{"id":391055,"date":"2022-01-07T23:52:12","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T20:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/best-sidney-poitier-movies-ranked\/"},"modified":"2022-01-07T23:52:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T20:52:12","slug":"best-sidney-poitier-movies-ranked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/best-sidney-poitier-movies-ranked\/","title":{"rendered":"#Best Sidney Poitier Movies, Ranked"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38795c4446d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38795c4446d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/best-sidney-poitier-movies-ranked\/#7_To_Sir_With_Love\" >7  To Sir, With Love<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/best-sidney-poitier-movies-ranked\/#6_Blackboard_Jungle\" >6  Blackboard Jungle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/best-sidney-poitier-movies-ranked\/#5_Guess_Whos_Coming_to_Dinner\" >5  Guess Who&#8217;s Coming to Dinner?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/best-sidney-poitier-movies-ranked\/#4_The_Defiant_Ones\" >4  The Defiant Ones<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/best-sidney-poitier-movies-ranked\/#3_Lilies_of_the_Field\" >3  Lilies of the Field<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/best-sidney-poitier-movies-ranked\/#2_A_Raisin_in_the_Sun\" >2  A Raisin in the Sun<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/best-sidney-poitier-movies-ranked\/#1_In_the_Heat_of_Night\" >1  In the Heat of Night<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Best Sidney Poitier <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Movies<\/a>, Ranked<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\"> Sidney Poitier was one of the most groundbreaking actors in Hollywood. In the modern era, moviegoers can enjoy movies like <em>Black Panther <\/em>and <em>Judas and the Black Messiah<\/em>, but when Poitier began his career, Black actors did not receive opportunities to be in leading roles, and they were locked into racist stereotypes that fed into the ideologies pushed by American cinema at the time. Poitier was the first Black actor to become one of Hollywood\u2019s most sought-after talents, but it was for several good reasons. He was a talented and prolific actor, taking in stride every role, and he was diplomatic in his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach. His characters appealed to Black and white audiences, thus allowing more people to empathize with their struggle.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #1! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: Below First Paragraph! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: mid intro! --> He began his career in the 1950 movie <em>No Way Out<\/em>, where he portrayed a doctor assigned to white racist patients. <em>No Way Out <\/em>was highly controversial when it came out, and it was even <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1950\/08\/31\/archives\/chicago-ban-is-lifted-on-film-no-way-out.html\">banned in Chicago<\/a>. The fifties were a difficult time for Poitier, and he was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/lifestyle\/style\/1991\/04\/07\/the-prime-time-of-sidney-poitier\/6a61cc0e-53d4-4755-bbb1-dfb9a997c3c1\/\">blacklisted<\/a> for being Black or supposedly being a communist. Poitier went on to win the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1963, as the Civil Rights Movement began to gain traction, for his movie <em>Lilies of the Field<\/em>. It was fitting that Poitier\u2019s movie appearances coincided with the rise of the Civil Rights Movement, as, for the first time, a single Black man brought a form of representation that was a step closer to progress. These are Poitier\u2019s best movies.<br \/>\n <span class=\"related-single\">Related: Sidney Poitier Dies, Legendary Oscar Winner Was 94<\/span><br \/>\n <!-- Zone: native in content. --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"to-sir-with-love\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_To_Sir_With_Love\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">7 <\/span> To Sir, With Love<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img responsive-img img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/maxresdefault-8.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/maxresdefault-8.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/maxresdefault-8.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/maxresdefault-8.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Man in suit is handed a present.\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Columbia British Productions <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #2! --> Poitier stars as Mark Thackeray in <em>To Sir, With Love, <\/em>a British Guyanese immigrant who becomes a teacher while waiting to start his engineering career. This school is full of students considered difficult and this is why the school hired Thackeray; all the other teachers quit. He has no experience being a teacher and becomes frustrated with the students\u2019 antics. But when he applies his brand of discipline via teaching respect, there\u2019s hope for change. This is a movie that seems simple the first glance, but it goes deeper into issues about youth, acceptance, race, and coming-of-age in the sixties. Poitier would then also star in the sequel, which was released almost thirty years later.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"blackboard-jungle\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Blackboard_Jungle\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">6 <\/span> Blackboard Jungle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img responsive-img img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:74.9%\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Blackboard-Jungle_1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Blackboard-Jungle_1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Blackboard-Jungle_1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Blackboard-Jungle_1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"2000\" height=\"1498\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Boys sit at a desk; image is in black and white.\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">MGM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> <em>Blackboard Jungle<\/em> was released twelve years before <em>To Sir, With Love<\/em>, and it shows Poitier in a role opposite to the one he played in <em>To Sir, With Love<\/em>. Glenn Ford portrays a teacher at an inner-city school, one where the students in the class all lack <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> etiquette and cause disturbances. His struggle to quit or stay is the biggest conflict, leading to a series of events that shakes the decision-making process. Poitier is one of the troubled students, although he is very musically talented. The issues in <em>Blackboard Jungle <\/em>are still very relevant today in education access and equity.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #3! --><br \/>\n<!-- Zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"guess-who-39-s-coming-to-dinner\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Guess_Whos_Coming_to_Dinner\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">5 <\/span> Guess Who&#8217;s Coming to Dinner?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img responsive-img img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:62.1%\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/guess-whos-coming-to-dinner-thumb-slide-1-black-women.