15 Movies Starring Idris Elba

Sometimes in April

Sometimes in April

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-03-19

Languages:

English, Kinyarwanda

Countries:

France, USA, Rwanda

Runtime:

140 min

Rated:

TV-MA

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (3700 Reviews)

Director:

Raoul Peck

Fullplot:

Debra Winger, Oris Erhuero and Idris Elba star in this drama framed by the Rwandan genocide.

The Reaping

The Reaping

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-04-05

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (35984 Reviews)

Director:

Stephen Hopkins

Cast:

Writer:

Carey Hayes (screenplay)

Chad Hayes (screenplay)

Brian Rousso (story)

Fullplot:

The death of a child in mysterious circumstances sparks a series of events that seem to represent biblical plagues, which start occurring in, of all places, a town called "Haven" that is located deep in the bowels of Bible belt country in the bayous of Louisiana. A former Christian missionary turned religious phenomena debunker and her top open minded student turned personnel assistant are sent to investigate.

The Gospel

The Gospel

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-10-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.3 (1805 Reviews)

Director:

Rob Hardy

Genres:

DramaMusic

Fullplot:

A young singer turns his back on God and his father's church when tragedy strikes. He returns years later to find the once powerful congregation in disarray. With his childhood friend creating a "new vision" for the church, he is forced to deal with family turmoil, career suicide, and relationship issues that send him on a collision course with redemption or destruction.

The Losers

The Losers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-04-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (70660 Reviews)

Director:

Sylvain White

Cast:

Writer:

Peter Berg (screenplay)

James Vanderbilt (screenplay)

Andy Diggle (characters)

Fullplot:

A tale of double cross and revenge, centered upon the members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. The team-Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch and Cougar -find themselves the target of a lethal betrayal instigated from inside by a powerful enemy known only as Max. Presumed dead, the group makes plans to even the score when they're joined by the mysterious Aisha, a beautiful operative with her own agenda. Working together, they must remain deep undercover while tracking the heavily-guarded Max, a ruthless man bent on embroiling the world in a new high-tech global war.

Daddy's Little Girls

Daddy's Little Girls

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-02-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (5695 Reviews)

Director:

Tyler Perry

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

A mechanic (Elba) enlists the help of a successful-but-lonely attorney (Union) while trying to wrest custody of his three daughters from his treacherous ex-wife and her larcenous boy friend. Along the way, the working relationship between the blue collar dad and his uptown attorney grows into something more. This is a simple, touching story of two people trying to overcome their different backgrounds to find love, a down-on-his-luck man struggling to protect his children from abuse and neglect, and a community looking to purge itself from the criminals terrorizing their neighborhood.

This Christmas

This Christmas

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-11-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

117 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (6161 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Preston A. Whitmore II

Fullplot:

A Christmastime drama centered around the Whitfield family's first holiday together in four years.

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-02-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, United Arab Emirates

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

4.3 (80431 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Scott M. Gimple (screenplay)

Seth Hoffman (screenplay)

David S. Goyer (screenplay)

David S. Goyer (story)

Fullplot:

Johnny Blaze, a man who made a deal with the Devil who called himself Mephistopheles at the time (now Roarke), is on the run trying to make sure no-one is harmed by his alter ego, The Ghost Rider. He is approached by a Monk named Moreau who tells him that he can help be him free of the Rider, but first, he needs Johnny's help to protect a boy, whom Roarke has plans for, to help him take human form.

Obsessed

Obsessed

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-04-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (21356 Reviews)

Director:

Steve Shill

Fullplot:

Derek Charles is a hard working man, employed as a asset manager in a private company. He is very happy with his beautiful wife, Sharon, and only son, and because of his hard work he just got a huge promotion. But suddenly he gets a temporary worker who is both attractive and smart, and Derek is understandably impressed with her and also finds himself physically drawn to her. However, this new girl is desperate to get close to him - at any cost.

Beasts of No Nation

Beasts of No Nation

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-10-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

133 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.5 (118 Reviews)

Director:

Cary Fukunaga

Genres:

DramaWar

Cast:

Writer:

Cary Fukunaga (screenplay)

Uzodinma Iweala (based on the novel by)

Fullplot:

A drama based on the experiences of Agu, a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African country.

Legacy: Black Ops

Legacy: Black Ops

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-03-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

Nigeria, UK

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (1143 Reviews)

Director:

Thomas Ikimi

Genres:

Thriller

Fullplot:

Black Ops operative Malcolm Gray returns home after a botched mission in Eastern Europe. Holed up in a Brooklyn motel room, he is torn between retribution and personal salvation as he mentally unravels. When the walls close in, his story may be all he can leave behind.

Prometheus

Prometheus

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-06-08

Languages:

English, Scottish Gaelic

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

124 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(421790 Reviews)

Director:

Ridley Scott

Cast:

Writer:

Jon Spaihts

Damon Lindelof

Dan O'Bannon (elements)

Ronald Shusett (elements)

Fullplot:

This film is set in 2093 and takes place in the same universe as the 'Alien' movies. A group of explorers, including some archaeologists, are on an "undisclosed" mission. They arrive at a planet millions of miles away from Earth. The team spot what they believe to be signs of civilization. They go to investigate and find more than just signs, they find conclusive evidence. But some of them have an ulterior motive for being there, including the Weyland Corporation. They believe that this is where the human race actually came from. Things soon turn from excitement to survival once inside their discovery.

Pacific Rim

Pacific Rim

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-07-12

Languages:

English, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

131 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(345103 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Travis Beacham (screenplay)

Guillermo del Toro (screenplay)

Travis Beacham (story)

Fullplot:

When monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes - a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi) - who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind's last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

No Good Deed

No Good Deed

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-09-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

84 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (10294 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Miller

Fullplot:

A lonely mother, invites a handsome car accident victim into her home. Desperate for a little attention, she doesn't realize she's entertaining a sociopathic, yet charming escape convict. In one terrorizing night her life completely changes as she fight for her own life and the life of her children in No Good Deed.

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-12-25

Languages:

English, Afrikaans, Xhosa

Countries:

UK, South Africa

Runtime:

141 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (18775 Reviews)

Director:

Justin Chadwick

Cast:

Writer:

William Nicholson (screenplay)

Nelson Mandela (autobiography)

Fullplot:

Nelson Mandela is a South African lawyer who joins the African National Congress in the 1940s when the law under the Apartheid system's brutal tyranny proves useless for his people. Forced to abandon peaceful protest for armed resistance after the Sharpeville Massacre, Mandela pays the price when he and his comrades are sentenced to life imprisonment for treason while his wife, Winnie, is abused by the authorities herself. Over the decades in chains, Mandela's spirit is unbowed as his struggle goes on in and beyond his captivity to become an international cause. However, as Winnie's determination hardens over the years into a violent ruthlessness, Nelson's own stature rises until he becomes the renowned leader of his movement. That status would be put to the test as his release nears and a way must be found to win a peaceful victory that will leave his country, and all its peoples, unstained.

Second Coming

Second Coming

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-06-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (104 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

A look at the life and struggles of a family living in London.

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