List of the best Barkhad Abdi movies: A Girl From Mogadishu(2019), Captain Phillips(2013), Good Time(2017), The Pirates of Somalia(2017), Eye in the Sky(2015), The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir(2018), Blade Runner 2049(2017) ... ...
Drama
Ireland|Belgium|Morocco
2019
113 Minutes
Aja Naomi King Barkhad Abdi Martha Canga Antonio Luke Spencer Roberts Orla Brady Maryam Mursal Stanley Townsend Pauline McLynn
Based on the testimony of Ifrah Ahmed, who - having made the extraordinary journey to escape war-torn Somalia - emerged as one of the world's foremost international activists against Gender... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama
USA
2013
133 Minutes
Muse
Tom Hanks Catherine Keener Barkhad Abdi Barkhad Abdirahman Faysal Ahmed Mahat M. Ali Michael Chernus Corey Johnson Max Martini Chris Mulkey Yul Vazquez
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The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2017
101 Minutes
Dash
Robert Pattinson Joshua Safdie Jennifer Jason Leigh Barkhad Abdi Benny Safdie Buddy Duress Cliff Moylan Souléymane Sy Savané Phil Cappadora Rose Gregorio Jibril Goodman
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After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.
Biography, Drama
2017
118 Minutes
Abdi
Evan Peters Al Pacino Barkhad Abdi Melanie Griffith Russell Posner Philip Ettinger Coral Pena Aidan Whytock Jojo Gonzalez Darron Meyer Kiana Madani
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In 2008, rookie Canadian journalist Jay Bahadur's impulsive plan to embed himself among the pirates of Somalia provides the first close-up look at who these men are, how they live, and the forces that drive them.
Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama
UK|Canada
2015
102 Minutes
Jama Farah
Helen Mirren Aaron Paul Alan Rickman Barkhad Abdi Iain Glen Richard McCabe Jeremy Northam Phoebe Fox Carl Beukes Kim Engelbrecht Aisha Takow
general lieutenant suicide bomber terrorist dark gripping gritty gutsy patriotic thrilling kenya suicide bombing terrorism saving the day air force war adventure rescue pursuit quest
Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
France|India|Belgium|Singapore|USA
2018
92 Minutes
Wiraj
Dhanush Bérénice Bejo Erin Moriarty Barkhad Abdi Gérard Jugnot Ben Miller Abel Jafri Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse
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Ajatashatru Lavash Patel has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood tricking people with street magic and fakir stunts. He sets out on a journey to find his estranged father but instead gets dragged on a never-ending adventure.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK|Canada|Hungary|Spain|Mexico
2017
164 Minutes
Ryan Gosling Harrison Ford Ana de Armas Sylvia Hoeks Robin Wright Jared Leto Mackenzie Davis Carla Juri Lennie James Dave Bautista Hiam Abbass
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Young Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.