List of the best Cicely Tyson movies: Sounder(1972), The Trip to Bountiful(2014), Tyler Perry's A Fall From Grace(2020), A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich(1977), A Woman Called Moses(1978), Ms. Scrooge(1997), The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman(1974), Fat Rose and Squeaky(2006), Bustin' Loose(1981), Jewel(2001), Relative Stranger(2009), A Lesson Before Dying(1999) ... ...
Drama
USA
1972
105 Minutes
Rebecca Morgan
Cicely Tyson Paul Winfield Kevin Hooks Carmen Mathews Taj Mahal James Best Yvonne Jarrell Eric Hooks Sylvia `Kuumba' Williams Janet MacLachlan Teddy Airhart
son father mother dog teacher sad inspiring louisiana household small town poverty racism hope education chain gangs growing up transformation quest 1930s
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
Drama
UK
2014
90 Minutes
mother woman son airy amusing moving emotional hometown united states overprotective parent mother/son relationship escape adventure travel adventure growing up love 2010s
Two men, six meals in six different places on a road trip around Italy. Liguria, Tuscany, Rome, Amalfi and ending in Capri.
Mystery & Thriller
2020
120 Minutes
Alice
When a woman is indicted for murdering her husband, her lawyer thinks there may be a conspiracy at play.
Drama
1977
107 Minutes
Sweets
Cicely Tyson Paul Winfield Larry B. Scott Helen Martin Glynn Turman David Groh Kevin Hooks Kenneth Green Harold Sylvester Erin Blunt
A ghetto boy (Larry B. Scott) becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother (Cicely Tyson) and foster father (Paul Winfield) help him fight it.
Drama, Biography, History
1978
200 Minutes
Harriet Ross Tubman
Cicely Tyson Robert Hooks Jason Bernard Clifford David Judyann Elder John Getz Mae Mercer James Sikking Charles Weldon Richard Williams Jean Renee Foster
Escaped slave Harriet Tubman (Cicely Tyson) leads an underground railroad taking others north to freedom.
Other, Drama
1997
96 Minutes
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Cicely Tyson Katherine Helmond Michael Beach John Bourgeois Rae'Ven Larrymore-Kelly Karen Glave Ken James Arsinée Khanjian William Greenblatt Michael J. Reynolds Shaun Austin-Olsen
A contemporary version of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" features a female Ebenita Scrooge (Cicely Tyson).
Drama
1974
110 Minutes
Jane Pittman
Cicely Tyson Odetta Richard Dysart Josephine Premice Teddy Airhart Eric Brown Woodrow Chambliss Barbara Chaney Noel Cravenze Joel Fluellen Jerry Green
slave plantation owner corporal boy journalist friend disturbing moving inspiring louisiana cabin plantation field slavery civil rights american civil war violence humanity struggle wretched excess
A 110-year-old former Louisiana slave (Cicely Tyson) reminisces about her life and society from the Civil War to germinating civil rights.
Drama
USA
2006
105 Minutes
Louise Fletcher Cicely Tyson Julie Brown Lea DeLaria Jo Anderson
Bonnie's niece tricks her out of house.
Comedy
1981
94 Minutes
Richard Pryor Cicely Tyson Robert Christian Alphonso Alexander Janet Wong Kia Cooper Edwin DeLeon Jimmy Hughes Edwin Kinter Angel Ramirez George Coe
ex-convict teacher parole officer blind boy pyromaniac young girl heartwarming madcap philadelphia bus washington state highway farm road trip special education school moving parole second chance transformation
An ex-convict (Richard Pryor) takes handicapped orphans and their teacher (Cicely Tyson) from Philadelphia to Washington state by bus.
Drama
2001
96 Minutes
Cathedral
Farrah Fawcett Cicely Tyson Patrick Bergin Ashley Wolfe Robin Dunne Peter Donaldson Laura Mercer Kelly Harms Ron Payne Kristin Booth Natalie Radford
A loving mother and wife (Farrah Fawcett) in 1940s Mississippi focuses her undivided attention on her newborn child who has Down syndrome.
