Richard Pryor

Harlem Nights
6.1

Harlem Nights

Nov. 17, 1989

Harlem Nights

‘Sugar’ Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to ...
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
6.9

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the ...
Moving
6.2

Moving

Mar. 04, 1988

Moving

Arlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems.
Brewster’s Millions
6.5

Brewster’s Millions

May. 22, 1985

Brewster’s Millions

Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit 300 million dollars if he can successfully spend 30 million dollars in 30 days ...
Superman III
5

Superman III

Jun. 17, 1983

Superman III

Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which ...
The Toy
5.8

The Toy

Dec. 10, 1982

The Toy

On one of his bratty son Eric’s annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as ...
Some Kind of Hero
5.8

Some Kind of Hero

Apr. 02, 1982

Some Kind of Hero

A Vietnam vet returns home from a prisoner of war camp and is greeted as a hero, but is quickly forgotten and soon discovers how tough survival ...
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
7.7

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Richard Pryor’s stand-up act includes his frank discussion about his freebasing addiction, as well as the infamous night on June 9, 1980 ...
Stir Crazy
6.8

Stir Crazy

Dec. 12, 1980

Stir Crazy

New Yorkers, Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs ...
In God We Tru$t
5.5

In God We Tru$t

Sep. 26, 1980

In God We Tru$t

A naive monk, named Brother Ambrose (Marty Feldman), is sent by the abbot on a mission to raise $5,000 in order to save their monastery from ...
Wholly Moses
4.6

Wholly Moses

Jun. 13, 1980

Wholly Moses

Harvey and Zoey, two tourists in Israel, discover an ancient scroll about Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel receives the command ...
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
8.1

Richard Pryor: Live in Concert

Richard Pryor delivers monologues on race, sex, family and his favorite target—himself, live at the Terrace Theatre in Long Beach, California.
California Suite
6.2

California Suite

Dec. 15, 1978

California Suite

Misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
The Wiz
5.4

The Wiz

Oct. 24, 1978

The Wiz

A Thanksgiving dinner brings a host of family together in a Harlem apartment, where a 24-year-old schoolteacher named Dorothy Gale (Diana Ross) ...
Blue Collar
7.5

Blue Collar

Feb. 10, 1978

Blue Collar

Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man’s end, three ...
Silver Streak
6.9

Silver Streak

Dec. 03, 1976

Silver Streak

A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can ...
Car Wash
6.2

Car Wash

Oct. 22, 1976

Car Wash

This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar’s Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets ...
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
6.9

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

Tired of the slave-like treatment of his team’s owner, charismatic star Negro League pitcher Bingo Long takes to the road with his band of ...
Some Call It Loving
5.3

Some Call It Loving

Nov. 16, 1973

Some Call It Loving

A jazz musician falls in love with a comatose woman at a carny sideshow and takes her to his mansion to join his cabinet of sexual curiosities.
Hit!
6.1

Hit!

Sep. 18, 1973

Hit!

A federal agent whose daughter dies of a heroin overdose is determined to destroy the drug ring that supplied her. He recruits various people ...
The Mack
6.7

The Mack

Apr. 04, 1973

The Mack

Goldie returns from five years at the state pen and winds up king of the pimping game. Trouble comes in the form of two corrupt white cops and a ...
Wattstax
7.7

Wattstax

Feb. 04, 1973

Wattstax

Wattstax is the 1973 documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director ...
Lady Sings the Blues
7.1

Lady Sings the Blues

Oct. 12, 1972

Lady Sings the Blues

Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug ...