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Idris Elba

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67%
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11 %
Rotten
Movies Counted: 9
Fresh: 1  Rotten:8
Average Rating: 3.2/10
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: 9% - 72%
Number of Movies: 21
Box Office Since 2001: $310.3M
Bio: Idris Elba (born September 6, 1972) is an English television, theatre and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions. Idris is also a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner, and a hip-hop soul recording [More...]
 
 

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Highest Rated
 
 
28 Weeks Later (2007)
28 Weeks Later (2007)
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Lowest Rated
 
 
The Reaping (2007)
The Reaping (2007)
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Rating Title Credit Trailers Photos Box Office Year
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The Losers

Actor

0

1

N/A

2010

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Takers

Actor

0

1

N/A

2010

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The Human Contract

Actor

0

Array

N/A

2009

19% 19%

Obsessed

Actor

4

51

$68,261,644

2009

12% 12%

The Unborn

Actor

6

8

$42,638,165

2009

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The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency

Actor

0

0

N/A

2008

9% 9%

Prom Night

Actor

4

17

$43,818,159

2008

59% 59%

RocknRolla

Actor

3

29

$5,665,302

2008

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The Wire - The Complete Series

Actor

0

Array

N/A

2008

72% 72%

28 Weeks Later

Actor

6

18

$28,586,503

2007

25% 25%

Daddy's Little Girls

Actor

1

18

$31,339,647

2007

9% 9%

The Reaping

Actor

9

32

$25,083,945

2007

54% 54%

This Christmas

Actor

0

31

$49,121,934

2007

33% 33%

The Gospel

Actor

0

0

$15,778,152

2005

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The Wire - The Complete Third Season

Actor

0

0

N/A

2004

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The Wire - The Complete Second Season

Actor

0

0

N/A

2003

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The Wire - The Complete First Season

Actor

0

0

N/A

2002

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Wire - The Complete Seasons 1 & 2

Actor

0

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N/A

2002

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Wire - The Complete Seasons 1-3

Actor

0

Array

N/A

2002

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The Wire - The Complete Seasons 1-4

Actor

0

Array

N/A

2002

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Ultraviolet

Actor

0

0

N/A

1998

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The environment needs saving so Hollywood is doing its part to go green by opening recycled...


World Exclusive: New RocknRolla Poster
posted by Joe Utichi August 08, 2008
Guy Ritchie is back, and if early buzz on RocknRolla is to be believed, he's back on fine form....


Goyer's Unborn Adds Five
posted by Jeff Giles March 06, 2008
Never one to take much time off between projects, Jumper and The Dark Knight writer David S....


Awards Mania: Spirits, SAGs Get Waivers, Announce Nominations; Uncertainty Surrounds Golden Globes
posted by Jeff Giles December 21, 2007
Just when you think awards season can't get any awards-ier, here come two more sets of nominations!


Critical Consensus: Enchanted Bewitches, Hitman Misses, No Country is Certified Fresh
posted by Tim Ryan November 20, 2007
This week at the movies, we've got real-life fairy tales, a deadly fog, loads of gunplay, musical...


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