Movies by Michael K. Williams
As part of the cast:
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Snitch (2013)
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jon Bernthal …
Suburban father John Matthews is hit hard when his teenage son is sentenced to 30 years in federal prison under mandatory minimum drug laws. In order to reduce his son's sentence, John…
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LUV (2012)
Cast: Common, Michael Rainey Jr., Dennis Haysbert …
Directed by: Sheldon Candis
This indie drama portrays a single day shared by an 11-year-old boy and his uncle, who's recently rejoined the world after eight years in prison. When the older Vincent brings young…
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Boardwalk Empire: Season 1 (2010)
Cast: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald …
As Atlantic City's treasurer at the dawn of Prohibition, Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) attempts to exploit his political clout and underworld ties to become the region's booze…
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Boardwalk Empire (2010)
Cast: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald …
Inspired by real events, HBO's robust drama chronicles the advent of Atlantic City and the Prohibition-era kingpins who made it a haven for drinking and gambling, including corrupt…
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The Road (2009)
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron …
Directed by: John Hillcoat
Set in a postapocalyptic future, this end-of-days tale follows two survivors -- a father and son -- who navigate an ash-covered wasteland in search of a better life, with only a sliver of…
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Brooklyn's Finest (2009)
Cast: Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke …
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Three cops -- a burned-out veteran, a narcotics officer with questionable ethics and an undercover detective -- find themselves hurtling toward the same crime scene on one fatal night in this…
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Wonderful World (2009)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Sanaa Lathan, Michael K. Williams …
Directed by: Josh Goldin
Dejected, divorced and jobless, Ben Singer (Matthew Broderick) is not inclined to see his glass as half-full. But when his roommate falls ill and Singer must host the man's Senegalese…
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Life During Wartime (2009)
Cast: Shirley Henderson, Ciarán Hinds, Allison Janney …
Directed by: Todd Solondz
Filmmaker Todd Solondz revisits his characters from 1998's Happiness in this pointed tale about three unhappy sisters who face fateful challenges while grappling with the past and…
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Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
Cast: Kerry Washington, D.B. Sweeney, Laz Alonso …
Directed by: Spike Lee
During World War II, four black American soldiers (Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso and Omar Benson Miller) find themselves trapped in a Tuscan village behind enemy lines. As they attempt…
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I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
Cast: Chris Rock, Kerry Washington, Gina Torres …
Directed by: Chris Rock
In this contemporary retelling of director Eric Rohmer's cerebral 1972 film Chloe in the Afternoon, Chris Rock stars as Richard Cooper, a happily married man who can't seem to stop…
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Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Cast: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman …
Directed by: Ben Affleck
When a 4-year-old girl goes missing and cops provide little help, the girl's family hires two private investigators to search for answers. Immersed in a rough Boston neighborhood, the…
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The Bondage (2006)
Cast: Illeana Douglas, Griffin Dunne, Eric Lange …
Directed by: Eric Allen Bell
After an act of vandalism, wealthy Orange County high school student Charlie (Michael Angarano) finds himself locked up in juvenile hall. Lacking the skills to deal with the hardened youths…
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Doing Hard Time (2004)
Cast: Boris Kodjoe, Michael K. Williams, Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones …
Directed by: Preston A. Whitmore II
When upstanding Michael's 7-year-old son is caught in the wrong place at the wrong time and is gunned down during a botched drug deal, Michael is overcome with grief. His sorrow turns to…