6 Best Aunjanue Ellis Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 4, 2026

Aunjanue Ellis has built a powerful career as one of American film’s most emotionally direct character actresses and earned acclaim for portraying real, resilient women. If Beale Street Could Talk fights to prove a fiance’s innocence, When They See Us follows five falsely accused teenagers, King Richard coaches two daughters towards tennis greatness, and Lovely, Dark, and Deep sends a park ranger to investigate disappearances. The Help and Ray round out the list.

Lovely, Dark, and Deep (2023)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Aunjanue Ellis appears in this horror about a park ranger investigating mysterious disappearances who confronts unsettling forces in a remote forest.

Directed by Teresa Sutherland · 1h 27m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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King Richard (2021)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A determined father coaches his two daughters towards tennis stardom against overwhelming odds.

Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green · 2h 24m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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When They See Us (2019)

TMDB ★ 8.5

Aunjanue Ellis features in this series about five falsely accused teenagers who navigate a wrongful conviction and its devastating aftermath.

Directed by Mark Ritchie · 1h 01m

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A young pregnant woman fights to prove her fiance's innocence after he's falsely accused.

Directed by Barry Jenkins · 2h 00m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Google Play Movies, YouTube · Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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The Help (2011)

TMDB ★ 8.1

A young writer works with Black domestic workers to expose the injustices they face in the segregated South.

Directed by Tate Taylor · 2h 26m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, FXNow, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Ray (2004)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A note-perfect Ray Charles biopic anchored entirely by Jamie Foxx's performance.

Directed by Taylor Hackford · 2h 32m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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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 Aunjanue Ellis Movies

Lovely, Dark, and Deep (2023)

King Richard (2021)

When They See Us (2019)

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

The Help (2011)

Ray (2004)

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