List of the best Carl Lumbly movies: Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation(2007), The Color of Friendship(2000), Brother Future(1991), Little Richard(2000), To Sleep With Anger(1990), The Bedroom Window(1987), Out of Darkness(1994), A Cure for Wellness(2016), South Central(1992), Caveman(1981), How Stella Got Her Groove Back(1998), Doctor Sleep(2019) ... ...
Drama
Namibia
2007
161 Minutes
Carl Lumbly Danny Glover Joel Haikali
Drama
2000
83 Minutes
Carl Lumbly Penny Johnson Shadia Simmons Lindsey Haun Anthony Burnett Travis Davis Erik Todd Dellums Ahmad Stoner Melanie Nichols King Susan Danford Michael Kanev
congressman father friend foreign exchange student daughter charming endearing touching washington, d.c. south africa farm race relations culture clash friendship family apartheid violence growing up transformation discovery
A black family (Carl Lumbly, Penny Johnson, Shadia Simmons) receives a white South African exchange student, raised in apartheid, into its home in 1977.
Adventure
1991
110 Minutes
Denmark Vesey
Phill Lewis Carl Lumbly Moses Gunn Akosua Busia Bernard Addison Frank Converse Vonetta McGee Gene Jones
A street-smart Detroit teenager (Phill Lewis) wakes up in 1822 South Carolina and is taken for a slave.
Biography
2000
97 Minutes
Bud Penniman
Leon Jenifer Lewis Carl Lumbly Tamala Jones Mel Jackson Garrett Morris Anthony Lee Lahmard J. Tate Alimi Ballard Anthony Griffith Jonell Kennedy
rock star son pianist mother father singer frenetic emotional spirited georgia los angeles music hall recording studio stage racism rock 'n' roll religion music industry fame little richard
The flamboyant musician (Leon) experiences highs and lows through his music career, including confronting his father's murderer.
Drama
USA
1990
102 Minutes
Junior
Danny Glover Paul Butler Mary Alice Richard Brooks Carl Lumbly Sheryl Lee Ralph Vonetta McGee Wonderful Smith Ethel Ayler
vagabond guest father mother son daughter-in-law uneasy dark powerful emotional los angeles family home street living room kitchen bedroom hospitality friendship family dysfunction illness
A charismatic old acquaintance drifts into town, stirring up trouble for a mild-mannered family.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1987
112 Minutes
Detective Quirke
Steve Guttenberg Elizabeth McGovern Isabelle Huppert Paul Shenar Carl Lumbly Wallace Shawn Frederick Coffin Brad Greenquist Robert Schenkkan Maury Chaykin Sara Carlson
architect mistress boss victim police detective suspect suspenseful dark fascinating thrilling apartment courtroom bar affair cover-up murder suspicion lie discovery escape
A young executive starts an affair with his boss's wife which then escalates into a nightmare after he lies to the police in order to protect her.
Drama
Australia
1994
96 Minutes
Addison
Diana Ross Ann Weldon Rhonda Stubbins White Beah Richards Carl Lumbly Chasiti Hampton Lindsay Crouse John Marshall Jones Juanita Jennings Maura Tierney
schizophrenic mother student doctor nurse emotional disturbing positive powerful street hospital mental institution mental illness pharmaceuticals recovery mother/daughter relationship struggle rescue transformation 1990s
Will Denovan, a successful and driven real estate broker, wakes up dirty and disheveled in the middle of a mysterious wood with no idea how he got there. On the outside, Will is a huge ... See full summary »
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Germany
2016
140 Minutes
Wilson
Dane DeHaan Jason Isaacs Mia Goth Celia Imrie Adrian Schiller Harry Groener Johannes Krisch Magnus Krepper Carl Lumbly Lisa Banes Ivo Nandi
executive ceo doctor patient staff member native brooding creepy dark tense eerie frightening swiss alps spa laboratory castle basement train treatment insanity
An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps, but soon suspects that the spa's treatments are not what they seem.
Drama
USA
1992
99 Minutes
Glenn Plummer Byron Keith Minns Lexie D. Bigham Vincent Craig Dupree LaRita Shelby Kevin Best Allan Hatcher Christian Coleman Ivory Ocean Starletta DuPois Carl Lumbly
gang member girlfriend son best friend convict father gripping brutal moving south central los angeles prison street gangs drug addiction mentorship father/son relationship self-discovery prison transformation
A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.
Comedy
USA|Mexico
1981
92 Minutes
Ringo Starr Barbara Bach John Matuszak Dennis Quaid Shelley Long Jack Gilford Cork Hubbert Mark King Paco Morayta Evan Kim Ed Greenberg
caveman beautiful woman leader father friend daughter campy madcap wild playful cave jungle desert camp prehistoric life music discovering fire lust dinosaurs love triangle
A caveman seeks revenge on a much larger competitor for the hand of a beautiful cavewoman.
Romance
USA
1998
124 Minutes
Angela Bassett Taye Diggs Regina King Whoopi Goldberg Suzzanne Douglas Michael J. Pagan Sicily Richard Lawson Barry Shabaka Henley Lee Weaver Glynn Turman
divorcée young man friend black woman stockbroker son amusing emotional touching jamaica island caribbean funeral marin county, calif. illness vacation may-december romance long-distance relationship career vs. love self-discovery
Stella is a highly successful, forty-something San Francisco stock broker who is persuaded by her colorful New York girlfriend Delilah to take a well deserved, first-class vacation to Jamaica.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
2019
151 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Rebecca Ferguson Kyliegh Curran Cliff Curtis Zahn McClarnon Emily Alyn Lind Selena Anduze Robert Longstreet Carel Struycken Catherine Parker James Flanagan
alcoholic mysterious girl abused boy cult member twin brooding disturbing dark intense shocking house park lake woods alcoholism psychic abilities psychic connection cult immortality discovery
Years following the events of The Shining (1980), a now-adult Dan Torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as The True Knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.
Drama
1996
87 Minutes
Danny Glover Kevin Rodney Sullivan Tina Lifford Tate Donovan Daniel Tucker Kamin Wesley Snipes Jasmine Guy Vanessa Bell Calloway Yolanda King Timothy Carhart
farmer wife principal student jazz singer emotional moving alabama farm georgia high school chicago household race relations prejudice infidelity interracial romance childhood african-americans underdog
Three short films revolve around the black experience: farmers (Danny Glover, Tina Lifford) and a traveling salesman (Tate Donovan), a portrait of Jesus, and a jazz pianist.
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
1998
67 Minutes
Mari Devon Rahi Azizi Townsend Coleman Brian George Ed Gilbert Carl Lumbly Tress MacNeille Neil Ross Randy Thompson Lauren Tom