Jessica Oyelowo

Jessica Oyelowo (née Watson; born 1978) is a British actress and singer.

Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)

A group of American executives making a film about World War II decide that since their lead is rather unglamorous, they will draft in an American G.I. to play the part of Winston Churchill. Their take on the war depicts a handsome Churchill falling in love with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Richardson
CAST:  Christian Slater  •  Neve Campbell  •  Harry Enfield  •  Jon Culshaw

A group of American executives making a film about World War II decide that since their lead is rather unglamorous, they will draft in an American G.I. to play the part of Winston Churchill. Their take on the war depicts a handsome Churchill falling in love with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Richardson
CAST:  Christian Slater  •  Neve Campbell  •  Harry Enfield  •  Jon Culshaw

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

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The curse of The Headless Horseman (Christopher Walken) is the legacy of the small town of Sleepy Hollow. Spearheaded by the eager Constable Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) and his new-world ways into the quagmire of secrets and murder, secrets once laid to rest, best ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Burton
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Ian McDiarmid  •  Casper Van Dien  •  Michael Gough

The curse of The Headless Horseman (Christopher Walken) is the legacy of the small town of Sleepy Hollow. Spearheaded by the eager Constable Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) and his new-world ways into the quagmire of secrets and murder, secrets once laid to rest, best ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Burton
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Ian McDiarmid  •  Casper Van Dien  •  Michael Gough

Big Guy (2009)

Rodney hates salads, the gym and daylight, until that is, Kate comes along and changes everything.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Oyelowo
CAST:  Charlie Cox  •  Ida Darvish  •  Josh Gad  •  Clint Howard

Rodney hates salads, the gym and daylight, until that is, Kate comes along and changes everything.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Oyelowo
CAST:  Charlie Cox  •  Ida Darvish  •  Josh Gad  •  Clint Howard

Madame Bovary (2000)

A young woman in her late teens, a reader of novels and with high hopes of romance and passion, marries a widowed country doctor. Although he dotes on her, she is soon bored and discontent. First, she gives her imagination to a law student in town, and next she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Fywell
CAST:  Frances O'Connor  •  Greg Wise  •  Eileen Atkins  •  Hugh Bonneville

A young woman in her late teens, a reader of novels and with high hopes of romance and passion, marries a widowed country doctor. Although he dotes on her, she is soon bored and discontent. First, she gives her imagination to a law student in town, and next she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Fywell
CAST:  Frances O'Connor  •  Greg Wise  •  Eileen Atkins  •  Hugh Bonneville

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

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Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Burton
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Anne Hathaway  •  Helena Bonham Carter  •  Crispin Glover

Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Burton
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Anne Hathaway  •  Helena Bonham Carter  •  Crispin Glover

The Sight (2000)

The American successful architect Michael Lewis travels to London with his partner and friend, the builder Jake, to refurbish an old hotel. Michael is having successive nightmares, and once in London, he realizes that twenty-one spirits are trying to contact him to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul W. S. Anderson
CAST:  Andrew McCarthy  •  Kevin Tighe  •  Amanda Redman  •  Jessica Oyelowo

The American successful architect Michael Lewis travels to London with his partner and friend, the builder Jake, to refurbish an old hotel. Michael is having successive nightmares, and once in London, he realizes that twenty-one spirits are trying to contact him to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul W. S. Anderson
CAST:  Andrew McCarthy  •  Kevin Tighe  •  Amanda Redman  •  Jessica Oyelowo

A United Kingdom (2016)

The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. Seretse and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amma Asante
CAST:  David Oyelowo  •  Rosamund Pike  •  Jack Davenport  •  Tom Felton

The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. Seretse and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amma Asante
CAST:  David Oyelowo  •  Rosamund Pike  •  Jack Davenport  •  Tom Felton

Captive (2015)

Based on a miraculous true story that drew the attention of the entire nation, is the dramatic, thrilling, and spiritual journey of Ashley Smith and Brian Nichols. After being taken hostage by Brian in her own apartment, Ashley turns to Rick Warren’s inspirational ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Jameson
CAST:  Kate Mara  •  David Oyelowo  •  Michael Kenneth Williams  •  Mimi Rogers

Based on a miraculous true story that drew the attention of the entire nation, is the dramatic, thrilling, and spiritual journey of Ashley Smith and Brian Nichols. After being taken hostage by Brian in her own apartment, Ashley turns to Rick Warren’s inspirational ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Jameson
CAST:  Kate Mara  •  David Oyelowo  •  Michael Kenneth Williams  •  Mimi Rogers

Rahab (2012)

A slave, a spy, a city under siege and a choice to be made that will change their world forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob McLellan
CAST:  Jessica Oyelowo  •  David Oyelowo  •  Kobna Holdbrook-Smith  •  Victoria Bailey

A slave, a spy, a city under siege and a choice to be made that will change their world forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob McLellan
CAST:  Jessica Oyelowo  •  David Oyelowo  •  Kobna Holdbrook-Smith  •  Victoria Bailey

Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)

A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Peretti
CAST:  Neil McCaul  •  Guy Siner  •  Richard Gibson  •  Arthur Askey

A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Peretti
CAST:  Neil McCaul  •  Guy Siner  •  Richard Gibson  •  Arthur Askey

Don Quixote (2000)

The classic tale of a man's dream, his epic journey, and one true love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Yates
CAST:  John Lithgow  •  Bob Hoskins  •  Isabella Rossellini  •  Vanessa Williams

The classic tale of a man's dream, his epic journey, and one true love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Yates
CAST:  John Lithgow  •  Bob Hoskins  •  Isabella Rossellini  •  Vanessa Williams

Sorry, Not Sorry (2019)

A couple's oneupmanship reaches unbelievable heights after a man eats his wife's plums.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Monique Sorgen
CAST:  Wallace Langham  •  Jessica Oyelowo  •  Cori Snelson  •  M. Emmet Walsh

A couple's oneupmanship reaches unbelievable heights after a man eats his wife's plums.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Monique Sorgen
CAST:  Wallace Langham  •  Jessica Oyelowo  •  Cori Snelson  •  M. Emmet Walsh

The Water Man (2020)

Hoping to save his sick mother, a boy named Gunner and his friend Jo venture into the remote Wild Horse forest to search for a mythical figure who possesses the secret to immortality. When they go missing, Gunner's father Amos must immerse himself in his son's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Oyelowo
CAST:  Rosario Dawson  •  Alfred Molina  •  Maria Bello  •  David Oyelowo

Hoping to save his sick mother, a boy named Gunner and his friend Jo venture into the remote Wild Horse forest to search for a mythical figure who possesses the secret to immortality. When they go missing, Gunner's father Amos must immerse himself in his son's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Oyelowo
CAST:  Rosario Dawson  •  Alfred Molina  •  Maria Bello  •  David Oyelowo

Rock a Bye Baby

A drug deal goes wrong when instead of cocaine the dealers find out they have a baby, and one of them refuses to give it back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Monique Sorgen
CAST:  Mo McRae  •  Scott Krinsky  •  Jessica Oyelowo  •  Camilla Brewer

A drug deal goes wrong when instead of cocaine the dealers find out they have a baby, and one of them refuses to give it back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Monique Sorgen
CAST:  Mo McRae  •  Scott Krinsky  •  Jessica Oyelowo  •  Camilla Brewer

After the Storm (2016)

Inspired by current social events, After the Storm explores the lives of a family – a mother, father and their son – caught in the aftermath of an incident that has changed their dynamic forever, as they attempt to come to terms with the predicament they're in, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jessica Oyelowo
CAST:  Gugu Mbatha-Raw  •  Chiké Okonkwo  •  Caleb Oyelowo

Inspired by current social events, After the Storm explores the lives of a family – a mother, father and their son – caught in the aftermath of an incident that has changed their dynamic forever, as they attempt to come to terms with the predicament they're in, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jessica Oyelowo
CAST:  Gugu Mbatha-Raw  •  Chiké Okonkwo  •  Caleb Oyelowo