Alfre Woodard Movies

  • 2021
    Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

    Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

    Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

    6.32021HD

    This documentary celebrates the Black cultural renaissance that existed in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, OK, and investigates the 100-year-old...

    Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
  • 1996
    Special Report: Journey to Mars

    Special Report: Journey to Mars

    Special Report: Journey to Mars

    51996HD

    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
  • 2015
    Knucklehead

    Knucklehead

    Knucklehead

    7.52015HD

    When his brother disappears, mentally disabled Langston Bellows (Gbenga Akinnagbe) is left without a protector in Brooklyn's housing projects. Now...

    Knucklehead
  • 1986
    L.A. Law: Pilot

    L.A. Law: Pilot

    L.A. Law: Pilot

    01986HD

    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
  • 2000
    Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

    Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

    Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

    62000HD

    An intimate look at the life and career of Gordon Parks a true Renaissance man who has excelled as a photographer, novelist, journalist, poet,...

    Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
  • 1998
    Down in the Delta

    Down in the Delta

    Down in the Delta

    6.41998HD

    A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live...

    Down in the Delta
  • 2015
    Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

    Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

    Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

    82015HD

    Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring...

    Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
  • 1993
    Bopha!

    Bopha!

    Bopha!

    5.11993HD

    In this story of a black policeman during South African apartheid, Danny Glover plays the cop, who believes he's trying to help his people, even...

    Bopha!
  • 2013
    The Door

    The Door

    The Door

    5.52013HD

    The Door, by Ava DuVernay, is a celebration of the transformative power of feminine bonds, and a symbolic story of life change.

    The Door
  • 1986
    Unnatural Causes

    Unnatural Causes

    Unnatural Causes

    6.81986HD

    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
  • 1984
    The Killing Floor

    The Killing Floor

    The Killing Floor

    81984HD

    During World War I, a poor black Southerner travels north to Chicago to get work in the city's slaughterhouses, where he becomes embroiled in the...

    The Killing Floor
  • 1999
    The Wishing Tree

    The Wishing Tree

    The Wishing Tree

    7.41999HD

    When her storyteller mother (Mary Alice) dies, attorney Clara Collier (Alfre Woodard) returns to her Georgia hometown and is soon captivated by a...

    The Wishing Tree
  • 1996
    A Step Toward Tomorrow

    A Step Toward Tomorrow

    A Step Toward Tomorrow

    3.71996HD

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

    A Step Toward Tomorrow
  • 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

    01997HD

    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
  • 1970
    Hate to See You Go

    Hate to See You Go

    Hate to See You Go

    01970HD

    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
  • 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

    01989HD

    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
  • 2020
    The Making of Clemency

    The Making of Clemency

    The Making of Clemency

    02020HD

    Behind the scenes of Clemency (2019). An Emotionally Charged Set, Clemency's Message, The Research Process, Working with Alfre Woodard, Working with...

    The Making of Clemency
  • 2008
    Medal of Honor

    Medal of Honor

    Medal of Honor

    6.52008HD

    The story of the Medal of Honor - the highest U.S. award for valor in combat - is told through personal accounts of bravery and daring

    Medal of Honor
  • 1978
    The Trial of the Moke

    The Trial of the Moke

    The Trial of the Moke

    101978HD

    Henry Flipper is the first black West Point graduate. Assigned to serve at Fort Davis in Texas, Flipper becomes the object of a conspiracy by his...

    The Trial of the Moke
  • 1997
    Follow Me Home

    Follow Me Home

    Follow Me Home

    61997HD

    Three muralists (one Chicano, one Black, one American Indian) and the socially-maladjusted cousin of the Chicano muralist set off on a road trip with...

    Follow Me Home