Wendell Pierce
20 titles
Filmography
20 results

Four
(2013)Intimacy, emotion, and sexuality are explored between two men and their dating teenagers over the course of a single steamy Fourth of July evening.

One Last Thing
(2018)A lonely dentist in Florida is reunited with his long-lost daughter after years apart, sending him on an eventful, life-changing journey of discovery.

Rodents of Unusual Size
(2017)Louisiana residents try to defend their imperiled land from the nutria, giant swamp rats that threaten the gulf's fragile wetlands.

Becoming Frederick Douglass
(2022)Discover how a man born into slavery became one of the most influential voices for democracy U.S. history. A gifted writer and charismatic orator, it is estimated that more Americans heard Douglass speak than any other 19th-century figure — Black or white. Directed by Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson and Nicole London, the film features the voice of actor Wendell Pierce as Douglass.

Confirmation
(2016)Kerry Washington and Wendell Pierce star in this riveting film about the explosive 1991 Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination hearings.

Life Support
(2007)Oscar®-nominee Queen Latifah stars as an HIV-positive Brooklyn woman who channels her energy and regret over past drug addiction into working for an AIDS outreach group. Her passion for her job reveals her deep desire for atonement, but her stubbornness threatens to drive her family even further away leading her to learn a poignant lesson about loving and letting go.

Night Catches Us
(2010)A man reappears in a neighborhood he grew up in during the Black Power movement, which raises suspicions and threatens his passion for an old friend.

Clemency
(2019)A prison warden’s personal demons come to a head as she prepares to execute an inmate claiming innocence and who’s praying for an 11th-hour pardon.

It Could Happen to You
(1994)In lieu of a tip, a humble cop promises to split half the money from a lottery ticket that winds up winning with his waitress at a greasy spoon.

Elsa & Fred
(2014)After losing his wife, Fred (Christopher Plummer) moves into a nearby apartment building where he meets Elsa (Shirley MacLaine). Elsa bursts into his life like a whirlwind, teaching him that time is precious and that he should enjoy life--and love--to the fullest.

Parker
(2013)A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.

Foreclosure
(2014)When a broken family moves into a derelict neighborhood, they discover that their house harbors a dark secret that threatens to tear them apart.

The Mortician
(2011)When a mortician confronts a boy hiding out in his morgue, past emotions are triggered and he is determined to help the boy flee from danger, killing anyone who stands in the way.

The Fighting Temptations
(2003)Recently unemployed and single, a former ad exec returns to Georgia to collect an inheritance but to do so, he must lead a gospel choir to victory.

Piercing
(2019)Reed is going on a business trip, but in lieu of a suitcase filled with clothes, he's packed a murder kit. Everything is meticulously planned: check into a hotel and kill an unsuspecting victim. But Reed gets more than he bargained for with Jackie, an alluring call girl who arrives at his room.

A Hole in One
(2004)The 1953 tale of a woman who escapes her abusive relationship with a gangster by fixating on the idea that a lobotomy will solve everything.

The Runner
(2015)Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage delivers a thrilling and powerful performance in this edge-of-your-seat political thriller.

Brown Sugar
(2002)Two best friends finally realize that they may be in love with each other.

Between the World and Me
(2020)Artists and activists weave a tapestry of the African-American experience in this special about growing up in inner-city Baltimore.

Stay Alive
(2006)For a group of teens, the answer to the mysterious death of their old friend lies within the world of an online video game.