Alfre Woodard Movies

  • 1984
    Go Tell It on the Mountain

    Go Tell It on the Mountain

    Go Tell It on the Mountain

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    This film adaptation of James Baldwin's celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Harlem seeking both...

    Go Tell It on the Mountain
  • 1970
    Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”

    Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”

    Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”

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    Documentary on the making of the film “Love & Basketball” produced by the Criterion Collection in 2021

    Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”
  • 1990
    Blue Bayou

    Blue Bayou

    Blue Bayou

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    A Los Angeles lawyer has to go to New Orleans for a steamy case involving a troubled teen.

    Blue Bayou
  • 1996
    A Step Toward Tomorrow

    A Step Toward Tomorrow

    A Step Toward Tomorrow

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    A divorcee moves her family cross-country to take her paralyzed son to a pioneer neurosurgeon.

    A Step Toward Tomorrow
  • 1986
    L.A. Law: Pilot

    L.A. Law: Pilot

    L.A. Law: Pilot

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    Pilot episode for the TV series introduces the lawyers and employees of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak, a Los Angeles law firm, in dealing with...

    L.A. Law: Pilot
  • 1979
    Freedom Road

    Freedom Road

    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...

    Freedom Road
  • 1982
    For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

    For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

    For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

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    The powerful tales of seven diverse African-American women are woven together in this 1982 performance of Ntozake Shange's Obie Award-winning...

    For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
  • 2008
    Reach for Me

    Reach for Me

    Reach for Me

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    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...

    Reach for Me
  • 1970
    Hate to See You Go

    Hate to See You Go

    Hate to See You Go

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    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...

    Hate to See You Go
  • 1995
    The Piano Lesson

    The Piano Lesson

    The Piano Lesson

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    1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a...

    The Piano Lesson
  • 1997
    Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

    Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

    Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

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    Documentary on water usage, money, politics, the transformation of nature, and the growth of the American west, shown on PBS as a four-part...

    Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
  • 1994
    Aliens for Breakfast

    Aliens for Breakfast

    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
  • 1986
    Unnatural Causes

    Unnatural Causes

    Unnatural Causes

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    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,...

    Unnatural Causes
  • 2015
    A Path Appears

    A Path Appears

    A Path Appears

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    The film follows intrepid reporters Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn and actor/advocates Malin Akerman, Mia Farrow, Ronan Farrow, Jennifer Garner,...

    A Path Appears
  • 2007
    Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty

    Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty

    Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty

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    It is one of Egypt's enduring mysteries. What happened to Nefertiti and her husband, Akhenaten - the radical king, and likely father of King Tut? In...

    Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
  • 1988
    The Child Saver

    The Child Saver

    The Child Saver

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

    The Child Saver
  • 1989
    A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

    A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

    A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

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    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...

    A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
  • 1996
    Special Report: Journey to Mars

    Special Report: Journey to Mars

    Special Report: Journey to Mars

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    When the world's first spaceship is close to its goal (Mars), the TV network GNN begins its live coverage of the last two hours of the mission, and...

    Special Report: Journey to Mars
  • 2014
    Nelson Mandela Redrawn

    Nelson Mandela Redrawn

    Nelson Mandela Redrawn

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    This fascinating documentary unfolds in reverse telling the story of Mandela from the old man to the rural child. With contributions from...

    Nelson Mandela Redrawn
  • 2003
    Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

    Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

    Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

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    In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in the United States that resulted in the murder of local slave owners and their families, the eventual...

    Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property