Movies by Terrence Howard
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Red Tails (2012)
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Nate Parker …
Directed by: Anthony Hemingway
The 332nd Fighter Group, an all-black World War II unit made up of the best escort pilots and known as the Red Tails, fights racism at home while fighting the Nazis abroad in this…
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On the Road (2012)
Cast: Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart …
Directed by: Walter Salles
At the height of the Beat era, New York writer Sal Paradise, his freewheeling buddy Dean, and Dean's wife set out on a journey of self-discovery. Their cross-country quest for answers…
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The Ledge (2011)
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Terrence Howard, Liv Tyler …
Directed by: Matthew Chapman
This unusual, character-driven thriller follows young hotel manager Gavin (Charlie Hunnam), who steps out onto a high ledge to commit suicide. World-weary police officer Hollis (Terrence…
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Winnie (2011)
Cast: Elias Koteas, Terrence Howard, Jennifer Hudson …
Directed by: Darrell Roodt
South Africa's Winnie Mandela, one of the most galvanizing public figures in modern history, comes to life in this absorbing biopic. Though it traces Winnie's whole story, the film…
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Little Murder (2010)
Cast: Josh Lucas, Terrence Howard, Lake Bell …
Directed by: Predrag Antonijevic
As his hometown recovers from the devastation inflicted by hurricane Katrina, dishonored New Orleans Det. Ben Chaney (Josh Lucas) tries to regain his dignity by helping the restless ghost of…
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Law & Order: Los Angeles: Season 1 (2010)
Cast: Skeet Ulrich, Corey Stoll, Alfred Molina …
Skeet Ulrich stars as hard-nosed LAPD Det. Rex Winters and Alfred Molina plays his courtroom counterpart, DA Ricardo Morales, in this "Law & Order" spinoff that takes place in the seedy…
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The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Cast: Anika Noni Rose, Terrence Howard, John Goodman …
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
Down in New Orleans during the fabulous Jazz Age, young Princess Tiana (voice of Anika Noni Rose) searches for true love and comes face-to-face with snooty debutante Charlotte (Jennifer…
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Iron Man (2008)
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges …
Directed by: Jon Favreau
After escaping from kidnappers using makeshift power armor, an ultrarich inventor and weapons maker (Robert Downey Jr.) turns his creation into a force for good by using it to fight crime.…
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Fighting (2008)
Cast: Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Zulay Henao …
Directed by: Dito Montiel
When Sean Arthur, an unmotivated young man who hustles counterfeit merchandise in New York City, meets seasoned street-fighting coach Harvey Boarden, his whole life changes as he begins to…
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Soundstage: B.B. King (2008)
Cast: B.B. King, Terrence Howard, Solange Knowles …
Terrence Howard, Solange Knowles and Richie Sambora join in on the jam to pay tribute to R & B legend B.B. King in this "Soundstage" episode celebrating the guitar great's enduring…
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Pride (2007)
Cast: Terrence Howard, Tom Arnold, Bernie Mac …
Directed by: Sunu Gonera
In this uplifting sports film based on a true story, coach Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard) changes lives and shocks his Philadelphia community when, aided by a janitor (Bernie Mac), he sets out…
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The Brave One (2007)
Cast: Jodie Foster, Jane Adams, Naveen Andrews …
Directed by: Neil Jordan
Oscar winner Jodie Foster stars in this dramatic thriller as Erica Bain, a New York City radio host who decides to take the law into her own hands after losing her fiancé in a brutal…
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Motherland Afghanistan (2007)
Cast: Terrence Howard, Nafisa Mojadidi, Qudrat Mojadidi …
Directed by: Sedika Mojadidi
Afghani-American filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi shadows her father, a women's health specialist working to rebuild hospitals in war-torn Afghanistan, in this thought-provoking documentary…
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The Hunting Party (2007)
Cast: Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Jesse Eisenberg …
Directed by: Richard Shepard
Richard Gere stars as a struggling journalist who sets out with a fellow reporter and a cameraman to hunt down Bosnia's most notorious war criminal, known as "the Fox." But they become…
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August Rush (2007)
Cast: Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Robin Williams …
Directed by: Kirsten Sheridan
After cellist Lyla (Keri Russell) and guitarist Louis (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) share an enchanted night together, circumstances rip them apart, and the child (Freddie Highmore) produced by the…
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Awake (2007)
Cast: Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard …
Directed by: Joby Harold
While undergoing a heart transplant, a man experiences "anesthetic awareness," a condition that allows him to see and feel everything that's happening to him but leaves him paralyzed --…
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The Perfect Holiday (2007)
Cast: Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Faizon Love …
Directed by: Lance Rivera
With an eye on her harried single mother, Nancy (Gabrielle Union), young Emily (Khail Bryant) seeks help from a department-store Santa (Morris Chestnut) who turns out to be just the thing…
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Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita (2007)
Cast: Terrence Howard
Directed by: Maria Finitzo
This documentary follows the journey of neurologist Dr. Jack Kessler, who was inspired to apply stem cell research to find a cure for spinal cord injuries after his daughter Allison was…
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Idlewild (2006)
Cast: OutKast, André Benjamin, Antwan "Big Boi" Patton …
Directed by: Bryan Barber
Percival, an introverted piano player, and Rooster, the star performer and manager of a Southern speakeasy -- who's as outgoing as Percival is shy -- struggle to keep alive their dream…
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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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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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Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)
