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  • Mos Def convinces Next Day Air co-stars to ban 'N' word - 2 May 2009
    -Mos Def banned the use of the 'N' word on the set of his new movie Next Day Air in a bid to urge his co-stars to use less controversial terms to "express" themselves.- -The rapper/actor stars alongside Donald Faison, Mike Epps and Wood Harris in the funny crime

Mos Def - what members say


  • The Woodsman
  • The Woodsman review by A customer from Glasgow
    Rated - 4 stars Commendable 19 May 2005
    ...is brilliant as the tormented lead and there is a surprisingly moving turn from Mos Def who even outacts Bacon in his central scene. There is nothing outstanding or gr...  
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy review by A customer from Downderry, Cornwall
    Rated - 4 stars Would Doug be proud? 11 October 2005
    ...ke way for an intergactic highway. Luckily for Dent his best mate Ford Prefect (Mos Def) is actually an alien journalist, and thumbs them both a lift seconds before th...  
  • Something The Lord Made
  • Something The Lord Made review by crockery from Belfast
    Rated - 4 stars medical miracle surpasses racial climate of the times 14 March 2008
    ... I cannot think of actors who would have done a better job than Alan Rickman or Mos Def and I applaud them, and the rest of the cast, as well as the producers, for bri...  

Mos Def - filmography


  • Be Kind Rewind on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Quinton Aaron,  Dennis Albanese,  Jack Black
    Director: Michel Gondry
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A man (Black) whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films, which include Back to the Future, The Lion King, and ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 32,100 members
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  • 16 Blocks - HD DVD Version (2006)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Mos Def,  David Morse
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Bruce Willis hits the mark as Jack Mosley, a broken-down New York City police detective assigned to escort a petty criminal from the precinct to the courthouse. The seemingly simple 16-Block journey becomes a test of character for them when Jack's ex-partners attempt to stop them. It's the gripping ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 532 members
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  • Journey to the End of the Night on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Brendan Fraser,  Mos Def,  Scott Glenn
    Director: Eric Eason
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Two Americans in exile have been carving out a living in Brazil running a nightclub brothel but they both harbor dreams of getting out the business once and for all. When a client is killed in their establishment, they find a suitcase with drugs which could answer all their prayers. Their hopes of ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 11 members
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  • 16 Blocks on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Mos Def,  David Morse
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate:
    Bruce Willis hits the mark as Jack Mosley, a broken-down New York City police detective assigned to escort a petty criminal from the precinct to the courthouse. The seemingly simple 16-Block journey becomes a test of character for them when Jack's ex-partners attempt to stop them. It's the gripping ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 41,701 members
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  • Lackawanna Blues on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Marcus Franklin,  S. Epatha Merkerson,  Mos Def
    Director: George C. Wolfe
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Based on the award winning play by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, this poignant and colorful drama tells the inspirational story of a courageous woman, Nanny, whose spirit and strength served as the foundation for a struggling community trying to survive during the segregation era. Starring an exceptional ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 506 members
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  • The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Martin Freeman,  Sam Rockwell,  Mos Def
    Director: Garth Jennings
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The long-awaited film version of Douglas Adams' THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, based on his five-book series, is a funny, wacky, highly creative ride through a bizarre universe. Martin Freeman (Tim from THE OFFICE) stars as Arthur Dent, a British everyman suddenly thrust into intergalactic ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 61,190 members
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  • The Woodsman on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Kevin Bacon,  Kyra Sedgwick,  Eve
    Director: Nicole Kassell
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    With a 12-year prison stretch reaching an end, convicted paedophile Walter (Kevin Bacon) faces an uncertain walk back into the free world in THE WOODSMAN. Attempting to keep his previous indiscretions sheltered from prying eyes, Walter tries to piece together his shattered life by finding a job and ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 25,620 members
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  • Alfie on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Jude Law,  Susan Sarandon,  Sienna Miller
    Director: Charles Shyer
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: £2.49
    Jude Law stars in this trenchant dramatic-comedy, a remake of the 1966 British counterculture classic that launched the career of Michael Caine. This version is set in New York City and is pumped up with giddy, cleverly experimental editing. The story has Alfie (Law), a Don Juan-esque limo driver, ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 35,764 members
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  • The Italian Job on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Mark Wahlberg,  Charlize Theron,  Edward Norton
    Director: F. Gary Gray
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: £2.49
    In this wholly refreshing remake of the 1969 crime classic starring Michael Caine and Noel Coward, Mark Wahlberg stars as Charlie Croker, a smooth thief who orchestrates a flawless heist in Venice with the help of his mentor, safecracker John Bridger (Donald Sutherland). Together with his cronies--..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 37,841 members
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  • Italian Job, The - HD DVD Version (2003)
    Starring: Mark Wahlberg,  Charlize Theron,  Edward Norton
    Director: F. Gary Gray
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: £2.49
    In this wholly refreshing remake of the 1969 crime classic starring Michael Caine and Noel Coward, Mark Wahlberg stars as Charlie Croker, a smooth thief who orchestrates a flawless heist in Venice with the help of his mentor, safecracker John Bridger (Donald Sutherland). Together with his cronies--..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 114 members
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  • Carmen - A Hip Hopera (2002)
    Starring: Beyonce Knowles,  Mekhi Phifer,  Mos Def
    Director: Robert Townsend
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    This 2002 version of Bizet's opera is updated for the hip-hop generation. The tale of Carmen, an irresistible woman who who tears men apart, is told in this passionate drama set to the sound of hot hip-hop and featuring an all-star cast including Mos Def, lil Bow Wow, Troy Winbush, Jermaine Dupri, ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 9 members
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  • Brown Sugar on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Sanaa Lathan,  Taye Diggs,  Nicole Ari Parker
    Director: Rick Famuyiwa
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Rick Famuyiwa breathes a refreshing burst of air into the romantic comedy genre with BROWN SUGAR, a film that is as much a tribute to hip-hop as it is a celebration of friendship and love. Dre (Taye Diggs) and Sidney (Sanaa Lathan), best friends since elementary school, have been in love with rap ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 1,657 member
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  • Next Day Air
    Starring: Mos Def,  Donald Faison,  Mike Epps
    Director: Benny Boom
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    When a misguided UPS driver inadvertently delivers a package containing concealed bricks of cocaine to the wrong address, it sets in motion a desperate search and battle for the coke between the furious dealer that sent it, the fearful intended recipients that missed it, and the conniving ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 77% from 4 members
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Mos Def - watch online


