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Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor was a comic actor and writer known for his irreverent, racially-charged humor. He gained fame in the 1970s with stand-up specials and movie roles, achieving a successful film career in the 1980s. Pryor was a groundbreaking figure in comedy, earning critical acclaim and paving the way for generations of comedians to come. He died in 2005 at the age of 65.

Titles credited to Richard Pryor

Moving

Moving

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1988 IMDB Rating: 6.1

Arlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems.

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Bustin' Loose

Bustin' Loose

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1981 IMDB Rating: 6

After ex-con Joe Braxton violates his probation he is given a second chance, all he has to do is drive a group of special kids across the country.

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Some Kind of Hero

Some Kind of Hero

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1982 IMDB Rating: 5.8

A Vietnam vet returns home from a prisoner of war camp and is greeted as a hero, but is quickly forgotten and soon discovers how tough survival is in his own country.

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The Toy

The Toy

Film Age rating: 5 Year: 1982 IMDB Rating: 5.8

On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor who has made him laugh w...

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The Busy Body

The Busy Body

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1967 IMDB Rating: 5.5

Sid Caesar is a bumbling gopher to a mob boss who must recover a fortune in cash stowed in the suit of a corpse.

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The Wiz

The Wiz

Film Age rating: 5 Year: 1978 IMDB Rating: 5.5

Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.

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Critical Condition

Critical Condition

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 5.3

Eddie is a con artist. When he's framed and comes before a judge, he hopes to get off the hook by climbing insanity—but instead ends up in a hospital for a mental assessment. That night, a storm cause...

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Carter's Army

Carter's Army

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1970 IMDB Rating: 5.1

A racist officer is put in charge of an all-black squad of troops charged with the mission of blowing up an important hydro-dam in Nazi Germany. Their failure would delay the Allies' advance into Germ...

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Superman III

Superman III

Film Age rating: 6 Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 5

Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yields some unexpected psychological effects in the thi...

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