Alfre Woodard’s Typical Vibe
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Alfre Woodard has 31 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 3 rank in the Top 10%, led by Primal Fear.
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Monsieur Batignole
2002
Comedy · Drama

Sunshine Cleaning
2008
Comedy · Drama

Thumbsucker
2005
Comedy · Drama

A Touch of Spice
2003
Comedy · Drama

Real Women Have Curves
2002
Comedy · Drama

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002
Comedy · Drama

House of D
2004
Comedy · Drama

The Winning Season
2009
Comedy · Drama

Primal Fear
1996 · Movie · Actor
Top 5%Paramount+ · Included

Star Trek: First Contact
1996 · Movie · Actor
Top 6%Paramount+ · Included

K-PAX
2001 · Movie · Actor
Top 7%Netflix · Included

The Lion King
2019 · Movie · Voice
Top 11%Disney+ · Included

Fatherhood
2021 · Movie · Actor
Top 12%Netflix · Included

The Gray Man
2022 · Movie · Actor
Top 13%Netflix · Included

Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
Dir. Gregory Hoblit · With Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton

The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from changing Federation history and assimilating the galaxy.
Dir. Jonathan Frakes · With Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner

Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.
Dir. Iain Softley · With Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Mary McCormack

Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.
Dir. Jon Favreau · With Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Oliver, Donald Glover

A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.
Dir. Paul Weitz · With Kevin Hart, Melody Hurd, Alfre Woodard

When a shadowy CIA agent uncovers damning agency secrets, he's hunted across the globe by a sociopathic rogue operative who's put a bounty on his head.
Dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo · With Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas

Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in love, but they also share another all-consuming passion: basketball. As Quincy and Monica struggle to make their relationship work, they follow separate career paths though high school and college basketball and, they hope, into stardom in big-league professional ball.
Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood · With Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Chris Warren

In the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones spots a mentally disabled African-American young man nicknamed Radio near his practice field and is inspired to befriend him. Soon, Radio is Jones' loyal assistant, and he becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School. But things start to sour when Coach Jones begins taking guff from parents and fans who feel that his devotion to Radio is getting in the way of the team's quest for a championship.
Dir. Michael Tollin · With Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris, Alfre Woodard

A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the life of a child born at the moment of their deaths as his guardians. Baby Thomas grows up to be a businessman who has memories of his playmates, but assumes they are products of his youthful imagination. When the ghosts realize they need Thomas' help to move on to the afterlife, they decide to make an appearance once more.
Dir. Ron Underwood · With Robert Downey Jr., Charles Grodin, Alfre Woodard

From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.
Dir. Spike Lee · With Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, David Patrick Kelly

An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
Dir. Ralph Zondag, Eric Leighton · With D. B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Ossie Davis
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. As he lightens hearts darkened by old secrets no one realizes he's hiding a whopper of his own, or that he's fallen head over heels for one of his patients!
Dir. Lawrence Kasdan · With Loren Dean, Hope Davis, Jason Lee

A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based on the story of ballroom dancer, Pierre Dulane.
Dir. Liz Friedlander · With Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown, Yaya DaCosta

Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.
Dir. Gary Dauberman · With Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, Jordan Preston Carter

Far from Chicago, hairdresser Gina Norris has relocated to Atlanta with her daughter and has quickly established herself as a rare talent in her profession. But after repeatedly butting heads with her shady, over-the-top boss, Jorge, Norris sets out to create her own salon -- even snagging a few of Jorge's employees and clients. Now, Jorge will do anything to shut her down.
Dir. Bille Woodruff · With Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Andie MacDowell

Kenya McQueen thought she had it all: a successful career, good friends and family. There was just one thing she didn't have under control: her love life. All that changes when she meets sexy, free-spirited Brian Kelly. But when her ideal man arrives on the scene, Kenya must decide between the relationship everyone expects and the romance no one expected.
Dir. Sanaa Hamri · With Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Blair Underwood

as Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice) · Voice
Eliza and Debbie are two sisters who don't always get along. But their relationship is put to the test when Debbie's life is in danger, and Eliza might have to give up her power to talk to animals....
Dir. Cathy Malkasian, Jeff McGrath · With Lacey Chabert, Tom Kane, Cree Summer
A couple begins to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.
Dir. John R. Leonetti · With Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Tony Amendola

When a prison transport plane crashes in the remote Alaskan wilderness—freeing dozens of violent inmates—the region's lone marshal must protect the town he's vowed to keep safe.
Dir. Jon Bokenkamp, Richard D'Ovidio · With Jason Clarke, Haley Bennett, Dominic Cooper

Gerry is a talented but down-on-his-luck gambler whose fortunes begin to change when he meets Curtis, a younger, highly charismatic poker player. The two strike up an immediate friendship and Gerry quickly persuades his new friend to accompany him on a road trip to a legendary high stakes poker game in New Orleans. As they make their way down the Mississippi River, Gerry and Curtis manage to find themselves in just about every bar, racetrack, casino, and pool hall they can find, experiencing both incredible highs and dispiriting lows, but ultimately forging a deep and genuine bond that will stay with them long after their adventure is over.
Dir. Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden · With Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds, Sienna Miller
Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlikely friendship of two men from different races and classes brought together when one finds himself in jeopardy in the other's rough neighborhood.
Dir. Lawrence Kasdan · With Danny Glover, Kevin Kline, Steve Martin

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.
Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse · With Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn

Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 9-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has created nine years of memories about a son she never had. But when she remembers a man who had a similar experience, Telly embarks on a search to prove her son's existence, and her sanity.
Dir. Joseph Ruben · With Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Gary Sinise

Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
Dir. Chinonye Chukwu · With Alfre Woodard, Richard Schiff, Aldis Hodge
Streetwise but down-on-his-luck, Clarence is struggling to find a better life for his family, while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, and ultimately discovers that the redemptive power of belief may be his only way out.
Dir. Jeymes Samuel · With LaKeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, RJ Cyler

Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.
Dir. Cheo Hodari Coker · With Mike Colter, Alfre Woodard, Simone Missick

Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.
Dir. William Friedkin · With Nick Nolte, Shaquille O'Neal, Mary McDonnell
A young woman becomes aware of a conspiracy to enable the Devil to walk the Earth in human form. To defeat the prophesy, she must convince a respected New York crime journalist, who is devoid of faith, that he is in fact the target of the conspiracy.
Dir. Janusz Kamiński · With Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, Sarah Wynter

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.
Dir. Gerard McMurray · With Trevor Jackson, Alfre Woodard, Steve Harris

Dr. Gulliver has returned from his journey to his family after a long absence - and tells them the story of his travels.
Dir. Jonathan Swift · With Peter O'Toole, Ted Danson, James Fox
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