Iris Little Thomas

Acting

Iris Little Thomas

Acting credits

Malcolm X poster
7.6

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.

Malcolm X

1992

S.W.A.T. poster
6.2

Hondo Harrelson recruits Jim Street to join an elite unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Together they seek out more members, including tough Deke Kay and single mom Chris Sanchez. The team's first big assignment is to escort crime boss Alex Montel to prison. It seems routine, but when Montel offers a huge reward to anyone who can break him free, criminals of various stripes step up for the prize.

S.W.A.T.

2003

Above the Rim poster
7.1

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.

Above the Rim

1994

For Ladies Only poster
4.7

An aspiring young actor moonlights as a male stripper while looking for work in the theatre.

For Ladies Only

1981

Boycott poster
6.7

This made-for-TV movie dramatizes the historic boycott of public buses in the 1950s, led by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Boycott

2001

Drop Squad poster
3.5

Controversial film about an underground organization that kidnaps and 'deprograms' African Americans who sell out or deny their cultural heritage. Spike Lee is the Executive Producer.

Drop Squad

1994

Everyday People poster
6.2

The closing of a local restaurant concerns a number of employees who've dedicated their lives to the eatery

Everyday People

2004

Goodnight Bill poster
4.8

When a cynical old man is forced to share his hospital room with a stranger, he discovers through the power of friendship that it's never too late to change your outlook on life.

Goodnight Bill

2005

Maid in America poster
10.0

An unemployed worker answers a personal ad for a housekeeper to a crusading female lawyer, and then takes her to court to force her to accept him into her home, claiming sex discrimination.

Maid in America

1982

Rhythm Is a Dancer poster
NR

Ro, a young woman with a dwindling dance career, returns home after many years to meet her biological father for the first time. Born to Susan, a mother who chose artificial insemination, Ro grapples with the complexities of her unconventional family dynamic. After taking a new job, she forms an unexpected bond with three spirited octogenarians who help her reconnect with her family, her roots, and herself.

Rhythm Is a Dancer

2025