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Viola Davis

Actor · 69 credits · 50 in highly-rated films

Best known for Prisoners (2013)

Frequent collaborators: Tom Selleck, Jessica Chastain, Kohl Sudduth, Denzel Washington, James McAvoy

Movies (69 total, ranked by score)

  1. Custody

    2016 · ★ 6.9 (53 votes)

    Drama

    31

  2. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

    2014 · ★ 6.6 (248 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    32

  3. The Pentagon Wars

    1998 · ★ 6.9 (72 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, War

    33

  4. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

    2014 · ★ 6.7 (255 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    34

  5. Solaris

    2002 · ★ 5.9 (1,495 votes)

    Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery

    35

  6. G20

    2025 · ★ 6.3 (703 votes)

    Action, Mystery, Drama

    36

  7. Blackhat

    2015 · ★ 5.5 (2,209 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Action

    37

  8. Nights in Rodanthe

    2008 · ★ 6.3 (630 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    38

  9. Won't Back Down

    2012 · ★ 6.1 (121 votes)

    Drama

    39

  10. Lila & Eve

    2015 · ★ 6.1 (268 votes)

    Thriller, Drama

    40

  11. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

    2014 · ★ 6.2 (317 votes)

    Drama

    41

  12. Madea Goes to Jail

    2009 · ★ 6.5 (213 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Drama

    42

  13. Grace & Glorie

    1998 · ★ 7.0 (4 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    43

  14. Miss Apprehension and Squirt

    1998

    44

  15. Beyond All Boundaries

    2009 · ★ 6.8 (6 votes)

    War, Documentary

    45

  16. Predator or Prey: Making The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

    2024 · ★ 8.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    46

  17. Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event

    2022 · ★ 7.1 (15 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    47

  18. The Architect

    2006 · ★ 5.7 (38 votes)

    Drama

    48

  19. Giving Voice

    2020 · ★ 6.4 (23 votes)

    Documentary

    49

  20. Dark Girls

    2011 · ★ 6.8 (16 votes)

    Documentary

    50

  21. W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

    2026 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary, History

    51

  22. Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

    2006 · ★ 6.5 (13 votes)

    Drama, Music

    52

  23. Food 2050

    2022 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    53

  24. The Substance of Fire

    1996 · ★ 6.4 (7 votes)

    Drama

    54

  25. Doubt: Stage to Screen

    2009 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    55

  26. Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

    2019 · ★ 6.1 (14 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie, Family

    56

  27. The Shrink Is In

    2001 · ★ 4.8 (28 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    57

  28. A Touch of Sugar

    2019 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    58

  29. Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

    2018 · ★ 5.4 (16 votes)

    Documentary, Crime

    59

  30. Children of Blood and Bone

    2027

    Fantasy, Adventure

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.