The Listener

2022

English

5.6

♡ 6

74%

39%

Drama

Steve Buscemi Director

Tessa Thompson as Beth

Margaret Cho as Corinne

Rebecca Hall as Laura

Logan Marshall-Green as Michael

Beth is a helpline volunteer – part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. Over the last year the tide has become a tsunami. As Beth goes through her shift, the stakes rise: is this the night she will lose someone? Save someone? Eventually, Beth’s own story comes to light, revealing why she does it. All along we remain with her: listening, comforting, connecting – patching the world back together, one stitch at a time.

The Human Contract

2008

English

5.0

♡ 29

26%

Action

Drama

eroticism

Jada Pinkett Smith Director

Jason Clarke as Julian Wright

Idris Elba as Larry

Titus Welliver as Mr. Praylis

Tessa Thompson as Waitress

A free-spirited woman leads a businessman down a path of reckless abandon.

War on Everyone

2016

English

5.8

♡ 139

61%

John Michael McDonagh Director

Michael Peña as Bob Bolaño

Tessa Thompson as Jackie Hollis

Theo James as Lord James Mangan

Alexander Skarsgård as Terry Monroe

Two corrupt cops in New Mexico set out to blackmail and frame every criminal unfortunate enough to cross their path. Things take a sinister turn, however, when they try to intimidate someone who is more dangerous than they are. Or is he?

Dear White People

2014

English

6.2

♡ 24

91%

political correctness

post-racial america

Romance

satire

Justin Simien Director

Teyonah Parris as Colandrea 'Coco' Conners

Dennis Haysbert as Dean Fairbanks

Kyle Gallner as Kurt Fletcher

Tessa Thompson as Sam White

Four college students attend an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over an "African-American" themed party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in 'post racial' America while weaving a story about forging one's unique path in the world.

Sylvie's Love

2020

English

6.8

♡ 7

94%

Eugene Ashe Director

Eva Longoria as Carmen

Tucker Smallwood as Dr. Parker

Aja Naomi King as Mona

Tessa Thompson as Sylvie

When a young woman meets an aspiring saxophonist in her father’s record shop in 1950s Harlem, their love ignites a sweeping romance that transcends changing times, geography, and professional success.

Little Woods

2018

English

6.2

♡ 12

95%

prescription medication

probation

Western

Nia DaCosta Director

Lily James as Deb

James Badge Dale as Ian

Tessa Thompson as Ollie

Luci Christian as Sheila

For years, Ollie has illicitly helped the struggling residents of her North Dakota oil boomtown access Canadian health care and medication. When the authorities catch on, she plans to abandon her crusade, only to be dragged in even deeper after a desperate plea for help from her sister.

Lady and the Tramp

2019

English

6.2

♡ 95

67%

live action and animation

Charlie Bean Director

Benedict Wong as Bull

Clancy Brown as Isaac

Tessa Thompson as Lady

Janelle Monáe as Peg

The love story between a pampered Cocker Spaniel named Lady and a streetwise mongrel named Tramp. Lady finds herself out on the street after her owners have a baby and is saved from a pack by Tramp, who tries to show her to live her life footloose and collar-free.

Passing

2021

English

6.6

♡ 38

91%

86%

4:3

Action

based on novel or book

Drama

interracial relationship

Rebecca Hall Director

Gbenga Akinnagbe as Dave

Bill Camp as Hugh

Tessa Thompson as Irene

Alexander Skarsgård as John

In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

When a Stranger Calls

2006

English

5.1

♡ 39

8%

Simon West Director

Derek de Lint as Dr. Mandrakis

Tessa Thompson as Scarlet

Lance Henriksen as Stranger

Katie Cassidy as Tiffany

Far away from the site of a gruesome murder, a teenager named Jill Johnson arrives at a luxurious home for a baby-sitting job. With the children fast asleep, she settles in for what she expects to be an ordinary evening. Soon, the ringing of a phone and the frightening words of a sadistic caller turn Jill's routine experience into a night of terror.

For Colored Girls

2010

English

6.3

♡ 2

31%

Tyler Perry Director

Whoopi Goldberg as Alice / White

Richard Lawson as Frank

Tessa Thompson as Nyla / Purple

Thandie Newton as Tangie / Orange

About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.

Sorry to Bother You

2018

English

6.9

♡ 75

93%

Boots Riley Director

Tessa Thompson as Detroit

Lily James as Detroit's White British Voice

Kate Berlant as Diana DeBauchery

Forest Whitaker as First Equisapien / Demarius

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.

Selma

2014

English

7.5

♡ 57

99%

Ava DuVernay Director

Henry G. Sanders as Cager Lee

Tessa Thompson as Diane Nash

Tim Roth as Gov. George Wallace

Sammy Davis Jr. as Himself

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.

Creed II

2018

English

7.1

♡ 397

83%

los angeles, california

Steven Caple Jr. Director

Tessa Thompson as Bianca

Russell Hornsby as Buddy Marcelle

Dolph Lundgren as Ivan Drago

Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa

Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family's past, Adonis Creed is up against the challenge of his life.

Furlough

2018

English

5.5

♡ 22

20%

taking care of someone

transport of prisoners

Laurie Collyer Director

Suzanne Shepherd as Elizabeth Anderson

Édgar Ramírez as Kevin Rivera

Whoopi Goldberg as Mrs. Stevens

Tessa Thompson as Nicole Stevens

In between caring for her mother, a young woman works part time at a prison. The rookie guard gets a chance to prove her mettle when she's tasked with accompanying a hell-raising inmate on an emergency furlough to visit her dying mother. But things soon spiral out of control, sending the pair on a hilarious, surprising, and ultimately touching road trip.

Creed

2015

English

7.6

♡ 367

95%

philadelphia, pennsylvania

Ryan Coogler Director

Tessa Thompson as Bianca

Liev Schreiber as HBO 24 / 7 Narrator

Robert Douglas as Max's Cook #1

Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa

The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.

Creed III

2023

English

6.7

♡ 192

89%

husband wife relationship

orphan

philadelphia, pennsylvania

sequel

Sport

sports

Michael B. Jordan Director

Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed

Tessa Thompson as Bianca Creed

Jonathan Majors as Damian Anderson

Stephen A. Smith as Stephen A. Smith

After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has thrived in his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian — a fighter with nothing to lose.

The Initiation of Sarah

2006

English

5.1

♡ 9

49%

Stuart Gillard Director

JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Corinne

Jennifer Tilly as Dr. Eugenia Hunter

Tessa Thompson as Esme

Summer Glau as Lindsey Goodwin

A sorority girl unwittingly becomes the focus of a battle between good and evil.

The Marvels

2023

English

5.5

♡ 210

63%

Nia DaCosta Director

Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop

Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury

Jett Klyne as Tommy Maximoff

Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie

When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, Carol's powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol's estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe.