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The Best Queen Latifah Movies
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Vote for your favorite Queen Latifah movies, regardless of critic reviews or how big the role was.
This list of the best Queen Latifah movies is ranked best to worst and includes movie trailers when available. Since making her film debut in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever in 1991, Queen Latifah has been thrilling audiences with her talent, humor and charm. The order of these top Queen Latifah movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Queen Latifah movies will be at the top of the list.
This list answers the questions, "What are the best Queen Latifah movies?" and "What are the greatest Queen Latifah roles of all time?" Famous flicks like Joyful Noise, Beauty Shop are already on this Queen Latifah filmography, but the latest titles starring Queen Latifah will be added as they are released. If you think the best Queen Latifah role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Queen Latifah performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.
If you are a fan of Queen Latifah's comedy, you might also enjoy are list of best Steve Martin movies and best Gabrielle Union movies.
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- 1Queen Latifah, Gérard Depardieu, LL Cool J
- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Wayne Wang
The discovery that she has a terminal illness prompts introverted saleswoman Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) to reflect on what she realizes has been an overly cautious life. So Georgia withdraws her ...more - 2Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
Best friends Ryan, Sasha, Lisa and Dina are in for the adventure of a lifetime when they travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival. Along the way, they rekindle their sisterhood and ...more - 3Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox
- Released: 1996
- Directed by: F. Gary Gray
After being fired from her job as a bank teller, Frankie (Vivica A. Fox) begins working at a janitorial service with her friends Tisean (Kimberly Elise), a single mother; Cleo (Queen Latifah), a ...more - 4Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Andie MacDowell
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Bille Woodruff
Far from Chicago, hairdresser Gina Norris (Queen Latifah) has relocated to Atlanta with her daughter (Paige Hurd) and has quickly established herself as a rare talent in her profession. But after ...more - 5Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy
- Released: 2003
- Directed by: Adam Shankman
Lawyer Peter Sanderson (Steve Martin) wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. But he lucks out with online dating and meets a fellow lawyer. The ...more - 6Queen Latifah, Common, Paula Patton
- Released: 2010
- Directed by: Sanaa Hamri
Physical therapist Leslie Wright (Queen Latifah) lands the dream job of working with basketball superstar Scott McKnight (Common). All goes well until Leslie finds that she is falling in love with ...more - 7Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Jennifer Esposito
- Released: 2004
- Directed by: Tim Story
After a slew of traffic accidents, police Detective Andy Washburn (Jimmy Fallon) has his driver's license revoked by his lieutenant (Jennifer Esposito), who also demotes him. One day on duty, Andy ...more - 8Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Callie Khouri
After her husband loses his job, upper-crust housewife Bridget Cardigan (Diane Keaton) is forced to take a job as a janitor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Mo. Spotting a weakness in the ...more - 9Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Haunted by memories of her late mother and abused by her father (Paul Bettany), 14-year-old Lily Owens (Dakota Fanning) runs away with her friend and caregiver Rosaleen (Jennifer Hudson) to the South ...more - 10Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah
- Released: 1999
- Directed by: Phillip Noyce
Policewoman Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie) is in hot pursuit of a serial murderer whose calling card is a small shard of bone extracted from each of his victims. Unable to decipher the cryptic clues ...more - 11Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer
- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Todd Graff
Hard times have fallen on Pacashau, Ga., but the townspeople have faith that the Divinity Church Choir will lift their spirits by winning a national competition. The choir has always made beautiful ...more - 12Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas
- Released: 2004
- Directed by: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
This sequel to the 2002 film returns to the Chicago barbershop owned by Calvin Palmer Jr. (Ice Cube). His employees -- Isaac (Troy Garity), Terri (Eve), Ricky (Michael Ealy), Dinka (Leonard Earl ...more - 13Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Yasiin Bey
- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Rick Famuyiwa
Sidney (Sanaa Lathan) and Dre (Taye Diggs) can attribute their friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant ... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street ...more - 14John Travolta, Nikki Blonsky, Amanda Bynes
- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Adam Shankman
In 1960s Baltimore, dance-loving teen Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky) auditions for a spot on "The Corny Collins Show" and wins. She becomes an overnight celebrity, a trendsetter in dance, fun and ...more - 15Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard, Jill Scott
- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Kenny Leon
Steel Magnolias is an American comedy-drama television film directed by Kenny Leon that premiered at Lifetime Network on October 7, 2012. It is an adaptation of Steel Magnolias. The new film stars an ...more - 16Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, Richard Gere
- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Rob Marshall
Nightclub sensation Velma (Catherine Zeta-Jones) murders her philandering husband, and Chicago's slickest lawyer, Billy Flynn (Richard Gere), is set to defend her. But when Roxie (Renée Zellweger) ...more - 17Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
After Sid (John Alberto Leguizamo) pilfers some dinosaur eggs, Manny (Ray Romano), Diego (Denis Leary) and the rest of their prehistoric pals enter a mysterious, underground world to rescue the ...more - 18Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary
- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier
Scrat's continuous pursuit of an infernal acorn has world-changing consequences for Manny (Ray Romano), Sid (John Alberto Leguizamo) and Diego (Denis Leary) when the continents split apart. The ...more - 19Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Queen Latifah
- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Lance Rivera
Nancy (Gabrielle Union), a divorced mother of three, feels especially lonely during the holidays. Sensing her sadness, Nancy's youngest daughter, Emily (Khail Bryant), has a plan to make her mom ...more - 20Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary
- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
With global warming threatening their once-icy domain with widespread flooding, Manny (Ray Romano), Sid (John Alberto Leguizamo) and Diego (Denis Leary) set out to find a safe haven. Along the way, ...more - 21Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Rob Corddry
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Tom Vaughan
During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally (Cameron Diaz) and playboy Jack Fuller (Ashton Kutcher) come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of ...more - 22Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins
- Released: 1992
- Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson
Four Harlem friends -- Bishop (Tupac Shakur), Q (Omar Epps), Steel (Jermaine Hopkins) and Raheem (Khalil Kain) -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. ...more - 23Christopher Reid, Christopher Martin, Tisha Campbell-Martin
- Released: 1991
- Directed by: Doug McHenry, George Jackson
Rapper-turned-scholar Kid (Christopher Reid) gets into college, but he runs out of cash just as classes start. Desperate for dough, he tries working in the cafeteria, but when his time spent serving ...more - 24Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams
- Released: 1997
- Directed by: Bill Duke
Having just been released from jail, Bumpy Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) returns to his criminal ways as a linchpin in the African-American-run numbers racket. However, Bumpy's longtime friend ...more - 25Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel
- Released: 2010
- Directed by: Garry Marshall
In a series of interconnected stories, various Los Angeles residents (Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper) wend their way through the highs and lows of love during a single day. As the holiday ...more
