List of the best Quvenzhané Wallis movies: Beasts of the Southern Wild(2012), Annie(2014), Fathers and Daughters(2015), 12 Years a Slave(2013) ... ...
Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
USA
2012
93 Minutes
Hushpuppy
Quvenzhané Wallis Dwight Henry Levy Easterly Lowell Landes Pamela Harper Gina Montana Nicholas Clark Jovan Hathaway
young girl father alcoholic mother prehistoric creature dreamy emotional striking louisiana family home the bathtub childhood poverty death of father search global warming african-americans growing up quest 2010s
Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.
Kids & Family, Musical, Comedy
USA
2014
118 Minutes
Jamie Foxx Quvenzhané Wallis Rose Byrne Bobby Cannavale Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje David Zayas Cameron Diaz Zoe Colletti Nicolette Pierini Eden Duncan-Smith Amanda Troya
orphan foster mother billionaire political candidate adviser dog amusing charming uplifting foster home mansion new york city fundraiser office bedroom adoption parent/child relationship foster care children vs. adults politics
A foster kid, who lives with her mean foster mom, sees her life change when business tycoon and New York City mayoral candidate Will Stacks makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in.
Drama
Italy|USA
2015
116 Minutes
Lucy
Russell Crowe Amanda Seyfried Kylie Rogers Aaron Paul Diane Kruger Bruce Greenwood Jane Fonda Quvenzhané Wallis Octavia Spencer Janet McTeer
writer father widow daughter family moving emotional gripping family home hospital united states study loss writing grief parent/child relationship illness love love growing up
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.
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.