Robert Townsend Movies

This documentary praises comedian Richard Pryor by showing fragments of various shows Pryor made and having famous comedians talk about the...

After a homocide that the police believe is over gasoline theft, a tax investigator discovers the Russian mafia is involved and that they are...

The true life story of famed singer Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat 'King' Cole. Gripping drama of her struggle with addiction and living in her...

Book of Love delivers humor along with the mysteries of unrequited love and relationships gone bad. The film's story line focuses on three men...

A new highway threatens a Chicago neighborhood, so to protest the residents throw a block party.

Joseph is the youngest member of a large family that owns a successful garment business in Los Angeles. His father, Jacob, makes no attempt at hiding...

Robert (John Ritter) is a lawyer who takes more than professional interest in the new investigator hired by his firm, Isobel (Karen Carlson). As the...

A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.

Mercenary Captain "Hawk" is in Acion again to save a hostage. But he and his team are betrayed. Nothing is as it seems...

Bill Cosby shares his hilarious new observations on life and family in this comedy special, his first televised concert in 30 years.

Five college buddies start their own moving business only to find themselves tangling with sleazy competitors and the mob.

A fictionalized drama about the first women to enter the U.S. Military Academy in 1976 and the reactions they faced.

Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related strand of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of...

A group of graduating students from a midwestern high school comes to New York City on a trip to celebrate the impending end of school. The students...

Cultural theorist Stuart Hall offers an extended meditation on representation. Moving beyond the accuracy or inaccuracy of specific representations,...

Coach Banks (Robert Townsend) is used to calling all the shots for his championship high school basketball team and in his own love life. But...

Filmmaker Robert Townsend executive-produced the following fifty-six-minute program for Criterion’s Meet the Filmmakers series in 2018. In it,...

American stand-up comedian Robin Harris performs his legendary comedic jokes as part of HBO's classic comedy series One Night Stand.

In 1990, actor, comedian, writer and director, Robert Townsend, went against every obstacle in Hollywood, relying on his faith, street smarts, and...

TV Special with a variety of comedians.