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Amari Cheatom

Amari Cheatom

Actor · Born January 19, 1986 (40) · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Born
January 19, 1986 (40)
From
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28

What are Amari Cheatom's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Survival
25%
Morality
15%
Power
9%
Society
9%
Ideas
5%
Bonds
4%
Mental illness2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Herald: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Herald
2 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
3
Dread
2
Hopeful
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Amari Cheatom's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Amari Cheatom's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

13 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Betty & Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Pops

  • Judas and the Black Messiah(2021)

    as Collins

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Relaxer(2018)

    as Cortez

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Roman J. Israel, Esq.(2017)

    as Carter Johnson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Crown Heights(2017)

    as Leon Grant

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Moths & Butterflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Leonard Young

  • Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eddie

  • The Alchemist Cookbook(2016)

    as Cortez

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Knucklehead(2015)

    as Julian

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Newlyweeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Lyle

  • Django Unchained(2012)

    as Roy

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Night Catches Us(2010)

    as Jimmy Dixon

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Leyva

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 2005 to 2024; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Crown Heights (2017)

Midcredits 69th

Most popular right now

Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)

Film career

20052024

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting13 of 13: 13 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Amari Cheatom's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Knucklehead (2015)

85th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Django Unchained (2012)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 57. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Amari Cheatom work with?

People who share at least 2 of Amari Cheatom's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joel Potrykus shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers