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Sidney Poitier

77%
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77 %
Fresh
Movies Counted: 26
Fresh: 20  Rotten:6
Average Rating: 7.2/10
How does the celebrity Tomatometer work?
RT's celebrity Tomatometer measures the percentage of all the rated movies in a celebrity's filmography that are "fresh." [-]
Range of Movie T-meters: 6% - 100%
Number of Movies: 59
Bio: Sir Sidney Poitier KBE, (IPA pronunciation: ) (born February 20, 1927), is a Bahamian American Academy Award-winning actor (film and stage), film director, and activist. He has been hailed as a breakthrough star thanks to acclaimed performances, [More...]
 
 

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The Bedford Incident (1965)
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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

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2007

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Ali Rap

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2006

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Quincy Jones: In the Pocket

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2002

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Free of Eden

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1999

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Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

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1999

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Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

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1999

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A Century of Black Cinema

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1997

13% 13%

The Jackal

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1997

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Mandela & de Klerk

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1997

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A Good Day to Die

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1995

80% 80%

Sneakers

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1992

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Braille Insight Series - Bridges to Independence

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1991

83% 83%

Separate But Equal

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1991

6% 6%

Ghost Dad

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1990

86% 86%

Little Nikita

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1988

100% 100%

Shoot to Kill

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1988

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Fast Forward

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1984

38% 38%

Hanky Panky

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1982

71% 71%

Stir Crazy

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1981

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A Piece of the Action

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1977

80% 80%

Let's Do It Again

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1975

71% 71%

Uptown Saturday Night

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1974

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The Wilby Conspiracy

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1974

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A Warm December

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1972

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Buck and the Preacher

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1971

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