List of the best Alfre Woodard movies: Crooklyn(1994), Clemency(2019), Juanita(2019), Miss Evers' Boys(1997), Passion Fish(1992), Reach for Me(2008), Burning Sands(2017), The Piano Lesson(1995), Pictures of Hollis Woods(2007), Holiday Heart(2000), The Water Is Wide(2006), Love & Basketball(2000) ... ...
Drama
USA
1994
112 Minutes
Alfre Woodard Delroy Lindo David Patrick Kelly Zelda Harris Carlton Williams Sharif Rashed Tse-Mach Washington Christopher Knowings Jose Zuniga Isaiah Washington Ivelka Reyes
young girl brother teacher father mother musician emotional moving brooklyn, n.y. apartment american south country house coming of age family youth growing up love transformation 1970s
Spike Lee's vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school teacher, her stubborn jazz musician husband and their five kids living in Brooklyn in 1973.
Drama
USA
2019
113 Minutes
Warden Bernadine Williams
Alfre Woodard Aldis Hodge Richard Schiff Wendell Pierce Richard Gunn Danielle Brooks LaMonica Garrett Vernee Watson Michael O'Neill Noshir Dalal Debbie Pollack
attorney prisoner family prison official solemn somber emotional courtroom prison america home death penalty moral dilemma relationships discovery metamorphosis 2010s
As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
Drama
USA
2019
Minutes
Executive Producer
Alfre Woodard Ashlie Atkinson Lindsley Register Elaine Miles Sam Hennings Acorye White Bonnie Johnson Michael Harding Katie Killacky Barry Ratcliffe Jordan Nia Elizabeth
Fed up with her life, Juanita leaves her grown kids behind and hits the road in search of a fresh start.
Drama
1997
118 Minutes
Alfre Woodard Laurence Fishburne Craig Sheffer Joe Morton Obba Babatundé E.G. Marshall Ossie Davis Von Coulter
nurse patient senator doctor farmer emotional uneasy shocking hospital courtroom alabama farm tuskegee study syphilis eunice evers conspiracy sacrifice 1970s
A nurse (Alfre Woodard) becomes involved in a government experiment to withhold treatment for syphilis from a group of black patients.
Drama
USA
1992
134 Minutes
Chantelle
Mary McDonnell Alfre Woodard David Strathairn Vondie Curtis-Hall Nora Dunn Sheila Kelley Angela Bassett Leo Burmester Mary Portser Shauntisa Willis John Henry Redwood
actress nurse daughter therapist friend emotional fiery profound louisiana family home new york city accident paralysis grief friendship alcoholism love-hate relationship discovery transformation rise
After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
90 Minutes
Seymour Cassel Alfre Woodard Johnny Whitworth Adrienne Barbeau Charlene Blaine LeVar Burton
Dying is hell - and Alvin's going to make sure everyone knows it. Academy Award nominees Seymour Cassell & Alfre Woodard star. AARP Movies for Grownups Award-winner.
Drama
USA
2017
96 Minutes
Trevor Jackson Alfre Woodard Steve Harris Tosin Cole DeRon Horton Trevante Rhodes Serayah Imani Hakim Octavius J. Johnson Rotimi Nafessa Williams
black student college student frat boy college dean professor bleak chilling dark gripping fast food restaurant car apartment college fraternity house oppression fraternity college humiliation escape fall
Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.
Drama
1995
95 Minutes
Charles S. Dutton Alfre Woodard Carl Gordon Tommy Hollis Lou Myers Courtney B. Vance Zelda Harris Rosalyn Coleman Tommy La Fitte
sharecropper sister slave grandmother child profound moving powerful pittsburgh mississippi slavery family piano money race relations life lessons sacrifice love 1850s
An heirloom handed down by slaves divides a brother (Charles Dutton) and sister (Alfre Woodard) in 1936 Pittsburgh.
Drama
2007
96 Minutes
Sissy Spacek Alfre Woodard Ridge Canipe James Tupper Julie Ann Emery Judith Ivey Jodelle Ferland Desiree Zurowski Valentina Cardinalli Rylee Stiles Rachel Corwin
A 12-year-old orphan (Jodelle Ferland) develops a strong bond with a retired teacher (Sissy Spacek) who becomes increasingly forgetful.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
2000
97 Minutes
Wanda
Ving Rhames Alfre Woodard Jessika Quynn Reynolds Mykelti Williamson Johnathan Wallace Philip Hayes Blu Mankuma Lorena Gale James Kidnie Peter Williams Guy Fauchon
writer single mother daughter drug dealer drug addict drag queen intense moving chicago nightclub apartment paris adoption abandonment family drug addiction singing christianity transformation growing up
A drag queen (Ving Rhames) mourning the loss of his lover takes in a drug addict (Alfre Woodard) and her daughter (Jessika Quynn Reynolds).
Drama
UK|Australia
2006
96 Minutes
Mrs. Brown
Jeff Hephner Frank Langella Alfre Woodard James Murtaugh Ivana Grace Marcus Carl Franklin Rodney Reid Howard Houston Cole Hawkins Shakura Franklin Michael Hammonds
Venezuela, Guatemala, Cuba, Chile, Salvador, Bolivia: people's struggle for democracy versus US imperialism in Latin America since the 1950s, backing coups and supporting dictatorships.
Romance
USA
2000
124 Minutes
Camille Wright
Sanaa Lathan Omar Epps Alfre Woodard Dennis Haysbert Debbi Morgan Harry Lennix Kyla Pratt Glenndon Chatman
basketball player mother father love interest endearing positive sultry los angeles basketball court young love basketball competition father/son relationship love growing up 1990s
Monica and Quincy love and play basketball together through many life challenges from childhood to adulthood.
Drama
USA
2008
102 Minutes
Alma Roberts
Nicole Beharie Will Patton Alfre Woodard Tim Blake Nelson Michael O'Keefe Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner Charles S. Dutton Malcolm Barrett Tim Ware Paul David Story David Warshofsky
single mother district attorney police officer mother defense attorney narcotics officer inspiring powerful emotional prison courtroom housing project diner church texas fight for justice drug bust wrongfully accused custody battle racism
A single mother struggles to clear her name after being wrongly accused and arrested for dealing drugs in an impoverished town in Texas.
Biography
USA
1983
122 Minutes
Geechee
Mary Steenburgen Rip Torn Alfre Woodard Peter Coyote Dana Hill Joanna Miles Iake Eissinmann Cary Guffey Toni Hudson Jay O. Sanders John Hammond
writer husband love interest father daughter maid calm engaging moving florida backwoods small town writing small-town life friendship father/daughter relationship animals rise transformation love
In 1930's Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editor and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.
Drama
USA
1993
121 Minutes
Rosie Mangena
Danny Glover Malcolm McDowell Alfre Woodard Marius Weyers Maynard Eziashi Malick Bowens Grace Mahlaba Christopher John Hall
police detective activist taxidermist son father wife gripping emotional south africa household school race relations law freedom apartheid sacrifice rise underdog 1980s
In this story of a black policeman during South African apartheid, Danny Glover plays the cop, who believes he's trying to help his people, even while serving as a pawn of the racist ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1986
89 Minutes
Patricia
Farrah Fawcett James Russo Alfre Woodard Diana Scarwid Sandy Martin Eddie Velez Tom Everett Donna Lynn Leavy Enid Kent Michael Hennessy Clare Wren
attacker victim police officer neighbor suspenseful chilling house police station revenge rape violence escape quest 1980s
A woman takes revenge on the man who invades her home and tries to rape her.
Drama
USA
1982
100 Minutes
Kariha Ellsworth
James Brolin Dorian Harewood Alfre Woodard Antonio Fargas Robert Denison Louis Giambalvo Amy Madigan John McLiam Theodore Wilson Marc Alaimo
Two astronauts return to Earth to find that it has been destroyed by nuclear war. L.A. has been taken over by Cutter and his gang of outlaw bikers. Cutter rapes and pillages. There are also... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama
USA|Germany
2001
120 Minutes
Claudia Villars
Kevin Spacey Jeff Bridges Mary McCormack Alfre Woodard David Patrick Kelly Saul Williams Peter Gerety Celia Weston Ajay Naidu Tracy Vilar Melanee Murray
patient doctor therapist solemn moving hospital manhattan office repression supernatural psychoanalysis beliefs hypnosis alien discovery fall 2000s
PROT is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a faraway planet named K-PAX. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.
Comedy
USA
1999
112 Minutes
Lily
Loren Dean Hope Davis Jason Lee Alfre Woodard Mary McDonnell Pruitt Taylor Vince Zooey Deschanel Martin Short David Paymer Jane Adams Dana Ivey
therapist newcomer attorney patient psychologist billionaire quirky airy amusing small town united states office mental illness dark secrets love rivalry transformation 1990s
In the small town of Mumford, a psychologist of the same name moves in and quickly becomes very popular, despite a questionable past.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1989
102 Minutes
Popeye Jackson
Holly Hunter Mary Steenburgen Tim Robbins Alfre Woodard Scott Glenn Veanne Cox Ann Wedgeworth Trey Wilson Amy Wright Bert Remsen Christine Lahti
orphan cousin beauty pageant contestant seamstress southern belle lighthearted amusing spirited confident yazoo city, miss. house hall beauty pageant competition small town individuality schemes small-town life underdog quest
Carnelle wants to escape her dreary life, so she enters a local beauty contest, much to everyone's dismay.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2014
98 Minutes
Evelyn
Annabelle Wallis Ward Horton Tony Amendola Alfre Woodard Kerry O'Malley Brian Howe Eric Ladin Ivar Brogger Geoff Wehner Gabriel Bateman Shiloh Nelson
husband wife devil worshipper doll baby demon creepy dark frightening house store nursery car bedroom street marriage family crime devil worship possession
A couple begins to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.
