10 Best Jamie Foxx Movies Of All Time You Must See Right Now
Jamie Foxx is an American actor, comedian, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, singer-songwriter, and record producer.
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Jamie Foxx is an American actor, comedian, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He joined the cast of the sketch comedy program In Living Color in 1991 and stayed till the show ended in 1994.
Following this success, Foxx was granted his own television comedy, The Jamie Foxx Show, which he starred in, co-created, and produced, and which aired on The WB Television Network for five highly rated seasons from 1996 to 2001.
He went on to win the Academy Award, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film Ray, becoming only the second actor to win all five major lead actor awards for the same performance.
Foxx was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the crime picture "Collateral" the same year. Foxx has been the host and executive producer of the Fox game show Beat Shazam since spring 2017.
In Jarhead (2005), record executive Curtis Taylor Jr. in Dreamgirls (2006), Detective Ricardo Tubbs in the 2006 film adaptation of the TV series Miami Vice, Django Freeman in Django Unchained (2012), the supervillain Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Will Stacks in Annie (2014), gangster Bats/Leon J. in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).
Foxx is a Grammy Award-winning artist who has produced four albums that have peaked in the top ten of the Billboard 200 in the United States: Unpredictable (2005), which debuted at number one, Intuition (2008), Best Night of My Life (2010), and Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses (2011).
The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
The Truth About Cats & Dogs is a 1996 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann and written by Audrey Wells, starring Janeane Garofalo, Uma Thurman, Ben Chaplin, and Jamie Foxx. Howard Shore wrote the original music score.
The film received positive reviews upon its first release, with many reviewers describing the film's theme as a contemporary retelling of the Cyrano de Bergerac tale.
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Just Mercy (2019)
The final destination angel Cretton co-wrote and directed the 2019 American biographical legal drama film Just Mercy, which stars Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, and Brie Larson.
It is based on the true story of Walter McMillian, who appealed his murder conviction with the help of young defense attorney Bryan Stevenson. The film is based on Stevenson's autobiography of the same name.
Just Mercy had its world premiere on September 6, 2019, at the Toronto International Film Festival, and Warner Bros. Pictures released it in theaters on December 25, 2019.
The picture was well-received by reviewers and earned $50.4 million. At the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Foxx was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
JUST MERCY Official Trailer
Booty Call (1997)
In one of Foxx's most bawdy comedies, he portrays the macho best buddies of Rushon, an educated but questionable black guy. Rushon persuades his closest buddy Bunz to accompany him on a double date with his new female friend in an attempt to improve his luck with women.
As the two friends attempt to return the ladies to their homes for "night caps," they find themselves in a succession of bizarre and funny situations.
Booty Call (1997) - Chinese Smack Talk Scene (2/10) | Movieclips
The Amazing Spider-man 2 (2014)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Marc Webb directed the picture, which was produced by Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach.
It is the fifth theatrical Spider-Man film, produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Entertainment, and the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). It is also the series' last installment. The script was written by James Vanderbilt, then it was rewritten by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.
Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, Colm Feore, Paul Giamatti, and Sally Field appear as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the film.
In the film, Peter Parker attempts to form a relationship with Gwen Stacy while investigating the murders of his parents, as well as coping with the supervillain Electro and the reappearance of his boyhood buddy Harry Osborn, who is dying of a fatal genetic illness.
Following the popularity of The Amazing Spider-Man, work on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 started. Between December 2012 and February 2013, DeHaan, Giamatti, Felicity Jones, and Chris Cooper were cast.
From February to June 2013, filming took place in New York City. On May 2, 2014, the picture was released in the United States in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D, with two foreign premieres taking place between March 31 and April 10 of the same year.
Critics and viewers gave it mixed reviews, with acclaim for the visual effects, the chemistry between Stone and Garfield, action sequences, and Hans Zimmer's musical score but criticism for the storyline and length. The portrayal of Max Dillon/Electro by Jamie Foxx proved divisive.
It was the ninth-highest-grossing picture of 2014, but the lowest-earning live-action Spider-Man film to date, collecting $709 million worldwide. Two sequels and numerous spin-offs, including films focused on Venom and the Sinister Six, were initially planned for the Amazing Spider-Man franchise.
Because The Amazing Spider-Man 2 underperformed, all future sequels were canceled, and with Captain America: Civil War, a new version of the character, played by Tom Holland in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), started (2016).
Beginning with Venom, the intended spin-offs were repurposed for a chronology distinct from The Amazing Spider-Man continuity and the MCU (2018). In the next MCU film, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Foxx will reprise his role as Electro (2021).
The AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 - Official Trailer #2 (HD)
White House Down (2013)
White House Down is a 2013 American action thriller film written by James Vanderbilt and directed by Roland Emmerich.
