The Mack

Apr 4, 1973

1h 50m

★ 6.4

Now that you've seen all the rest... make way for "The Mack"

Overview

A recently-released convict becomes the most powerful pimp in Oakland, but tragedy ensues when his activities draw the ire of two corrupt cops and the crime lord he once worked for.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Harbor Productions

The Mack Trailers

Cast

Goldie

Max Julien

Hank

Don Gordon

Slim

Richard Pryor

Lulu

Carol Speed

Fatman

George Murdock

Pretty Tony

Dick Anthony Williams

Himself

Terrible Tom

Himself

Ted Ward

Himself

Frank Ward

Olinga

Roger E. Mosley

Mother

Juanita Moore

Jed

William Watson

When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.

6.7

Klute

Jun 23, 1971

A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.

6.4

Shaft

Jun 23, 1971

Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

6.0

Shaft's Big Score!

Jun 21, 1972

John Shaft is back as the lady-loved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client.

6.0

Shaft in Africa

Jun 20, 1973

Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.

8.0

Casino

Nov 22, 1995

In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

5.7

Sigai

Jan 9, 2019

A pimp must investigate the sudden disappearance of his network’s most demanded prostitute.

7.5

True Romance

Sep 9, 1993

Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

7.7

Vivre Sa Vie

Sep 20, 1962

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

7.3

Down by Law

Sep 20, 1986

A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.

5.7

Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold

Jul 11, 1975

When fellow operatives and friends disappear during a mission in Hong Kong, Cleopatra Jones comes to help. She discovers the disappearance involves The Dragon Lady, a feared lipstick lesbian who runs a casino and the local drug trade.

7.2

Revanche

May 16, 2008

Alex, an ex-con working as muscle in a Vienna brothel, dreams of escaping with his girlfriend Tamara, who also works there. Their attempt to break free sets off a chain of events that links their fate with a rural police officer and his troubled marriage. As their lives intersect, a quiet struggle unfolds between guilt, grief, and the desire for redemption.

6.6

Mardaani

Aug 22, 2014

A Mumbai police officer's search for a missing teenage girl leads her to the depraved world of child trafficking. What follows is a cat-and-mouse game between the officer and a ruthless mafia kingpin.

7.0

Midaq Alley

May 5, 1995

Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava, who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel, is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma, who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita, the desperate spinster who pursues many love affairs in hopes of finding a husband.

6.1

Black Belt Jones

Jan 28, 1974

Jones is a secret agent who has gone into semi-retirement, concentrating instead on teaching the martial arts to inner city youths. The karate school is run by a kindly old coot named Pops. His gambling debts, however, bring the local thug, Pinky, down on him. To make matters worse, Pinky is then hired by some white thugs who want to get a hold of the property Pops' school occupies so they can build a shopping mall. When things get heavy, Black Belt Jones leaps into action. Only he's not alone. Pops' daughter, Sidney, shows up to lend a hand, proving herself every bit as agile and powerful a martial artist as Jones.

5.8

Dolemite

Apr 26, 1975

Dolemite is a pimp who was set up by Willie Greene and the cops, who have planted drugs, stolen furs, and guns in his trunk and got him sentenced to 20 years in jail. One day, Queen B and a warden planned to get him out of Jail and get Willie Green and Mitchell busted for what they did to him.

6.4

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Nov 10, 1988

Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.

7.6

Scarlet Street

Dec 25, 1945

Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.

8.1

Taxi Driver

Feb 9, 1976

Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.