List of the best Al Freeman Jr. movies: Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored(1995), The Lost Man(1969), Malcolm X(1992), Finian's Rainbow(1968), Seven Hours to Judgment(1988), For Pete's Sake!(1966), The Detective(1968), Ensign Pulver(1964) ... ...
Drama
USA
1995
112 Minutes
Al Freeman Jr. Paula Kelly Phylicia Rashad Polly Bergen Richard Roundtree Charles Earl Taylor Jr. Ray J Damon Hines Leon Salli Richardson-Whitfield Anna Maria Horsford
young boy great-grandfather great-grandmother dancer friend tender powerful moving engaging mississippi small town church school segregation civil rights movement community childhood overcoming the odds adolescence discovery
A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.
Drama
1969
122 Minutes
Dennis Lawrence
A white social worker (Joanna Shimkus) flees with a militant (Sidney Poitier) on the run for robbery and murder.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Japan
1992
201 Minutes
Elijah Muhammad
Denzel Washington Angela Bassett Albert Hall Al Freeman Jr. Delroy Lindo Theresa Randle Kate Vernon Lonette McKee Tommy Hollis James McDaniel
activist gangster love interest criminal inspiring new york city prison inner city brooklyn, n.y. religion racism violence surveillance politics malcolm x discovery rise 20th century
Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam.
Fantasy
USA
1968
145 Minutes
Howard
Fred Astaire Petula Clark Tommy Steele Keenan Wynn Al Freeman Jr. Don Francks Barbara Hancock
irishman daughter leprechaun politician sharecropper mute person charming fantasy world small town farm magic political corruption treasure class conflict race against time love underdog metamorphosis 20th century
An Irish immigrant and his daughter move into a town in the American South with a magical piece of gold that will change people's lives, including a struggling farmer and African American citizens threatened by a bigoted politician.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1988
88 Minutes
Danny Larwin
Beau Bridges Ron Leibman Julianne Phillips Tiny Ron Reggie Johnson Al Freeman Jr.
A distraught husband kidnaps the judge who freed his wife's killers on insufficient evidence. He gives him seven hours to find evidence that will put them away, or he'll kill his wife.
Drama
1966
90 Minutes
Robert Sampson Pippa Scott Johnny Jensen Sam Groom Al Freeman Jr. John Milford Irene Tedrow Nicolas Surovy Robert Beach Pamela McMyler Tim O'Kelly
Evangelist Billy Graham urges a family (Robert Sampson, Pippa Scott) to help him break up a teenage motorcycle gang.
Gay & Lesbian, Crime, Drama
USA
1968
114 Minutes
Robbie
Frank Sinatra Lee Remick Jacqueline Bisset Ralph Meeker Jack Klugman Horace MacMahon Lloyd Bochner William Windom Tony Musante Al Freeman Jr. Robert Duvall
detective wife widow lieutenant psychiatrist bleak gritty new york city police station apartment police corruption murder case marital problems false accusations conspiracy investigation discovery quest wretched excess 1960s
Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a gay man. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in New York City in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs.
Comedy
USA
1964
104 Minutes
Taru
Robert Walker Burl Ives Walter Matthau Tommy Sands Millie Perkins Kay Medford Larry Hagman Gerald S. O'Loughlin Sal Papa Al Freeman Jr. James Farentino
Life becomes so harried after Ensign Pulver's prank, he and the Captain are swept off deck during a storm, ending up on a tropical island, a group of ship wrecked nurses, dancing natives, and one very big case of appendicitis.