Maya Angelou Movies

  • 1993
    Poetic Justice

    Poetic Justice

    Poetic Justice

    6.8691993HD

    Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to...

    Poetic Justice
  • 2006
    Madea's Family Reunion

    Madea's Family Reunion

    Madea's Family Reunion

    6.32006HD

    Southern matriarch Madea has a lot on her plate. Her nieces, Vanessa and Lisa, have relationship troubles - Vanessa moves into Madea's house with her...

    Madea's Family Reunion
  • 1995
    How to Make an American Quilt

    How to Make an American Quilt

    How to Make an American Quilt

    6.41995HD

    Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn...

    How to Make an American Quilt
  • 2009
    Good Hair

    Good Hair

    Good Hair

    6.52009HD

    An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific...

    Good Hair
  • 1959
    Porgy and Bess

    Porgy and Bess

    Porgy and Bess

    6.1461959HD

    In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar...

    Porgy and Bess
  • 1998
    Down in the Delta

    Down in the Delta

    Down in the Delta

    6.41998HD

    A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live...

    Down in the Delta
  • 2016
    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    7.92016HD

    A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her...

    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
  • 1996
    Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

    Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

    Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

    5.8641996HD

    Can there be such a thing as too much Christmas? Find out... when a magical Christmas wish is granted and Elmo gets to see what the world would be...

    Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
  • 2022
    Why Is We Americans?

    Why Is We Americans?

    Why Is We Americans?

    02022HD

    The story focuses on Newark's Baraka family and its involvement in social activism, poetry, music, art and politics.

    Why Is We Americans?
  • 1996
    America's Dream

    America's Dream

    America's Dream

    71996HD

    Made especially for the HBO cable network, this well-wrought feature is comprised of three short stories by three noted black American authors, each...

    America's Dream
  • 2012
    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    7.32012HD

    Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the incredible journey of his historic Graceland album, including the political backlash he received...

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies
  • 1998
    The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

    The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

    The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

    01998HD

    Travel to the mysterious island that time forgot -- the island of Madagascar. Nestled in the tranquil waters of the Indian Ocean off the coast of...

    The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
  • 1960
    Integration Report 1

    Integration Report 1

    Integration Report 1

    7.71960HD

    Integration Report 1, Madeline Anderson's trailblazing debut, was the first known documentary by an African American female director. With tenacity,...

    Integration Report 1
  • 1993
    There Are No Children Here

    There Are No Children Here

    There Are No Children Here

    5.51993HD

    The devastating story of brothers Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers, children of the Chicago ghetto, is powerfully told here by a Wall Street Journal...

    There Are No Children Here
  • 2018
    Mr. SOUL!

    Mr. SOUL!

    Mr. SOUL!

    72018HD

    On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising...

    Mr. SOUL!
  • 2021
    A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

    A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

    A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

    02021HD

    Song for Cesar is a documentary film with a unique view of the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez and the farmworker movement. The film tells a...

    A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
  • 2014
    The Power of the Heart

    The Power of the Heart

    The Power of the Heart

    62014HD

    From the director of ‘THE SECRET’ comes this unparalleled and life-changing film about the astonishing power and intelligence of your...

    The Power of the Heart
  • 1977
    The Richard Pryor Special?

    The Richard Pryor Special?

    The Richard Pryor Special?

    6.751977HD

    Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin...

    The Richard Pryor Special?
  • 1979
    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    3.71979HD

    Based on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing up in the South during the Depression years where she...

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
  • 1994
    Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

    Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

    Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

    71994HD

    Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th...

    Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!