Ossie Davis
20 titles
Filmography
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Goin' Back to T-Town
(1993)This is the story of Greenwood, an extraordinary Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that prospered during the 1920s and 30s despite rampant and hostile segregation. Ironically, it could not survive the progressive policies of integration and urban renewal of the 1960s. The film is a bittersweet celebration of small-town life and the resilience of a community’s spirit.

Do the Right Thing
(1989)Director Spike Lee's seminal exploration of race and violence takes place in a Brooklyn neighborhood anchored by Sal's Pizzeria - where the heat of summer is boiling over! Biting humor and riveting drama.

Bubba Ho-tep
(2002)An aging Elvis joins forces with a fellow nursing home resident who believes he's JFK to fight a mummy who wants to steal the souls of the elderly.

12 Angry Men
(1997)A fair-minded juror exposes holes in the prosecution's case to create a reasonable doubt and cast light on the biases that often pollute the system.

A Man Called Adam
(1966)A brand new restoration of Leo Penn's A Man Called Adam starring Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong and Cicley Tyson. Set in the 1960s, talented jazz musician Adam (Sammy Davis Jr.) appears to have it all, but an inner anger and a tormented past threaten to destroy his career. When he meets jazz legend Willie Ferguson (Louis Armstrong), and falls in love with his granddaughter (Cicley Tyson), a straight-talking civil rights activist, Adam begins to question his lifestyle, and resolves to tame his drinking and wild behaviour. But despite his new-found love, Adam is haunted by the shadows of his past. Can he escape his demons, before they destroy him entirely?

I'm Not Rappaport
(1996)While one elderly New Yorker faces a daughter's incompetence charge, another is forced into retirement.

Malcolm X
(1972)Footage and interviews profile the civil-rights leader, slain in 1965. James Earl Jones narrates.

Doctor Dolittle
(1998)A workaholic doctor estranged from his family rediscovers his ability to communicate with animals, which turns his life upside down.

Dinosaur
(2000)Set 65 million years ago, DINOSAUR tells the compelling story of Aladar, an iguanadon who is separated from his own kind and raised by a clan of lemurs, including the wisecracking Zini and the compassionate Plio.

The Scalphunters
(1968)A lively and ribald western about a frontier-wise fur trapper who loses his pelts to a band of Kiowas in exchange for a slave he doesn't want.

Jungle Fever
(1991)Directed by Spike Lee, Jungle Fever follows an interracial romance between African-American architect (Wesley Snipes) and an Italian-American secretary (Annabella Sciorra) that pushes boundaries, exposing cultural tensions in their communities.

Deacons for Defense
(2005)This drama centers on the true story of a black militia group in Louisiana who organized against the KKK during the U.S. civil rights movement.

The Soul Collector
(1999)Banished to Earth for a month to learn compassion, an angel (Bruce Greenwood) becomes very attached to a family as he experiences new feelings and emotions.

School Daze
(1988)Innovative filmmaker Spike Lee (She's Gotta Have It) brings to the screen a music-filled, offbeat contemporary comedy that takes an unforgettable look at black college life.

Sam Whiskey
(1969)A jack of all trades is offered a job from a beautiful widow who decides she wants him to find gold bars her husband stole and rightfully return them.

Joe Versus the Volcano
(1990)Life begins with a journey around the world for a squashed bug of a guy under the heel of a hideous corporation just as he’s told he’s about to die.

Gladiator
(1992)Two young men - both talented with their fists - find themselves trying to survive in the brutal, no-rules world of underground prize fighting. A primal, jaw-shattering story,

Harry & Son
(1984)A widower and crane operator and his artistically inclined son attempt to salvage their relationship after dad gets fired from his construction job.

She Hate Me
(2004)Wharton-educated biotech executive John Henry "Jack" Armstrong (Anthony Mackie) gets fired when he informs on his bosses launching an investigation into their business dealings by the Securities & Exchange Commission. Branded a whistle-blower and therefore unemployable, Jack desperately needs to make a living. When his former girlfriend Fatima (Kerry Washington), a high powered businesswoman an..

Grumpy Old Men
(1993)Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau reunite in this romantic comedy that examines the decades-old love-hate relationship between two neighbors.