Cast: Michael Kenneth Williams

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Michael Kenneth Williams. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Wire (TV Series)

2002 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction David Simon · Joe Chappelle · Ernest R. Dickerson · Clark Johnson

Cast Dominic West · Lance Reddick · Sonja Sohn · Clarke Peters

Synopsis The Wire (TV Series) (2002) is a gritty, multi-layered drama set in Baltimore, exploring the city's complex social and institutional struggles. Each season focuses on a different facet of urban life, including the drug trade, the education system, the media,...

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8.9

46K votes

8.9

46K votes

Boardwalk Empire (TV Series)

2010 · Series · 55 min. · United States

Direction Terence Winter · Timothy Van Patten · Allen Coulter · Jeremy Podeswa

Cast Steve Buscemi · Kelly MacDonald · Shea Whigham · Michael Shannon

Synopsis Boardwalk Empire (TV Series) (2010) is a gripping crime drama set in Prohibition-era Atlantic City. The story follows Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, a corrupt politician and bootlegger who navigates the dangerous world of organized crime. As Nucky balances power, loyalty, and...

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8.0

24K votes

8.0

24K votes

The Night Of (TV Miniseries)

2016 · Series · 480 min. · United States

Direction Steven Zaillian · Richard Price · James Marsh

Cast Riz Ahmed · John Turturro · Michael Kenneth Williams · Bill Camp

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2016). 8 Episodes. After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.

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7.9

16K votes

7.9

16K votes

When They See Us (TV Miniseries)

2019 · Series · 70 min. · United States

Direction Ava DuVernay

Cast Jharrel Jerome · Aunjanue Ellis · Asante Blackk · Caleel Harris

Synopsis When They See Us (TV Miniseries) (2019) is a gripping drama based on the true story of the Central Park Five. It follows five Black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who are wrongly accused and convicted of a brutal assault...

7.9

11K votes

7.9

11K votes

Boardwalk Empire - Pilot (TV)

2010 · Movie · 73 min. · United States

Direction Martin Scorsese

Cast Steve Buscemi · Michael Pitt · Kelly MacDonald · Michael Shannon

Synopsis Boardwalk Empire - Pilot (TV) (2010) introduces the Prohibition era in Atlantic City, 1920. The story follows Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, a powerful political figure and bootlegger, as he navigates the complex world of corruption, crime, and ambition. When federal agents...

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7.8

20K votes

7.8

20K votes

Community (TV Series)

2009 · Series · 20 min. · United States

Direction Dan Harmon · Joe Russo · Anthony Russo · Adam Davidson

Cast Joel McHale · Danny Pudi · Gillian Jacobs · Chevy Chase

Synopsis Community (TV Series) (2009) follows a diverse group of students at Greendale Community College, brought together by chance in a study group. Led by disbarred lawyer Jeff Winger, the quirky ensemble includes pop-culture-obsessed Abed, overachiever Annie, former athlete Troy, activist...

7.6

12K votes

7.6

12K votes

12 Years a Slave

2013 · Movie · 133 min. · United States

Direction Steve McQueen

Cast Chiwetel Ejiofor · Michael Fassbender · Lupita Nyong'o · Paul Dano

Synopsis 12 Years a Slave (2013) tells the harrowing true story of Solomon Northup, a free African-American man living in New York in the 1840s. Lured by a promise of work, he is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South....

7.3

62K votes

7.3

62K votes

When We Rise (TV Miniseries)

2017 · Series · 85 min. · United States

Direction Dustin Lance Black · Dee Rees · Thomas Schlamme · Gus Van Sant

Cast Guy Pearce · Mary-Louise Parker · Rachel Griffiths · Jonathan Majors

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2017). 8 Episodes. A chronicled re-telling the gay rights movement in the United States, beginning with the Stonewall riots in 1969.

7.1

332 votes

7.1

332 votes

The Road

2009 · Movie · 112 min. · United States

Direction John Hillcoat

Cast Viggo Mortensen · Kodi Smit-McPhee · Charlize Theron · Robert Duvall

Synopsis In The Road (2009), a father and his young son traverse a desolate, post-apocalyptic world ravaged by an unspecified catastrophe. With society collapsed and nature dying, they face relentless hardships, scavenging for food and evading dangerous survivors. The man's unwavering...

