HELD UP (1999)

 

Directed By: Steve Rash

Written By: Jeff Easton

Story By: Erik Fleming and Jeff Easton

Concept By: Greg Edwards 

Cinematography: David A. Makin 

Editor: Jonathan Chibnall 

Cast: Jamie Foxx, Nia Long, Barry Corbin, John Collum, Michael Shamus Wiles, Eduardo Yanez, Julie Hagerty, Sarah Paulson, Roselyn Sanchez. Dalton James, Jake Busey, Natalia Cigliuti, Gary Owen 

What should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael's woman dumps him in the desert where he gets carjacked by a teenager and he is taken hostage in a stickup at the local Sip and Zip.

MISSING (2023)

 

Written & Directed By: Nick Johnson & Will Merrick

Story By: Sev Ohanian and Aneesh Chaganty

Cinematography: Steve Holleran

Editor: Austin Keeling & Arielle Zakowski 

Cast: Storm Reid, Nia Long, Ken Leung, Megan Suri, Amy Landecker, Joaquim DeAlmeida, Tim Griffin, Daniel Henney, Lauren B. Mosley, Jasmin Savoy Brown

After her mother goes missing, a young woman tries to find her from home, using tools available to her online.

FATAL AFFAIR (2020)

 

Directed By: Peter Sullivan  Written By: Peter Sullivan & Rasheeda Garner Story By: Peter Sullivan & Jeffrey Schneck Cinematography: Eitan Almagor Editor: Randy Carter 

Cast: Nia Long, Omar Epps, Stephen Bishop, Aubrey Cleland, Maya Stojan, KJ Smith, Estelle Swaray 

Ellie tries to mend her marriage with her husband Marcus after a brief encounter with an old friend, David, only to find that David is more dangerous and unstable than she'd realized.

ROXANNE, ROXANNE (2018)

Written & Directed By: Michael Larnell 
Cinematography By: Federico Cesca 
Editor: Claudio Castella 
Music By: RZA 


Cast: Chante Adams, Nia Long, Mahershala Ali, Elvis Nolasco, Nelsan Ellis, Shenell Edmonds, Tremaine Brown Jr., Jermaine Crawford, Curtiss Hook, Adam Horowitz 


In the late 80s/ early 1990s, the most feared battle MC in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenage girl with the weight of the world on her shoulders. At the age of 14, Lolita "Roxanne Shanté" Gooden was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the streets of the Queensbridge Projects in NYC.

ARE WE DONE YET? (2007)

Directed By: Steve Carr 
Written By: Hank Nelken 
Based On Characters Created By: Steven Gary Banks & Claudia Grazioso 
Based on the Screenplay: “MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE” By: Norman Panama & Melvin Frank 
Cinematography By: Jack Green 
Editor: Craig Herring 


Cast: Ice Cube, John C McGinely, Nia Long, Jacob Vargas, Tahj Mowry, Aleisha Allen, Phillip Bolden,Jonathan Katz, Hayes Macarthur

KEANU (2016)

Directed By: Peter Atencio 
Written By: Jordan Peele & Alex Rubens 
Cinematography By: Jas Shelton 
Editor: Nicholas Monsour 


Cast: Keegan Michael-Key, Jordan Peele, Tiffany Haddish, Method Man, Will Forte, Nia Long, Rob Huebel, Luis Guzman, Jason Mitchell

*Please note that some trivia and facts have been republished from imdb among other sources In this review