List of the best Melvin Van Peebles movies: Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha(2008), The Story of a Three-Day Pass(1967), Watermelon Man(1970), Identity Crisis(1989), Don't Play Us Cheap(1972), Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song(1971), Peeples(2013), Fist of the North Star(1995), Black, White and Blues(2010), Armed(2018), Antilles sur Seine(2000), Boomerang(1992) ... ...
Comedy, Adventure
USA
2008
99 Minutes
Director
Melvin Van Peebles Stephanie Weeks Mario Van Peebles Glen Turner Teddy Hayes Alfred Preisser
A semi-autobiographical story about an adventurer whose journeys take him from Harlem to the high seas and back again.
Drama
France
1967
87 Minutes
Director
Harry Baird Nicole Berger Christian Marin Pierre Doris Hal Brav Tria French
soldier woman tender witty mellow somber paris military base nightclub seaside love interracial romance romance racism forbidden love adventure discovery 1960s
A black American soldier is demoted for fraternizing with a white girl in France.
Comedy
USA
1970
97 Minutes
Director
Godfrey Cambridge Estelle Parsons Howard Caine D'Urville Martin Mantan Moreland Kim Kimberly Kay E. Kuter Scott Garrett Erin Moran Irving Selbst Emil Sitka
insurance salesman bigot housewife police officer doctor secretary amusing confident shocking suburbia household town restaurant office doctor's office race relations hypocrisy cultural differences medical mystery persecution
An extremely bigoted white man finds out the hard (and somewhat humorous) way what it's like being a black man, firsthand!
Comedy
USA
1989
98 Minutes
Director
Mario Van Peebles Ilan Mitchell-Smith Shelly Burch Richard Fancy Nicholas Kepros Richard Clarke Rick Aviles Tab Thacker
A rapper finds himself possessed by the soul of a dead fashion designer; frequently switching personalities.
Musical, Comedy
1972
90 Minutes
Director
Esther Rolle Avon Long Rhetta Hughes Mabel King Robert Dunn Joshie Armstead George Ooppee McCurn Joseph Keyes Thomas Anderson Jay Vanleer Frank Carey
Melvin Van Peebles wrote and directed this tale about two henchmen from hell who try to bust up a party in Harlem.
Crime, Drama
1971
97 Minutes
Director
Melvin Van Peebles Simon Chuckster Hubert Scales John Dullaghan West Gale Niva Rochelle Rhetta Hughes Nick Ferrari Ed Rue John Amos Lavelle Roby
orphan prostitute black panther police officer hell's angel intense brash hedonistic los angeles brothel tijuana, mexico south central racism police brutality false accusations running away revenge underdog escape 1940s
A black man (Melvin Van Peebles) flees to Mexico after killing two white policemen who beat a black militant.
Romance
USA
2013
95 Minutes
Grandpa Peeples
Craig Robinson Kerry Washington David Alan Grier S. Epatha Merkerson Tyler James Williams Melvin Van Peebles Diahann Carroll Malcolm Barrett Kali Hawk Ana Gasteyer Kimrie Lewis
psychologist girlfriend mother father family member amusing outlandish family estate marriage proposal family gathering family dysfunction psychoanalysis love discovery 2010s
Sparks fly when Wade Walker crashes the Peeples annual reunion in the Hamptons to ask for their precious daughter Grace's hand in marriage.
Sci-Fi
USA
1995
95 Minutes
Asher
Costas Mandylor Gary Daniels Isako Washio Malcolm McDowell Chris Penn Nalona Herron Melvin Van Peebles Dante Basco Downtown Julie Brown
Based on a graphic novel, this apocalyptic adventure centers on a man who must reverse the cataclysmic conditions of his world.
Drama
2010
91 Minutes
Elmo
Michael Clarke Duncan Morgan Simpson Kiele Sanchez Tom Skerritt Taryn Manning Luke Perry Melvin Van Peebles Catherine McGoohan Heather Simpson
A stranger (Michael Clarke Duncan) has personal reasons for helping a would-be musician (Morgan Simpson) overcome his stage fright and get his career back on track.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2018
120 Minutes
Grandpa V
Mario Van Peebles Ryan Guzman Jemma Dallender Columbus Short Lane Garrison William Fichtner Dionne Warwick Melvin Van Peebles
A former U.S. Marshal struggling to put his life together after a case gone wrong. A former colleague reappears in his life and explains all of the survivors of the man's unit are suffering... See full summary »
Comedy
France
2000
104 Minutes
Med Hondo Chantal Lauby Thierry Desroses Édouard Montoute Pierre-Olivier Mornas Theo Legitimus Laure Moutoussamy Thibaud Gizardin Serge Riaboukine Hélène Vincent Julien Maurel
While in Paris, Lucia Sainte Rose is kidnapped. Her husband, mayor of Marie-Galante, learns that he can only get his wife back in exchange for valid land in his town intended for the construction of a huge building complex.
Romance, Comedy
USA
1992
118 Minutes
Eddie Murphy Halle Berry Robin Givens David Alan Grier Martin Lawrence Grace Jones Geoffrey Holder Eartha Kitt Chris Rock Tisha Campbell-Martin Lela Rochon
advertising executive womanizer boss coworker friend love interest amusing lighthearted new york city advertising office apartment love triangle romance office politics womanizing love rivalry discovery 1990s
A successful executive and womanizer finds his lifestyle choices have turned back on him when his new female boss turns out to be an even bigger deviant than he is.