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1. The Color Purple (2023)
PG-13 | 141 min | Drama, Musical
A woman faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Director: Blitz Bazawule | Stars: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo
Votes: 15,821
2. The Color Purple (1985)
PG-13 | 154 min | Drama
A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery
Votes: 97,466 | Gross: $98.47M
3. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,173
4. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 416
5. The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996–2002)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Comedian Rosie O'Donnell produces and hosts her first daytime talk show that focuses on interviews with celebrities about acting, writing, charity work, and family life.
Stars: Rosie O'Donnell, John McDaniel, Caroline Rhea, Susan Lucci
Votes: 1,582
6. CBS Mornings (2021– )
TV-G | 120 min | News
Stars: Tony Dokoupil, Nate Burleson, Gayle King, Vladimir Duthiers
Votes: 133
7. The Arsenio Hall Show (1989–1994)
60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Arsenio Hall hosts this hip, late-night talk show.
Stars: Arsenio Hall, Burton Richardson, Michael Wolff, Sinbad
Votes: 997
8. The South Bank Show (1978– )
53 min | Documentary
ITV's long-running arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Ian McKellen, David Hockney, Victoria Wood
Votes: 216
9. Intimate Portrait (1990–2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography
Find out more about the women you love and admire who have made their mark in movies, music, politics, sports, and more in these "Intimate Portraits."
Stars: Linda Emond, Laurent Lederer, Lisa Friedman, Meredith Vieira
Votes: 420
10. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 294
11. Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Charlie Rose interviews noteworthy people in fields including politics and government, business and economics, science and technology, media, sports and the arts.
Stars: Charlie Rose, Mark Halperin, Al Hunt, Thomas Friedman
Votes: 1,166
12. Masking Threshold (2021)
90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Conducting a series of experiments in his makeshift home-lab, a skeptic IT worker tries to cure his harrowing hearing impairment.
Director: Johannes Grenzfurthner | Stars: Ethan Haslam, Johannes Grenzfurthner, Jason Scott Sadofsky, Bronwynn Mertz-Penzinger
Votes: 4,711
13. Roadmap to Apartheid (2012)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, History, News
In this award-winning documentary, the first time directors take a detailed looks at the apartheid analogy commonly used to describe the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Directors: Eron Davidson, Ana Nogueira | Star: Alice Walker
Votes: 209
14. Democracy Now! (2001– )
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Journalist Amy Goodman hosts this independent news program which features international journalists, grassroots leaders, independent analysts, as well as ordinary people directly affected by world events and U.S. policy.
Stars: Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Nermeen Shaikh, Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Votes: 478
15. Renegade (II) (2019)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary
Renegade Film - A Feature Documentary, featuring David Icke The 'mad man' who has been proved right again and again and again David Icke has been warning for nearly 30 years of a coming ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Peek | Stars: David Icke, Ivan Pernar, Alice Walker, Jaymie Icke
Votes: 327
16. My Name Is Andrea (2022)
90 min | Documentary
My Name Is Andrea is a hybrid documentary drama based on the life of writer, Andrea Dworkin who decades before #MeToo called out sexism with revolutionary flair. With this film, the viewer ... See full summary »
Director: Pratibha Parmar | Stars: Andrea Dworkin, Amandla Stenberg, Soko, Andrea Riseborough
Votes: 39
17. Flannery (2019)
97 min | Documentary, Biography
"Anything that comes out of the South is going to be called grotesque by the northern reader, unless it is grotesque, in which case it is going to be called realistic..." Flannery O'Connor,... See full summary »
Directors: Mark Bosco, Elizabeth Coffman | Stars: Mary Steenburgen, Richard Rodriguez, Hilton Als, Brad Dourif
Votes: 108
18. Fidel (2001)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary about Fidel Castro, covering 40 years of Cuban Revolution. Rare Fidel Castro footage: he appears swimming with a bodyguard, visiting his childhood home and school, playing with ... See full summary »
Director: Estela Bravo | Stars: Fidel Castro, Muhammad Ali, Harry Belafonte, Angela Davis
Votes: 561 | Gross: $0.12M
19. Tavis Smiley (2004–2017)
30 min | Talk-Show
A diverse panel of experts on various social, political, economic, and legal issues that are key to Detroit's turnaround.
