Melvin Van Peebles
Actor · 39 credits · 13 in highly-rated films
Best known for Watermelon Man (1970)
Frequent collaborators: Mario Van Peebles
Best Melvin Van Peebles movies by genre
Movies (24 total, ranked by score)
1René Vautier, le rebelle
2000 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
2Farewell, Babylon!
1993
Drama, Comedy
3SMUT
2006
Comedy
- 4
Unstoppable
2005
Documentary
5Terminal Velocity
1994 · ★ 5.4 (291 votes)
Action, Thriller
6American Swing
2009 · ★ 4.9 (17 votes)
Documentary
7Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
2022 · ★ 8.0 (3 votes)
Documentary, History
8Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021 · ★ 6.2 (4 votes)
Documentary
9Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
1992 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Documentary, Music, TV Movie
10Love Kills
1999 · ★ 2.0 (3 votes)
Comedy, Romance, Thriller
- 11
Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
2008 · ★ 6.5 (1 votes)
Comedy, Adventure
12Riot
1997 · ★ 5.0 (11 votes)
Drama
13Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
2011
Documentary
14Taking Care of Terrific
1988 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)
Family, Drama, Adventure
15How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)
Documentary
16The Hebrew Hammer
2003 · ★ 5.5 (66 votes)
Action, Comedy
17Peeples
2013 · ★ 5.6 (73 votes)
Comedy
18Classified X
1998 · ★ 4.5 (5 votes)
Documentary, TV Movie
19Redemption Road
2011 · ★ 5.0 (11 votes)
Drama
20Sunlight
1957
Drama
21O.C. and Stiggs
1987 · ★ 4.3 (19 votes)
Comedy
22Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006
Documentary
23Salty Dog Blues
2012
Documentary
24The Real Deal: What It Is
2003
Documentary
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.