Robert Townsend

Filmography

Robert Townsend - filmography

Phantom Punch on DVD (2008)
Starring: Ving Rhames, Stacey Dash, Nicholas Turturro
Director: Robert Townsend
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Ving Rhames stars as one of the greatest and most brutal heavyweight boxers of all time: Sonny Liston. Brought up on the wrong side of the tracks a young Liston found himself in jail and facing a life of crime until he was persuaded by the prison priest to take up boxing. A year later he was a ..read more »

59% from 268 members

Black Listed on DVD (2003)
Starring: Robert Townsend, Vanessa Williams, Heavy D
Director: Robert Townsend
Certificate:
Robert Townsend (who also wrote and directed) stars as Alan Chambers, an industrious corporate lawyer and family man who becomes part of a vigilante force when he grows weary of watching known criminals escape the law. After making a list of known criminals, Chambers assembles a team made up of his ..read more »

33% from 48 members

I Was a Teenage Faust (2002)
Starring: Noel Fisher, Robert Townsend
Director: Thom Eberhardt
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The classic Faustian legend is given a modern spin in this tale of a nerdy teenager who sells his soul to the devil so he can be cool and popular. It's been 15 years since Lucifer's minion Mr. Five (Robert Townsend) last delivered a soul to his boss, so to save himself from the fires of hell he ..read more »

28% from 11 members
Not currently released

Carmen - A Hip Hopera (2002)
Starring: Beyonce Knowles, Mekhi Phifer, Mos Def
Director: Robert Townsend
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This 2002 version of Bizet's opera is updated for the hip-hop generation. The tale of Carmen, an irresistible woman who who tears men apart, is told in this passionate drama set to the sound of hot hip-hop and featuring an all-star cast including Mos Def, lil Bow Wow, Troy Winbush, Jermaine Dupri, ..read more »

61% from 19 members
Currently unavailable

Holiday Heart on DVD (2000)
Starring: Ving Rhames, Alfre Woodard, Mykelti Williamson
Director: Robert Townsend
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Drama based on the Cheryl L. West stageplay. Holiday is a choirmaster during the day. At night he is a female impersonator. He becomes involved with a woman and her daughter who are trying to escape a life of drugs.

52% from 126 members

Taxman on DVD (1999)
Starring: Usher Raymond, Elizabeth Berkley, Wade Dominguez
Director: Avi Nesher
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A NYPD patrolman and a tax investigator find themselves embroiled in a world of trouble when they develop an unethical relationship with one of their informers. Soon they are caught up in a world of murder and mystery.

39% from 55 members

The Meteor Man (1993)
Starring: Robert Townsend, Marla Gibbs, Eddie Griffin
Director: Robert Townsend
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
An inner-city teacher, after being struck by a magical meteor, finds himself endowed with super powers which he uses to bring peace to his neighbourhood.

60% from 92 members
Currently unavailable

The Five Heartbeats (1991)
Starring: Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon
Director: Robert Townsend
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Get ready to be rocked to your soul by The Five Heartbeats! This Motown-flavored masterpiece is the story of five young friends drawn together by music. Their dream of success takes them from amateur nights in ghetto clubs to the pinnacle of show business success and personal tragedy.

62% from 18 members
Currently unavailable

The Mighty Quinn on DVD (1989)
Starring: Denzel Washington, James Fox, Mimi Rogers
Director: Carl Schenkel
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A wealthy businessman is brutally murdered. When the chief of police discovers that his closest childhood friend is the prime suspect, he is sure it is a set-up. The results of his investigation could have grave consequences.

55% from 523 members

Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
Starring: Robert Townsend, Craigus R. Johnson, Helen Martin
Director: Robert Townsend
Certificate:
A series of side-splitting vignettes tell the tale of a struggling black actor's search for a serious role in Hollywood.

59% from 22 members
Currently unavailable

Phantom Punch - 3.0 stars
Black Listed - 1.5 stars
I Was a Teenage Faust - 2.0 stars
Carmen - A Hip Hopera - 3.0 stars
Holiday Heart - 2.5 stars

The Meteor Man - 3.0 stars
Phantom Punch - 3.0 stars
The Mighty Quinn - 3.0 stars
Holiday Heart - 2.5 stars
Taxman - 2.0 stars

I Was a Teenage Faust - 2.0 stars
Hollywood Shuffle - 3.0 stars
The Five Heartbeats - 3.0 stars
Carmen - A Hip Hopera - 3.0 stars
Black Listed - 1.5 stars

Bill Cosby - 4 times - show films
Eddie Griffin - 4 times - show films
Luther Vandross - 4 times - show films
Robert Guillaume - 4 times - show films
Marla Gibbs - 4 times - show films

Carl Schenkel - 1 times - show films
Avi Nesher - 1 times - show films
Thom Eberhardt - 1 times - show films