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1. The Intruder (1962)
PG-13 | 84 min | Drama
A charismatic "social reformer" rallies the white populace of a Southern town to oppose school integration, but he soon finds himself in a situation that he cannot control.
Director: Roger Corman | Stars: William Shatner, Frank Maxwell, Beverly Lunsford, Robert Emhardt
Votes: 4,009
2. Buck and the Preacher (1972)
GP | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.
Directors: Sidney Poitier, Joseph Sargent | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Cameron Mitchell
Votes: 2,714 | Gross: $3.03M
3. The Day Shall Come (2019)
Unrated | 87 min | Comedy, Crime
An impoverished preacher who brings hope to the Miami projects is offered cash to save his family from eviction. He has no idea his sponsor works for the FBI who plan to turn him into a criminal by fueling his madcap revolutionary dreams.
Director: Christopher Morris | Stars: Andrel McPherson, Miles Robbins, Marchánt Davis, Anna Kendrick
Votes: 4,190
4. Faith Heist (2021 TV Movie)
89 min | Action, Comedy
When a charismatic preacher finds his church in financial ruin after being swindled by a shady financial advisor, he rallies members of his congregation to pull off a heist to get their money back and save the church before it's too late.
Director: J.B. Sugar | Stars: Jonathan Langdon, Dalmar Abuzeid, Sagine Sémajuste, Steve Lund
Votes: 189
5. Go Down, Death! (1945)
56 min | Drama
The owner of a juke joint arranges to frame an innocent preacher with a scandalous photograph, but his scheme backfires when his own adoptive mother interferes.
Director: Spencer Williams | Stars: Myra D. Hemmings, Samuel H. James, Eddye L. Houston, Spencer Williams
Votes: 175
7.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
A Song for the Soul - April 7, 1963
(1992)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Singing in a 1960s black girl band, Sam must save one member from an unscrupulous nightclub owner.
Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Harrison Page, Tammy Townsend
Votes: 429
8.
Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode:
The Reverend Sanford
(1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
To avoid paying taxes, Fred buys a mail-order clergy ordination and transforms his home into the Chapel on the Junkpile for the church of the Seventh-Day Junkists.
Director: Russ Petranto | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Don Bexley
Votes: 105
9.
Backstrom (2015)
Episode:
I Am a Bird Now
(2015)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When the team investigates the murder of a drag queen blogger, Backstrom declares it a hate crime.
Director: David Boyd | Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy
Votes: 311
10.
Backstrom (2015)
Episode:
Bogeyman
(2015)
TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Backstrom and the team have three days to save a teen who was taken by an elusive online predator.
Director: Jeff Woolnough | Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy
Votes: 419
11.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Aretha: Respect
(2021)
TV-14 | 57 min | Biography, Drama, History
Aretha Louise Franklin's relationship with her preacher father C.L. Franklin from a young girl through to adulthood, her marriage to her agent/husband Ted White, as well as her introduction to music producer Jerry Wexler are portrayed.
Director: Anthony Hemingway | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 399
12.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Aretha: Until the Real Thing Comes Along
(2021)
TV-14 | 47 min | Biography, Drama, History
Aretha politely tells her father she doesn't need financial support, nor to sing at his engagements. Ted White and her father both try to usurp control over her which leaves Aretha with difficult but necessary choices she needs to make.
Director: Neema Barnette | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 245
13.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Aretha: Do Right Woman
(2021)
TV-14 | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History
Aretha juggles her music career and her commitment to the civil rights movement; Little Re leaves behind her newborn child to return to the Gospel Circuit in 1955, meeting with music legends James Cleveland and Little Sammie Bryant.
Director: Neema Barnette | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 209
14.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Aretha: Unforgettable
(2021)
TV-14 | 44 min | Biography, Drama, History
Aretha is featured on the cover of Time magazine in 1968, but she's devastated when the article focuses on the scandalous details of her personal life; Barbara Franklin and Young C.L. Franklin struggle to establish themselves in Memphis.
Director: Bille Woodruff | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 210
15.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Aretha: Young, Gifted and Black
(2021)
TV-14 | 48 min | Biography, Drama, History
Aretha Franklin records her protest album "Young, Gifted and Black," while Little Re loses her mother.
Director: Anthony Hemingway | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 198
16.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Aretha: Amazing Grace
(2021)
TV-14 | 51 min | Biography, Drama, History
Aretha records her album "Amazing Grace" in an older James Cleveland's church; while Little Re discovers that she's pregnant with her second child.
Director: Anthony Hemingway | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 206
17.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Aretha: Chain of Fools
(2021)
TV-14 | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History
Aretha steals an opportunity from her sister Carolyn; she receives a Grammy nomination but is ultimately snubbed from winning the award; she meets with Arista founder Clive Davis; Jerry Wexler leaves Atlantic Records.
Director: Anthony Hemingway | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 184
18.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Aretha: No One Sleeps
(2021)
TV-14 | 45 min | Biography, Drama, History
Despite significant emotional losses, Aretha pushes herself artistically and triumphs; she begins a career at Arista with the help of Clive Davis, and in a Grammy performance in 1998, she solidifies her eternal reign as the Queen of Soul.
Director: Anthony Hemingway | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 198