Viola Davis
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The Woman King
(2022)Some things are worth fighting for. This remarkable story of the Agojie -- the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s -- chronicles the epic journey of General Nanisca (Oscar-winner Viola Davis) as she inspires the king to take on the enemies determined to violate their honor and destroy their way of life.

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
(2020)Tensions and temperatures rise at a Chicago music studio in 1927 when fiery, fearless blues singer Ma Rainey joins her band for a recording session.

Widows
(2018)When a police shootout results in four dead thieves during an armed robbery in Chicago, the widows are left with their criminal spouses' debts. The women join forces to pull off their own heist and build a future for themselves.

Won't Back Down
(2012)A single mother and a dedicated teacher join forces to fight for reform at a failing Pittsburgh school. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis.

Lila & Eve
(2015)Dos madres, cuyos hijos fueron asesinados a tiros en un tiroteo, se unen para vengar sus muertes después de que las autoridades no toman medidas.

Custody
(2016)Three women are brought together when a hard-working single mother has her children taken away from her in a custody case that takes an emotional toll on all involved.

Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event
(2022)In this special event, Oprah Winfrey sits down with actor Viola Davis for an interview about her memoir, "Finding Me."

G20
(2025)Gather intel on G20, starring Viola Davis, when the G20 summit comes under siege, U.S. President Danielle Sutton (Academy Award® winner Viola Davis) becomes the number one target. After evading capture by the attackers, she must outsmart the enemy to protect her family, defend her country and safeguard world leaders in this action-packed thrill ride.

The Help
(2011)In 1960s Mississippi, a Southern girl turns her small town on its ear when she interviews African-American maids who have worked for white families.

The Unforgivable
(2021)Released from prison into a society that won't forgive her, a woman convicted of murder searches for the little sister she was forced to leave behind.

Fences
(2016)Located in Pittsburgh in the 1950s, the film enters passionately into the life of former African American League baseball legend Troy Maxson as he struggles to support his loved ones.

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
(2006)Based on the novel by Robert B. Parker, small town sheriff Jesse Stone tackles the mysterious murder of a teenage girl and the case of a battered wife while struggling with his alcoholism, his ex-wife and his disastrous love life. The teenage girl's murder leads him to a sex trafficking ring and into the higher society of Boston.

Troop Zero
(2019)In rural 1977 Georgia, a misfit girl dreams of life in outer space. When a national competition offers her a chance at her dream, to be recorded on NASA’s Golden Record, she recruits a makeshift troop of Birdie Scouts, forging friendships that last a lifetime and beyond.

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
(2006)A single mother’s American Idol audition helps her rise above a history of poverty, sexual abuse, and illiteracy to achieve national prominence.

The Architect
(2006)A struggle with potential consequences for all erupts after an activist exposes the dangers of the building an architect designed that she lives in.

Giving Voice
(2020)Six ambitious student actors audition for the prestigious August Wilson Monologue Competition, culminating in a riveting final round on Broadway.

Prisoners
(2013)Kelly Dover (Hugh Jackman) faces a parent’s worst nightmare when his daughter and her friend are abducted. Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal) strives to locate the girls but struggles to find compelling evidence, causing Dover to take the law into his own hands. A critical and commercial success, Prisoners saw Denis Villeneuve bring his taut powerful storytelling to Hollywood for the first time.

Jesse Stone: Night Passage
(2006)A prequel to "Stone Cold" in the series of Jesse Stone novels by Robert B. Parker, the story picks up after Jesse Stone is fired from the Los Angeles Police Department. He becomes an unlikely candidate recruited by the town board of selectman to become police chief of Paradise, a small town on Boston's North Shore. The board hopes his failed experience will keep him from digging too deep into t..

Stone Cold
(2005)Jesse Stone (Selleck) is a New England police chief investigating a series of murders, in an adaptation of Robert B. Parker's novel.

The Pentagon Wars
(1998)Truth is stranger than fiction in this satiric comedy about an honest Air Force officer's attempt to expose a case of government spending gone mad! How could the government spend 17 years and $14 billion developing a simple troop carrier? Colonel Cary Elwes is determined to find out and Pentagon general Kelsey Grammer is just as determined to stop him!