Alfre Woodard films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 30 films and 4 TV shows on Boxlist

Known for 12 Years a Slave, Captain America: Civil War and See.

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Starring Alfre Woodard

See
2019 · TV
8.3/10 · TMDB
A virus has decimated humankind. Those who survived emerged blind. Centuries later when twins are born with the mythic ability to see, their father must protect his tribe against a threatened queen.
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12 Years a Slave
2013 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his...
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Primal Fear
1996 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or...
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Fatherhood
2021 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.
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Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain...
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Star Trek: First Contact
1996 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the...
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The Lion King
2019 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for...
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K-PAX
2001 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.
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The Last Frontier
2025 · TV
7.2/10 · TMDB
When a prison transport plane crashes in the remote Alaskan wilderness—freeing dozens of violent inmates—the region's lone marshal must protect the town he's vowed to keep safe.
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016 · TV
7.1/10 · TMDB
Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.
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The Gray Man
2022 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
When a shadowy CIA agent uncovers damning agency secrets, he's hunted across the globe by a sociopathic rogue operative who's put a bounty on his head.
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Radio
2003 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
High school football coach, Harold Jones befriends Radio, a mentally-challenged man who becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, South Carolina. Their friendship extends over several decades, where Radio transforms from a...
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Take the Lead
2006 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based on the story of...
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Heart and Souls
1993 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
A businessman is reunited with the four lost souls who were his guardian angels during childhood, all with a particular purpose to joining the afterlife.
Scrooged
1988 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing staff member Eliot Loudermilk on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of...
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Clemency
2019 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately...
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Dinosaur
2000 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
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Something New
2006 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Kenya McQueen, a corporate lawyer, finds love in the most unexpected place when she agrees to go on a blind date with Brian Kelly, a sexy and free-spirited landscaper.
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The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Eliza and Debbie are two sisters who don't always get along. But their relationship is put to the test when Debbie's life is in danger, and Eliza might have to give up her power to talk to animals....
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Salem's Lot
2024 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.
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The Book of Clarence
2024 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Streetwise but down-on-his-luck, Clarence is struggling to find a better life for his family, while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve...
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Beauty Shop
2005 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Far from Chicago, hairdresser Gina Norris has relocated to Atlanta with her daughter and has quickly established herself as a rare talent in her profession. But after repeatedly butting heads with her shady, over-the-top boss, Jorge...
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The Forgotten
2004 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 8-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has created eight years of memories about a son she never had. But when she meets a man who...
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Mississippi Grind
2015 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Gerry is a talented but down-on-his-luck gambler whose fortunes begin to change when he meets Curtis, a younger, highly charismatic poker player. The two strike up an immediate friendship and Gerry quickly persuades his new friend to...
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Blue Chips
1994 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but...
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Space Oddity
2023 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
A space-obsessed man gets the opportunity of a lifetime thanks to a Mars colonization program but finds his plans compromised by his feelings for a woman who brings him down to Earth.
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Burning Sands
2017 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.
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Annabelle
2014 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
A couple begins to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.
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The Core
2003 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with...
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The Singing Detective
2003 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDB
From his hospital bed, a writer suffering from a skin disease hallucinates musical numbers and paranoid plots.
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Summer Camp
2024 · Film
5.2/10 · TMDB
Childhood best friends Nora, Ginny and Mary used to spend every summer at sleepaway camp together, and now, fifty years later, seize the opportunity to get back together for a reunion at the camp — full of food fights, river rafting and...
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Lost Souls
2000 · Film
5.1/10 · TMDB
A small group of Catholics led by an ailing priest believe that Satan intends to become man, just as God did in the person of Jesus. The writings of a possessed mental patient lead them to Peter Kelson, a writer who studies serial killers...
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Weathering
2023 · Film
5.0/10 · TMDB
After losing her baby and nearly her life during labor, a journalist unravels amid disturbing visions and chilling attacks as she grieves alone at home.
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The Boroughs
2026 · TV
7.3/10 · TMDB
In a seemingly perfect retirement community, a crew of unlikely heroes must stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don't have: time.

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