15 Movies Starring Nia Long

Made in America

Made in America

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-05-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, France

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (11349 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Marcia Brandwynne (story)

Nadine Schiff (story)

Holly Goldberg Sloan (story)

Holly Goldberg Sloan (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that weren't bad enough, he's white.

Friday

Friday

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-04-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (66547 Reviews)

Director:

F. Gary Gray

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and looking for something to do. Encounters with neighbors and other friends over the course of the day and night, and their ensuing antics, make up the rest of the movie.

Love Jones

Love Jones

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-03-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (2532 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Moseley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "kicking it," they hang out with their friend, talking about love and sex. Then Nina tests the strength of Darius' feelings and sets a chain of romantic complications into motion.

Soul Food

Soul Food

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-09-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (4844 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

Matriarch Mama Joe has held her family together for 40 years around a Sunday dinner of soul food. When diabetes hospitalizes her, the dinners stop and tensions among her three daughters start to break the family apart. Two of the sisters feud continuously: Teri is jealous of Maxine's marriage and irritated that everyone assumes her corporate salary is open to the rest of the family's uses. Maxine resents Teri's bossiness and insensitivity to family tradition. Bird, the youngest, newly married to an ex-con, accepts a favor from an old lover that leads to her husband's arrest. Mama Joe's grandson Ahmad cooks up a scheme to bring the family together, back to the table.

Stigmata

Stigmata

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-09-10

Languages:

English, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Portuguese, Italian, Aramaic

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (51939 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Tom Lazarus (story)

Tom Lazarus (screenplay)

Rick Ramage (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A priest from the Vatican is sent to Sao Paulo, Brazil to investigate the appearance of the face of the Virgin Mary on the side of a building. While there he hears of a statue of the Virgin Mary bleeding tears in a small town outside of the city. Meanwhile, a young woman in the U.S. begins to show signs of stigmata, the wounds of Christ. The priest from the Vatican links up with her and cares for her as she is increasingly afflicted by the stigmata. Her ranting and raving finally begins to make sense to the priest who starts to question what his religion has stood for for the last 1900 years.

In Too Deep

In Too Deep

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-08-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (4247 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Rymer

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Henry Brown

Paul Aaron

Fullplot:

Jeff Cole is a recent graduate of the Cincinnati police academy who dreams of working undercover. His wish is granted and through success is given the task of taking down state-wide crack dealer Dwayne Gittens aka "God". Gittens is known as a family man and a man of the people, contributing to his community and helping those in need. However, there is another side to him, a ruthless leader of a criminal empire who will torture or kill anyone without question. Over time, Cole develops a close friendship with Gittens. Cole's superiors worry that the line between cop and bad guy is getting blurred and that both identities are becoming one. Cole's loyalties are put to the ultimate test just as there is enough evidence to take Gittens down for good.

The Best Man

The Best Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-10-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (6017 Reviews)

Director:

Malcolm D. Lee

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

Harper's autobiographical novel is almost out, his girlfriend Robin desires commitment, and he's best man at the wedding of Lance, a pro athlete. He goes to New York early (Robin will come for the wedding) to hang out with Lance and other friends, including Jordan, his former almost-lover, now in media and privy to an advance copy of the book. The men discuss women, never facing their own double standard; Jordan wants to try again with Harper, at least for one night; and Harper fears that Lance will read his book and learn that the bride-to-be slept with him once to avenge Lance's many affairs. Can Harper mature before Lance kills him, Jordan seduces him, and he loses Robin?

Boiler Room

Boiler Room

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-02-18

Languages:

English, Russian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(39088 Reviews)

Director:

Ben Younger

Fullplot:

Seth Davis is a college dropout running an illegal casino from his rented apartment. Driven by his domineering fathers disapproval at his illegitimate existence and his desire for serious wealth, Seth suddenly finds himself seduced by the opportunity to interview as a trainee stock broker from recent acquaintance Greg (Nicky Katt). Walking into the offices of JT Marlin, a small time brokerage firm on the outskirts of New York - Seth gets an aggressive cameo performance from Jay (Ben Affleck) that sets the tone for a firm clearly placing money above all else. Seth's fractured relationship with his father and flirtatious glances from love interest Abbie (Nia Long) are enough to keep Seth motivated in his new found career. As he begins to excel and develop a love for the hard sale and high commission, a few chance encounters leads Seth to question the legitimacy of the firms operations - placing him once again at odds with his father and what remains of his morality. With homages to Wall Street, and Glengarry Glen Ross, it's a decent debut feature for Ben Younger who's script exposes a truly sinister side of an already immoral business.

Boiler Room

Boiler Room

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-02-18

Languages:

English, Russian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(38997 Reviews)

Director:

Ben Younger

Fullplot:

Seth Davis is a college dropout running an illegal casino from his rented apartment. Driven by his domineering fathers disapproval at his illegitimate existence and his desire for serious wealth, Seth suddenly finds himself seduced by the opportunity to interview as a trainee stock broker from recent acquaintance Greg (Nicky Katt). Walking into the offices of JT Marlin, a small time brokerage firm on the outskirts of New York - Seth gets an aggressive cameo performance from Jay (Ben Affleck) that sets the tone for a firm clearly placing money above all else. Seth's fractured relationship with his father and flirtatious glances from love interest Abbie (Nia Long) are enough to keep Seth motivated in his new found career. As he begins to excel and develop a love for the hard sale and high commission, a few chance encounters leads Seth to question the legitimacy of the firms operations - placing him once again at odds with his father and what remains of his morality. With homages to Wall Street, and Glengarry Glen Ross, it's a decent debut feature for Ben Younger who's script exposes a truly sinister side of an already immoral business.

