6 Best Corey Hawkins Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 4, 2026

Corey Hawkins has moved easily between biographical drama, musicals and blockbuster spectacle, building a filmography defined by range. In the Heights follows a Washington Heights bodega owner and his close community, The Tragedy of Macbeth casts him in a prophecy-driven tale of murder and tyranny, Kimi has an agoraphobic tech worker finding a crime hidden in a smart speaker, and Mufasa: The Lion King chronicles an orphaned cub’s rise to king. BlacKkKlansman and Straight Outta Compton round out the list.

Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)

TMDB ★ 6.7

An orphaned lion cub's rise to become the legendary king of the Pride Lands, with Corey Hawkins voicing Mufasa.

Directed by Barry Jenkins · 1h 58m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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Kimi (2022)

TMDB ★ 6.4

An agoraphobic tech worker uncovers evidence of a crime hidden in a smart speaker's audio data.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh · 1h 29m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · 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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In the Heights (2021)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A Washington Heights bodega owner dreams of a better life while his tight-knit community faces change.

Directed by Jon M. Chu · 2h 23m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: TNT, TBS, tru TV · 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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The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Corey Hawkins features in this adaptation of a Scottish nobleman whose prophecy-fuelled ambition drives him toward murder and ruin.

Directed by Joel Coen · 1h 45m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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BlacKkKlansman (2018)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A Black detective infiltrates the KKK by phone while a white colleague plays him in person.

Directed by Spike Lee · 2h 16m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Straight Outta Compton (2015)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 89% Metacritic 72

N.W.A's rise from Compton to hip-hop's biggest controversy and its most influential group.

Directed by F. Gary Gray · 2h 27m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar28 wins & 40 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or 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 Corey Hawkins Movies

Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)

Kimi (2022)

In the Heights (2021)

The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

BlacKkKlansman (2018)

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

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