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Richard Pryor

Actor · 61 credits · 33 in highly-rated films

Best known for Lost Highway (1997)

Frequent collaborators: Gene Wilder, Billy Dee Williams, Lily Tomlin, George Carlin, James Earl Jones

Best Richard Pryor movies by genre

Movies (59 total, ranked by score)

  1. Lost Highway

    1997 · ★ 7.5 (3,021 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Mystery

    1

  2. See No Evil, Hear No Evil

    1989 · ★ 6.8 (1,100 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    2

  3. Brewster's Millions

    1985 · ★ 6.6 (683 votes)

    Comedy

    3

  4. Richard Pryor: Live in Concert

    1979 · ★ 7.4 (141 votes)

    Comedy

    4

  5. Stir Crazy

    1980 · ★ 6.5 (492 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    5

  6. Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

    1982 · ★ 7.4 (97 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary

    6

  7. Silver Streak

    1976 · ★ 6.7 (364 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Romance

    7

  8. Harlem Nights

    1989 · ★ 6.0 (361 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Drama

    8

  9. TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

    1986

    Comedy, TV Movie, Documentary

    9

  10. The Wiz

    1978 · ★ 6.2 (320 votes)

    Fantasy, Family, Adventure

    10

  11. Remembering Gene Wilder

    2024 · ★ 7.2 (18 votes)

    Documentary

    11

  12. Lady Sings the Blues

    1972 · ★ 6.9 (77 votes)

    Drama, Music

    12

  13. The Mack

    1973 · ★ 6.4 (67 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    13

  14. Richard Pryor: Here and Now

    1983 · ★ 6.6 (51 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie

    14

  15. California Suite

    1978 · ★ 5.9 (126 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    15

  16. The N Word

    2006 · ★ 6.6 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    16

  17. Uptown Saturday Night

    1974 · ★ 6.2 (41 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Action

    17

  18. Blacks and Jews

    1997 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    18

  19. Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?

    1999 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    19

  20. The Richard Pryor Special?

    1977 · ★ 7.0 (5 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    20

  21. The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up

    2022 · ★ 6.3 (9 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary

    21

  22. The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

    1976 · ★ 5.9 (21 votes)

    Comedy

    22

  23. The Last Days of Richard Pryor

    2020 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    23

  24. The Toy

    1982 · ★ 5.9 (235 votes)

    Comedy, Family

    24

  25. Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

    2024 · ★ 6.2 (11 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    25

  26. The Three Muscatels

    1991

    Comedy

    26

  27. Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

    1986 · ★ 6.5 (37 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Fantasy

    27

  28. Bustin' Loose

    1981 · ★ 6.2 (55 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    28

  29. You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat

    1971 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    29

  30. Richard Pryor: Icon

    2014 · ★ 6.2 (11 votes)

    Documentary

    30

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