List of the best Kerry Washington movies: Wyeth(2018), Our Song(2000), Lift(2001), American Son(2019), Night Catches Us(2010), A Thousand Words(2012), Peeples(2013), Ray(2004), The Last King of Scotland(2006), Mother and Child(2009), Save the Last Dance(2001), Lakeview Terrace(2008) ... ...
Documentary
USA
2018
87 Minutes
artist painter son curator interviewee neighbor inspiring creative engaging fascinating moving powerful america artistic purity criticism artistic controversy artistic integrity documentaries discovery rise
WYETH tells the story of one of America's most popular, but least understood, artists. While his exhibitions routinely broke attendance records, art world critics continually assaulted his work.
Drama
USA
2000
95 Minutes
Lanisha Brown
Kerry Washington Anna Simpson Melissa Martinez Marlene Forte Ray Anthony Thomas Rosalyn Coleman Carmen Lopez Tyrone Brown Lorraine Berry Natasha Frith Kim Howard
teenager friend band member teacher touching emotional inspiring brooklyn, n.y. high school household teen angst music loyalty pregnancy suicide female bonding discovery growing up love 2000s
Focusing on the bonding between three girls in Brooklyn's "Jackie Robinson Steppers Marching Band" and the choices the girls face once their high school closes down for asbestos removal.
Crime, Drama
USA
2001
85 Minutes
Niecy
Kerry Washington Khari Streeter Lonette McKee Eugene Byrd Barbara Montgomery Sticky Fingaz Samantha Brown Todd Williams Jacqui Parker Naheem Allah Susan Alger
shoplifter mother grandmother boyfriend gangster manager suspenseful raw emotional boston department store inner city salon heist mother/daughter relationship african-americans fashion struggle inner-city life wretched excess
Niecy lives in inner-city Boston snd works at an upscale mall. Ambitious, intelligent, stylish, and a proficient shoplifter of clothes & credit cards, she's lured into a diamond heist. She'll find that crime pays - 'til the payback.
Drama
USA
2019
90 Minutes
Kendra
Kerry Washington Jeremy Jordan Steven Pasquale Eugene Lee
An estranged couple reunite in a Florida police station to help find their missing teenage son.
Drama
USA
2010
90 Minutes
Anthony Mackie Kerry Washington Jamie Hector Wendell Pierce Jamara Griffin Amari Cheatom Jann Ellis Damali Mason
minister father widow black panther old friend activist gritty powerful tense philadelphia neighborhood funeral going home false accusations the past love interest race black panthers transformation rivalry
In 1976, complex political and emotional forces are set in motion when a young man returns to the race-torn Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age during the Black Power movement.
Comedy
USA
2012
91 Minutes
Eddie Murphy Kerry Washington Cliff Curtis Clark Duke Allison Janney Ruby Dee Kayla Blake Winston Rocha Bethany Dwyer Alain Chabat Lennie Loftin
literary agent guru wife associate family member outlandish hysterical heartwarming office household city coffee shop yard words magic spell spiritual lesson honesty corporate culture redemption discovery
After stretching the truth on a deal with a spiritual guru, literary agent Jack McCall finds a Bodhi tree on his property. Its appearance holds a valuable lesson on the consequences of every word he speaks.
Romance
USA
2013
95 Minutes
Craig Robinson Kerry Washington David Alan Grier S. Epatha Merkerson Tyler James Williams Melvin Van Peebles Diahann Carroll Malcolm Barrett Kali Hawk Ana Gasteyer Kimrie Lewis
psychologist girlfriend mother father family member amusing outlandish family estate marriage proposal family gathering family dysfunction psychoanalysis love discovery 2010s
Sparks fly when Wade Walker crashes the Peeples annual reunion in the Hamptons to ask for their precious daughter Grace's hand in marriage.
Music, Biography, Drama, History
2004
153 Minutes
Jamie Foxx Kerry Washington Regina King Clifton Powell Aunjanue Ellis Harry Lennix Terrence Howard Larenz Tate Bokeem Woodbine Sharon Warren Curtis Armstrong
mother wife mistress manager blues singer emotional inspiring passionate seattle family home florida stage nightclub jazz addiction poverty music industry blindness growing up rise
Blind since childhood, Ray Charles (Jamie Foxx) overcomes poverty, hardship and addiction and becomes an American music legend.
