Robert Townsend
Director · 53 credits · 19 in highly-rated films
Best known for Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
Frequent collaborators: Walter C. Miller
Best Robert Townsend movies by genre
Directed movies (28 total, ranked by score)
1Eddie Murphy Raw
1987 · ★ 7.3 (376 votes)
Comedy
2The Five Heartbeats
1991 · ★ 7.3 (70 votes)
Drama, Music
3Hollywood Shuffle
1987 · ★ 6.5 (101 votes)
Comedy
4Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987
Comedy
5Jackie's Back!
1999 · ★ 6.5 (8 votes)
Comedy, Music, TV Movie
6Holiday Heart
2000 · ★ 6.9 (22 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
7Little Richard
2000 · ★ 6.6 (15 votes)
Drama, Music, TV Movie
8Phantom Punch
2008 · ★ 5.3 (18 votes)
Drama
9Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009 · ★ 8.0 (6 votes)
Comedy, Documentary
10Carmen: A Hip Hopera
2001 · ★ 6.4 (43 votes)
Drama, Music, Romance
11Love Songs
1999 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)
Romance
12Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?
2022 · ★ 5.8 (13 votes)
Comedy
13Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
2013 · ★ 7.0 (15 votes)
Comedy
14Playin' for Love
2015 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)
Comedy
15A Walk with Charles Burnett
2019
Documentary
16Diary of a Single Mom
2009 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)
Drama
17The Meteor Man
1993 · ★ 5.8 (201 votes)
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
18Black Listed
2003 · ★ 4.0 (3 votes)
Action, Thriller, Drama
19Up, Up, and Away
2000 · ★ 5.5 (55 votes)
Action, Family, TV Movie
20Making The Five Heartbeats
2018
Documentary
21Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
2000 · ★ 7.0 (4 votes)
Drama
22B.A.P.S
1997 · ★ 5.3 (83 votes)
Comedy
23In the Hive
2012 · ★ 4.8 (6 votes)
Drama
2410,000 Black Men Named George
2002 · ★ 3.1 (7 votes)
Drama
25Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989
Comedy
26Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989
Comedy
27Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie
28From Behind Closed Doors
1999
Documentary, History
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.