List of the best Bill Nunn movies: Mr. and Mrs. Loving(1996), True Crime(1995), The Legend of 1900(1998), The Affair(1995), Def by Temptation(1990), The Last Seduction(1994), Firehouse Dog(2007), The Kudzu Christmas(2002), Passing Glory(1999), Do the Right Thing(1989), The Hungry Bachelors Club(1999), Sister Act(1992) ... ...
Drama
USA
1996
105 Minutes
Leonard
Timothy Hutton Lela Rochon Bill Nunn Charles W. Gray Jackie Richardson Michael Clarke Karen Robinson Stephen Walsh Linda Goranson Ardon Bess Lawrence Dane
husband wife racist police officer supreme court justice tense tender heartwarming american south courtroom household jail prejudice marriage race relations court battles jim crow laws love quest sacrifice
M.J. Clayton is a high profile Art Critic in Chicago. He is known throughout the country for his heartless and angry reviews, and is often scolded by his publisher. After a particularly ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1995
94 Minutes
Detective Jerry Guinn
Kevin Dillon Alicia Silverstone Bill Nunn Michael Bowen Josh Schaefer Marla Sokoloff Jennifer Savidge Ann Devaney
high-school student cadet mother father cop best friend brash suspenseful fiery high school police station office house trailer amateur detectives serial murders psychopath secret life justice virginity
A teen sleuth (Alicia Silverstone) thinks a classmate's murder is part of a series of West Coast slayings linked to a traveling carnival.
Drama
Italy
1998
116 Minutes
Danny Boodmann
Tim Roth Pruitt Taylor Vince Mélanie Thierry Bill Nunn Peter Vaughan Niall O'Brien Alberto Vázquez Clarence Williams III Gabriele Lavia Cory Buck Norman Chancer
pianist trumpeter mechanic jazz musician beautiful woman shopkeeper tender calm emotional fascinating music store ocean liner musicians outsider's life friendship orphans seafaring talent underdog discovery
A baby boy, discovered in 1900 on an ocean liner, grows into a musical prodigy, never setting foot on land.
Drama
USA|Japan
1995
105 Minutes
Sgt. Rivers
Courtney B. Vance Kerry Fox Ciarán Hinds Bill Nunn Leland Gantt Ned Beatty Beatie Edney Fraser James Adrian Lester Rory Jennings Nicholas Selby
Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1990
95 Minutes
Dougy
James Bond III Kadeem Hardison Cynthia Bond Bill Nunn Minnie Gentry Hampton Clanton
divinity student temptress aspiring actor cop priest friend brash outlandish gory frightful new york city apartment nightclub bar bedroom faith seduction sexual politics vampires religion
An evil succubus is preying on libidinous black men in New York City, and all that stands in her way is a minister-in-training, an aspiring actor, and a cop who specializes in cases involving the supernatural.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1994
110 Minutes
Harlan
Linda Fiorentino Peter Berg Bill Pullman J.T. Walsh Bill Nunn Herb Mitchell Brien Varady Dean Norris Donna W. Scott
femme fatale doctor divorcée drug dealer private investigator husband brutal shocking suspenseful small town bar buffalo, n.y. apartment drugs infidelity murder betrayal seduction manipulation forbidden love
A devious sexpot steals her husband's drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA|Canada
2007
111 Minutes
Joe Musto
Josh Hutcherson Bruce Greenwood Dash Mihok Steven Culp Bill Nunn Bree Turner Scotch Ellis Loring Mayte Garcia Teddy Sears Shane Daly Hannah Lochner
dog handler firefighter son father dog catcher positive heartwarming thrilling firehouse building street house hollywood, calif. airplane show business father/son relationship firefighting human-animal friendship responsibility
Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.
Other, Drama
2002
87 Minutes
Dr. Luke
Chrystale Wilson John Lawhorn Brandon Wilson Virginia Randall Bill Nunn Deborah Duke Daniel Baker Kenny Leon
After moving with his divorced mother (Chrystale Wilson) to smalltown Georgia, a boy (Brandon Wilson) helps a widower (John Lawhorn) save a litter of abandoned puppies.
Drama
1999
96 Minutes
Howard Porter
Andre Braugher Rip Torn Ruby Dee Sean Squire Bill Nunn Daniel Hugh Kelly Tony Colitti Khalil Kain Tony Bond Anderson Bourell Khaz B
teacher pastor student father basketball coach inspiring spirited powerful new orleans high school basketball court basketball race relations competition coming of age the big game education underdog quest rivalry
The Rev. Joseph Verrett (Andre Braugher) organizes a game between his team of black champions and an undefeated white prep-school team in New Orleans.
