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Thandiwe Newton

Actor · 37 credits · 27 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

Frequent collaborators: Woody Harrelson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Oliver Platt

Best Thandiwe Newton movies by genre

Movies (37 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Pursuit of Happyness

    2006 · ★ 7.9 (10,805 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. Interview with the Vampire

    1994 · ★ 7.4 (6,562 votes)

    Horror, Drama, Fantasy

    2

  3. Crash

    2005 · ★ 7.2 (3,949 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. Solo: A Star Wars Story

    2018 · ★ 6.6 (9,437 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Action

    4

  5. RocknRolla

    2008 · ★ 7.0 (3,328 votes)

    Action, Crime, Thriller

    5

  6. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

    2023 · ★ 6.9 (929 votes)

    Family, Animation, Adventure

    6

  7. Mission: Impossible II

    2000 · ★ 6.1 (7,749 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Thriller

    7

  8. 2012

    2009 · ★ 5.9 (12,945 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    8

  9. The Chronicles of Riddick

    2004 · ★ 6.6 (4,595 votes)

    Action, Science Fiction

    9

  10. Reminiscence

    2021 · ★ 6.5 (1,976 votes)

    Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

    10

  11. Anaconda

    2025 · ★ 5.8 (1,404 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Horror

    11

  12. The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

    2019 · ★ 6.9 (728 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. Run Fatboy Run

    2007 · ★ 6.2 (759 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    13

  14. All the Old Knives

    2022 · ★ 6.0 (645 votes)

    Thriller, Mystery

    14

  15. Gridlock'd

    1997 · ★ 6.6 (245 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Drama

    15

  16. For Colored Girls

    2010 · ★ 6.7 (84 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

    2010 · ★ 7.8 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    17

  18. Gringo

    2018 · ★ 5.9 (809 votes)

    Comedy, Action, Crime

    18

  19. Besieged

    1998 · ★ 6.7 (67 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    19

  20. Shade

    2003 · ★ 6.2 (265 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    20

  21. In Your Dreams

    1997 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Drama

    21

  22. The Prophet

    2011 · ★ 7.8 (5 votes)

    22

  23. Family Feud

    2018 · ★ 2.5 (2 votes)

    Music

    23

  24. Good Deeds

    2012 · ★ 6.3 (138 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    24

  25. The Journey of August King

    1995 · ★ 6.7 (15 votes)

    Drama

    25

  26. Norbit

    2007 · ★ 5.7 (2,656 votes)

    Comedy

    26

  27. The Young Americans

    1993 · ★ 5.7 (62 votes)

    Thriller, Drama, Crime

    27

  28. Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream

    2007 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    28

  29. 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

    2010 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary, Action, Drama

    29

  30. Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

    2020 · ★ 10.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.