The Best of Enemies

Directed by Robin Bissell
PG-13
2019    2h 13mBiography, Drama,
7.351%77%
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Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.

Cast of The Best of Enemies

  • Taraji P. HensonAnn Atwater
  • Sam RockwellClaiborne Paul Ellis
  • Babou CeesayBill Riddick
  • Anne HecheMary Ellis
  • Wes BentleyFloyd Kelly
  • Nick SearcyGarland Keith
  • Bruce McGillCarvie Oldham
  • John Gallagher Jr.Lee Trombley
  • Nicholas LoganWiley Yates
  • Gilbert Glenn BrownHoward Clement
  • Caitlin MehnerMaddy Mays
  • Dolan WilsonCouncilman Bill Atkins
  • Morgan MackeyYoung Mother
  • Kendall Ryan SandersBen Butler
  • Chris CavalierLeonard
  • Malerie GradySinging White Woman
  • Ryan DinningJeb
  • Najah JacksonOperation Breakthrough Staffer
  • Bethany DeZelleCourt Clerk
  • David PlunkettMr. Paulsen
  • Al HamacherCharles Steele
  • McKenzie ApplegateVickie Ellis
  • Brody RoseTimmy Ellis
  • Carson HolmesKenneth Ellis
  • Nadej K. BaileyMarilynn Atwater
  • Kevin IannucciLarry Ellis
  • Susan WilliamsNurse Caitlin
  • Lucius BastonTeacher
  • Jeanette BranchPrincipal
  • Jessica MieselDoreen (Waitress)
  • Rachel BagleyLocal Reporter
  • Charles OrrNAACP Lawyer
  • Tim WareJudge Leslie Hallford
  • Jill Jane ClementsSecretary
  • Ned VaughnWilbur Hobby
  • Dawntavia MarreroDelores Riddick
  • Sope AlukoHenrietta Kaye
  • Coley CampanyCharrette Volunteer #1
  • Elizabeth OmilamiMarion Wilson
  • Arin LoganPeggy
  • Kameron KierceMiles
  • Charles BlackReverend Joseph
  • Aaron K SmallsArchie Cox
  • Hope LeighCharrette Volunteer #2
  • Bart HansardHorace Bray
  • Jeremy MaddenBoone Ewell
  • Morgan BrownSam Watford
  • Robert HarveyEarl Weeks
  • Cranston JohnsonEmmett
  • Afemo OmilamiFranklin Mose
  • Jack MontagueAlvin
  • Chanté BowserNurse Bernadette
  • Rhoda GriffisNurse Whitney
  • Wilbur FitzgeraldFire Safety Inspector
  • Shane JacksonRobert Jones
  • Chanel YoungCharrette Secretary
  • Michael Hyland ColeGas Company Man
  • Shane BiseellYouth Corps Member
  • Annie CookMrs. Keith
  • Rae OlivierCaroline Kelly
  • Lindsey MoserCashier
  • Milton SaulParent / Ann's Army (uncredited)
  • Timothy CarrPolice Officer (uncredited)
  • Robin BissellDirector / Writer
  • Osha Gray DavidsonWriter
  • Tobey MaguireProducer
  • Danny StrongProducer
  • Matt BerensonProducer
  • Fred BernsteinProducer
  • Dominique TelsonProducer
  • Matthew PlouffeProducer

The Best of Enemies Ratings & Reviews

  • treebea4May 11, 2025
    I can’t watch any production that would hire trumper trash like searcy, especially after we knew what it was. Fascists need to be put in jail.
  • David PippenMay 2, 2025
    Great movie!

Watch The Best of Enemies Videos

  • The Best Of Enemies
    The Best Of EnemiesTrailer
  • The Best Of Enemies: Women's Day
    The Best Of Enemies: Women's DayBehind the Scenes
  • The Best Of Enemies: Make A Connection
    The Best Of Enemies: Make A ConnectionBehind the Scenes
  • The Best Of Enemies: Taraji P. Henson On Ann Atwater
    The Best Of Enemies: Taraji P. Henson On Ann AtwaterBehind the Scenes
  • The Best Of Enemies: Sam Rockwell On His Character C.P. Ellis
    The Best Of Enemies: Sam Rockwell On His Character C.P. EllisBehind the Scenes
  • The Best Of Enemies: Robin Bissell On Research He Did For The Film
    The Best Of Enemies: Robin Bissell On Research He Did For The FilmBehind the Scenes
  • The Best Of Enemies: Bill Riddick On The Story Being Told In Film To A Wider Audience
    The Best Of Enemies: Bill Riddick On The Story Being Told In Film To A Wider AudienceBehind the Scenes
  • The Best Of Enemies: Sam Rockwell & Taraji P. Henson On If They Knew Each Other Before The Film
    The Best Of Enemies: Sam Rockwell & Taraji P. Henson On If They Knew Each Other Before The FilmBehind the Scenes

 

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