Movies: Alfre Woodard

  • 1998
    Down in the Delta

    Down in the Delta (1998)

    Down in the Delta

    6.21998HD

    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 with her uncle and aunt for the summer....

    Down in the Delta
  • 1984
    The Killing Floor

    The Killing Floor (1984)

    The Killing Floor

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    During World War I, a poor black Southerner travels north to Chicago to get work in the city's slaughterhouses, where he becomes embroiled in the organized labor movement....

    The Killing Floor
  • 1979
    Freedom Road

    Freedom Road (1979)

    Freedom Road

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    Ex-slave and former Union soldier Gideon Jackson represents other ex-slaves at the constitutional convention, and is soon elected to the U.S. Senate despite opposition from white landowners, law enforcement and the KKK. He unites with sharecropper Ab...

    Freedom Road
  • 2001
    The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

    The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie (2001)

    The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

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    Donnie goes missing and the rest of the Thornberry family have various adventures (broken bones, getting lost in a cave, and a forest fire) while looking for him. It has been screened as a TV movie and as four episodes in season 4 of the TV series....

    The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
  • 1999
    The Wishing Tree

    The Wishing Tree (1999)

    The Wishing Tree

    7.41999HD

    When her storyteller mother (Mary Alice) dies, attorney Clara Collier (Alfre Woodard) returns to her Georgia hometown and is soon captivated by a local legend of the "Magic Man" (Blair Underwood). While looking for the source of the tale, Clara uncov...

    The Wishing Tree
  • 2008
    Reach for Me

    Reach for Me (2008)

    Reach for Me

    2.82008HD

    Old and bitter, Alvin just wants some peace and quiet in his last days. His wish, however, is not granted when a young, vibrant and ironically full of life Kevin becomes Alvin's hospice roommate. Through this "odd couple" relationship, Alvin learns t...

    Reach for Me
  • 2014
    Nelson Mandela Redrawn

    Nelson Mandela Redrawn (2014)

    Nelson Mandela Redrawn

    02014HD

    This fascinating documentary unfolds in reverse telling the story of Mandela from the old man to the rural child. With contributions from storytellers from every corner of the globe, we gain a unique insight into why Mandela was so loved and revered....

    Nelson Mandela Redrawn
  • 1994
    Aliens for Breakfast

    Aliens for Breakfast (1994)

    Aliens for Breakfast

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    Sinbad plays Ari, an alien who comes to Earth in a cereal box in order to warn a kid about an imminent alien invasion....

    Aliens for Breakfast
  • 2016
    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)

    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    82016HD

    A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exuberant life during some of America’s most defining civil rights moments. From her upbringing in the De...

    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
  • 1969
    Hate to See You Go

    Hate to See You Go (1969)

    Hate to See You Go

    01969HD

    The story of Sonny Bell (Freeman), an aging Chicago Blues musician, who refuses to retire and defiantly hits the road with his band for one last long-shot to keep doing the only thing that makes them all feel truly alive--play Blues. The story is ins...

    Hate to See You Go
  • 1982
    The Ambush Murders

    The Ambush Murders (1982)

    The Ambush Murders

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    An African-American political activist is wrongfully imprisoned for killing two white policemen; he is unwary of yet another white lawyer who claims that he will help free him....

    The Ambush Murders
  • 1989
    A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

    A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (1989)

    A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

    01989HD

    The story of Mary Thomas, the mother of basketball star Isiah Thomas, and how she fought to keep her family together and her sons out of trouble despite the surroundings of poverty, drugs, crime and violence of their ghetto neighborhood....

    A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
  • 1985
    Puss in Boots

    Puss in Boots (1985)

    Puss in Boots

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    A young man (Gregory Hines) journeys from rags-to-riches thanks to his talented Puss in Boots (Ben Vereen). Starring Ben Vereen, Gregory Hines, Alfre Woodard, George Kirby, and Brock Peters. Narrated by Shelley Duvall....

    Puss in Boots
  • 1988
    The Child Saver

    The Child Saver (1988)

    The Child Saver

    01988HD

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

    The Child Saver
  • 1986
    Unnatural Causes

    Unnatural Causes (1986)

    Unnatural Causes

    6.81986HD

    Frank Coleman is a Vietnam veteran dying from cancer brought on by exposure to the defoliant chemical Agent Orange which he turns to Maude DeVictor, a Veterans Administration benefits counselor who teams up with Coleman to fight a lopsided batted aga...

    Unnatural Causes
  • 2015
    Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

    Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (2015)

    Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

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    Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring some of the greatest musicians of all time, she never ceased to astound those who heard her play. But f...

    Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
  • 2006
    The Water Is Wide

    The Water Is Wide (2006)

    The Water Is Wide

    6.82006HD

    Pat Conroy, an ambitious, slightly rebellious idealistic teacher accepts Bennington county, SC's school board superintendent's offer to teach the all-black kids of the pauper fishery community on Yamacraw Island. Staffless 'head' mistress Brown incar...

    The Water Is Wide
  • 2021
    Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

    Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street (2021)

    Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

    6.32021HD

    This documentary celebrates the Black cultural renaissance that existed in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, OK, and investigates the 100-year-old race massacre that left an indelible, though hidden stain on American history....

    Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
  • 1997
    The Member of the Wedding

    The Member of the Wedding (1997)

    The Member of the Wedding

    5.51997HD

    In the last days leading up to her older brother's marriage, a young girl is forced to face realities and grow up quickly. A tender adaptation of Carson McCullers' classic novel, which has seen previous adaptations for both stage and screen....

    The Member of the Wedding
  • 2019
    No Small Matter

    No Small Matter (2019)

    No Small Matter

    02019HD

    A look at the issue of high-quality early care and education in America, from home to childcare to preschool; the tragic cost of getting it wrong; and the huge payoff - for our kids, our families and our country - of getting it right....

    No Small Matter