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Rick Famuyiwa

Rick Famuyiwa

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Biography

Rick Famuyiwa (born June 18, 1973) is a Nigerian-American filmmaker and television director. He is best known for the films The Wood(1999), Brown Sugar (2002), and Dope (2015), as well as for his work on the television series The Mandalorian, for which he directed six episodes and served as an executive producer for the third season. His films have been nominated for or won multiple awards, including in 2008, when he received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture for the film Talk To Me (2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article Rick Famuyiwa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Mandalorian and Grogu
6.8

The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and his young apprentice Grogu.

The Mandalorian and Grogu

2026
The Mandalorian
8.4

After the fall of the Galactic Empire, lawlessness has spread throughout the galaxy. A lone gunfighter makes his way through the outer reaches, earning his keep as a bounty hunter.

The Mandalorian

2019
The Chi
7.9

A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The story centers on Brandon, an ambitious and confident young man who dreams about opening a restaurant of his own someday, but is conflicted between the promise of a new life and his responsibility to his mother and teenage brother back in the South Side.

The Chi

2018
Ahsoka
7.4

Former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.

Ahsoka

2023
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
7.5

Executive producer Jon Favreau invites the cast and crew of The Mandalorian to share an unprecedented look at the making of the series. Each chapter explores a different facet of the first live-action Star Wars television show through interviews, never-before-seen footage, and roundtable conversations hosted by Favreau himself.

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

2020
They Call Me Magic
7.2

Earvin “Magic” Johnson is an icon for the ages—from humble beginnings to the Dream Team to business titan. Featuring interviews with President Obama, Larry Bird, Pat Riley, and more, this docuseries charts the life and career of a legend.

They Call Me Magic

2022
Dope
7.1

Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.

Dope

2015
Brown Sugar
6.6

Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic at a national magazine and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, hip-hop record company executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.

Brown Sugar

2002
Our Family Wedding
5.6

The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding is comic and stressful, especially as their respective fathers try to lay to rest their feud.

Our Family Wedding

2010
Talk to Me
6.8

The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.

Talk to Me

2007
The Wood
6.6

In the panicky, uncertain hours before his wedding, a groom with prenuptial jitters and his two best friends reminisce about growing up together in the middle-class African-American neighborhood of Inglewood, California. Flashing back to the twenty-something trio's childhood exploits, the memories capture the mood and nostalgia of the '80s era.

The Wood

1999
Confirmation
6.9

Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her.

Confirmation

2016
Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King
7.6

Comic Hasan Minhaj of "The Daily Show" shares personal stories about racism, immigrant parents, prom night horrors and more in this stand-up special.

Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King

2017
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Depicts Dennis Rodman’s madcap adventure with his skittish assistant GM across two whirlwind mythic days in Sin City in the middle of the 1998 NBA Finals and details a budding friendship that neither one of them ever thought was possible but will end up solving both of their problems.

48 Hours in Vegas

The Lost
N/A

A nighttime protest downtown has escalated to require police backup for crowd control. As cop partners and a hobbyist photographer arrive late to the scene, an altercation takes place -- but what occurred depends on whose perspective you see.

The Lost

2017
Ugo: A Homecoming Story
N/A

Greek-Nigerian NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo returns to Nigeria for the first time.

Ugo: A Homecoming Story

2024
We Will Be Monsters
2.5

The Bride of Frankenstein goes on a globe-trotting quest to rescue fellow Monsters, such as Dracula, the Wolf Man and the Mummy.

We Will Be Monsters

2021
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N/A

A young African princess named Sadé finds out that she has magical powers, which must be used to save her kingdom.

Sadé

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N/A

Explore archival footage of the Basketball Hall of Famer's on-court heroics, as well as interviews with Johnson, his family, teammates and business associates.

Untitled Rick Famuyiwa Project

Blacktop Lingo
4.5

A series of vignettes, focused on a group of young men playing basketball in Inglewood, California.

Blacktop Lingo

1996