Director F. Gary Gray (1969)

Men in Black: International (2019) is an American sci-fi action comedy film directed by F. Gary Gray and scripted by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. It belongs to the Men in Black franchise, but stands alone as a sequel within the same universe. Unlike previous films, it does not feature Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones as protagonists. In 1996 Brooklyn, Molly Wright witnesses her parents being neuralyzed by MIB agents after they encounter an alien at home. Molly helps the extraterrestrial escape and avoids being ...

The Fate of the Furious (2017) is an action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan. While enjoying their honeymoon in Cuba, newlyweds Dominic Toretto and Letty Ortiz are unexpectedly faced with a betrayal from a mysterious woman that forces them to confront their past. With the help of Mr. Nobody and Deckard Shaw, the team embarks on a journey from New York City to the icy plains of the Barents Sea to bring back their beloved family member, Dom. During their time in Havana, Dom’s cousin Fernando finds himself in trouble with local racer Raldo over ...

The American epic biographical drama film directed by F. Gary Gray, Straight Outta Compton (2015), tells the story of the rise and fall of N.W.A., a hip hop group. Set in 1986, Compton, California is depicted as a chaotic dystopia overrun by street gangs, drug dealers, and police brutality. One night, Eazy-E narrowly escapes a police raid at a crack house. The following day, Dr. Dre is at a crossroads in life and is confronted by his mother for missing a job interview. Meanwhile, high school senior Ice Cube dreams of becoming a rapper. When Dre hears Cube’s ‘reality raps’ about the struggles faced by ...

Be Cool (2005) is an American crime comedy film based on Elmore Leonard’s novel of the same name. It serves as the sequel to Leonard’s 1990 novel Get Shorty, which was also adapted into a film in 1995. The story centers around Chili Palmer, a mobster who becomes disenchanted with filmmaking and turns to the music industry following the public murder of his friend Tommy Athens, who owned a struggling record label. Chili offers to help Tommy’s widow, Edie Athens, revive the business which is in debt to hip-hop producer Sin LaSalle for $300,000. ...

The Italian Job (2003), directed by F. Gary Gray, is an American heist action film with an original story inspired by its 1969 British counterpart. The plot centers around a group of thieves planning to steal stolen gold from their former associate. However, despite the shared title, this film deviates significantly from its source material in terms of plot and characters. The team, led by safecracker John Bridger, sets their sights on stealing $35 million worth of gold bullion in Venice from a group of Italian gangsters who had previously taken it. Comprising the team are professional fixer Charlie Croker, computer ...

The film Set It Off (1996), directed by F. Gary Gray, follows the story of Francesca ‘Frankie’ Sutton, a bank teller in Los Angeles. After recognizing one of the robbers from her neighborhood during a robbery, Frankie is fired and falsely accused by Detective Strode of being an accomplice. She then begins working at Luther’s Janitorial Services with her friends Lida ‘Stony’ Newsom, Cleopatra ‘Cleo’ Sims, and Tisean ‘T.T.’ Williams. Unfortunately, their boss Luther treats them poorly and pays them very little. Tired of struggling to make ends meet, Frankie suggests ...