Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

November 22, 1966 · 59 years old

Michael Kenneth Williams (November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021) was an American actor. He played Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire from 2002 to 2008 and Albert "Chalky" White on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire from 2010 to 2014. Williams was raised in the Vanderveer Projects in East Flat…

Known For

37 titles
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12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

2013 · 2h 14m · Movie

In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.

8.1
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The Wire

The Wire

2002 · 59m · TV Show

The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.

9.3
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Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed

2016 · 1h 55m · Movie

A man explores the memories of his ancestor in 15th century Spain and gains the skills of a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, to confront the oppressive Templar organization in the present day.

4.9
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Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

2007 · 1h 54m · Movie

Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.

7.6
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The Road

The Road

2009 · 1h 51m · Movie

In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea.

7.2
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RoboCop

RoboCop

2014 · 1h 57m · Movie

In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy, a loving husband, father and good cop, is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.

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Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire

2010 · 55m · TV Show

An Atlantic City politician plays both sides of the law by conspiring with gangsters during the Prohibition era.

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The Purge: Anarchy

The Purge: Anarchy

2014 · 1h 43m · Movie

Three groups of people intertwine and are left stranded in the streets on Purge Night, trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.

6.4
9
When They See Us

When They See Us

2019 · 4h 56m · TV Show

Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story.

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Triple 9

Triple 9

2016 · 1h 55m · Movie

Criminals and crooked cops hatch a devious scheme to use an honest lawman as a pawn for a heist.

6.1
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Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

2014 · 2h 28m · Movie

In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.

6.6
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Motherless Brooklyn

Motherless Brooklyn

2019 · 2h 24m · Movie

In 1950s New York, Lionel, a private detective with Tourette syndrome, sets out to uncover the mystery behind his mentor and only friend Frank's murder. Scouring the jazz clubs and slums of Brooklyn, he soon uncovers a web of secr...

6.7
13
Snitch

Snitch

2013 · 1h 52m · Movie

A father goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son, who was imprisoned after being set up in a drug deal.

6.4
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The Gambler

The Gambler

2014 · 1h 51m · Movie

Literature professor and gambler Jim Bennett's debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation, is his relationship with one of his students. Will Bennett risk his life for a se...

6.0
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Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

2010 · 2h 12m · Movie

Three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location after enduring vastly different career paths.

6.7
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The Red Sea Diving Resort

The Red Sea Diving Resort

2019 · 2h 9m · Movie

Israel's Mossad agents attempt to rescue Ethiopian Jewish refugees in Sudan in 1979.

6.3
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Lovecraft Country

Lovecraft Country

2020 · 1h 0m · TV Show

A young African-American travels across the U.S. in the 1950s in search of his missing father.

7.1
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Kill the Messenger

Kill the Messenger

2014 · 1h 52m · Movie

Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contra insurgents in Nicaragua.

6.9
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Beastie Boys Story

Beastie Boys Story

2020 · 1h 59m · Movie

Here's a little story they're about to tell... Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of the band, Beastie Boys, and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend and collaborator, Spike Jonze.

7.8
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Arkansas

Arkansas

2020 · 1h 57m · Movie

Kyle and Swin live by the orders of an Arkansas-based drug kingpin named Frog, whom they've never met. But when a deal goes horribly wrong, the consequences are deadly.

6.1
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I Think I Love My Wife

I Think I Love My Wife

2007 · 1h 30m · Movie

A married man who daydreams about being with other women finds his will and morals tested after he's visited by the ex-mistress of his old friend.

5.5
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When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks

2016 · 1h 47m · Movie

A surrogate mom for a couple becomes dangerously obsessed with the soon-to-be father.

5.0
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SuperFly

SuperFly

2018 · 1h 56m · Movie

With retirement on his mind, a successful Atlanta-based drug dealer sets up one last big job while dealing with trigger-happy colleagues and the police.

5.4
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Breaking

Breaking

2022 · 1h 43m · Movie

A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate into civilian life.

6.4
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Captive

Captive

2015 · 1h 37m · Movie

A single mother struggling with drug addiction is taken hostage in her own apartment by a man on the run who has broken out of jail and murdered the judge assigned to his case.

5.4
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Bullet

Bullet

1996 · 1h 36m · Movie

Paroled after 8 years in prison, Bullet's picked up by his brother and a friend. Bullet assaults a drug dealer and two customers. Things escalate.

6.4
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Life During Wartime

Life During Wartime

2010 · 1h 38m · Movie

Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos.

6.4
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Anesthesia

Anesthesia

2016 · 1h 30m · Movie

Multiple lives intersect in the aftermath of the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor.

6.1
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The Public

The Public

2019 · 1h 59m · Movie

An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.

6.6
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Body Brokers

Body Brokers

2021 · 1h 51m · Movie

Brought to Los Angeles for treatment, a recovering junkie soon learns that the rehab center is not about helping people, but a cover for a multi-billion-dollar fraud operation that enlists addicts to recruit other addicts.

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Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking

2020 · 1h 57m · Movie

The true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team which was the first inner city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship.

6.5
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Surrounded

Surrounded

2023 · 1h 40m · Movie

Former Buffalo Soldier Mo Washington travels West to lay claim on a gold mine. After her stagecoach is ambushed, Mo is tasked with holding a dangerous outlaw captive and must survive the day when the bandit's gang tries to free him.

6.1
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Wonderful World

Wonderful World

2009 · 1h 29m · Movie

Ben Singer has his cynical worldview darkened by his roommate Ibu's sudden medical situation, though the arrival of Ibu's sister, Khadi, might remedy both men's ills.

6.0
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Luv

Luv

2013 · 1h 34m · Movie

An 11-year-old boy gets a crash course in what it means to be a man when he spends a day with the ex-convict uncle he idolizes.

5.9
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The Land

The Land

2016 · 1h 44m · Movie

Four teenage boys in Cleveland, Ohio pursue dreams of professional skateboarding over the summer to escape inner city life but entanglement with a local crime boss endangers their brotherhood and lives.

6.4
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Doing Hard Time

Doing Hard Time

2004 · 1h 40m · Movie

A father's eight year old son is murdered in a gangland shooting. The father (Boris Kodjoe) gets himself thrown into prison to avenge his son's death.

4.9