All movies starring Djimon Hounsou

The Island (2005) poster

The Island (2005) ★ 6.8

Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly utopian but guarded mid-21st century settlement. Like all the inhabitants of this carefully controlled space, Lincoln hopes to be among those sent to "The Island," supposedly the last uncontaminated place on the planet. But very soon Lincoln discovers that absolutely everything about his existence is a lie.
Constantine (2005) poster

Constantine (2005) ★ 7.0

Supernatural exorcist and demonologist John Constantine helps a policewoman prove her sister's death was not a suicide, but something more.
Blood Diamond (2006) poster

Blood Diamond (2006) ★ 8.0

A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
Beauty Shop (2005) poster

Beauty Shop (2005) ★ 5.6

Genres: Comedy
A determined hairstylist (Queen Latifah) competes with her former boss (Kevin Bacon) after opening her own business in Atlanta.
Same Kind of Different as Me (2017) poster

Same Kind of Different as Me (2017) ★ 6.6

Genres: Biography Drama
International art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the journey of their lives.
Air (2015) poster

Air (2015) ★ 5.1

In the near future, breathable air is nonexistent. Virtually all of humanity has disappeared and those chosen to reestablish society reside in a controlled state of suspended animation. Two engineers (Norman Reedus and Djimon Hounsou) tasked with guarding the last hope for mankind struggle to preserve their own sanity and lives while administering to their vital task at hand.
Never Back Down (2008) poster

Never Back Down (2008) ★ 6.5

Genres: Action Drama Sport
At his new high school, a rebellious teen Jake Tyler is lured into an ultimate underground fighting club in a Backyard Fight, where he finds a mentor in a mixed martial arts veteran. After receiving threats to the safety of his friends and family, Jake seeks the mentoring of a veteran fighter, to train his mind and body for one final no-holds-barred elimination fight with his unrelenting personal nemesis and local martial arts champion Ryan McCarthy.
Special Forces (2011) poster

Special Forces (2011) ★ 6.3

Genres: Action Drama War
In Afghanistan, French journalist Elsa and her colleague Amen are covering the story of Maina, a woman sold to a man when she was a child. Taliban leader Ahmed Zaief abducts Elsa and Amen and tries to force them to read a message to Western governments. The French president sends six Special Force to rescue Elsa who's hidden in a fortress in Pakistan. The team composed of Commander Kovax, Tic-Tac, Lucas, the sniper Elias, Victor and Marius release Elsa and Amen from their imprisonment but lose their radios. Now the group needs to cross the inhospitable land to save their lives with the Taliban chasing them.
Amistad (1997) poster

Amistad (1997) ★ 7.3

Amistad is the name of a slave ship travelling from Cuba to the U.S. in 1839. It is carrying a cargo of Africans who have been sold into slavery in Cuba, taken on board, and chained in the cargo hold of the ship. As the ship is crossing from Cuba to the U.S., Cinque (Djimon Hounsou), who was a tribal leader in Africa, leads a mutiny and takes over the ship. They continue to sail, hoping to find their way back to Africa. Instead, they are misdirected and when they reach the United States, they are imprisoned as runaway slaves. They don't speak a word of English, and it seems like they are doomed to die for killing their captors when an abolitionist lawyer decides to take their case, arguing that they were free citizens of another country and not slaves at all. The case finally gets to the Supreme Court, where John Quincy Adams (Sir Anthony Hopkins) makes an impassioned and eloquent plea for their release.