Movies by Chiwetel Ejiofor
As part of the cast:
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Salt (2010)
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor …
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
After she's accused of being a Russian spy, CIA agent Evelyn Salt goes on the run, using every tactic she knows to elude her pursuers and clear her name. A counterintelligence officer…
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2012 (2009)
Cast: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet …
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
When volcanoes, earthquakes and other natural disasters suddenly threaten to destroy the world, a divorced father desperately attempts to save his family -- unaware that a conspiracy is afoot…
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Masterpiece Contemporary: Endgame (2009)
Cast: William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jonny Lee Miller …
Directed by: Pete Travis
Confidential political negotiations between South African government representative Prof. Willie Esterhuyse and African National Congress President Thabo Mbeki lead to the peaceful demise of…
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Redbelt (2008)
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Max Martini …
Directed by: David Mamet
In this riveting character study, a jujitsu master in a financial bind considers entering the arena to compete for cash -- which goes against his values and his integrity. When a gun mishap…
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American Gangster (2007)
Cast: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Cuba Gooding Jr. …
Directed by: Ridley Scott
From director Ridley Scott comes this tense crime thriller starring Denzel Washington as true-life Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas and Russell Crowe as the dogged outcast NYPD cop charged with…
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Talk to Me (2007)
Cast: Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce McFee …
Directed by: Kasi Lemmons
Oscar nominee Don Cheadle stars as real-life radio trailblazer Ralph "Petey" Greene, a high-school dropout and charismatic ex-con who leverages a prison disc jockey gig into a stint at a…
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Inside Man (2006)
Cast: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster …
Directed by: Spike Lee
Dispatched to the scene of a bank robbery, detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) must match wits with a cunning thief (Clive Owen) who's always one step ahead of the cops. When a…
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Children of Men (2006)
Cast: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine …
Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
In this futuristic tale, humans have lost the ability to reproduce and face extinction. Things change when a single woman mysteriously becomes pregnant, prompting a conflicted government…
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Four Brothers (2005)
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre 3000 …
Directed by: John Singleton
Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered. What seems like a robbery gone wrong turns out to be a hit, and the men vow to exact revenge on the killers.
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Serenity (2005)
Cast: Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau, Gina Torres …
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Malcolm Reynolds, captain of the ship Serenity, picks up two fugitives from the powerful coalition ruling the universe. Mal and his mates find themselves at the center of a cosmic conflict,…
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Kinky Boots (2005)
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Joel Edgerton, Sarah-Jane Potts …
Directed by: Julian Jarrold
After inheriting a shoe factory, Charlie Price aims to take the fashion world by storm with help from a flashy cabaret dancer named Lola, who helps him design a racy line of men's boots.
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Slow Burn (2005)
Cast: Ray Liotta, LL Cool J, Chiwetel Ejiofor …
Directed by: Wayne Beach
In this gritty pulp drama that marks screenwriter Wayne Beach's directorial debut, a district attorney (Ray Liotta) has aspirations of becoming mayor of his crime-ridden city but falls…
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Melinda and Melinda (2004)
Cast: Radha Mitchell, Will Ferrell, Chloë Sevigny …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Radha Mitchell plays two versions of Melinda, a woman who two writers imagine comes undone at a dinner party in different ways -- one as a comedy, the other as a tragedy -- in this Woody…
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Red Dust (2004)
Cast: Hilary Swank, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ian Roberts …
Directed by: Tom Hooper
When a South African police officer files an application for amnesty for acts of atrocity he committed under apartheid, a human rights lawyer returns to her homeland to investigate and…
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Three Blind Mice (2003)
Cast: Edward Furlong, Emilia Fox, Chiwetel Ejiofor …
Directed by: Mathias Ledoux
Obsessed with webcam sites and Internet chat rooms, Thomas is infatuated with a woman who is later murdered during one of their chats. Thomas becomes a suspect -- but to catch the true…
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Twelfth Night (2003)
Cast: Parminder Nagra, Ronny Jhutti, Chiwetel Ejiofor …
Directed by: Tim Supple
Director Tim Supple gathers an extraordinarily talented, multicultural cast for this present-day version of William Shakespeare's classic play, featuring Parminder Nagra as Viola, Ronny…
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Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
Cast: Audrey Tautou, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Okonedo …
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Undocumented immigrants Okwe and Senay work at a posh London hotel and live in constant fear of deportation. One night, Okwe stumbles across evidence of a bizarre murder, setting off a series…
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Amistad (1997)
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou …
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
An African-born slave leads a mutiny against his brutal captors, but because the ship is in American waters, a U.S. court must decide the slaves' fates. In an eloquent courtroom speech,…
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Deadly Voyage (1996)
Cast: David Suchet, Omar Epps, Joss Ackland …
Directed by: John Mackenzie
Seeking asylum in France, nine Ghanaians find danger at sea when they stow away on a Ukrainian cargo ship in this thriller. Aware of France's tough stance on illegal immigration, the…