Common

Common

1972-03-13 Chicago, Illinois, USA 96 Credits

Biography

Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor. He has received three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar?, and gained critical acclaim with his 1994 album Resurrection. He maintained an underground following into the late 1990s. He achieved mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians. His first m...

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Wick Is Pain

Wick Is Pain

2025

as Self

7.5
Acting

Witness the never-before-seen footage and true story behind the John Wick phenomenon – from independent film to billion-dollar franchise.

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

2025

Executive Producer

6.5
Producing

An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone – the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic Sly Stone – that captures the band's ...

Diane Warren: Relentless

Diane Warren: Relentless

2025

as Self

Acting

An intimate look at the life, career and process of one of the most accomplished songwriters of all time, Diane Warren.

Bilal: Live at Glasshaus

Bilal: Live at Glasshaus

2024

as Self

Acting

Bilal: Live at Glasshaus is a tribute to Bilal’s extraordinary vocal and musical range, as well as his status as one of the most unsung innovators in ...

Four Letters

2024

Music

Inspired by the remarkable life journey of software engineer Charles Anderson, the film illuminates the challenges of his life before, during, and aft...

Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central

Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central

2024

as Self

Acting

"Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central" features the greatest assemblage of all-star musical talent in Detroit since the legendary Motown...

Hip-Hop and the White House

Hip-Hop and the White House

2024

6.0
Acting

Unveils the transformative fifty-year history of a world-changing culture, illustrating hip-hop's journey from outsider status to the pinnacle of powe...

Breathe

Breathe

2024

as Darius

5.7
Acting

Air-supply is scarce in the near future, forcing a mother and daughter to fight for survival when two strangers arrive desperate for an oxygenated hav...

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

2023

as Self

8.5
Acting

A once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the two-hour tribute special features exclusive performances fr...

Fool's Paradise

Fool's Paradise

2023

as The Dagger

4.6
Acting

A down-on-his-luck publicist discovers a recently released mental health patient who looks just like a misbehaving movie star. The publicist subs him ...

The Legacy of J Dilla

The Legacy of J Dilla

2023

as Self - Rapper; Friend

Acting

In his short lifetime, J Dilla was a musician, producer and visionary who profoundly influenced rap and hip-hop. Given how prolific he was in his 32 y...

Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

2023

as Self

Acting

Chris Rock gives an exclusive look at his year on tour leading up to this historic night. With appearances from Dave Chappelle, Adam Sandler, Kevin Ha...

Between Riverside and Crazy

Between Riverside and Crazy

2023

as Junior

Acting

City Hall is demanding more than his signature, the landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed—and the Church won’t leave him alone. For ex-co...

Killing Me Softly with His Songs

Killing Me Softly with His Songs

2022

as Self

5.0
Acting

A musical documentary about the life and work of composer Charles Fox, known for pop hits such as 'Killing Me Softly with His Song', 'I Got a Name', '...

Alice

Alice

2022

as Frank

5.7
Acting

Alice spends her days enslaved on a rural Georgia plantation, restlessly yearning for freedom. After a violent clash with plantation owner Paul, Alice...

Alice

Alice

2022

Executive Producer, Original Music Composer

5.7
Producing

Alice spends her days enslaved on a rural Georgia plantation, restlessly yearning for freedom. After a violent clash with plantation owner Paul, Alice...

Glitter Ain't Gold

Glitter Ain't Gold

2022

Executive Producer

Producing

A sixth grader takes a trip with his best friend to a local flea market to buy his first fake chain in order to impress his crush.

You're Watching Video Music Box

You're Watching Video Music Box

2021

as Self (archive footage)

6.4
Acting

The untold story of the world’s longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like Jay-Z,...

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021

as Self

7.0
Acting

Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors inductees: Tina Turner, Carol...

Ava

Ava

2020

as Michael

5.8
Acting

A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.

A Most Beautiful Thing

A Most Beautiful Thing

2020

as Narrator

6.2
Acting

A chronicle of the first African American high school rowing team in America made up of young men, many of whom were in rival gangs from the West Side...

Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince

Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince

2020

as Self

7.9
Acting

A lineup of artists -- including Beck, Common, Gary Clark Jr., Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Juanes, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Chris Martin, Mavis Staples, St...

One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home

2020

as Self

7.0
Acting

A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise...

The Informer

The Informer

2019

as Grens

6.5
Acting

In New York, former convict Pete Koslow, related to the Polish mafia, must deal with both Klimek the General, his ruthless boss, and the twisted ambit...

The Price of Protest

The Price of Protest

2019

as Self (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

United States, September 1st, 2016. American football player Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem, protesting police brutality against b...

The Kitchen

The Kitchen

2019

as Gary Silvers

6.1
Acting

The mobster husbands of three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the ladies take ...

Saint Judy

Saint Judy

2019

as Benjamin Adebayo

6.9
Acting

The true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood and how she singlehandedly changed the U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives.

Here and Now

Here and Now

2018

as Ben

5.3
Acting

On the eve of a major performance, singer Vivienne receives life-altering news that causes her to reevaluate her priorities. Crisscrossing the busy st...

