The Best of Enemies (2019)

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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Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson
as Ann Atwater
Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell
as Claiborne Paul Ellis
Babou Ceesay
Babou Ceesay
as Bill Riddick
Anne Heche
Anne Heche
as Mary Ellis
Wes Bentley
Wes Bentley
as Floyd Kelly
Nick Searcy
Nick Searcy
as Garland Keith
Bruce McGill
Bruce McGill
as Carvie Oldham
John Gallagher Jr.
John Gallagher Jr.
as Lee Trombley
Nicholas Logan
Nicholas Logan
as Wiley Yates
Gilbert Glenn Brown
Gilbert Glenn Brown
as Howard Clement
Caitlin Mehner
Caitlin Mehner
as Maddy Mays
Dolan Wilson
Dolan Wilson
as Councilman Bill Atkins
Morgan Mackey
Morgan Mackey
as Young Mother
Kendall Ryan Sanders
Kendall Ryan Sanders
as Ben Butler
Chris Cavalier
Chris Cavalier
as Leonard
Malerie Grady
Malerie Grady
as Singing White Woman
Ryan Dinning
Ryan Dinning
as Jeb
Najah Jackson
Najah Jackson
as Operation Breakthrough Staffer
Bethany DeZelle
Bethany DeZelle
as Court Clerk
David Plunkett
David Plunkett
as Mr. Paulsen
Al Hamacher
Al Hamacher
as Charles Steele
McKenzie Applegate
McKenzie Applegate
as Vickie Ellis
Brody Rose
Brody Rose
as Timmy Ellis
Carson Holmes
Carson Holmes
as Kenneth Ellis
Nadej K. Bailey
Nadej K. Bailey
as Marilynn Atwater
Kevin Iannucci
Kevin Iannucci
as Larry Ellis
Susan Williams
Susan Williams
as Nurse Caitlin
Lucius Baston
Lucius Baston
as Teacher
Jeanette Branch
Jeanette Branch
as Principal
Jessica Miesel
Jessica Miesel
as Doreen (Waitress)
Rachel Bagley
Rachel Bagley
as Local Reporter
Charles Orr
Charles Orr
as NAACP Lawyer
Tim Ware
Tim Ware
as Judge Leslie Hallford
Jill Jane Clements
Jill Jane Clements
as Secretary
Ned Vaughn
Ned Vaughn
as Wilbur Hobby
Dawntavia Marrero
Dawntavia Marrero
as Delores Riddick
Sope Aluko
Sope Aluko
as Henrietta Kaye
Coley Campany
Coley Campany
as Charrette Volunteer #1
Elizabeth Omilami
Elizabeth Omilami
as Marion Wilson
Arin Logan
Arin Logan
as Peggy
Kameron Kierce
Kameron Kierce
as Miles
Charles Black
Charles Black
as Reverend Joseph
Aaron K Smalls
Aaron K Smalls
as Archie Cox
Hope Leigh
Hope Leigh
as Charrette Volunteer #2
Bart Hansard
Bart Hansard
as Horace Bray
Jeremy Madden
Jeremy Madden
as Boone Ewell
Morgan Brown
Morgan Brown
as Sam Watford
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey
as Earl Weeks
Cranston Johnson
Cranston Johnson
as Emmett
Afemo Omilami
Afemo Omilami
as Franklin Mose
Jack Montague
Jack Montague
as Alvin
Chanté Bowser
Chanté Bowser
as Nurse Bernadette
Rhoda Griffis
Rhoda Griffis
as Nurse Whitney
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Wilbur Fitzgerald
as Fire Safety Inspector
Shane Jackson
Shane Jackson
as Robert Jones
Chanel Young
Chanel Young
as Charrette Secretary
Michael Hyland Cole
Michael Hyland Cole
as Gas Company Man
Shane Biseell
Shane Biseell
as Youth Corps Member
Annie Cook
Annie Cook
as Mrs. Keith
Rae Olivier
Rae Olivier
as Caroline Kelly
Lindsey Moser
Lindsey Moser
as Cashier
Milton Saul
Milton Saul
as Parent / Ann's Army (uncredited)
Timothy Carr
Timothy Carr
as Police Officer (uncredited)
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