Mario Van Peebles Movies

A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs.

A documentary about the making of director Michael Mann's feature film "Ali".

When an alien force wages war on Earth, only the crew of the USS Iowa - the last American battleship, stands in their way.

Epic television miniseries exploring the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38 year love affair,...

An android fighting-machine is charged with destroying a small brigade of rebels in a Latin American war who are fighting to maintain their freedom...

Reeling from his mother’s death and his father’s abandonment, Zach, an All-State athlete, finds glory on the football field, working to...

When a psychotic Santa tries to destroy Chanukah by hypnotizing Jewish children with bootlegged copies of the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful...

In this gritty cops-and-crooks drama, two detectives hunt a gang leader suspected of murdering a New York cop. The detectives enlist the help of the...

A limo ride turns hellish as several kidnappers set their sights on the young people inside.

50 Cent stars as gifted college running back Deon in this touching drama. Deon's world turns upside down when an unexpected crisis jeopardizes his...

Three converging story lines involving bootleggers, a serial killer and drug dealers are followed. A former drug dealer tries to go straight, but...

The story of an American soccer player trying to make it big who turns to Pele, the greatest soccer player of all time, for guidance.

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song."...

In a crumbling Europe, powerful mafia families have emerged from the anarchy to vie for control of the lucrative arms trade.

The LA police department have a special team of officers with a talent for reducing big-time crime. The team leader has an excellent track record for...

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

Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.

A former U.S. marshal discovers that all of the survivors of his old unit are experiencing the same symptoms simultaneously and there may be a larger...

A cop, who is losing his sanity, lures his girlfriend and his former partner into the dangers of arson, robbery, and murder.

Violent crime is routine. Organized drug trade runs rampant in the face of powerless authority. And a vicious street gang holds dominion with a...