Acting
Richard Pryor
Born December 1, 1940 · Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Died December 10, 2005 · aged 65
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, film director, social critic, satirist, writer, and MC. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial epithets. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant obs…
Known For
Lost Highway · 1997Lost Highway
★ 7.51997
MovieDramaThriller
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
Blazing Saddles · 1974Blazing Saddles
★ 7.21974
MovieWesternComedy
A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.
See No Evil, Hear No Evil · 1989See No Evil, Hear No Evil
★ 6.81989
MovieComedyCrime
A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the shot, but cannot see the perpetrator. Both are arrested, but escape to form an unlikely partnership. Being chased by both the law AND the original killers, can the pair work together to outwit them all?
Superman III · 1983Superman III
★ 5.51983
MovieComedyScience Fiction
Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yields some unexpected psychological effects. Between rekindling romance with his high school sweetheart and saving himself, Superman must contend with a powerful supercomputer.
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank · 2022Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
★ 6.62022
MovieAnimationAdventure
A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's wicked plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant mentor, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.
The Wiz · 1978The Wiz
★ 6.21978
MovieFantasyFamily
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
Brewster's Millions · 1985Brewster's Millions
★ 6.61985
MovieComedy
Monty Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit $300 million if he can successfully spend $30 million in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's a lot harder than it sounds!
Harlem Nights · 1989Harlem Nights
★ 6.11989
MovieComedyCrime
'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.
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California Suite · 1978California Suite
★ 5.91978
MovieComedyDrama
The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Dr. Chauncey Gump
Some Kind of Hero · 1982Some Kind of Hero
★ 5.61982
MovieComedyDrama
A Vietnam vet returns home from a prisoner of war camp and is greeted as a hero, but is quickly forgotten and soon discovers how tough survival is in his own country.
Cpl. Eddie Keller / Ted Segal






















