Margaret Avery Movies

The Color Purple

78/100

A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades.

Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins

54/100

Dr. RJ Stevens is a talk show host who visits his family in the deep south. While there he reunites with his brother Otis, his sister Betty, his cousin/rival Clyde and his childhood love interest Lucinda Allen.

Straße der Rache

52/100

The story takes place in alternative America where the blacks are members of social elite, and whites are inhabitants of inner city ghettos. Louis Pinnock is a white worker in a chocolate ... See full summary »

Which Way Is Up?

64/100

Richard Pryor is playing three different roles here. The first being a poor orange picker named Leroy Jones who gets laid off when by mistake he joins the worker's union during one of their... See full summary »

Hell Up in Harlem

62/100

A gangster in Harlem must rescue his ex-wife, who has been kidnapped by the Mafia.

The Return of Superfly

50/100

This is a sequel to Super Fly (1972). In it, Nathan Purdee is now playing the role of Priest, who was played by Ron O'Neal in the previous movie. In it, Eddie, Priest's old partner, was ... See full summary »

Scott Joplin

66/100

Details the life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.

Heat Wave

68/100

The events that led to the 1965's racial riots in Watts, Los Angeles, are covered by a black messenger-turned-reporter at the L.A. Times, as he was one of the first correspondents to arrive... See full summary »

Blueberry Hill

36/100

The story of a 16 year old girl and her repressive relationship with her mother against the backdrop of 1950's America.

Riverbend

66/100

A black major (Steve James) and his men are on the run from a rigged court martial and hide out in a small Georgia town where a cruel white sheriff is terrorizing the black population. ... See full summary »

Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style

61/100

The story of how jazz great Louis Armstrong got his start playing in Chicago clubs, how he was framed on a drug charge, and his travels throughout Europe, where he first gained worldwide fame.

The Sky Is Gray

72/100

A young boy named James comes of age in 1940s Louisiana and grapples with what it means to be black during a time of racism and poverty...

The Roots of Roe

66/100

Abortion and contraception go back thousands of years. So does the question of who should control them. Our attitudes about controlling human reproduction through abortion and contraception... See full summary »

Single Women Married Men

53/100

Laveau

Born in 19th century New Orleans, Marie Laveau was on path to lead the life of a typical free woman of color. Facing loss and uncertainty, she relies on her faith and determination to redefine her position in society, becoming one of the most powerful women of her time.