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8.0/10
Drama
USA
2011
146 Minutes
Aibileen
Viola Davis Emma Stone Bryce Dallas Howard Octavia Spencer Jessica Chastain Allison Janney Sissy Spacek Ahna O'Reilly Anna Camp Cicely Tyson Chris Lowell
society girl maid journalist editor rival mother heartwarming inspiring gripping mississippi mansion plantation household newsroom segregation journalism race friendship class distinctions relationships
An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
7.1/10
Music, Drama, History
USA
2020
94 Minutes
Ma Rainey
Viola Davis Chadwick Boseman Glynn Turman Colman Domingo Michael Potts Taylour Paige Dusan Brown Jonny Coyne Jeremy Shamos Joshua Harto
During a recording session, tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player and the white management determined to control the uncontrollable "Mother of the Blues".
6.9/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2018
128 Minutes
Viola Davis Colin Farrell Michelle Rodriguez Elizabeth Debicki Cynthia Erivo Brian Tyree Henry Daniel Kaluuya Jacki Weaver Robert Duvall Liam Neeson Garret Dillahunt
police officer widow thief driver crime boss thug emotional tense thrilling uneasy gripping gutsy chicago house shooting gallery funeral warehouse gym heist loss
Four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities take fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.
6.8/10
Documentary
USA
2020
87 Minutes
Executive Producer
Viola Davis James D. Stern Gerardo Navarro Denzel Washington
This film follows the annual August Wilson Monologue competition and the thousands of high schoolers who enter the competition for the opportunity to perform on Broadway.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
2016
104 Minutes
Executive Producer
Viola Davis Hayden Panettiere Catalina Sandino Moreno Ellen Burstyn Dan Fogler Jaden Michael Bryce Lorenzo Nicholas L. Ashe Julius Tennon Karen Pittman
judge latina mother lawyer woman american african-american woman emotional tense engaging gripping positive court courtroom new york new york city united states america court battles court decision
The lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.
7.2/10
Drama
USA|Canada
2016
133 Minutes
Rose Maxson
Denzel Washington Viola Davis Stephen McKinley Henderson Jovan Adepo Russell Hornsby Mykelti Williamson Saniyya Sidney Christopher Mele Leslie Boone Jason Silvis
sanitation worker son recruiter football player mother emotional engaging heartwarming touching american south house backyard bar failure family dysfunction success dreams deferred illiteracy escape growing up
A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.
6.5/10
Drama
USA
2012
121 Minutes
Nona Alberts
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.
8.1/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2013
153 Minutes
Nancy Birch
Hugh Jackman Jake Gyllenhaal Viola Davis Maria Bello Terrence Howard Melissa Leo Paul Dano Dylan Minnette Zoë Soul Erin Gerasimovich Kyla-Drew Simmons
father daughter young girl best friend detective suspect dark intense boston family home police station rv father/daughter relationship missing persons disappearance police work vigilantism pursuit sacrifice revenge
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.
5.4/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2015
134 Minutes
Carol Barrett
Chris Hemsworth Wei Tang Viola Davis Ritchie Coster Holt McCallany John Ortiz Yorick van Wageningen Lee-Hom Wang Manny Montana William Mapother Jason Butler Harner
hacker criminal fbi agent government agent computer expert cool tense thrilling china washington, d.c. office hideout hackers security crime international chase pursuit mystery rivalry 2010s
A furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta.
Biography, Drama
2006
96 Minutes
Diane Barrino
Loretta Devine Viola Davis Kadeem Hardison Jamia Simone Nash Chico Benymon Cedric Pendelton Jonell Kennedy Thomas Hyde III Paul Amadi
Barrino (Fantasia Barrino), a singer, overcomes hardships and gains fame by winning the third season of "American Idol."
Drama, Romance
2013
100 Minutes
Professor Lillian Friedman
Jessica Chastain James McAvoy Viola Davis William Hurt Isabelle Huppert Jess Weixler Bill Hader Nina Arianda
Following the death of their child, a woman (Jessica Chastain) leaves her husband (James McAvoy) and flees to the suburban home of her wealthy parents.
7.5/10
Drama
USA
2008
104 Minutes
Mrs. Muller
Meryl Streep Philip Seymour Hoffman Amy Adams Viola Davis Alice Drummond Audrie Neenan Susan Blommaert Carrie Preston John Costelloe Lloyd Clay Brown Joseph Foster
priest nun mother student somber intricate bronx, n.y. school church child molestation roman catholicism faith temptation sacrifice 1960s
A Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2010
100 Minutes
Dr. Eden Minerva
Ryan Fleck Keir Gilchrist Zach Galifianakis Emma Roberts Viola Davis Lauren Graham Jim Gaffigan Zoë Kravitz Aasif Mandvi Jeremy Davies Karen Chilton
teen boy mental patient teen girl doctor mentor endearing emotional amusing mental institution prep school suicide mental illness friendship meaning of life self-discovery therapy fall transformation rise 2010s
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.
