Harlem New York City Movies

  • 2026
    Once Upon a Time in Harlem

    Once Upon a Time in Harlem

    Once Upon a Time in Harlem

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    A decade after his death, genre-defying filmmaker William Greaves has one last trick up his sleeve with what he considered the most important event...

    Once Upon a Time in Harlem
  • 2008
    James Brown Live At The Apollo '68

    James Brown Live At The Apollo '68

    James Brown Live At The Apollo '68

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    This was one of a series of concerts James Brown gave at the Apollo in Harlem in March 1968. This performance was broadcast on television as James...

    James Brown Live At The Apollo '68
  • 1972
    Black Rodeo

    Black Rodeo

    Black Rodeo

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    Documentary about a rodeo that takes place, for the most part, in Harlem.

    Black Rodeo
  • 1942
    Jam Session

    Jam Session

    Jam Session

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    Duke Ellington and Orchestra perform 'C Jam Blues'.

    Jam Session
  • 1939
    Double Deal

    Double Deal

    Double Deal

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    Tommy McCoy and "Dude" Markey are both in love with Harlem singer/dancer Nita. Markey robs a jewelry store and turns the loot over to gang-boss...

    Double Deal
  • 2004
    The Last of the First

    The Last of the First

    The Last of the First

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    The Harlem Blues & Jazz Band during its sunset years: 87-year-old Al Casey, who had worked closely with Fats Waller throughout the 1930s; guitarist...

    The Last of the First
  • 1942
    Take My Life

    Take My Life

    Take My Life

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    A well-meaning doctor lends his building to a group of neighborhood kids. When the neighbors learn that the kids are members of a tough Harlem gang,...

    Take My Life
  • 1939
    Moon Over Harlem

    Moon Over Harlem

    Moon Over Harlem

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    Hardworking Minnie (Cora Green) marries "Dollar" Bill (Bud Harris) a shady gambler after her money and her attractive daughter, Sue (Izanetta...

    Moon Over Harlem
  • 1941
    Murder on Lenox Avenue

    Murder on Lenox Avenue

    Murder on Lenox Avenue

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    Dramatic events in a Harlem apartment house center around Pa Wilkins, chosen by the Better Business League to replace their ousted, crooked leader...

    Murder on Lenox Avenue
  • 2021
    The Walk Home

    The Walk Home

    The Walk Home

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    A coming-of-age story, drama set in Harlem. A 15 year old named, Kae, is raised by her overprotective, single father who wants to be allowed to walk...

    The Walk Home
  • 1934
    Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

    Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

    Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

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    This jazz musical short has a comedy plot about marital infidelity. Bandleader Cab Calloway plays a ladies man who dates the wife (Fredi Washington)...

    Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
  • 1979
    Harlem Nocturne

    Harlem Nocturne

    Harlem Nocturne

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    A French animated short film delves into a family living in Harlem's black ghetto, where a girl faces the choice between freedom and death. Features...

    Harlem Nocturne
  • 1970
    Don't Take Harlem

    Don't Take Harlem

    Don't Take Harlem

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    “Don’t Take Harlem is my personal love letter to Harlem. This project is dear to me because it allowed me to understand my hometown and...

    Don't Take Harlem
  • 1938
    Gang Smashers

    Gang Smashers

    Gang Smashers

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    An undercover police woman poses as a nighclub entertainer to catch the main man behind the racketeers going on around Harlem. Meanwhile two men are...

    Gang Smashers
  • 1978
    Drugs In America

    Drugs In America

    Drugs In America

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    Documentary on drug use in America

    Drugs In America
  • 1970
    Uncommon Images: The Harlem of James VanDerZee

    Uncommon Images: The Harlem of James VanDerZee

    Uncommon Images: The Harlem of James VanDerZee

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    A 1977 film portrait of the 90-year-old photographer.

    Uncommon Images: The Harlem of James VanDerZee