Ruby Dee Movies

  • 1997
    Sports on the Silver Screen

    Sports on the Silver Screen

    Sports on the Silver Screen

    91997HD

    HBO (in association with the American Film Institute) presents this 1997 anthology, narrated by Liev Schreiber, which looks at sports in cinema from...

    Sports on the Silver Screen
  • 1990
    Decoration Day

    Decoration Day

    Decoration Day

    6.91990HD

    A cantankerous widower (Garner) who is virtually living the life of a recluse is forced to rejoin his community when his Godchild (Skaggs) gets in...

    Decoration Day
  • 1979
    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    4.31979HD

    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
  • 1971
    The Sheriff

    The Sheriff

    The Sheriff

    61971HD

    A rape case opens racial divisions in a small town. A black sheriff and his white deputy investigate allegations that a wealthy white businessman...

    The Sheriff
  • 1974
    It's Good to Be Alive

    It's Good to Be Alive

    It's Good to Be Alive

    7.31974HD

    This movie details the struggles of former Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella to adapt to life in a wheelchair following his crippling automobile...

    It's Good to Be Alive
  • 2000
    A Storm in Summer

    A Storm in Summer

    A Storm in Summer

    6.42000HD

    Set in 1969, Abel Shaddick, a crotchety deli owner, has a grudge against virtually everyone in his upstate New York town of Fairview, particularly...

    A Storm in Summer
  • 2003
    Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

    Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

    Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

    5.22003HD

    When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors...

    Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
  • 1982
    Long Day's Journey Into Night

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

    61982HD

    Over the course of one day in August 1912, the family of retired actor James Tyrone grapples with the morphine addiction of his wife Mary, the...

    Long Day's Journey Into Night
  • 1946
    Love in Syncopation

    Love in Syncopation

    Love in Syncopation

    01946HD

    Follows the band's rise in show business, starting with its origins in the Navy during World War II and their struggle to make it.

    Love in Syncopation
  • 1999
    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    81999HD

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic...

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
  • 1999
    The Unfinished Journey

    The Unfinished Journey

    The Unfinished Journey

    6.51999HD

    A multimedia short created for the U.S. millennium celebrations, The Unfinished Journey reflects on America’s history and spirit through six...

    The Unfinished Journey
  • 2004
    TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

    TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

    TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

    5.32004HD

    Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the medium's first half-century. Actors, writers and...

    TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
  • 1990
    The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

    The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

    The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

    7.21990HD

    A film about the early life of the baseball star in the army, particulary his court-martial for insubordination regarding segragation.

    The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
  • 1972
    Black Girl

    Black Girl

    Black Girl

    6.81972HD

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

    Black Girl
  • 1999
    Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

    Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

    Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

    7.31999HD

    Tells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored") sisters who both lived past the age of 100. They grew up...

    Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
  • 1959
    Virgin Island

    Virgin Island

    Virgin Island

    6.31959HD

    A British woman marries an American writer in spite of her family's disapproval and goes to live with him on a tropical island.

    Virgin Island
  • 2013
    Betty and Coretta

    Betty and Coretta

    Betty and Coretta

    7.22013HD

    The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.

    Betty and Coretta
  • 1963
    The Balcony

    The Balcony

    The Balcony

    5.21963HD

    The Madam of a brothel satisfies the erotic fantasies of her customers, while a revolution is sweeping the nation.

    The Balcony
  • 1998
    Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

    Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

    Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

    91998HD

    Louis Gossett Jr. takes viewers through a special documentary celebration of the groundbreaking achievements of African-American performers and their...

    Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
  • 2000
    Finding Buck McHenry

    Finding Buck McHenry

    Finding Buck McHenry

    72000HD

    Jason Ross is an 11-year-old boy whose love for baseball exceeds his talent for the game. When cut from his little league team, Jason's undefeatable...

    Finding Buck McHenry