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Derek Luke has 17 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2010s.
Lords of Dogtown
2005
Drama · Action
Glory Road
2006 · Movie · Actor
Top 17%Disney+ · Included
Definitely, Maybe
2008 · Movie · Actor
Top 19%Apple TV+ · Included
Pieces of April
2003 · Movie · Actor
Top 43%Prime Video · Included
Madea Goes to Jail
2009 · Movie · Actor
Top 45%Hulu · Included
Lions for Lambs
2007 · Movie · Actor
Top 68%Prime Video · Included
Sparkle
2012 · Movie · Actor
Top 75%Hulu · Included
In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
Dir. James Gartner · With Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Jon Voight
When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.
Dir. Adam Brooks · With Ryan Reynolds, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks
An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origins and the secret organization that will kill to keep its secrets.
Dir. Tarsem Singh · With Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley, Natalie Martinez
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
Dir. Lorene Scafaria · With Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Connie Britton
A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down and reveals a horrific childhood. Through the guidance of his doctor, he confronts his painful past and begins a quest to find the family he never knew.
Dir. Denzel Washington · With Denzel Washington, Derek Luke, Malcolm David Kelley
A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant social problems begin to flare up. It is left to the inspiring abilities of new coach Gary Gaines to instill in the other team members -- and, by proxy, the town itself -- a sense of self-respect and honor.
Dir. Peter Berg · With Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund
Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But when she discovers that her mother has a fatal form of breast cancer, she invites the clan to her place for Thanksgiving. While her father struggles to drive her family into the city, April -- an inexperienced cook -- runs into kitchen trouble and must ask a neighbor for help.
Dir. Peter Hedges · With Katie Holmes, Derek Luke, Patricia Clarkson
After a high-speed car chase, Madea winds up behind bars because her quick temper gets the best of her. Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Josh Hardaway lands a case that's too personal to handle: that of a young prostitute and former drug addict named Candace, also a childhood friend. When Candace winds up in jail, Madea takes the young woman under her protective wing.
Dir. Tyler Perry · With Tyler Perry, Derek Luke, Keshia Knight Pulliam
"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time: The Notorious B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream."
Dir. George Tillman Jr. · With Jamal Woolard, Derek Luke, Naturi Naughton
A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son, this is the story of Manuel Galloway, also known as "the King of Cali", the president of a motorcycle club whose members are all African-American men, mostly white-collar workers who exchange their suits and ties at night and on weekends for leather outfits and motorcycle helmets.
Dir. Reggie Rock Bythewood · With Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke, Orlando Jones
The true story of anti-apartheid activists in South Africa, and particularly the life of Patrick Chamusso, a timid foreman at Secunda CTL, the largest synthetic fuel plant in the world. Patrick is wrongly accused, imprisoned and tortured for an attempt to bomb the plant, with the injustice transforming the apolitical worker into a radicalised insurgent, who then carries out his own successful sabotage mission.
Dir. Phillip Noyce · With Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Mbuli
Three stories told simultaneously in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; a poli-sci professor at a California college invites a student to re-engage.
Dir. Robert Redford · With Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise, Robert Redford
Set in a dystopian America ruled by a totalitarian political party, the series follows several seemingly unrelated characters living in a small city. Tying them all together is a mysterious savior who’s impeccably equipped for everything the night throws at them. As the clock winds down with their fates hanging in the balance, each character is forced to reckon with their pasts as they discover how far they will go to survive the night.
Dir. James DeMonaco · With Paola Nuñez, Max Martini, Derek Luke
U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.
Dir. David Mamet · With Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, William H. Macy
Musical prodigy, Sparkle struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart. From an affluent Detroit area and daughter to a single mother, she tries to balance a new romance with music manager Stix while dealing with the unexpected challenges her new life will bring as she and her two sisters strive to become a dynamic singing group during the Motown-era.
Dir. Salim Akil · With Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston, Derek Luke
Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.
Dir. Spike Lee · With Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso
Although she has traveled all over the world, flight attendant Montana Moore has yet to find a man with whom she wants to settle down. However, with her sister's upcoming wedding and pressure from her oft-married mother, she's determined to get engaged in the next 30 days. In that time, her best friends (and fellow flight attendants) conspire to help her re-encounter her exes as she flies all over the country.
Dir. David E. Talbert · With Paula Patton, Derek Luke, Jill Scott