Stars: Tavis Smiley, Cornel West, Bernie Sanders, Harry Belafonte
Votes: 412
20. Reputations (1994–2002)
50 min | Documentary
Documentary profiles examining well-known figures from the world of entertainment and history.
Stars: Jancis Robinson, Veronika Hyks, Denis Lawson, Josette Simon
Votes: 23
21. Diary of an African Nun (1977)
13 min | Short, Drama
A nun reflects on her thoughts and feeling about her life.
Director: Julie Dash | Stars: Barbara O, Marnita Carraway, Fred Carraway, Donald Carraway Jr.
Votes: 89
22. The Red Book (I)
Documentary | Post-production
Follow Carl Jung, facing his unconscious exploring his creation, art and impact.
Directors: Ellie Stuckey, Wm. Peter Wiedensmith | Stars: Sarah Silverman, Jonathan Demme, Matthew Weiner, David Byrne
23. A Place of Rage (1991)
54 min | Documentary, History
This celebration of African American women and their achievements features interviews with Angela Davis, June Jordan and Alice Walker. Within the context of the civil rights, Black power ... See full summary »
Director: Pratibha Parmar | Stars: Angela Davis, Fannie Lou Hamer, June Jordan, Rosa Parks
Votes: 29
24. Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary (2012)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The film chronicles the life and revolutionary times of the former death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Director: Stephen Vittoria | Stars: Cornel West, Alice Walker, Angela Davis, Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter
Votes: 484 | Gross: $0.04M
25. The Color Purple: The 'Musical' (2003 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Steven Spielberg, Margaret Avery, Quincy Jones, Alice Walker
Votes: 80
26. Everyday Use (2003)
Drama
In this l973 Alice Walker short story, a wayward daughter returns to her rural Georgia roots but is unable to sustain a connection with her sharecropper family because she has the notion that her roots are strictly African.
Director: Bruce Schwartz | Stars: Karen ffolkes, Rachel Luttrell, Baadja-Lyne Odums, Gary Poux
Votes: 31
27. In Prison My Whole Life (2007)
90 min | Documentary
A look at the life of imprisoned political activist and former Black Panther member, Mumia Abu-Jamal, whose death sentence for killing a police officer was overturned in 2001 due to errors made during his original 1982 sentencing hearing.
Director: Marc Evans | Stars: Mumia Abu-Jamal, Yasiin Bey, Noam Chomsky, Steve Earle
Votes: 193
28. Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action (2008)
TV-G | 90 min | Documentary
Captures the exciting movement of Spiritual Activism that is exploding around the planet, and the powerful personalities who are igniting it.
Director: Velcrow Ripper | Stars: Krishna Aratna, Joan Baez, Sera Beak, Michael Beckwith
Votes: 133
29. One Plus One (2011– )
News, Talk-Show
Host Jane Hutcheon interviews Australian and international celebrities, artists, personalities and everyday people who do interesting things to talk about their world, work and personal lives.
Stars: Jane Hutcheon, Kurt Fearnley, Barrie Cassidy, Shane Jenek
Votes: 24
30. Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth (2013)
84 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This film tells the compelling story of an extraordinary woman's journey from her birth in a paper thin shack in the cotton fields of Georgia to her recognition as a key writer of the ... See full summary »
Director: Pratibha Parmar | Stars: Robert L. Allen, Tony Brown, Angela Davis, Jennifer DeVere Brody
Votes: 75
31. The Dick Cavett Show (1989–1996)
Talk-Show
This particular series was "The Dick Cavett Show" CNBC and ran from Apr 1989 - Jan 1996
Stars: Dick Cavett, Charlton Heston, Jonathan Miller, Paul Fussell
Votes: 34
32. Legends Ball (2006 TV Movie)
TV-PG | Documentary, Drama
Oprah Winfrey honored Black women who paved the way for the next generations to come in arts and entertainment. It was a three day celebration merging of the past and present.
Stars: Yolanda Adams, Debbie Allen, Maya Angelou, Ashanti
Votes: 187
33. Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001)
110 min | Drama
An American woman doctor comes to Tanzania to work at a hospital for the mentally disturbed, with her Tanzanian lover. There, she meets a sometimes catatonic patient, Samahe, who seems to ... See full summary »
Directors: Martin Mhando, Ron Mulvihill | Stars: Barbara O, Amandina Lihamba, Samahani Kejeri, Waigwa Wachira
Votes: 79
34. Emma and Elvis (1992)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Alice and Eddie, two misfit political activists challenge the problems of their time.
