Movies starring Aunjanue Ellis

Men of Honour (2000)

129 mins     Biography, Drama      

"Men of Honour" is one of those movies which sucks you in and carries you along on a wave of power and emotion as it tells the true story of Carl Brashear who was not only the first African American to become a US Navy Diver ...

Freedomland (2006)

113 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

That synopsis of "Freedomland" makes it sound like a thriller about a missing child which embellishes the central storyline with one of racial tension. But in truth "Freedomland" ends up less about being a missing child thril...

Racing for Time (2008)

86 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

If you have seen the movie "Gridiron Gang" I can easily sum up Lifetime movie "Racing for Time" as saying it is the same but with teen girls in a correctional facility given hope through running. It has all the same elements,...

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009)

86 mins     Biography, Drama, TV Movie      

Do you know who Ben Carson is? I will be honest and say I had never heard of him and I am sure I am not alone but his story and in truth the story of his family is an inspiring one. You see Ben Carson was before retirement a ...

Game of Death (2010)

98 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

The chances are I would have watched "Game of Death", which is not to be mistaken with the Bruce Lee movie of the same name, anyway but as I scanned down the cast list I spotted the name Simon Rhee who as bad guy Dae Han Park...

The Resident (2011)

91 mins     Mystery, Thriller      

"The Resident" is a movie with a problem and it's called expectation. Here is a movie which stars Hilary Swank, the Oscar winning actress but in a role which doesn't test her at all and more relies on her attractiveness. What...

Abducted: The Carlina White Story (2012)

86 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Abducted: The Carlina White Story (2012) Keke Palmer stars as Carlina White who not only discovers that the woman she has always called mum is not in fact her real mum but the truth is that she was abducted as ...