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Todd Black
Producer 66 years old

Todd Black

Todd Black (born February 9, 1960) is an American film producer best known for producing The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), The Equalizer (2014), Southpaw (2015), The Magnificent Seven (2016), and Fences (2016) for which he received an Academy... Read full bio →

Filmography

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30 titles
The Social Reckoning

The Social Reckoning

Aaron Sorkin 2026

Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets.

The Equalizer 3

The Equalizer 3

Antoine Fuqua 2023 1h 49m 5.0

Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.

Emancipation

Emancipation

Antoine Fuqua 2022 2h 12m

Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.

Being the Ricardos

Being the Ricardos

Aaron Sorkin 2021 2h 12m 6.5

Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers--and another that could end their marriage.

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

George C. Wolfe 2020 1h 33m 6.3

Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

The Equalizer 2

The Equalizer 2

Antoine Fuqua 2018 2h 1m 5.7

Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when a long-time girl friend is murdered.

The Upside

The Upside

Neil Burger 2017 2h 6m 6.5

Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Despite coming from two different worlds, an unlikely friendship starts to blossom.

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Dan Gilroy 2017 2h 2m 7.0

Roman J. Israel, Esq., a driven, idealistic defense attorney, finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a crisis and the necessity for extreme action.

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

Antoine Fuqua 2016 2h 12m 6.1

Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.

Fences

Fences

Denzel Washington 2016 2h 19m 7.2

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.

Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business

Ken Scott 2015 1h 31m 5.0

A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every imaginable – and unimaginable – way, including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit.

Southpaw

Southpaw

Antoine Fuqua 2015 2h 3m 6.9

After a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction, a champion boxer fights to get custody of his daughter and revive his professional career.

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

Antoine Fuqua 2014 2h 12m 6.8

A man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him cannot stand idly by when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters.

Sex Tape

Sex Tape

Jake Kasdan 2014 1h 34m 4.5

When Jay and Annie first got together, their romantic connection was intense – but ten years and two kids later, the flame of their love needs a spark. To kick things up a notch, they decide – why not? – to make a video of themselves trying out every position in The Joy of Sex in one marathon three-hour session.

Hope Springs

Hope Springs

David Frankel 2012 1h 40m 5.8

After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.

The Back-up Plan

The Back-up Plan

Alan Poul 2010 1h 46m 4.5

A romantic comedy centered on a woman who conceives twins through artificial insemination, only to meet the man of her dreams on the very same day.

The Taking of Pelham 123

The Taking of Pelham 123

Tony Scott 2009 1h 46m 6.1

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

Knowing

Knowing

Alex Proyas 2009 2h 1m 6.0

A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.

Seven Pounds

Seven Pounds

Gabriele Muccino 2008 2h 3m 7.6

An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

The Great Debaters

The Great Debaters

Denzel Washington 2007 2h 6m 7.4

Inspired by a true story, Washington shines as a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African American college students into an historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.

The Weather Man

The Weather Man

Gore Verbinski 2005 1h 41m 6.5

A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.

Alex & Emma

Alex & Emma

Rob Reiner 2003 1h 36m 3.8

A debt-ridden writer hires a stenographer to help complete his romance novel in 30 days. As she shares her views on his story, life begins to mirror the pages of his manuscript.

Antwone Fisher

Antwone Fisher

Denzel Washington 2002 2h 7.8

A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down and reveals a horrific childhood. Through the guidance of his doctor, he confronts his painful past and begins a quest to find the family he never knew.

A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale

Brian Helgeland 2001 2h 13m 7.6

William Thatcher, a peasant, is sent to apprentice with a Knight named Hector as a young boy. Urged by his father to "change his Stars", he assumes Sir Hector's place in a tournament when Hector dies in the middle of it. He wins. With the other apprentices, he trains and assumes the title of Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein.

Dunston Checks In

Dunston Checks In

Ken Kwapis 1996 1h 28m 3.5

Hotel manager Robert Grant is forced by his boss to postpone his family vacation when a hotel critic checks in. Trouble is, the critic is really a villainous jewel thief with an orangutan assistant named Dunston. When Dunston gets loose and tries to escape a life of crime -- aided by Robert's sons -- havoc, hijinks and lots of laughs abound!

A Family Thing

A Family Thing

Richard Pearce 1996 1h 49m 7.0

When an old woman dies, she leaves a note for her apparent son (Robert Duvall) which tells him that his biological mother died giving birth to him. She begs him to make peace with his half-brother (James Earl Jones) living in Chicago.

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

Randa Haines 1993 2h 3m 7.0

Two lonely, retired septuagenarians, an unkempt, hard-drinking Irish sea captain, and a fussy, well-mannered Cuban barber form an uneasy friendship.

Fire in the Sky

Fire in the Sky

Rob Lieberman 1993 1h 49m 6.0

A group of men who were clearing bush for the government arrive back in town, claiming that their friend was abducted by aliens. Nobody believes them, and despite a lack of motive and no evidence of foul play, their friends' disappearance is treated as murder.

Class Act

Class Act

Randall Miller 1992 1h 38m 10.0

Duncan is a genius straight A student, Blade is ajuvenile delinquent. But because of a mix up with their school records, everyone thinks each is the other one. Now, Duncan kind of likes the attention from being thought of as a real bad dude, if only the school bully would stop trying to rough him up.

Short Time

Short Time

Gregg Champion 1990 1h 37m

Nearing retirement, Dabney Coleman finds that he has a disease that will kill him within days. He then finds that his life insurance only pays off if he is killed in the line of duty. In order to leave something to his wife and children, Coleman becomes supercop, ignoring danger and trying his best to get killed.

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