Melvin Van Peebles Movies

  • 1989
    Identity Crisis

    Identity Crisis

    Identity Crisis

    2.21989HD

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

    Identity Crisis
  • 1988
    Taking Care of Terrific

    Taking Care of Terrific

    Taking Care of Terrific

    5.51988HD

    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...

    Taking Care of Terrific
  • 1971
    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

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    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 s...

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
  • 1995
    Fist of the North Star

    Fist of the North Star

    Fist of the North Star

    4.2871995HD

    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...

    Fist of the North Star
  • 1987
    O.C. and Stiggs

    O.C. and Stiggs

    O.C. and Stiggs

    4.61987HD

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

    O.C. and Stiggs
  • 2002
    BaadAsssss Cinema

    BaadAsssss Cinema

    BaadAsssss Cinema

    62002HD

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

    BaadAsssss Cinema
  • 2013
    Peeples

    Peeples

    Peeples

    5.62013HD

    Hoping to propose to his upper-crust girlfriend, Wade Walker crashes her family's annual reunion and lands in a face-off with her dad.

    Peeples
  • 2009
    Directors on Directing

    Directors on Directing

    Directors on Directing

    02009HD

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

    Directors on Directing
  • 1991
    True Identity

    True Identity

    True Identity

    5.61991HD

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

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

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

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

    7.52022HD

    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 of...

    Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
  • 2008
    Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

    Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

    Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

    6.52008HD

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

    Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
  • 1996
    Calm at Sunset

    Calm at Sunset

    Calm at Sunset

    6.21996HD

    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...

    Calm at Sunset
  • 1996
    Gang in Blue

    Gang in Blue

    Gang in Blue

    5.21996HD

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

    Gang in Blue
  • 2000
    René Vautier, le rebelle

    René Vautier, le rebelle

    René Vautier, le rebelle

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    René Vautier, le rebelle
  • 2006
    Hard Luck

    Hard Luck

    Hard Luck

    5.52006HD

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

    Hard Luck
  • 1970
    Watermelon Man

    Watermelon Man

    Watermelon Man

    6.31970HD

    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...

    Watermelon Man
  • 2009
    The Black List: Volume Two

    The Black List: Volume Two

    The Black List: Volume Two

    62009HD

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

    The Black List: Volume Two
  • 2007
    Blackout

    Blackout

    Blackout

    5.52007HD

    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 m...

    Blackout
  • 2006
    SMUT

    SMUT

    SMUT

    92006HD

    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 i...

    SMUT
  • 2005
    Unstoppable

    Unstoppable

    Unstoppable

    02005HD

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

    Unstoppable