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The Best of Enemies

PG-13

2019

133 minutes

DramaHistory

Overview

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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Top Cast

Taraji P. Henson headshot

Taraji P. Henson

Ann Atwater

Sam Rockwell headshot

Sam Rockwell

Claiborne Paul Ellis

Babou Ceesay headshot

Babou Ceesay

Bill Riddick

Anne Heche headshot

Anne Heche

Mary Ellis

Wes Bentley headshot

Wes Bentley

Floyd Kelly

Nick Searcy headshot

Nick Searcy

Garland Keith

Bruce McGill headshot

Bruce McGill

Carvie Oldham

John Gallagher Jr. headshot

John Gallagher Jr.

Lee Trombley

Nicholas Logan headshot

Nicholas Logan

Wiley Yates

Gilbert Glenn Brown headshot

Gilbert Glenn Brown

Howard Clement

Caitlin Mehner headshot

Caitlin Mehner

Maddy Mays

Dolan Wilson headshot

Dolan Wilson

Councilman Bill Atkins

Morgan Mackey headshot

Morgan Mackey

Young Mother

Kendall Ryan Sanders headshot

Kendall Ryan Sanders

Ben Butler

Chris Cavalier headshot

Chris Cavalier

Leonard

Malerie Grady headshot

Malerie Grady

Singing White Woman

Ryan Dinning headshot

Ryan Dinning

Jeb

Najah Jackson headshot

Najah Jackson

Operation Breakthrough Staffer

Bethany DeZelle headshot

Bethany DeZelle

Court Clerk

David Plunkett headshot

David Plunkett

Mr. Paulsen

Al Hamacher headshot

Al Hamacher

Charles Steele

McKenzie Applegate headshot

McKenzie Applegate

Vickie Ellis

Brody Rose headshot

Brody Rose

Timmy Ellis

Carson Holmes headshot

Carson Holmes

Kenneth Ellis

Nadej K. Bailey headshot

Nadej K. Bailey

Marilynn Atwater

Kevin Iannucci headshot

Kevin Iannucci

Larry Ellis

Susan Williams headshot

Susan Williams

Nurse Caitlin

Lucius Baston headshot

Lucius Baston

Teacher

Jeanette Branch headshot

Jeanette Branch

Principal

Jessica Miesel headshot

Jessica Miesel

Doreen (Waitress)

Rachel Bagley headshot

Rachel Bagley

Local Reporter

Charles Orr headshot

Charles Orr

NAACP Lawyer

Tim Ware headshot

Tim Ware

Judge Leslie Hallford

Jill Jane Clements headshot

Jill Jane Clements

Secretary

Ned Vaughn headshot

Ned Vaughn

Wilbur Hobby

Dawntavia Bullard headshot

Dawntavia Bullard

Delores Riddick

Sope Aluko headshot

Sope Aluko

Henrietta Kaye

Coley Campany headshot

Coley Campany

Charrette Volunteer #1

Elizabeth Omilami headshot

Elizabeth Omilami

Marion Wilson

Arin Logan headshot

Arin Logan

Peggy

Kameron Kierce headshot

Kameron Kierce

Miles

Charles Black headshot

Charles Black

Reverend Joseph

Aaron K Smalls headshot

Aaron K Smalls

Archie Cox

Hope Leigh headshot

Hope Leigh

Charrette Volunteer #2

Bart Hansard headshot

Bart Hansard

Horace Bray

Jeremy Madden headshot

Jeremy Madden

Boone Ewell

Morgan Brown headshot

Morgan Brown

Sam Watford

Robert Harvey headshot

Robert Harvey

Earl Weeks

Cranston Johnson headshot

Cranston Johnson

Emmett

Afemo Omilami headshot

Afemo Omilami

Franklin Mose

Jack Montague headshot

Jack Montague

Alvin

Chanté Bowser headshot

Chanté Bowser

Nurse Bernadette

Rhoda Griffis headshot

Rhoda Griffis

Nurse Whitney

Wilbur Fitzgerald headshot

Wilbur Fitzgerald

Fire Safety Inspector

Shane Jackson headshot

Shane Jackson

Robert Jones

Chanel Young headshot

Chanel Young

Charrette Secretary

Michael Hyland Cole headshot

Michael Hyland Cole

Gas Company Man

Shane Biseell headshot

Shane Biseell

Youth Corps Member

Annie Cook headshot

Annie Cook

Mrs. Keith

Rae Olivier headshot

Rae Olivier

Caroline Kelly

Lindsey Moser headshot

Lindsey Moser

Cashier

Milton Saul headshot

Milton Saul

Parent / Ann's Army (uncredited)

Timothy Carr headshot

Timothy Carr

Police Officer (uncredited)