Lakeith Stanfield films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 26 films and 3 TV shows on Boxlist

Known for Knives Out, Get Out and Uncut Gems.

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Starring Lakeith Stanfield

Knives Out
2019 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his...
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Atlanta
2016 · TV
7.9/10 · TMDB
Two cousins, with different views on art versus commerce, on their way up through the Atlanta rap scene; Earnest 'Earn' Marks, an ambitious college dropout and his estranged cousin, who suddenly becomes a star.
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Straight Outta Compton
2015 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all...
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Short Term 12
2013 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.
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Get Out
2017 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend...
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Yasuke
2021 · TV
7.6/10 · TMDB
In a war-torn feudal Japan filled with mechs and magic, the greatest ronin never known, Yasuke, struggles to maintain a peaceful existence after a past life of violence. But when a local village becomes the center of social upheaval...
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Judas and the Black Messiah
2021 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
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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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Roofman
2025 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
A former Army Ranger and struggling father turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname 'Roofman'. After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, surviving...
Uncut Gems
2019 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family...
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Snowden
2016 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
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Dope
2015 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him...
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The Changeling
2023 · TV
6.9/10 · TMDB
Apollo and Emma's love story is a fairy tale—until Emma mysteriously vanishes. Bereft, Apollo finds himself on a death-defying odyssey through a New York City he didn't know existed.
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Sorry to Bother You
2018 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
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The Purge: Anarchy
2014 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish -- including murder -- without fear of punishment or imprisonment. Leo, a sergeant who lost his son, plans a vigilante mission...
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The Photograph
2020 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
When famed photographer Christina Eames dies unexpectedly, she leaves her estranged daughter, Mae, hurt, angry and full of questions. When Mae finds a photograph tucked away in a safe-deposit box, she soon finds herself delving into her...
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Haunted Mansion
2023 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
A woman and her son enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.
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Miles Ahead
2016 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
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The Harder They Fall
2021 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.
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Die My Love
2025 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Grace and her partner Jackson move into an old country house. She pursues her dream of writing, and the couple welcome a baby soon after. However, with Jackson frequently absent, and the pressures of domestic life weighing on her, Grace...
Someone Great
2019 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
An aspiring music journalist lands her dream job and is about to move to San Francisco when her boyfriend of nine years decides to call it quits. To nurse her broken heart, she and her two best friends spend one outrageous last adventure...
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Play Dirty
2025 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Expert thief Parker gets a shot at a major heist, but to pull it off he and his team must outsmart a South American dictator, the New York mob, and the world's richest man.
The Incredible Jessica James
2017 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Burned by a bad breakup, a struggling New York City playwright makes an unlikely connection with a divorced app designer she meets on a blind date.
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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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The Girl in the Spider's Web
2018 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
In Stockholm, Sweden, hacker Lisbeth Salander is hired by Frans Balder, a computer engineer, to retrieve a program that he believes it is too dangerous to exist.
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The Wrong Girls
2026 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Two codependent best friends living paycheck to paycheck and bong rip to bong rip get caught in a case of mistaken identity that throws their lives into chaos.
War Machine
2017 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General Stanley McChrystal.
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I Love Boosters
2026 · Film
4.7/10 · TMDB
A fearless crew of inventive young women turn shoplifting into a radical act of defiance.
Death Note
2017 · Film
4.2/10 · TMDB
A young man comes to possess a supernatural notebook, the Death Note, that grants him the power to kill any person simply by writing down their name on the pages. He then decides to use the notebook to kill criminals and change the world...
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