6.6

53K votes

6.6

53K votes

Hap and Leonard (TV Series)

2016 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Nick Damici · Jim Mickle · Nick Gomez

Cast James Purefoy · Michael Kenneth Williams · Christina Hendricks · Bill Sage

Synopsis TV Series (2016-2018). 3 Seasons. 18 Episodes. Based on the novel series by Joe R. Lansdale where best friends Hap Collins, a white ex-con (James Purefoy) and Leonard Pine (Michael Kenneth Williams, a black, openly gay Vietnam veteran, try to...

6.3

526 votes

6.3

526 votes

Kill the Messenger

2014 · Movie · 112 min. · United States

Direction Michael Cuesta

Cast Jeremy Renner · Mary Elizabeth Winstead · Ray Liotta · Michael Sheen

Synopsis A dramatic thriller based on the remarkable true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb. Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation’s streets…and further alleges...

6.2

6K votes

6.2

6K votes

Life During Wartime

2009 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Todd Solondz

Cast Allison Janney · Shirley Henderson · Ally Sheedy · Gaby Hoffmann

Synopsis There is Joy, who discovers her husband Allen is not quite cured of his peculiar “affliction” and runs away, seeking solace and guidance from her mother and sisters; her former suitor Andy, now deceased, but still never giving up in...

6.1

1K votes

6.1

1K votes

Detroit 1-8-7 (TV Series)

2010 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Jason Richman · Jeffrey Nachmanoff · Dean White · Kevin Hooks

Cast Michael Imperioli · James McDaniel · Aisha Hinds · Jon Michael Hill

Synopsis TV Series (2010-2011). 18 Episodes. Fictional documentarians follow and film Detroit homicide police.

6.1

113 votes

6.1

113 votes

The Public

2018 · Movie · 122 min. · United States

Direction Emilio Estévez

Cast Emilio Estévez · Alec Baldwin · Taylor Schilling · Jeffrey Wright

Synopsis A sit-in by patrons at a public library escalates into a police standoff and a media sideshow. An unusually bitter Arctic blast has made its way to downtown Cincinnati. At odds with library officials over how to handle the extreme...

6.1

246 votes

6.1

246 votes

Bessie (TV)

2015 · Movie · 112 min. · United States

Direction Dee Rees

Cast Queen Latifah · Michael Kenneth Williams · Tika Sumpter · Mo'Nique

Synopsis The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.

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6.1

276 votes

6.1

276 votes

Brooklyn's Finest

2009 · Movie · 132 min. · United States

Direction Antoine Fuqua

Cast Richard Gere · Don Cheadle · Ethan Hawke · Wesley Snipes

Synopsis Three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location after enduring vastly different career paths. Burned out veteran Eddie Dugan (Richard Gere) is just one week away from his pension and a fishing cabin in Connecticut. Narcotics officer...

6.0

9K votes

6.0

9K votes

Inherent Vice

2014 · Movie · 148 min. · United States

Direction Paul Thomas Anderson

Cast Joaquin Phoenix · Josh Brolin · Katherine Waterston · Owen Wilson

Synopsis Inherent Vice (2014) follows Larry "Doc" Sportello, a stoner private investigator in 1970s Los Angeles, as he delves into a complex web of mystery after his ex-girlfriend, Shasta, reappears with a cryptic plea for help. Her billionaire boyfriend has gone...

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6.0

12K votes

6.0

12K votes

Motherless Brooklyn

2019 · Movie · 144 min. · United States

Direction Edward Norton

Cast Edward Norton · Bruce Willis · Willem Dafoe · Bobby Cannavale

Synopsis Set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, Motherless Brooklyn follows Lionel Essrog, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome, as he ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna.

6.0

3K votes

6.0

3K votes

Anesthesia

2015 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Tim Blake Nelson

Cast Sam Waterston · Kristen Stewart · Glenn Close · Gretchen Mol

Synopsis Columbia University philosophy professor Walter Zarrow (Sam Waterston) is wounded during a violent mugging. In an effort to escape he rings buzzers indiscriminately, waking Sam, a middle aged father of two having an affair in the city. Sam reluctantly answers...

5.8

194 votes

5.8

194 votes

Critical Thinking

2019 · Movie · 117 min. · United States

Direction John Leguizamo

Cast John Leguizamo · Rachel Bay Jones · Michael Kenneth Williams · Corwin C. Tuggles

Synopsis The true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team which was the first inner city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship.

5.8

123 votes

5.8

123 votes