Top Washington DC Movies / TV
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1. D.L. Hughley: Unapologetic (2007 TV Special)
TV-MA | 52 min | Documentary, Comedy
From his inner-city roots in L.A., D.L. Hughley has become one of the smartest, most popular stand-up comics working today. This HBO special--his fourth--will show audiences just how far ... See full summary »
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller | Star: D.L. Hughley
Votes: 217
2. Chris Rock: Never Scared (2004 TV Special)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Comedy
Are you ready for Rock? Actor/director/comedian Chris Rock performs a gut-busting set in his fourth HBO stand-up special taped before a live audience at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
Director: Joel Gallen | Stars: Chris Rock, Dionicio Chambers, Doug E. Fresh, Eric Edwards
Votes: 5,694
3. Alex Cross (2012)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled hired killer who specializes in torture and pain.
Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Rachel Nichols, Edward Burns
Votes: 35,419 | Gross: $25.89M
4. Life of a King (2013)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama
Ex-felon, Eugene Brown, establishes a Chess Club for inner city teenagers in Washington, D.C.
Director: Jake Goldberger | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Dennis Haysbert, George Dick, Thurston Hill III
Votes: 7,647 | Gross: $0.01M
5. Without Remorse (II) (2021)
R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
An elite Navy SEAL goes on a path to avenge his wife's murder only to find himself inside of a larger conspiracy.
Director: Stefano Sollima | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Jamie Bell, Guy Pearce
Votes: 64,567
6. Kiss the Girls (1997)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police hunting for a serial kidnapper are helped when a victim manages to escape for the first time.
Director: Gary Fleder | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Alex McArthur
Votes: 81,222 | Gross: $60.53M
7. The Man from Toronto (2022)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The world's deadliest assassin and New York's biggest screw-up are mistaken for each other at an Airbnb rental.
Director: Patrick Hughes | Stars: Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson, Jasmine Mathews, Kaley Cuoco
Votes: 59,602
8. Minority Report (2015)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
10 years after the end of Precrime in Washington DC one of the three PreCogs attempts to lead a normal life while still suffering from visions of the future. Will they be able to hold it together or mentally breakdown and give up?
Stars: Meagan Good, Stark Sands, Nick Zano, Daniel London
Votes: 10,604
9. Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama
An ambitious married woman's temptation by a handsome billionaire leads to betrayal, recklessness, and forever alters the course of her life.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Jurnee Smollett, Vanessa Williams, Brandy Norwood, Kim Kardashian
Votes: 12,436 | Gross: $51.98M
10. Enemy of the State (1998)
R | 132 min | Action, Thriller
A lawyer becomes targeted by a corrupt politician and his N.S.A. goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a politically motivated crime.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 258,958 | Gross: $111.55M
11. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
R | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt
Votes: 741,410 | Gross: $56.67M
12.
United Shades of America (2016–2022)
Episode:
Immigrants and Refugees
(2017)
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, History, Reality-TV
In just one freewheeling visit to the D.C. Metro area, Kamau enjoys an abundant cross-section of the brave spirits who come to this country from all over the world to make a better life.
Star: W. Kamau Bell
Votes: 26
13.
United Shades of America (2016–2022)
Episode:
The Real DC
(2019)
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, History, Reality-TV
Kamau takes a look at Washington D.C. through the eyes of the city's residents who show him the vibrant culture of D.C. that is distinct from the Washington politics that surround it.
Votes: 18
14. Snoops (1989–1990)
60 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A husband and wife find themselves regularly embroiled in murder mysteries around Washington, D.C.
Stars: Tim Reid, Daphne Reid, Troy Curvey Jr., Tasha Scott
Votes: 54
15. A Man Called Hawk (1989)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Action
Hawk is called upon to help those who need his help or whose lives may be in danger. He is also called upon by people from his past to settle old scores or to collect or settle old debts.
Stars: Avery Brooks, Moses Gunn, Angela Bassett, William Fichtner
Votes: 690
16. Eraser (1996)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.
Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, James Coburn
Votes: 118,393 | Gross: $101.30M
17. Smart Guy (1997–1999)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A 10-year-old genius goes from elementary school to high school.
Stars: Tahj Mowry, John Marshall Jones, Jason Weaver, Omar Gooding
Votes: 5,567
18. 2010 (1984)
PG | 116 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.
Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban
Votes: 57,270 | Gross: $40.20M
19. Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
PG-13 | 128 min | Action, Thriller
John McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.
Director: Len Wiseman | Stars: Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Timothy Olyphant, Maggie Q
Votes: 420,691 | Gross: $134.53M
20. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Following the events of 'Avengers: Endgame,' Sam Wilson/Falcon and Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier team up in a global adventure that tests their abilities -- and their patience.
Stars: Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Erin Kellyman
Votes: 251,869
21. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023– )
TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Set after the battle between Godzilla and the Titans, revealing that monsters are real, follows one family's journey to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to Monarch.
Stars: Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Joe Tippett
Votes: 40,271
22. Book of Danny (2002)
53 min | Comedy, Drama
Set in Washington, DC, BOOK OF DANNY is comic, often poignant story of teen stoner, Danny Dubnow, and his desperate attempts at forging a relationship with his deadbeat dad, Harry
Director: Adam Yaffe | Stars: Danny Randell, Larry Block, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Elaina Davis
Votes: 13
23. Adele (1919)
Drama
Adele Bleneau is a young nurse who assists her father, a renowned surgeon/. While in Washington, DC, she meets and falls in love with a British army officer, Capt. Fraser. While traveling ... See full summary »
Director: Wallace Worsley | Stars: Kitty Gordon, Mahlon Hamilton, Wedgwood Nowell, Joseph J. Dowling
24. Built to Last (1997)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
An American television sitcom set in Washington, D.C. that centers around a family-run business headed by Royale Watkins. The series premiered September 24, 1997 on NBC and ended October 15, 1997 after airing 8 episodes.
Stars: Paul Winfield, Jeremy Suarez, Geoffrey Owens, Denise Dowse
Votes: 36
25. Daughters (2024)
102 min | Documentary
Four young girls prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C., jail.
Directors: Angela Patton, Natalie Rae
Votes: 79
26. Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (1996 TV Special)
TV-MA | 58 min | Comedy
The second HBO stand-up special by Chris Rock.
Director: Keith Truesdell | Stars: Chris Rock, Jim Breuer, Mario Joyner, Tracy Morgan
Votes: 4,228
27. Louis C.K. 2017 (2017 TV Special)
TV-MA | 74 min | Comedy
Louis C.K. muses on religion, eternal love, giving dogs drugs, email fights, teachers, and more in a live performance from Washington D.C.
Director: Louis C.K. | Stars: Louis C.K., Joe List
Votes: 10,856
28. We Feed People (2022)
TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary
A chronicle of how Andrés and his nonprofit rebuilds nations in the wake of disaster, providing healthy food to those affected.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Carlota Andrés, Inés Andrés, José Andrés, Joe Biden
Votes: 551
29. Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Documentary
The comedic stylings of four sort-of famous funnymen are brought to the big screen courtesy of this 2002 documentary.
Director: C.B. Harding | Stars: Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Ron White, Larry the Cable Guy
Votes: 4,735 | Gross: $0.60M
30. Civil War (2024)
R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.
Director: Alex Garland | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Nick Offerman
Votes: 51,200
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