Sidney Poitier
Actor · 73 credits · 46 in highly-rated films
Best known for In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Frequent collaborators: Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Diahann Carroll, Richard Widmark, Quincy Jones
Best Sidney Poitier movies by genre
- Sidney Poitier Drama Movies 35
- Sidney Poitier Documentary Movies 17
- Sidney Poitier Crime Movies 13
- Sidney Poitier Comedy Movies 12
- Sidney Poitier Romance Movies 11
- Sidney Poitier Action Movies 10
- Sidney Poitier Thriller Movies 8
- Sidney Poitier Music Movies 6
- Sidney Poitier TV Movie Movies 6
- Sidney Poitier Adventure Movies 5
Movies (64 total, ranked by score)
1In the Heat of the Night
1967 · ★ 7.7 (1,261 votes)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
2Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967 · ★ 7.6 (924 votes)
Drama, Romance
3A Raisin in the Sun
1961 · ★ 7.7 (151 votes)
Drama, Romance
4Sneakers
1992 · ★ 6.9 (1,067 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
5The Defiant Ones
1958 · ★ 7.1 (334 votes)
Crime, Drama, Adventure
6To Sir, with Love
1967 · ★ 7.5 (345 votes)
Drama
7A Patch of Blue
1965 · ★ 7.6 (123 votes)
Drama, Romance
8The Jackal
1997 · ★ 6.4 (2,177 votes)
Action, Crime, Thriller
9Lilies of the Field
1963 · ★ 7.2 (221 votes)
Comedy, Drama
10The Bedford Incident
1965 · ★ 7.0 (98 votes)
Action, Drama, Thriller
11Sidney
2022 · ★ 7.0 (47 votes)
Documentary
12Blackboard Jungle
1955 · ★ 6.9 (163 votes)
Crime, Drama
13Shoot to Kill
1988 · ★ 6.6 (274 votes)
Action, Thriller, Crime
14The Slender Thread
1965 · ★ 7.1 (53 votes)
Drama
15Paris Blues
1961 · ★ 6.5 (76 votes)
Romance, Drama, Music
16Let's Do It Again
1975 · ★ 7.0 (23 votes)
Comedy, Crime
17Duel at Diablo
1966 · ★ 6.4 (122 votes)
Western
18Edge of the City
1957 · ★ 7.2 (60 votes)
Drama, Crime, Romance
19The Wilby Conspiracy
1975 · ★ 6.4 (48 votes)
Adventure, Thriller
20Band of Angels
1957 · ★ 6.3 (48 votes)
Romance, Drama, History
21Pressure Point
1962 · ★ 6.5 (42 votes)
Drama
22Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995 · ★ 8.0 (3 votes)
Documentary
23The Organization
1971 · ★ 6.3 (59 votes)
Drama, Action, Mystery
24Good-bye, My Lady
1956 · ★ 7.8 (8 votes)
Drama
25Nationtime: Gary
1972 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
26Uptown Saturday Night
1974 · ★ 6.2 (41 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Action
27Separate but Equal
1991 · ★ 6.5 (14 votes)
History, TV Movie, Drama
28Porgy and Bess
1959 · ★ 6.3 (27 votes)
Music, Drama, Romance
29Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)
Documentary
30The Red Ball Express
1952 · ★ 6.0 (22 votes)
Action, Drama, War
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.