Algee Smith

Algee Smith IV (born November 7, 1994) is an American actor and singer. After appearing in several small television roles, Smith first rose to fame portraying Ralph Tresvant in BET's The New Edition Story miniseries. The same year, he garnered critical acclaim as Larry Reed in Kathryn Bigelow's film Detroit. He is also known for his role as football player Christopher "Chris" McKay in the HBO drama series Euphoria. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Earth to Echo (2014)

Disturbing

After a construction project begins digging in their neighbourhood, best friends Tuck, Munch and Alex inexplicably begin to receive strange, encoded messages on their cell phones. Convinced something bigger is going on, they go to their parents and the authorities. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dave Green
CAST:  Teo Halm  •  Astro  •  Reese Hartwig  •  Ella Wahlestedt

After a construction project begins digging in their neighbourhood, best friends Tuck, Munch and Alex inexplicably begin to receive strange, encoded messages on their cell phones. Convinced something bigger is going on, they go to their parents and the authorities. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dave Green
CAST:  Teo Halm  •  Astro  •  Reese Hartwig  •  Ella Wahlestedt

Let It Shine (2012)

A young teenage rapper must use his musical talent to help his friend out and win the girl of his dreams by going through several events of betrayal, trust and agreement while his religious parents have strictly dislike his interests.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Hoen
CAST:  Tyler James Williams  •  Coco Jones  •  Courtney B. Vance  •  Dawnn Lewis

A young teenage rapper must use his musical talent to help his friend out and win the girl of his dreams by going through several events of betrayal, trust and agreement while his religious parents have strictly dislike his interests.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Hoen
CAST:  Tyler James Williams  •  Coco Jones  •  Courtney B. Vance  •  Dawnn Lewis

Barely Lethal (2015)

RomanticAction-packedCuteEnjoyable

A 16-year-old international assassin yearning for a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls as a senior in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that being popular can be more painful than getting water-boarded.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kyle Newman
CAST:  Jessica Alba  •  Hailee Steinfeld  •  Sophie Turner  •  Samuel L. Jackson

A 16-year-old international assassin yearning for a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls as a senior in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that being popular can be more painful than getting water-boarded.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kyle Newman
CAST:  Jessica Alba  •  Hailee Steinfeld  •  Sophie Turner  •  Samuel L. Jackson

Detroit (2017)

Thought provokingSuspensefulDarkReal

A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kathryn Bigelow
CAST:  John Boyega  •  Will Poulter  •  John Krasinski  •  Anthony Mackie

A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kathryn Bigelow
CAST:  John Boyega  •  Will Poulter  •  John Krasinski  •  Anthony Mackie

The Hate U Give (2018)

Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Tillman Jr.
CAST:  Amandla Stenberg  •  Lamar Johnson  •  Regina Hall  •  Russell Hornsby

Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Tillman Jr.
CAST:  Amandla Stenberg  •  Lamar Johnson  •  Regina Hall  •  Russell Hornsby

Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shaka King
CAST:  Daniel Kaluuya  •  LaKeith Stanfield  •  Jesse Plemons  •  Dominique Fishback

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shaka King
CAST:  Daniel Kaluuya  •  LaKeith Stanfield  •  Jesse Plemons  •  Dominique Fishback

Mother/Android (2021)

Georgia and her boyfriend Sam go on a treacherous journey to escape their country, which is caught in an unexpected war with artificial intelligence. Days away from the arrival of their first child, the couple must face No Man’s Land—a stronghold of the android ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mattson Tomlin
CAST:  Chloë Grace Moretz  •  Jared Reinfeldt  •  Algee Smith  •  Raúl Castillo

Georgia and her boyfriend Sam go on a treacherous journey to escape their country, which is caught in an unexpected war with artificial intelligence. Days away from the arrival of their first child, the couple must face No Man’s Land—a stronghold of the android ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mattson Tomlin
CAST:  Chloë Grace Moretz  •  Jared Reinfeldt  •  Algee Smith  •  Raúl Castillo

Young. Wild. Free. (2023)

High school senior Brandon is drowning in responsibilities when his world is turned upside down after being robbed at gunpoint by the girl of his dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thembi Banks
CAST:  Algee Smith  •  Jahking Guillory  •  Sierra Capri  •  Natalia Lazarus

High school senior Brandon is drowning in responsibilities when his world is turned upside down after being robbed at gunpoint by the girl of his dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thembi Banks
CAST:  Algee Smith  •  Jahking Guillory  •  Sierra Capri  •  Natalia Lazarus

Shooting Stars (2023)

The inspiring origin story of a basketball superhero, revealing how LeBron James and his childhood friends become the #1 high school team in the country, launching James's breathtaking career as a four-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and the NBA's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Robinson
CAST:  Mookie Cook  •  Caleb McLaughlin  •  Algee Smith  •  Dermot Mulroney

The inspiring origin story of a basketball superhero, revealing how LeBron James and his childhood friends become the #1 high school team in the country, launching James's breathtaking career as a four-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and the NBA's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Robinson
CAST:  Mookie Cook  •  Caleb McLaughlin  •  Algee Smith  •  Dermot Mulroney

Sons 2 the Grave (2022)

After midnight on a bridge not linking neighborhoods but dividing them, eighteen year old basketball phenom Marcus Jennings was taken out. Friends remain silent, giving power to a killer, binding them for life. Celebrity attracts the good the bad and the ugly, not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mykelti Williamson  •  Lynne Stoltz
CAST:  Darrin Henson  •  Trevor Jackson  •  Maria Howell  •  Brad James

After midnight on a bridge not linking neighborhoods but dividing them, eighteen year old basketball phenom Marcus Jennings was taken out. Friends remain silent, giving power to a killer, binding them for life. Celebrity attracts the good the bad and the ugly, not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mykelti Williamson  •  Lynne Stoltz
CAST:  Darrin Henson  •  Trevor Jackson  •  Maria Howell  •  Brad James