Gugu Mbatha-Raw films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 20 films and 4 TV shows on Boxlist

Known for Summerland, Beyond the Lights and Miss Sloane.

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Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019 · TV
7.8/10 · TMDB
Return to the world of Thra, where three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis' power and set out to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world.
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Summerland
2020 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.
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Miss Sloane
2016 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
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Belle
2013 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
BELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges...
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Concussion
2015 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player...
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Beyond the Lights
2014 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who's been assigned to her detail. Can Kaz's...
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Irreplaceable You
2018 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
A couple who have known each other since 8 are destined to be together until death do them apart.
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Odd Thomas
2013 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.
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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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Motherless Brooklyn
2019 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.
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The War Between the Land and the Sea
2025 · TV
6.8/10 · TMDB
When a fearsome and ancient species emerges from the ocean, dramatically revealing themselves to humanity, an international crisis is triggered. With the entire population at risk, UNIT step into action as the land and sea wage war.
Free State of Jones
2016 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to...
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Lift
2024 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.
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The Whole Truth
2016 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.
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Surface
2022 · TV
6.5/10 · TMDB
A traumatic head injury leaves Sophie with extreme memory loss. In her quest to put the pieces of her life back together—with help from her husband and friends—Sophie begins to question the truth behind her picture-perfect life.
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Misbehaviour
2020 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World competition in London, resulting in overnight fame for the newly-formed organization...
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The Woman in Cabin 10
2025 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
On a lavish yacht for an assignment, a journalist sees a passenger go overboard. But when no one believes her, she risks her life to uncover the truth.
Fuze
2026 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
An unexploded WWII bomb is discovered on a busy construction site in the centre of London. Chaos ensues as the military and police begin a mass evacuation against a ticking clock.
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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Larry Crowne
2011 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher.
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Fast Color
2019 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A woman is forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Years after having abandoned her family, the only place she has left to hide is home.
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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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Jupiter Ascending
2015 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDB
In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Earth woman becomes the key to strategic maneuvers and internal strife within a powerful dynasty…
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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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