Movies by Taraji P. Henson
As part of the cast:
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Think Like a Man (2012)
Cast: Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good …
Directed by: Tim Story
Kevin Hart stars in this romantic comedy as a relationship expert whose thesis on love and dating has made him all the rage with single women. But despite his so-called expertise, the…
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Larry Crowne (2011)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Bryan Cranston …
Directed by: Tom Hanks
After he's laid off from his longtime job at a soulless retail giant, average middle-aged guy Larry Crowne decides it's time to change his life by heading back to college, where he…
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Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (2011)
Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Terry O'Quinn, David Haydn-Jones …
Directed by: Gary Harvey
This fact-based Lifetime drama follows one mother's nightmarish struggle to retrieve the 7-year-old son her ex-husband whisked out of her life when he abducted the boy and took him back…
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The Good Doctor (2011)
Cast: Orlando Bloom, Riley Keough, Taraji P. Henson …
Directed by: Lance Daly
Martin Blake, a young doctor setting out to establish his reputation, falls into an illicit romance with teenage patient Diane. When a colleague learns of the forbidden relationship, he uses…
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Person of Interest: Season 1 (2011)
Cast: James Caviezel, Michael Emerson, Taraji P. Henson …
Directed by: David Semel
Burned-out spy John Reese is recruited by the hyper-intellectual Finch to use secretly generated data to intervene in the lives of people who are soon to be involved in violence, although…
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From the Rough (2011)
Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Tom Felton, Michael Clarke Duncan …
Directed by: Pierre Bagley
In the 1980s, Catalana Starks, the first woman to coach a men's NCAA team, turns a ragtag bunch of Tennessee State University students onto golf. The result is an unlikely championship…
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Peep World (2010)
Cast: Michael C. Hall, Barry W. Blaustein, Sarah Silverman …
Directed by: Barry W. Blaustein
When four siblings gather to celebrate their father's 70th birthday, the proverbial you-know-what hits the fan because one of them has penned a novel populated by characters who strongly…
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Date Night (2010)
Cast: Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg …
Directed by: Shawn Levy
Who knew simple dinner reservations under a different name could turn one New Jersey couple's date night so terribly upside-down? Claire (Tina Fey) and Phil (Steve Carell) Foster leave…
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The Karate Kid (2010)
Cast: Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson …
Directed by: Harald Zwart
After moving to Beijing with his mother, Dre (Jaden Smith) falls prey to a bully, so he takes lessons from martial arts master Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) in this remake of The Karate Kid. While…
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Once Fallen (2010)
Cast: Brian Presley, Taraji P. Henson, Ed Harris …
Directed by: Ash Adams
After getting out of prison, Chance (Brian Presley) wants nothing other than to lead a law-abiding life. But living links to his criminal past -- including his still-imprisoned father, Liam…
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Not Easily Broken (2009)
Cast: Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson, Maeve Quinlan …
Directed by: Bill Duke
Based on the novel by televangelist T.D. Jakes, this faith-based drama follows the trials and tribulations of Dave and Clarice, a married couple forced to reevaluate the strength of their…
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Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)
Cast: Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Adam Rodriguez …
Directed by: Tyler Perry
Jennifer (Hope Olaide Wilson) and her kid brothers realize they've picked the wrong house to rob when they come face-to-face with quick-tempered matriarch Madea (Tyler Perry), who…
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Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)
Cast: Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, Sanaa Lathan …
Directed by: Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry writes, directs and co-stars in this poignant dramedy centered on a pair of friends -- wealthy socialite Charlotte (Kathy Bates) and working-class Alice (Alfre Woodard) -- whose…
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton …
Directed by: David Fincher
David Fincher directs this Oscar-nominated tale of Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) -- a man who was born old and wrinkled but grows younger as the years go by -- with a screenplay adapted from a…
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Hurricane Season (2008)
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Isaiah Washington, Robbie Jones …
Directed by: Tim Story
One year after Hurricane Katrina, Al Collins (Forest Whitaker), a high school basketball coach in Marrero, La., builds a team from players who attended five different schools before Katrina…
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Talk to Me (2007)
Cast: Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce McFee …
Directed by: Kasi Lemmons
Oscar nominee Don Cheadle stars as real-life radio trailblazer Ralph "Petey" Greene, a high-school dropout and charismatic ex-con who leverages a prison disc jockey gig into a stint at a…
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Something New (2006)
Cast: Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Russell Hornsby …
Directed by: Sanaa Hamri
Having carefully calculated her professional life, African-American accounting exec Kenya McQueen (Sanaa Lathan) is concerned that her personal life doesn't measure up, so she agrees to…
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Hustle & Flow (2005)
Cast: Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Anthony Anderson …
Directed by: Craig Brewer
Terrence Howard turns in an Oscar-nominated performance in director Craig Brewer's indie drama as DJay, a pimp with aspirations of grandeur who wants to make it as a rapper but discovers…
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Four Brothers (2005)
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre 3000 …
Directed by: John Singleton
John Singleton directs Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Garrett Hedlund and André "3000" Benjamin as Bobby, Angel, Jack and Jeremiah Mercer, four tight-knit brothers who look nothing alike…
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Animal (2005)
Cast: Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ving Rhames …
Directed by: David J. Burke
Ex-con James Allen -- aka Animal (Ving Rhames) -- has done the near-impossible: He's reformed himself while in a maximum-security prison, with the help of a fellow inmate (Jim Brown).…
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Hair Show (2004)
Cast: Mo'Nique, Kellita Smith, Gina Torres …
Directed by: Leslie Small
Hairdresser Peaches Whitaker (Mo'Nique) and her estranged sister, Angela (Kellita Smith), reunite when Peaches travels to Beverly Hills to work in her sister's chichi salon. But…
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Baby Boy (2001)
Cast: Tyrese Gibson, AlexSandra Wright, Taraji P. Henson …
Directed by: John Singleton
Drawing an incisive picture, this gritty urban drama follows 20-year-old Jody Summers, an unemployed man-child who lives with his mother in South Central Los Angeles and embraces…