List of the best Richard Roundtree movies: Charley One-Eye(1973), Shaft(1971), Shaft in Africa(1973), Miami Cops(1989), Wild Seven(2006), Set Apart(2009), Man Friday(1975), Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight(1991), Young Warriors(1983), Killpoint(1984), Deadly Rivals(1992), Bonanza: The Return(1993) ... ...
Western
USA
1973
110 Minutes
Richard Roundtree Roy Thinnes Nigel Davenport Jill Pearson Aldo Sanbrell Luis Aller Rafael Albaicín Alex Davion Johnny Sekka Madeline Hinde Patrick Mower
A man, his wife and their friend stage a bloody bank robbery without realizing they are stealing from the Mob.
Crime, Drama
USA
1971
100 Minutes
Richard Roundtree Moses Gunn Christopher St. John Charles Cioffi Gwenn Mitchell Lawrence Pressman Victor Arnold Sherri Brewer
detective crime boss daughter gangster cop cool hedonistic thrilling harlem, n.y. new york city mafia kidnapping crime mystery mystery pursuit rise 1970s
Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Drama, Crime
USA
1973
112 Minutes
Richard Roundtree Frank Finlay Vonetta McGee Neda Arneric Debebe Eshetu Spiros Focas Jacques Herlin Jho Jhenkins
john shaft criminal assassin beautiful woman amusing cool gritty africa ethiopia new york city paris slavery crime investigation showdown americans abroad undercover operations adventure quest pursuit
Private investigator John Shaft is recruited to go undercover to break up a modern slavery ring where young Africans are lured to Paris to do chain-gang work.
Action
Italy|Yugoslavia
1989
103 Minutes
Gamble
Richard Roundtree Michael J. Aronin Harrison Muller Dawn Baker Richard Kiley Maurice Poli Alberto Dell'Acqua Ottaviano Dell'Acqua
drug smuggler police officer partner villain frenetic brutal tense miami cliff police station naples, italy coast drug smuggling investigation murder police work organized crime pursuit quest revenge
The adventures of a cop whose father was killed by drug smugglers. With the help of his partner, the officer must follow the murderer and break up the ring.
Crime, Drama
USA
2006
102 Minutes
Lee Marvin -- Cleetus Woods
Richard Roundtree Robert Loggia Lucie Arnaz Christopher M. Clark Tyler Parkinson Zev Stern Michael Mandell Larry "Tank" Jones Robert Forster Sean Galdo James M. Hausler
In this darkly karmic vision of Arizona, a man who breathes nothing but ill will begins a noxious domino effect as quickly as an uncontrollable virus kills. As he exits Arizona State Penn ... See full summary »
Drama, Western
2009
96 Minutes
J.T.
Richard Roundtree John Schneider Jennifer O'Neill Ary Katz Raymond J. Barry Sarah Lilly Chris Jai Alex Ronnie Alvarez
An inner-city ministry works with a pastor (John Schneider) to get four inner-city kids in danger of joining gangs to work on a country ranch.
Adventure
UK|USA
1975
115 Minutes
During the 17th century, shipwrecked English seaman Robinson Crusoe, after years of solitude, spots natives on his deserted Pacific island and befriends one who he names Friday.
Sports & Fitness, Adventure
USA
1991
92 Minutes
Don "The Dragon" Wilson Richard Roundtree Gregory McKinney Rick Dean Richard Paul Charles Boswell John Cardone Brad Blaisdell
Jimmy Boland is a man unjustly accused of a brutal crime. Within the prison he must fight for survival, freedom and justice.
Crime, Drama
USA
1983
103 Minutes
Ernest Borgnine Richard Roundtree James Van Patten Lynda Day George Anne Lockhart Tom Reilly Ed De Stefane Mike Norris
college student sister thug cop father frat boy dark brooding uneasy college street helicopter household fraternity house violence rape vigilantism fraternity murder investigation gang war
A young woman is gang raped and murdered in a California college town, sparking her brother Kevin to take up arms by night with a gang of like-minded vigilantes from his fraternity, ... See full summary »
Action
USA
1984
89 Minutes
An L.A. cop investigating the rape and murder of his wife traces the crime to a psycho biker gang that smuggles guns. He teams up with an FBI agent to stop them and catch his wife's killers.
Action
USA
1992
92 Minutes
Andrew Stevens Richard Roundtree Cela Wise Margaux Hemingway Joseph Bologna Francesco Quinn
A physicist involved in classified military research meets a woman who he begins to suspect is a spy. Her sister is involved with the mob and one of the spies is working with the mob. He ... See full summary »
Western
1993
98 Minutes
Ben Johnson Richard Roundtree Michael Landon Jr. Emily Warfield
Ben Cartwright's old friend (Ben Johnson) and the ranch foreman (Richard Roundtree) join the family to defend the Ponderosa from a tycoon.