6.9/10
Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2014
138 Minutes
Susie Brown
Chadwick Boseman Nelsan Ellis Dan Aykroyd Viola Davis Lennie James Fred Melamed Craig Robinson Jill Scott Octavia Spencer Josh Hopkins Brandon Smith
james brown singer entertainer musician audience mother brash confident creative jail house stage recording studio car hotel music singing entertainment abandonment prison
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
6.2/10
Sci-Fi, Romance, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2002
99 Minutes
Gordon
George Clooney Natascha McElhone Jeremy Davies Viola Davis Ulrich Tukur John Cho Morgan Rusler Shane Skelton Donna Kimball Michael Ensign Elpidia Carrillo
astronaut doctor wife son psychiatrist dreamy emotional space station ghosts loss space travel psychic phenomena love discovery mystery future
A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.
6.1/10
Romance, Fantasy
USA
2013
123 Minutes
Amma
Alden Ehrenreich Alice Englert Jeremy Irons Viola Davis Emmy Rossum Thomas Mann Emma Thompson Eileen Atkins Margo Martindale Zoey Deutch Tiffany Boone
teen boy mysterious girl uncle fortuneteller family member librarian crafty suspenseful passionate gatlin, s.c. household school supernatural teen romance small-town life dark secrets discovery love 2010s
Ethan Wate longs to escape his small southern town. He meets a mysterious new girl, Lena Duchannes. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history, and their town.
6.0/10
Romance, Drama
USA|Australia
2008
96 Minutes
Jean
Richard Gere Diane Lane Christopher Meloni Viola Davis Scott Glenn James Franco Mae Whitman Becky Ann Baker Linda Molloy Pablo Schreiber Charlie Tahan
wife husband doctor son daughter guest engaging sad passionate melodramatic heartwarming beach inn rodanthe, n.c. south america small town wilderness marriage estrangement family
A doctor, who is travelling to see his estranged son, sparks with an unhappily married woman at a North Carolina inn.
5.1/10
Drama
Canada|USA
1998
104 Minutes
Sgt. Fanning
Kelsey Grammer Cary Elwes Olympia Dukakis Viola Davis John C. McGinley Tom Wright Clifton Powell Dewey Weber Richard Schiff J.C. MacKenzie Richard Benjamin
soldier officer general profound amusing creative pentagon army base office air force disaster money discovery adventure quest underdog rivalry 1980s
When a terrorist group steals the US President's personal communications computer for launching the US arsenal in case of war, only a heroic Major has the key to prevent a Presidential assassination or a nuclear holocaust.
Crime, Drama
2006
96 Minutes
Molly Crane
Tom Selleck William Devane Steve Flynn Viola Davis Kohl Sudduth Orla Brady Gary Basaraba John Diehl Debra Christofferson Mae Whitman Matt Barr
police chief police officer suspenseful small town massachusetts united states murder investigation discovery 2000s
A small-town police chief (Tom Selleck) investigates the life of an unhappy teen after her corpse is found floating in a lake.
7.3/10
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA|France
2002
107 Minutes
Sybil
Julianne Moore Dennis Quaid Dennis Haysbert Patricia Clarkson Viola Davis James Rebhorn Celia Weston
wife gay/lesbian gardener psychiatrist maid dark emotional household connecticut florida hotel infidelity civil rights friendship homosexuality racism gossip forbidden love discovery 1950s
In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
2011
129 Minutes
Abby Black
Tom Hanks Sandra Bullock Thomas Horn Zoe Caldwell Viola Davis Jeffrey Wright Max von Sydow John Goodman Dennis Hearn Stephen McKinley Henderson Hazelle Goodman
young boy father mute person mother widow emotional moving new york city central park apartment bridge 9/11 attacks death of father grief mother/son relationship investigation quest discovery growing up 2000s
A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
6.3/10
Comedy, Action
USA
2010
109 Minutes
Director George
Tom Cruise Cameron Diaz Peter Sarsgaard Jordi Mollá Viola Davis Paul Dano Maggie Grace Marc Blucas Celia Weston Falk Hentschel Lennie Loftin
agent love interest partner hostage cia director assassin thrilling charming spirited amusing intense airplane spain boston germany island kansas assassination betrayal collaboration
A young woman gets mixed up with a disgraced spy who is trying to clear his name.
6.0/10
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2016
123 Minutes
Amanda Waller
Will Smith Jared Leto Margot Robbie Joel Kinnaman Viola Davis Jai Courtney Jay Hernandez Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Ike Barinholtz Scott Eastwood Cara Delevingne
supervillain inmate government official the joker civilian teammate cheeky brash creative gotham city prison office street headquarters car evil team bonding danger trust
A secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force. Their first mission: save the world from the apocalypse.
