Nelson George: movies and TV shows
Nelson George has 68 credits in the archive: 52 films and 16 TV series, from 1990 to 2026. Highest rated: Soundbreaking (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1990 – 2026 · busiest year: 2012 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Misty Green | Film | — | 68 | |
| 2026 | Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association | Self | TV | 6.7 | 68 |
| 2026 | The Last Critic | Film | 5.0 | 68 | |
| 2025 | Hip Hop Was Born Here | Self | TV | 3.6 | 67 |
| 2025 | True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power | Film | 6.5 | 67 | |
| 2023 | Dear Mama | TV | 8.6 | 65 | |
| 2023 | Bill Russell: Legend | Self - Author & Filmmaker | TV | 7.2 | 65 |
| 2023 | Thriller 40 | Self | Film | 8.7 | 65 |
| 2023 | Thriller 40 | Film | 8.7 | 65 | |
| 2023 | Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World | Self | TV | 7.0 | 65 |
| 2023 | Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen | Self | Film | 5.0 | 65 |
| 2022 | Sidney | Self | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 2022 | Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution | Self | TV | 6.0 | 64 |
| 2022 | Biography: Bobby Brown | Self - Author, Filmmaker | TV | 7.0 | 64 |
| 2022 | Say Hey, Willie Mays! | Film | 6.0 | 64 | |
| 2021 | Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy | Self | Film | 6.8 | 63 |
| 2021 | A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks | Self | Film | 6.9 | 63 |
| 2020 | With Drawn Arms | Self | Film | 5.4 | 62 |
| 2020 | With Drawn Arms | Film | 5.4 | 62 | |
| 2019 | The Black Godfather | Film | 6.6 | 61 | |
| 2019 | The Minnesota Sound | Self - Billboard | Film | — | 61 |
| 2018 | Basketball: A Love Story | Self | TV | 7.3 | 60 |
| 2018 | Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' | Self | TV | 6.3 | 60 |
| 2018 | Shut Up and Dribble | Self - Writer & Filmmaker | TV | 1.0 | 60 |
| 2017 | The Nineties | Self | TV | 6.9 | 59 |
| 2017 | Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus | TV | 7.3 | 59 | |
| 2016 | Soundbreaking | Self | TV | 7.8 | 58 |
| 2016 | The Get Down | TV | 7.3 | 58 | |
| 2016 | The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story | Film | 7.0 | 58 | |
| 2015 | A Ballerina's Tale | Self | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 2015 | A Ballerina's Tale | Film | 6.4 | 57 | |
| 2015 | Hustlers Convention | Self | Film | 5.7 | 57 |
| 2014 | Top Five | Film | 6.1 | 56 | |
| 2014 | Finding the Funk | Film | 7.2 | 56 | |
| 2013 | Disdain the Mundane | Film | — | 55 | |
| 2012 | Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ | Self | Film | 5.0 | 54 |
| 2012 | Brooklyn Boheme | Film | 6.8 | 54 | |
| 2012 | Brooklyn Boheme | Film | 6.8 | 54 | |
| 2012 | Brooklyn Boheme | Film | 6.8 | 54 | |
| 2012 | Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | The Announcement | Film | 6.9 | 54 | |
| 2012 | All Hail the Beat | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | All Hail the Beat | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2010 | Left Unsaid | Film | — | 52 | |
| 2009 | Good Hair | Film | 6.5 | 51 | |
| 2009 | Downtown Calling | Self | Film | — | 51 |
| 2007 | Life Support | Film | 5.6 | 49 | |
| 2007 | Life Support | Film | 5.6 | 49 | |
| 2007 | The Wire: The Last Word | Self | Film | 1.5 | 49 |
| 2007 | The Wire Odyssey | Self | Film | 7.1 | 49 |
| 2007 | Queens of Disco | Self | Film | — | 49 |
| 2005 | Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship | Self | Film | 10.0 | 47 |
| 2004 | Everyday People | Film | 6.2 | 46 | |
| 2004 | And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop | Self | TV | — | 46 |
| 2002 | It's Black Entertainment | Self | Film | 8.7 | 44 |
| 2001 | One Special Moment | Film | 9.0 | 43 | |
| 2001 | Raisin' Kane: A Rapumentary | Self | Film | 9.0 | 43 |
| 1999 | Michael Jordan: His Airness | Self | Film | 7.1 | 41 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | TV | 6.3 | 37 | |
| 1995 | Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat | Film | 7.5 | 37 | |
| 1993 | CB4 | Film | 6.1 | 35 | |
| 1993 | CB4 | Film | 6.1 | 35 | |
| 1993 | CB4 | Film | 6.1 | 35 | |
| 1993 | Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. | Film | 6.9 | 35 | |
| 1991 | Strictly Business | Film | 5.4 | 33 | |
| 1991 | Suspect | Film | 7.0 | 33 | |
| 1990 | Def by Temptation | Film | 4.8 | 32 | |
| Revisiting The Learning Tree | Film | — | — |