6 Best André Holland Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 3, 2026

Andre Holland has quietly built one of the most thoughtful careers in contemporary American film, drawn to stories of identity and emotional restraint. American Fiction has a frustrated novelist’s satirical manuscript becoming a sensation, Passing has two Black childhood friends reuniting, one secretly passing as white, and High Flying Bird has a sports agent scheming during a lockout. Moonlight, Selma and 42 round out the list.

American Fiction (2023)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A frustrated novelist's satirical pulp manuscript becomes an unexpected literary sensation.

Directed by Cord Jefferson · 1h 57m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Passing (2021)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Two Black childhood friends reunite as adults, one of them secretly passing as white.

Directed by Rebecca Hall · 1h 38m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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High Flying Bird (2019)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A sports agent devises an unconventional plan to help his rookie client during a league lockout.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh · 1h 30m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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Moonlight (2016)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 98% Metacritic 99

A quiet, three-part coming-of-age story told with real restraint.

Directed by Barry Jenkins · 1h 52m · Rated R

Won 3 Oscars237 wins & 315 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Hulu, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Selma (2014)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 99% Metacritic 79

Martin Luther King Jr. organises the pivotal Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights marches.

Directed by Ava DuVernay · 2h 08m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar59 wins & 92 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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42 (2013)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Jackie Robinson breaks baseball's colour barrier under relentless public pressure.

Directed by Brian Helgeland · 2h 08m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best André Holland Movies

American Fiction (2023)

Passing (2021)

High Flying Bird (2019)

Moonlight (2016)

Selma (2014)

42 (2013)

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