Cinetracts '20
2020 · 6.0/10
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Charles Burnett
Director & actor · born 13 April 1944 · Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Charles Burnett is an American film director, producer, writer, editor, actor, photographer, and cinematographer. His most popular films include Killer of Sheep (1977), My Brother’s Wedding (1983), To Sleep with Anger (1990), The Glass Shield (1994), and Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007). He has been involved in other types of motion pictures including shorts, documentaries, and a TV series.
Considered by the Chicago Tribune as “one of America’s very best filmmakers”, and by the New York Times as “the nation’s least-known great filmmaker and most gifted black director”, Charles Burnett has had a long and diverse filmmaking career.
Where to start: Cinetracts '20 (2020).
As director 25
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
2018
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42 One Dream Rush
2010 · 6.0/10
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Relative Stranger
2009 · 4.4/10
NewQuiet as Kept
Quiet as Kept
2007 · 5.2/10
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Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
2007 · 6.0/10
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Warming by the Devil's Fire
2003 · 6.9/10
NewFor Reel?
For Reel?
2003 · 9.0/10
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Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003 · 6.4/10
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Finding Buck McHenry
2000 · 7.0/10
NewOlivia's Story
Olivia's Story
2000 · 7.0/10
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The Annihilation of Fish
1999 · 6.3/10
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Selma, Lord, Selma
1999 · 7.2/10
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The Wedding
1998 · 8.2/10
NewDocumenta X - Die Filme
Documenta X - Die Filme
1997 · 10.0/10
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The Final Insult
1997
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Nightjohn
1996 · 6.2/10
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When It Rains
1995 · 5.7/10
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The Glass Shield
1994 · 5.2/10
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America Becoming
1991 · 10.0/10
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To Sleep with Anger
1990 · 6.8/10
Popcorn Flick
My Brother's Wedding
1985 · 7.1/10
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Killer of Sheep
1978 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
The Horse
1973 · 5.9/10
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Several Friends
1969 · 5.5/10
NewAs actor 6
TV shows 2
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Charles Burnett movie?
By viewer score, Cinetracts '20 (2020) at 6.0/10.
What are Charles Burnett’s most popular movies?
Killer of Sheep, These Amazing Shadows, To Sleep with Anger.
How many movies has Charles Burnett made?
31 films on TMDB, 25 as director, 6 as actor.