Movie Database

Movies by Actor - Forest Whitaker (96 [Missing: 35])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
PlatoonChris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.1986Oliver StoneDrama,War8.1 (401.4K votes)12020211228
Bloodsport"Bloodsport" follows Frank Dux, an American martial artist serving in the military, who decides to leave the army to compete in a martial arts tournament in Hong Kong where fights to the death can occur.1988Newt ArnoldAction,Biography,Drama6.8 (82.6K votes)9220211228
Good Morning VietnamIn 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.1987Barry LevinsonBiography,Comedy,Drama7.3 (135.8K votes)12120211228
Hands of a StrangerA New York cop becomes obsessed with finding his wife's rapist.1987Larry ElikannCrime,Drama,Romance5.9 (284 votes)13020231126
StakeoutTwo detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of them falls for her.1987John BadhamAction,Comedy,Crime6.6 (25.5K votes)11720211228
BirdThe troubled life and career of jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker.1988Clint EastwoodBiography,Drama,Music7.2 (12.3K votes)16120211228
Johnny HandsomeAfter being double crossed and thrown in jail, a deformed gangster gets a new face and rehabilitation, but his desire for revenge looms.1989Walter HillCrime,Drama,Thriller6.2 (9.7K votes)9420211228
Criminal JusticeDenise Moore is robbed and her face is slashed as she is leaving a crack house. At the police station she picks Jessie Williams mug shot and ID's him at a line up. Jessie Williams says he didn't do it. From that point on, everyone...1990Andy WolkDrama6.4 (373 votes)9020240121
DowntownNA1990 Action,Comedy,Crime Not Available
Article 99Dr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with Drs. Morgan, Handleman and Van Dorn, he fights to deliver adequate care to needy veterans in the face of funding cuts and corruption.1992Howard DeutchComedy,Drama6.1 (3.5K votes)10020231101
Diary of a HitmanA veteran hit man, Dekker is ready to call it quits and leave the profession. Dekker's final job, however, proves to be trickier than expected when the sadistic Zidzyck recruits the assassin to kill his wife.1991Roy LondonCrime,Drama5.3 (1.9K votes)9020211228
Rage in Harlem, AA gangster's girlfriend flees to Harlem with a trunkload of gold after a shootout, unaware that the rest of the gang are on her trail.1991Bill DukeComedy,Crime5.9 (2.1K votes)11520211228
Consenting AdultsDuring a joint dinner at the restaurant, the neighbors offer to exchange wives for one night. It was a joke, but only at first.1992Alan J. PakulaCrime,Drama,Mystery5.7 (7.4K votes)9920211228
Crying Game, TheA British soldier kidnapped by IRA terrorists soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.1992Neil JordanCrime,Drama,Romance7.3 (54.3K votes)11220211228
Bank RobberA small-time crook hides out in a seedy motel where shady characters recognise him and demand money to keep quiet.1993Nick MeadComedy,Crime,Romance4.5 (484 votes)9120230830
Body SnatchersA teenage girl and her father discover alien clones are replacing humans on a remote U.S. military base in Alabama.1993Abel FerraraHorror,Sci-Fi6.0 (19.2K votes)8720211228
Last LightNA1993 Action,Drama,Thriller Not Available
Lush LifeNA1993 Drama Not Available
Blown AwayAn Irish bomber escapes from prison and targets a member of the Boston bomb squad.1994Stephen HopkinsAction,Crime,Drama6.3 (30.3K votes)12120211228
Enemy Within, TheA Colonel working at the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a plot by his superior to use military force to remove the elected President, who always opposed Pentagon budget increases, and to replace him with a much tamer Vice-President.1994Jonathan DarbyDrama,Thriller5.7 (1.7K votes)8620240622
Jason's LyricNA1994 Crime,Drama,Romance Not Available
SpeciesA group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.1995Roger DonaldsonAction,Horror,Sci-Fi5.8 (78.7K votes)10820211228
PhenomenonAn ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.1996Jon TurteltaubDrama,Fantasy,Romance6.4 (78.3K votes)12320211228
Body CountIt was supposed to be an easy job for the 5 guys to rob an art museum of $15 million in paintings, but it comes with a body count that continues on the way to Miami to sell.1998Robert Patton-SpruillCrime,Drama,Thriller5.4 (2K votes)8520211228
Ghost Dog - The Way of the SamuraiAn African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.1999Jim JarmuschCrime,Drama7.5 (89.4K votes)11620211228
Light It UpA group of teens are bent on improving the run-down conditions of their high-school.1999Craig BolotinDrama,Thriller6.0 (4K votes)9920240803
Phone BoothPublicist Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist's sniper rifle. Unable to leave or receive outside help, Stuart's negotiation with the caller leads to a jaw-dropping climax.2002Joel SchumacherCrime,Thriller7.0 (262.2K votes)8120211228
Battlefield EarthIt's the year 3000 A.D., and the Earth is lost to the alien race of Psychlos. Humanity is enslaved by these gold-thirsty tyrants, who are unaware that their 'man-animals' are about to ignite the rebellion of a lifetime.2000Roger ChristianAction,Adventure,Sci-Fi2.5 (79.3K votes)11820211228
