Where to watch Stanley Nelson in the UK
Find every Stanley Nelson film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
Stanley Earl Nelson Jr. (born June 7, 1951) is an American documentary filmmaker and a MacArthur Fellow known as a director, writer and producer of documentaries examining African-American history and experiences. He is a recipient of the 2013 National Humanities Medal from President Obama. He has won three Primetime Emmy Awards. Among his notable films are Freedom Riders (2010), Wounded Knee (2009), Jonestown: The Life & Death of People's Temple (2006), Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice (2005), A Place of Our Own (2004), The Murder of Emmett Till (2003), and The Black Press: Soldiers…
Stanley Nelson films streaming in the UK
Most-watched films featuring Stanley Nelson, available across UK streaming, rent and buy.
Stanley Nelson TV shows streaming in the UK
Selected TV credits featuring Stanley Nelson.
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- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- American Experience (1988) Writer
- 30 for 30 (2009) Director
- Hollywood Black (2024) as Self
- Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021) Director
- Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) Director
- We Shall Remain (2009) Director
- Attica (2021) Director
- Freedom Riders (2010) Writer
- Jesse Owens (2012) Writer
- Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (2015) Executive Producer
- The Murder of Emmett Till (2003) Director
- After Jackie (2022) Producer
- Becoming Frederick Douglass (2022) Director
- Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) Director
- American Carnage (2017) Executive Producer
- Free for All: The Public Library (2025) Executive Producer
- The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords (1999) Producer
- Freedom Summer (2014) Director
- We Want the Funk! (2025) Director
- Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas (2012) Director
- Hazing (2022) Executive Producer
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) Director
- Frederick Douglass: An American Life (1985) Sound Recordist
- Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans (2008) Executive Producer
- Gavin Grimm vs. (2017) Executive Producer
- Picket Line (2017) Executive Producer
- The Inquisitor (2025) Executive Producer
- Black Panthers (2020) Director
- Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre (2021) Director
- BOSS: The Black Experience in Business (2019) Producer
- A Place of Our Own (2004) Director
- Sister Úna Lived a Good Death (2024) Executive Producer
- Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind (2001) Director
- Vick (2020) Director
- Sun Ra: Do the Impossible (2025) Executive Producer
- Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day (2021) Executive Producer
- Disco’s Revenge (2024) Executive Producer
- Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect (2025) Executive Producer
- Sound of the Police (2023) Director
- Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom (2021) Director
- Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities (2017) Director
- Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney (2023) Executive Producer
- Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise (2004) Director
- American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez (2026) Executive Producer
- Critical Condition: Health in Black America (2025) Director
- True North (2025) Executive Producer
- San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood (2024) Director
- Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology (2023) Executive Producer
- Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops) (1976) Assistant Editor
- Puerto Rico: Our Right to Decide (1981) Writer
- Bulls and Saints (2023) Executive Producer
- Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker (1987) Director
- Black Memorabilia (2018) Script Supervisor
- Sydney G. James: How We See Us (2023) Executive Producer
- The Story of Access (2018) Director
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Where can I watch Stanley Nelson films in the UK?
Stanley Nelson's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Stanley Nelson's most popular films?
Most-watched Stanley Nelson films currently: Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021), Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019), Attica (2021), Freedom Riders (2010), Jesse Owens (2012).
What TV shows has Stanley Nelson appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Daily Show (1996), American Experience (1988), 30 for 30 (2009), Hollywood Black (2024), We Shall Remain (2009).
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