberry’s second film, and first completed in...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ray Cherry

Filmmaker Thomas Penick explores race, gender and violence in this provocative, disturbing drama set on a hot, summer day in 1969. When a woman...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Charles Bracy

An omnibus project bringing together acclaimed directors from around the world, each contributing a 42-second short inspired by a dream. Produced by...

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Kenneth Anger

An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Henry G. Sanders

An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Henry G. Sanders

An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Henry G. Sanders

Genre: Documentary

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Genre: Documentary

Cast:

Director Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, My Brother's Wedding, To Sleep with Anger) presents a tale about a young boy's encounter with his family...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Tommy Redmond Hicks

Looks at the United States as it becomes an increasingly diverse nation. Tracing the history of significant changes in the Immigration and...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Meredith Vieira

Looks at the United States as it becomes an increasingly diverse nation. Tracing the history of significant changes in the Immigration and...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Meredith Vieira

A young African-American man, living in Los Angeles without direction in his life, reluctantly agrees to be the best man for his brother, an upwardly...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Everett Silas

A young African-American man, living in Los Angeles without direction in his life, reluctantly agrees to be the best man for his brother, an upwardly...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Everett Silas

This video work intermingles fiction with actuality in a poignant confrontation with homelessness.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ayuko Babu

A young African-American man, living in Los Angeles without direction in his life, reluctantly agrees to be the best man for his brother, an upwardly...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Everett Silas

Sa-I-Gu, literally translated in Korean as April 29, is the day of the 1992 Los Angeles riots or uprising. Three months after the events, the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast:

An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Henry G. Sanders

This video work intermingles fiction with actuality in a poignant confrontation with homelessness.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ayuko Babu

A musician spends New Year's Day trying to help his friend pay the rent.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ayuko Babu

A global portrait documenting the year's events, Cinetracts '20 features the work of an international lineup of 20 filmmakers. Capturing the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Charles Bracy

A single mother ekes out a living from welfare check to welfare check, struggling to provide for her daughter.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Nashay Brady

This charming tale focuses on Willa Ledbetter, an African American middle-aged school teacher in Watts, and her longing to visit her parent's...

Genre: Drama

Cast: John Earl Jelks

Jason Ross is an 11-year-old boy whose love for baseball exceeds his talent for the game. When cut from his little league team, Jason's undefeatable...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ossie Davis

A global portrait documenting the year's events, Cinetracts '20 features the work of an international lineup of 20 filmmakers. Capturing the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Charles Bracy

After wrongly doing time in prison for murder, a man seeks revenge on a racist law enforcement system and the detective who framed him.

Genre: Action

Cast: Marlo Monte

An Iranian couple (Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mohsen Marzban) declare themselves political refugees after police detain them on their way to Cuba.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shohreh Aghdashloo