The best Jeffrey Wright’s history movies
Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965 in Washington, D.C.) is an American actor. He is best known for his Emmy and Golden Globe-winning role in the HBO miniseries Angels in America and his Tony Award winning role in the Broadway production of the same name. He starred in The French Dispatch (2020), The Batman (2022), the James Bond films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and No Time to Die, and The Hunger Games films.
W.
6.3/10
The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up to his decision to invade Iraq.
Cadillac Records
7/10
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
Basquiat
6.9/10
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
Confirmation
6.8/10
Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her.
Boycott
7/10
This made-for-TV movie dramatizes the historic boycott of public buses in the 1950s, led by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
New Orleans
6.2/10
In the wake of hurricane Katrina, as Americans begin a dialogue about the future of one of the nation's most distinctive cities, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presents a provocative history of the city that lies at the mouth of the mighty Mississippi. Walled in on almost all sides by water, pressed together by the demands of geography, New Orleans has always been a laboratory where the social forces play out in dramatic and, at times, disastrous fashion.
