Rob Peace

Rob Peace (2024) is a biographical drama you can watch online on iFILM, directed by and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. It follows Robert Peace, a kid from Newark who earned a place at Yale and didn't make it out alive.

Jay Will plays Rob. His mother — Mary J. Blige — worked multiple jobs to get him through private school and then Yale, where he studied molecular biochemistry. His father, played by Ejiofor, was serving time for murder. Rob kept his Newark ties intact throughout, dealing marijuana on the side while carrying an Ivy League degree. Camila Cabello and Michael Kelly fill out a supporting cast that handles the material without making it feel schematic.

Jeff Hobbs, who was Rob's dormitory roommate at Yale, wrote the 2014 book this adapts — he watched it unfold from the next bed. The film doesn't reach for a redemption arc; it asks what it actually costs to hold two worlds at once. Stream Rob Peace (2024) online on iFILM.