Richard Pryor Movies
- 1977
Which Way Is Up?
Which Way Is Up?6.0811977HD
Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sex-obsessed father, Rufus, and timid...
- 1980
In God We Tru$t
In God We Tru$t6.21980HD
A naive monk, named Brother Ambrose, is sent by the abbot on a mission to raise $5,000 in order to save their monastery from closing. He goes to...
- 2022
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up6.42022HD
In this comedy special, Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, Chelsea Handler and Dave Chappelle honor George Carlin, Joan Rivers, Robin Williams and Richard...
- 2019
I Am Richard Pryor
I Am Richard Pryor6.82019HD
The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his...
- 2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise8.22013HD
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live television — with Sid Caesar on Your...
- 1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street01979HD
Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special hosted by James Earl Jones titled A Walking Tour of...
- 1973
Wattstax
Wattstax6.6881973HD
A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage...
- 1971
Dynamite Chicken
Dynamite Chicken5.41971HD
A collection of subversive comedy sketches and routines relating to the peace movement.
- 1969
The Young Lawyers
The Young Lawyers01969HD
Attorney Michael Cannon leaves his Boston law firm to become director of the Neighborhood Law Office, where he guides three law students on a case...
- 1983
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
Richard Pryor: Here and Now6.6191983HD
One of comedian Richard Pryor's later stand-up performances. As foul-mouthed as ever, Pryor touches on most of the same topics as in his previous...
- 1975
The Lion Roars Again
The Lion Roars Again01975HD
A chronicle of the 1975 International Press Conclave hosted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer over two days in May 1975.
- 1983
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever8.21983HD
Television special taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on...
- 2021
Live at Mister Kelly's
Live at Mister Kelly's02021HD
The iconic Mister Kelly’s bedazzled the country by launching superstars like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bette Midler, and Steve Martin....
- 1976
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings6.0791976HD
Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon...
- 1990
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration91990HD
Celebrating Sammy Davis Jr 's 60th anniversary in show business, including musical,comic and dancing performers.
- 1977
The Complete Richard Pryor Roast
The Complete Richard Pryor Roast01977HD
Unaired roast of Richard Pryor by the cast of The Richard Pryor Show including Robin Williams (Good Will Hunting, Dead Poets Society), Sandra...
- 2007
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s02007HD
In the late 1950s, a fresh, unconventional style of standup comedy emerged in sharp contrast to the standard "Take my wife, please" approach. It...
- 1997
Blacks and Jews
Blacks and Jews61997HD
This documentary attempts to go beyond the sensationalized media coverage and the stereotypes to examine several key conflicts from the point of view...
- 1973
Some Call It Loving
Some Call It Loving4.91973HD
A jazz musician falls in love with a comatose woman at a carny sideshow and takes her to his mansion to join his cabinet of sexual curiosities.
- 2023
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight02023HD
"Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight" covers renowned American artist Betye Saar’s large-scale work “Drifting Toward...