List of the best Michael Kenneth Williams movies: You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Kills You(2012), Bessie(2015), Critical Thinking(2020), Captive(2015), Superfly(2018), Snitch(2013), The Gambler(2014), Arkansas(2020), Body Brokers(2021), When the Bough Breaks(2016), The Purge: Anarchy(2014), Mercenary for Justice(2006) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
2012
87 Minutes
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Michael Kenneth Williams Michael Mosley Chance Kelly James McDaniel Kia Joy Goodwin Al Thompson Julito McCullum Nashawn Kearse
Two New York homicide detectives enter the world of hip-hop music to track down a serial killer who preys on rap artists.
Drama, Biography, Music
2015
120 Minutes
Queen Latifah Michael Kenneth Williams Khandi Alexander Mike Epps Tika Sumpter Tory Kittles Oliver Platt Bryan Greenberg Charles S. Dutton Mo'Nique
Drama
USA
2020
117 Minutes
John Alberto Leguizamo Rachel Bay Jones Michael Kenneth Williams Corwin C. Tuggles Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Angel Bismark Curiel Will Hochman Zora Casebere
teacher student friend drug dealer parent african-american confident emotional passionate uplifting intense moving school chess tournament family home inner city united states city apartment chess inner-city life
The true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team which was the first inner city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Mexico
2015
97 Minutes
Detective John Chestnut
David Oyelowo Kate Mara Michael Kenneth Williams Leonor Varela Mimi Rogers Jessica Oyelowo Claudia Church Gina Stewart
fugitive son drug addict hostage police officer single mother brooding emotional intense melodramatic moving heartwarming prison house apartment church restaurant car fugitives hostage situation
A single mother struggling with drug addiction is taken hostage in her own apartment by a man on the run who has broken out of jail and murdered the judge assigned to his case.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2018
116 Minutes
Scatter
Trevor Jackson Jason Mitchell Michael Kenneth Williams Lex Scott Davis Jennifer Morrison Kaalan "KR" Walker Esai Morales Andrea Londo Big Bank Black Antwan "Big Boi" Patton Jacob Ming-Trent
kingpin drug enforcement agent partner criminal corrupt cop double agent confident gripping rousing suspenseful atlanta mexico drug cartel violence one last job rise pursuit rivalry temptation wretched excess
With retirement on his mind, a successful Atlanta-based drug dealer sets up one last big job while dealing with trigger-happy colleagues and the police.
Crime, Drama
USA|United Arab Emirates|UK
2013
112 Minutes
Malik
Dwayne Johnson Barry Pepper Jon Bernthal Michael Kenneth Williams Melina Kanakaredes Nadine Velazquez Rafi Gavron David Harbour Benjamin Bratt Susan Sarandon Lela Loren
teen boy father police officer drug dealer district attorney brooding gritty tense household police station los angeles mexican-american border drug cartel undercover operations false accusations father/son relationship pursuit revenge 2010s
A father goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son, who was imprisoned after being set up in a drug deal.
Crime, Drama
USA
2014
111 Minutes
Neville Baraka
Mark Wahlberg John Goodman Brie Larson Michael Kenneth Williams Jessica Lange Sonya Walger George Kennedy Richard Schiff Leland Orser Alvin Ing Emory Cohen
professor gambler gangster loan shark student creditor confident cool creative classroom casino warehouse street hotel car secret life gambling risk danger second chance
Literature professor and gambler Jim Bennett's debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation, is his relationship with one of his students. Will Bennett risk his life for a second chance?
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Comedy
USA
2020
115 Minutes
Almond
Liam Hemsworth Vince Vaughn John Malkovich Michael Kenneth Williams Clark Duke Brad Henke Jeff Chase
petty criminal kingpin friend gang leader brash disturbing gripping gritty suspenseful arkansas united states gangsters violence mishaps drug trafficking death threat disobeying orders discovery rivalry adventure
Kyle and Swin live by the orders of an Arkansas-based drug kingpin named Frog, whom they've never met. But when a deal goes horribly wrong, the consequences are deadly.
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2021
113 Minutes
Wood
Jack Kilmer Frank Grillo Melissa Leo Michael Kenneth Williams Jessica Rothe Alice Englert Peter Greene Owen Campbell Sam Quartin Thomas Dekker Michael Kenneth Williams
Brought to Los Angeles for treatment, a recovering junkie soon learns that the rehab center is not about helping people, but a cover for a multi-billion-dollar fraud operation that enlists addicts to recruit other addicts.
