Jamie Foxx – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 16, 2026

Jamie Foxx won his Oscar playing Ray Charles and spent the years afterwards proving it wasn’t a fluke, with one of Tarantino’s best lead performances and a great supporting role in Baby Driver. White House Down defends the White House during a takeover, Miami Vice digs two undercover detectives too deep, The Soloist befriends a homeless, classically trained musician, and Just Mercy fights a wrongful death-row conviction. Django Unchained, Collateral, Dreamgirls and Any Given Sunday round out the list.

White House Down (2013)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Jamie Foxx features in this action thriller about a Capitol police officer who has to defend the White House during a paramilitary takeover.

Directed by Roland Emmerich · 2h 11m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, YouTube TV, AMC, Starz Apple TV channel · 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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Miami Vice (2006)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Two undercover detectives infiltrate a dangerous international drug smuggling operation.

Directed by Michael Mann · 2h 12m · Rated R

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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The Soloist (2009)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A journalist befriends a homeless, mentally ill man who was once a gifted classical cellist.

Directed by Joe Wright · 1h 57m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Just Mercy (2019)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A young lawyer fights to overturn the wrongful conviction of a Black man sentenced to death.

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton · 2h 17m · 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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Any Given Sunday (1999)

TMDB ★ 6.8

An ageing quarterback's backup gets his shot as a pro football team falls apart around him.

Directed by Oliver Stone · 2h 43m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Dreamgirls (2006)

IMDb ★ 6.6 RT 79% Metacritic 76

A Motown-style girl group's rise and fracture, told with real musical spectacle.

Directed by Bill Condon · 2h 10m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Oscars67 wins & 93 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: 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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Baby Driver (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 92% Metacritic 86

A getaway driver with a personal soundtrack tries to walk away from one last job.

Directed by Edgar Wright · 1h 53m · Rated R

Nominated for 3 Oscars43 wins & 66 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Collateral (2004)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A cab driver is taken hostage by a contract killer for one long, deadly night across Los Angeles.

Directed by Michael Mann · 2h 00m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium · 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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Django Unchained (2012)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 87% Metacritic 81

A freed slave partners with a bounty hunter to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 2h 45m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars58 wins & 158 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, Starz Apple TV channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, 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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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.

Jamie Foxx – 10 Best Movies

White House Down (2013)

Miami Vice (2006)

The Soloist (2009)

Just Mercy (2019)

Any Given Sunday (1999)

Dreamgirls (2006)

Baby Driver (2017)

Collateral (2004)

Django Unchained (2012)

Ray (2004)

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