Directed credits
2
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Director
Boots Riley
Directing
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 930526
IMDb ID: nm1108556
Known for: Directing
Born: January 1, 1971
Age: 55
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2000 - 2026
Years active: 27
Average TMDB rating: 6.67
Wikidata: Q4944043
Also known as
The Coup
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Director (2)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Raymond Lawrence "Boots" Riley (born April 1, 1971) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, rapper, and communist activist. He is the lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club. He made his feature-film directorial debut with Sorry to Bother You (released July 2018), which he also wrote. In 2023, the television show I'm a Virgo premiered, which Riley wrote and directed.
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6.8
Sorry to Bother You
Screenplay
2018 Movie
May 22
I Love Boosters
Director
2026 Movie
6.4
Fremont
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
2023 Movie
4.8
I'm Charlie Walker
as Bartender Ray
2022 Movie
In Prison My Whole Life
as Self
2008 Movie
6.9
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
as Himself
2000 Movie
5.7
Rope a Dope 2
as Mayor
2015 Movie
6.4
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
as Self
2013 Movie
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
Director
2006 Movie
The Last Critic
Movie
Aliens in Eritea
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Movie
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6.4
Fremont
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
2023 Movie
4.8
I'm Charlie Walker
as Bartender Ray
2022 Movie
5.7
Rope a Dope 2
as Mayor
2015 Movie
6.4
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
as Self
2013 Movie
In Prison My Whole Life
as Self
2008 Movie
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
as Self
2006 Movie
6.9
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
as Himself
2000 Movie
The Last Critic
Movie
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