Drama
1979
106 Minutes
Richard Harris Richard Roundtree Joan Collins Ray Milland Jana Cilliers Sven-Bertil Taube Denholm Elliott John Parsonson Ken Gampu
A shady English businessman (Richard Harris) falls for a freedom fighter's (Richard Roundtree) sister in Rhodesia.
Crime, Drama
1975
106 Minutes
A London aristocrat (Robert Shaw) masterminds a theft from a vault in Israel designed by his twin brother.
Comedy, Action
USA
2019
111 Minutes
John Shaft, Sr.
Samuel L. Jackson Jessie T. Usher Richard Roundtree Regina Hall Alexandra Shipp Matt Lauria Titus Welliver Cliff "Method Man" Smith Isaach De Bankolé Avan Jogia Luna Lauren Velez
security expert fbi agent best friend estranged father murder victim secretary amusing cheeky confident cool harlem, n.y. new york city office street club apartment murder investigation family reunification family business generational divide
JJ Shaft, a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, enlists his family's help to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
2007
100 Minutes
El Doctor
Joey Kern Alexandra Holden Richard Roundtree Matt Braaten Montré Burton Luis Chávez Darcy Halsey Hidetoshi Imura Michael Maples Yutaka Takeuchi
In this quirky episodic tale about a friendship that's almost something more, Wes and Alison are pals who ought to be lovers, but their timing has never been right. When Alison makes a ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1989
90 Minutes
Lt. Johnson
Jim Brown Anthony Geary Richard Roundtree Cheryl Kay Gregg Thomsen Angel Tompkins Clyde Jones Albert Michel Jr. Heidi Thomas Kenny Edwards
young man young woman drug addict drug dealer gang member prostitute dark gritty intense los angeles slum street crack house doomed romance poverty ghetto life vengeance drug trade crime love
Rick and Melissa are a pair of young lovers hoping to get out of the slums for good and escape the poverty and crime their families and friends have gotten involved in. All this comes to an... See full summary »
Sports & Fitness, Adventure
USA
1981
106 Minutes
Capt. Stevens
Chuck Norris Christopher Lee Richard Roundtree Matt Clark Mako Maggie Cooper Terry Kiser
undercover cop narcotics officer informant ringleader boss girlfriend brash brooding gutsy tense wild san francisco police station criminal underworld crime scene chinatown alley death of friend criminal justice system narcotics trade
A SFPD undercover narcotics cop aims to avenge his partner's death and destroy a drug-smuggling ring operated by the Chinese Triads.
Adventure, Action
USA
2004
90 Minutes
Tahsi
Isaac Florentine Mickey Hardt Joanna Krupa Richard Roundtree David Carradine Carmen Electra Marie Matiko Nikki Ziering Diego Wallraff Vincent Klyn
Ex-kickboxing champion turned sports photographer Max Havoc again finds himself in Guam on a publicity photo shoot. Max's helpful ways land him in the lives of the vacationing sisters Jane ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1988
85 Minutes
Commissioner Pike
Tom Atkins Bruce Campbell Laurene Landon Richard Roundtree William Smith Sheree North Robert Z'Dar Nina Arvesen
A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.
Horror, Sci-Fi
USA
1982
93 Minutes
Powell
Michael Moriarty David Carradine Candy Clark Richard Roundtree John Capodice James Dixon Ron Cey
NYPD detectives Shepard and Powell are working on a bizarre case of a ritualistic Aztec murder. Meanwhile, something big is attacking people of New York and only greedy small time crook Jimmy Quinn knows where its lair is.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1993
90 Minutes
Les
Deborah Shelton Nick Cassavetes Miles O'Keeffe Richard Roundtree Matt Roe Michelle Moffett Lee Anne Beaman Michele Brin
Abused wife of a mobster, who runs a luxury brothel, tries to get the insurance investigator, hired by her ex-lover to track her down, to help her kill her husband and get the insurance money.
Action
USA
1982
88 Minutes
Ralph
Fred Williamson Jim Brown Jim Kelly Richard Roundtree Paula Sills Laura Loftus Tom Signorelli Joe Spinell
A pair of tough cops go after the mob who jinxed the martial arts tournament and injured their buddy.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1993
94 Minutes
Frank Webb
Telly Savalas Suzanne Slater Gary Hudson Richard Roundtree Erika Nann Maria Ford
Two former exotic dancers devise a plot to expose a physciatrist as the murderer of their friend.
