Mario Van Peebles

Two San Francisco detectives investigating a murder committed on one of the city's famous cable cars discover that the victim was the son of a...

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Detective Jack Valentine is reinstated from his desk job to go back onto the streets. His first assignment ends with the death of a mobster who was...

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A gang of boys under the Brooklyn Bridge are united by their common interest in break dancing. Some work as pizza delivery boys, hence they call...

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A sociology graduate student researches her doctoral thesis on female crime by interviewing street prostitutes. Shocked by her findings, she offers...

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Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his films, which include "Watermelon Man" and "Sweet...

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Dan Donahue has finally met the woman of his dreams. But on the night he is going to propose, he is overcome by deep-rooted anger caused by the...

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A Los Angeles lawyer has to go to New Orleans for a steamy case involving a troubled teen.

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After the Crown Heights riots, an orthodox Rabbi and a community activist help two youths--one a Hasidic Jew, the other African-American--form a...

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In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied...

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Sara, a pregnant woman, is the innocent bystander in a robbery, committed by reluctant criminal, Derek. After being accidentally shot in the robbery,...

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In 1971, director Melvin Van Peebles turned the figure of the black hero in US cinema upside down with Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: the story...

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An attorney leaves his high-priced firm to work for the less fortunate.

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A behind the scenes look on Jaws The Revenge with interviews from the cast and crew.

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A rapper finds himself possessed by the soul of a dead fashion designer; frequently switching personalities.

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A semi-autobiographical story about an adventurer whose journeys take him from Harlem to the high seas and back again

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Bank robbers on the run from the police invade a mansion and take the owners hostage.

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A young man just released from prison and living with his sister crosses paths with two children, also brother and sister, who are on the run from...

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Profiling former Georgia running back Herschel Walker. The 1982 Heisman Trophy winner overcame teenage bouts with bullying for being overweight and...

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Andrea Crawford, an important business woman, risks everything to save a kid from the life of crime.

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As the Harlem Renaissance flourishes in jazzy New York City, Pauline, Esther and Alice struggle to survive. By day, they toil at dreary jobs,...

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A man abducts the love of his life from her holiday-themed wedding in a desperate last attempt to win her back.

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After one burned dinner too many, a husband divorces his wife. She decides to return to acting and goes to France. There she meats a forgotten...

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