Chiwetel Ejiofor films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor and director · 38 films and 1 TV show on Boxlist

Known for 12 Years a Slave, Children of Men and The Martian.

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2019 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
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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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The Martian
2015 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he...
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The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022 · TV
7.7/10 · TMDB
An extraterrestrial alien arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future.
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Children of Men
2006 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
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American Gangster
2007 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East...
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The Elephant Queen
2019 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Join Athena, the majestic matriarch, as she leads her elephant herd across an unforgiving African landscape.
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Doctor Strange
2016 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.
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Inside Man
2006 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.
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Serenity
2005 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything – or anyone – to get the...
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.
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Infinite
2021 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Evan McCauley has skills he never learned and memories of places he has never visited. Self-medicated and on the brink of a mental breakdown, a secret group that call themselves “Infinites” come to his rescue, revealing that his memories...
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The Old Guard
2020 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Four undying warriors who've secretly protected humanity for centuries become targeted for their mysterious powers just as they discover a new immortal.
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The Life of Chuck
2025 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.
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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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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Bridget Jones finally has some luck in her life; she has a great job as a screenwriter, her family and a new boyfriend; the fact that he's over twenty years her junior isn't the only thing causing problems.
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Red Nose Day Actually
2017 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Fourteen years after the events of the first film, a series of encounters between people in Britain reminds us that in these different times Love, actually exists.
Love Actually
2003 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
'Love Actually' follows the lives of eight very different couples dealing with their love lives, in various loosely and interrelated tales, all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Join visionary director Sam Raimi and the cast of the film as they recount their experiences bringing Marvel’s darkest story to life. From world-building to universe-building, hear first hand accounts from the cast and crew on what it took...
Dirty Pretty Things
2002 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
An urban hotel in London is a gathering and flash point for legal and illegal immigrants attempting to cobble together their lives in a new country. The immigrants include Senay, a Turkish woman, and a Nigerian doctor named Okwe who is...
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Eleanor the Great
2025 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
Four Brothers
2005 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.
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Venom: The Last Dance
2024 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.
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Kinky Boots
2005 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret...
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Backrooms
2026 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
Salt
2010 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative...
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Secret in Their Eyes
2015 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.
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Rob Peace
2024 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
An underprivileged, gifted young black man from Newark reaches Yale University, only for shadows and injustices from his past to threaten his future.
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Melinda and Melinda
2004 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her...
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Redbelt
2008 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights, wants to see Mike in the ring making money, but to him competition is degrading. A woman...
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Mary Magdalene
2018 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher named Jesus.
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The Old Guard 2
2025 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Andy and her team of immortal warriors fight with renewed purpose as they face a powerful new foe threatening their mission to protect humanity.
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Triple 9
2016 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
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2009 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust...
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The Pod Generation
2023 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
Set in a near future where AI is all the rage and nature is becoming a distant memory, Rachel and Alvy are a New York couple ready to take their relationship to the next level and start a family.
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Z for Zachariah
2015 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
In the wake of a nuclear war, a young woman survives on her own, fearing she may actually be the proverbial last woman on earth, until she discovers the most astonishing sight of her life: another human being. A distraught scientist, he’s...
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Sherlock Gnomes
2018 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
Garden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renown detective, Sherlock Gnomes, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.
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Locked Down
2021 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
During a COVID-19 lockdown, sparring couple Linda and Paxton call a truce to attempt a high-risk jewellery heist at one of the world's most exclusive department stores, Harrods.
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