Biography, Drama
UK|Germany
2006
121 Minutes
Kay Amin
Forest Whitaker James McAvoy Kerry Washington Gillian Anderson Simon McBurney David Oyelowo Stephen Rwangyezi Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga Adam Kotz
dictator doctor victim soldier father emotional gritty uganda palace hospital betrayal abuse destruction terrorism idi amin government repression fall rise 1970s
Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.
Drama
USA|Spain
2009
126 Minutes
Lucy
Naomi Watts Annette Bening Kerry Washington Jimmy Smits Samuel L. Jackson S. Epatha Merkerson Cherry Jones Elpidia Carrillo Shareeka Epps David Morse Eileen Ryan
mother daughter physical therapist lawyer husband emotional powerful profound law office hospital restaurant household orphanage adoption parenthood marriage pregnancy family regret discovery
A drama centered around three women: A fifty-year-old woman, the daughter she gave up for adoption thirty-five years ago, and a woman looking to adopt a child of her own.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2001
108 Minutes
Chenille Reynolds
Julia Stiles Sean Patrick Thomas Kerry Washington Fredro Starr Terry Kinney Bianca Lawson Vince Green Garland Whitt Mekdes Bruk
teen girl father teacher sister dancer boyfriend inspiring gritty emotional moving chicago high school street store rehearsal space dance death interracial romance teen angst jealousy
A white midwestern girl moves to Chicago, where her new boyfriend is a black teen from the South Side with a rough, semi-criminal past.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2008
106 Minutes
Lisa Mattson
Samuel L. Jackson Patrick Wilson Kerry Washington Jay Hernandez Ron Glass Justin Chambers Regine Nehy Jaishon Fisher
police officer husband wife father-in-law neighbor tense disturbing los angeles hillside party family home harassment racism interracial relationship wildfire corruption rivalry escape 2000s
Based on a true story, a troubled and racist African-American L.A.P.D. Officer will stop at nothing to force out a friendly interracial couple who just moved in next door to him.
Comedy
USA|Canada
2006
98 Minutes
Vanessa
Shawn Wayans Marlon Wayans Kerry Washington Tracy Morgan Lochlyn Munro Alex Borstein John Witherspoon Fred Stoller Molly Shannon Reece Knight Gary Owen
fugitive dwarf con artist father figure wife henchman madcap heartwarming hysterical bank household family home robbery adoption diamond heist impersonation hiding husband/wife relationship escape pursuit
A wannabe dad mistakes a vertically challenged criminal on the lam as his newly adopted son.
Drama
USA
2009
99 Minutes
Marybeth
Shannyn Sossamon Brandon Routh Lara Flynn Boyle Kerry Washington Carly Pope Thomas Ian Nicholas Desmond Harrington Illeana Douglas Evan Ross Ariel Winter Victor Rasuk
Various stories of how crack cocaine has infiltrated the inner-city streets.
Action, Western, Drama
USA
2012
165 Minutes
Broomhilda von Shaft
Jamie Foxx Christoph Waltz Leonardo DiCaprio Samuel L. Jackson Kerry Washington Walton Goggins Dennis Christopher James Remar David Steen Dana Gourrier Nichole Galicia
slave bounty hunter criminal plantation owner wife servant gritty intense witty american south countryside household mississippi slavery crimefighting justice search on the run escape rescue
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Romance, Action
USA
2005
120 Minutes
Jasmine
Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie Vince Vaughn Adam Brody Kerry Washington Keith David Chris Weitz Rachael Huntley Elijah Alexander Theresa Barrera Ron Bottitta
assassin marriage counselor wife husband secret agent best friend suspenseful amusing unrestrained suburbia united states new york city contract killing marital problems suburban life secret second chance espionage love pursuit
A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other.
