Movies starring Jeffrey Wright
The older he has gotten, the more offbeat his films have become. Now, to be clear, Wes Anderson has never been a conventional filmmaker. His movies have always appealed more to niche audiences than mainstream ones. (My favorite of his oeuvre, ...
U.S. Release Date: 2025-06-06
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content, Nude Images)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Wright, ...
"Bond. James Bond." Once, those three words stood nape hairs on end for fans of the action/adventure genre. A lot has transpired since 1963 when Dr. No was brought to the screen, but Bond has been a great constant through all those years. One...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-11-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, ...
Most Civil War films - and there have been quite a few over the years - have a tendency to skew their perspective towards the Northern viewpoint. It's not hard to understand why - the old South may have been North America's final refuge for a gent...
U.S. Release Date: 1999-11-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Brief Nudity)
Genre: WESTERN
Director: Ang Lee
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Skeet Ulrich, Jewel, ...
Source Code is what might happen if one cross-bred Groundhog Day with 24 and The Matrix. The resultant offspring is not as trippy or successful as any of its parents, but it fits nicely into the growing niche of mind-bending virtual reality experi...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-04-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/THRILLER
Director: Duncan Jones
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, ...
You may have to look long and hard to find a 2005 movie with as cynical an outlook on global politics as Syriana. Sadly, this is a situation when the cynicism is understandable. In addition to painting a bleak picture, Syriana makes no concessions...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-11-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Stephen Gaghan
Cast: George Clooney, Jeffrey Wright, Matt Damon, ...
It would be grossly unfair to criticize W. as a hatchet job - it's too clumsy for such a description to apply. This movie frequently feels like the shotgun marriage of Nightline and Saturday Night Live. Superficial, uninformative, and inert, this...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-10-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Josh Brolin, James Cromwell, Elizabeth Banks, ...