Boots Riley
Known for: Directing
Born: April 1, 1971
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 streaming series I'm a Virgo premiered on Prime Video, which Riley wrote and directed.
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Filmography
14 movies · 4 TV shows, newest first
6.1
I Love Boosters
2026
5.0
The Last Critic
2026
3.0
Hollywood Black
2024
6.3
Fremont
2023
6.8
I'm a Virgo
2023
5.0
I'm Charlie Walker
2022
NR
When I See Them, I See Us
2021
6.8
Sorry to Bother You
2018
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
5.7
Rope a Dope 2
2015
6.4
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
20136.0
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
2009
NR
In Prison My Whole Life
2008
NR
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
2006
6.9
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
NR
Aliens in Eritea
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NR
Mr. Burns
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