Aunjanue Ellis films and TV shows, ranked by your taste
Actor · 20 films and 4 TV shows on Boxlist
Known for Nickel Boys, The Help and Exhibiting Forgiveness.
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The Help
2011 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDBAibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's...
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When They See Us
2019 · TV
8.2/10 · TMDBFive teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.
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King Richard
2021 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDBThe TRUE STORY of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players in history.
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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
2009 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDBGifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987.
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Ray
2004 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDBBorn on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the...
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Men of Honor
2000 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDBAgainst formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true...
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Lovecraft Country
2020 · TV
7.3/10 · TMDBThe anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America to find his missing father. They must survive and overcome...
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Lucky
2026 · TV
7.3/10 · TMDBWhen a multi-million-dollar heist goes sideways, con artist Lucky is forced to go on the run. Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss, Lucky must fight for her life—and a way out.
The Express
2008 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDBBased on the incredible true story, The Express follows the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
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If Beale Street Could Talk
2018 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDBAfter her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.
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The Deliverance
2024 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDBEbony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear...
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The Color Purple
2023 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDBA decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
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Justified: City Primeval
2023 · TV
6.9/10 · TMDBHaving left the hollers of Kentucky 15 years ago, Raylan Givens is now based in Miami, balancing life as a marshal and part-time father of a 15-year-old girl. A chance encounter on a Florida highway sends him to Detroit and he crosses...
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Get on Up
2014 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDBA chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
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Exhibiting Forgiveness
2024 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDBA Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they struggle and learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving.
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The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
2024 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDBThree lifelong best friends known as “The Supremes” share the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood from decades of weathering life’s storms. Through the joys and sorrows of life, marriage and children, happiness and blues, love and loss, new...
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Nickel Boys
2024 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBChronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
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I Love You Phillip Morris
2009 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBSteve Russell is a small-town cop. Bored with his bland lifestyle, Russell turns to fraud as a means of shaking things up. Before long, Russell's criminal antics have landed him behind bars, where he encounters the charismatic Phillip...
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDBArmed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
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Origin
2023 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDBWhile grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, writer Isabel Wilkerson sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery.
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Undercover Brother
2002 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDBAn Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the black people in North America. When the Afro-American candidate Gen. Warren Boutwell...
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The Resident
2011 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDBJuliet, a beautiful doctor, has found the perfect New York apartment to start a new life after separating from her husband. It's got spacious rooms, a spectacular view, and a handy, handsome landlord. But there are secrets behind every...
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Game of Death
2011 · Film
5.0/10 · TMDBCIA agent Marcus is sent undercover to Detroit to take out an arms dealer and the head of the hedge fund that is financing him. His CIA backup has other plans and turns on him, and it's a fight to survive in a hospital and into the hedge...
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Lucky Strike
2026 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDBA wounded American soldier fights to survive behind enemy lines during WWII's Battle of the Bulge against the Germans, relying on his instinct, spy craft and a hand-radio to evade capture and find his way back to his unit.
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