Glynn Turman
21 titles
Filmography
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Cooley High
(1975)This slice-of-life film follows two high school buddies as they hang out and dream of the future while growing up in the projects in 1964 Chicago.

J.D.'s Revenge
(1976)Decades after his murder in 1940s New Orleans, a vengeful gangster returns from the dead and possesses the body of a mild-mannered law student.

The Legend of Glynn Turman
(2022)The life story of actor and former child star, Glynn Turman, who has had countless performances of brilliance, spanning six decades.

Penitentiary II
(1982)Too Sweet earned his freedom by boxing and wants to start anew. But when his old adversary, Half Dead, surfaces he has no choice but to fight back.

City Teacher
(2012)An inspired parole officer takes a job as a reading teacher for tough teens in New York City but he and his students face an uphill battle.

Rustin
(2023)Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.

Kings of the Evening
(2008)In a bleak Depression-era Southern town, a recently released ex-con finds purpose and camaraderie by participating in an underground fashion contest.

The Devil You Know
(2022)Boundaries and bonds are tested in this gritty crime-thriller about family, morality, and redemption, starring Omar Epps, Will Catlett, Erica Tazel, and Michael Ealy.

Preaching To The Pastor
(2009)The dark secret haunting a Baptist church pastor finally forces him to face the realization that he needs to join the choir he’s been preaching to.

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
(2020)Tensions and temperatures rise at a Chicago music studio in 1927 when fiery, fearless blues singer Ma Rainey joins her band for a recording session.

Five on the Black Hand Side
(1973)Fed up with her husband’s domineering ways, a middle-class Black housewife follows her progressive children’s advice and stages a protest.

Thomasine & Bushrod
(1974)Set in New Mexico during the years 1912-1915, a fictional black "Bonnie and Clyde"-type race through the Southwest in their ancient jalopies, shooting lawmen and sharing the riches with poor blacks, whites, and Native Americans alike. One avenging sheriff, determined to bring the pair in, pursues them relentlessly.

The Inkwell
(1994)In 1976, Drew Tate is a young teenager who has trouble dealing with life after he accidentally sets his house on fire.
Justine
(2019)A widowed, single mother takes a job as caretaker to a young girl with spina bifida and an unlikely friendship blossoms.

The Way Back
(2020)Former high school basketball phenom, now struggling from a loss, is asked to coach today's mediocre team and sparks them on a winning streak. But is it enough for redemption?

John Dies at the End
(2013)A new drug provides users with an out-of-body experience, but some who come back are no longer human. Now, two slackers must save mankind.

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
(1977)When a boy growing up in a low income area becomes a heroin addict, his mother and foster father do their best to help him change his life.

Sextuplets
(2019)When a dad-to-be learns he's actually a sextuplet, he sets off on a wild journey to meet his long-lost family. Marlon Wayans stars as all six siblings.

Solace
(2018)A 17 year-old orphan is shipped off to her estranged grandmother and she plots her escape while navigating a foreign environment, new friendships and a hidden eating disorder.

A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
(2024)Being a demigod isn’t easy. Go behind-the-scenes with Walker, Leah, and Aryan on their epic quest.