5.8/10
Romance, Drama
USA
2010
140 Minutes
Delia Shiraz
Julia Roberts James Franco Javier Bardem Richard Jenkins Viola Davis Billy Crudup Mike O'Malley Tuva Novotny Luca Argentero Giuseppe Gandini Andrea Di Stefano
writer love interest healer monk ex-husband husband emotional lighthearted uplifting italy india household monastery restaurant bali divorce romance aspirations meaning of life new love
A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself".
6.9/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2010
106 Minutes
Gail Friedman
Clive Owen Catherine Keener Liana Liberato Jason Clarke Noah Emmerich Viola Davis Spencer Curnutt Chris Henry Coffey
A teenage girl is targeted by an online sexual predator.
6.6/10
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
2013
114 Minutes
Maj. Gwen Anderson
Harrison Ford Asa Butterfield Hailee Steinfeld Abigail Breslin Ben Kingsley Viola Davis Moises Arias Aramis Knight Suraj Parthasarathy Khylin Rhambo Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak
alien child colonel teacher soldier confident patriotic thrilling military academy spaceship hideout school alien invasion heroism battle growing up adventure quest future
Young Ender Wiggin is recruited by the International Military to lead the fight against the Formics, an insectoid alien race who had previously tried to invade Earth and had inflicted heavy losses on humankind.
6.5/10
Romance
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Robin
Courteney Cox David Arquette David James Elliott Carol Kane Kimberley Davies Viola Davis Jon Polito Chris Potter Mirla Criste Sonia Lozada Shanda Laurent
In the time of the Pilgrims, a scarecrow, who comes to life as long as he wears a feather in his cap, endeavors--with the help of an enchanted broomstick and a wisecracking mouse--to rescue... See full summary »
Drama, Romance
2013
89 Minutes
Professor Lillian Friedman
Jessica Chastain James McAvoy Bill Hader Nina Arianda Ciarán Hinds Viola Davis Isabelle Huppert Li Jun Li
A man (James McAvoy) tries to come to terms with his wife's (Jessica Chastain) decision to leave him after the death of their child.
Action, Adventure, Comedy
USA
2021
Minutes
Amanda Waller
Margot Robbie Idris Elba Sylvester Stallone John Cena Joel Kinnaman Viola Davis Jai Courtney Pete Davidson Michael Rooker Nathan Fillion Peter Capaldi
Crime, Drama
2006
96 Minutes
Molly Crane
Tom Selleck Stephen Baldwin Stephanie March Saul Rubinek Polly Shannon Viola Davis Vito Rezza Kohl Sudduth
police detective gripping party revenge discovery mystery 2000s
A former Los Angeles lawman (Tom Selleck) becomes the new police chief of a small fishing town that holds dirty secrets.
Drama
1998
96 Minutes
Rosemary Allbright
Gena Rowlands Diane Lane Neal McDonough Chris Beetem Carrie Preston Emmy Rossum Viola Davis Diane Kagan Sue Bugden Anne Pitoniak Gordana Rashovich
A former New York City executive (Diane Lane) moves to the country with her husband (Neal McDonough) and befriends an illiterate elderly farm woman (Gena Rowlands).
Comedy
2009
103 Minutes
Ellen
Tyler Perry Derek Luke Keshia Knight Pulliam David Mann Tamela Mann RonReaco Lee Ion Overman Vanessa Ferlito Robin Coleman Viola Davis Sofía Vergara
grandmother assistant district attorney prostitute daughter brother lawyer hysterical madcap endearing jail law office car courtroom diner church prison motherhood crime law and order class conflict
After a high-speed car chase and anger-management issues land Madea (Tyler Perry) behind bars, she befriends a young prostitute (Keshia Knight Pulliam).
7.4/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2009
108 Minutes
Jamie Foxx Gerard Butler Colm Meaney Bruce McGill Leslie Bibb Michael Irby Gregory Itzin Regina Hall Emerald Angel Young Christian Stolte Annie Corley
vigilante terrorist prosecutor prisoner prison life government official tense uneasy brutal gripping suspenseful gritty philadelphia pennsylvania government building big city cell home retribution investigation
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free.
7.1/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|UK|France
2009
127 Minutes
Russell Crowe Ben Affleck Rachel McAdams Helen Mirren Robin Wright Jason Bateman Jeff Daniels Michael Berresse Harry Lennix Josh Mostel Michael Weston
reporter congressman informant rookie insider engaging intricate suspenseful washington, d.c. newsroom investigation corruption murder journalism mentorship discovery pursuit mystery 2000s
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
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