Portrait of Issa Rae

Acting

Issa Rae

Career

Active from 2011 to 2027, busiest in 2020 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Insecure
Insecure
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Issa Rae Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.3, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.5, average 6.0
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Light-Hearted 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

8 titles
Untitled Lupita Nyong'o/Rihanna Project
Untitled Lupita Nyong'o/Rihanna Project

Writer

Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers

Producer, Screenplay

Juju
Juju

Producer

One of Them Days 2
One of Them Days 2

Producer

Untitled Friendship Breakup Film
Untitled Friendship Breakup Film

Producer

Sinkhole
Sinkhole

Producer

Untitled Set It Off Remake
Untitled Set It Off Remake

Producer

Good People, Bad Things
Good People, Bad Things

Producer

2020s

20 titles ยท average score 65
Babies
Babies (2027)

as Becky

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)
GoodWatch score 55

as Honey Queen (voice)

One of Them Days
One of Them Days (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

Producer

Barbie
Barbie (2023)
GoodWatch score 76

as Barbie

Young Love
Young Love (2023)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Angela Young (voice)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
GoodWatch score 88

as Jessica Drew (voice)

American Fiction
American Fiction (2023)
GoodWatch score 82

as Sintara Golden

Vengeance
Vengeance (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

as Eloise

Roar
Roar (2022)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Wanda Shepard

The Lovebirds
The Lovebirds (2020)
GoodWatch score 59

as Leilani

The Photograph
The Photograph (2020)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mae Eames

Coastal Elites
Coastal Elites (2020)
GoodWatch score 56

as Callie Josephson

2010s

12 titles ยท average score 79
Little
Little (2019)
GoodWatch score 52

as April Williams

Hair Love
Hair Love (2019)
GoodWatch score 83

as Natural Hair Vlogger / Mom (voice)

A Black Lady Sketch Show
A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Jess / Butterfly

The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give (2018)
GoodWatch score 82

as April Ofrah

Moonlight
Moonlight (2017)

as Rachel

Insecure
Insecure (2016)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Issa Dee

A Bitter Lime
A Bitter Lime (2015)

as Jane Johnson

Killing Lazarus
Killing Lazarus (2015)

Producer

BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman (2014)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show ยท as Dr. Indira (voice)

Rubberhead
Rubberhead (2014)

as Bride 2 (segment "Absorption")

The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl
The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl (2011)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as J

Black Mirror
Black Mirror (2011)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Brandy Friday