Cornel West
Cornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, author, critic, actor, civil rights activist and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. West is the Class of 1943 University Professor at Princeton University, where he teaches in the Center for African American Studies and in the Department of Religion. West is known for his combination of political and moral insight and criticism and his contribution to the post-1960s civil rights movement. The bulk of his work focuses on the role of race, gender, and class in American society and the means by which people act and react to their "radical conditionedness". West draws intellectual contributions from such diverse traditions as the African American Baptist Church, pragmatism and transcendentalism.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.6847 |
| Birthday | 1953-06-02 |
| Place of Birth | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA |
| Also Known As |
2003
The Matrix Revolutions
6.751/10748
The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing t...
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The Matrix Revolutions
2003
The Matrix Reloaded
7.072/11886
The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the abi...
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The Matrix Reloaded
2021
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
7.3/33
From a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of distrust and shifting ideals.
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Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
2009
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
5.9/228
After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading t...
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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
1998
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
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Archival music performances and contemporary interviews cover some of the history of Motown Records and Productions.
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Motown 40: The Music is Forever
2008
Examined Life
6.5/28
Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. Offering privileged moments with great thinke...
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Examined Life
2005
Street Fight
6.879/29
This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey, in which a City Councilman, Cory Booker, attempted to unseat longtime mayor...
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Street Fight
2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
8/6
Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of...
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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2021
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
0/0
An inspiring portrait of the life and legacy of Jewish theologian and philosopher, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. Heschel was one of the most remarkabl...
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Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
2008
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
6.6/5
On April 5, 1968, soul legend James Brown performed a concert in Boston that many say shielded that city from the kinds of devastating riots that ripp...
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James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
2011
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
7.2/2
Immortal Technique emerged from prison a changed man. As his inner journey continues he travels the world promoting a revolution of consciousness thro...
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The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
2013
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
10/1
The film chronicles the life and revolutionary times of death row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
2021
137 Shots
6.3/19
In this documentary, law enforcement faces scrutiny as Americans demand justice after police violence claims multiple Black lives in Cleveland.
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137 Shots
2009
Stand
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Broadcast journalist Tavis Smiley hits the road in 2008 with friends Cornel West, BeBe Winans and other prominent African Americans to explore the con...
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Stand
2014
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
6.986/72
Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions t...
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Nas: Time Is Illmatic
2010
Still Bill
7.1/11
STILL BILL is an intimate portrait of soul legend Bill Withers, best known for his classics “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day,” “Grandma’...
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Still Bill
2024
Tax Broke
9/1
The great inequality divide in America is no accident. Tax Broke tells the story of how one of the poorest cities in America has made a small group of...
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Tax Broke
2016
Black America since MLK: And still I rise
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Black America since MLK: And still I rise
2024
De "Matrix" à "Sense8", la révolution Wachowski
7/4
From "Bound" to the queer series "Work in Progress", an exploration and deciphering of the artistic work and revolutionary career of Lana and Lilly Wa...
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De "Matrix" à "Sense8", la révolution Wachowski
2016
America's Election 2016: South Carolina's Black Vote
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"Hillary Clinton is expected to win the South Carolina primary on Saturday, and she's going to rely on the state’s large African-American population t...
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America's Election 2016: South Carolina's Black Vote
2017
Chasing Trane
7.2/65
An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker whose origina...
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Chasing Trane
2017
The Black Bloc: Inside America’s Hard Left
6/1
The left-leaning anti-fascist movement—or Antifa—has been around for decades, popping up in North America and Europe in response to rising white natio...
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The Black Bloc: Inside America’s Hard Left
2019
No Safe Spaces
6.8/31
Adam Carolla and Dennis Prager examine the reality of life and discourse on college campuses in modern America.
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No Safe Spaces
2018
The Corporate Coup D'État
7.6/7
A democracy should protect its most vulnerable citizens, but increasingly the United States is failing to do so. This investigation blends the insight...
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The Corporate Coup D'État
2017
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
0/0
Reinhold Niebuhr's Serenity Prayer remains one of the most quoted writings in American literature. Yet Niebuhr's impact was far greater, as presidents...
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An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
1995
Black Is… Black Ain’t
5.833/12
African-American documentary filmmaker Marlon Riggs was working on this final film as he died from AIDS-related complications in 1994; he addresses th...
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Black Is… Black Ain’t
2018
American Tap
6/1
The history of tap is an ever-evolving panorama of inclusion, adversity, and reinvention. This in-depth documentary is an absorbing narrative about a...
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American Tap
1992
The Issue Is Race: A Crisis in Black and White
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This program combines a panel discussion and town hall format with documentary video segments to promote the discussion of racial problems and policy...
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The Issue Is Race: A Crisis in Black and White
2004
The Matrix Recalibrated
6.796/54
The making of Matrix Revolutions, The (2003) is briefly touched on here in this documentary. Interviews with various cast and crew members inform us h...
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The Matrix Recalibrated
2003
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
6.1/21
This making-of piece offers the standard mix of movie snippets, behind the scenes materials, and interviews from cast and crew on the making of the fi...
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The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
1994
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
9/1
A musical documentary accompaniment to the 1994 benefit compilation album concerning AIDS in the African-American community.
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Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
1.5/1
In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love, conscious...
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2020
We Are George Floyd
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On May 25th, 2020, Derek Chauvin, a European-American Minneapolis police officer, murdered George Floyd, a black man, by driving his knee into George'...
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We Are George Floyd
2011
East Meets West: Hindi & Christian Perspectives on God, Love, & Spiritual Activism
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Two worlds beautifully collide as Dr. Cornel West (Class of 1943 Professor at Princeton University and acclaimed author and speaker) and His Holiness...
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East Meets West: Hindi & Christian Perspectives on God, Love, & Spiritual Activism
2020
Bernie Blackout
7/1
An investigative deep dive into the corporate news media’s coverage of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign that asks: who actually gets a say i...
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Fariba
0/0
Afghan filmmaker Mithaq Kazimi documents injustices done to a targeted group of his neighbors, the Baha'is of Iran, by telling the life story of one c...
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Fariba
2019
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
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Actor Courtney B. Vance hosts this special celebrating Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s work with focus on his five quintessential documentary series abou...
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Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
2012
Owned & Operated
8.8/4
Owned & Operated is a mosaic of the world through the lens of the internet. Showing our lives as consumers, under the thumbs of privileged individ...
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Owned & Operated
2011
Fear of a Black Republican
0/0
A personal look at Black Republicans and the lack of a Two-Party Political System in Urban America.
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Fear of a Black Republican
2015
Kareem: Minority of One
7.2/25
This documentary charts the complexity and genius of the NBA's all-time leading scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's legendary career, both on and off the cou...
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Kareem: Minority of One
2023
Israelism
8.3/18
When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the mistreatment of Palestinians, they battle the old guard to create a new...
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