Drama
2016
102 Minutes
Roland White
Morris Chestnut Regina Hall Romany Malco Michael Kenneth Williams Glenn Morshower Theo Rossi Jaz Sinclair GiGi Erneta Tom Nowicki Denise Gossett Janee Michelle
husband wife surrogate mother psychopath stalker friend creepy dark intense mansion party bedroom pool police station hospital infertility surrogacy obsession determination stress
Hired by a professional couple (Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall) to be a surrogate mother, a psychotic young woman (Jaz Sinclair) starts to develop a dangerous fixation with the husband.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|France
2014
103 Minutes
Carmelo
Frank Grillo Carmen Ejogo Zach Gilford Kiele Sanchez Michael Kenneth Williams Zoë Soul Justina Machado John Beasley
government official citizen sergeant stranger vigilante criminal dark intense creepy tense thrilling frightening city street ballroom car apartment alley anarchy murder
Three groups of people intertwine and are left stranded in the streets on Purge Night, trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
2006
96 Minutes
Samuel Kay
Steven Seagal Jacqueline Lord Roger Guenveur Smith Luke Goss Michael Kenneth Williams Adrian Galley Peter Butler Vivian Bieldt
mercenary wife son arms dealer best friend widow thrilling gory suspenseful brutal prison cape town, south africa hotel island bank double-cross prison break bank robbery blackmail hostage situation
A soldier of fortune (Steven Seagal) seeks revenge after staging a daring jailbreak and being double-crossed.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|Australia
2016
117 Minutes
Agent Hawkins
Melissa McCarthy Kristen Wiig Leslie Jones Kate McKinnon Charles Dance Michael Kenneth Williams Chris Hemsworth Neil Casey Cecily Strong Matt Walsh Ed Begley Jr.
researcher physicist engineer new yorker ghost secretary confident creative cheeky new york city library office headquarters street car paranormal research teamwork ghosts invasion
Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
Action, Adventure
USA|France|UK|Hong Kong|Taiwan|Malta|Spain|Canada
2016
116 Minutes
Moussa
Michael Fassbender Marion Cotillard Jeremy Irons Brendan Gleeson Charlotte Rampling Michael Kenneth Williams Denis Menochet Ariane Labed Khalid Abdalla Essie Davis Matias Varela
assassin doctor mercenary soldier archer swordsman priest brutal cool engaging gory powerful spectacular spain church laboratory video game dungeon castle assassination
Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar de Nerha and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, before taking on the secret Templar society.
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
2014
117 Minutes
Officer Jack Lewis
Joel Kinnaman Gary Oldman Samuel L. Jackson Michael Keaton Abbie Cornish Jackie Earle Haley Michael Kenneth Williams Jay Baruchel Jennifer Ehle Marianne Jean-Baptiste
police officer criminal robocop robot wife child brooding dark thrilling city detroit laboratory office street warehouse crime cyborgs robots self-discovery law enforcement
In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy, a loving husband, father and good cop, is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.
Drama
USA
2015
89 Minutes
Jeffrey
Kristen Stewart Sam Waterston Glenn Close Gretchen Mol Tim Blake Nelson Corey Stoll Michael Kenneth Williams K. Todd Freeman Jessica Hecht Hannah Marks Ben Konigsberg
Multiple lives intersect in the aftermath of the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor.
Drama, Action, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2016
115 Minutes
Sweet Pea
Casey Affleck Chiwetel Ejiofor Anthony Mackie Aaron Paul Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Norman Reedus Teresa Palmer Michael Kenneth Williams Gal Gadot Woody Harrelson Kate Winslet
robber gangster crooked cop partner wife child brooding emotional intense atlanta police station office bank car apartment robbery corrupt police gangsters inside job honor
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2007
115 Minutes
Devin
Casey Affleck Michelle Monaghan Morgan Freeman Ed Harris John Ashton Amy Ryan Amy Madigan Titus Welliver Michael Kenneth Williams Edi Gathegi
private investigator girlfriend aunt cop drug dealer mother dark gripping suspenseful boston household hospital funeral kidnapping investigation death deception missing persons quest mystery
Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2014
112 Minutes
Ricky Ross
Jeremy Renner Rosemarie DeWitt Ray Liotta Tim Blake Nelson Barry Pepper Oliver Platt Michael Sheen Paz Vega Michael Kenneth Williams Mary Elizabeth Winstead Andy Garcia
journalist cia analyst drug dealer crack addict nicaraguan lawyer brooding chilling dark washington, d.c. courtroom newsroom apartment car street drugs cia secrets danger journalism
Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contras/freedom fighters in Nicaragua.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2016
101 Minutes
Pops
Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Moises Arias Rafi Gavron Ezri Walker Kim Coates Linda Emond Natalie Martinez Erykah Badu Michael Kenneth Williams
Four inner-city teens (Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Moises Arias, Rafi Gavron) face the wrath of a Cleveland crime boss (Linda Emond) after stealing a car that's stashed with drugs.
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
98 Minutes
Shirley Henderson Ciarán Hinds Allison Janney Michael Lerner Chris Marquette Rich Pecci Charlotte Rampling Paul Reubens Ally Sheedy Dylan Riley Snyder Renee Taylor
sister mother boyfriend husband waitress son dark melodramatic amusing house prison bedroom suburbia family dysfunction failed romance pedophilia haunting unhappy marriage sisterhood discovery
Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2019
144 Minutes
Edward Norton Gugu Mbatha-Raw Alec Baldwin Willem Dafoe Bruce Willis Ethan Suplee Cherry Jones Bobby Cannavale Dallas Roberts Josh Pais Radu Spinghel
private detective mentor friend thug engaging quirky creative dreamy incredible brooklyn harlem, n.y. jazz club slum tourette's syndrome clues obsession murder investigation secrets corruption pursuit
In 1950s New York, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend.