Roger Guenveur Smith films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 16 films on Boxlist

Known for Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X and Till.

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Starring Roger Guenveur Smith

Do the Right Thing
1989 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a...
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Malcolm X
1992 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965...
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Till
2022 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
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American Gangster
2007 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East...
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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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Marshall
2017 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.
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King of New York
1990 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.
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Summer of Sam
1999 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
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Final Destination
2000 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one.
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Riff Raff
2025 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A retired hitman's life is turned upside down when his ex-wife and son arrive unannounced during the holidays because they are on the run from his former mob associates.
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Fighting
2009 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when scam artist Harvey Boarden sees that he has a natural talent for streetfighting...
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Poetic Justice
1993 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
In 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.
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Empire State
2013 · Film
5.3/10 · TMDB
After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis settles for a security guard job with an armoured truck company. After he makes the mistake of mentioning the company's lax security to his best friend, He's unwittingly drawn...
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All About the Benjamins
2002 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
Bucum Jackson (Cube) is a bounty hunter with a lot of attitude and no interest in taking on a partner. Working at Martinez Bail Bonds, Jackson has unorthodox methods of tracking down low-life criminals, but they work, and one day he hopes...
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The Clapper
2018 · Film
4.9/10 · TMDB
15 minutes of fame destroys the life of a man who works as a clapper in television.
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Abduction
2011 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A young man sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website.
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