Hunter Killer

Hunter Killer

2018

as RA John Fisk

6.9
Acting

Captain Glass of the USS Arkansas discovers that a coup d'état is taking place in Russia, so he and his crew join an elite group working on the ground...

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give

2018

as Uncle Carlos

8.1
Acting

Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her u...

All About Nina

All About Nina

2018

as Rafe

6.0
Acting

Nina Geld's passion and talent have made her a rising star in the comedy scene, but she's an emotional mess offstage. When a new professional opportun...

Smallfoot

Smallfoot

2018

as Stonekeeper (voice)

6.8
Acting

A bright young yeti finds something he thought didn't exist—a human. News of this “smallfoot” throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over wha...

Ocean's Eight

Ocean's Eight

2018

as Common

7.0
Acting

Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.

The Tale

The Tale

2018

as Martin

7.1
Acting

An investigation into one woman’s memory as she‘s forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to sur...

Love Beats Rhymes

Love Beats Rhymes

2017

as Coltrane

5.6
Acting

A young woman dreams of making it big in the world of hip hop, but her parents demand that she finish her university degree. She dutifully agrees to c...

Girls Trip

Girls Trip

2017

as Common

6.8
Acting

Four girlfriends take a trip to New Orleans for an annual festival and, along the way, rediscover their wild sides and strengthen the bonds of sisterh...

The Words That Built America

The Words That Built America

2017

as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

6.0
Acting

In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the foun...

Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene

Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene

2017

as Self

8.4
Acting

More fight choreography footage and in fact seems to be documenting more than one fight scene, unless one simply takes the entire film as one long ext...

Misdirection: The Real Magic

Misdirection: The Real Magic

2017

as Narrator

Acting

A documentary film that follows two young men on a 3-year odyssey, through small triumphs and big set-backs, as they train to become professional magi...

Megan Leavey

Megan Leavey

2017

as Gunny Martin

7.3
Acting

The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete...

Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth

Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth

2017

as Himself

6.3
Acting

FEEL RICH: HEALTH IS THE NEW WEALTH documents the nascent self-love revolution emerging in urban communities. Narrated by Quincy Jones III, the film f...

A Happening of Monumental Proportions

A Happening of Monumental Proportions

2017

as Daniel

5.2
Acting

During the course of one day, a group of students at a school in Los Angeles find themselves caught up in a plot of sex, lies and dead bodies.

Chasing Trane

Chasing Trane

2017

as Self - Musician

7.3
Acting

An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker whose origina...

John Wick: Chapter 2

John Wick: Chapter 2

2017

as Cassian

7.3
Acting

John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oat...

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

2016

as Self - Performer

9.0
Acting

A White House concert and celebration in honor of the 8-year Presidency of Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama.

Letter to the Free

Letter to the Free

2016

Acting

Inspired by some of the greatest musical recordings and performances 'behind bars', Young imagines a time and place where jails and prisons are no lon...

Black America Again

Black America Again

2016

as Himself - Street Performer

1.0
Acting

A visual celebration of the beauty, strength, perseverance and spirit of the Black community in these troubling times.

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

2016

as Self

8.0
Acting

A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exube...

Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad

2016

as Monster T

5.9
Acting

From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, un...

Barbershop: The Next Cut

Barbershop: The Next Cut

2016

as Jabari

6.3
Acting

To survive harsh economic times, Calvin and Angie have merged the barbershop and beauty salon into one business. The days of male bonding are gone as ...

Two Trains Runnin'

Two Trains Runnin'

2016

as Narrator

7.2
Acting

The search of several young, white men for blues singers who have been missing for decades coincides with the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in ...

Two Trains Runnin'

Two Trains Runnin'

2016

Executive Producer

7.2
Producing

The search of several young, white men for blues singers who have been missing for decades coincides with the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in ...

The Wiz Live!

The Wiz Live!

2015

as The Bouncer

7.0
Acting

Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Wiz was a massive Broadway hit which spawned a dismal feature film starring Diana Ross and Michae...

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

2015

8.0
Acting

Exploring the social impact of what The Source Magazine in 1998 voted, "The Best Hip Hop Radio Show Of All-Time." The documentary film is the story of...

Being Charlie

Being Charlie

2015

as Travis

6.2
Acting

Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he's given an intervent...

Unity

Unity

2015

as Narrator (voice)

7.5
Acting

Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one anothe...

Entourage

Entourage

2015

as Common

6.2
Acting

Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold....

Run All Night

Run All Night

2015

as Mr. Price

6.4
Acting

Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—...

Selma

Selma

2014

as James Bevel

7.4
Acting

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous stateme...

Selma

Selma

2014

Songs

7.4

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous stateme...

Every Secret Thing

Every Secret Thing

2014

as Devlin Hatch

6.1
Acting

One clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released...

X/Y

X/Y

2014

as Jason

4.6
Acting

As Mark, Jen, Sylvia, and Jake navigate through their emotionally-arrested states, X/Y reveals the honest and wanton desire we all have to connect wit...

Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records

Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records

2013

as Self

7.1
Acting

Under the direction of founder and world-renowned DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, Stones Throw Records has consistently released critically acclaimed, left-of-...

Now You See Me

Now You See Me

2013

as Evans

7.3
Acting

An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with...

Pawn

Pawn

2013

as Jeff Porter

5.5
Acting

A petty robbery spirals into a tense hostage situation after three gunmen hold up a diner that's a front for the mob.

Movie 43

Movie 43

2013

as Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")

4.6
Acting

A series of interconnected short films are the backdrop for a maniac screenwriter who pitches insane storylines featuring some of Hollywood's biggest ...

LUV

LUV

2013

as Uncle Vincent

5.8
Acting

Over the course of one day, a shy 13-year-old forms a bond with his troubled uncle.

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

2012

as Coach Cal

7.0
Acting

A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all ...

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

2012

as Self

6.7
Acting

SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a feature length performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of thi...

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

2011

as Soldier

5.9
Acting

The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.

Happy Feet Two

Happy Feet Two

2011

as Seymour (voice)

6.2
Acting

Mumble the penguin has a problem: his son Erik, who is reluctant to dance, encounters the Mighty Sven — a penguin who can fly! Things get worse for Mu...

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

2011

as Self

7.2
Acting

Having forged a 20-year run as one of the most innovative and influential hip hop bands of all time, the Queens NY collective known as 'A Tribe Called...

Music

Music

2010

as Self

Acting

The story of music and the music industry told through interviews with musicians, composers and producers across genres.

Just Wright

Just Wright

2010

as Scott McKnight

6.5
Acting

Physical therapist Leslie Wright lands the dream job of working with basketball superstar Scott McKnight, helping him recover from a career-threatenin...

Bouncing Cats

2010

as Narrator

Acting

This documentary follows the efforts of Abraham "Abramz" Tekya and Breakdance Project Uganda (BPU) to use dance to empower youth in war-torn Uganda. T...

Date Night

Date Night

2010

as Collins

6.1
Acting

Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reserv...

Brave New Voices 2010

Brave New Voices 2010

2010

as Himself - Host

10.0
Acting

The excitement and poetry of the Brave New Voices 2010 National Slam team championships is captured in this special.

Terminator Salvation

Terminator Salvation

2009

as Barnes

6.1
Acting

All grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots. But whe...

Wanted

Wanted

2008

as The Gunsmith

6.5
Acting

Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered...

Street Kings

Street Kings

2008

as Coates

6.6
Acting

Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in t...

American Gangster

American Gangster

2007

as Turner Lucas

7.6
Acting

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American...

Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life

Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life

2007

as Self

6.2
Acting

The greatest rapper to ever pick up a mic - with his velvety flow and unparalleled rhyme style he captivated everyone from Jay Z to Tupac. Now Notorio...

Smokin' Aces

Smokin' Aces

2006

as Sir Ivy

6.5
Acting

When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of...

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

2005

as Self

6.8
Acting

The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn, New York, to throw an unpr...

Letter to the President

Letter to the President

2005

as Self

2.0
Acting

Feature documentary that showcases the close-knit ties between the Hip Hop Music community and America's social and political policy in the last 30 ye...

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

2005

as Self (segment "Two Words")

1.0
Acting

A collection of music videos and behind the scenes footage released to promote Kanye West's upcoming debut album, College Dropout. The compilation fea...

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

2005

as Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")

1.0
Acting

A collection of music videos and behind the scenes footage released to promote Kanye West's upcoming debut album, College Dropout. The compilation fea...

Soundz of Spirit

Soundz of Spirit

2005

as Self

8.0
Acting

Award winning documentary by Joslyn Rose Lyons exploring the relationship between spiritual connection and the creative process in hip-hop music.

The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents

2005

8.7
Acting

The Notorious B.I.G exploded onto the hip-hop scene in 1994 with the hip-hop anthem "juicy" after blazing remixes for Craig Mack and Mary J. Blige. Hi...

5 Sides of a Coin

5 Sides of a Coin

2004

as Himself

Acting

"5 Sides of a Coin" is a comprehensive overview of the worldwide cultural movement of Hip-Hop.

Godfathers and Sons

Godfathers and Sons

2003

as Self

7.5
Acting

Director Marc Levin travels to Chicago with hip-hop legend Chuck D (from Public Enemy) and Marshall Chess (son of Leonard Chess and heir to the legacy...

Beef

Beef

2003

as Self

6.4
Acting

A documentary on the evolution of MC battles from verbal one-upmanship to street warfare.

Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar

2002

as Self

6.7
Acting

Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-...

Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

1998

as Common

5.0
Acting

Hate to See You Go

N/A

Acting

The story of Sonny Bell (Freeman), an aging Chicago Blues musician, who refuses to retire and defiantly hits the road with his band for one last long-...

Paragraphs I Manifest

N/A

as Self

Acting

Upcoming documentary by Big Daddy Kane.