When a tremendously damaging terrorist attack happens at the White House, a divorced US Capitol Police officer called John Cale tries to save both his daughter Emily and the President of the United States, James Sawyer. Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Joey King, Jason Clarke, Richard Jenkins, and James Woods are among the cast members.
The screenplay and the clichéd narrative of White House Down, which was released on June 28, 2013, got mixed reviews from reviewers, but the acting and action scenes were appreciated.
The picture was a box office disaster, earning over $205 million worldwide on a $150 million budget. White House Down was one of two films about a terrorist assault on the White House released in 2013; the other, Olympus Has Fallen, was out three months earlier.
WHITE HOUSE DOWN - Official Trailer
The Player’s Club (1988)
In Ice Cube's directorial debut, a college student (Lisa Raye McCoy) moves in with her cousin, who works as a club dancer, in the hopes of a better life. She becomes fascinated by the lives of women who work at The Player's Club after trying to make ends meet.
Shortly after choosing to strip at the nightclub, the college student, now known as Diamond, begins dating the DJ (Jamie Foxx). Blue, an underappreciated player at The Player's Club, assists Diamond in adjusting to her new circumstances and pushes her to eventually assert herself.
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Due Date (2010)
Todd Phillips directed Due Date, a 2010 American dark comedic road film, which he co-wrote with Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, and Adam Sztykiel.
The story concerns a guy (Robert Downey Jr.) who has to travel to Los Angeles in time for his child's birth and is forced to road-trip with an aspiring actor (Zach Galifianakis). Michelle Monaghan, Juliette Lewis, and Jamie Foxx are among the other cast members.
The film was released on November 5, 2010, and was shot in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Atlanta, Georgia, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Critics gave it mediocre reviews, and it made $211 million worldwide.
Due Date (2010) - Official Trailer - Robert Downey Jr, Zach Galifianakis Movie HD
The Soloist (2009)
The Soloist is a 2009 drama film starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr., directed by Joe Wright. The storyline is based on the real experience of Nathaniel Ayers, a singer who became homeless after developing schizophrenia.
On April 24, 2009, the film was released in cinemas. Critics gave it mediocre reviews, as it only made $38 million against a $60 million budget.
The Soloist (2009) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
Rio (2011)
Rio is a 2011 3D computer-animated musical adventure comedy film directed by Carlos Saldanha and produced by Blue Sky Studios. The title alludes to the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro which serves as the setting for the film.
Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Jemaine Clement, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, and Jamie Foxx provide their voices for the picture. Blu (Eisenberg), a tamed male Spix's macaw, is sent to Rio de Janeiro to mate with Jewel, a free-spirited female Spix's macaw (Hathaway).
After falling in love, the two must work together to avoid getting smuggled by Nigel (Clement), a cockatoo. Taio Cruz provided the theme tune, "Telling the World." In 1995, Saldanha created his first narrative idea for Rio, in which a penguin washes up on the shores of the city.
Saldanha modified the idea to include macaws and their surroundings in Rio after learning about the development of the films Happy Feet (2006) and Surf's Up (2007). In 2006, he pitched his concept to Chris Wedge, and the project was born at Blue Sky. In 2009, the major voice actors were contacted.
During filming, the team traveled to Rio de Janeiro and met with a macaw specialist at the Bronx Zoo to observe the birds' motions. Rio debuted in Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, on March 22, 2011, and was released to the general public on April 15, 2011, by 20th Century Fox.
Picture reviewers appreciated the graphics, voice acting, and music in the film, and it got mostly favorable reviews. The movie was also a box office hit, earning more than $143 million in the United States and $484 million worldwide.
The song "Real in Rio" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, but lost to the other contender, The Muppets' "Man or Muppet." Rio 2, the sequel, was published on April 11, 2014.
Rio (2011) Trailer #2 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
Miami Vice (2006)
Michael Mann wrote and directed the action thriller Miami Vice in 2006. The picture is based on the same-named 1980s television series, on which Mann served as an executive producer.
Gong Li, Justin Theroux, Naomie Harris, Ciarán Hinds, Barry Shabaka Henley, Luis Tosar, and John Ortiz co-star with Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx as Crockett and Tubbs, respectively, with Isaach De Bankolé, Eddie Marsan, and others in supporting roles.
Detectives James "Sonny" Crockett and Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs of the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) go undercover to combat cocaine trafficking activities in the film.
Miami Vice made its world debut on July 20, 2006, in Westwood, California, ahead of its general release on July 28, 2006. It was also released in Germany on August 24, 2006.
The film garnered mixed reviews, with acclaim for Mann's direction and visual flair, but criticism for the narrative and characters. On an estimated $135 million budget, it earned $164.2 million worldwide.
Miami Vice (2006) Official Trailer #1 - Jamie Foxx Movie HD
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