Best Richard Pryor movies
We present our ranking of the best Richard Pryor 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 Richard Pryor.
TOP 25:
The Toy
Richard Pryor as: Jack Brown
Genre: Comedy, Family
Release: 1982
On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor who has made him laugh with his antics. At first the man suffers many indignities as Eric's "toy", but gradually teaches the lonely boy what it is like to have and to be a friend.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Teresa Ganzel movies?
Genre: Comedy, Family
Release: 1982
On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor who has made him laugh with his antics. At first the man suffers many indignities as Eric's "toy", but gradually teaches the lonely boy what it is like to have and to be a friend.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Teresa Ganzel movies?
TOP 24:
Wild in the Streets
Richard Pryor as: Stanley X
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Release: 1968
Musician Max Frost lends his backing to a Senate candidate who wants to give 18-year-olds the right to vote, but he takes things a step further than expected. Inspired by their hero's words, Max's fans pressure their leaders into extending the vote to citizens as young as 15. Max and his followers capitalize on their might by bringing new issues to the fore, but, drunk on power, they soon take generational warfare to terrible extremes.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Bill Mumy movies?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Release: 1968
Musician Max Frost lends his backing to a Senate candidate who wants to give 18-year-olds the right to vote, but he takes things a step further than expected. Inspired by their hero's words, Max's fans pressure their leaders into extending the vote to citizens as young as 15. Max and his followers capitalize on their might by bringing new issues to the fore, but, drunk on power, they soon take generational warfare to terrible extremes.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Bill Mumy movies?
TOP 23:
Bustin' Loose
Richard Pryor as: Joe Braxton
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1981
After ex-con Joe Braxton violates his probation, he is given a second chance. All he has to do is drive a group of special kids across the country.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1981
After ex-con Joe Braxton violates his probation, he is given a second chance. All he has to do is drive a group of special kids across the country.
TOP 22:
Car Wash
Richard Pryor as: Daddy Rich
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1976
This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of eccentric customers -- including a smooth-talking preacher, a wacky cab driver and an ex-convict -- while cracking politically incorrect jokes to a constant soundtrack of disco and funk. Some of the workers find romance as the day moves along, but most are just happy to get through another shift.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Erika Jordan movies?
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1976
This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of eccentric customers -- including a smooth-talking preacher, a wacky cab driver and an ex-convict -- while cracking politically incorrect jokes to a constant soundtrack of disco and funk. Some of the workers find romance as the day moves along, but most are just happy to get through another shift.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Erika Jordan movies?
TOP 21:
Which Way Is Up?
Richard Pryor as: Leroy Jones/Rufus Jones/Rev. Lenox Thomas
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1977
Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sex-obsessed father, Rufus, and timid spouse, Annie Mae. He heads for Los Angeles, where he falls for union organizer Vanetta. Annie Mae seeks solace from local preacher Lenox Thomas, who eventually impregnates her. When Leroy catches wind, he heads home for a showdown with Lenox.
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1977
Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sex-obsessed father, Rufus, and timid spouse, Annie Mae. He heads for Los Angeles, where he falls for union organizer Vanetta. Annie Mae seeks solace from local preacher Lenox Thomas, who eventually impregnates her. When Leroy catches wind, he heads home for a showdown with Lenox.
TOP 20:
The Wiz
Richard Pryor as: The Wiz
Genre: Music, Fantasy, Adventure
Release: 1978
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Uzo Aduba movies?
Genre: Music, Fantasy, Adventure
Release: 1978
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Uzo Aduba movies?
TOP 19:
In God We Tru$t
Richard Pryor as: G.O.D.
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1980
A naive monk, named Brother Ambrose, is sent by the abbot on a mission to raise $5,000 in order to save their monastery from closing. He goes to Hollywood where he encounters a number of eccentric characters.
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1980
A naive monk, named Brother Ambrose, is sent by the abbot on a mission to raise $5,000 in order to save their monastery from closing. He goes to Hollywood where he encounters a number of eccentric characters.
TOP 18:
Harlem Nights
Richard Pryor as: Sugar Ray
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Release: 1989
'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Nona Gaye movies?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Release: 1989
'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Nona Gaye movies?
TOP 17:
Uptown Saturday Night
Richard Pryor as: Sharp Eye Washington
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Action
Release: 1974
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Sidney Poitier movies?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Action
Release: 1974
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Sidney Poitier movies?
TOP 16:
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Richard Pryor as: Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Release: 1986
Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related incident, Jo Jo remains in a coma, and, while in this state, he looks back on his life. Drifting off into memories of his troubled childhood, Jo Jo revisits his youth, recalling his eventual rise to fame and the decadence that followed. As he considers his existence, he must decide if he wants to go on living or not.
