Ernest R. Dickerson

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Ernest R. Dickerson

Born June 25, 1951 · Newark, New Jersey, USA (age 75)

Ernest Roscoe Dickerson A.S.C. (usually credited as Ernest R. Dickerson or Ernest Dickerson, born June 25, 1951) is an American film and television director and cinematographer. He directed generally urban films sometimes with supernatural story like Juice, Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight, Bones and Never Die Alone. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee.

Known For

V/H/S/Mixtape
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V/H/S/Mixtape · 2026
V/H/S/Mixtape
★ 4.42026
MovieHorrorMusic
V/H/S/MIXTAPE cranks the volume on horror with a blood-soaked collection of cursed music videos, terrifying performances, and found footage. Press play. Pray it stops.
She's Gotta Have ItShe's Gotta Have It · 1986
She's Gotta Have It
★ 6.61986
MovieComedyRomance
The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three men wanted her to commit solely to them; Nola resists being "owned" by a single partner.
Mo' Better BluesMo' Better Blues · 1990
Mo' Better Blues
★ 6.51990
MovieDramaMusic
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.
The Brother from Another PlanetThe Brother from Another Planet · 1984
The Brother from Another Planet
★ 6.71984
MovieComedyScience Fiction
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
Tales from the Crypt: Demon KnightTales from the Crypt: Demon Knight · 1995
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
★ 6.91995
MovieHorrorComedy
Ex-soldier Frank Brayker is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sinister Collector is a demon who wants the key so he can initiate the apocalypse. On the run from wicked mercenaries for almost 90 years, Brayker finally stops in at a boarding house in New Mexico where — with the help of its residents — he plans to face off against the Collector and his band of ghouls, preventing them from ever seizing the key.
Do the Right ThingDo the Right Thing · 1989
Do the Right Thing
★ 7.81989
MovieDrama
Sal is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
Never Die AloneNever Die Alone · 2004
Never Die Alone
★ 5.52004
MovieActionCrime
A drug kingpin's rise and tragic fall is witnessed vicariously by a reporter who uses the criminal's diary as the basis for his new book.
Malcolm XMalcolm X · 1992
Malcolm X
★ 7.51992
MovieDramaHistory
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.

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