Horror
USA
2020
74 Minutes
Tulls
Alice Hunter Dominic DeVore Emily Swallow Richard Roundtree Ava Acres Pierre Adele Shana Betz
Rachel, a concerned researcher, and her team have set out to sea to prove that the disappearance of a family and crew from a merchant ship was for reasons having to do with the supernatural... See full summary »
Western
1995
97 Minutes
Jacob
Leonard Nimoy Dennis Farina Ben Johnson Richard Roundtree Michael Landon Jr. Emily Warfield Brian Leckner Jeff Phillips Jack Elam Dirk Blocker Sonia Satra
A Pinkerton renegade (Dennis Farina) and his gang descend on the Cartwright Ponderosa in pursuit of a reformed outlaw (Leonard Nimoy).
Action
1986
97 Minutes
Stafford
Tom Skerritt Lisa Eichhorn Anthony Zerbe Richard Roundtree Robert Wightman John Considine George Kee Cheung Paul Joynt
lieutenant general officer madman woman partner brutal shocking suspenseful island labor camp jungle barracks training feminism sadism air force torture rape escape
A major (Tom Skerritt) avenges a woman officer (Lisa Eichhorn) raped by the instructor (Anthony Zerbe) of an escape-and-evasion course.
Romance, Other
1992
96 Minutes
Prescott
Diane Cannon Kris Kristofferson Tony Curtis Richard Roundtree Kelly Cinnante Gene Lythgow Vivian Bonnell Jimmy Workman
A producer's (Tony Curtis) live TV show puts a forest-ranger hero (Kris Kristofferson) in the home of a famous hostess (Dyan Cannon), who can't even cook.
Drama
USA
1995
112 Minutes
Cleve
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.
Adventure, Action
UK
1979
102 Minutes
Nat Judson
Roger Moore Telly Savalas David Niven Claudia Cardinale Richard Roundtree Stefanie Powers Sonny Bono Elliott Gould William Holden
german american soldier prostitute greek person archaeologist chef patriotic brash amusing pow camp greece island brothel monastery mountain world war ii prisoners of war theft nazis unlikely allies
A World War II adventure, involving a group of Allied P.O.W.s, Nazis, black market priceless art treasures, Greek resistance, a Greek monastery, and a secret German rocket base.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1989
93 Minutes
Captain Crane
Elliott Gould Allen Goorwitz Derek Rydall Michael J. Pollard Richard Roundtree Teresa Van Der Woude Shannon Tweed Brooke Bundy Kathleen Bailey Henry Gibson
high-school student teacher satanist neighbor prostitute police officer creepy brutal school house neighborhood murder deception witnessing murder investigation satanism voyeurism pursuit rivalry wretched excess
A student known for telling stories witnesses a murder, the latest in a series of satanic killings of hookers.
Drama, History
South Korea|USA
1981
140 Minutes
Sgt. Augustus Henderson
Laurence Olivier Jacqueline Bisset Ben Gazzara Toshirô Mifune Richard Roundtree David Janssen Gabriele Ferzetti Rex Reed Sabine Sun Dorothy James Karen Kahn
During the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur masterminds the amphibious invasion of Inchon in September 1950.
Drama
2008
90 Minutes
Stan
Pam Grier Florence Henderson Donna Mills Lance Henriksen Richard Roundtree Gordon Thomson Lobo Sebastian Michael Ensign Judith Baldwin Nicole DuPort Bob Bledsoe
Three women (Pam Grier, Florence Henderson, Donna Mills) deal with personal problems as they work together to remodel a house.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1995
125 Minutes
Dist. Atty. Martin Talbot
Brad Pitt Morgan Freeman Gwyneth Paltrow R. Lee Ermey Richard Roundtree John C. McGinley Julie Araskog Mark Boone Junior John Cassini Reg E. Cathey Peter Crombie
police officer detective serial killer wife police chief dark suspenseful tense disturbing shocking intricate city police station desert murder violence morality torture wretched excess mystery
A meticulous detective (Morgan Freeman) and the young officer (Brad Pitt) about to replace the veteran probe serial murders based on the seven deadly sins.
Crime, Drama
USA
1988
100 Minutes
Lt. Doniger
Maud Adams Mitzi Kapture Mark Blankfield Kin Shriner Emile Beaucard Richard Roundtree
Molly accidentally takes a picture of a woman who turns out to be her mother, who abandoned her fourteen years ago. She tracks her down, only to find that she has another daughter, and both are connected to a dangerous crime element.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1989
90 Minutes
Lloyd
Robert Forster Duncan Regehr Shanna Reed Jeff Conaway Leif Garrett Richard Roundtree
High-priced prostitutes are being systematically murdered, their corpses mutilated, and a bizarre South American symbol painted in blood is found at the scene. The cop investigating is out to solve the crime before his ex wife, a reporter, becomes the next victim.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2010
90 Minutes
Claude
Boris Kodjoe David Banner Kenya Moore Bai Ling Camila Alves Richard Roundtree Billy Zane Joanna Sanchez
young man best friend football player artist art student prisoner engaging thrilling suspenseful intense gripping melodramatic prison football game artist's studio university relationships dark secrets ambition lie
The feature weaves an intricate tale about childhood best-friends that have an unusually strong bond and a more intriguing secret. Both young men are on the right path to promising futures,... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1996
92 Minutes
Commissioner Lynch
Whoopi Goldberg Armin Mueller-Stahl Juliet Landau Bud Cort Stephen McHattie Richard Roundtree George Newbern Carol Kane
police detective dinosaur partner villain campy outlandish city laboratory police station unlikely allies investigation dinosaurs schemes scientific experiments pursuit discovery future
In an alternate futuristic society, a tough female police detective is paired with a talking dinosaur to find the killer of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals leading them to a mad scientist bent on creating a new Armageddon.
