The best Rosey Grier’s movies
We present our ranking of the best Rosey Grier’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Rosey Grier.
Skyjacked
5.7/10
A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 in this disaster film filled with the usual early '70s stereotypes, and demands to be taken to Russia.
The Thing with Two Heads
4.5/10
A rich but racist man is dying and hatches an elaborate scheme for transplanting his head onto another man's body. His health deteriorates rapidly, and doctors are forced to transplant his head onto the only available candidate: a black man from death row.
The Glove
5.3/10
In this actioner, a bounty hunter is assigned to bring back an enormous and angry ex-convict who wears a deadly glove made of leather and steel. Rock'em sock'em mayhem ensues.
Carter's Army
5.1/10
A racist officer is put in charge of an all-black squad of troops charged with the mission of blowing up an important hydro-dam in Nazi Germany. Their failure would delay the Allies' advance into Germany, thus prolonging the war. These African-Americans have little military training, but Captain Beau Carter has no choice. He leads the rag-tag and they turn out to be heroic.
The Seekers
6.4/10
The sons and grandchildren of Philip Kent make a life for themselves in America.
The Desperate Mission
6.3/10
A man who has lost everything joins others paid to convey a wealthy man's wife - and a mysterious treasure - to safety in San Francissco.
Free to Be… You and Me
7.9/10
Free to Be…You and Me, a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a record album, and illustrated book first released in November 1972, featuring songs and stories from many current celebrities of the day (credited as "Marlo Thomas and Friends") such as Alan Alda, Rosey Grier, Cicely Tyson, Carol Channing, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross, among others. An ABC Afterschool Special using poetry, songs, and sketches, followed two years later in March 1974. The basic concept is to encourage a post-60's gender neutrality, while saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and happiness with one's identity. A major thematic message is that anyone, whether a boy or a girl, can achieve anything.
Reggie's Prayer
4.6/10
Reggie White stars as Reggie Knox, a pro football player who retires, frustrated because he hasn't won a championship. Knox begins coaching a Portland, Ore., high school football program, where he befriends a troubled student. Reggie fights local ruffians with Christian values. And punches.
To Kill a Cop
6.6/10
Earl Eischied is a man with his hands full. As the Chief of Detectives in New York City he is trying to break up a group of black militants that are on a crime spree including the killing of a police officer. He is also trying to battle with a mayor and police commissioner that want him out of his job.
Rabbit Test
3.1/10
Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
3.2/10
An adventure film about the search for a more than 200-year-old treasure on the ocean floor.
SampleThis
6.4/10
A documentary that reveals how a forgotten record by the Incredible Bongo Band helped cement the foundation of hip hop when DJ Herc extended its percussion by playing them back to back, creating an anthem on the streets of the Bronx.
The Gong Show Movie
4.4/10
A week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris.
Second Chance
5.5/10
A rich stockbroker buys a Nevada ghost town as a community for people who need a second chance in life.
Timber Tramps
5.8/10
A tough, hard-drinking Alaska logging foreman likes fighting only slightly less than working.
