8 Best Regina King Movies

By Vlad Zakh · December 30, 2025

Regina King spent decades as one of Hollywood’s most reliable supporting actresses before an Oscar and a directorial debut in the same stretch made her impossible to overlook. If Beale Street Could Talk won her the Oscar as a mother fighting a wrongful conviction, One Night in Miami was her directing debut, Watchmen earned an Emmy as a masked detective, and Southpaw trains a boxer back from tragedy. American Crime, Ray, Jerry Maguire and Miss Congeniality round out the list.

One Night in Miami (2020)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Regina King's directing debut imagines a single fateful night shared by Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown.

Directed by Regina King · 1h 54m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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Watchmen (2019)

TMDB ★ 8.3

A genuinely ambitious continuation of the original comic that stands entirely on its own.

Directed by Madeleine Leroyer · 1h 01m

Where to watch

Stream: Iwonder Amazon Channel

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If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

TMDB ★ 7.3

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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Southpaw (2015)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A rise-fall-rise story built on genuine, physical commitment.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua · 2h 03m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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American Crime (2015)

TMDB ★ 7.8

Regina King won an Emmy as a grieving, devout mother demanding justice after her son's murder.

Directed by James DeMonaco · 1h 43m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Miss Congeniality (2000)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A tough FBI agent goes undercover as a beauty pageant contestant to stop a bombing threat.

Directed by Donald Petrie · 1h 50m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Starz Apple TV channel · 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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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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Jerry Maguire (1996)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Show me the money, and somehow it still lands every single time.

Directed by Cameron Crowe · 2h 19m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, 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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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.

8 Best Regina King Movies

One Night in Miami (2020)

Watchmen (2019)

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

Southpaw (2015)

American Crime (2015)

Miss Congeniality (2000)

Ray (2004)

Jerry Maguire (1996)

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