John Ridley

John Ridley Movies and TV Shows

John Ridley (born 1965 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American film director, actor, and writer. Ridley got his start as a stand-up comedian. He eventually was hired as a writer for sitcoms such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Martin. He began to concentrate on writing and wrote his first novel, Stray Dogs, which became the basis the 1997 film U Turn, directed by Oliver Stone. Ridley also provided the original script for the film Three Kings, starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube. But his script was changed so much by director David O. Russell that he only received a credit for the original story. He also tried his hand at directing with the film Cold Around the Heart. He is one of the creators of Urban Entertainment, showcasing short films and animation from minority filmmakers, including his own works: the animated cartoons Undercover Brother (the basis for the Undercover Brother film starring comedian Eddie Griffin) and Those Who Walk in Darkness, featuring the voice of rapper Lil' Kim — which itself was the basis of a novel of the same name written by Ridley. Additionally, Ridley developed Tim Story's 2002 motion picture Barbershop into the short-lived 2005 Showtime comedy Barbershop: The Series. Ridley was the original co-host on the MSNBC daily morning show Morning Joe upon its premiere in 2007, and was an occasional guest on the network's cancelled nightly program Scarborough Country. He hosted the short-lived Movie Club with John Ridley on American Movie Classics and has written The Authority and The American Way for DC Comics. He has recently become a regular guest commentator on American Public Media's Weekend America in a segment called "Good News, Bad News, No News" which reviews the week's news. He co-produced the film Bobby. He wrote the play Ten Thousand Years about kamikaze pilots in World War II. On the weekend of August 19, 2006, John co-hosted the syndicated program Ebert & Roeper while film critic Roger Ebert was on medical leave. On August 28, 2007, it was announced that George Lucas hired him to pen the script for his upcoming World War II film Red Tails. Currently (December, 2009) Ridley is head writer and co-executive producer of The Wanda Sykes Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Ridley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 9/30/1965 (58 years old)
  • Place of birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  • nationality: American
  • Net worth: $5,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Shirley
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 71%
role:
Producer
2024

Drama

History

6.2
71%
Five Days at Memorial
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 78%
role:
Executive Producer
2022

Drama

7.7
78%
Needle in a Timestack
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 55%
role:
Writer & 1 more
2021

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.3
55%
Body Cam
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 62%
role:
Writer
2020

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.3
62%
2017

Documentary

History

7.8
77%
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Guerrilla
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 53%
role:
Creator & 2 more
2017

Drama

5.8
53%
Ben-Hur
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 57%
role:
Screenplay
2016

Action

Adventure

Drama

History

5.7
57%
American Crime
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 68%
role:
Director
2015

Crime

Drama

Mystery

7.7
68%
Celblok H
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 67%
role:
Original Story
Not available
2014

Crime

Drama

7.5
67%
Not available
Out of the Furnace
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Co-Producer
2013

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.7
66%
12 Years a Slave
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 80%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2013

Drama

History

8.1
80%
Jimi: All Is by My Side
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 56%
role:
Writer & 2 more
2013

Drama

Music

5.7
56%
Red Tails
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 65%
role:
Story & 1 more
2012

Action

Adventure

Drama

History

War & Politics

5.9
65%
Heckler
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 59%
role:
Self
2007

Comedy

Documentary

6.1
59%
Justice League - Starcrossed
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 81%
role:
Writer
Not available
2004

Animation

7.5
81%
Not available
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Undercover Brother
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 58%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2002

Action

Comedy

5.9
58%
Three Kings
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 66%
role:
Author
1999

Action

Comedy

War & Politics

7.1
66%
U Turn
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Executive Producer & 2 more
1997

Thriller

6.7
66%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving John Ridley are, for example, Shirley, Five Days at Memorial and Needle in a Timestack.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Google Play, Amazon and iTunes.
The best Anystream ratings are 12 Years a Slave (8.1), Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 (7.8) and Five Days at Memorial (7.8).
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