Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

December 18, 1917 · 108 years old

Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He may be best known for his roles in Spike Lee-directed films such as School Daze (1988) and Do the Right Thing (1989). Other films Davis acted in include The Hill (1965), A M…

Known For

26 titles
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Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989 · 2h 0m · Movie

On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.

7.9
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Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

1998 · 1h 25m · Movie

A doctor discovers that he can communicate with animals.

5.4
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The Client

The Client

1994 · 1h 59m · Movie

A young boy who witnessed the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to protect him when the District Attorney tries to use him to take down a mob family.

6.7
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Dinosaur

Dinosaur

2000 · 1h 22m · Movie

An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sanctuary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.

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Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

1993 · 1h 43m · Movie

A lifelong feud between two senior citizens only gets worse when a sexy new female neighbor moves in across the street.

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Bubba Ho-Tep

Bubba Ho-Tep

2002 · 1h 32m · Movie

When residents of their nursing home start dying of dubious causes, an aged Elvis and an African-American senior who claims to be President John F. Kennedy discover that the perpetrator is an Egyptian mummy with murderous intentions.

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Joe Versus the Volcano

Joe Versus the Volcano

1990 · 1h 42m · Movie

When a hypochondriac learns that he is dying, he accepts an offer to throw himself in a volcano at a tropical island, and along the way there, learns to truly live.

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12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1998 · 1h 57m · Movie

Twelve men must decide the fate of one when one juror objects to the jury's decision.

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Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

1991 · 2h 12m · Movie

Friends and family of a married Black architect react in different ways to his affair with an Italian secretary.

6.6
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The Hill

The Hill

1965 · 2h 3m · Movie

In a North African military prison during World War II, five new prisoners struggle to survive in the face of brutal punishment and sadistic guards.

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Gladiator

Gladiator

1992 · 1h 41m · Movie

Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can...

6.5
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Cop & ½

Cop & ½

1993 · 1h 37m · Movie

After witnessing a murder, a young boy named Devon refuses to testify unless he is given the chance to be a policeman.

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She Hate Me

She Hate Me

2004 · 2h 18m · Movie

Fired from his job for exposing corrupt business practices, a former biotech executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.

5.3
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School Daze

School Daze

1988 · 2h 1m · Movie

A not so popular young man wants to pledge to a popular fraternity at his historically black college.

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Baadasssss!

Baadasssss!

2004 · 1h 49m · Movie

Mario Van Peebles' half-documentary/half-homage to his father Melvin Van Peebles' movie Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971).

7.3
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The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters

1968 · 1h 42m · Movie

Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegades that killed them.

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Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again

1975 · 1h 50m · Movie

Two Atlanta men raise funds for their charity by rigging boxing matches in New Orleans, but their tricks attract the mob's attention.

6.7
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Avenging Angel

Avenging Angel

1985 · 1h 33m · Movie

Former prostitute Molly has managed to leave her street life with help from Lt. Andrews. She studies law and leads a normal life. When Andrews is killed by a brutal gang, she returns to the streets as Angel to find his killers.

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Sam Whiskey

Sam Whiskey

1969 · 1h 36m · Movie

A widow hires an ex-gambler to retrieve gold bars from a sunken river boat in Colorado and discreetly return them to the Federal Mint, from where they had been stolen by her dead husband.

5.9
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Miss Evers' Boys

Miss Evers' Boys

1997 · 1h 58m · Movie

The true story of the U.S. Government's 1932 Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, in which a group of black test subjects were allowed to die, despite a cure having been developed.

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Hot Stuff

Hot Stuff

1979 · 1h 31m · Movie

Miami police fence stolen goods at a storefront-sting operation equipped with a two-way mirror.

6.3
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Wattstax

Wattstax

1973 · 1h 43m · Movie

Documentary covering a Stax Records-sponsored all-day concert at the 1972 Watts Summer Festival with performances by Stax Records artists such as Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, The Staples Singers, and more.

7.6
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Black Girl

Black Girl

1972 · 1h 37m · Movie

An aspiring dancer and her wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.

6.8
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Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1972 · 1h 31m · Movie

James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.

7.5
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Death of a Prophet

Death of a Prophet

1981 · 1h 0m · Movie

After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death...and it was just a matter of time before his enemies closed in. Despite death threats and intimidation, Malcolm marched on - continuing to spre...

4.4
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The Ernest Green Story

The Ernest Green Story

1993 · 1h 41m · Movie

Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.

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