Nelson George Movies
- 2023
Thriller 40
Thriller 408.72023HD
Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes...
- 2014
Top Five
Top Five6.12014HD
A comedian tries to make it as a serious actor when his reality-TV star fiancé talks him into broadcasting their wedding on her TV show.
- 1993
CB4
CB461993HD
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these...
- 2021
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy6.82021HD
A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.
- 2022
Sidney
Sidney7.722022HD
This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with...
- 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...
- 1991
Strictly Business
Strictly Business5.4331991HD
Waymon has a great job in real estate and a promising future, but he's also trapped in a loveless longterm relationship. He meets Natalie, a...
- 2022
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Say Hey, Willie Mays!5.82022HD
Follow Willie Mays’ life both on and off the field over five decades as he navigated the American sports landscape and the country’s...
- 2002
It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment82002HD
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa...
- 2007
Life Support
Life Support5.82007HD
The true-life story of a mother who overcame an addiction to crack and became a positive role model and an AIDS activist in the black community.
- 1990
Def by Temptation
Def by Temptation4.81990HD
An evil succubus is preying on libidinous black men in New York, and all that stands in her way is a minister-in-training, an aspiring actor, and a...
- 2007
The Wire: The Last Word
The Wire: The Last Word1.52007HD
A documentary exploring the role of the media in relation to the acclaimed series The Wire.
- 2007
The Wire Odyssey
The Wire Odyssey6.6252007HD
A retrospective documentary of the first four seasons of the acclaimed series The Wire.
- 2021
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks6.92021HD
This documentary chronicles renaissance man Gordon Parks’ stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic...
- 2019
The Black Godfather
The Black Godfather6.82019HD
Follows the life of Clarence Avant, the ultimate, uncensored mentor and behind-the-scenes rainmaker in music, film, TV and politics.
- 2015
A Ballerina's Tale
A Ballerina's Tale6.42015HD
A feature documentary on African American ballerina Misty Copeland that examines her prodigious rise, her potentially career ending injury alongside...
- 2023
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen52023HD
Director Baz Luhrmann, actors Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, and others explore the life and legacy of Elvis Presley and the making of the acclaimed...
- 2012
Brooklyn Boheme
Brooklyn Boheme6.82012HD
Brooklyn Boheme is a love letter to a vibrant African American artistic community who resided in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Brooklyn during the...
- 2009
Downtown Calling
Downtown Calling02009HD
In the late 1970s, the "greatest city in the world" was teetering on the edge of total chaos. A failed economy, crime and en mass housing corruption...
- 2004
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop4.72004HD
The film documents the development of hip hop culture since its inception in the 1970s. With interviews from various figures in the community such as...