Oblivion 2: Backlash

1996

English

4.9

♡ 7

Sam Irvin Director

Isaac Hayes as Buster

Mike Genovese as Marshall Stone

Meg Foster as Stell Barr

Sam Irvin as Stogie Joe - whipping boy

In the alien-western world of Oblivion, a suave, yet lethal bounty hunter named Sweeney arrives to arrest the seductive outlaw Lash on multiple charges, including murder. Lash, who just "inherited" a mine of Derconium (the most valuable mineral in the universe) from Crowley in a game of cards, meets up with Redeye's brother, Jaggar, who wants the mine for himself to rule the galaxy. It's a fight over Lash between the sheriff of Oblivion, Jaggar, and Sweeney. But who will emerge victorious?

CB4

1993

English

6.2

♡ 24

50%

Tamra Davis Director

Halle Berry as Herself Ice-T

Ice-T as Himself

Deezer D as Otis / Stab Master Arson

Isaac Hayes as Owner

A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't appear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ability in an artist never hurts sales, does it? You've just got to play the part of a rap star...

Wattstax

1973

English

7.6

♡ 4

90%

Mel Stuart Director

Jesse Jackson as Self

Isaac Hayes as Self

Melvin Van Peebles as Self

Mavis Staples as Self - The Staple Singers

A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage from the concert with footage of the living conditions in the current-day Watts neighborhood.

Nationtime

1972

English

7.2

♡ 2

100%

Action

Documentary

William Greaves Director

Jesse Jackson as Self

Isaac Hayes as Self

Al Freeman Jr. as Self

Sidney Poitier as Self - Narrator

A report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered Black voices from across the political spectrum, among them Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory, Coretta Scott King, Richard Hatcher, Amiri Baraka, Charles Diggs, and H. Carl McCall.

Guilty as Charged

1991

English

5.4

♡ 7

27%

Sam Irvin Director

Isaac Hayes as Aloysius

Heather Graham as Kimberly

Steve Vinovich as Slumlord

Lyman Ward as Stanford

A female parole officer discovers a secret death row prison under a meat plant, that's being run by the plant's unhinged vigilante owner and his reverend friend. A politician with a shady past becomes its latest "guest". But is he guilty?

Soul Men

2008

English

6.4

♡ 16

44%

Malcolm D. Lee Director

Ritchie Montgomery as Emmett the Drunk

Isaac Hayes as Himself

Samuel L. Jackson as Louis Hinds

Jennifer Coolidge as Rosalee

Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to honor their recently-deceased lead singer. Cleo, a beautiful young woman who is believed to be Floyd's daughter, accompanies them as a new singer.

Take Me to the River

2014

English

6.8

♡ 1

73%

Martin Shore Director

Snoop Dogg as Self

Jesse Jackson as Self

Isaac Hayes as Self

Mavis Staples as Self

Take Me to the River is a film about the soul of American music. The film follows the recording of a new album featuring legends from Stax records and Memphis mentoring and passing on their musical magic to stars and artists of today.

I Am Richard Pryor

2019

English

6.7

♡ 3

88%

husband wife relationship

movie business

Jesse James Miller Director

Michael Schultz as

Sandra Bernhard as Self

Isaac Hayes as Self

Henry Jaglom as Self

The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his honest, irreverent and biting humor.

Shaft

1971

English

6.6

♡ 13

88%

Gordon Parks Director

Isaac Hayes as Bartender

Tony King as Davies

Eddie Barth as Tony

Charles Cioffi as Vic Androzzi

Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

Uncle Sam

1996

English

4.6

♡ 4

William Lustig Director

Frank Pesce as Barker

Timothy Bottoms as Donald Crandall

Tom McFadden as Mac Cronin

Isaac Hayes as Sgt. Jed Crowley

It's Fourth of July Weekend, and the recently discovered corpse of Sgt. Sam Harper rises from the dead to punish the unpatriotic.

