Richard Wright Movies

In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the...

A young black man named Bigger Thomas takes a job working for a highly influential Chicago family, a decision that will change the course of his life...

Author Richard Wright portrays his novel's Bigger Thomas, a young chauffeur trapped in an accidental murder.

Although Dave (LeVar Burton) and his family are poor sharecroppers in the Deep South in the 1930s, this 15-year-old's problem is shared by teenagers...

Made especially for the HBO cable network, this well-wrought feature is comprised of three short stories by three noted black American authors, each...

RICHARD WRIGHT was an African-American author of novels, short stories and non-fiction that dealt with powerful themes and controversial topics. Much...

Neighbors overcome, Cora and John meet in the favor of an accident - a fall from the balcony of the family apartment - which has suffered the son of...

Repressed middle-aged Catholic gets into a troublesome relationship with the prostitute next door and her little boy.