Movies by Delroy Lindo
As part of the cast:
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The Big Bang (2011)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Thomas Kretschmann, William Fichtner …
Directed by: Tony Krantz
This noir thriller from director Tony Krantz stars Antonio Banderas as Los Angeles detective Ned Cruz, who signs on to a missing persons case to find a wayward stripper but winds up knee-deep…
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The Chicago Code (2011)
Cast: Jason Clarke, Jennifer Beals, Matt Lauria …
Fox's gritty cop drama follows newly appointed police superintendant Teresa Colvin and her former partner, veteran detective Jarek Wysocki, as they battle to rid Chicago of crime as well…
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Mercy: Season 1 (2010)
Cast: Delroy Lindo, Ward Horton, Diego Klattenhoff …
Directed by: Adam Bernstein
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Ride Along: Season 1 (2010)
Cast: Jason Clarke, Jennifer Beals, Matt Lauria …
Directed by: Charles McDougall
Chicago police chief Teresa Colvin (Jennifer Beals) wants to scour a city crusted with corruption, while maverick cop Jarek Wysocki (Jason Clarke) knows the streets from the ground up. Both…
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Up (2009)
Cast: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, Christopher Plummer …
Directed by: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
After a lifetime of dreaming of traveling the world, 78-year-old homebody Carl (voiced by Ed Asner) flies away on an unbelievable adventure with Russell, an 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer…
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One Bad Cat: The Reverend Albert Wagner Story (2008)
Cast: Albert Wagner, Delroy Lindo
Directed by: Thomas G. Miller
At 50 years old, Albert Wagner found religion and answered God's call to take up painting. This documentary examines the African American artist's search for redemption and the…
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This Christmas (2007)
Cast: Laz Alonso, Jessica Stroup, Regina King …
Directed by: Preston A. Whitmore II
Gathering to celebrate Christmas together for the first time in four years, the Whitfield clan uses the opportunity to air their true feelings about one another in this ensemble film that…
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Wondrous Oblivion (2006)
Cast: Emily Woof, Delroy Lindo, Stanley Townsend …
Directed by: Paul Morrison
When his new Jamaican neighbor, Dennis Samuels (Delroy Lindo), offers to coach cricket-mad adolescent David Wiseman (Sam Smith), the gesture sparks racial hostility in this coming-of-age tale…
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Sahara (2005)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penélope Cruz …
Directed by: Breck Eisner
While investigating a deadly water-borne epidemic along the Nile River, Dirk Pitt (Matthew McConaughey) uncovers a secret dating back to Lincoln's assassination and battles an evil…
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The Exonerated (2005)
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Brian Dennehy, Danny Glover …
Directed by: Bob Balaban
Bob Balaban directs an impressive cast in Court TV's powerful drama about six people released after being wrongly convicted and sent to death row. Susan Sarandon, Danny Glover, Brian…
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Lackawanna Blues (2005)
Cast: S. Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Franklin, Mos Def …
Directed by: George C. Wolfe
Playwright Ruben Santiago-Hudson stars in this version of his Obie Award-winning stage drama directed by George C. Wolfe. Rachel "Nanny" Crosby (S. Epatha Merkerson) lives in a house in…
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Domino (2005)
Cast: Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Mena Suvari …
Directed by: Tony Scott
Tony Scott pilots this intriguing action-thriller based on the life of Domino Harvey (Keira Knightley) -- the offspring of actor Laurence Harvey and model Paulene Stone -- who eschews a…
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The Core (2003)
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Bruce Greenwood …
Directed by: Jon Amiel
The Earth's inner core has stopped spinning, and scientist Josh Keyes (Aaron Eckhart) must discover why -- before the world literally falls apart -- by burrowing into the planet's…
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Profoundly Normal (2003)
Cast: Kirstie Alley, Delroy Lindo, Rosemary Dunsmore …
Directed by: Graeme Clifford
Kirstie Alley and Delroy Lindo star in this inspiring tale based on the true story of two mentally challenged childhood friends who, despite their limitations, find love and family life in…
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Heist (2001)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo …
Directed by: David Mamet
Duplicity and double crosses are the order of the day in this serpentine thrill ride from venerable writer-director David Mamet. After being caught on security cameras during a robbery at a…
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The Last Castle (2001)
Cast: Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo …
Directed by: Rod Lurie
When General Irwin (Robert Redford) -- a POW in Vietnam and a revered hero in the Persian Gulf and Bosnian campaigns -- is court-martialed for disobeying orders, he's sentenced to serve…
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The One (2001)
Cast: Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Jason Statham …
Directed by: James Wong
In director James Wong's sci-fi actioner, police officer Gabriel Yulaw (Jet Li) is confronted with a sinister duplicate of himself (also played by Li ) -- and this evil double, an…
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Romeo Must Die (2000)
Cast: Jet Li, Aaliyah, Isaiah Washington …
Directed by: Andrzej Bartkowiak
