| Title |
Year |
Class |
Time |
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A novice teacher faces a class of rowdy, undisciplined working-class punks in this classic film that reflected some of the problems and fears of the teens in the 60's. Sidney Poitier gives one of his finest performances as Mark Thackeray, an out of ...
To Sir, With Love (1967)
James Clavell
The Mindbenders,Suzy Kendall,Christian Roberts,Judy Geeson,Sidney Poitier
Drama
|
1967 |
PG |
101 min |
|
Robert Redford leads an all-star cast in one of the most satisfying suspense films! Computer expert Martin Bishop (Redford) heads a team of renegade hackers - including a former CIA employee (Sidney Poitier), a gadgets wizard (Dan Aykroyd), a young genius...
Sneakers (1992)
Phil Alden Robinson
Robert Redford,Mary McDonnell,Ben Kingsley,Sidney Poitier,Dan Aykroyd,River Phoenix,David Strathairn
General Thriller,Suspense & Thriller
|
1992 |
M |
120 min |
|
Bruce Willis, Richard Gere and Sidney Poitier star in this international suspense thriller directed by Michael Caton-Jones and based on the screenplay of the 1973 file The Day of the Jackal. A ruthless assassin (Willis) has been hired to eliminate someone...
The Jackal (1997)
Michael Caton-Jones
Sidney Poitier,Diane Venora,David Hayman,Richard Gere,Jack Black,Bruce Willis
Suspense & Thriller,Crime,Mystery,General Action,General Thriller,Murder,Drama,Action & Adventure
|
1997 |
MA |
119 min |
|
Nominated for nine Academy Awards including Best Picture, The Defiant Ones broke new ground by delivering it's message of tolerance through a fast-moving blend of action and suspense. It remains "a raw, powerful film that is as exciting as it is moving, ...
The Defiant Ones (1986)
Stanley Kramer
Lon Jr. Chaney,Charles McGraw,King Donovan,Tony Curtis,Theodore Bikel,Sidney Poitier
Suspense & Thriller,General Action,General Drama,Crime,Drama,Action & Adventure
|
1986 |
PG |
133 min |
|
Starring Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates and Lee Grant, this provocative mystery thriller from director Norman Jewison (The Cincinnati Kid, The Thomas Crown Affair) won five 1967 Oscars including Best Picture. Featuring an evocative score from Q...
In The Heat Of The Night (1967)
Norman Jewison
Lee Grant,Rod Steiger,Larry Gates,Sidney Poitier,Warren Oates
Drama,Mystery,General Drama,Crime,Suspense & Thriller,Action & Adventure
|
1967 |
M |
95 min |
|
In this suspenseful sequel to In The Heat Of The Night, Sidney Poitier reprises his role as the intrepid investigator who, this time, must solve a puzzling murder in the City by the Bay. Featuring an original score by Quincy Jones and co-starring Oscar w...
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
Gordon Douglas
Edward Asner,Sidney Poitier,Anthony Zerbe,Barbara McNair,Martin Landau
Crime,General Drama,Suspense & Thriller,Drama,Action & Adventure
|
1970 |
M |
104 min |
|
"A magnficent film, handled with reverence, artistic appreciation and admirable restraint" (New York Daily News), this glorious epic is an inspiring, grand scale recreation of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, from His humble birth and teachings to His cruci...
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
George Stevens
Van Heflin,Angela Lansbury,Max Von Sydow,Martin Landau,Carroll Baker,Sidney Poitier,Pat Boone,Richard Conte,Victor Buono,Jose Ferrer,Roddy McDowall,John Wayne,Charlton Heston
Documentary,General Drama,Spiritual,Drama
|
1965 |
G |
193 min |
|
Ivy Morre (Abbey Lincoln), the Austin family's housekeeper and confidante for nine years, startles everyone by announcing that she is leaving to go to secretarial school and join life's mainstream.The family is devastated, especially Tim (Beau Bridges). ...
For Love Of Ivy (1968)
Daniel Mann
Lauri Peters,Leon Bibb,Nan Martin,Abbey Lincoln,Beau Bridges,Carroll O'Connor,Sidney Poitier
Romance,General Comedy,Romantic Comedy,Comedy
|
1968 |
PG |
101 min |
|
Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier (In the Heat of the Night) reprises his role as Lt. Virgil Tibbs in this taut drama that exposes the ruthless, high-stakes world of international drug trafficking. Co-starring Raul Julia (Presumed Innocent), this "...
The Organization (1971)
Don Medford
Raul Julia,Sheree North,Sidney Poitier,Barbara McNair,Fred Beir,Gerald S. O'Loughlin,Allen Garfield
Drama,Crime,General Drama,Suspense & Thriller,Action & Adventure
|
1971 |
M |
108 min |
|
Academy Award Winner Sidney Poitier headlines a first-rate cast in this grim and all-too-realistic cold war thriller that plunges to similar depths as Crimson Tide and Das Boot.Based on a novel by Mark Rascovich, The Bedford Incident is a taut and engagin...
The Bedford Incident (1965)
James B. Harris
Martin Balsam,Sidney Poitier,Wally Cox,James Arthur,Richard Widmark
Suspense & Thriller,Drama,General Drama,General Thriller,Military & War,Military Drama,Action & Adventure
|
1965 |
G |
98 min |
