Stephan James films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 11 films and 3 TV shows on Boxlist

Known for I Play Rocky, Selma and If Beale Street Could Talk.

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Starring Stephan James

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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Race
2016 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
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Homecoming
2018 · TV
7.1/10 · TMDB
Heidi Bergman is a caseworker at Homecoming, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition to civilian life. Years later she has started a new life, living with her mother and working as a waitress, when a Department of Defense...
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If Beale Street Could Talk
2018 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.
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National Champions
2021 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
A star quarterback ignites a players’ strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect for the athletes who put their bodies and health on the line for their schools.
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War Machine
2026 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
On one last grueling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer must lead his unit in a fight against a giant otherworldly killing machine.
21 Bridges
2019 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
An embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him.
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When the Game Stands Tall
2014 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.
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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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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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Beacon 23
2023 · TV
5.9/10 · TMDB
Aster Calyx and Halan Kai Nelson are inextricably drawn to Beacon 23. Navigating one threat after another, they unravel the beacon’s mysteries, just in time to face their most powerful enemy.
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Night Always Comes
2025 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
Facing eviction in a city her family can no longer afford, a woman plunges into a desperate and increasingly dangerous all-night search to raise $25,000.
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Babes
2024 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.
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I Play Rocky
2026 · Film
8.8/10 · TMDB
The electrifying true story about an unknown actor with an unshakable belief that he wasn't just meant to write Rocky—he was meant to be Rocky Balboa. Told "no" at every turn, Sylvester Stallone bets everything on himself, holding the line...

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