Robert Townsend Movies

  • 1979
    The Warriors

    The Warriors

    The Warriors

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    Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader...

    The Warriors
  • 2012
    Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire

    Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire

    Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire

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    Scooby and the gang have their first musical mystery in “Scooby Doo: Music of the Vampire.” It begins when they take a sing-a-long road...

    Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
  • 1989
    The Mighty Quinn

    The Mighty Quinn

    The Mighty Quinn

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    Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found...

    The Mighty Quinn
  • 1984
    A Soldier's Story

    A Soldier's Story

    A Soldier's Story

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    In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain...

    A Soldier's Story
  • 1999
    Jackie's Back!

    Jackie's Back!

    Jackie's Back!

    6.8571999HD

    A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.

    Jackie's Back!
  • 1997
    B.A.P.S

    B.A.P.S

    B.A.P.S

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    Two wannabe Black American princesses aim to marry rich men, who will pay for their world's first combination hair salon and soul food restaurant.

    B.A.P.S
  • 1984
    Streets of Fire

    Streets of Fire

    Streets of Fire

    6.91984HD

    Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be...

    Streets of Fire
  • 1987
    Eddie Murphy Raw

    Eddie Murphy Raw

    Eddie Murphy Raw

    7.31987HD

    Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of...

    Eddie Murphy Raw
  • 1991
    The Five Heartbeats

    The Five Heartbeats

    The Five Heartbeats

    7.41991HD

    In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky...

    The Five Heartbeats
  • 2000
    Holiday Heart

    Holiday Heart

    Holiday Heart

    6.92000HD

    After losing his police officer lover, Christian drag queen Holiday Heart meets 12-year-old Niki and her drug-addicted mother, Wanda. Heart finds...

    Holiday Heart
  • 2002
    Undercover Brother

    Undercover Brother

    Undercover Brother

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    An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the...

    Undercover Brother
  • 2009
    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

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    Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of...

    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
  • 1987
    Hollywood Shuffle

    Hollywood Shuffle

    Hollywood Shuffle

    6.4121987HD

    Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled...

    Hollywood Shuffle
  • 1989
    That's Adequate

    That's Adequate

    That's Adequate

    3.1671989HD

    This mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast. Tony Randall hosts, and James CoCo (practically on his...

    That's Adequate
  • 2009
    Directors on Directing

    Directors on Directing

    Directors on Directing

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    A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.

    Directors on Directing
  • 1986
    Ratboy

    Ratboy

    Ratboy

    3.41986HD

    A failed window dresser exploits a being with rat-like features in an effort to make money.

    Ratboy
  • 2000
    Up, Up, and Away

    Up, Up, and Away

    Up, Up, and Away

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    A boy is the only family member without superpowers in this Disney Film. The world depends on him saving his family from computerized brainwashers....

    Up, Up, and Away
  • 2008
    Phantom Punch

    Phantom Punch

    Phantom Punch

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    From his discovery by a priest while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary to the infamous 'Phantom Punch' by Cassius Clay which...

    Phantom Punch
  • 2003
    Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

    Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

    Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

    82003HD

    This documentary praises comedian Richard Pryor by showing fragments of various shows Pryor made and having famous comedians talk about the...

    Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
  • 1975
    Cooley High

    Cooley High

    Cooley High

    6.91975HD

    In the mid-1960s, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting...

    Cooley High