Spirited / Christmas Carol (2022)
Comedy | Family | Musical
A musical version of Charles Dickens's story of a miserly misanthrope who is taken on a magical journey.
Starring: Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Patrick Page, Sunita Mani, Aimee Carrero
Director: Sean Anders
Encounter (2021)
Sci-Fi | Thriller
Two brothers embark on a journey with their father, who is trying to protect them from an alien threat.
Starring: Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Lucian-River Chauhan, Aditya Geddada, Rory Cochrane, Shane McRae
Director: Michael Pearce
Thunder Force (2021)
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city.
Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Bobby Cannavale, Jason Bateman, Melissa Leo, Sarah Baker
Director: Ben Falcone
The Witches (2020)
Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery
A young boy and his grandmother have a run-in with a coven of witches and their leader.
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, Octavia Spencer, Chris Rock, Charles Edwards, Angus Wright
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Paradise / Lamb of God (2013)
Comedy | Drama
After surviving a plane crash a young conservative woman suffers a crisis of faith.
Starring: Julianne Hough, Russell Brand, Octavia Spencer, Holly Hunter, Nick Offerman, Kathleen Rose Perkins
Director: Diablo Cody
Onward (2020)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Two elven brothers embark on a quest to bring their father back for one day.
Starring: Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer
Director: Dan Scanlon
Dolittle (2020)
Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
A physician who can talk to animals embarks on an adventure to find a legendary island with a young apprentice and a crew of strange pets.
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, Craig Robinson, Carmen Ejogo, Octavia Spencer
Director: Stephen Gaghan
Luce (2019)
Drama
A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student.
Starring: Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Tim Roth, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Astro, Marsha Stephanie Blake
Director: Julius Onah
Ma (2019)
Horror | Thriller
A lonely woman befriends a group of teenagers and decides to let them party at her house. Just when the kids think their luck couldn't get any better, things start happening that make them question the intention of their host.
Starring: Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis, Diana Silvers, Corey Fogelmanis, Luke Evans, McKaley Miller
Director: Tate Taylor
Instant Family (2018)
Comedy | Drama
A couple find themselves in over their heads when they foster three children.
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Gustavo Quiroz, Gustavo Quiroz, Julianna Gamiz, Octavia Spencer, Tig Notaro
Director: Sean Anders
A Kid Like Jake (2018)
Drama | Family
A Brooklyn couple has always known that their four-year-old son is more interested in fairy tale princesses than toy cars. But when his preschool director points out that his gender-nonconforming play may be more than a phase, the couple is forced to rethink their roles as parents and spouses.
Starring: Claire Danes, Jim Parsons, Octavia Spencer, Priyanka Chopra, Ann Dowd, Amy Landecker
Director: Silas Howard
The Shape of Water (2017)
Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Romance | Thriller
At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
Starring: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Small Town Crime (2017)
Crime | Mystery | Thriller
An alcoholic ex-cop finds the body of a young woman and, through an act of self-redemption, becomes hell-bent on finding the killer but unwittingly puts his family in danger and gets caught up with several dark characters along the way.
Starring: John Hawkes, Octavia Spencer, Robert Forster, Anthony Anderson, Clifton Collins Jr., Michael Vartan
Director: Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms
Gifted (2017)
Drama
Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.
Starring: Chris Evans, Jenny Slate, Octavia Spencer, Lindsay Duncan, Mckenna Grace, Julie Ann Emery
Director: Marc Webb
The Shack (2017)
Drama | Fantasy
A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called "The Shack."
Starring: Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Radha Mitchell, Alice Braga, Graham Greene, Tim McGraw
Director: Stuart Hazeldine
The Shack (2017)
Drama | Fantasy
A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called "The Shack."
Starring: Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Radha Mitchell, Alice Braga, Graham Greene, Tim McGraw
Director: Stuart Hazeldine
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Hidden Figures (2016)
Biography | Drama | History
The story of a team of African-American women mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space program.
Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons
Director: Theodore Melfi
The Free World (2016)
Drama
A recently released former convict becomes involved with a married woman with an abusive husband.
Starring: Boyd Holbrook, Elisabeth Moss, Octavia Spencer, Austin Amelio, Sung Kang
Director: Jason Lew
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The Great Gilly Hopkins (2016)
Comedy | Drama | Family
12-year-old wisecracking Gilly Hopkins finds herself shuffled from foster home to foster home until she meets Maime Trotter.
Starring: Sophie Nélisse, Kathy Bates, Glenn Close, Octavia Spencer, Julia Stiles, Bill Cobbs
Director: Stephen Herek
Black or White / Black and White (2014)
Drama
A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
Starring: Kevin Costner, Jennifer Ehle, Anthony Mackie, Octavia Spencer, Gillian Jacobs, Bill Burr
Director: Mike Binder
