Sidney Poitier
19 titles
Filmography
19 results

In the Heat of the Night
(1967)While traveling in the deep south, a black Philadelphian homicide detective becomes embroiled in a murder investigation.

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
(1999)A 91-year-old woodworker finds an unexpected ally in his fight to keep his Georgia land from being taken by a scheming mall developer.

The Slender Thread
(1965)A hot-line worker talks to a suicidal woman in the hopes of stalling her, while the Seattle police trace her call.

To Sir, with Love
(1967)Unable to find employment in his field, a black engineer accepts a teaching position in a tough East End London school.

Lilies of the Field
(1963)A warm, sensitive handyman, stranded in an Arizona desert town, builds a chapel for a lively group of nuns.

A Patch of Blue
(1965)A black man's burgeoning love affair with a blind white girl iscomplicated by her racist, controlling mother.

A Raisin in the Sun
(1961)A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.

Brother John
(1971)John Kane arrives in town for his sister's funeral. However, it is not his only order of business. The other is one of a higher power.

A Warm December
(1973)On holiday in London with his little daughter Stephanie, the widower, the American black surgeon Mat Younger, meets the young Katherine Mosovandou, granddaughter of the ambassador of an African state. Falling in love with her, who reciprocates his feelings, Mat discovers that the girl is suffering from a terrible anemia, which will leave her, at best, a few years of life ...

The Organization
(1971)An international opiate-trafficking ring controlled by powerful businessmen is busted wide open by vigilantes in this suspenseful crime thriller.

Sidney
(2022)From producer Oprah Winfrey, this revealing documentary honours the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Barbra Streisand and more.

The Wilby Conspiracy
(1975)Racial tensions erupt into a full-fledged war when an anti-Apartheid activist and a British engineer go on the run from South African Secret Police.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
(1967)A daughter visits her family to introduce them to her Black fiancé, whose kindness and loving demeanor changes the hearts of her reluctant parents.

Sneakers
(1992)An all-star cast shines in a comedic thriller about an eccentric crew of security experts enlisted by the government to thwart dangerous computer hackers.

The Defiant Ones
(1958)Two convicts bound together by an unbreakable iron chain escape a Southern work gang and must put aside their differences in order to evade capture.

Sing Your Song
(2012)Told with a remarkable sense of intimacy, visual style and musical panache, Susanne RostockÕs inspiring biographical documentary Sing Your Song surveys the life and times of singer/actor/activist Harry Belafonte.

Duel at Diablo
(1966)A sweeping western tale about the conflict between the Apache and the white man as a cowboy travels with a family being pursued by the Apache.

No Way Out
(1950)A psychotic racist, holding a black intern responsible for his brother's death, incites a group of hoodlums to riot. He stirs up a witchhunt and is determined to spill blood.

Cry, the Beloved Country
(1951)Canada Lee and Sidney Poitier star as clergymen in search of a loved one in Johannesburg. Based on Alan Paton's 1948 novel set in apartheid South Africa.