Six Ways to Sunday

1997

English

6.1

♡ 7

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Adam Bernstein Director

Peter Appel as Abie / Arnie's boss

Adrien Brody as Arnie / Harry's friend

Isaac Hayes as Bill Bennet

Norman Reedus as Harry / son

Harry Odum is a henpecked 18-year-old momma's boy with a violent temper in Youngstown, Ohio. After impressing a local boss of the Jewish Mafia, he begins working as a hit man alongside crack addict Arnie Finklestein.

Oblivion

1994

English

4.8

♡ 6

26%

Sam Irvin Director

Isaac Hayes as Buster

Mike Genovese as Marshall Stone

Meg Foster as Stell Barr

Sam Irvin as Whipping Boy

On another planet which resembles the Old West, a die-hard pacifist is forced to re-examine his ways after an evil alien bandit and his gang murder his estranged sheriff father, take over his home town, and threaten his friends.

Hustle & Flow

2005

English

7.3

♡ 21

83%

Craig Brewer Director

Isaac Hayes as Arnel

Paula Jai Parker as Lexus

Taryn Manning as Nola

Elise Neal as Yevette

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.

Flipper

1996

English

5.4

♡ 17

30%

Alan Shapiro Director

Chelsea Field as Cathy

Jonathan Banks as Dirk Moran

Elijah Wood as Sandy Ricks

Isaac Hayes as Sheriff Buck Cowan

Sandy Ricks is sent by his mom to Coral Key, a rustic island in the Florida keys, to spend the summer with his uncle Porter Ricks. Sandy dislikes everything about his new environment until a new friend comes into his life, a dolphin named Flipper, that brings uncle and nephew together and leads Sandy on the summer adventure of a lifetime.

Kill Switch

2008

English

3.8

♡ 12

16%

Jeff King Director

Reese Alexander as Bomb Squad Officer

Isaac Hayes as Coroner

Steven Seagal as Jacob

Louis Chirillo as Weinstein

A troubled detective travels to Memphis in order to track down a pair of serial killers.

Save the Children

1973

English

7.1

♡ 4

social & cultural documentary

Stan Lathan Director

Sammy Davis Jr. as Self

Michael Jackson as Self

Jesse Jackson as Self

Isaac Hayes as Self

A concert film highlighted by performances from Marvin Gaye, Jerry Butler, and Roberta Flack.

Escape from New York

1981

English

7.1

♡ 139

86%

John Carpenter Director

Season Hubley as Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts

Jamie Lee Curtis as Narrator / Computer

Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken

Isaac Hayes as The Duke

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.

Blues Brothers 2000

1998

English

4.9

♡ 17

47%

John Landis Director

B.B. King as Malvern Gasperon

Darrell Hammond as Robertson

Travis Tritt as The Louisiana Gator Boys

Isaac Hayes as The Louisiana Gator Boys

Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops.

Let Freedom Sing: How Music Inspired the Civil Rights Movement

2009

English

6.9

♡ 2

Documentary

Jon Goodman Director

Quincy Jones as Self

Isaac Hayes as Self

Mavis Staples as Self

Ruby Dee as Self

From the Civil Rights era to Watergate, the most striking moments in 20th-century American history were accompanied by music that reflected those turbulent times. Revisit the sounds of Pete Seeger and others in this musical history lesson.

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

2021

English

7.6

88%

41%

Action

Documentary

John Maggio Director

Denzel Washington as Malcolm X

Merv Griffin as Self

Isaac Hayes as Self

Eartha Kitt as Self

This documentary chronicles renaissance man Gordon Parks’ stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic development photographing everyday Americans, through his evolution as a novelist and groundbreaking filmmaker.

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Oblivion 2: Backlash

CB4

Wattstax

Nationtime

Guilty as Charged

Soul Men

Take Me to the River

I Am Richard Pryor

Shaft

Uncle Sam

Six Ways to Sunday

Oblivion

Hustle & Flow

Flipper

Kill Switch

Save the Children

Escape from New York

Blues Brothers 2000

Let Freedom Sing: How Music Inspired the Civil Rights Movement

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks