Russell Simmons Movies

  • 2005
    The History Makers: Success

    The History Makers: Success

    The History Makers: Success

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    Ossie Davis, Terry McMillan, Horace Julian Bond, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick and many others share their inspiring stories of success in the first...

    The History Makers: Success
  • 1988
    Tougher Than Leather

    Tougher Than Leather

    Tougher Than Leather

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    Legendary hip-hop group Run-D.M.C. must find and punish the evil drug lord-record company executive who murdered their friend. Along the way, they...

    Tougher Than Leather
  • 2008
    The Black List: Volume One

    The Black List: Volume One

    The Black List: Volume One

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    As a new chapter begins in this country, THE BLACK LIST offers a dynamic and never-before-heard perspective from achievers of color. This series of...

    The Black List: Volume One
  • 2017
    Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth

    Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth

    Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth

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    FEEL RICH: HEALTH IS THE NEW WEALTH documents the nascent self-love revolution emerging in urban communities. Narrated by Quincy Jones III, the film...

    Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
  • 1986
    Big Fun in the Big Town

    Big Fun in the Big Town

    Big Fun in the Big Town

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    New York, 1986: a city of big dreams and equally big problems. Like New York itself, hip-hop music encompassed both of these human conditions. But...

    Big Fun in the Big Town
  • 2012
    The Tents

    The Tents

    The Tents

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    Each year, tents in Bryant Park herald New York Fashion Week, whose back story is as fascinating as the couture on the catwalk. Fashion's biggest...

    The Tents
  • 2003
    Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic

    Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic

    Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic

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    Superstars of the hip-hop scene reveal their admiration for Brian De Palma's Scarface (1983) and how the movie and Al Pacino's memorable character...

    Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic
  • 2008
    In Prison My Whole Life

    In Prison My Whole Life

    In Prison My Whole Life

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    William Francome is a fairly typical, white middle-class guy. Typical except for the fact that he is about to embark on a journey into the dark heart...

    In Prison My Whole Life
  • 1998
    Motown 40: The Music Is Forever

    Motown 40: The Music Is Forever

    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.

    Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
  • 2019
    Undateable John

    Undateable John

    Undateable John

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    A slacker surf instructor, who's on and off the wagon, gets his life together when he falls for a beautiful but troubled young woman he meets in...

    Undateable John
  • 2018
    ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?

    ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?

    ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?

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    Run-D.M.C. DJ Jam Master Jay made a huge impact in music and his community. But friends and family still seek closure years after his unsolved murder.

    ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
  • 2026
    Robot Dracula

    Robot Dracula

    Robot Dracula

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    A scientist with nefarious intentions seeks to dominate the world using his vast expertise in robotics.

    Robot Dracula
  • 2017
    G-Funk

    G-Funk

    G-Funk

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    G-Funk is the untold story of three childhood friends from East Long Beach who helped commercialize hip hop by developing a sophisticated and melodic...

    G-Funk
  • 2016
    ADD Presents: Robert Powell

    ADD Presents: Robert Powell

    ADD Presents: Robert Powell

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    In this All Def special from executive producer Russell Simmons, Robert Powell tells us exactly what he thinks about the election, dating, and The...

    ADD Presents: Robert Powell
  • 2016
    ADD Presents: Tyree Elaine

    ADD Presents: Tyree Elaine

    ADD Presents: Tyree Elaine

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    In this All Def Special from executive producer Russell Simmons, Tyree Elaine lets us know how she feels about white people in church, Planned...

    ADD Presents: Tyree Elaine
  • 2016
    Vegan: Everyday Stories

    Vegan: Everyday Stories

    Vegan: Everyday Stories

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    A feature-length documentary that explores the lives of four remarkably different people who share a common thread - they're all vegan. The movie...

    Vegan: Everyday Stories
  • 2009
    Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez

    Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez

    Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez

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    In this revealing biographical portrait, filmmakers Axel Ebermann and Daniel Frei document the rags-to-riches story of photographer Johnny Nunez,...

    Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez
  • 1995
    The Show

    The Show

    The Show

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    A documentary about the culture of hip-hop. Through interviews with some of hip-hops biggest names, the film makers attempt to find out why it has...

    The Show
  • 2008
    2 Turntables and a Microphone

    2 Turntables and a Microphone

    2 Turntables and a Microphone

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    Legendary hip-hop DJ Jason Mizell, aka Jam Master Jay, is gunned down in his Queens studio. Security tapes of the incident mysteriously disappear,...

    2 Turntables and a Microphone
  • 2005
    9/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York

    9/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York

    9/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York

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    New Yorkers such as novelist Salman Rushdie, Yankees manager Joe Torre and hip-hop star Russell Simmons discuss how 9/11 altered their perception of...

    9/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York