Drama
2009
88 Minutes
Pearl
Eriq La Salle Cicely Tyson Michael Michele Michael Beach Dan Castellaneta Dana Davis Carlos McCullers II
After the death of his father, a former football star (Eriq La Salle) reunites with the family that he abandoned years earlier.
Drama
1999
101 Minutes
Tante Lou
Don Cheadle Cicely Tyson Mekhi Phifer Irma P. Hall Brent Jennings Lisa Arrindell Anderson Frank Taylor Stuart Culpepper Patty Mack Elijah Kelley Wynton Yates
schoolteacher young man lawyer woman reverend sheriff bleak emotional deep south prison school false accusations prejudice race relations friendship incarceration underdog discovery 1940s
A caring teacher (Don Cheadle) tries to inspire strength and dignity in an innocent black man (Mekhi Phifer) condemned to death in 1940s Louisiana.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2005
105 Minutes
Gloria Dump
AnnaSophia Robb Jeff Daniels Cicely Tyson Eva Marie Saint Dave Matthews Courtney Jines Elle Fanning Nick Price Luke Benward Lara Grice Julia LaShae
young girl dog father townsperson librarian friend emotional mushy florida small town trailer park supermarket library store loneliness friendship father/daughter relationship abandonment adoption alcoholism
A mischievous dog befriends a lonely young girl in a new town and helps her make new friends.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
124 Minutes
Mrs. Hightower
Steve Carell Bryan Cranston Laurence Fishburne Cicely Tyson Yul Vazquez J. Quinton Johnson Samuel Davis Kate Easton Deanna Reed-Foster Graham Wolfe Jeff Monahan
veteran bar owner preacher soldier emotional passionate solemn spirited tender new york city truck car church arlington national cemetery military service aging road trip brotherhood adventure pursuit
Thirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman Larry "Doc" Shepherd re-unites with his old buddies, former Marines Sal Nealon and Reverend Richard Mueller, to bury his son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War.
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
Soviet Union|USA
1976
99 Minutes
Tylette
Elizabeth Taylor Jane Fonda Ava Gardner Cicely Tyson Patsy Kensit Harry Andrews Georgiy Vitsin Nadezhda Pavlova
A pair of peasant children, Mytyl ( Patsy Kensit ) and her brother Tyltyl ( Todd Lookinland ), are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness (Nedezhda Pavlova) by the ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
2013
101 Minutes
Mama Kay
Abigail Spencer Chad Michael Murray Katee Sackhoff Emily Alyn Lind Cicely Tyson Lance E. Nichols Grant James Lauren Whitney Pennington Jaren Mitchell Brad James
child family eerie disturbing creepy brooding frightening suspenseful thrilling home rural community georgia horror ghosts slavery underground railroad visions mystery pursuit discovery
A young family moves into a historic home in Georgia, only to learn they are not the house's only inhabitants. Soon they find themselves in the presence of a secret rising from underground and threatening to bring down anyone in its path.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
100 Minutes
Hattie
Maggie Grace Uzo Aduba Elizabeth McGovern Adam Brody Cicely Tyson Viva Bianca Kerry Cahill
Set in the year 1977, two women look to integrate their small town, inspired by the miniseries "Roots" as it hits the airwaves.
Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA|France
2012
101 Minutes
Nana Mama
Tyler Perry Matthew Fox Ed Burns Rachel Nichols Jean Reno Cicely Tyson Carmen Ejogo Giancarlo Esposito John C. McGinley Stephanie Jacobsen Werner Daehn
detective psychologist best friend police detective serial killer grandmother brooding thrilling washington, d.c. police station household serial murders investigation personal vendetta psychology pursuit revenge 2010s
A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled hired killer who specializes in torture and pain.
Drama
USA
1991
130 Minutes
Sipsey
Kathy Bates Jessica Tandy Mary Stuart Masterson Mary-Louise Parker Nick Searcy Gailard Sartain Stan Shaw Cicely Tyson Gary Basaraba Timothy Scott
housewife elderly person husband career woman friend uplifting endearing nursing home household café birmingham, ala. small town female bonding nonconformity racism friendship spousal abuse food discovery transformation
A housewife who is unhappy with her life befriends an old lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know.
