List of the best Audra McDonald movies: The Last Debate(2000), A Raisin in the Sun(2008), Wit(2001), Ricki and the Flash(2015), Annie(1999), Beauty and the Beast(2017), Hello Again(2017), Rampart(2011) ... ...
Drama
Canada
2000
90 Minutes
Barbara Manning
James Garner Peter Gallagher Audra McDonald Donna Murphy Marco Sanchez Dorian Harewood Jack Turpin Bruce Gray Stephen Young Lawrence Dane Djanet Sears
Story of the same couple, first in their teenage years and then in their twilight years, paradoxically set in the same time during the backdrop of the Gulf War in the Middle East.
Drama
2008
131 Minutes
Ruth Younger
Sean Combs Phylicia Rashad Audra McDonald Sanaa Lathan John Stamos Justin Martin Sean Patrick Thomas David Oyelowo Bill Nunn Ron Cephas Jones Sandi Ross
mother maid chauffeur widow daughter son engaging emotional tender chicago household insurance integration family moving dreams rise sacrifice 1950s
A widow (Phylicia Rashad), her son (Sean Combs) and other members of a black family have differing ideas on how to spend a $10,000 life-insurance check.
Drama
2001
99 Minutes
Susie Monahan
Emma Thompson Christopher Lloyd Eileen Atkins Audra McDonald Jonathan M. Woodward Harold Pinter Raffaello Degruttola Miquel Brown
professor doctor patient student mentor nurse emotional gripping tender hospital death poetry cancer medical experiments meaning of life religion quest transformation 2000s
A bright and demanding professor (Emma Thompson) reassesses her life after finding out she has terminal ovarian cancer.
Drama, Comedy
USA
2015
100 Minutes
Maureen
Meryl Streep Kevin Kline Rick Springfield Mamie Gummer Audra McDonald Sebastian Stan Nick Westrate Hailey Gates Ben Platt Charlotte Rae Rick Rosas
wife mother singer daughter son ex-husband brooding creative emotional concert hall bar restaurant indiana house bedroom dreams abandonment returning home regret hope
A musician who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom returns home, looking to make things right with her family.
Musical, Comedy, Kids & Family
1999
96 Minutes
Miss Grace Farrell
Victor Garber Alicia Morton Kathy Bates Alan Cumming Audra McDonald Kristin Chenoweth Marissa Rago Danelle Wilson Nanea Miyata Lalaine Sarah Hyland
orphan billionaire assistant headmistress franklin delano roosevelt brother endearing uplifting hilarious orphanage mansion new york city adoption paternity scam redemption love pursuit transformation 1930s
When Daddy Warbucks (Victor Garber) is accused of not caring enough for the poor, he takes in orphan Annie (Alicia Morton) for the holidays.
Kids & Family, Musical, Romance, Fantasy
USA
2017
129 Minutes
Madame Garderobe
Emma Watson Dan Stevens Luke Evans Kevin Kline Josh Gad Ewan McGregor Gugu Mbatha-Raw Audra McDonald Ian McKellen Emma Thompson Stanley Tucci
young woman prince servant hunter merchant sycophant eerie emotional melodramatic incredible passionate spirited castle woods village dungeon forest redemption curse love
A selfish Prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner.
Musical, Drama, Romance
USA
2017
105 Minutes
Sally
Sam Underwood Nolan Gerard Funk Jenna Ushkowitz Al Calderon Rumer Willis T.R. Knight Tyler Blackburn Cheyenne Jackson Audra McDonald Martha Plimpton Amy Halldin
soldier nurse wife husband writer actress emotional engaging moving mushy quirky new york city life lessons everyday life love relationships affair discovery forbidden love love
Ten lost souls slip in and out of one another's arms in a daisy-chained exploration of love's bittersweet embrace.
Crime, Drama
USA
2011
103 Minutes
Woody Harrelson Ben Foster Anne Heche Ice Cube Brie Larson Cynthia Nixon Sigourney Weaver Robert Wisdom Robin Wright Steve Buscemi Jon Bernthal
police officer district attorney ex-wife daughter defense attorney internal affairs officer brash intense profound los angeles police station family home nightclub law enforcement police brutality scandal corruption mental breakdown fall transformation
Set in 1999 Los Angeles, veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, works to take care of his family, and struggles for his own survival.