Movies starring Jada Pinkett Smith
It’s unusual for a series lasting four movies to follow the consistent downward trend evidenced by The Matrix cycle. The first movie, 1999’s The Matrix, started things off with a bang. Sadly, the first sequel, 2003’s The Matrix Reloaded, was...
U.S. Release Date: 2021-12-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Lana Wachowski
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Christina Ricci, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, ...
It’s not surprising that Angel Has Fallen exists. The first film in the series, Olympus Has Fallen, performed well enough ($100M domestic; $170M worldwide) to justify a sequel. London Has Fallen opened three years later to a less enthusiasti...
U.S. Release Date: 2019-08-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, More Violence)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Cast: Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Danny Huston, ...
Girls Trip is the fusion of a raunchy vacation comedy and a female-bonding melodrama. Unfortunately, the jokes stop being funny about 30 minutes before the end credits roll and the character-based elements are never better than overly familia...
U.S. Release Date: 2017-07-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Cast: Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish, ...
It's easy to understand why the original Magic Mike was a success: the not-too-cheesy, not-too-serious story of a male stripper featured plenty of beefcake, high-energy dance sequences, standout performances from Channing Tatum and a manic Matthe...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-07-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Gregory Jacobs
Cast: Channing Tatum, Mat Bomer, Joe Manganiello, ...
Madagascar 3 raises an interesting question about what movie-goers want from animated films: intelligent, thoughtful productions that use artwork, rather than live-action, to tell a story, or colorful crap that can be used to distract children for ...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-06-08
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon
Cast: (voices) Ben Stiller, Martin Short, Jessica Chastain, ...
The Matrix Revolutions represents a disappointing way for the science fiction trilogy to bow out. Overlong and underwhelming, The Matrix Revolutions reinforces the thinking that it’s a rare movie series in which the final chapter is the stronges...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-11-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Harry J. Lennix, Harold Perrineau Jr., ...
Non-demanding fans of the original The Matrix will likely be enthralled by the second installment in the series. More demanding aficionados will likely have a few reservations, some of which will not be addressed until the release of the third fea...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-05-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Ann Moss, ...
Ali, Michael Mann's attempt to chronicle ten pivotal years in the life of former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammed Ali, suffers from the most common ailment of motion picture biographies – trying to do too much in a limited time. While Al...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-12-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Will Smith, Michael Michele, Nona M. Gaye, ...
Reign Over Me has the best of intentions but, despite its desire to show how the perseverance of a good man can produce profound results, it bungles the attempt. This is a shameless and clumsy tearjerker - a film that inadvertently comes across as...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-03-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Mike Binder
Cast: Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith, ...
Eventually, it had to happen: a computer-animated dud. It's surprising it has taken this long, and we have been spoiled by the high quality of the product, with such winning titles as Toy Story, Shrek, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and others. B...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-05-27
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Cast: (voices) Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, ...