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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has 16 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 3 rank in the Top 10%, led by Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story.
Speak
2004
Drama
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
2009 · Movie · Actor
Top 6%Tubi · Free w/ ads
When They See Us
2019 · Mini · Actor
Top 7%Netflix · Included
Men of Honor
2000 · Movie · Actor
Top 11%Prime Video · Included
The Express
2008 · Movie · Actor
Top 31%Tubi · Free w/ ads
The Deliverance
2024 · Movie · Actor
Top 46%Netflix · Included
Nickel Boys
2024 · Movie · Actor
Top 60%Mubi · Included
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987.
Dir. Thomas Carter · With Cuba Gooding Jr., Kimberly Elise, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.
Dir. Ava DuVernay · With Asante Blackk, Jharrel Jerome, Ethan Herisse
The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players in history.
Dir. Reinaldo Marcus Green · With Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Saniyya Sidney
Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true story. Their relationship starts out on the rocks, but fate ultimately conspires to bring the men together into a setting of mutual respect, triumph and honor.
Dir. George Tillman Jr. · With Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr., Charlize Theron
After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.
Dir. Barry Jenkins · With KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King
Follow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
Dir. Gary Fleder · With Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid, Darrin Henson
Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children.
Dir. Lee Daniels · With Andra Day, Glenn Close, Anthony B. Jenkins
Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Dir. RaMell Ross · With Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent retaliation from whites.
Dir. Nate Parker · With Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King
The anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America to find his missing father. They must survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the malevolent spirits that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.
Dir. Misha Green · With Jonathan Majors, Jurnee Smollett, Wunmi Mosaku
An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the black people in North America. When the Afro-American candidate Gen. Warren Boutwell behaves strangely in his presidential campaign, Undercover Brother is hired to work undercover for "The Man" and find what happened with the potential candidate.
Dir. Malcolm D. Lee · With Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan, Denise Richards
Having left the hollers of Kentucky 15 years ago, Raylan Givens is now based in Miami, balancing life as a marshal and part-time father of a 15-year-old girl. A chance encounter on a Florida highway sends him to Detroit and he crosses paths with Clement Mansell, aka The Oklahoma Wildman, a violent sociopath who’s already slipped through the fingers of Detroit’s finest once and wants to do so again.
Dir. Dave Andron, Michael Dinner · With Timothy Olyphant, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Boyd Holbrook
Juliet, a beautiful doctor, has found the perfect New York apartment to start a new life after separating from her husband. It's got spacious rooms, a spectacular view, and a handy, handsome landlord. But there are secrets behind every wall and terror in every room as Juliet gets the unnerving feeling that she is not alone.
Dir. Antti J. Jokinen · With Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lee Pace
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?
Dir. Kasi Lemmons · With Samuel L. Jackson, Colm Feore, Ann Magnuson
A black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial protest.
Dir. Joe Roth · With Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco
CIA agent Marcus is sent undercover to Detroit to take out an arms dealer and the head of the hedge fund that is financing him. His CIA backup has other plans and turns on him, and it's a fight to survive in a hospital and into the hedge fund vault.
Dir. Giorgio Serafini · With Wesley Snipes, Gary Daniels, Robert Davi
