Acting
Sidney Poitier
- Titles
- 89movies13TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19502023
- Leading roles
- 49top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
No Way Out87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.4average 2.6
- Politics4.7average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.5average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.6
- Crime4.7average 3.7
- Catharsis5.7average 5.1
- Wit & Wordplay4.1average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Uncanny1.3, average 2.5
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
- Fantasy0.7, average 1.8
- Contemporary Realism4.2, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 9
- Character-Driven 5
- Character Study 4
- Social Justice 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Nostalgic 2
- Witty Dialogue 2
- Police Procedural 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Period Piece 2
- Feel-Good Movie 2
- Racial Conflict 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Quincy JonesComposerIn the Heat of the Night, They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, The Slender Thread, For Love of Ivy, Brother John, +1 more- PPembroke J. HerringEditorGhost Dad, Buck and the Preacher, A Piece of the Action, Let's Do It Again, Uptown Saturday Night, +1 more
Ruby DeeActorBuck and the Preacher, Edge of the City, A Raisin in the Sun, Virgin Island, Go Man Go
Richard WidmarkActorHanky Panky, The Long Ships, The Bedford Incident, No Way Out
Bill CosbyActorGhost Dad, A Piece of the Action, Let's Do It Again, Uptown Saturday Night- RRichard WesleyWriterLet's Do It Again, Uptown Saturday Night, Mandela and de Klerk, Fast Forward
- TTom ScottComposerStir Crazy, Hanky Panky, Uptown Saturday Night, Fast Forward
Juano HernándezActorThey Call Me Mister Tibbs!, Something of Value, The Mark of the Hawk
Denise NicholasActorGhost Dad, A Piece of the Action, Let's Do It Again
Ivan DixonActorA Patch of Blue, A Raisin in the Sun, Something of Value
Ralph NelsonActorLilies of the Field, Duel at Diablo, The Wilby Conspiracy- RRobert Alan AurthurWriterEdge of the City, For Love of Ivy, The Lost Man
Movies and TV shows
11960s
1 titles · average score 60
60
For Love of Ivy (1968)
as Jack Parks