Ruby Dee Movies
- 1985
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain51985HD
This film adaptation of James Baldwin's celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Harlem seeking both...
- 1999
The Unfinished Journey
The Unfinished Journey61999HD
A short about American life and history produced for the millennium New Year's Eve celebration.
- 1992
Color Adjustment
Color Adjustment6.91992HD
From Amos 'n' Andy to Nat King Cole, from Roots to The Cosby Show, black people have played many roles on primetime television. Brilliantly weaving...
- 1969
Deadlock
Deadlock01969HD
The murder of a journalist, coming shortly after the killings of a black teenager and a white cop, threatens to inflame passions in the city. To...
- 2009
America
America3.52009HD
In "America," Dr. Maureen Brennan, a psychiatrist at a youth treatment center, encounters her newest patient, a bi-racial boy named America. Through...
- 1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years7.51999HD
Tells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored") sisters who both lived past the age of 100. They grew up...
- 2004
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks02004HD
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks is a 2003 documentary about the life of Academy Award nominated actress Beah Richards. Directed by Lisa Gay Hamilton, it...
- 1999
Passing Glory
Passing Glory5.81999HD
A true story of a priest (Andre Braugher) in New Orleans who formed a group of black players and challenged an all-white prep school basketball team...
- 1974
It's Good to Be Alive
It's Good to Be Alive6.61974HD
This movie details the struggles of former Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella to adapt to life in a wheelchair following his crippling automobile...
- 2013
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal102013HD
The film chronicles the life and revolutionary times of death row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.
- 1980
All God's Children
All God's Children01980HD
Big city judge Parke Denison is involved in a forced busing dispute at the climax of his long career. The friendship between two families -- one...
- 1958
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues7.81958HD
Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church, but...
- 1972
Black Girl
Black Girl71972HD
An aspiring dancer and her two wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.
- 1996
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Mr. and Mrs. Loving5.61996HD
A moving and uplifting drama about the effects of interracial marriage in the 1960s. Friends since childhood, and loved by both families, this couple...
- 1954
Go Man Go
Go Man Go5.71954HD
The story of Abe Saperstein and the creation of the Harlem Globetrotters.
- 1976
Countdown at Kusini
Countdown at Kusini01976HD
An American musician working in Nigeria becomes involved with a patriot hunted by a mercenary in Africa.
- 1993
The Ernest Green Story
The Ernest Green Story6.91993HD
Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.
- 2000
Finding Buck McHenry
Finding Buck McHenry02000HD
When an 11 year old boy gets cut from his Little League baseball team, he sets out to form his own team.
- 1959
Take a Giant Step
Take a Giant Step5.21959HD
This pioneering film in the history of African-American cinema, released two years before "A Raisin In The Sun", is the coming-of-age story of a...
- 1993
After Goodbye
After Goodbye01993HD
Award-winning actress Ruby Dee narrates this powerful documentary about the impact of AIDS on the families, friends and members of the acclaimed...