Melvin Van Peebles Movies
- 1970
SMUT
SMUT01970HD
Wide eyed Marty O Neil (Lee Homes) takes to the road on a quest to give his life meaning. When his motorcycle breaks down outside an adult bookstore...
- 1972
Don't Play Us Cheap
Don't Play Us Cheap5.81972HD
As an African American family and friends gather in an apartment for a house party, two mischief-making devil-bats take human form in order to break...
- 2011
Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door02011HD
A documentary looking at the making and legacy of The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973).
- 1987
The Day They Came to Arrest the Book
The Day They Came to Arrest the Book01987HD
A high school is rocked by a contentious debate over whether or not "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" should be removed from its library for...
- 1957
Sunlight
Sunlight01957HD
A black man steals to afford to marry the woman he loves. After being released from prison, he returns in time to see his daughter's wedding.
- 1961
500 Francs
500 Francs01961HD
A boy sees a 500-franc note under a sewer grate and tries to retrieve it.
- 2008
Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha6.52008HD
A semi-autobiographical story about an adventurer whose journeys take him from Harlem to the high seas and back again
- 1993
Farewell, Babylon!
Farewell, Babylon!01993HD
Arrabal's sixth film based on his novel from 1969 with the same name as the movie.
- 1995
Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom
Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom31995HD
A young boy receives a mystical motorcycle that transforms into a woman when he rides it at night.
- 2005
Unstoppable
Unstoppable02005HD
An interview/overview on the influential careers of Gordon Parks, Ossie Davis, and Melvin Van Peebles.
- 2000
René Vautier, le rebelle
René Vautier, le rebelle102000HD
- 2000
Bellyful
Bellyful02000HD
Maverick director Melvin Van Peebles translates his own satirical novel to the screen with this multi-national portrait of race, class, and...
- 2003
The Real Deal: What It Is
The Real Deal: What It Is02003HD
This twenty-two minute interview with Melvin Van Peebles has the cult filmmaker starting things off by lighting a cigar, which is something he has...
- 2012
Salty Dog Blues
Salty Dog Blues02012HD
The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronicling the lives of these men and women who, with a...
- 1998
Classified X
Classified X4.51998HD
A history of the racially stereotyped portrayal of African Americans in cinema, hosted by film pioneer Melvin Van Peebles.
- 1957
Three Pick-Up Men for Herrick
Three Pick-Up Men for Herrick51957HD
The second short film Melvin Van Peebles made in San Francisco before decamping for Europe is a striking portrait of a group of day labourers...