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Release: 1986
Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related incident, Jo Jo remains in a coma, and, while in this state, he looks back on his life. Drifting off into memories of his troubled childhood, Jo Jo revisits his youth, recalling his eventual rise to fame and the decadence that followed. As he considers his existence, he must decide if he wants to go on living or not.
TOP 15:
Greased Lightning
Richard Pryor as: Wendell Scott
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Release: 1977
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Beau Bridges movies?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Release: 1977
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Beau Bridges movies?
TOP 14:
The Mack
Richard Pryor as: Slim
Genre: Drama
Release: 1973
Goldie returns from five years at the state pen and winds up king of the pimping game. Trouble comes in the form of two corrupt white cops and a crime lord who wants him to return to the small time.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Roger E. Mosley movies?
Genre: Drama
Release: 1973
Goldie returns from five years at the state pen and winds up king of the pimping game. Trouble comes in the form of two corrupt white cops and a crime lord who wants him to return to the small time.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Roger E. Mosley movies?
TOP 13:
Stir Crazy
Richard Pryor as: Harry Monroe
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1980
New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employment — they're sent to prison.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Craig T. Nelson movies?
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1980
New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employment — they're sent to prison.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Craig T. Nelson movies?
TOP 12:
Brewster's Millions
Richard Pryor as: Montgomery Brewster
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1985
Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit 300 million dollars if he can successfully spend 30 million dollars in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's a lot harder than it sounds!
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Mike Hagerty movies?
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1985
Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit 300 million dollars if he can successfully spend 30 million dollars in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's a lot harder than it sounds!
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Mike Hagerty movies?
TOP 11:
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
Richard Pryor as: Self
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1983
One of comedian Richard Pryor's later stand-up performances. As foul-mouthed as ever, Pryor touches on most of the same topics as in his previous live shows.
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1983
One of comedian Richard Pryor's later stand-up performances. As foul-mouthed as ever, Pryor touches on most of the same topics as in his previous live shows.
TOP 10:
Silver Streak
Richard Pryor as: Grover Muldoon
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Release: 1976
A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. But all that accomplishes is to get the killer after him.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Release: 1976
A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. But all that accomplishes is to get the killer after him.
TOP 9:
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Richard Pryor as: Wallace 'Wally' Karue
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Release: 1989
A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the shot but cannot see the perpetrator. Both are arrested, but escape to form an unlikely partnership. Being chased by both the law AND the original killers, can the pair work together to outwit them all?
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Lauren Tom movies?
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Release: 1989
A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the shot but cannot see the perpetrator. Both are arrested, but escape to form an unlikely partnership. Being chased by both the law AND the original killers, can the pair work together to outwit them all?
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Lauren Tom movies?
TOP 8:
Lady Sings the Blues
Richard Pryor as: Piano Man
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Release: 1972
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featured.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Billy Dee Williams movies?
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Release: 1972
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featured.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Billy Dee Williams movies?
TOP 7:
And the Oscar Goes To...
Richard Pryor as: Self (archive footage)
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Release: 2014
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jennifer Hudson movies?
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Release: 2014
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jennifer Hudson movies?
TOP 6:
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Richard Pryor as: Self (archive footage)
Genre: Documentary
Release: 2013
Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.
Genre: Documentary
Release: 2013
Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.
TOP 5:
The Muppet Movie
Richard Pryor as: Balloon Vendor
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Music, Family
Release: 1979
A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Music, Family
Release: 1979
A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!
TOP 4:
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
Richard Pryor as: Self
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1979
Richard Pryor delivers monologues on race, sex, family and his favorite target—himself, live at the Terrace Theatre in Long Beach, California.
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1979
Richard Pryor delivers monologues on race, sex, family and his favorite target—himself, live at the Terrace Theatre in Long Beach, California.
TOP 3:
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Richard Pryor as: Self
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1982
Richard Pryor's stand-up act includes his frank discussion about his freebasing addiction, as well as the infamous night on June 9, 1980 that he caught on fire.
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1982
Richard Pryor's stand-up act includes his frank discussion about his freebasing addiction, as well as the infamous night on June 9, 1980 that he caught on fire.
TOP 2:
Blue Collar
Richard Pryor as: Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown
Genre: Drama, Crime
Release: 1978
Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.
Genre: Drama, Crime
Release: 1978
Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.
TOP 1:
Lost Highway
Richard Pryor as: Arnie
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Release: 1997
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Release: 1997
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
If you like the best Richard Pryor movies, then you will also like the best Mel Brooks movies, where many of their films coincide.
