List of the best Yasiin Bey movies: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy(2005), Be Kind Rewind(2008), Something the Lord Made(2004), Life of Crime(2013), Journey to the End of the Night(2006), Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme(2000), Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap(2012), Showtime(2002), The Italian Job(2003), Monster's Ball(2001), Begin Again(2013), Cadillac Records(2008) ... ...
Sci-Fi, Comedy
UK|USA
2005
109 Minutes
Martin Freeman Yasiin Bey Sam Rockwell Zooey Deschanel Warwick Davis John Malkovich Bill Nighy Anna Chancellor Mason Ball William Todd-Jones Barry Dowden
alien friend president robot man refugee cheeky hilarious madcap suspenseful winsome england outer space restaurant spacecraft alien planet house space travel meaning of life politics
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Comedy
UK|France|USA
2008
101 Minutes
Jack Black Yasiin Bey Danny Glover Mia Farrow Melonie Diaz Chandler Parker Irv Gooch Arjay Smith Marcus Carl Franklin Blake Hightower Amir Ali Said
clerk schemer customer police officer city official amusing spirited creative uplifting store neighborhood small business friendship loyalty human connection odd jobs community underdog transformation 2000s
Two bumbling store clerks inadvertently erase the footage from all of the tapes in their video rental store. In order to keep the business running, they re-shoot every film in the store with their own camera, with a budget of zero dollars.
Drama
2004
117 Minutes
Vivien Thomas
Alan Rickman Yasiin Bey Mary Stuart Masterson Gabrielle Union Kyra Sedgwick Charles S. Dutton Merritt Wever Clayton LeBouef
surgeon janitor administrator assistant doctor moving powerful inspiring nashville, tenn. baltimore laboratory hospital college hotel research racism medicine surgery pioneering quest
While contending with racism during the '30s and '40s, lab technician (Mos Def) Vivien Thomas works with Dr. Alfred Blalock (Alan Rickman) to improve surgical techniques.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA
2013
99 Minutes
Ordell Robbie
Jennifer Aniston John Hawkes Yasiin Bey Mark Boone Junior Will Forte Isla Fisher Tim Robbins Clea Lewis Charlie Tahan Kevin Corrigan
hostage kidnapper millionaire lighthearted amusing detroit abduction home invasion extortion discovery 1970s
Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe return.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Germany|Brazil
2006
88 Minutes
Wemba
Scott Glenn Brendan Fraser Yasiin Bey Catalina Sandino Moreno Alice Braga Matheus Nachtergaele Ruy Polanah Antonio Pinto
father son prostitute transvestite dishwasher immigrant gritty tense dark são paulo brazil brothel port street expatriates drug trafficking schemes betrayal family dysfunction love triangle
The tale of a son and his father separately plotting to escape the desolation of their lives in the lurid underworld of Brazil's sex industry.
Documentary, Music
USA
2000
74 Minutes
Chali 2na Planet Asia Bahamadia Yasiin Bey Akim Funk Buddah Eluard Burt
A documentary about freestyling--the improvised, on-the-spot rhymes that demonstrate the skills of hip-hop MCs.
Documentary, Music
UK|USA
2012
110 Minutes
Andy Baybutt Bun B B-Real Afrika Bambaataa Yasiin Bey Big Daddy Kane Chuck D
A documentary on rap music and its rise to global prominence.
Comedy, Action
USA|Australia
2002
95 Minutes
Lazy Boy
Robert De Niro Eddie Murphy Rene Russo Pedro Damián Yasiin Bey Frankie Faison Nestor Serrano Drena De Niro Linda Hart T.J. Cross Judah Friedlander
detective cop producer drug lord cameraman aspiring actor endearing madcap hysterical los angeles police station street office reality television performance anger management police work unlikely allies rivalry rise
A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based television cop show, while tracking down the manufacturer and distributor of an illegally made semi-automatic firearm.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA|France|Italy|UK|Germany
2003
111 Minutes
Left Ear
Mark Wahlberg Charlize Theron Edward Norton Seth Green Jason Statham Yasiin Bey Franky G. Donald Sutherland Gawtti Olek Krupa
safecracker daughter explosives expert team leader technician driver thrilling amusing cool venice, italy canal philadelphia los angeles restaurant mansion heist betrayal traffic jam seduction daunting task
After being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally.
Drama
USA
2001
111 Minutes
Ryrus Cooper
Billy Bob Thornton Heath Ledger Halle Berry Peter Boyle Sean Combs Yasiin Bey Will Rokos Milo Addica Coronji Calhoun Charles Cowan Jr. Taylor LaGrange
guard prisoner waitress artist mother police chief passionate dense emotional prison cemetery house louisiana racism romance death prejudice prostitution interracial relationship forbidden love
After a family tragedy, a racist prison guard re-examines his attitudes while falling in love with the African-American wife of the last prisoner he executed.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
104 Minutes
Saul
Keira Knightley Mark Ruffalo Hailee Steinfeld Adam Levine Catherine Keener James Corden CeeLo Green Yasiin Bey Maddie Corman
woman boyfriend executive singer-songwriter friend groupie charming cool creative new york city apartment recording studio concert stage club central park fame friendship music passion travel
A chance encounter between a down-and-out music-business executive and a young singer-songwriter, new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents.
Biography, Drama
USA
2008
108 Minutes
Chuck Berry
Adrien Brody Beyoncé Knowles Jeffrey Wright Gabrielle Union Columbus Short Cedric Kyles Eamonn Walker Emmanuelle Chriqui Yasiin Bey
manager musician rock star police officer singer chuck berry gutsy engaging wild chicago bar recording studio music prostitution racism race relations drugs violence rise transformation
Chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2000
135 Minutes
Damon Wayans Savion Glover Jada Pinkett Smith Tommy Davidson Michael Rapaport Thomas Jefferson Byrd Paul Mooney Sarah Jones Gillian White Susan Batson Yasiin Bey
writer television producer television star assistant brother cheeky creative hysterical quirky gutsy studio new york city office apartment race relations television performance stereotypes unexpected success underdog
A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin it becomes a hit.