Maya Angelou Movies
- 1995
How to Make an American Quilt
How to Make an American Quilt6.41995HD
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn...
- 1993
Poetic Justice
Poetic Justice6.91993HD
Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to...
- 2006
Madea's Family Reunion
Madea's Family Reunion6.32006HD
Southern matriarch Madea has a lot on her plate. Her nieces, Vanessa and Lisa, have relationship troubles - Vanessa moves into Madea's house with her...
- 2009
Good Hair
Good Hair6.52009HD
An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific...
- 1996
America's Dream
America's Dream71996HD
Made especially for the HBO cable network, this well-wrought feature is comprised of three short stories by three noted black American authors, each...
- 1998
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens01998HD
Travel to the mysterious island that time forgot -- the island of Madagascar. Nestled in the tranquil waters of the Indian Ocean off the coast of...
- 1998
Down in the Delta
Down in the Delta6.41998HD
A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live...
- 1977
The Richard Pryor Special?
The Richard Pryor Special?6.31977HD
Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin...
- 2009
The Black Candle
The Black Candle5.82009HD
The origins of Kwanzaa and the seven principles upon which the pan-African holiday derives its meaning are explored in this fascinating documentary....
- 2012
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Paul Simon: Under African Skies7.32012HD
Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the incredible journey of his historic Graceland album, including the political backlash he received...
- 1979
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings3.71979HD
Based on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing up in the South during the Depression years where she...
- 2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise7.92016HD
A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her...
- 1959
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess6.21959HD
In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar...
- 1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!71994HD
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th...
- 2011
On the Shoulders of Giants
On the Shoulders of Giants6.32011HD
The story of the Harlem Rens: the greatest basketball team you never heard of.
- 2014
The Power of the Heart
The Power of the Heart62014HD
From the director of ‘THE SECRET’ comes this unparalleled and life-changing film about the astonishing power and intelligence of your...
- 1982
Sister, Sister
Sister, Sister01982HD
Heated confrontations and revelations result when a divorcee returns with her young son to the home of her two sisters.
- 1989
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket1.51989HD
James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling...
- 2022
Why Is We Americans?
Why Is We Americans?02022HD
The story focuses on Newark's Baraka family and its involvement in social activism, poetry, music, art and politics.
- 1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas6.21996HD
Can there be such a thing as too much Christmas? Find out... when a magical Christmas wish is granted and Elmo gets to see what the world would be...