Newton continued to amass film credits, including Interview with the Vampire and Jefferson in Paris, while studying social anthropology at Cambridge University. In 1997-98, she cemented her place in the public's consciousness with a trio of high-profile films: Gridlock'd, Beloved and Besieged.
Building on this success, Newton won a BAFTA award for her work in Paul Haggis's Crash and earned critical acclaim opposite Will Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness. In 2008, she starred in Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla and played Condoleezza Rice in Oliver Stone's W.
Tyler Perry's Good DeedsBusinessman Wesley Deeds has always done the right thing -- including proposing to the woman everyone expects him to marry -- but he may finally have to listen to his own heart when his attempts to help a single mother spark an unlikely attraction. Read More
NorbitAfter being bullied into marrying an overbearing woman (played by Eddie Murphy in drag), mild-mannered Norbit (also portrayed by Murphy) meets the girl of his dreams (Thandie Newton) in this screwball romantic comedy. But can Norbit find a way to ditch his repulsive spouse and be with his true love?... Read More
The Truth About CharlieRomance and suspense ignite a modern Paris backdrop in director Jonathan Demme's fresh take on the Stanley Donen film Charade (also included on this disc). Regina (Thandie Newton) meets Joshua (Mark Wahlberg) while on vacation, as she's contemplating ending her marriage to Charlie (Stephen Dillane).... Read More
The Journey of August KingYoung widower August King encounters Annalees, a runaway slave, in the woods of North Carolina in 1815. Rather than let Annalees's cruel owner catch her, August decides to risk his own life to help her reach freedom in the North. Read More
Tyler Perry's Good Deeds (2012) | NR | |
Vanishing on 7th Street (2011) | R | |
Retreat (2011) | R | |
For Colored Girls (2010) | R | |
2012 (2009) | PG-13 | |
RocknRolla (2008) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2007) | PG-13 | |
Norbit (2007) | PG-13 | |
PG-13 | ||
R | ||
UR | ||
Shade (2003) | R | |
The Truth About Charlie (2002) | PG-13 | |
PG-13 | ||
Beloved (1998) | R | |
R | ||
Gridlock'd (1997) | R | |
The Leading Man (1996) | R | |
The Journey of August King (1995) | PG-13 | |
Jefferson in Paris (1995) | PG-13 | |
Interview with the Vampire (1994) | R | |
Loaded (1994) | R | |
The Young Americans (1993) | R | |
Flirting (1991) | R | |
