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Nia DaCosta

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Nia DaCosta

Born November 8, 1989 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA (age 36)

Nia DaCosta (born November 8, 1989) is an American filmmaker. She rose to prominence with her feature-length directorial debut, Little Woods (2018), a crime thriller, which won the Nora Ephron Prize for Female Filmmakers at the Tribeca Film Festival. After working on other projects, most notably directing two episodes of the British thriller series Top Boy in 2019, DaCosta became the first Black …

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple28 Years Later: The Bone Temple · 2026
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
★ 7.12026
MovieHorrorThriller
Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can't escape.
The MarvelsThe Marvels · 2023
The Marvels
★ 5.92023
MovieScience FictionAdventure
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.
CandymanCandyman · 2021
Candyman
★ 6.02021
MovieHorrorThriller
A Chicago artist's sanity starts to unravel, unleashing a terrifying wave of violence when he begins to explore the macabre history of the Candyman.
HeddaHedda · 2025
Hedda
★ 5.42025
MovieDramaThriller
Hedda Gabler finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. Over the course of one charged night, long-repressed desires and hidden tensions erupt—pulling her and everyone around her into a spiral of manipulation, passion, and betrayal.
Little WoodsLittle Woods · 2019
Little Woods
★ 5.42019
MovieDramaThriller
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.
A Perfect ManA Perfect Man · 2013
A Perfect Man
★ 4.02013
MovieDrama
A philandering husband unknowingly falls back in love with his wife over the phone when she pretends to be another woman.
Night and DayNight and Day · 2013
Night and Day
2013
MovieDrama
A young woman tries to hold it together during a tense and unpredictable evening with her brother and estranged husband.
Sleeping with the EnemySleeping with the Enemy
Sleeping with the Enemy
Movie
A remake of the 1991 film of the same name, in which a woman fakes her own death to escape her abusive husband.

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