Sort by IMDb Rating - Highest Rated Movies and TV Shows With Pamela Poitier
- Job Types
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1. The Boy King (1986 TV Movie)
31 min | Drama
This drama focuses on young Martin Luther King Jr.'s early encounters with prejudice and how the love and courage of his family moved him to speak out against segregation and become a leader in the civil rights movement.
Director: Billy J. Parrott | Stars: Howard E. Rollins Jr., Fred Perron, Walter Franks, Denise Burse
Votes: 52
2. 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: 1,169
3.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
(2000)
TV-14 | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The actor discusses his life and career, with recollections from friends and colleagues.
Director: Lee Grant | Stars: Akihito, James Baldwin, Janet G. Bostwick, Marlon Brando
Votes: 155
4. 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
5. The Warriors (1979)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A street gang known as the Warriors must fight its way from the Bronx to its home turf on Coney Island when its members are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright, Brian Tyler
Votes: 110,631 | Gross: $22.49M
6. The Five Heartbeats (1991)
R | 121 min | Drama, Music
The story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group.
Director: Robert Townsend | Stars: Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry Lennix
Votes: 4,884 | Gross: $8.75M
7. Savannah (1996–1997)
60 min | Drama
Follows the lives of three best friends: Reese, Peyton and Lane. The three women grew up together in Savannah, Georgia.
Stars: Robyn Lively, Jamie Luner, Shannon Sturges, David Gail
Votes: 905
8. The Black Moses (2012)
Documentary
Was L.O Pindling, first black Prime Minister of The Bahamas, one of history's greatest national Liberators, or was he one of history's greatest national Drug Dealers? The Black Moses takes ... See full summary »
Director: Travolta Cooper | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Brian Mulroney, Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young
Votes: 7
9. Stir Crazy (1980)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime
Set up and wrongfully accused, two best friends are sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit. However, no prison cell can keep them locked in a cage.
Director: Sidney Poitier | Stars: Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown, JoBeth Williams
Votes: 30,385 | Gross: $101.30M
10. The Jackal (1997)
R | 124 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An imprisoned I.R.A. fighter is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly "faceless" assassin from completing his next job.
Director: Michael Caton-Jones | Stars: Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier, Diane Venora
Votes: 124,105 | Gross: $54.93M
11. Abuse (1983)
Not Rated | 94 min | Biography, Drama
Brutally abused by his parents, teenage Thomas finds comfort in associating with a film director who is making a documentary about physical child abuse. The two fall in love, and the elder ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur J. Bressan Jr. | Stars: Richard Ryder, Raphael Sbarge, Dennis Baines, Arthur J. Bressan Sr.
Votes: 169
12. Vicki! (1992–1994)
Talk-Show
Vicki Lawrence discuss topics with celebrities in this 1990s talk show.
Stars: Vicki Lawrence, Carol Burnett, Alley Mills, Betty White
Votes: 216
13.
Savannah (1996–1997)
Episode:
The Battle of Midway
(1996)
Drama
Reeling from Nick and Reese's reunion, Peyton turns to Tom to make the new lovers pine for former flames. Meanwhile, Lane continues to investigate Burton Industries while on a steady diet of painkillers.
Director: James Darren | Stars: Robyn Lively, Jamie Luner, Shannon Sturges, David Gail
Votes: 85
14. Air America (1990)
R | 113 min | Action, Comedy, War
A young pilot finds himself recruited unwittingly into a covert and corrupt CIA airlift operation in Laos during the Vietnam conflict.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Nancy Travis, Ken Jenkins
Votes: 30,529 | Gross: $31.05M
15. Fast Forward (1985)
PG | 110 min | Drama, Musical
Eight small-town teens travel to New York City for a one-in-a-million shot at stardom in a national dance competition.
Director: Sidney Poitier | Stars: John Scott Clough, Don Franklin, Tamara Mark, Tracy Silver
Votes: 785
16. The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986–2011)
TV-PG | 60 min | News, Talk-Show
Oprah Winfrey hosts a live audience talk-show with celebrity guests and discusses daily stories.
Stars: Oprah Winfrey, Nate Berkus, Gayle King, Chris Rock
Votes: 5,429
17. Ghost Dad (1990)
PG | 83 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A widowed father tries to support his children after he becomes a ghost in an accident.
Director: Sidney Poitier | Stars: Bill Cosby, Kimberly Russell, Denise Nicholas, Ian Bannen
Votes: 8,458 | Gross: $24.71M
18. Liberty & Bash (1989)
R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Liberty, Bash, and their friend Jesse served together in a war in Central America. Now Liberty and Bash work with youths, helping them stay out of crime and becoming a positive part of the ... See full summary »
Director: Myrl A. Schreibman | Stars: Miles O'Keeffe, Mitzi Kapture, Lynnette Mettey, Lou Ferrigno
Votes: 141
19.
The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986–2011)
Episode:
Episode dated 28 March 2007
(2007)
TV-PG | News, Talk-Show
Stars: Oprah Winfrey, Nyima Funk, Anika Poitier, Gina Poitier
20.
Vicki! (1992–1994)
Episode:
Episode dated 3 February 1993
(1993)
60 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Vicki Lawrence, Robert Carradine, Leslie Landon, Chris Lemmon