Comedy
USA
2006
107 Minutes
Myrtle
Tyler Perry Blair Underwood Lynn Whitfield Boris Kodjoe Maya Angelou Jenifer Lewis Keke Palmer Cicely Tyson Rochelle Aytes Henry Simmons Lisa Arrindell Anderson
grandmother criminal niece abusive husband mother quirky touching amusing wedding house family home engagement abuse family dysfunction underdog revenge escape 2000s
While planning her family reunion, a pistol-packing grandma must contend with the other dramas on her plate, including the runaway who has been placed under her care, and her love-troubled nieces.
Drama
1968
124 Minutes
Portia
Alan Arkin Sondra Locke Stacy Keach Laurinda Barrett Chuck McCann Biff McGuire Percy Rodrigues Cicely Tyson Jackie Marlowe Johnny Popwell Wayne Smith
disabled person friend alcoholic doctor daughter drunk brooding engaging somber small town house doctor's office bedroom american south small-town life illness alcoholism friendship relationships growing up
John, a deaf and mute man, rents a bedroom in a small town to be closer to his friend, Spiros, who is also deaf. John attempts to strike up a friendship with Mick, the teenage daughter of his disabled landlord, and meets the town drunk.
Drama
1989
179 Minutes
Oprah Winfrey Robin Givens Moses Gunn Mary Alice Olivia Cole Jackée Lonette McKee Paul Winfield Cicely Tyson Phyllis Yvonne Stickney Paula Kelly
Drama
USA
2011
146 Minutes
Constantine
Viola Davis Emma Stone Bryce Dallas Howard Octavia Spencer Jessica Chastain Allison Janney Sissy Spacek Ahna O'Reilly Anna Camp Cicely Tyson Chris Lowell
society girl maid journalist editor rival mother heartwarming inspiring gripping mississippi mansion plantation household newsroom segregation journalism race friendship class distinctions relationships
An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2010
121 Minutes
Tyler Perry Sharon Leal Janet Jackson Malik Yoba Jill Scott Lamman Rucker Richard T. Jones Tasha Smith Michael Jai White Cicely Tyson Louis Gossett Jr.
husband wife ex-husband lawyer melodramatic emotional bahamas atlanta resort marriage infidelity divorce love triangle love discovery fall 2010s
While on vacation in the Bahamas, the unexpected arrival of one's ex-husband causes some longtime friends to examine the strength of their own marriages.
Musical, Drama
USA
2006
121 Minutes
André Benjamin Antwan "Big Boi" Patton Paula Patton Terrence Howard Malinda Williams Macy Gray Ben Vereen Ving Rhames Faizon Love Paula Jai Parker Cicely Tyson
pianist manager gangster singer diva wife cool dense emotional united states speakeasy morgue warehouse love music death crime family affair quest
At a sexy, sizzling nightclub, pianist Percival lives life by the rules, while Rooster, the club's flashy lead performer, struts his stuff on the stage. But all changes when greed, fame and murder threaten to destroy them and the joint.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1979
123 Minutes
Alain Delon Susan Blakely Robert Wagner Sylvia Kristel George Kennedy Eddie Albert Bibi Andersson Charo John Davidson Andrea Marcovicci Martha Raye
journalist pilot scientist stewardess gymnast married man rousing spectacular suspenseful airport airplane paris hotel room hot tub cockpit illegal arms sabotage aviation journalism bombing
A supersonic airborne disaster. In order to survive a flight headed for the Moscow Olympics, passengers of the Concorde must endure aerial acrobatics to dodge missiles and survive a device that decompresses the plane.
Crime, Drama
1959
95 Minutes
Harry Belafonte Robert Ryan Shelley Winters Ed Begley Gloria Grahame Will Kuluva Richard Bright Lew Gallo Fred Scollay Carmen de Lavallade Wayne Rogers
thief ex-convict entertainer girlfriend police chief wife dark gritty gripping new york state bank new york city heist racism escape greed dangerous assignment fall wretched excess temptation
Racial tension flares up among an ex-cop, a bigot and a black entertainer who band together to rob a bank.