Drama
USA
1996
99 Minutes
Evey
Jesse Borrego Benjamin Bratt Calvin Levels Steve Reevis Alfre Woodard Tom Bower
Three muralists (one Chicano, one Black, one American Indian) and the socially-maladjusted cousin of the Chicano muralist set off on a road trip with the intent of painting their images on ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama
2018
107 Minutes
Judge Benton
Michelle Monaghan Leem Lubany Common Alfred Molina Alfre Woodard Peter Krause Gabriel Bateman Ben Schnetzer Mykelti Williamson Waleed Zuaiter Kevin Chapman
Attorney Judy Wood leads a legal battle that changes the law for immigrants who seek asylum in the United States.
Drama
USA
2015
108 Minutes
Ryan Reynolds Ryan Fleck Ben Mendelsohn Sienna Miller Analeigh Tipton Robin Weigert Alfre Woodard James Toback Teri Wyble
gambling addict friend lot hilarious mississippi new orleans road trip game money transformation
Down on his luck and facing financial hardship, Gerry teams up with younger charismatic poker player, Curtis, in an attempt to change his luck. The two set off on a road trip through the South with visions of winning back what's been lost.
Drama
USA
1994
108 Minutes
Lavada McRae
Nick Nolte Mary McDonnell Shaquille O'Neal J.T. Walsh Ed O'Neill Alfre Woodard Bob Cousy Penny Hardaway Matt Nover Anthony C. Hall Robert Wuhl
basketball coach basketball player wife reporter tense brash basketball court college basketball college athletics corruption gambling fixed game cheating sacrifice fall 1990s
A college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive.
Comedy, Drama
2012
90 Minutes
Queen Latifah Phylicia Rashad Adepero Oduye Condola Rashad Jill Scott Alfre Woodard Michael Beasley Lance Gross Tory Kittles
Six Louisiana women (Queen Latifah, Phylicia Rashad, Adepero Oduye) gather at a beauty salon for their daily dose of female bonding.
Drama
USA
1984
97 Minutes
Esther
Paul Winfield Rosalind Cash James Bond III Roderick Wimberly Olivia Cole Ving Rhames Alfre Woodard CCH Pounder Linda Hopkins Ruby Dee
This film adaptation of James Baldwin's celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Harlem seeking both salvation and understanding and of a young boy ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1996
110 Minutes
Lily Sloane
Patrick Stewart Jonathan Frakes Brent Spiner LeVar Burton Michael Dorn Gates McFadden Marina Sirtis Alfre Woodard James Cromwell Alice Krige Neal McDonough
captain jean-luc picard alien friend crew member inventor cyborg intricate spectacular brooding suspenseful creepy inspiring space spaceship starship enterprise montana space travel rewriting history race relations bravery
The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.
Drama
USA
1995
116 Minutes
Marianna
Winona Ryder Maya Angelou Anne Bancroft Ellen Burstyn Samantha Mathis Kate Nelligan Jean Simmons Lois Smith Alfre Woodard Kate Capshaw Maria Celedonio
graduate student fiancé grandmother great-aunt mother friend touching charming emotional fascinating california small town household marriage female bonding quilting infidelity self-discovery storytelling discovery
Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.
Action, Sci-Fi
USA|Germany|Canada|UK|Italy|France
2003
136 Minutes
Stick
Aaron Eckhart Hilary Swank Delroy Lindo Stanley Tucci D.J. Qualls Richard Jenkins Tcheky Karyo Bruce Greenwood Alfre Woodard
scientist major colonel crew member geophysicist computer expert gripping thrilling emotional engaging earth washington, d.c. underground city san francisco landmark saving the world science teamwork environmental disaster
The only way to save Earth from catastrophe is to drill down to the core and set it spinning again.
Comedy, Other, Fantasy
USA
1988
101 Minutes
Bill Murray Karen Allen John Forsythe John Glover Bobcat Goldthwait David Johansen Carol Kane Robert Mitchum Nicholas Phillips Michael J. Pollard Alfre Woodard
executive girlfriend boss secretary employee ghost creepy dark hilarious new york city office television studio bedroom christmas ghosts second chance love greed ambition transformation
A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|UK
2013
134 Minutes
Chiwetel Ejiofor Michael Fassbender Benedict Cumberbatch Paul Dano Garret Dillahunt Paul Giamatti Scoot McNairy Lupita Nyong'o Adepero Oduye Sarah Paulson Brad Pitt
slave slave trader abolitionist master african-american love interest dark powerful gripping touching gritty new york state american south plantation hideout secret hideout slave market slavery abolitionism underground railroad
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2016
146 Minutes
Anthony Russo Chris Evans Robert Downey Jr. Scarlett Johansson Sebastian Stan Anthony Mackie Don Cheadle Jeremy Renner Chadwick Boseman Paul Bettany Elizabeth Olsen
iron man captain america spy archer government official civilian brooding emotional intense courtroom street mansion headquarters warehouse laboratory civil war friendship fighting super powers law
Political involvement in the Avengers' affairs causes a rift between Captain America and Iron Man.