Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Melvin "Block" Van Peebles (August 21, 1932 - September 21, 2021) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer. He was most famous for creating the acclaimed film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which heralded a new era of African American focused films. He was the father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melvin Van Peebles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Melvin Van Peebles
  • Popularity: 1.469
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1932-08-21
  • Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Melvin Van Peebles Movies

  • 1989
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    Identity Crisis

    Identity Crisis

    1.4 1989 HD

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

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  • 1988
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    Taking Care of Terrific

    Taking Care of Terrific

    1 1988 HD

    14-year-old Enid Crowley hates her name and everything about her boring life. All this changes when she becomes a full-time babysitter to a sheltered...

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  • 1971
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    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    5.2 1971 HD

    After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and...

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  • 1995
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    Fist of the North Star

    Fist of the North Star

    4.3 1995 HD

    From the immensely popular FIST OF THE NORTH STAR comic book series, comes a new hero. The fate of mankind rests with superhuman warrior Kenshiro who...

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  • 1987
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    O.C. and Stiggs

    O.C. and Stiggs

    4.7 1987 HD

    O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, they plot against it. They seek revenge...

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  • 2002
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    BaadAsssss Cinema

    BaadAsssss Cinema

    6 2002 HD

    With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather...

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  • 2013
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    Peeples

    Peeples

    5.6 2013 HD

    The story follows what happens when a child psychologist surprises his girlfriend by showing up at her political family's annual get-together at...

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  • 2009
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    Directors on Directing

    Directors on Directing

    1 2009 HD

    A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.

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  • 1991
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    True Identity

    True Identity

    5.552 1991 HD

    In order to escape from the mob, an African-American man must disguise himself as a white man.

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  • 2022
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    Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood

    Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood

    8 2022 HD

    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...

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  • 2008
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    Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

    Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

    6.5 2008 HD

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

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  • 1996
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    Calm at Sunset

    Calm at Sunset

    6.5 1996 HD

    Drama about a young man who defies his parents by dropping out of college to pursue his dream of owning a fishing boat, following in the footsteps of...

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  • 1996
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    Gang in Blue

    Gang in Blue

    5 1996 HD

    A black police officer discovers a cell of white supremacist vigilantes within his department.

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  • 2000
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    René Vautier, le rebelle

    René Vautier, le rebelle

    10 2000 HD

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  • 2007
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    Hard Luck

    Hard Luck

    5.6 2007 HD

    Three converging story lines involving bootleggers, a serial killer and drug dealers are followed. A former drug dealer tries to go straight, but...

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  • 1970
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    Watermelon Man

    Watermelon Man

    6.4 1970 HD

    A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. But his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is...

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  • 2009
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    The Black List: Volume Two

    The Black List: Volume Two

    6 2009 HD

    THE BLACK LIST: VOL. 2 profiles some of today's most fascinating African-Americans. From the childhood inspirations that shaped their ambitions, to...

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  • 2007
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    Blackout

    Blackout

    6.1 2007 HD

    BLACKOUT takes you inside the personal journey of what went down and what it was really like in Brooklyn, NY on August 14. It examines the nature of...

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  • 1970
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    SMUT

    SMUT

    1 1970 HD

    Wide eyed Marty O Neil (Lee Homes) takes to the road on a quest to give his life meaning. When his motorcycle breaks down outside an adult bookstore...

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  • 2005
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    Unstoppable

    Unstoppable

    1 2005 HD

    An interview/overview on the influential careers of Gordon Parks, Ossie Davis, and Melvin Van Peebles.

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  • 1989
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    Making 'Do the Right Thing'

    Making 'Do the Right Thing'

    6.7 1989 HD

    The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing.

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  • 1973
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    Wattstax

    Wattstax

    6.8 1973 HD

    A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage...

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  • 1998
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    Classified X

    Classified X

    4.5 1998 HD

    A history of the racially stereotyped portrayal of African Americans in cinema, hosted by film pioneer Melvin Van Peebles.

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  • 2006
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    Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

    Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

    1 2006 HD

    Featuring Robert Crumb, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiny Tim, Russ Meyer and more this volume of the “Midnight Blue” collection focuses on...

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  • 1995
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    Panther

    Panther

    6.2 1995 HD

    Panther is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The movie spans about 3 years (1966-68) of the Black...

