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1. King Leopold's Ghost
Drama | Announced
Edmund Morel, a shipping agent turned investigative reporter, befriends Irish patriot Roger Casement to expose King Leopold II of Belgium's genocidal pursuit of rubber in 1880's Congo.
Director: Ben Affleck
2. Making Beat Street
Documentary | Announced
In 1983, Steven Hager becomes the first journalist to promote hip hop.
Stars: Rae Dawn Chong, Andrew Davis, Harry Belafonte, Stan Lathan
3. Scales of Injustice
85 min | Documentary, Drama | Post-production
Director: Eunice Chiweshe Goldstein | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Maya Angelou, Dick Gregory
4.
Pretty Dudes (2016– )
Episode:
Set Phasers to Ho
Comedy, Drama | Completed
Director: Chance Calloway | Stars: Bryan Michael Nunez, Xavier Avila, Kyle Rezzarday, Tiffany Commons
5. The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)
PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary, Music
On January 25th 1985, dozens of the era's most popular musicians gathered in Los Angeles to record a charity single for African famine relief. Setting egos aside, they collaborated on a song that would make history.
Director: Bao Nguyen | Stars: Lionel Richie, Harriet Sternberg, Wendy Rees, Harry Belafonte
Votes: 11,081
6. Following Harry (2024)
Documentary | Completed
FOLLOWING HARRY joins Harry Belafonte on his quest to uncover young activists today working so passionately to change our social justice landscape.
Director: Susanne Rostock | Star: Harry Belafonte
7. Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)
82 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The Drum Waltzes explores the life and music of legendary drummer, activist Max Roach, his creative peaks, personal struggles and re-inventions from the Jim Crow to Civil Rights eras, from heady days of post-war jazz to hip hop and beyond.
Directors: Sam Pollard, Ben Shapiro | Stars: Maya Angelou, Gary Bartz, Harry Belafonte, Art Blakey
Votes: 66
8. Sunday Best (2023)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
Examines the groundbreaking career of pioneering television host Ed Sullivan, focusing on his platforming of Black musicians during the civil rights era.
Director: Sacha Jenkins | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick
9. BET Awards 2023 (2023 TV Special)
Music
The BET Awards 2023 celebrates 50 years of hip hop and honors music artists, actors, athletes and more for their work, achievements and cultural impact.
Director: Glenn Weiss | Stars: Teyana Taylor, Marlon Wayans, Ja Rule, Malcolm Barrett
Votes: 23
10.
Ekot Special (2019– )
Harry Belafonte: Alla har ett ansvar när andra lider - Studio Ett
(2023 Podcast Episode)
11 min
Star: Harry Belafonte
11. Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)
R | 135 min | Documentary, History
Tracks the history of Black cinema, focused mainly on the '70s, with archival and new interviews with many of the key players from the era.
Director: Elvis Mitchell | Stars: Elvis Mitchell, Margaret Avery, Harry Belafonte, Charles Burnett
Votes: 1,504
12. Sidney (2022)
PG-13 | 111 min | Documentary, Biography
Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964.
Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Halle Berry, Willie Blue
Votes: 1,224
13. The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022 TV Special)
229 min | Music
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2022 inductees: Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon; along with Judas Priest and ... See full summary »
Director: Joel Gallen | Stars: Adele, Steve Allen, Sara Bareilles, Drew Barrymore
Votes: 90
14. The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021)
TV-MA | 113 min | Documentary
Chronicles the incredible life and times of legendary comedian and activist Dick Gregory.
Director: Andre Gaines | Stars: Kevin Hart, Rob Schneider, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle
Votes: 487
15. Lead Belly: Life, Legend, Legacy (2021)
Documentary, Biography, Music
The life story of Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter.
Director: Curt Hahn | Stars: Leadbelly, Pete Seeger, Harry Belafonte, B.B. King
Votes: 11
16. Voices of the Movement (2021 TV Special)
30 min | Documentary
17. Conversations: The Black Radical Tradition (2021)
127 min | Documentary, History
CONVERSATIONS throws the doors wide open for the dialogue Americans are having with history. This epic documentary chronicles the African-American struggle for liberation in the United ... See full summary »
Director: Edwian Eze Stokes | Stars: Mumia Abu-Jamal, Sundiata Acoli, Ramona Africa, Ajamu Baraka
18.
Independent Lens (1999– )
Episode:
Mr. SOUL!
(2021)
TV-14 | 83 min | Documentary
Mr. SOUL. explores the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public TV.
