Michael Potts films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 6 films and 1 TV show on Boxlist

Known for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Highest 2 Lowest and The Piano Lesson.

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Starring Michael Potts

Nemesis
2026 · TV
7.1/10 · TMDB
A relentless LAPD cop becomes obsessed with taking down the master thief behind a string of daring heists — and only one can come out on top.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.
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Conspiracy Theory
1997 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.
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Rustin
2023 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
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Highest 2 Lowest
2025 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
When a titan music mogul, widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.
The Peacemaker
1997 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear specialist discovers the accident is really part of a plot to cover up the theft of the weapons. Assigned to help her recover the missing...
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The Piano Lesson
2024 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived — and who defines a family legacy.
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