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David Oyelowo - what members say

Small Island review by CityGent from Burton Upon Trent

Top Quality Production - a Must See 11 November 2010
...tention because you will be emotionally dead! The other 3 leads, Naomie Harris, David Oyelowo and Benedict Cumberbatch are well able to hold their own and the whole is just ... Read customer review

David Oyelowo - filmography

96 Minutes (2011)
Starring: Brittany Snow, Christian Serratos, David Oyelowo
Director: Aimee Lagos
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The story of four lives slammed together in a shocking moment. Intercutting between a carjacking and the separate stories of the four kids, we watch as they hurtle toward a life-changing end.

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Small Island on DVD (2010)
Starring: Ruth Wilson, Naomie Harris, David Oyelowo
Director: John Alexander
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Adapted from Andrea Levy's best-selling award-winning novel, and shown on BBC One this two-part drama Small Island is an epic love story about the determined pursuit of dreams in the face of seemingly insurmountable barriers. Set against the backdrop of the Second World War in a time when ..read more »

76% from 725 members

Red Tails (2009)
Starring: David Oyelowo
Director: Anthony Hemingway
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The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.

60% from 6 members
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Series 1 (2 discs) on DVD (2009)
Starring: Jill Scott, Nyasha Hatendi, Anika Noni Rose
Director: Tim Fywell, Charles Sturridge
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Based on the novels by Alexander McCall Smith, this drama stars Jill Scott as Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's first and only female private detective. Growing up in a rural area, Precious was destined for a life of farming until, one fateful day, her father dies. Selling off the family cows, Precious ..read more »

77% from 526 members

Blood And Oil on DVD (2009)
Starring: Naomie Harris, Jodhi May, David Oyelowo
Director: David Attwood
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28 DAYS LATER's Naomie Harris stars as an executive from an oil corporation who finds herself at the centre of hostage crisis after her company sends her to Nigeria.

60% from 158 members

The Passion (2 discs) on DVD (2008)
Starring: James Nesbitt, Joseph Mawle, Paul Nicholls
Director: Michael Offer
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Temple priests prepare themselves for the influx of pilgrims to Jerusalem for Passover, as does Roman governor Pontius Pilate (James Nesbitt, BLOODY SUNDAY). Meanwhile, Jesus the Galilean (Joseph Mawle, SILENT WITNESS), is about to enter Jerusalem through the East Gate on a donkey's colt. BBC mini-..read more »

67% from 82 members

A Raisin In The Sun on DVD (2008)
Starring: Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, John Stamos, Sanaa Lathan
Director: Kenny Leon
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Sean 'P Diddy' Combs stars in an all new adaptation of A Rainin In The Sun -a classic tale of an African American family struggling with poverty, racism, and inner conflict as they strive for a better way of life.

69% from 218 members

Who Do You Love (2008)
Starring: Alessandro Nivola, Jon Abrahams, Brett Beoubay
Director: Jerry Zaks
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The life story of legendary record producer Leonard Chess, founder of Chess Records, the label that helped popularize Blues music during the 1950s and '60s.

10% from 1 member
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The Last King Of Scotland on DVD (2006)
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson
Director: Kevin Macdonald
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It was supposed to be a wild adventure in a far-off country, but when a naive young doctor arrives in 1970's Uganda - hoping for fun, sun and to lend a helping hand - he finds himself instead on a shocking ride into the darkest realm on earth. Befriended by the charismatic new leader, Idi Amin, and ..read more »

77% from 122,625 members

The Last King Of Scotland - Blu-ray (2006)
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Certificate:
It was supposed to be a wild adventure in a far-off country, but when a naive young doctor arrives in 1970's Uganda - hoping for fun, sun and to lend a helping hand - he finds himself instead on a shocking ride into the darkest realm on earth. Befriended by the charismatic new leader, Idi Amin, and ..read more »

78% from 1,576 member

Five Days (2 discs) on DVD (2006)
Starring: Hugh Bonneville, David Oyelowo, Sarah Smart
Director: Otto Bathurst, Simon Curtis
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The story begins one hot summers day when Leanne Wellings is taking her two young children to visit her grandfather. She stops to buy flowers at a motorway lay-by but then inexplicably vanishes -- leaving her two small children waiting for her in her car -- lost and far from home. Her two small ..read more »

65% from 2,515 members

A Sound of Thunder on DVD (2005)
Starring: Edward Burns, Ben Kingsley, Catherine McCormack
Director: Peter Hyams
Certificate:
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In A SOUND OF THUNDER, based on a short story by Ray Bradbury, director Peter Hyams (END OF DAYS, TIMECOP) creates a world where time travel is possible and life as we know it is threatened. In the year 2055, Charles Hatton's (Ben Kingsley) company, Time Safari, will take anyone with a big enough ..read more »

50% from 3,085 members

Spooks - Complete Season 3 (5 discs) on DVD (2004)
Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo
Director: Jonny Campbell, Cilla Ware, Justin Chadwick
Certificate:
MI5. The Spooks. They don't exist. You will never know their names, where they come from, who they are. And they're all that stand between you and those who watch this country with terror on their minds. This release features all the episodes from Season 3. Episodes comprise: 1. Project Friendly ..read more »

79% from 6,446 members

Spooks - Complete Season 2 (5 discs) (2003)
Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo
Director: Sam Miller, Rob Bailey, Cilla Ware
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MI5. The Spooks. They don't exist. You will never know their names, where they come from, who they are. And they're all that stand between you and those who watch this country with terror on their minds. This release features all 10 episodes from Season Two. Episodes comprise: 1. Bosnian 2. ..read more »

78% from 8,431 members
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Spooks - Complete Season 1 (3 discs) on DVD (2002)
Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo
Director: Bharat Nalluri, Rob Bailey, Andy Wilson
Certificate:
MI5. The Spooks. They don't exist. You will never know their names, where they come from, who they are. And they're all that stand between you and those who watch this country with terror on their minds. This release features all 6 episodes from Season One of the BBC drama 'Spooks'. Episodes ..read more »

77% from 10,688 members

David Oyelowo facts

5 most recent films

96 Minutes - 3 stars
Small Island - 4.0 stars
Red Tails - 3.0 stars
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
Blood And Oil - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Spooks - Complete Season 3 - 4.0 stars
Spooks - Complete Season 2 - 4.0 stars
The Last King Of Scotland - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Spooks - Complete Season 1 - 4.0 stars
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Series 1 - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

96 Minutes - 3 stars
Who Do You Love - 0.5 stars
Red Tails - 3.0 stars
A Sound of Thunder - 2.5 stars
Blood And Oil - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Megan Dodds - 22 times - show films
Matthew MacFadyen - 22 times - show films
Peter Firth - 22 times - show films
Keeley Hawes - 22 times - show films
Jenny Agutter - 16 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Rob Bailey - 16 times - show films
Cilla Ware - 12 times - show films
Bharat Nalluri - 10 times - show films
Justin Chadwick - 6 times - show films
Sam Miller - 6 times - show films