Director: Julia Reichert | Stars: Chuck Antilla, W. Cornell Barnard, Mark Blum, Steven Bognar
Votes: 36
35. A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting 'the Color Purple' (2003 Video)
29 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Steven Spielberg, Reuben Cannon, Whoopi Goldberg, Alice Walker
Votes: 82
36. Truth to Power (2020)
82 min | Documentary
Featuring Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. John Lewis, Senator Cory Booker, Van Jones, Alice Walker and Danny Glover and Representative Barbara Lee, a steadfast voice for human rights, peace and economic and racial justice.
Directors: Abby Ginzberg, Joslyn Rose Lyons | Stars: Barbara Lee, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cory Booker, Alice Walker
Votes: 104
37. Conversations with the Ancestors: 'the Color Purple' from Book to Screen (2003 Video)
27 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Alice Walker, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Quincy Jones
Votes: 75
38. Cultivating a Classic: The Making of 'The Color Purple' (2003 Video)
24 min | Documentary, Short
This made-for-video documentary treats film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Color Purple, Steven Spielberg's oscar-nominated adaptation of Alice Walker's novel about ... See full summary »
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, J. Michael Riva
Votes: 94
39. The Dead Still Have a Name (2015)
80 min | Documentary, History, News
In The Dead Still Have a Name we follow the pediatrician Henry Ascher on his preparations before, and his journey with, Ship to Gaza.
Directors: Bo Harringer, Jim Harringer | Stars: Jabar Amin, Åsa Andersson, Johannes Anyuru, Aron Ascher
Votes: 12
40. Behind God's Back (1989)
32 min | Short
Director: Judyann Elder | Stars: Beau Bridges, Sharon Owens, Beverly Hope Atkinson, Andres Aybar
41. Citizen Clark... A Life of Principle (2018)
95 min | Documentary
For fifty years, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark has challenged the abuses of U.S. power and championed the causes of human rights.
Director: Joseph C. Stillman | Stars: Brian Becker, Richard Becker, Blase Bonpane, Noam Chomsky
Votes: 37
42. Oprah Goes to Broadway: The Color Purple (2015 TV Special)
Directors: Annetta Marion, Michael Bonfiglio | Stars: Oprah Winfrey, Danielle Brooks, Dwayne Clark, Carrie Compere
Votes: 44
43. HARDtalk Extra (2004– )
Talk-Show
Independently produced arts and culture strand of the HARDtalk brand.
Stars: Gavin Esler, Paddy O'Connell, Mishal Husain, Razia Iqbal
Votes: 31
44. Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White (1998 TV Movie)
Documentary
Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White is a series of three feature length films telling the story of modern Southern Literature, one of the major cultural achievements of our time.
Directors: Ross Spears, Devorah Cutler | Stars: Cynthia Burke, Pat Conroy, Rita Dove, Barbara Edwards
Votes: 13
45. KPFA on the Air (2000 Video)
56 min | Documentary
Director: Veronica Selver | Star: Alice Walker
46. Maestra (2012 Video)
34 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Cuba, 1961: Thousands of teenage girls join the National Campaign for Literacy to help teach their country to read and write. Traveling to remote mountain regions, often against the will of... See full summary »
Director: Catherine Murphy | Stars: Alice Walker, Diana Balboa, Norma Guillard, Gina Rey
Votes: 59
47. The 60th Annual Tony Awards (2006 TV Special)
Director: Glenn Weiss | Stars: Lauren Ambrose, Julie Andrews, Lucie Arnaz, Rob Ashford
Votes: 239
48. Paying the Price for Peace (2018)
117 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Vietnam veteran S. Brian Willson pays the price for peace by calling attention to the US government's defiance of international law through endless illegal wars.
Director: Bo Boudart | Stars: Medea Benjamin, Leah Bolger, Blase Bonpane, Roy Bourgeois
Votes: 13
49. Warrior Marks (1994)
54 min | Documentary
Documentary about female genital mutilation in Africa. Includes interviews with victims, activists against female circumcision, and circumcisers.
Director: Pratibha Parmar
Votes: 31
50. Yemanja Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil (2015)
53 min | Documentary | Completed
Yemanjá - Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil is a stunning documentary exploring the tragic history, contemporary social struggles and resilient culture of Candomblé, a uniquely ... See full summary »
Directors: Donna Roberts, Donna Read | Star: Alice Walker