Joe Morton
28 titles
Filmography
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The Brother from Another Planet
(1984)Outer-space bounty hunters chase a non-speaking alien with the appearance of a black human through the streets of Harlem, New York.

Grady
This Sanford and Son spinoff follows Grady Wilson’s fish-out-of-water move out of Watts to a racially mixed middle class neighborhood in Los Angeles.

Dragonfly
(2002)Emergency room doctor Joe Darrow, deep in grief over his wife's sudden and tragic death, experiences a series of unsettling encounters and impossible coincidences that make him question his own sanity. With each supernatural occurrence, Joe becomes increasingly convinced his wife is trying to send him a message from beyond the grave.

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.

The Astronaut's Wife
(1999)After a terrifying accident in space, Spencer Armacost's schoolteacher wife senses that Armacost is not the man he was.

Making a Case for Murder
(1989)When their car breaks down in suburban New York, three Black men seek refuge in a diner, sparking events and a courtroom battle that shook America.

Stranded
(1987)In this sci-fi cult drama, Maureen O'Sullivan and Ione Skye play Grace and her granddaughter Dierdre, who befriend stranded aliens in their North Carolina farmhouse. After one alien kills Dierdre’s boyfriend, tensions rise. The sheriff seeks peace, but a vengeful father wants action. Flea, bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, co-stars as one of the aliens.

Speed
(1994)Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock team up to prevent disaster when a mad bomber rigs a bus to explode if its speed falls below 50 mph.

Miss Evers' Boys
(1997)Emmy-winning story of a 1930s experiment in which the U.S. government withheld treatment from African American syphilis patients.

Crossroads
(1986)A musical prodigy makes it his mission to track down a forgotten song written fifty years before by his hero and blues legend, Robert Johnson.

Jasper, Texas
(2003)True account of a black man who accepted a ride from three white men who cuffed him to a truck and dragged him to death.

Alone in the Neon Jungle
(1988)Assigned to clean up Pittsburgh's most corrupt and demoralized precinct, a by-the-books police captain is greeted with suspicion and hostility.

Lenny The Wonder Dog
(2005)A dog with the ability to talk joins forces with a young boy and a police officer to stop a mad scientist from taking over the world.

Trouble in Mind
(1985)In the fictional Rain City, ex-cop Hawk has just been released from prison after serving hard time. Meanwhile, a young down-on-his-luck father, Coop, and his radiant wife, Georgia, head toward the city with their new baby in search of a new life.

The Night Listener
(2006)A radio show host battling his own problems begins a on-air telephone relationship with a troubled young boy. But when the jock presses to find out more, he steps into a mystery - does this boy even exist?

Tap
(1989)Two days out of prison, Max gets involved in a jewel heist. The lure of a big payoff is tempting in this spirited story of life in the fast lane.

Stealth
(2005)Three of the world’s best pilots are partnered with a high-tech pilotless warplane, but soon it becomes clear that the machine has a mind of its own.

Trinity's Triumph
(2023)Three young men enter the seminary expecting to embrace the priesthood, but need to decide between a married or celibate life.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(1991)In James Cameron's epic sci-fi masterpiece, Arnold Schwarzenegger reprises his most iconic role of The Terminator. This time around, his mission is to protect Sarah Connor’s ten-year-old son, John Connor, from a more advanced cyborg - the T-1000.

Forever Young
(1992)When the woman he loves falls into a coma, a pilot takes part in a scientific experiment in hopes of reuniting with her — only for his plans to go awry.