Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier films, ranked by your taste

Actor and director · 10 films on Boxlist

Known for Nickel Boys, I Am Not Your Negro and In the Heat of the Night.

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Starring Sidney Poitier

  1. Nickel Boys

    Nickel Boys

    2024 · Film

    6.5/10 · TMDB

    Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

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  2. I Am Not Your Negro

    I Am Not Your Negro

    2017 · Film

    7.8/10 · TMDB

    Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.

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  3. In the Heat of the Night

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967 · Film

    7.7/10 · TMDB

    An African American detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racist southern town.

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  4. Sneakers

    Sneakers

    1992 · Film

    6.9/10 · TMDB

    When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his...

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  5. To Sir, with Love

    To Sir, with Love

    1967 · Film

    7.6/10 · TMDB

    Idealistic engineer-trainee and his experiences in teaching a group of rambunctious white high school students from the slums of London's East End.

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  6. Sidney

    Sidney

    2022 · Film

    7.7/10 · TMDB

    This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Halle Berry, and more.

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  7. Shoot to Kill

    Shoot to Kill

    1988 · Film

    6.7/10 · TMDB

    When a cunning murderer vanishes into the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, pursuing FBI agent Warren Stantin must exchange familiar city streets for unknown wilderness trails. Completely out of his element, Stantin is forced to...

  8. The Jackal

    The Jackal

    1997 · Film

    6.3/10 · TMDB

    Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy...

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