Passion Fish (1992)
Drama
After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.
Starring: Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, David Strathairn, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Angela Bassett, Leigh Harris
Director: John Sayles
Medal of Honor (2008)
Documentary | History | War
The story of the Medal of Honor – the highest U.S. award for valor in combat – is told through personal accounts of bravery and daring.
Starring: Stephen Lang, Alfre Woodard
Director: Roger Sherman
Take the Lead (2006)
Drama | Music
The real story of a dance teacher who believed in the talent of a group of problem kids.
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Yaya DaCosta, Rob Brown, Alfre Woodard, John Ortiz, Laura Benanti
Director: Liz Friedlander
Burning Sands (2017)
Drama
Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.
Starring: Malik Bazille, Cuyle Carvin, Imani Hakim, Trevante Rhodes, Alfre Woodard
Director: Gerard McMurray
Dinosaur (2000)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Thriller
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
Starring: D.B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Ossie Davis, Max Casella, Hayden Panettiere, Samuel E. Wright
Director: Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag
Mississippi Grind (2015)
Drama
Gerry is a talented poker player, but his gambling habit is getting the best of him. One day, he meets a charismatic young traveler named Curtis. Deeming Curtis his lucky charm, Gerry convinces him that they should hit the road together. As they gamble their way down South toward a legendary high-stakes poker game in New Orleans, the trip’s highs and lows unveil the duo’s true character and motivation, and an undeniable bond forms between them.
Starring: Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds, Sienna Miller, Analeigh Tipton, Alfre Woodard, Robin Weigert
Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
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Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection (2015)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Short
A collection of 12 Disney short films.
Starring: Mark Wenn, Mike Gabriel, Roger Allers, Dean Wellins, Stevie Wermers-Skelton, Nathan Greno
Director: Geoffrey Jones, Alfre Woodard, Tim Hodge, Dave Murray, Carrie Harrington, Bill Farmer
Crooklyn (1994)
Comedy | Drama
A jazz musician whose career has faded and his wife, a schoolteacher, raise their family and cope with financial hardship in Brooklyn in the 1970s. They have five children: a bright and introspective daughter named Troy and four sons with a habit of causing trouble.
Starring: Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, David Patrick Kelly, Jose Zuniga, Isaiah Washington, Spike Lee
Director: Spike Lee
Mumford (1999)
Comedy | Drama
When a would-be psychologist, curiously named Dr. Mumford comes to the idyllic town of the same name, and offers his talent for listening and a disarming frankness, the town's quirkiest citizens scramble for a seat on his couch.
Starring: Loren Dean, Hope Davis, Jason Lee, Alfre Woodard, Mary McDonnell, Pruitt Taylor Vince
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Beauty Shop (2005)
Comedy
Gina is a hairstylist who opens up a beauty shop full of employees and customers more interested in speaking their minds than getting a cut.
Starring: Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Andie MacDowell, Alfre Woodard, Mena Suvari, Kevin Bacon
Director: Bille Woodruff
Blue Chips (1994)
Drama | Sport
In BLUE CHIPS, dedicated coach Pete Bell has come to the realization that no matter what he does, his team of underdogs can't win — at least not without some new talent. After issuing a national search, Pete makes prospective players promises he knows he can't keep. Though he despises what he has done, the new recruits prove to be worth their weight in gold and the answer to all coach Pete's prayers.
Starring: Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, Ed O'Neill, Alfre Woodard, J.T. Walsh, Shaquille O'Neal
Director: William Friedkin
Annabelle (2014)
Horror
A couple begin to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.
Starring: Alfre Woodard, Annabelle Wallis, Eric Ladin, Tony Amendola, Michelle Romano, Ward Horton
Director: John R. Leonetti
Heart and Souls (1993)
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Thomas Reilly has the spirits of four departed souls running around his consciousness. Each of the four needs Thomas to complete some unfinished business for them on earth.
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Charles Grodin, Alfre Woodard, Kyra Sedgwick, David Paymer, Elisabeth Shue
Director: Ron Underwood
Extremities (1986)
Drama | Thriller
A woman takes revenge on the man who invades her home and tries to rape her.
Starring: Farrah Fawcett, James Russo, Alfre Woodard, Diana Scarwid
Director: Robert M. Young
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12 Years a Slave / Twelve Years a Slave (2013)
Biography | Drama | History
Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty, as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon's chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Michael K. Williams, Sarah Paulson, Lupita Nyong'o, Alfre Woodard
Director: Steve McQueen
12 Years a Slave / Twelve Years a Slave (2013)
Biography | Drama | History
Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty, as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon's chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Michael K. Williams, Sarah Paulson, Lupita Nyong'o, Alfre Woodard
Director: Steve McQueen
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The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
Comedy | Mystery
No one ever paid any attention to shy librarian Betty Lou Perkins, until someone found The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag! And when Betty Lou confesses to a crime she didn't commit, her world turns upside down! The bogus confession launches a series of uproariously funny events as a new, sexy Betty Lou captures headlines, rocks out in nightclubs, outwits the mob and wins cheers from the townspeople! Starring a truly exceptional cast including Penelope Ann Miller and Cathy Moriarty – get ready for a fun-filled adventure that's loaded with laughs from beginning to end!
Starring: Penelope Ann Miller, Eric Thal, Alfre Woodard, Julianne Moore, Cathy Moriarty, Andy Romano
Director: Allan Moyle
Primal Fear (1996)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
A high-profile slaying becomes the case of an ambitious attorney's career in this legal thriller based on the novel by William Diehl. Martin Vail is a famed defense lawyer who volunteers his services to Aaron Stampler, a Kentucky teenager charged with the murder of a Chicago archbishop. Covered with blood, Aaron was captured after a foot chase broadcast live on TV, making a gleeful Vail certain that he could raise his profile by defending the obviously guilty suspect. Assigned to prosecute is Assistant District Attorney Janet Venable, who is Vail's ex-girlfriend. Vail's case becomes more complicated than he expected when a psychologist concludes that Stampler suffers from multiple personality disorder. Vail also uncovers evidence that the archbishop was involved in a corrupt land scheme and may have molested young parishioners. Now the cynical, opportunistic attorney is faced with a daunting prospect, a client who may actually deserve his best defense.
Starring: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Alfre Woodard
Director: Gregory Hoblit
American Violet (2008)
Drama
Falsely accused of distributing narcotics in a school zone, Dee Roberts (Beharie) is offered a deal she can't refuse: plead guilty and accept a 10-year suspended sentence. The alternative: risk serving 16-to-25 in jail. Realizing a conviction would ruin her life, Dee decides to fight back. Suing the DA for racial discrimination, Dee battles impossible odds in a case that will not only change her life but the laws of Texas as well.
Starring: Nicole Beharie, Tim Blake Nelson, Will Patton, Michael O'Keefe, Xzibit, Charles S. Dutton, Alfre Woodard
Director: Tim Disney
My Own Worst Enemy (TV Series 2008)
Action | Drama | Thriller
Henry Spivey is an average thirtysomething, middle class man, living in the suburbs with his wife and two kids. Edward Albright, a trained-to-kill operative fluent in 19 languages, is the polar opposite of Henry; however, they have one thing in common — the same body. When the wall between Henry and Edward begins to break down, each man is placed in a very unfamiliar environment forcing them each to wonder who they can trust when they can't even trust themselves.
Starring: Christian Slater, Mike O'Malley, Saffron Burrows, Mädchen Amick, Alfre Woodard, Omid Abtahi, Taylor Lautner, Bella Thorne, James Cromwell, Mindy Sterling, Missy Yager
Creator: Jason Smilovic
