Movies by Regina King
As part of the cast:
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Southland: Season 3 (2011)
Cast: Michael Cudlitz, Benjamin McKenzie, Tom Everett Scott …
The critically acclaimed drama returns for a third season, exploring the complicated lives of the patrol cops and detectives who police the streets of Los Angeles, including veteran John…
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Our Family Wedding (2010)
Cast: Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia …
Directed by: Rick Famuyiwa
Two domineering dads are forced to set aside their cultural differences, team up and plan their children's wedding with only two weeks until the big day arrives. Can they lay their feud…
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Living Proof (2008)
Cast: Harry Connick Jr., Paula Cale, Angie Harmon …
Directed by: Dan Ireland
Based on a true story, this biopic follows medical researcher Dr. Dennis Slamon's (Harry Connick Jr.) tireless efforts to win FDA approval for Herceptin, now recognized as an important…
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Year of the Dog (2007)
Cast: Molly Shannon, Laura Dern, Regina King …
Directed by: Mike White
Molly Shannon stars in this quirky, canine-themed comedy that centers on an upbeat secretary whose life takes a temporary nosedive when her beloved dog suddenly dies. But in an unexpected…
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This Christmas (2007)
Cast: Delroy Lindo, Idris Elba, Loretta Devine …
Directed by: Preston A. Whitmore II
Gathering to celebrate Christmas together for the first time in four years, the Whitfield clan uses the occasion to air their true feelings about one another, and family bonds are tested as…
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Grindin' (2007)
Cast: Regina King, French Stewart, Omar Benson Miller …
Directed by: Marcello Thedford
Working Hollywood actor T.O. (Lawrence B. Adisa) was on his way up -- until his hard-partying lifestyle waylaid his dreams. Now, an important audition gives T.O. a shot at redemption. But…
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The Ant Bully (2006)
Cast: Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep …
Directed by: John A. Davis
Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle (voiced by Zach Tyler) vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him…
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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Regina King, Enrique Murciano …
Directed by: John Pasquin
After her triumph at the Miss United States pageant, FBI agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) becomes an overnight sensation -- and the new "face of the FBI." But it's time to spring into…
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The Boondocks (2005)
Cast: Regina King, John Witherspoon, Gary Anthony Williams …
Based on the comic strip by Aaron McGruder, this satirical animated series follows the socially conscious misadventures of Huey Freeman, a preternaturally smart 10-year-old who relocates from…
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A Cinderella Story (2004)
Cast: Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray, Jennifer Coolidge …
Directed by: Mark Rosman
In this modern take on the classic fairy tale, Hilary Duff plays the Cinderella character, a California high school student named Sam who scrubs floors at her stepmother's diner while…
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Ray (2004)
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King …
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Jamie Foxx portrays rhythm and blues legend Ray Charles, who rose from obscurity to become world famous despite losing his eyesight at age 6, a hardscrabble upbringing, repeated struggles…
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The N Word (2004)
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Rock …
Directed by: Todd Williams
It's one of the English language's most inflammatory pejoratives and has lingered like a smoldering fire in America's collective consciousness for more than 100 years. This…
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Daddy Day Care (2003)
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn …
Directed by: Steve Carr
When a conscientious father loses his lucrative dot-com job and faces economic ruin, he joins two friends in opening a business called Daddy Day Care. But as the venture takes off, it…
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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Bob Newhart …
Directed by: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Reese Witherspoon reprises her role as Elle Woods, the eternally perky, fashionably adventurous, famously blonde Harvard Law grad. After being fired by her law firm because of her opposition…
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Truth Be Told (2003)
Cast: Regina King, Craig Sheffer, Monica Calhoun …
Starring Blair Underwood, Regina King, Craig Sheffer and Monica Calhoun, this crime thriller centers on a young woman who tries to fool the mafia and a group of corrupt police officers. After…
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Damaged Care (2002)
Cast: Laura Dern, James LeGros, Michelle Clunie …
Directed by: Harry Winer
In this true David-and-Goliath story from Showtime, Linda Peeno (Laura Dern) is a doctor who watches helplessly as her colleagues provide inadequate medical treatment in an effort to toe the…
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Down to Earth (2001)
Cast: Chris Rock, Regina King, Chazz Palminteri …
Directed by: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Stand-up comedian Lance Barton (Chris Rock) is used to dying onstage, but not in real life. That's what happens, though, when guardian angel Mr. Keyes (Eugene Levy) transports Barton to…
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If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Marian Seldes, Paul Giamatti …
Directed by: Jane Anderson, Martha Coolidge, Anne Heche …
Following the same premise as the first movie -- focusing on three different women from three generations who've occupied the same house -- this Emmy-winning follow-up trains its lens on…
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Love and Action in Chicago (1999)
Cast: Courtney B. Vance, Regina King, Kathleen Turner …
Directed by: Dwayne Johnson-Cochran
Just when covert assassin Eddie Jones (Courtney B. Vance) decides to ditch his dangerous job to settle down with his girlfriend, his superiors convince him to kill a renegade drug cartel hit…
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Where the Truth Lies (1999)
Cast: Marlee Matlin, Regina King, Philip Lester …
Directed by: Nelson McCormick
Originally filmed for Lifetime, this thriller begins with the murder of a controversial U.S. Senate candidate (Jonathan Farwell). Dana Sue Lacey (Marlee Matlin), his deaf campaign manager, is…
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
Cast: Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg …
Directed by: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Stella, a stressed-out single mother and stock broker, gets a new lease on life when she takes a much-needed vacation to Jamaica and strikes up a steamy romance with a handsome younger man.
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Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Cast: Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton, Rade Serbedzija …
Directed by: Ron Underwood
In a remake of the 1949 classic, director Ron Underwood's Oscar-nominated adventure follows Gregg O'Hara's quest to capture a two-ton African gorilla and transport him to a…
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Enemy of the State (1998)
Cast: Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight …
Directed by: Tony Scott
Hotshot lawyer Robert Dean becomes a victim of high-tech identity theft when a hacker slips an incriminating video into his pocket. Soon, a rogue National Security agent sets out to recover…
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Thin Line Between Love & Hate (1996)
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Lynn Whitfield, Regina King …
Directed by: Martin Lawrence
Martin Lawrence writes, directs, produces and stars in this romantic comedy with bite. Big-time player and club promoter Darnell (Lawrence) does a double-take when a sophisticated beauty…
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Friday (1995)
Cast: Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long …
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
After losing his job, Craig (Ice Cube) chills with his pothead friend Smokey (Chris Tucker) in their South Central L.A. neighborhood. Over the course of a Friday afternoon, the two get into…
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Higher Learning (1995)
Cast: Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson, Michael Rapaport …
Directed by: John Singleton
A California college becomes a battleground as several students make their way through school and find themselves traversing a minefield of racism and sexism in this provocative drama from…
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Poetic Justice (1993)
Cast: Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Maya Angelou …
Directed by: John Singleton
Pop superstar Janet Jackson makes her big-screen debut in this sensitive urban drama. Justice (Jackson) sacrifices her dream of attending college and becomes a cosmetologist after her…