Haskell Wexler Movies

  • 1988
    Colors

    Colors

    Colors

    6.51988HD

    A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is...

    Colors
  • 1969
    Medium Cool

    Medium Cool

    Medium Cool

    6.71969HD

    John Cassellis is the toughest TV news reporter around. After extensively reporting about violence and racial tensions in poor communities, he...

    Medium Cool
  • 1964
    The Best Man

    The Best Man

    The Best Man

    7.2131964HD

    The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the...

    The Best Man
  • 1982
    Hail Columbia!

    Hail Columbia!

    Hail Columbia!

    7.31982HD

    The maiden voyage of Columbia, the first space shuttle, is recounted with footage shot on the ground and in space.

    Hail Columbia!
  • 2014
    The Moving Picture Co. 1914

    The Moving Picture Co. 1914

    The Moving Picture Co. 1914

    02014HD

    In the early 1900s, Ellen, an aspiring actress, tries to find her lucky break in a studio where everything goes wrong.

    The Moving Picture Co. 1914
  • 2021
    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

    6.22021HD

    A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.

    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
  • 1982
    Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

    Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

    Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

    7.3161982HD

    Richard Pryor's stand-up act includes his frank discussion about his freebasing addiction, as well as the infamous night on June 9, 1980 that he...

    Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
  • 1983
    The Man Who Loved Women

    The Man Who Loved Women

    The Man Who Loved Women

    4.71983HD

    A womanizing sculptor seeks help from a psychiatrist to cure him of his obsession with women.

    The Man Who Loved Women
  • 1994
    The Secret of Roan Inish

    The Secret of Roan Inish

    The Secret of Roan Inish

    6.71994HD

    Ten-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an...

    The Secret of Roan Inish
  • 2001
    61*

    61*

    61*

    6.9682001HD

    In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. One, Mantle, was universally loved, while the other, Maris, was universally...

    61*
  • 1966
    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    7.721966HD

    A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the...

    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
  • 2005
    George Lucas: Creating an Empire

    George Lucas: Creating an Empire

    George Lucas: Creating an Empire

    52005HD

    A Biography of George Lucas.

    George Lucas: Creating an Empire
  • 1967
    In the Heat of the Night

    In the Heat of the Night

    In the Heat of the Night

    7.6521967HD

    African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny...

    In the Heat of the Night
  • 1978
    Coming Home

    Coming Home

    Coming Home

    7.0131978HD

    In 1968 California, a Marine officer's wife falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war.

    Coming Home
  • 1960
    The Savage Eye

    The Savage Eye

    The Savage Eye

    5.51960HD

    Resentful after an ugly divorce from her unfaithful husband, Judith McGuire moves to Los Angeles. Adrift and detached, she spends her days and nights...

    The Savage Eye
  • 1995
    Canadian Bacon

    Canadian Bacon

    Canadian Bacon

    5.7321995HD

    The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war with Canada.

    Canadian Bacon
  • 2013
    Four Days in Chicago

    Four Days in Chicago

    Four Days in Chicago

    02013HD

    Oscar-winning filmmaker Haskell Wexler returns to his hometown of Chicago to document the Occupy Movement's demonstrations against the 2012 NATO...

    Four Days in Chicago
  • 1971
    Wondering About Things

    Wondering About Things

    Wondering About Things

    01971HD

    Laymen as well as celebrities in the sciences and creative arts give their views and values regarding their creative efforts and technological...

    Wondering About Things
  • 1978
    Days of Heaven

    Days of Heaven

    Days of Heaven

    7.4961978HD

    In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work...

    Days of Heaven
  • 1968
    Faces

    Faces

    Faces

    7.0861968HD

    Middle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys...

    Faces