The Best of Enemies
2019 · 2 hr 13 min
PG-137.376%53%74%
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.
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Directed By
Robin BissellWritten By
Robin Bissell, Osha Gray DavidsonStudio
Material Pictures, Astute Films, STX Entertainment, Sony Pictures International Productions, Stage 6 FilmsCast 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 BullardDelores 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 Daniel 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
Rachel Marie LewisCaroline Kelly
Lindsey MoserCashier
Milton SaulParent / Ann's Army (uncredited)
Timothy CarrPolice Officer (uncredited)
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The Best Of Enemies
The Best Of Enemies: Women's Day (Featurette)
The Best Of Enemies: Make A Connection (Featurette)
The Best Of Enemies: Sam Rockwell On His Character C.P. Ellis
The Best Of Enemies: Taraji P. Henson On Ann Atwater (Featurette)
The Best Of Enemies: Robin Bissell On Research He Did For The Film
The Best Of Enemies: Bill Riddick On The Story Being Told In Film To A Wider Audience
The Best Of Enemies: Sam Rockwell & Taraji P. Henson On If They Knew Each Other Before The Film