James Baldwin

Biography

James Arthur Baldwin was an African-American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His essays, as collected in Notes of a Native Son, explore palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-20th-century America, and their inevitable if unnameable tensions.

Known for

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The New Yorker at 100

2025 ⭐ 6.9

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James Baldwin Abroad

2023 ⭐ 10.0

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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022 ⭐ 6.5

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Madonna: Madame X

2021 ⭐ 7.7

Career timeline

2025

The New Yorker at 100

Self (archive footage) · 2025

⭐ 6.9

2023

James Baldwin Abroad Notable

Self · 2023

⭐ 10.0

2022

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Self (archive footage) · 2022

⭐ 6.5

2021

Madonna: Madame X Notable

Self (archive footage) (uncred · 2021

⭐ 7.7

i ran from it and was still in it

Self (voice) (archive footage) · 2021

⭐ 6.0

2020

De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade

Self · 2020

2018

Robert Penn Warren: A Vision

2018

Mr. SOUL! Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2018

⭐ 7.0

Target: St. Louis Vol. 1

Self (archive footage) · 2018

2017

The Madding Crowd

Self (archive footage) · 2017

2014

A Person Is More Important Than Anything Else

Self (archive footage) · 2014

2013

Off-White Tulips

Self · 2013

⭐ 6.0

2011

Public Speaking

Self (archive footage) · 2011

⭐ 7.0

1989

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

Self (archive footage) · 1989

⭐ 3.0

1985

The Statue of Liberty

Self - Writer · 1985

⭐ 6.9

1982

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

1982

⭐ 6.5

1978

The Black Contribution: Literature and Theatre

Himself · 1978

1973

James Baldwin: From Another Place

Self · 1973

⭐ 6.5

1971

Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris Notable

Self · 1971

⭐ 7.0

1970

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis Notable

Self (archive footage) · 1970

⭐ 7.3

1968

Baldwin's Nigger

Self · 1968

⭐ 6.9

1965

Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley

Self · 1965

1964

Take This Hammer Notable

Self · 1964

⭐ 10.0

Frequently appears with

Julianne Moore

Self – Narrator (voice)

Françoise Mouly

Self

Dick Gregory

Self

Full filmography

HD

The New Yorker at 100

2025 ⭐ 6.9

HD

James Baldwin Abroad

2023 ⭐ 10.0

HD

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022 ⭐ 6.5

HD

Madonna: Madame X

2021 ⭐ 7.7

HD

i ran from it and was still in it

2021 ⭐ 6.0

HD

De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade

2020

HD

Robert Penn Warren: A Vision

2018

HD

Mr. SOUL!

2018 ⭐ 7.0

HD

Target: St. Louis Vol. 1

2018

HD

The Madding Crowd

2017

HD

A Person Is More Important Than Anything Else

2014

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Off-White Tulips

2013 ⭐ 6.0

HD

Public Speaking

2011 ⭐ 7.0

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James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

1989 ⭐ 3.0

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The Statue of Liberty

1985 ⭐ 6.9

HD

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

1982 ⭐ 6.5

HD

The Black Contribution: Literature and Theatre

1978

HD

James Baldwin: From Another Place

1973 ⭐ 6.5

HD

Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris

1971 ⭐ 7.0

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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970 ⭐ 7.3