List of the best Maya Angelou movies: Under African Skies(2012), How to Make an American Quilt(1995), The Runaway(2000), On the Shoulders of Giants(2010), The Ballad of Greenwich Village(2005), Poetic Justice(1993), Madea's Family Reunion(2006) ... ...
Documentary, Drama, History, Biography, Music
USA|South Africa
2012
102 Minutes
Paul Simon Maya Angelou Harry Belafonte David Byrne Peter Gabriel Philip Glass
Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the journey of his Graceland album, including the political backlash he received for allegedly breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa designed to end the Apartheid regime.
Drama
USA
1995
116 Minutes
Anna
Winona Ryder Maya Angelou Anne Bancroft Ellen Burstyn Samantha Mathis Kate Nelligan Jean Simmons Lois Smith Alfre Woodard Kate Capshaw Maria Celedonio
graduate student fiancé grandmother great-aunt mother friend touching charming emotional fascinating california small town household marriage female bonding quilting infidelity self-discovery storytelling discovery
Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.
Drama
2000
96 Minutes
Dean Cain Maya Angelou Pat Hingle Debbi Morgan Kathryn Erbe Cliff De Young Roxanne Hart Cody Newton Duane McLaughlin Robinne Lee Kamali Minter
Following a mystic's (Maya Angelou) prophecies, the sheriff (Dean Cain) of a 1949 rural Georgia town reopens a murder case that may have been racially motivated.
Drama, Documentary, History
USA
2010
90 Minutes
Maya Angelou Carmelo Anthony Charles Barkley Chuck D
The NBA's All-Time Leading Scorer and Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar presents On the Shoulders of Giants - the story of the greatest team you never heard of. The tale of the all-black ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2005
70 Minutes
Edward Albee Woody Allen Maya Angelou Amiri Baraka Judy Collins Richie Havens
THE BALLAD OF GREENWICH VILLAGE is a 70 minute documentary that tells the story of the artists, rebels, and bohemians who came to New York's Greenwich Village over many decades, and changed... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1993
110 Minutes
Aunt June
Janet Jackson Tupac Shakur Regina King Joe Torry Maya Angelou Tyra Ferrell Roger Guenveur Smith Q-Tip Tone Loc Billy Zane Lori Petty
hairdresser mail carrier poet boyfriend girlfriend best friend emotional gritty tender uplifting south central oakland, calif. hair salon truck grief road trip love depression crime love
In this movie, we see the world through the eyes of main character Justice (Janet Jackson), a young African-American poet. A mail carrier invites a few friends along for a long overnight delivery run.
Comedy
USA
2006
107 Minutes
May
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.