Aunjanue Ellis
The Color Purple (2023)
The Color Purple is an upcoming American musical coming-of-age period drama film directed by Blitz Bazawule and adapted for the screen by Marcus Gardley from the 2005 stage musical of the same name, which is in turn based on Alice Walker's 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. It is the second film adaptation of the novel, following S...
Starring: Cicely Tyson•Louis Gossett Jr.•Sissy Spacek•Julia Pace Mitchell•Denzel Washington•Mary Steenburgen•Dennis Quaid•Saul Rubinek•David Alan Grier•Warwick Davis
King Richard (2021)
King Richard is a 2021 American biographical sports drama film directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and written by Zach Baylin. The film stars Will Smith as Richard Williams, the father and coach of famed tennis players Venus and Serena Williams, with Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn, and Jon Bernthal in supporting roles.
Starring: Patrick Bauchau•William Forsythe•Curtis Armstrong•Julia Pace Mitchell•Brian Kerwin•Jim Carrey•John Turturro
The Help (2011)
The Help is a 2011 period dramedy film written and directed by Tate Taylor and based on Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name. The film features an ensemble cast, including Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney and Sissy Spacek. The film and novel recount the story of a young white ...
Starring: Dylan McDermott•Samuel L. Jackson•Tony Goldwyn•Charles S. Dutton•Julianne Moore•Angela Bassett•Ron Eldard•Will Smith•Larenz Tate•Regina King
I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)
I Love You Phillip Morris is a 2009 English-language French black comedy film based on a 1980s and 1990s real-life story of con artist, impostor and multiple prison escapee Steven Jay Russell, as played by Jim Carrey. While incarcerated, Russell falls in love with his fellow inmate, Phillip Morris. After Morris is released from prison, Russell esca...
Starring: James Gandolfini•Brian Haley•Sean Nelson•David Krumholtz•Ashley Johnson•Julia Pace Mitchell•Richard Schiff•Allison Janney•Ewan McGregor•Leslie Mann
Notorious (2009)
Notorious is a 2009 American biographical drama film about the Brooklyn-based hip-hop artist Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G / Biggie Smalls" Wallace, directed by George Tillman Jr. and written by Reggie Rock Bythewood and Cheo Hodari Coker. It stars Jamal Woolard as Wallace, alongside Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, and Anthony Mackie in supporting r...
Starring: Jamie Foxx•Edie Falco•Naturi Naughton•Julia Pace Mitchell•Luis Guzmán•Rob Brown•Omar Benson Miller•Derek Luke•Mike Vogel•Jordan Gelber
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
The Taking of Pelham 123 is a 2009 American action thriller film directed by Tony Scott. It is the third film adaptation of the John Godey novel of the same name. The film is about a train dispatcher, who is pressed into the role of negotiator after a criminal hijacks a subway car of passengers. The film was released on June 12, 2009. It grossed $1...
Starring: Geoff Stults•Octavia Spencer•Deon Cole•Leslie Jordan•Dameon Clarke•Anthony Mackie•Michael Rispoli•Evan Jones•Adrian Martinez•Marylouise Burke
The Express: The Ernie Davis Story (2008)
The Express: The Ernie Davis Story is a 2008 American sports film produced by John Davis and directed by Gary Fleder. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Charles Leavitt from a 1983 book Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express, authored by Robert C. Gallagher. The film is based on the life of Syracuse University football player Ernie D...
Starring: Aunjanue Ellis•Nelsan Ellis•Taraji P. Henson•Marc Macaulay•Marc John Jefferies•LaTanya Richardson•Clarke Peters•Jon Bernthal•Julia Pace Mitchell•Kevin Phillips
Freedomland (2006)
Freedomland is a 2006 American crime drama mystery film directed by Joe Roth and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard, William Forsythe, Aunjanue Ellis, and Anthony Mackie. It is based on Richard Price's 1998 novel of the same name, which touches on themes of covert racism. The film grossed $14.7 million against a $30 ...
Starring: Antoni Corone•J.D. Evermore•Elizabeth Marvel•Jamal Woolard•Antonique Smith•Naturi Naughton•Julia Pace Mitchell•Corey Hawkins•Colman Domingo
Ray (2004)
Ray is a 2004 American biographical musical drama film focusing on 30 years in the life of rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles. The independently produced film was co-produced and directed by Taylor Hackford, and written by James L. White from a story by Hackford and White. It stars Jamie Foxx in the title role, along with Kerry Washington, Clift...
Starring: Saniyya Sidney•Danielle Brooks•Demi Singleton•Halle Bailey•Regina King•David Krumholtz•Terrence Howard•Richard Schiff•Jamie Foxx•Bokeem Woodbine