Barry Jenkins: movies and TV shows
Barry Jenkins has 65 credits in the archive: 52 films and 13 TV series, from 1996 to 2026. Highest rated: True Detective (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1996 – 2026 · busiest year: 2009 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Fence | Film | 5.5 | 46 | |
| 2025 | Sorry, Baby | Film | 6.9 | 45 | |
| 2025 | Preparation for the Next Life | Film | 5.9 | 45 | |
| 2025 | Harvest | Film | 6.1 | 45 | |
| 2025 | I Wish You Would | Film | — | 45 | |
| 2025 | Night Bloom | Film | — | 45 | |
| 2024 | Mufasa: The Lion King | Film | 7.3 | 44 | |
| 2024 | Hollywood Black | Self (archive footage) | TV | 3.0 | 44 |
| 2024 | The Fire Inside | Film | 7.3 | 44 | |
| 2024 | The Fire Inside | Film | 7.3 | 44 | |
| 2023 | All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt | Film | 5.4 | 43 | |
| 2023 | Weapons and Their Names | Film | 5.0 | 43 | |
| 2023 | Another Young Couple | Film | 5.5 | 43 | |
| 2023 | Another Young Couple | Film | 5.5 | 43 | |
| 2022 | Aftersun | Film | 7.6 | 42 | |
| 2022 | LIGHT & MAGIC | Self - Director, The Underground Railroad | TV | 7.9 | 42 |
| 2021 | The Underground Railroad | TV | 7.2 | 41 | |
| 2021 | The Underground Railroad | TV | 7.2 | 41 | |
| 2021 | The Underground Railroad | TV | 7.2 | 41 | |
| 2021 | The Underground Railroad | TV | 7.2 | 41 | |
| 2021 | The Gaze | Film | 3.0 | 41 | |
| 2021 | Neighbors | Film | — | 41 | |
| 2020 | Bottomless Brunch at Colman's | Self | TV | 10.0 | 40 |
| 2020 | Charm City Kings | Film | 7.8 | 40 | |
| 2020 | Never Rarely Sometimes Always | Film | 7.1 | 40 | |
| 2019 | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Film | 7.0 | 39 | |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Film | 6.9 | 38 | |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Film | 6.9 | 38 | |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Film | 6.9 | 38 | |
| 2018 | Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' | Self | TV | 6.3 | 38 |
| 2017 | Dear White People | TV | 6.0 | 37 | |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Film | 7.4 | 36 | |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Film | 7.4 | 36 | |
| 2016 | Reagan | Film | — | 36 | |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | TV | 6.2 | 35 |
| 2014 | True Detective | TV | 8.3 | 34 | |
| 2014 | Trailblazer Honors | Self - Speaker | TV | 7.5 | 34 |
| 2014 | The High Five | Film | 6.0 | 34 | |
| 2013 | Sun Don't Shine | Film | 5.2 | 33 | |
| 2013 | Adventures of Christopher Bosh in the Multiverse | Star King Zorzdon Pxxa | Film | 5.8 | 33 |
| 2013 | King's Gym | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 2011 | Remigration | Film | 9.0 | 31 | |
| 2011 | Remigration | Film | 9.0 | 31 | |
| 2011 | Remigration | Film | 9.0 | 31 | |
| 2011 | Chlorophyl | Film | 4.0 | 31 | |
| 2011 | Chlorophyl | Film | 4.0 | 31 | |
| 2009 | Medicine for Melancholy | Film | 6.1 | 29 | |
| 2009 | Medicine for Melancholy | Film | 6.1 | 29 | |
| 2009 | A Young Couple | Film | 6.2 | 29 | |
| 2009 | Tall Enough | Film | 6.1 | 29 | |
| 2009 | Tall Enough | Film | 6.1 | 29 | |
| 2009 | One Shot | Film | — | 29 | |
| 2003 | My Josephine | Film | 6.6 | 23 | |
| 2003 | My Josephine | Film | 6.6 | 23 | |
| 2003 | Little Brown Boy | Film | 5.9 | 23 | |
| 2003 | Little Brown Boy | Film | 5.9 | 23 | |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 16 |
| Untitled Barry Jenkins 'Virunga' Adaptation | Film | — | — | ||
| Untitled Alvin Ailey Project | Film | — | — | ||
| Untitled Alvin Ailey Project | Film | — | — | ||
| Be My Baby | Film | — | — | ||
| The Natural Order | Film | — | — | ||
| The Natural Order | Film | — | — | ||
| The Intuitionist | Film | — | — | ||
| The Intuitionist | Film | — | — |