In an update of one of William Shakespeare's classic tragedies, two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, Calif.,…
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Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Giovanni Ribisi, Angelina Jolie …
Directed by: Dominic Sena
Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip's (Giovanni Ribisi) life, former car thief Randall "Memphis" Raines (Nicolas…
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The Book of Stars (2000)
Cast: Mary Stuart Masterson, Delroy Lindo, D.B. Sweeney …
Directed by: Michael Miner
Hard-edged Penny McGuire (Mary Stuart Masterson) turns tricks to support herself and her terminally ill, 15-year-old sister, Mary (Jena Malone). While Penny takes drugs to blot out her work…
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The Cider House Rules (1999)
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Michael Caine, Charlize Theron …
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
A surrogate son and protege to a kindly physician who runs an orphanage in rural Maine, itchy Homer Wells sets off wide-eyed to see the world -- but cold reality soon intrudes on his youthful…
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Pros & Cons (1999)
Cast: Jerry Seinfeld, Wayne Knight, Delroy Lindo …
Directed by: Boris Damast
Two ordinary Joes (played by Tommy Davidson and Larry Miller, who also wrote the script) wind up in jail for a crime they didn't commit in this deft comedy. Desperate to escape, they…
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A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter …
Directed by: Danny Boyle
Determined to live "a life less ordinary," Robert (Ewan McGregor), a down-and-out janitor, kidnaps narcissistic heiress Celine (Cameron Diaz) in hopes of pulling in a big ransom.…
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First Time Felon (1997)
Cast: William Forsythe, Delroy Lindo, Omar Epps …
Directed by: Charles S. Dutton
A young man (Omar Epps) charged with drug possession is given a choice of five years in prison or several months at boot camp. He opts for the latter, and the discipline yields some…
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Broken Arrow (1996)
Cast: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis …
Directed by: John Woo
When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins (John Travolta) deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warheads -- and Deakins's…
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Feeling Minnesota (1996)
Cast: Tuesday Weld, Keanu Reeves, Vincent D'Onofrio …
Directed by: Steven Baigelman
Steven Baigelman makes his directing debut with this offbeat lovers-on-the-run yarn set in the rural Midwest. Drifter Jjaks Clayton (Keanu Reeves) returns home for the wedding of his brother…
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Ransom (1996)
Cast: Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise …
Directed by: Ron Howard
Airline owner and multimillionaire Tom Mullen (Mel Gibson) is shocked and horrified when his son (Brawley Nolte) is kidnapped. Mullen and his wife (Rene Russo) are advised by FBI Agent…
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Soul of the Game (1996)
Cast: Delroy Lindo, Mykelti Williamson, Edward Herrmann …
Directed by: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Before integration, the Negro League's stars -- pitcher Satchel Paige and catcher Josh Gibson -- are great friends on and off the baseball field. But their bond is tested when word…
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Clockers (1995)
Cast: Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo …
Directed by: Spike Lee
Strike is from the mean streets, working his way up in the drug rackets. When a local kingpin tips him off to an opportunity for advancement, a rival dealer is killed, and Strike gets caught…
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Get Shorty (1995)
Cast: John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo …
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
When Miami loan shark Chili Palmer (John Travolta) travels to Los Angeles to get money from a "client," he ends up getting involved in the film business. His foot in the door is washed-up…
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Crooklyn (1994)
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, David Patrick Kelly …
Directed by: Spike Lee
Spike Lee directs this semi-autobiographical tale of a large family sharing a Brooklyn apartment in the early 1970s. The story focuses on Troy, whose musican father and schoolteacher mother…
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Blood In, Blood Out (1993)
Cast: Damian Chapa, Benjamin Bratt, Jesse Borrego …
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Based on the life of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, this Taylor Hackford-directed drama centers on three members of an East Los Angeles gang. Half-brothers Paco (Benjamin Bratt) and Cruz and their…
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Malcolm X (1992)
Cast: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Spike Lee …
Directed by: Spike Lee
Spike Lee's Oscar-nominated drama illuminates the life of black nationalist Malcolm X (Denzel Washington), following him from his early days in prison to his conversion to Islam,…
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Mountains of the Moon (1990)
Cast: Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant …
Directed by: Bob Rafelson
Victorian explorers Richard Francis Burton (Patrick Bergin) and John Hanning Speke (Iain Glen) set off for Africa in 1854 to find the Nile River's source. The men face intense hardships…
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The Blood of Heroes (1990)
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Delroy Lindo, Joan Chen …
Directed by: David Webb Peoples
In this postapocalyptic saga that takes a page from Mad Max and Rollerblade, Rutger Hauer plays a former star of "jugging" -- a futuristic type of rugby -- who's preparing a crew of…