Movies by Courtney B. Vance

The Groveland Four

The Groveland Four

July, 1949: four young black men are wrongly accused of rape by a 17-year-old farm wife in rural Lake County, Florida. The case of “The Groveland Four” included a race riot, torture, multiple murders, two trials and a Supreme Court reversal. Though widely covered by the national press, the case has been largely forgotten... even though it helped lay a foundation for the Civil Rights Movement.

Naked City: A Killer Christmas

Naked City: A Killer Christmas

An ambitious reporter gets in the way of two cops assigned to investigate a serial killer who becomes active around Christmas time..

Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad

Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad

A number of slaves risk their lives to escape their masters with their only help coming from the famous secret slave escape network.

Partners of the Heart

Partners of the Heart

Recounts the extraordinary segregation-era partnership between two surgeons--one black and one white--who defied the medical establishment and changed the course of cardiac surgery.