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/guess-whos-coming-to-dinner-thumb-slide-1-black-women.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/guess-whos-coming-to-dinner-thumb-slide-1-black-women.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/guess-whos-coming-to-dinner-thumb-slide-1-black-women.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"1000\" height=\"621\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"White woman and black man stand next to each other.\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">\ufffcColumbia Pictures <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> <em>Guess Who\u2019s Coming to Dinner <\/em>was one of the very first films to depict interracial marriage positively, especially when it was still illegal in some states. After ten days of their initial meeting, Dr. John Prentice (Poitier) and Joanna Drayton (Katharine Houghton) are engaged, and she brings him home to meet her parents (Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy). While her mother accepts the situation, her father is hesitant, and then another problem complicates the situation: they need to meet John\u2019s parents too. The movie was a box-office hit and was Poitier\u2019s third hit of that year (1967), although some criticized his character for being too perfect and hard to reject by anyone.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-defiant-ones\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_The_Defiant_Ones\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">4 <\/span> The Defiant Ones<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img responsive-img img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:73.75%\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Defiant-Ones_2.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Defiant-Ones_2.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Defiant-Ones_2.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Defiant-Ones_2.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"2000\" height=\"1475\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Two men handcuffed together wade through river.\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Stanley Kramer Productions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> In <em>The Defiant Ones<\/em>, two men, one white (Tony Curtis) and one Black (Sidney Poitier), are two prisoners who\u2019ve escaped. There are just two problems involved: they&#8217;re shackled together and they hate each other. As the police begin to hunt them down, they must learn to cooperate, and, in the process, they might learn to like each other outside of the basis of skin color. Because viewers spend time with only these two men, the movie tracks a shift in their relationship and in their way of viewing the world in regards to race, thus making this a character-driven story. Released in 1958, this would be one of many collaborations between director Stanley Kramer (who also did <em>Guess Who\u2019s Coming to Dinner<\/em>) and Poitier.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #4! --><br \/>\n<!-- Zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"lilies-of-the-field\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Lilies_of_the_Field\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">3 <\/span> Lilies of the Field<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img responsive-img img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:65.142857142857%\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/liliesofthefield196381430.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/liliesofthefield196381430.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/liliesofthefield196381430.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/liliesofthefield196381430.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"3500\" height=\"2280\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Man fixes cross.\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">\ufffcRainbow Productions <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> <em>Lilies of the Field <\/em>is a historically significant movie, not only because Sidney Poitier was the first Black man to win Best Actor at the Oscars, but because of how it came out at a critical time of American history. Poitier portrays Homer Smith, an unemployed ex-soldier moving to find work. As he stops in Arizona, he runs into a group of nuns that believes he\u2019s been sent by God to help them build a chapel. Faith and trust are at the core of this movie, creating a pleasant watching experience. The movie was a hit and nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-raisin-in-the-sun\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_A_Raisin_in_the_Sun\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">2 <\/span> A Raisin in the Sun<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img responsive-img img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:74.625%\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/A-Raisin-in-the-Sune.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/A-Raisin-in-the-Sune.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/A-Raisin-in-the-Sune.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/A-Raisin-in-the-Sune.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"1600\" height=\"1194\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Family stands around matriarch.\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">\ufffcColumbia Pictures <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> Lorraine Hansberry\u2019s groundbreaking play <em>A Raisin in the Sun <\/em>was adapted for the screen in 1961. A Black family is trying to improve their financial situation after the patriarch\u2019s death, and they\u2019re waiting for the life insurance to pay them. They dream of improving their lives, moving into a better neighborhood with a good home, investing, and potentially sending one of the kids to medical school. Housing discrimination and racism are some of the biggest problems the family faces while doing this. The film had positive feedback and was praised for its acting.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #5! --><br \/>\n<!-- Zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"in-the-heat-of-night\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_In_the_Heat_of_Night\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">1 <\/span> In the Heat of Night<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img responsive-img img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:62.1%\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/in-the-heat-of-the-night-slide-2.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/in-the-heat-of-the-night-slide-2.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/in-the-heat-of-the-night-slide-2.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/in-the-heat-of-the-night-slide-2.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"1000\" height=\"621\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Two men, one black and white, glare at each other.\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">\ufffcThe Mirisch Corporation <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> <em>In the Heat of Night <\/em>is one of Poitier\u2019s most famous films, particularly for one scene where he slaps a white police officer back. Poitier plays a homicide detective passing through a Georgia town when local police accuse him of murdering a rich man. <em>In the Heat of Night <\/em>takes a Southern town suspicious of any outsiders, especially if they\u2019re not white. 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