37 Mekhi Phifer Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

After her husband is killed by a zombified neighbor, Ana flees from her neighborhood and unites with a group of survivors who seek shelter at a nearby shopping mall. However, as new survivors flock there amidst dwindling supplies and draw attention of the undead towards the shelter, the group devises an escape plan to avoid being surrounded.

A young man's world turns topsy-turvy after his friend goes to prison on charges of illegal drug trade. He transitions from working as a dry cleaner to climbing up the ladder in Harlem's drug scene.

When the mother of a family passes away after suffering a severe stroke, the family soon begins to fall apart.  

Containing autobiographical elements of Eminem’s life, the movie tells the story of white rapper Rabbit, as he tries to establish a career in the hip-hop genre, which mostly features African-American artists. The movie also features the Academy Award-winning song “Lose Yourself”. 

Clockers is a crime drama mystery film which tells the story of a few young drug pushers who find themselves trapped between their drug bosses and detectives who are pursuing them.

In a futuristic society where each adult must choose one of five factions for life, Tris Prior trains to join Dauntless, the faction of the brave, hiding that she is a Divergent who will not fit into any group. However, after uncovering a plot to kill all Divergents, she must use her divergence to save the world.

Based on the play Othello by William Shakespeare, this film is about a high-school basketball coach named Duke who presents Odin James with the MVP award for his outstanding performance which helped the team win the game. However, this makes Hugo, Duke’s son envious.

Tripp Kennedy enters a bank at closing time when two separate teams of thieves simultaneously try to rob the bank. When a shootout erupts, Tripp, who is smitten with teller Kaitlin, protectively tackles her. Taken hostage along with others, Tripp notices many discrepancies, starts getting suspicious, and several dangerous twists and turns confirm that things are not what they appear to be.

This Christmas is a comedy drama film which revolves around the Whitfield family, who are celebrating Christmas together, after their eldest son, a musician, returns home after four years. Things seem to be going smoothly, until arguments break out between the family members.

The second installment in The Divergent Series, the movie finds Tris Prior, Four, the rest of the Divergents, and the Factionless going to war against Jeanine Matthews and the Dauntless faction. Eventually captured, Tris unlocks a box to reveal that the faction system was an experiment and that the world is waiting outside the walled city. 

In 2079, years after an attack from Alpha Centauri’s alien civilization, top weapon designer Spencer Olham is arrested by the Earth Security Administration (ESA) for being a replicant created by aliens to target the Earth’s Chancellor. Olham escapes custody, then in an attempt to prove that he is not an android, flees with wife, Maya, while Major Hathaway of ESA chases the couple. 

NYPD Detective John Shaft II arrests Walter Wade, Jr. for the murder of Trey Howard but Wade escapes with a bail. Years later Wade is again arrested by Shaft. Now Shaft must fight corrupt officials, officers, and drug lords to keep the only witness of Trey’s murder safe and bring Wade to justice. 

In this third movie in the The Divergent series, Tris, her brother, Caleb, and her lover, Four, escape the walled Chicago and come across truths that shatter previous knowledge. Facing dangers that threaten humanity, Tris is forced to make bold decisions in order to survive.

Aspiring choreographer Honey Daniels meets music director, Michael Ellis, who offers her to choreograph a music video. Although this brings her money, fame and freedom, her life is shaken up after her mentor asks her to sleep with him or be blacklisted from the entire music industry. 

Richard Clark gives up his job at a renowned school and takes up a job at Marion Barry High School. However, his life gets complicated as the new school is filled with various problems, including cynical and unruly students. Regardless of this, Richard aims to bring a change.     

As the images of the ruthless hit-and-run victim Ben Willis from one year ago haunt Julie, her relationship with Ray suffers. So Julie leaves for Bahamas with friend Karla and her group, leaving behind Ray, who tries to warn her about encounter with Ben. While relaxing at the resort, Julie realizes that Ben is alive and stalking her. Can Ray reach in time? 

Pandemic is an apocalyptic science fiction thriller film which takes us to a world where a virus breaks out, which causes infected people to turn into zombies. It leads to worldwide chaos as zombies begin to roam the streets, while the remaining survivors struggle to stay alive. Meanwhile, a doctor from New York sets out on a mission to find and rescue as many survivors as possible.