Action
USA
1996
98 Minutes
Slick
Fred Williamson Jim Brown Pam Grier Paul Winfield Isabel Sanford Oscar Brown Jr. Richard Roundtree Ron O'Neal Christopher B. Duncan Eddie Bo Smith Jr. Dru Down
football coach gang member father mother teen boy emotional gritty tense gary, ind. los angeles household diner funeral gang war crime spree community murder vigilantism violence quest
When a gang shoots his father, Bookman (Fred Williamson) returns to his hometown, rounds up some of his own people and begins an all-out war to restore the neighborhood to its rightful sense of justice.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
USA
1984
97 Minutes
Dehl Swift
Clint Eastwood Burt Reynolds Jane Alexander Madeline Kahn Rip Torn Irene Cara Richard Roundtree Tony Lo Bianco William Sanderson Nicholas Worth Robert Davi
police officer private investigator secretary mobster partner socialite wild lighthearted kansas city, mo. diner apartment brothel warehouse murder love triangle investigation blackmail boxing organized crime revenge
Slick Private Investigator Mike Murphy (Burt Reynolds) and tough Police Lieutenant Speer (Clint Eastwood), once partners, now bitter enemies, reluctantly team up to investigate a murder.
Action
Germany|USA
2000
98 Minutes
Uncle John Shaft
Samuel L. Jackson Vanessa Williams Jeffrey Wright Christian Bale Busta Rhymes Dan Hedaya Toni Collette Richard Roundtree Ruben Santiago-Hudson Josef Sommer Lynne Thigpen
john shaft cop drug lord witness rich kid nephew intense thrilling amusing new york city police station courtroom apartment small town city apartment corruption law and order murder racism assassination
New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA|Germany
2003
94 Minutes
Felicia's Dad
Cuba Gooding Jr. Horatio Sanz Roselyn Sánchez Vivica A. Fox Maurice Godin Roger Moore Lin Shaye Victoria Silvstedt Richard Roundtree
best friend single man model travel agent dance instructor gay man hilarious hedonistic cruise ship hot-air balloon deck office homophobia cruise misunderstanding vacation romance sex transformation adventure
Two straight men mistakenly end up on a "gays only" cruise.
Drama
2018
103 Minutes
J.T.
James Gaudioso Carmine D. Giovinazzo Hank Harris Lesley-Ann Brandt Vanessa Ferlito Michael Irby Anthony Gaudioso Richard Portnow Michael Bowen Richard Roundtree Fredro Starr
Dare (Carmine Giovinazzo) and Roost (Hank Harris) run from their traumatic past by burying themselves in old Westerns and working as private detectives.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2005
109 Minutes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Lukas Haas Nora Zehetner Noah Fleiss Matt O'Leary Noah Segan Meagan Good Emilie de Ravin Brian J. White Lucas Babin Richard Roundtree
teenager girlfriend drug dealer nerd dark suspenseful high school tunnel california murder investigation surveillance violence money betrayal mystery revenge 2000s
A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.
Action, Adventure
USA|Australia|Germany
2008
135 Minutes
Emile Hirsch Andy Wachowski Christina Ricci Susan Sarandon John Goodman Matthew Fox Roger Allam Kick Gurry Paulie Litt Rain Benno Fürmann
speed racer brother father mother executive race car driver thrilling hilarious emotional racetrack school household garage locker room death of brother car racing family coming of age cheating competition
A young driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.
Romance, Fantasy
USA
2019
117 Minutes
Taraji P. Henson Tracy Morgan Aldis Hodge Wendi McLendon-Covey Tamala Jones Phoebe Robinson Josh Brener Kellan Lutz Mathias Alvarez Chris Witaske Max Greenfield
lawyer doctor psychic mind reader agent hilarious cheeky offbeat law office club hospital poker game psychic connection mind reading gender equality fall discovery mystery pursuit rivalry
A woman is boxed out by the male sports agents in her profession, but gains an unexpected edge over them when she develops the ability to hear men's thoughts.