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Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield


Filmography

Lynn Whitfield - filmography


  • The Women on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Annette Bening,  Meg Ryan,  Eva Mendes
    Director: Diane English
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-wedded Mary Haines finds her marriage in trouble when shop girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into Mary's man.
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 23,950 members
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  • Kings of the Evening (2008)
    Starring: Tyson Beckford,  Lynn Whitfield,  Glynn Turman
    Director: Andrew P. Jones
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Homer Hobbs, home after two years in jail, discovers that life on the outside can be crueler than the back-breaking injustice of the chain gang. He returns to a bleak urban town caught in the depths of the Great Depression - no jobs, no prospects, no hope - where he is thrown together with four ..read more »
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  • The Women - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Annette Bening,  Meg Ryan,  Eva Mendes
    Director: Diane English
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Packed with an all-star cast, Diane English's (MURPHY BROWN) contemporary version of THE WOMEN showcases the talents of Annette Bening, Meg Ryan, Jada Pinkett Smith, Candice Bergen, and Debra Messing. Like the 1939 original, the film deals with the relationships among a close-knit group of female ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 425 members
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  • Madea's Family Reunion on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Lynn Whitfield,  Lisa Arrindell Anderson,  Maya Angelou
    Director: Tyler Perry
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Actor and playwright Tyler Perry returns as Madea, a brash but loving African-American grandmother with her own way of doing things in this screen adaptation of his popular stage comedy drama. Madea has her work cut out for her when she finds herself dealing with a handful of family crises the same ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 532 members
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  • Redemption (2004)
    Starring: Jamie Foxx,  Lynn Whitfield,  Lee Thompson Young
    Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Stan "Tookie" Williams founder and member of Los Angeles' notorious gang The Crips, was once the most feared man on the cit streets. His reign of terror was finally brought to an end when he was convicted of multiple murder and sent to the infamous San Quentin prison where, even from his cell on ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 5,309 members
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  • Cheetah Girls Vol.1 on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Sabrina Bryan,  Kyle Schmid,  Vincent Corazza
    Director: Oz Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    THE CHEETAH GIRLS, based on the young adult book series by Deborah Gregory, follows the adventures of four New York City teen girls (Raven-Symone, Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams, and Sabrina Bryan) as they form a band and prepare to take over the music world. Originally developed for and aired on ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 315 members
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  • Head Of State on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Chris Rock,  Bernie Mac,  Nick Searcy
    Director: Chris Rock
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Celebrated comedian-writer-actor-talk show host Chris Rock can now add film director to his CV. Co-written by Rock and Ali LeRoi, HEAD OF STATE follows an unassuming Washington D.C. alderman, Mays Gilliam (Rock), as he finds himself embroiled in a presidential election. Just weeks before the nation ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 1,843 member
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  • Stepmom on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Julia Roberts,  Susan Sarandon,  Ed Harris
    Director: Chris Columbus
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Jackie (Susan Sarandon) and Luke (Ed Harris) are divorcing after years of marriage and two children, Anna and Ben. Their new stepmother, Isabel (Julia Roberts), wants to be involved in the children's life, but is unwilling to sacrifice anything for her work. Jackie considers this to be selfish and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 7,487 members
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  • Gone Fishin' on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Joe Pesci,  Danny Glover,  Rosanna Arquette
    Director: Christopher Cain
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Two lifelong buddies go fishing to catch the 'big one' but quickly lose their car to a con artist. Soon, they become entangled in more adventures whilst searching for jewels and trying to tag along with two lovely ladies...
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 506 members
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  • The Wedding on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Halle Berry,  Lynn Whitfield,  Shirley Knight
    Director: Charles Burnett
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Halle Berry stars as young, beautiful and privileged Shelby who's engaged to a white jazz musician called Meade. His parents won't attend because Shelby is black. Her parents don't have a problem with it, but when a handsome black man called Lute arrives on the scene Shelby begins to get cold feet ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 356 members
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  • Eve's Bayou (1997)
    Starring: Samuel L. Jackson,  Jurnee Smollett,  Meagan Good
    Director: Kasi Lemmons
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Actress Kasi Lemmons made an auspicious début as a writer and director with this delicately handled, wrenchingly emotional drama, hailed by critic Roger Ebert as one of the best films of 1997. Eve's Bayou begins with ominous narration: "The summer I killed my father, I was 10 years old." From that ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 68 members
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  • Thicker Than Blood on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Peter Strauss,  Lynn Whitfield,  Rachel Ticotin
    Director: Michael Dinner
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    This made-for-TV drama, based on a true story, stars Peter Strauss as Larry McLinden, a father who may lose his youngest son. When his wife divorces Larry and informs him that the boy is not his biological son, he must fight to keep custody of the child.
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 73 members
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  • The Women Of Brewster Place on DVD (1988)
    Starring: JackÚe,  Oprah Winfrey,  Cicely Tyson
    Director: Donna Deitch
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on Gloria Naylor's novel, THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE is the rare made-for-tv feature that provides numerous deeply drawn and affecting characters and entertains. Aided immeasurably by star turns from Oprah, Cicely Tyson, and, of course, Jackee, director Donna Deitch's intensely moving film ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 137 members
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Lynn Whitfield facts

5 most recent films

The Women - 2.5 stars
Kings of the Evening - 3 stars
The Women - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Madea's Family Reunion - 4.0 stars
Redemption - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Madea's Family Reunion - 4.0 stars
Stepmom - 3.5 stars
Eve's Bayou - 3.0 stars
A Thin Line Between Love And Hate - 3.0 stars
Cheetah Girls Vol.1 - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Kings of the Evening - 3 stars
The Women - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
The Women - 2.5 stars
The Wedding - 3.0 stars
Thicker Than Blood - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Cicely Tyson - 5 times - show films
Jackee Robin Givens - 5 times - show films
Paula Kelly - 5 times - show films
Jackée - 5 times - show films
Oprah Winfrey - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Donna Deitch - 5 times - show films
Tyler Perry - 2 times - show films
Diane English - 2 times - show films
Michael Dinner - 1 times - show films
Anita Addison - 1 times - show films