When an overnight delivery driver delivers a package containing bricks of cocaine to the wrong address, it sets this movie in motion. The dealer who was supposed to receive the drugs starts searching for the people who got them; the ones who sent the package, afraid for their lives, frantically look for it; while those who got it start trying to figure out how to sell it as quickly as possible. Hip-hop artist Mos Def stars, along with Mike Epps and Donald Faison, in this action-packed story. Directed by Benny Boom. With Yasmin Deliz, Emilio Rivera, Lauren London and Debbie Allen. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime. Year: 2009.
Mos Def in Next Day Air
After Jerry's (Jack Black) brain becomes magnetized and he accidentally erases all the tapes in his friend Mike's (Mos Def) video store, the odd duo sets out to film their own versions of popular films. Initially, they just want to keep their one dependable customer, an elderly woman (Mia Farrow) who is losing her mind, but when the word gets out they become the stars of their neighborhood. Directed by Michel Gondry. With Danny Glover and Melonie Diaz. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2008.
Mos Def in Be Kind Rewind
Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody), founder of Chess Records, scours the South looking for hot new blues talent. After discovering some of the biggest names in music history, including Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright), Etta James (Beyoncé Knowles), Chuck Berry (Mos Def) and Willie Dixon (Cedric the Entertainer), Chess sets out to make them famous by selling records out of the trunk of his Cadillac. Directed by Darnell Martin. With Emmanuelle Chriqui, Gabrielle Union, Norman Reedus, Columbus Short, Jay O. Sanders and Eric Bogosian. Categories: Drama, Music, Musical. Year: 2008.
Mos Def in Cadillac Records
On his way home at the end of his shift, Jack Mosely (Bruce Willis), a burnt-out, aging cop, is assigned to escort an annoying, fast-talking convict (Mos Def) from the police station to the courthouse. What Jack doesn't know is that the convict is a witness to some shady police business, and a group of fellow police officers will stop at nothing to prevent the pair from reaching their destination. Directed by Richard Donner. With David Morse. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Mos Def in 16 Blocks
In Sao Paulo's dangerous criminal underworld, a father (Scott Glenn) and son (Brendan Fraser) set a plan in motion to help them escape the desolation of the city's sex trade. But, when things don't go as they should, the men must choose between family and the freedom only money can bring. Directed by Eric Eason. With Mos Def and Catalina Sandino Moreno. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
Mos Def in Journey to the End of the Night
Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) is having a bad day. Nothing is going right, and then his friend, Ford Prefect (Mos Def), tells Arthur that he is an alien who knows that Earth is about to be destroyed to make room for an intergalactic freeway. Ford, who is writing a guide to the galaxy, whisks Arthur away to safety, and they end up on a spaceship called Heart of Gold, along with an earthling (Zooey Deschanel) and various other creatures. Where will they end up? And will they be able to get a cup of tea there? The film is based on the bestselling novel by Douglas Adams. Directed by Garth Jennings. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi. Year: 2005.
Mos Def in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
After pulling off an amazing heist of millions in dollars of gold from a heavily guarded palazzo in Venice, Italy, criminal mastermind Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg) watches as his intricate plan falls apart when Steve (Edward Norton), a member of his own team, double crosses them all. After losing their gold and being left for dead, Charlie and his gang (Jason Statham, Seth Green and Mos Def) team up with their ex-leader's safe-cracking daughter (Charlize Theron) to beat Steve at his own game. Directed by F. Gary Gray. With Donald Sutherland and Fausto Callegarini. Categories: Adventure, Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Mos Def in The Italian Job