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Mos Def

61%
92%
78%
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N/A
61 %
Fresh
Movies Counted: 18
Fresh: 11  Rotten:7
Average Rating: 5.8/10
How does the celebrity Tomatometer work?
RT's celebrity Tomatometer measures the percentage of all the rated movies in a celebrity's filmography that are "fresh." [-]
Range of Movie T-meters: 16% - 92%
Number of Movies: 38
Box Office Since 2001: $251.8M
Bio: Mos Def (born Dante Terrell Smith on December 11, 1973) is a critically acclaimed rapper and actor. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and is an American Muslim convert. He goes by the stage names Mighty Mos Def, The Freaky Night Watchman, Boogie Man, [More...]
 
 

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Filmography
Rating Title Credit Trailers Photos Box Office Year
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The Brazilian Job

Actor

0

0

N/A

2011

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Bruce Willis: 4 Film Favorites

Actor

0

Array

N/A

2009

21% 21%

Next Day Air

Actor

1

21

$10,017,041

2009

65% 65%

Be Kind Rewind

Actor

5

21

$11,028,439

2008

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Black August - A Celebration of Hip-Hop and Our Freedom Fighters

Featured

0

0

N/A

2008

68% 68%

Cadillac Records

Actor

12

56

$8,134,217

2008

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Bernie Worrell - Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth

Featured

0

0

N/A

2007

38% 38%

In Prison My Whole Life

Featured

0

0

N/A

2007

56% 56%

16 Blocks

Actor

0

7

$36,883,539

2006

92% 92%

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

Featured

8

27

$11,694,528

2006

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Journey to the End of the Night

Actor

0

0

N/A

2006

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Russell Simmons Presents: Def Poetry Season 5

Host

0

0

N/A

2006

72% 72%

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Featured

8

22

$148,213,377

2006

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Alicia Keys - MTV Unplugged

Guest Performer

0

0

N/A

2005

60% 60%

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Actor

7

48

$51,019,112

2005

71% 71%

Lackawanna Blues

Actor

0

0

N/A

2005

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Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth

Featured

0

0

N/A

2005

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The Devil's Music

Voice Actor

0

0

N/A

2004

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Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Season 3

Host

0

0

N/A

2004

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Shades of Hip Hop - Resurrection

Music Performer

0

0

N/A

2004

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Something the Lord Made

Actor

0

0

N/A

2004

87% 87%

The Woodsman

Actor

1

0

$1,456,291

2004

16% 16%

Civil Brand

Actor

0

6

$123,580

2003

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From the Outside Looking In

Actor

0

Array

N/A

2003

73% 73%

The Italian Job

Actor

0

22

$105,996,316

2003

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