David Oyelowo films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor and director · 28 films and 3 TV shows on Boxlist

Known for Lincoln, Interstellar and The Help.

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Interstellar
2014 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
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The Help
2011 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
Aibileen 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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The Last King of Scotland
2006 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to...
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The Butler
2013 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
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Selma
2014 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights...
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Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
2021 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Bea, Thomas, and the rabbits have created a makeshift family, but despite his best efforts, Peter can’t seem to shake his mischievous reputation. Adventuring out of the garden, Peter finds himself in a world where his mischief is...
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caeser has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caeser decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.
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Queen of Katwe
2016 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.
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Lawmen: Bass Reeves
2023 · TV
7.1/10 · TMDB
The story of Bass Reeves, the legendary lawman of the wild West, is brought to life. Reeves worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer in the Indian Territory, capturing over 3,000 of the most dangerous criminals...
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Lincoln
2012 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery...
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Chaos Walking
2021 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
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Don't Let Go
2019 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
A detective suffering from a personal loss receives a call from his recently deceased niece. Being able to communicate across time, the two work together to try and stop the crime before it occurs.
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The Girl Before
2021 · TV
6.9/10 · TMDB
A traumatized woman falls in love with an extraordinary minimalist house, which remains under the spell of the architect who originally designed it, but everything may not be as it seems.
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The After
2023 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
After losing a family member to a violent crime, a shattered rideshare driver picks up a passenger that forces him to confront his grief.
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A United Kingdom
2016 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African...
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A Most Violent Year
2014 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on...
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Jack Reacher
2012 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: "Get Jack Reacher!" So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher...
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See How They Run
2022 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on the case...
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Red Tails
2012 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
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The Water Man
2021 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Hoping to save his sick mother, a boy named Gunner and his friend Jo venture into the remote Wild Horse forest to search for a mythical figure who possesses the secret to immortality. When they go missing, Gunner's father Amos must immerse...
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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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Come Away
2020 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Before Alice went to Wonderland, and before Peter became Pan, they were brother and sister. When their eldest brother dies in a tragic accident, they each seek to save their parents from their downward spirals of despair until finally they...
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Gringo
2018 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident in Mexico.
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The Midnight Sky
2020 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
A lone scientist in the Arctic races to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.
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Captive
2015 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
Based on a miraculous true story that drew the attention of the entire nation, is the dramatic, thrilling, and spiritual journey of Ashley Smith and Brian Nichols. After being taken hostage by Brian in her own apartment, Ashley turns to...
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The Cloverfield Paradox
2018 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
Orbiting above a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality.
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The Paperboy
2012 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
As investigative reporter Ward Jansen and his partner Yardley Acheman chase a sensational, career-making story with the help of Ward's younger brother Jack and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless, the pair tries to prove violent...
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A Wrinkle in Time
2018 · Film
5.1/10 · TMDB
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
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A Sound of Thunder
2005 · Film
4.7/10 · TMDB
When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.
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Treasure Island
2026 · TV
6.4/10 · TMDB
Young Jim Hawkins and his mother Bess come into possession of a legendary pirate’s treasure map and are drawn into a deadly voyage across the Atlantic, where Jim is forced to navigate mutiny, violence and betrayal, leaving him forever...
Role Play
2024 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Emma has a wonderful husband and two kids in the suburbs of New Jersey – she also has a secret life as an assassin for hire – a secret that her husband David discovers when the couple decide to spice up their marriage with a little role...