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Rick Famuyiwa
Born June 18, 1973 · USA (age 53)
Rick Famuyiwa (born June 18, 1973) is a Nigerian-American filmmaker and television director. He is best known for the films The Wood(1999), Brown Sugar (2002), and Dope (2015), as well as for his work on the television series The Mandalorian, for which he directed six episodes and served as an executive producer for the third season. His films have been nominated for or won multiple awards, includ…
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The Mandalorian and Grogu · 2026The Mandalorian and Grogu
★ 7.52026
MovieActionAdventure
The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and his young apprentice Grogu.
Dope · 2015Dope
★ 7.02015
MovieCrimeDrama
Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.
Brown Sugar · 2002Brown Sugar
★ 6.62002
MovieRomanceComedy
Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic at a national magazine and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, hip-hop record company executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.
Our Family Wedding · 2010Our Family Wedding
★ 5.62010
MovieComedy
The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding is comic and stressful, especially as their respective fathers try to lay to rest their feud.
The Wood · 1999The Wood
★ 6.71999
MovieComedyDrama
In the panicky, uncertain hours before his wedding, a groom with prenuptial jitters and his two best friends reminisce about growing up together in the middle-class African-American neighborhood of Inglewood, California. Flashing back to the twenty-something trio's childhood exploits, the memories capture the mood and nostalgia of the '80s era.
Talk to Me · 2007Talk to Me
★ 6.82007
MovieDrama
The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
Confirmation · 2016Confirmation
★ 6.92016
MovieDramaHistory
Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her.
Ugo: A Homecoming Story · 2024Ugo: A Homecoming Story
2024
MovieDocumentary
Greek-Nigerian NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo returns to Nigeria for the first time.
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