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  • 1997
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    Riot

    Riot

    5.5 1997 HD

    In April 1992, following the notorious Rodney King verdict, the streets of Los Angeles became a battlefield, the backdrop to four personal...

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  • 1999
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    Love Kills

    Love Kills

    2.5 1999 HD

    A masseur gets mixed up in the family plots at the mansion of a recently deceased Beverly Hills millionaire.

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  • 2009
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    American Swing

    American Swing

    5.1 2009 HD

    Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat.

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  • 2011
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    The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

    The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

    7.6 2011 HD

    Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in US society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage of the movement shot by Swedish journalists...

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  • 1987
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    Jaws: The Revenge

    Jaws: The Revenge

    4.1 1987 HD

    After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son,...

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  • 2005
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    How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

    How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

    6 2005 HD

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

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  • 2003
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    The Real Deal: What It Is

    The Real Deal: What It Is

    1 2003 HD

    This twenty-two minute interview with Melvin Van Peebles has the cult filmmaker starting things off by lighting a cigar, which is something he has...

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  • 1994
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    Terminal Velocity

    Terminal Velocity

    5.3 1994 HD

    A maverick skydiver and a former KGB agent team up to stop the Russian mafia from stealing gold.

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  • 2012
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    Salty Dog Blues

    Salty Dog Blues

    1 2012 HD

    The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronicling the lives of these men and women who, with a...

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  • 2018
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    Armed

    Armed

    4.8 2018 HD

    A former U.S. marshal discovers that all of the survivors of his old unit are experiencing the same symptoms simultaneously and there may be a larger...

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  • 1986
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    America

    America

    4 1986 HD

    The zany crew of a New York cable TV station accidentally bounce a signal off the moon, bringing them worldwide attention.

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  • 2003
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    The Hebrew Hammer

    The Hebrew Hammer

    5.5 2003 HD

    When a psychotic Santa tries to destroy Chanukah by hypnotizing Jewish children with bootlegged copies of the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful...

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  • 1957
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    Sunlight

    Sunlight

    1 1957 HD

    A black man steals to afford to marry the woman he loves. After being released from prison, he returns in time to see his daughter's wedding.

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  • 1993
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    Posse

    Posse

    5.4 1993 HD

    A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches...

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  • 1993
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    Last Action Hero

    Last Action Hero

    6.462 1993 HD

    After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is...

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  • 2011
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    Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door

    Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door

    1 2011 HD

    A documentary looking at the making and legacy of The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973).

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  • 1993
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    Farewell, Babylon!

    Farewell, Babylon!

    1 1993 HD

    Arrabal's sixth film based on his novel from 1969 with the same name as the movie.

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  • 1992
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    Boomerang

    Boomerang

    5.7 1992 HD

    Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing...

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  • 2011
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    Redemption Road

    Redemption Road

    4.8 2011 HD

    In Tennessee, Bailey, a debt-straddled blues guitarist, is escorted across the state by a man named Augy so that he can collect his recently deceased...

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  • 2021
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    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

    5.5 2021 HD

    A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.

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  • 1971
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    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    5.2 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    5.2 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    5.2 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    5.2 1971 HD

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  • 2004
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    Baadasssss!

    Baadasssss!

    6.4 2004 HD

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  • 1970
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    Watermelon Man

    Watermelon Man

    6.4 1970 HD

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  • 1961
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    500 Francs

    500 Francs

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1961
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    500 Francs

    500 Francs

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1961
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    500 Francs

    500 Francs

    1 1961 HD

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  • 2008
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    Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

    Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

    6.5 2008 HD

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  • 2008
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    Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

    Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

    6.5 2008 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Story of a Three-Day Pass

    The Story of a Three-Day Pass

    6.2 1968 HD

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  • 1995
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    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

    3 1995 HD

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  • 1995
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    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

    3 1995 HD

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  • 1996
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    Gang in Blue

    Gang in Blue

    5 1996 HD

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  • 1996
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    Gang in Blue

    Gang in Blue

    5 1996 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Story of a Three-Day Pass

    The Story of a Three-Day Pass

    6.2 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Story of a Three-Day Pass

