Lorraine Toussaint Movies

A drama set in the 1920s, where free-spirited Janie Crawford's search for happiness leads her through several different marriages, challenging the...

Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as...

When an innocent young girl finds herself befriended by two sexy, uninhibited girls at a small-town bar, she discovers that they have more planned...

The real-life California family doctor -- facing a jail sentence for money laundering and tax evasion -- recalls the events leading to the arrest of...

Three West Point 1861 generation cadets and friends go on opposite sides after the breakout of The Civil War, with tragic consequences. A subplot...

Down-on-his-luck lawyer Warren Blackburn defends wealthy Texan Johnnie Faye Boudreau, who is accused of murdering her husband.

There has been a mid-air collision involving a passenger jet and a cargo flight, killing everyone aboard the two planes. The NTSB investigator in...

When her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison, Ruby drops out of medical school in order to focus on her husband's well-being while he's...

A paralyzed mother recovers from a stroke during childbirth with care from her husband.

A group of troubled strangers looking to escape their woes end up sharing a transformational experience on an island steeped in African-American...

Sprinter tells the story of Akeem Sharp who is set to be Jamaica's next big track-and-field sensation. Akeem hopes to rise in the track and field...

John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she...

From The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park, experience this Shakespearean classic directed...

The story centers on a man and woman with relationship issues who decide to go on a meditation retreat that requires absolute silence for three days...

A young woman, struggling to become a novelist, has her life go into a tailspin. Her first novel is rejected, her non-committal boy friend decides to...

When her daughter's lover begins exhibiting signs of becoming a dangerous abuser, a mother attempts to intervene.

Made especially for the HBO cable network, this well-wrought feature is comprised of three short stories by three noted black American authors, each...

Upending expectations and challenging the definition of womanhood, these “first women” found themselves at the forefront of progressive...

Fact based story about the racial tensions that occurred in Boston in the 1970's because of court ordered busing to end desegregation. The story...

Fact-based story about a 1975 cover-up of a shooting by two white members of the Boston Tactical Unit. While on stakeout on a suspected getaway car...