Drama
USA
1989
120 Minutes
Radio Raheem
Danny Aiello Ossie Davis Ruby Dee Richard Edson Giancarlo Esposito Spike Lee Bill Nunn John Turturro Rosie Perez Paul Benjamin Frankie Faison
owner brother son sister young boy gutsy intense witty street restaurant brooklyn, n.y. racism violence civil rights community rivalry 1980s
On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
Romance
USA
1999
93 Minutes
Moses Grady
Candy Azzara Michael Des Barres Jorjan Fox Katherine Kendall Suzanne Mara Peter Murnik Bill Nunn Paul Provenza David Shackelford W. Morgan Sheppard Leigh Ann Post
A son visits his aging mother and sees tragic, intermittent signs of senility, but she pleads with him not to send her to a sanitarium.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1992
100 Minutes
Lt. Eddie Souther
Whoopi Goldberg Maggie Smith Kathy Najimy Wendy Makkena Mary Wickes Harvey Keitel Bill Nunn Robert Miranda Richard Portnow
lounge singer police officer mobster nun amusing endearing rousing convent san francisco reno, nev. stage witness protection performance singing religious vows mob violence culture clash escape discovery transformation
When a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent, she ends up turning the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire, until the sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity.
Horror
1997
96 Minutes
Len
Christopher Lloyd Matt Frewer Missy Crider Raphael Sbarge Silas Weir Mitchell Veronica Cartwright Bill Nunn Cynthia Garris Bill Bolender
A mysterious stranger entertains a stranded bride and a fugitive pickpocket with two spine-chilling stories.
Drama
USA
1990
127 Minutes
Bottom Hammer (Bass)
Denzel Washington Spike Lee Wesley Snipes Joie Lee Cynda Williams Giancarlo Esposito Robin Harris Bill Nunn Richard Williams John Turturro Ruben Blades
saxophonist trumpeter manager teacher singer friend cool brooding emotional nightclub new york city backstage street jazz club jazz power struggle love triangle debt friendship music industry
Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.
Horror
USA|UK
1995
94 Minutes
Reverend Ellis
Tony Todd Kelly Rowan Timothy Carhart Veronica Cartwright William O'Leary Fay Hauser Joshua Gibran Mayweather Bill Nunn Matt Clark David Gianopoulos
teacher student mother ghost brother slave brutal suspenseful eerie new orleans school family home courtroom parade family bloodline urban legends superstition supernatural murder trial
The Candyman arrives in New Orleans and sets his sights on a young woman whose family was ruined by the immortal killer years before.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2006
94 Minutes
Desmond
Kevin Corrigan Ebon Moss-Bachrach Xander Berkeley David Wike Clea DuVall Margo Martindale Michael Gaston Bill Nunn Veanne Cox Lisa Emery Kim Cristo
Derrick (Kevin Corrigan) and two of his friends escape to the countryside for a weekend of manly labor.
Drama
USA
2012
121 Minutes
Principal Holland
Maggie Gyllenhaal Viola Davis Holly Hunter Oscar Isaac Rosie Perez Ving Rhames Lance Reddick Marianne Jean-Baptiste Bill Nunn Emily Alyn Lind Dante Brown
mother teacher student staff member emotional inspiring school household pittsburgh motherhood education inner-city life fight for justice quest underdog 2010s
Two determined mothers, one a teacher, look to transform their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children.
Drama
2008
131 Minutes
Bobo
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.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2004
122 Minutes
Joseph "Robbie" Robertson
Tobey Maguire Kirsten Dunst James Franco Alfred Molina Rosemary Harris J.K. Simmons Donna Murphy Daniel Gillies Dylan Baker Bill Nunn Vanessa Ferlito
peter parker mary jane watson editor mad scientist superhero dr. octopus thrilling suspenseful melodramatic spectacular new york city queens, n.y. newsroom broadway theater laboratory apartment work-life balance loyalty disillusionment spider-man
Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
96 Minutes
Jimmy Beck
Eddie Griffin Master P Amy Petersen Frank Sivero Daphne Duplaix Jonathan Banks Andrew Dice Clay Marla Gibbs Sven-Ole Thorsen Bill Nunn Bill Duke
comedian criminal grandmother beautiful woman love interest brother amusing engaging inner city household stage brother relationship family aspirations crime comedy love triangle rivalry love discovery
2 brothers try to make it in the comedy business. The kid brother "Foolish"/Eddie Griffin does a lot of stand-up comedy.
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
2007
133 Minutes
Tobey Maguire Kirsten Dunst James Franco Thomas Haden Church Topher Grace Bryce Dallas Howard Rosemary Harris J.K. Simmons James Cromwell Theresa Russell Dylan Baker
spider-man girlfriend nemesis grandmother reporter scientist suspenseful spirited thrilling dark powerful new york city newsroom festival church tunnel construction site superheroes good versus evil secret identity
A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.