    The Story of a Three-Day Pass

    6.2 1968 HD

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  • 1977
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    Greased Lightning

    Greased Lightning

    6.3 1977 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Real Deal: What It Is

    The Real Deal: What It Is

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2000
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    Bellyful

    Bellyful

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2000
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    Bellyful

    Bellyful

    1 2000 HD

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  • 1989
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    Identity Crisis

    Identity Crisis

    1.4 1989 HD

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  • 1989
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    Identity Crisis

    Identity Crisis

    1.4 1989 HD

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  • 1972
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    Don't Play Us Cheap

    Don't Play Us Cheap

    5.8 1972 HD

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  • 1998
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    Classified X

    Classified X

    4.5 1998 HD

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  • 1969
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    Slogan

    Slogan

    5.8 1969 HD

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  • 1995
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    Panther

    Panther

    6.2 1995 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Identity Crisis

    Identity Crisis

    1.4 1989 HD

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  • 2000
    imgMovies

    Bellyful

    Bellyful

    1 2000 HD

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  • 1977
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    Greased Lightning

    Greased Lightning

    6.3 1977 HD

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  • 1970
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    Watermelon Man

    Watermelon Man

    6.4 1970 HD

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  • 1972
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    Don't Play Us Cheap

    Don't Play Us Cheap

    5.8 1972 HD

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  • 1971
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    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    5.2 1971 HD

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  • 1957
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    Sunlight

    Sunlight

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Three Pick-Up Men for Herrick

    Three Pick-Up Men for Herrick

    5 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Three Pick-Up Men for Herrick

    Three Pick-Up Men for Herrick

    5 1957 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Day They Came to Arrest the Book

    The Day They Came to Arrest the Book

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1976
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    Just an Old Sweet Song

    Just an Old Sweet Song

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Panther

    Panther

    6.2 1995 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Panther

    Panther

    6.2 1995 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Don't Play Us Cheap

    Don't Play Us Cheap

    5.8 1972 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Don't Play Us Cheap

    Don't Play Us Cheap

    5.8 1972 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Don't Play Us Cheap

    Don't Play Us Cheap

    5.8 1972 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Don't Play Us Cheap

    Don't Play Us Cheap

    5.8 1972 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

    3 1995 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

    3 1995 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

    3 1995 HD

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  • 1996
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    Tales of Erotica

    Tales of Erotica

    4.1 1996 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    976-STUD

    976-STUD

    1 1989 HD

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  • 2000
    imgMovies

    Bellyful

    Bellyful

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2000
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    Girlfriends

    Girlfriends

    7.6 2000 HD

    The series revolves around the friendship of four African-American women in different phases of their lives. They explore the many trials and...

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  • 1993
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    Living Single

    Living Single

    8.4 1993 HD

    Living Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show...

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  • 1993
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    Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

    8 1993 HD

    An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.

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  • 1951
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 1951 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

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  • 1988
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    Sonny Spoon

    Sonny Spoon

    5.5 1988 HD

    Sonny Spoon is a detective program aired in the United States on the NBC television network in 1988. The series was created by Michael Daly, Dinah...

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  • 2008
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    Sex: The Revolution

    Sex: The Revolution

    7 2008 HD

    Sex: The Revolution was a four-part 2008 American documentary miniseries that aired on VH1 and The Sundance Channel. It chronicled the rise of...

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  • 1981
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    The Sophisticated Gents

    The Sophisticated Gents

    7 1981 HD

    The 25-year reunion of members of a black athletic-social club brings together nine of its members for the first time to honor their old coach but is...

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  • 1990
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    Dream On

    Dream On

    6.9 1990 HD

    The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from...

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  • 1997
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    The Shining

    The Shining

    6.288 1997 HD

    A new caretaker moves with his family into the mysterious Overlook Hotel for the winter.

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  • 1970
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    The Shining

    The Shining

    5.5 1970 HD

    CBS Schoolbreak Special is an American anthology series for teenagers that aired on CBS from April 1980 to January 1996. The series began under the...

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  • 1970
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    The Shining

    The Shining

    7.7 1970 HD

    Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were...

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  • 1970
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    The Shining

    The Shining

    7 1970 HD

    The 25-year reunion of members of a black athletic-social club brings together nine of its members for the first time to honor their old coach but is...

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