Harlem New York City Movies

  • 1966
    The Strolling '20s

    The Strolling '20s

    The Strolling '20s

    01966HD

    Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier travel down memory lane to see what life was like back in the 1920s. Harry Belafonte introduces this musical,...

    The Strolling '20s
  • 1941
    Murder on Lenox Avenue

    Murder on Lenox Avenue

    Murder on Lenox Avenue

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    Dramatic events in a Harlem apartment house center around Pa Wilkins, chosen by the Better Business League to replace their ousted, crooked leader...

    Murder on Lenox Avenue
  • 1981
    Will

    Will

    Will

    01981HD

    A girls’ basketball coach is fighting through a heroin addiction while mentoring a 12-year-old street kid adopted by Will and his wife.

    Will
  • 2004
    The Last of the First

    The Last of the First

    The Last of the First

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    The Harlem Blues & Jazz Band during its sunset years: 87-year-old Al Casey, who had worked closely with Fats Waller throughout the 1930s; guitarist...

    The Last of the First
  • 1938
    Gang Smashers

    Gang Smashers

    Gang Smashers

    01938HD

    An undercover police woman poses as a nighclub entertainer to catch the main man behind the racketeers going on around Harlem. Meanwhile two men are...

    Gang Smashers
  • 1942
    Take My Life

    Take My Life

    Take My Life

    01942HD

    A well-meaning doctor lends his building to a group of neighborhood kids. When the neighbors learn that the kids are members of a tough Harlem gang,...

    Take My Life
  • 1979
    Harlem Nocturne

    Harlem Nocturne

    Harlem Nocturne

    01979HD

    A French animated short film delves into a family living in Harlem's black ghetto, where a girl faces the choice between freedom and death. Features...

    Harlem Nocturne
  • 1978
    Drugs In America

    Drugs In America

    Drugs In America

    01978HD

    Documentary on drug use in America

    Drugs In America
  • 1970
    Don't Take Harlem

    Don't Take Harlem

    Don't Take Harlem

    01970HD

    “Don’t Take Harlem is my personal love letter to Harlem. This project is dear to me because it allowed me to understand my hometown and...

    Don't Take Harlem
  • 1970
    Uncommon Images: The Harlem of James VanDerZee

    Uncommon Images: The Harlem of James VanDerZee

    Uncommon Images: The Harlem of James VanDerZee

    01970HD

    A 1977 film portrait of the 90-year-old photographer.

    Uncommon Images: The Harlem of James VanDerZee
  • 1995
    Harlem Diary: Nine Voices of Resilience

    Harlem Diary: Nine Voices of Resilience

    Harlem Diary: Nine Voices of Resilience

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    A feature length documentary that tells the story of nine young men and women constructing positive lives as they face the challenges of growing up...

    Harlem Diary: Nine Voices of Resilience
  • 1972
    Black Rodeo

    Black Rodeo

    Black Rodeo

    01972HD

    Documentary about a rodeo that takes place, for the most part, in Harlem.

    Black Rodeo