Michael Kenneth Williams — Actor (21)
12 Years a Slave (2013) [Movie] TMDB Douban NeoDB IMDb NeoDB Test WikiData
12 Years a Slave
7.9 (15 ratings) director: Steve McQueen actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor / Michael Fassbender
other title: 12 anni schiavo / 12 Anos Escravo
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
The Purge: Anarchy (2014) [Movie] Douban TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData
The Purge: Anarchy
5.8 (5 ratings) director: James DeMonaco actor: Frank Grillo / Carmen Ejogo
other title: Anarchia - La notte del giudizio / The Purge: Anarki
One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish -- including murder -- without fear of punishment or imprisonment. Leo, a sergeant who lost his son, plans a vigilante mission of revenge during the mayhem. However, instead of a death-dealing avenger, he becomes the unexpected protector of four innocent strangers who desperately need his help if they are to survive the night.
Lovecraft Country (2020) [TV] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Lovecraft Country
director: Misha Green actor: Jonathan Majors / Jurnee Smollett
other title: Territorio Lovecraft / Lovecraft Country - La terra dei demoni
The anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America to find his missing father. They must survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the malevolent spirits that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.
Boardwalk Empire (2010) [TV] TMDB IMDb
Boardwalk Empire
9.2 (9 ratings) director: Terence Winter actor: Steve Buscemi / Kelly Macdonald
other title: Boardwalk Empire - L'impero del crimine
Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.
The Wire (2002) [TV] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Wire
9.3 (10 ratings) director: David Simon actor: Dominic West / Lance Reddick
other title: Sur écoute / Bajo escucha
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
Ghostbusters (2016) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb
Ghostbusters
4.2 (5 ratings) director: Paul Feig actor: 克丽丝滕·威格 / 梅丽莎·麦卡西
other title: 女版捉鬼敢死队 / 魔鬼克星:麻辣异攻队(台)
Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
The Road (2009) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb Douban
The Road
director: John Hillcoat actor: Viggo Mortensen / Kodi Smit-McPhee
other title: A Estrada / La Route
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gray. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there.
Motherless Brooklyn (2019) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Motherless Brooklyn
director: Edward Norton actor: Edward Norton / Bruce Willis
other title: Motherless Brooklyn - I segreti di una città / Os Órfãos de Brooklyn
New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.
RoboCop (2014) [Movie] IMDb TMDB NeoDB Douban
RoboCop
director: José Padilha actor: Joel Kinnaman / Gary Oldman
other title: Robocop / 机械战警
In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured, OmniCorp sees their chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine.
Arkansas (2020) [Movie] TMDB
Arkansas
director: Clark Duke actor: Liam Hemsworth / Clark Duke
other title: Arkansas - Rei do Crime / Arkansas: Un lugar peligroso
Kyle and Swin live by the orders of an Arkansas-based drug kingpin named Frog, whom they've never met. But when a deal goes horribly wrong, the consequences are deadly.
Triple 9 (2016) [Movie] TMDB
Triple 9
director: John Hillcoat actor: Casey Affleck / Chiwetel Ejiofor
other title: Codice 999 / Triplo 9
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
Bringing Out the Dead (1999) [Movie] TMDB IMDb NeoDB WikiData Douban
Bringing Out the Dead
director: Martin Scorsese actor: Nicolas Cage / Patricia Arquette
other title: Al di là della vita / Nattens skygger
Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn't help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.
Beastie Boys Story (2020) [Movie] TMDB
Beastie Boys Story
director: Spike Jonze actor: Michael Diamond / Adam Horovitz
other title: La storia dei Beastie Boys / A história dos Beastie Boys
Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze.
The Wire Odyssey (2007) [Movie] TMDB
The Wire Odyssey
actor: Gbenga Akinnagbe / Reg E. Cathey
A retrospective documentary of the first four seasons of the acclaimed series The Wire.
Brooklyn's Finest (2010) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
Brooklyn's Finest
director: Antoine Fuqua actor: Richard Gere / Don Cheadle
other title: Atraídos Pelo Crime / Gesetz der Strasse - Brooklyn's Finest
Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three police officers struggle with the sometimes fine line between right and wrong.
When We Rise (2017) [TV] IMDb WikiData TMDB
When We Rise
director: Dustin Lance Black actor: Austin P. McKenzie / Emily Skeggs
The personal and political struggles, setbacks and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable successes of today. The period piece tells the history of the gay rights movement, starting with the Stonewall Riots in 1969.