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In The Heat Of The Night (1967) FR #633 | Movie | Mystery, Crime | USA | English
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Director Norman Jewison
Writer Stirling Silliphant, John Ball
Cast Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates
Plot A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.
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Guess Who'S Coming To Dinner (1967) FR #1158 | Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA, Germany | English, Latin
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Director Stanley Kramer
Writer William Rose
Cast Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn
Plot A White couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her Black fiancé.
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To Sir, With Love (1967) FR #2404 | Movie | Drama | UK | English
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Director James Clavell
Writer E.R. Braithwaite, James Clavell
Cast Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts
Plot 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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The Defiant Ones (1958) FR #3163 | Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
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Director Stanley Kramer
Writer Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith
Cast Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Cara Williams
Plot Two chained-together escaped convicts, one white and one black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.
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A Patch Of Blue (1965) FR #3422 | Movie | Romance, Drama | USA | English
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Director Guy Green
Writer Elizabeth Kata, Guy Green
Cast Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman
Plot A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life by introducing her to the outside world.
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A Raisin In The Sun (1961) FR #3672 | Movie | Drama | USA | English
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Director Daniel Petrie
Writer Lorraine Hansberry
Cast Sidney Poitier, Claudia Mcneil, Ruby Dee
Plot A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.
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Lilies Of The Field (1963) FR #4168 | Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA, Russia | Spanish, German
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Director Ralph Nelson
Writer James Poe, William E. Barrett
Cast Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann
Plot A travelling handyman becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert.
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Editorial Best Sidney Poitier Movies/TV Shows collects the most important, popular and top regarded work of the actor or actress. This list is built from the cataogue of 25000 core titles provided on FlickRatings, and showcases most important movies and TV shows as ordered by our score generated using public metadata. Combine this with our weekly updated OTT information to shortlist your next watch.
