Sidney Poitier Movies

  • 2013
    Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

    Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

    Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

    102013HD

    Documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement in the Unite...

    Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
  • 1998
    David and Lisa

    David and Lisa

    David and Lisa

    5.51998HD

    A psychiatrist tries to treat an emotionally disturbed teenage boy who has a pathological fear of being touched. The only person who can communicate e...

    David and Lisa
  • 1996
    To Sir, with Love II

    To Sir, with Love II

    To Sir, with Love II

    6.51996HD

    After thirty years teaching in London, Mark Thackeray retires and returns to Chicago. There, however, the challenge of teaching kids in an inner city...

    To Sir, with Love II
  • 2023
    Paul Newman: The Restless

    Paul Newman: The Restless

    Paul Newman: The Restless

    8.1432023HD

    Multi-talented, Paul Newman is one of the greatest American actors of all time. With his silhouette of a Greek statue and his unreal blue eyes, he emb...

    Paul Newman: The Restless
  • 1971
    Brother John

    Brother John

    Brother John

    6.31971HD

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

    Brother John
  • 1991
    Separate But Equal

    Separate But Equal

    Separate But Equal

    6.51991HD

    A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.

    Separate But Equal
  • 1965
    A Cinderella Named Elizabeth

    A Cinderella Named Elizabeth

    A Cinderella Named Elizabeth

    71965HD

    Describes how Elizabeth Hartman was auditioned and chosen for the part of Selina in "A Patch of Blue."

    A Cinderella Named Elizabeth
  • 1960
    All the Young Men

    All the Young Men

    All the Young Men

    6.21960HD

    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, who's...

    All the Young Men
  • 2023
    Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

    Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

    Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

    6.82023HD

    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 near...

    Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
  • 2022
    Sidney

    Sidney

    Sidney

    7.72022HD

    This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Wa...

    Sidney
  • 2001
    The Last Brickmaker in America

    The Last Brickmaker in America

    The Last Brickmaker in America

    72001HD

    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 13-yea...

    The Last Brickmaker in America
  • 1952
    The Red Ball Express

    The Red Ball Express

    The Red Ball Express

    5.81952HD

    August 1944: proceeding with the invasion of France, Patton's Third Army has advanced so far toward Paris that it cannot be supplied. To keep up the m...

    The Red Ball Express
  • 1969
    The Lost Man

    The Lost Man

    The Lost Man

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    A gang of black militants plots to rob a factory to finance their "revolutionary struggle."

    The Lost Man
  • 1999
    Free of Eden

    Free of Eden

    Free of Eden

    101999HD

    Story about Will Cleamons, a former teacher-turned-businessman who agrees to tutor 18-year-old high school dropout, Nicole Turner. Much to his surpris...

    Free of Eden
  • 1951
    Cry, the Beloved Country

    Cry, the Beloved Country

    Cry, the Beloved Country

    5.91951HD

    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...

    Cry, the Beloved Country
  • 2013
    Moms Mabley

    Moms Mabley

    Moms Mabley

    6.72013HD

    A feature documentary about Jackie "Moms" Mabley, an African-American stand-up comic and show-biz pioneer who emerged from the Chitlin' Circuit of Afr...

    Moms Mabley
  • 2000
    Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

    Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

    Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

    02000HD

    A career overview of film and TV actor Richard Widmark.

    Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
  • 1984
    I Love Quincy

    I Love Quincy

    I Love Quincy

    01984HD

    Documentary profile of musician and producer Quincy Jones

    I Love Quincy
  • 1997
    Mandela and de Klerk

    Mandela and de Klerk

    Mandela and de Klerk

    6.41997HD

    Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine both received Emmy nominations for their performances in this made-for-TV movie. The plot follows Nelson Mandela's 27...

    Mandela and de Klerk
  • 1959
    Virgin Island

    Virgin Island

    Virgin Island

    51959HD

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

    Virgin Island