Directors: Melissa Haizlip, Sam Pollard | Stars: Alvin Ailey, Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Ashford & Simpson
Votes: 9
19. Da 5 Bloods (2020)
R | 154 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Four African-American vets battle the forces of man and nature when they return to Vietnam seeking the remains of their fallen squad leader and the gold fortune he helped them hide.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis
Votes: 55,133
20. Stars in the House (2020– )
60 min | Talk-Show
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley have created ... See full summary »
Stars: Seth Rudetsky, James Wesley, Jon LaPook, Jack Plotnick
Votes: 40
21. Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something (2020)
93 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary about the life of Harry Chapin.
Director: Rick Korn | Stars: Bill Ayres, Jeannine Ayres, Harry Belafonte, Pat Benatar
Votes: 215
22. By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020)
Documentary
Documentary series examines the story of Harlem, its music during the 1960's and its connections to today.
Stars: Jamal Joseph, Courtland Cox, Herb Boyd, James Small
Votes: 55
23. The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte hosts the Tonight Show (2020)
TV-14 | 75 min | Documentary, History
For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.
Director: Yoruba Richen | Stars: Gina Belafonte, Harry Belafonte, Leon Bibb, Taylor Branch
Votes: 186
24. Shared Legacies (2020)
95 min | Documentary
The often forgotten story of the coalition and friendship between the Jewish and African-American communities during the Civil Rights Movement.
Director: Shari Rogers | Stars: William G. Anderson, William J. Barber II, Gina Belafonte, Harry Belafonte
Votes: 18
25.
20/20 (1978– )
Episode:
The March
(2020)
Unrated | 120 min | Documentary, News
Exploring how the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom began; interviews with Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia), actors Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier, Joan Baez, Rachelle ... See full summary »
Stars: David Muir, Amy Robach, Deborah Roberts, Denzel Washington
Votes: 8
26.
Stars in the House (2020– )
Episode:
FREE TO BE YOU AND ME: Special
(2020)
Talk-Show
Stars: Sara Bareilles, Drew Barrymore, Harry Belafonte, Laura Dean
27.
Stars in the House (2020– )
Episode:
FREE TO BE... YOU AND ME - Closed Captioned Encore Special
(2020)
Talk-Show
Stars: Sara Bareilles, Drew Barrymore, Harry Belafonte, Laura Dean
28.
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020)
Episode:
Mecca
(2020)
TV-14 | 48 min | Documentary
1960s Harlem is the 'cultural capital of Black America,' but the community faces problems and rising tensions. All over the country, civil rights protests are proliferating and as the ... See full summary »
Director: Keith McQuirter | Stars: James Small, Giancarlo Esposito, Jamal Joseph, Taharqa Aleem
Votes: 9
29. The Man Behind the White Guitar (2019)
71 min | Documentary
"They're going to make a movie about Neto? Well he's brilliant, isn't he?" - 99-year-old baker Ms. Watson from the Cotswolds in England. A spectrum of people, voices, and textures, "The Man... See full summary »
Director: Richard Michael | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Paul Booth, Airto Moreira, José Pires de Almeida Neto
30. A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps (2019)
107 min | Documentary
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave young Americans the opportunity to serve their country in a new way by forming the Peace Corps.
Director: Alana DeJoseph | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Annette Bening, Jimmy Carter, Chris Dodd
Votes: 34
31. Ekot Special (2019 Podcast Series)
Stars: Nyamko Sabuni, Joakim Paasikivi, Ginna Lindberg, Jimmie Åkesson
32. BlacKkKlansman (2018)
R | 135 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Colorado, successfully infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan branch aided by a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace
Votes: 291,031 | Gross: $49.28M
33. Bobby Kennedy for President (2018)
TV-MA | 245 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
This four-part documentary series weaves together rare and exclusive footage of attorney general, U.S. senator, and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in the 1960s.
Stars: Paul Schrade, Peter Edelman, Harry Belafonte, John Lewis
Votes: 2,096
34. They've Gotta Have Us (2018)
TV-14 | 59 min | Documentary
The rise of black actors as they have gone from being the backdrop to calling the shots. This is the inside story of the turning points of black life on both sides of the lens, from Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte, to the present day.
