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Marlon Riggs

Director · 15 credits · 9 in highly-rated films

Best known for Tongues Untied (1990)

Frequent collaborators: Essex Hemphill

Directed movies (9 total, ranked by score)

  1. Tongues Untied

    1990 · ★ 6.6 (60 votes)

    Documentary

    1

  2. Ethnic Notions

    1986 · ★ 7.1 (14 votes)

    Documentary

    2

  3. Color Adjustment

    1992 · ★ 6.8 (12 votes)

    Documentary, History

    3

  4. Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues

    1981 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    4

  5. Affirmations

    1990 · ★ 5.2 (11 votes)

    Documentary

    5

  6. Boys' Shorts

    1993 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    6

  7. Black Is… Black Ain’t

    1995 · ★ 5.6 (11 votes)

    Documentary

    7

  8. Anthem

    1993 · ★ 4.4 (12 votes)

    Music

    8

  9. No Regret

    1993 · ★ 4.7 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    9

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