Cast: Halle Berry, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Michael Ealy …
Directed by: Darnell Martin
Halle Berry stars in this version of Zora Neale Hurston's novel, adapted for television and produced by Oprah Winfrey. The story centers on Janie Crawford (Berry), a free-spirited woman…
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The Salon (2005)
Cast: Vivica A. Fox, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Kym Whitley …
Directed by: Mark Brown
Inspired by Shelley Garrett's stage play, writer-director Mark Brown (Barbershop) brings another installment to the genre of films set in African-American hair salons -- this time, an…
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Crash (2005)
Cast: Matt Dillon, Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock …
Directed by: Paul Haggis
Tensions erupt when the tangled lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge over a 36-hour…
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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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Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
Cast: 50 Cent, Joy Bryant, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje …
Directed by: Jim Sheridan
Determined to leave his criminal days behind, inner-city drug dealer Marcus (50 Cent, aka Curtis Jackson) pursues the one thing that inspires him -- rap music -- and on his life-altering…
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Ray (2004)
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King …
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Jamie Foxx portrays rhythm and blues legend Ray Charles, who rose from obscurity to become world famous despite losing his eyesight at age 6, a hardscrabble upbringing, repeated struggles…
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Biker Boyz (2003)
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke, Orlando Jones …
Directed by: Reggie Rock Bythewood
Only the speedy survive in Biker Boyz, a Western flick reinvented for the millennium with citizens who are law-abiding by day and biker renegades by night. Laurence Fishburne stars as a biker…
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Love Chronicles (2003)
Cast: Terrence Howard, Caroline Whitney Smith, Monica Calhoun …
Directed by: Tyler Maddox-Simms
Monifa (Robin Givens) is the no-nonsense author of a best-seller about relationships, so she's pretty much nonplussed when she's invited to do a guest spot on the radio show of…
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Hart's War (2002)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard …
Directed by: Gregory Hoblit
When an African-American pilot (Terrence Howard) in a German POW camp is accused of murdering one of his fellow inmates, Lt. Tommy Hart (Colin Farrell) must defend him. But Hart's…
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Angel Eyes (2001)
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel, Jeremy Sisto …
Directed by: Luis Mandoki
Still recovering from a troubled past, Sharon Pogue (Jennifer Lopez) is a streetwise Chicago cop with a tough-as-nails exterior. When a violent assault leaves her vulnerable, Sharon receives…
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Boycott (2001)
Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Terrence Howard, CCH Pounder …
Directed by: Clark Johnson
Interweaving vintage newsreels, stock footage and home movies with scenes depicting events surrounding the birth of the civil rights movement, this made-for-cable drama recounts the story…
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Intimate Affairs (2001)
Cast: Alan Cumming, Nick Nolte, Robin Tunney …
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
In 1920s Cambridge, Mass., a group of intellectuals, led by the principled Edgar (Dermot Mulroney), probe the science of sex. But the presence of two tempting stenographers (Robin Tunney and…
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Big Momma's House (2000)
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Paul Giamatti …
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
To make a key arrest, FBI agent Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) disguises himself as the outsized mother of an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend (Nia Long), but the feats Turner must pull…
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Love Beat the Hell Outta Me (2000)
Cast: Glenn Plummer, Terrence Howard, Clyde Jones …
Directed by: Kennedy Goldsby
Four friends -- each having recently gone through a bad breakup -- meet for a friendly game of dominoes. Each of the guys is dealing with his loss differently: Wesley (Clyde Jones) is mostly…
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The Best Man (1999)
Cast: Harold Perrineau Jr., Taye Diggs, Nia Long …
Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
Harper Stewart's (Taye Diggs) slated to be best man at his best friend's wedding. That's the good news. The bad news is that an advance copy of his kiss-and-tell…
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Best Laid Plans (1999)
Cast: Alessandro Nivola, Reese Witherspoon, Josh Brolin …
Directed by: Mike Barker
Rich, successful Bryce (Josh Brolin) meets beautiful Lissa (Reese Witherspoon) at a bar one night and invites her back to his house, not suspecting for a moment that Lissa isn't really…
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Never 2 Big (1998)
Cast: Shemar Moore, Nia Long, Ernie Hudson …
Directed by: Peter Gathings Bunche
This violent gangster film centers on Freddy Roland (Shemar Moore) and his foster sister, Blusette (Salli Richardson), a successful singer who's risen to the top of the industry thanks…
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Spark (1998)
Cast: Terrence Howard, Nicole Ari Parker, Brendan Sexton III …
Directed by: Garret Williams
While driving from Chicago to Los Angeles, Byron (Terrence Howard) and his girlfriend, Nina (Nicole Ari Parker), experience car trouble and are forced to stop in a small town in the middle of…
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Sunset Park (1996)
Cast: Rhea Perlman, Fredro Starr, Carol Kane …
Directed by: Steve Gomer
Rhea Perlman (best remembered as Carla from TV's "Cheers") is a Brooklyn schoolteacher who defies the odds. To earn extra money in hopes of opening a restaurant, she decides to stand in…
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Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Olympia Dukakis, Glenne Headly …
Directed by: Stephen Herek
In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland (Richard Dreyfuss) takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling:…
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Who's the Man? (1993)
Cast: Ed Lover, Dr. Dre, Badja Djola …
Directed by: Ted Demme
Dr. Dre and Ed Lover star in this self-billed "hip-hop whodunit" as two inept newbie cops who somehow must solve one of the biggest cases they've ever come across in Harlem: the killing…