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Mario Van Peebles

Actor · 77 credits · 44 in highly-rated films

Best known for Heartbreak Ridge (1986)

Frequent collaborators: Lynn Whitfield, Melvin Van Peebles, Michael Caine, Lorraine Gary, Lance Guest

Best Mario Van Peebles movies by genre

Movies (60 total, ranked by score)

  1. Heartbreak Ridge

    1986 · ★ 6.9 (1,142 votes)

    War, Drama

    1

  2. New Jack City

    1991 · ★ 6.7 (613 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Drama

    2

  3. Run the Race

    2019 · ★ 6.8 (72 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. Seized

    2020 · ★ 6.7 (195 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Adventure

    4

  5. Baadasssss!

    2004 · ★ 6.5 (62 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out

    2003 · ★ 6.6 (113 votes)

    Action, Drama

    6

  7. Stompin' at the Savoy

    1992

    Drama, Music, TV Movie

    7

  8. Crown Heights

    2004

    Drama

    8

  9. The Making of Jaws The Revenge

    1987 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. Drumline: A New Beat

    2014 · ★ 6.9 (116 votes)

    Music, Comedy, Drama

    10

  11. Crosscurrent

    1971

    TV Movie, Crime

    11

  12. South Bronx Heroes

    1985 · ★ 5.6 (4 votes)

    Action

    12

  13. Posse

    1993 · ★ 5.4 (91 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Western

    13

  14. The Child Saver

    1988

    Drama

    14

  15. AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis

    2020 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Horror, Documentary

    15

  16. The Street Lawyer

    2003

    Drama, TV Movie

    16

  17. Herschel

    2011 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    17

  18. Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

    2000 · ★ 7.6 (5 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    18

  19. Outlaw Posse

    2024 · ★ 4.7 (13 votes)

    Western, Action

    19

  20. The Facts of Life Down Under

    1987 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    20

  21. Multiple Sarcasms

    2010 · ★ 5.9 (17 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    21

  22. Tied to a Chair

    2011

    Comedy

    22

  23. Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood

    2022 · ★ 8.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary, History

    23

  24. All Things Fall Apart

    2011 · ★ 5.8 (63 votes)

    Drama

    24

  25. Raw Nerve

    1999 · ★ 4.8 (9 votes)

    Thriller, Crime

    25

  26. Jim Brown: All-American

    2002 · ★ 5.0 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    26

  27. Children of the Night

    1985 · ★ 6.0 (7 votes)

    Drama

    27

  28. Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

    2008 · ★ 6.5 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure

    28

  29. How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

    2005 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    29

  30. A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story

    1991 · ★ 5.3 (10 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.