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Harry Belafonte

Actor · 73 credits · 17 in highly-rated films

Best known for Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)

Frequent collaborators: Sidney Poitier, Nat King Cole, Bob Dylan, Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Luther King Jr.

Best Harry Belafonte movies by genre

Movies (73 total, ranked by score)

  1. Jim Henson Idea Man

    2024 · ★ 7.8 (50 votes)

    Documentary

    1

  2. Sidney

    2022 · ★ 7.0 (47 votes)

    Documentary

    2

  3. Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

    2015

    Documentary

    3

  4. Mama Africa

    2011 · ★ 6.4 (7 votes)

    Drama, Documentary

    4

  5. The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

    2011 · ★ 7.5 (45 votes)

    Documentary, History

    5

  6. Carmen Jones

    1954 · ★ 6.2 (96 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    6

  7. Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

    2004 · ★ 7.0 (72 votes)

    Documentary

    7

  8. Altman on His Own Terms

    2000 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    8

  9. We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

    1985 · ★ 8.5 (12 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    9

  10. The Unforgettable Nat King Cole

    1989

    Documentary, Music

    10

  11. The World, the Flesh and the Devil

    1959 · ★ 6.4 (81 votes)

    Drama, Science Fiction, Romance

    11

  12. Motherland

    2010 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

    2020 · ★ 7.5 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    13

  14. Nationtime: Gary

    1972 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    14

  15. Uptown Saturday Night

    1974 · ★ 6.2 (41 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Action

    15

  16. Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    2022 · ★ 6.0 (37 votes)

    Documentary

    16

  17. Free to Be… You and Me

    1974 · ★ 6.7 (9 votes)

    Animation, Family, TV Movie

    17

  18. Island in the Sun

    1957 · ★ 6.5 (23 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    18

  19. Harry Belafonte: Between Calypso and Justice

    2022 · ★ 8.3 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    19

  20. Best Ever Muppet Moments

    2006 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Family

    20

  21. King in the Wilderness

    2018 · ★ 6.9 (21 votes)

    Documentary

    21

  22. The University of Sing Sing

    2011 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    22

  23. Jim Henson's Memorial Service

    1990 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    23

  24. Kansas City

    1996 · ★ 6.1 (98 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    24

  25. Petula

    1968

    Music, TV Movie

    25

  26. Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

    2023 · ★ 6.5 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    26

  27. Mr. SOUL!

    2018 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy, Music

    27

  28. The One and Only Dick Gregory

    2021 · ★ 7.8 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    28

  29. Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

    2018

    Documentary

    29

  30. Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

    2018

    Documentary, History

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.