Stars: Simon Frederick, David Oyelowo, Jesse Williams, Lil Rel Howery
Votes: 331
35. Mr. Soul! (2018)
104 min | Documentary
Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL. Ellis Haizlip ensures that the Revolution would be televised with "SOUL!," America's first "Black Tonight Show." From 1968 to 1973, the ... See full summary »
Directors: Melissa Haizlip, Sam Pollard | Stars: Blair Underwood, Sidney Poitier, Michael Jackson, Diahann Carroll
Votes: 274
36. Martin Luther King by Trevor McDonald (2018 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, History
To mark 50 years since the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Trevor McDonald travels to America's Deep South to discover more about the man who inspired him and many others around the world.
Director: Marion Milne | Stars: Trevor McDonald, Donzaleigh Abernathy, Harry Belafonte, Naomi Campbell
Votes: 11
37. Sweet Auburn Blues (2018)
Documentary
Sweet Auburn Blues is a documentary about a historic neighborhood that was once home to some of the world's most influential Civil Rights leaders including the one and only Dr. Martin ... See full summary »
Director: Alahna Lark | Stars: Mark Becker, Harry Belafonte, Xavier Cash, Johnny Coberson
38.
Bobby Kennedy for President (2018)
Episode:
A New Generation
(2018)
TV-MA | 65 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Combining charisma and grit, Robert F. Kennedy directs his brother's presidential campaign and helps him navigate the turbulent early 1960s.
Director: Dawn Porter | Stars: Robert F. Kennedy, Samuel Adams, James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte
Votes: 146
39.
Bobby Kennedy for President (2018)
Episode:
I'd Like to Serve
(2018)
TV-MA | 58 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
After JFK's murder, Bobby runs for the U.S. Senate and commits to championing civil rights, fighting poverty and opposing the war in Vietnam.
Director: Dawn Porter | Stars: Robert F. Kennedy, William Arnone, Harry Belafonte, Stokely Carmichael
Votes: 133
40.
Bobby Kennedy for President (2018)
Episode:
Justice for Bobby
(2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
In the wake of Bobby's assassination, his killer faces trial, conspiracy theories swirl and Kennedy's supporters begin a long quest for justice.
Director: Dawn Porter | Stars: Robert F. Kennedy, Ralph Abernathy, William Arnone, Arthur Arundel
Votes: 120
41.
They've Gotta Have Us (2018)
Episode:
Legends and Pioneers
(2018)
TV-14 | Documentary
Director: Simon Frederick | Stars: Simon Frederick, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Debbie Allen, Harry Belafonte
Votes: 41
42. Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart (2017)
118 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary feature about Lorraine Hansberry, whose play Raisin in the Sun was the first by a black woman to be produced on Broadway. A passionate artist, she was also a committed ... See full summary »
Director: Tracy Heather Strain | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Louis Gossett Jr., Lorraine Hansberry
Votes: 41
43. 17 Seventeen (2017 Music Video)
19 min | Short, Music
Directors: Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz | Stars: Jordan Grizzle, Romaine Allen, Elijah Blake, Tae-Jauhna Cole
44. RFK Ripple of Hope Awards (2017 Video)
History
Director: Chris Phoenix | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, Chris Matthews, Usher
45.
Democracy Now! (2001– )
Episode:
Episode dated 2 January 2017
(2017)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Harry Belafonte, Noam Chomsky, Amy Goodman
46.
Tavis Smiley (2004–2017)
Episode:
Episode dated 4 April 2017
(2017)
Talk-Show
Stars: Harry Belafonte, Tavis Smiley
47.
PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (2011– )
Episode:
Episode dated 16 April 2017
(2017)
TV-G | News, Talk-Show
Easter Edition - featuring Rev. Sharpton's civil rights message, Harry Belafonte interview, discussion of Jeff Sessions at DOJ, Trump's "America First" policy, and White House Easter egg roll controversy.
Stars: Jonathan Allen, Harry Belafonte, Kristen Clarke, Pema Levy
48. Pretty Dudes (2016– )
Comedy, Drama
A group of friends in the greater Los Angeles area, self-categorized as "pretty boys," navigate sexuality, race, romance, and the occasional celibacy pact.
Stars: Kyle Rezzarday, Xavier Avila, Yoshi Sudarso, Bryan Michael Nunez
Votes: 36
49. Against the Wall (I) (2016)
Short, Drama
Police Brutality PSA created for Harry Belafonte's non-profit, Sankofa.
Director: Gerard Bush | Stars: Danny Glover, Van Jones, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kenneth Williams
Votes: 47
50. Ripple of Hope Awards (2016 Video)
News
Director: Chris Phoenix | Stars: Alan Alda, Alec Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, Joe Biden