The Best DMX Movies

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Updated August 26, 2022 1.3K votes 528 voters 112.2K views
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List of the best DMX movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. DMX is best known for hits like "Party Up" and "Where the Hood At," but he also has an impressive filmography under his belt. DMX's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top DMX movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated DMX movies will be at the top of the list. DMX has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest DMX movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining DMX films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best DMX role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest DMX performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

List is made up of a variety of films, including Exit Wounds and Cradle 2 the Grave.

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  • Cradle 2 the Grave
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    Cradle 2 the Grave

    Jet Li, DMX, Anthony Anderson
    152 votes
    • Released: 2003
    • Directed by: Andrzej Bartkowiak

    If you like this film, check out our list of Jet Li movies.

    Master thief Anthony Fait (DMX) pulls off a major jewel heist and somehow manages to escape from the SWAT team that's pursuing him. A Taiwanese agent named Su (Jet Li) is on Fait's tail and wants to take him down so that he can retrieve the stolen black diamonds. But when Fait's daughter (Paige Hurd) is kidnapped by a rival criminal and Su's ex-partner (Mark Dacascos), Su must work with Fait to save the thief's daughter and get his revenge in the process.

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  • Exit Wounds
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    Exit Wounds

    Steven Seagal, DMX, Isaiah Washington
    121 votes
    • Released: 2001
    • Directed by: Andrzej Bartkowiak
    Steven Seagal stars as maverick Detroit police detective Orin Boyd, whose take-no-prisoners approach to domestic terrorism gets him booted downtown to the city's toughest precinct. Multi-Platinum hip hop star DMX stars as the powerful and mysterious crime lord Latrell Walker, whose dicey connections and seemingly unlimited cash make him everyone's target. Together the two men take on a conspiracy that reaches all the way through the ranks to the heart of the precinct.

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  • Never Die Alone
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    Never Die Alone

    DMX, David Arquette, Michael Ealy
    110 votes
    • Released: 2004
    • Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson
    A ruthless drug lord, King David (DMX) returns to New York City to start over after years out on the West Coast. When David is fatally stabbed and left in the street, a writer named Paul (David Arquette) discovers him and takes him to the hospital. After David is pronounced dead, Paul finds out that the criminal has left him his personal belongings, including audio recordings of his life story. As Paul listens to the tapes, he hears about David's violent and troubled past.

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  • Romeo Must Die
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    Romeo Must Die

    Jet Li, Aaliyah, Isaiah Washington
    91 votes
    • Released: 2000
    • Directed by: Andrzej Bartkowiak
    Two families, bound by tradition, are locked in a brutal war. Asian and African American gangs are vying for control of Oakland's waterfront. But when the first casualty is the Asian warlord's son, the gang war becomes more dangerous than either side ever imagined.

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  • Belly
    5

    Belly

    Nas, DMX, Taral Hicks
    99 votes
    • Released: 1998
    • Directed by: Hype Williams
    Ever since they were kids, Sincere (Nas) and Buns (DMX) have lived life close to the edge, doing whatever it takes to survive. As adults, they build up their kingdom of crime on drug dealing and robbery. But Sincere grows weary of the criminal lifestyle and joins a black Muslim religious group. Buns, on the other hand, sinks deeper into criminality and faces serious prison time. The cops offer him a deal, however -- assassinate the head of the Muslim group, and he will go free.

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  • Last Hour
    6

    Last Hour

    DMX, David Carradine, Michael Madsen
    25 votes
    • Released: 2008
    • Directed by: Pascal Caubet
    Last Hour is a 2008 straight-to-DVD American crime drama film starring DMX, Michael Madsen, David Carradine and Paul Sorvino.