Action, Comedy
USA|Czech Republic
2002
116 Minutes
Julie
Anthony Hopkins Chris Rock Matthew Marsh Gabriel Macht Kerry Washington Adoni Maropis Garcelle Beauvais Peter Stormare Dragan Micanovic John Slattery
cia agent partner twin girlfriend hustler assassin suspenseful amusing cia office city park bedroom parking garage hotel illegal arms black market murder training impersonation unlikely allies
When an Ivy League-educated C.I.A. Agent is killed during an operation, the secret agency recruits his twin brother (Chris Rock).
Comedy
USA
2011
96 Minutes
Rebecca Mazzoni
Tobey Maguire Elizabeth Banks Laura Linney Ray Liotta Kerry Washington Dennis Haysbert Sam Trammell Shanga Parker
family doctor neighbor engaging amusing small town house love marriage problem solving transformation
When a young man and his wife return to his hometown after an absence of twenty years in an effort to end his chronological nightmares from witnessing his mother brutally murdered as a ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2010
134 Minutes
Kelly, Blue
Kimberly Elise Janet Jackson Loretta Devine Thandie Newton Anika Noni Rose Kerry Washington Tessa Thompson Phylicia Rashad Whoopi Goldberg Macy Gray Michael Ealy
businessperson girlfriend wife husband emotional fiery gripping melodramatic apartment harlem, n.y. abuse betrayal loneliness unrequited love love discovery sacrifice 2000s
Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.
Drama
USA|Germany
2004
111 Minutes
Renee
Meg Ryan Omar Epps Tony Shalhoub Tim Daly Charles S. Dutton Kerry Washington Joe Cortese Sean Bell
puerto rican engaging emotional cleveland boxing recruiting underdog 1970s
A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Musical
USA
2020
131 Minutes
Mrs. Greene
Meryl Streep James Corden Nicole Kidman Keegan-Michael Key Andrew Rannells Ariana Debose Kerry Washington Jo Ellen Pellman Mary Kay Place Tracey Ullman
A troupe of hilariously self-obsessed theater stars swarm into a small conservative Indiana town in support of a high school girl who wants to take her girlfriend to the prom.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|Germany
2005
106 Minutes
Alicia Masters
Ioan Gruffudd Jessica Alba Chris Evans Michael Chiklis Julian McMahon Hamish Linklater Kerry Washington Stan Lee Mark S. Allen Lorena Gale G. Michael Gray
mr. fantastic doctor doom the invisible girl the human torch the thing spectacular thrilling space station laboratory outer space earth city superheroes space travel scientific experiments physical transformation love triangle breakup adventure metamorphosis
A group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2004
96 Minutes
Rosalie
Eion Bailey Elizabeth Banks Anne Heche Dulé Hill James LeGros Tom Everett Scott Azura Skye Kerry Washington Carla Gallo Kevin Corrigan Fionnula Flanagan
teenager photographer clerk boyfriend girlfriend ex-girlfriend passionate amusing los angeles household hotel office romance sex infidelity dating marriage love triangle revenge forbidden love
Disparate individuals rationalize their infidelities.
Drama
Germany|Ireland|USA
2003
106 Minutes
Anthony Hopkins Nicole Kidman Ed Harris Gary Sinise Wentworth Miller Jacinda Barrett Harry Lennix Clark Gregg Anna Deavere Smith Lizan Mitchell Kerry Washington
professor writer janitor husband wife brooding melodramatic passionate small town new england lake cabin college dark secrets race academia writing may-december romance identity fall
When a disgraced former college dean has a romance with a mysterious younger woman haunted by her dark, twisted past, he is forced to confront a shocking fact about his own life that he has kept secret for fifty years.
War, Drama, History
Italy|USA
2008
160 Minutes
Derek Luke Michael Ealy Laz Alonso Omar Benson Miller Pierfrancesco Favino Valentina Cervi Matteo Sciabordi John Turturro Joseph Gordon-Levitt John Alberto Leguizamo Kerry Washington
reporter detective veteran soldier german soldier commander gripping dark tense tuscany, italy new york city village apartment war zone battlefield world war ii behind enemy lines pow/mia investigation racial issues
Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII.