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Idris Elba

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Wire, The - Season 1 (TV Series)Wire, The - Season 1 (TV Series) (2002) Aro Favourite
Feat. Dominic West, Idris Elba, Wood Harris
Tough, patient HBO TV policier (from David Simon, creator of HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREETS) follows the Baltimore drug scene from both the police and…
Wire, The - Season 2 (TV Series)Wire, The - Season 2 (TV Series) (2003) Aro Favourite
Feat. Dominic West, Idris Elba, Wood Harris
Much of the cast of the first season of this phenomenal HBO crime drama return for another complex delve into the Baltimore crime scene. This time…
Wire, The - Season 3 (TV Series)Wire, The - Season 3 (TV Series) (2004) Aro Favourite
Feat. Dominic West, Frankie Faison, Idris Elba
Third season of this cracking HBO crime drama set in the seedy underbelly of the Baltimore crime scene. This season the Baltimore mayor is…
Sometimes in AprilSometimes in April (2005)
Dir. Raoul Peck
Feat. Debra Winger, Idris Elba, Oris Erhuero
A worthy HBO dramatisation of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which around one million ethnic 'Tutsis' were slaughtered by ethnic 'Hutu' military and…
Reaping, TheReaping, The (2007)
Feat. Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, Idris Elba
Apocalyptic horror hokum set in bible belt America, with Hilary Swank managing to rise above the schlock as a former missionary turned scientific…
28 Weeks Later28 Weeks Later (2007)
Dir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Harold Perrineau, Jr.
Post–Apocalyptic sequel to 28 DAYS LATER takes place weeks after the Rage Virus outbreak, with a small community attempting to…
Prom Night Prom Night (2008)
Dir. Nelson McCormick
Feat. Idris Elba, Jessica Stroup, Johnathon Schaech
Lame duck remake of the 80's teen horror, with a picture perfect cast being chased around by a deranged killer on their…
RocknRollaRocknRolla (2008)
Dir. Guy Ritchie
Feat. Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandiwe Newton
Stylephile Guy Ritchie revisits well–trodden territory with this typically tangled crime caper involving a menagerie of seedy opportunists…
ObsessedObsessed (2009)
Dir. Steve Shill
Feat. Idris Elba, Beyonce Knowles, Ali Larter
Campy stalker thriller sees a successful bank manager (Elba) relentlessly pursued by an obsessive temp who works in his office. THE WIRE vet Elba…
Losers, TheLosers, The (2010)
Dir. Sylvain White
Feat. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans
Bombastic, boof–headed action based on the Vertigo comic about double–crossed mercenaries out for revenge will satisfy those in search of…
TakersTakers (2010)
Dir. John Luessenhop
Feat. Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen, Matt Dillon
Slick, but generic heist film has a notorious gang of thieves running up against a hard–bitten detective determined to foil their latest heist.
Luther (TV Series)Luther (TV Series) (2010-2019) Aro Favourite
Feat. Idris Elba, Saskia Reeves, Indira Varma
Stylish, swaggering BBC cop show created by SPOOKS–scriptwriter (and currently Wellington resident) Neil Cross stars THE WIRE's Idris Elba as a…
ThorThor (2011) Recommended
Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman
Engaging superhero escapism with The God of Thunder banished to earth where his skills with a hammer soon come in handy. Flitting between godly…
Ghost Rider: Spirit Of VengeanceGhost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance (2011)
Dir. Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Ciaran Hinds, Idris Elba
Vrrmm, vrmmm....Nicolas Cage races with the devil in this unnecessary sequel to Marvel's mediocre GHOST RIDER. Despite CRANK directors Neveldine and…
PrometheusPrometheus (2012) Recommended
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender
Ridley Scott's return to the ALIEN franchise results in his most visually enthralling film since BLADE RUNNER, with outstanding art direction and…
Pacific RimPacific Rim (2013)
Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
Feat. Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi
Guillermo Del Toro injects some bravado and visual panache into this otherwise knuckleheaded live–action cartoon about a team of robot pilots…
Thor: The Dark WorldThor: The Dark World (2013)
Dir. Alan Taylor
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston
In this predictably bombastic sequel, the action relocates from Earth to the Nine Realms, where the Norse God must team up with nemesis Loki…
Mandela: Long Walk To FreedomMandela: Long Walk To Freedom (2013) Recommended
Dir. Justin Chadwick
Feat. Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge
Idris Elba portrays the late Nelson Mendela from his childhood rural upbringing through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected…
Gunman, TheGunman, The (2015)
Dir. Pierre Morel
Feat. Sean Penn, Idris Elba, Jasmine Trinca
Sean Penn stars as a sniper on a mercenary assassination team, who kills a Congolese minister, but his shot forces him into hiding.
Avengers: Age of UltronAvengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Dir. Joss Whedon
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo
More Marvel mayhem has the team forced to reassemble after Tony Stark and Bruce Banner awaken a long dormant peacekeeping program.
ZootopiaZootopia (2016) Aro Favourite
Dir. Rich Moore, Byron Howard
Feat. Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba
This Pixar animation smash is a smart, hugely entertaining romp set in a city of anthropomorphic animals in which a rookie bunny cop and a cynical…
Jungle Book, TheJungle Book, The (2016) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley
An eye–popping, effects–driven take on the tale of Mowgli a young boy raised by wolves who's existence is threatened by the tiger Shere…
Bastille DayBastille Day (2016)
Dir. James Watkins
Feat. Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon
Brawny thriller with Idris Elba as a CIA agent forced to team up with a young con artist to thwart a terrorist attack.
Finding DoryFinding Dory (2016) Recommended
Dir. Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane
Feat. Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O'Neill
Beautifully rendered sequel to Pixar's FINDING NEMO follows Ellen DeGeneres' forgetful blue tang fish as she searches for her long–lost…
Star Trek: Beyond Star Trek: Beyond (2016)
Dir. Justin Lin
Feat. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban
Thrilling third installment has Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter…
100 Streets100 Streets (2016)
Dir. Jim O’Hanlon
Feat. Idris Elba, Gemma Arterton, Tom Cullen
Compelling ensemble drama following the lives of a diverse range of characters all within one square mile of London. The story lines are…
Guerrilla (TV Mini-series)Guerrilla (TV Mini-series) (2017)
Feat. Idris Elba, Freida Pinto, Babou Ceesay
6–part Miniseries set in 1970's London, where a politically active couple have their relationship and values tested after forming a radical…
Dark Tower, TheDark Tower, The (2017)
Dir. Nikolaj Arcel
Feat. Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor
Stephen King adaptation which simplifies the author's acclaimed fantasy series into a watchable battle of good vs evil – represented by Idris…
Mountain Between Us, TheMountain Between Us, The (2017)
Dir. Hany Abu-Assad
Feat. Idris Elba, Kate Winslet
Indris Elba and Kate Winslet are appealing in this lusciously shot romantic drama doubling as a tense mountain survival story. The pair are a surgeon…
Thor: RagnarokThor: Ragnarok (2017) Recommended
Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett
New Zealand's most successful film–maker on home turf (and former Aro Valleyite) Taika Waititi makes his equally successful Hollywood debut…
Molly's GameMolly's Game (2017) Recommended
Dir. Aaron Sorkin
Feat. Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner
The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic–class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high–stakes poker game and became an FBI target.…
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & ShawFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (Hobbs and Shaw) (2019)
Dir. David Leitch
Feat. Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba
Ever more over–the–top (ergo, ludicrous) spinoff of THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS (aka FF8), focusing on Dwayne Johnson's US Diplomatic…
CatsCats (2019)
Dir. Tom Hooper
Feat. James Corden, Judi Dench, Idris Elba
Vilified remake of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical about a group of cats competing at an elaborate ceremony to decide who will be reincarnated. A…
Suicide Squad, TheSuicide Squad, The (2021)
Dir. James Gunn
Feat. Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena
The standalone sequel to SUICIDE SQUAD is this bold, bright and chaotic superhero movie based on the DC Comics characters. Harley Quinn (Margot…
BeastBeast (2022)
Dir. Baltasar Kormakur
Feat. Idris Elba, Sharlto Copley, Iyana Halley
Idris Elba stars in this pulse–pounding thriller about a recently–widowed father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted…

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