  • The Italian Job to Watch Now (2003)
    Starring: Mark Wahlberg,  Charlize Theron,  Edward Norton
    Director: F. Gary Gray
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 111 minutes
    The plan was flawless. The execution was perfect. Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that, he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Now he wants more than the job's payoff...he wants payback. Mark Wahlberg is electrifying as Croker in this "fast and furious action-..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 90 members
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  • Where's Marlowe? to Watch Now (1998)
    Starring: Miguel Ferrer,  Mos Def,  John Livingston
    Director: Daniel Pyne
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
    Watch now: FREE
    Run time: 99 minutes
    Sam Spade. Philip Marlowe. Joe Boone. You always remember the great detectives. Joe Boone? Well, he aspires to greatness. But right now he's more defective than detective. The time-honored world of the private eye gets a new spin in this quirky and very funny mockumentary. Miguel Ferrer plays Boone,..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 40% from 2 members
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Mos Def facts

5 most recent films

Cadillac Records - 3.0 stars
Cadillac Records - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Be Kind Rewind - 3.0 stars
Be Kind Rewind - BLU-RAY Version - 2.5 stars
16 Blocks - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Something The Lord Made - 3.5 stars
16 Blocks - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars
16 Blocks - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
16 Blocks - 3.0 stars
Cadillac Records - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Journey to the End of the Night - 2.5 stars
Carmen - A Hip Hopera - 2.5 stars
Next Day Air - 4.0 stars
Alfie - 2.5 stars
Civil Brand - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Donald Sutherland - 4 times - show films
Pete Gawtti - 4 times - show films
Franky G. - 4 times - show films
Charlize Theron - 4 times - show films
Olek Krupa - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

F. Gary Gray - 4 times - show films
Michel Gondry - 3 times - show films
Richard Donner - 3 times - show films
Garth Jennings - 2 times - show films
Darnell Martin - 2 times - show films