Portrait of Oscar Micheaux

Directing

Oscar Micheaux

Career

Active from 1919 to 1948, busiest in 1932 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Within Our Gates
Within Our Gates
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Oscar Micheaux Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Warfare
    0.2, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Racial Injustice 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Phantom of Kenwood
Phantom of Kenwood

Writer, Director

2020s

1 title ยท average score 67
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021)
GoodWatch score 67

as Archival footage

1940s

2 titles
The Betrayal
The Betrayal (1948)

Director, Novel

The Notorious Elinor Lee
The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940)

Producer, Writer

1930s

16 titles ยท average score 49
Lying Lips
Lying Lips (1939)
GoodWatch score 48

Producer, Writer

Swing!
Swing! (1938)

Screenplay, Director

Birthright
Birthright (1938)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Screenplay

God's Step Children
God's Step Children (1938)

Producer, Director

Underworld
Underworld (1937)

Producer, Director

Murder In Harlem
Murder In Harlem (1935)
GoodWatch score 50

as Second detective (uncredited)

The Girl from Chicago
The Girl from Chicago (1932)
GoodWatch score 46

Writer, Producer

Ten Minutes to Live
Ten Minutes to Live (1932)
GoodWatch score 46

as Officer 1

Veiled Aristocrats
Veiled Aristocrats (1932)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer, Screenplay

The Exile
The Exile (1931)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Writer

The Darktown Revue
The Darktown Revue (1931)

Writer, Director

A Daughter of the Congo
A Daughter of the Congo (1930)

Director, Writer

1920s

22 titles ยท average score 69
Wages of Sin
Wages of Sin (1929)

Writer, Director

When Men Betray
When Men Betray (1929)

Producer, Director

Thirty Years Later
Thirty Years Later (1928)

Director, Screenplay

The Spider's Web
The Spider's Web (1927)

Director, Writer

The Conjure Woman
The Conjure Woman (1926)

Director, Writer

Body and Soul
Body and Soul (1925)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay, Director

The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple (1925)

Director, Writer

A Son of Satan
A Son of Satan (1924)

Writer, Director

Birthright
Birthright (1924)

Director, Writer

The Gunsaulus Mystery
The Gunsaulus Mystery (1921)

Producer, Writer

The Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan
The Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan (1920)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

Within Our Gates
Within Our Gates (1920)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer, Director

1910s

1 title
The Homesteader
The Homesteader (1919)

Novel, Director