Big Momma's House

Big Momma's House

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-06-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(62114 Reviews)

Director:

Raja Gosnell

Cast:

Writer:

Darryl Quarles (story)

Darryl Quarles (screenplay)

Don Rhymer (screenplay)

Fullplot:

FBI agent Malcolm Turner is known best for being a brilliant, master of disguise. Malcolm's latest assignment sends him to small-town Georgia, where he's assigned to trap a brutal bank robber (and a recent prison escapee) who they suspect will be coming down to visit his ex-girlfriend Sherry and her son. Malcolm sets up a stakeout across from the home of a larger-than-life southern matriarch known as Big Momma, who's about to be visited by Sherry. It's a simple plan, but there's one big problem: Unbeknownst to Sherry, Big Momma has unexpectedly left town. So Malcolm, decides to impersonate the cantankerous Southern granny. Using a few tricks of disguise, he completely transforms himself into Big Momma, even taking on the corpulent septuagenarian's everyday routine-from cooking soul food to delivering babies to "testifying" at the local church. In the mean time, Malcolm starts falling for Sherry, who may or may not be hiding some stolen cash. Now, Malcolm/Big Momma must somehow find a way to nab his criminal and the girl.

Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet?

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-01-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.5 (20647 Reviews)

Director:

Brian Levant

Cast:

Writer:

Steven Gary Banks (story)

Claudia Grazioso (story)

Steven Gary Banks (screenplay)

Claudia Grazioso (screenplay)

J. David Stem (screenplay)

David N. Weiss (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The fledgling romance between Nick, a playboy bachelor, and Suzanne, a divorced mother of two, is threatened by a particularly harrowing New Year's Eve. When Suzanne's work keeps her in Vancouver for the holiday, Nick offers to bring her kids to the city from Portland, Oregon. The kids, who have never liked any of the men their mom has dated, are determined to turn the trip into a nightmare for Nick.

Big Momma's House 2

Big Momma's House 2

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-01-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

4.5 (29210 Reviews)

Director:

John Whitesell

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Cast:

Writer:

Don Rhymer

Darryl Quarles (characters)

Fullplot:

Undercover Agent Malcolm Turner is back and this time he's out to expose the suspected designer of a deadly computer "worm" that would allow outside forces access to sophistical and critical government intelligence files. But unfortunately, the only way the crafty agent can get next to the worm's creator, Tom Fuller, is to access the programmer's Orange County home as the new "nanny" to Fuller and his wife Leah's children: toddler Andrew and his two older sisters, Carrie and Molly. This means that Malcolm must once again rely on his sure-fire alter ego, the take-no-prisoners Hattie Mae Pierce, a.k.a. "Big Momma," to bring down the bad guys and prove that a woman's work is never done! But once undercover, the job proves another tough juggling act for Big Momma as "she" must manage the hectic lives of the three Fuller kids, keep up with their myriad of daily activities, and handle the many household chores, all while secretly trying to dig up information on Tom's computer virus. Of course, Malcolm's hardest and most comical task is staying in Big Momma character throughout, which requires the trickiest of physical and vocal transformations, not to mention the ability to think really fast on his pumps. Hilarious situations ensue for "Big Momma" while trying to trap her prey, including, infiltrating a ritzy women's day spa, leading a bawdy teen cheerleading competition, and surviving a crazy jet ski chase, all while trying to keep "her" wig straight and skirts smooth. Along the way, "Big Momma" also helps bring the fractured Fuller clan back together and, in turn, Malcolm develops a newfound appreciation for his own family, which includes stepson Trent and expectant pregnant wife Sherrie. Malcolm also learns he can strike a successful balance between his work and home responsibilities, without shortchanging either side in the process.

Are We Done Yet?

Are We Done Yet?

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-04-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada, USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

3.9 (14511 Reviews)

Director:

Steve Carr

Cast:

Writer:

Hank Nelken (screenplay)

Hank Nelken (screen story)

Steven Gary Banks (characters)

Claudia Grazioso (characters)

Norman Panama (screenplay)

Melvin Frank (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Newlyweds Nick (Ice Cube) and Suzanne (Long) decide to move to the suburbs to provide a better life for their two kids. But their idea of a dream home is disturbed by a contractor (McGinley) with a bizarre approach to business.

Mooz-Lum

Mooz-Lum

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-09-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (896 Reviews)

Director:

Qasim Basir

Genres:

DramaFamily

Fullplot:

Amid a strict Muslim rearing and a social life he's never had, Tariq (Evan Ross) enters college confused. New peers, family and mentors help him find his place, but the 9-11 attacks force him to face his past and make the biggest decisions of his life.

The Single Moms Club

The Single Moms Club

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-03-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(4019 Reviews)

Director:

Tyler Perry

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

When five struggling single moms put aside their differences to form a support group, they find inspiration and laughter in their new sisterhood, and help each other overcome the obstacles that stand in their way.

Become a Movie Insider

Join our mailing list and get access to expert analysis, trivia, and recommendations that will elevate your movie-watching experience.

View our privacy policy.