Films starring Chiwetel Ejiofor

Locked Down

By Erik Nielsen

An affluent couple plot an audacious diamond heist in the Covid movie absolutely no one needed.

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The Lion King

By Adam Woodward

Jon Favreau’s update of Disney’s animated epic shows the studio’s remake philosophy is not so problem free.

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Mary Magdalene

By Elena Lazic

Faux feminist biblical revisionism abounds in Garth Davis’ humdrum religious drama.

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Doctor Strange

By Manuela Lazic

At long last – a light, funny superhero movie that embraces the fantasy aspects of the genre in both its story and form.

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Secret in Their Eyes

By Adam White

Despite the best efforts of Chiwetel Ejiofor and Julia Roberts this remake of Juan José Campanella’s Oscar winner is DOA.

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Triple 9

By David Jenkins

Australian director John Hillcoat assembles an A-list crack squad for this gritty by-the-numbers heist flick.

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12 Years a Slave

By Ashley Clark

One of Britain’s greatest living filmmakers offers an outraged, intense and artful examination of American slavery.

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