35 Thandie Newton Movies & TV Shows, Ranked Best to Worst

The Pursuit of Happyness is an emotional drama that portrays a poor yet brilliant father, played by Will Smith, who tries to make it in a brokerage firm while trying to make ends meet. After failing as a salesman, his wife leaves him and their son. They soon become homeless and he ends up taking an unpaid internship in a firm to survive.

Crash revolves around a few Los Angeles citizens as their lives get overturned by racial tensions and bigotry. Characters like a racist district attorney and his wife, racist cops, a victimized Middle Eastern store owner, two black carjackers, an African-American couple, a Hispanic locksmith, all serve as a thrilling commentary of the racial injustice running in the USA.  

Based on Anne Rice’s novel of the same name, the movie tells the story of vampires Lestat de Lioncourt and Louis de Pointe du Lac and their turning of ten years old Claudia. The story is revealed as Louis is interviewed by reporter Daniel Molloy, who at the end is given the choice of becoming a vampire by Lestat. 

Russian businessman Uri Omovich stages a real estate scam involving millions of dollars with the help of London mob boss Lenny Cole. However, Omovich's corrupt accountant Stella leaks inside information attracting the attention of every schemer within the dark London underworld who double-crosses each other to get rich quick in the ensuing chaos.

Flirting is a romantic drama film which tells the story of Danny, a young man who is sent to a boarding school, filled with an atmosphere of bullying and sadistic teachers. He soon meets and develops a relationship with Thandiwe, an African girl, studying at a nearby girl’s school. However, racial prejudice soon seem to threaten their relationship.

The movie follows the first adventure of the charismatic character of Han Solo from the Star Wars franchise. With the aide of Chewbacca and a young Lando Calrissian, Han must find a way to stop the criminals Dryden Vos, Beckett, and come to terms with his friend and romantic interest Qi'ra’s betrayal. 

When their close friend passes away due to a drug overdose, two friends start to realize the importance of life, and they try to get rid of their addiction.

On the run for five years, Riddick arrives on planet Helion Prime which is threatened by Necromongers, an evil race that wants to convert everyone and eliminate those who resist. Lord Marshall, the leader of the race, can be killed only by a Furian and Riddick, being the last surviving member of the race, now has to defeat the enemy and protect humanity.

Five years ago on their wedding day Dennis ran away from Libby, at that time pregnant with his child.  Now he realizes his mistake and wants to win her back.  But she now has a relationship with Whit, who is successful, but arrogant. Although out of shape, Dennis decides to run the Nike River Marathon not only to impress Libby, but also his son Jake.  

On relocating to New York City after securing a job at the popular glossy magazine Sharps, British polemic journalist Sydney Young has a tough time, making blunders, being scorned by one and all until he learns to compromise. But one cannot live forever on a borrowed image and his true nature is soon revealed. 

W. is a biopic based on the life of Former US President George W Bush. The film revolves around the early years of George Bush, as he struggles to make his mark in the world. Deemed incapable by his father, he attempts at running an oil company, and then a baseball team, before he joins politics.  

After several successful stings, three con artists plan a last job, which goes horribly wrong, and they find themselves pursued by a gangster.

Ethan Hunt returns on another mission to seize and destroy Chimera, a deadly virus, and its cure Bellerophon, both of which are in possession of rogue IMF agent Ambrose. He must infiltrate enemy stronghold with help from Nyah Hall, a skilled thief and former lover of Ambrose, before the latter sells the virus to an international terrorist group.

When the CIA discover that one of their agents had leaked information that had cost the lives of hundreds, they decide to hunt down the traitor. Veteran CIA operative Henry Pelham is assigned to root out the mole, and he first goes to interview his former colleague and lover Celia, who is a possible suspect, as she had abruptly departed from the CIA.  

A group of black women, residing in a Harlem apartment building in New York go through heartbreak, personal crises and other challenges. Crystal, Jo and Juanita are bound together by their experiences in life, as they try to get over an abused lover, a secret double life and love-life balance respectively.

Beloved is a horror drama film which tells the story of Sethe, a former slave, who lives with her daughter. Her life takes a turn when she is visited by the spirit of a young woman, which starts bringing back her past fears to life.

2012 tells the story of the destruction of Earth, due to a global cataclysmic event resulting from the heating of Earth’s core. A struggling writer Jackson Curtis tries to save his family as he tries to reach one of the nine secret arks designed by G8 nations to save at least a certain portion of humanity. 

Reminiscence is a romantic science fiction thriller film which revolves around a man named Nick, who along with his friend, operates a business that allows people to relive their memories. One day, Mae, a client, asks for their help in finding her keys. Nick finds himself instantly attracted to her. However, months later, when Mae disappears without a word, Nick tries to relive his memories, hoping to find a hint.

Kate and Martin are cut off from the outside world while they try to cope with a personal tragedy. They go to an uninhabited island to take a break. However, as fate would have it, a stranger brings the news of an airborne disease rushing through Europe.

Good Deeds is a romantic comedy drama film which tells the story of Wesley Deeds, who is the CEO of Deeds Corporation, a company owned by his family. Despite being incredibly wealthy, he has limited freedom and lives a mostly predictable life. His life takes a turn when he meets Lindsey Wakefield, a single mother working as a member of the cleaning crew in his company.

Vanishing on 7th Street is a horror thriller film which takes us to Detroit where majority of the population has disappeared after a power outage. All that remains is a pile of clothes that they were wearing.

After returning from holiday, a woman discovers that her husband has been murdered. Meanwhile, several groups of people are also pressurizing her to unravel the mystery of his true identity. At the same time, more people are ending up dead.

Norbit, and his best friend, Kate, grew up in an orphanage which doubles as a Chinese restaurant. They are separated when Kate gets adopted. Norbit later gets married to a tyrannical, overweight, and abusive girl named Rasputia. When Kate re-enters his life, Norbit tries to find his way back to his one true love Kate.