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Charles Burnett

Charles Burnett

Highest Rated:
97% Killer of Sheep: The Charles Burnett Collection (1977)
Lowest Rated:
62% The Glass Shield (The Johnny Johnson Trial) (1994)
Birthday:
Apr 13, 1944
Birthplace:
Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Bio:
Along with Spike Lee, Charles Burnett was among the most crucial African-American cinematic voices to emerge during the final decades of the 20th century; unlike Lee, however, Burnett earned little mainstream recognition for his work and has remained largely a non-entity even within the bounds of…

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 62% - 97%
Number of Movies: 16
Box Office Since 2001: --
Year Rating Title Credit Box Office
2011 America Becoming
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2009 Relative Stranger
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2007 Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
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2003 Warming by the Devil's Fire
  • Screenwriter
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2002 Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
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2002 Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues: A Musical Journey
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2000 Finding Buck McHenry
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1999 70% The Annihilation of Fish
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1999 Selma, Lord, Selma
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1998 Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Wedding
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1996 Nightjohn
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1994 62% The Glass Shield (The Johnny Johnson Trial)
  • Screenwriter
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1990 75% To Sleep With Anger
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1984 Bless Their Little Hearts
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1983 My Brother's Wedding
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1977 97% Killer of Sheep: The Charles Burnett Collection
  • Screenwriter
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Total Recall: Directors Who Paved the Way for Tyler Perry Opens in new window
March 19, 2008

Critical Consensus: Here's To You, "Robinsons"; "Blades" Needs Sharpening; "Lookout" Worth A Look Opens in new window
March 29, 2007

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