
Regina King films and TV shows, ranked by your taste
Actor and director · 21 films and 2 TV shows on Boxlist
Known for Watchmen, Boyz n the Hood and The Leftovers.
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Watchmen
2019 · TV
7.9/10 · TMDBSet in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.

The Leftovers
2014 · TV
7.7/10 · TMDBWhen 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about it. The drama series 'The Leftovers' is the story of the people who didn't make the cut.

Boyz n the Hood
1991 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDBBoyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.

Ray
2004 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDBBorn on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the...

Friday
1995 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDBCraig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Enemy of the State
1998 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDBA hotshot Washington criminal lawyer becomes the target of a rogue security executive videotaped in the act of murdering a congressman when the incriminating tape is surreptitiously slipped into his shopping bag by the videographer, who is...

Caught Stealing
2025 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDBBurned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of late 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.

If Beale Street Could Talk
2018 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDBAfter her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Shirley
2024 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDBShirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.

Jerry Maguire
1996 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDBJerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent—willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Poetic Justice
1993 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDBIn this film, we see the world through the eyes of main character Justice, a young African-American poet. A mail carrier invites a few friends along for a long overnight delivery run.

A Cinderella Story
2004 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBRoutinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Samantha Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school's Halloween dance.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
The Harder They Fall
2021 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBGunning 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.

Higher Learning
1995 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBMalik is an African-American student attending on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him a free ride through college. Fudge, a "professional student" who...

Mighty Joe Young
1998 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDBAs a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet...

Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDBWhen world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade...

Daddy Day Care
2003 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDBTwo men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires them to open their own day-care center.

Flag Day
2021 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDBA father lives a double life as a counterfeiter, bank robber and con man in order to provide for his daughter.

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDBAfter her triumph at the Miss United States pageant, FBI agent Gracie Hart becomes an overnight sensation -- and the new "face of the FBI". But it's time to spring into action again when the pageant's winner, Cheryl, and emcee, Stan, are...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
The Ant Bully
2006 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDBFed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him to the size of a bug with a magic elixir. Convicted of "crimes against...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDBAfter Elle Woods, the eternally perky, fashionably adventurous, famously blonde Harvard Law grad gets fired by her law firm because of her opposition to animal testing, she takes her fight to Washington. As an aide for Congresswoman...

Down to Earth
2001 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDBStruggling comic Lance Barton knows what it's like to die on stage. But when his life takes an unexpected turn - straight to heaven - Lance is sure there's been a mistake. Miraculously, he's right! An angel tells Lance he was taken...
Directed by Regina King

One Night in Miami...
2020 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDBIn the aftermath of Cassius Clay's defeat of Sonny Liston in 1964, the boxer meets with Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown to change the course of history in the segregated South.
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