Witness ProtectionNA1999 Crime,Drama Not Available
Green DragonNA2001 Drama,War Not Available
Fourth Angel, TheA man seeks justice after his wife and two daughters are gunned down in a terrorist attack.2001John IrvinAction,Drama,Thriller5.3 (3.1K votes)120220912
Panic RoomA divorced woman and her diabetic daughter take refuge in their newly-purchased house's safe room, when three men break-in, searching for a missing fortune.2002David FincherCrime,Drama,Thriller6.8 (272.9K votes)11220211228
The Grand BabyNA1983 Drama Not Available
Follow, TheThe Driver is now spying on a celebrity's wife suspected of adultery.2001Kar-Wai WongAction,Mystery,Romance7.3 (5.3K votes)820240630
Follow, TheNA2001 Not Available
Deacons for DefenseThe words "Black Power" bring back memories of names like Stokely Carmichael, H. Rap Brown, and Eldridge Cleaver, but in Bogalusa, LA a group of harassed Afro-Americans had decided they'd had enough and took up arms to defend themsel2003Bill DukeDrama7.0 (474 votes)7820211228
Where The Wild Things AreYearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.2009Spike JonzeAdventure,Drama,Family6.7 (103.6K votes)10120211228
Even MoneyGambling addiction bring the stories of three otherwise unconnected people together as it destroys each of their lives.2006Mark RydellCrime,Drama5.8 (4.5K votes)11320211228
American GunSeemingly disparate portraits of people -- among them a single mother, a high school principal, and an ace student -- Distinctly American -- all affected by the proliferation of guns in American society.2005Aric AvelinoDrama6.1 (3.2K votes)9520240306
Little Trip to Heaven, AA husband and wife tangle with an investigator over her dead brother's million-dollar insurance policy.2005Baltasar KormákurDrama,Thriller6.0 (4.9K votes)9820211228
Street KingsAn undercover cop, disillusioned by the death of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.2008David AyerAction,Crime,Thriller6.8 (111.5K votes)10920211228
MaryThe Virgin Mary delivers a message to an 11-year-old girl.2005Abel FerraraDrama,Thriller5.8 (2K votes)8320211228
Great Debaters, TheA drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.2007Denzel WashingtonBiography,Drama,Romance7.5 (57.9K votes)12620211228
Vantage PointThe attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.2008Pete TravisAction,Crime,Drama6.6 (148.7K votes)9020211228
Last King of Scotland, TheBased on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.2006Kevin MacdonaldBiography,Drama,History7.7 (183K votes)12320211228
Crips and Bloods: Made in AmericaNA2008 Crime,Documentary Not Available
Ripple EffectNA2007 Drama,Music Not Available
Air I Breathe, TheA drama based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. A businessman bets his life on a horse race; a gangster sees the future; a pop star falls prey 2007Jieho LeeCrime,Drama,Thriller6.8 (34K votes)9520211228
Marsh, TheA young beautiful but stressed out children's writer seeks out a holiday in the country but becomes the lead character in a supernatural mystery she must solve to save her life2006Jordan BarkerHorror,Mystery4.8 (3.3K votes)9220231001
Winged CreaturesA group of strangers form a unique relationship with each other after surviving a random shooting at a Los Angeles diner.2008Rowan WoodsCrime,Drama5.6 (7.4K votes)10020240316
Experiment26 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.2010Paul T. ScheuringDrama,Thriller6.4 (55.1K votes)9620220806
Powder BlueNA2009 Action,Crime,Drama Not Available
Repo MenSet in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who struggles to make the payments on a heart he has purchased. He must therefore go on the run before said ticker is repossessed.2010Miguel SapochnikAction,Sci-Fi,Thriller6.3 (105K votes)11120211228
Hurricane SeasonNA2009 Drama,Sport Not Available
My Own Love SongNA2010 Adventure,Comedy,Drama Not Available
Big George ForemanNA2023 Biography,Drama,Sport Not Available
Our Family WeddingNA2010 Comedy,Romance Not Available
Butler, TheAs Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.2013Lee DanielsBiography,Drama7.2 (113K votes)13220211228
Toys in the Attic [Na pude aneb Kdo má dneska narozeniny]A teddy bear, a mechanical mouse, and a marionette join forces to save their kidnapped friend, Buttercup the doll, from the denizens of the Land of Evil.2009Jirí Barta, Vivian SchillingAnimation,Family,Fantasy6.4 (766 votes)8020220912
Toys in the Attic [Na pude aneb Kdo má dneska narozeniny]A teddy bear, a mechanical mouse, and a marionette join forces to save their kidnapped friend, Buttercup the doll, from the denizens of the Land of Evil.2009Jirí Barta, Vivian SchillingAnimation,Family,Fantasy6.4 (766 votes)8020220912
Lullaby for PiA washed-up musician befriends a reclusive artist with an unusual name.2010Benoît PhilipponDrama6.7 (918 votes)9820230328
HavocNATBA Action,Thriller Not Available
Black NativityNA2013 Drama,Family,Music Not Available
Last Stand, TheThe leader of a drug cartel busts out of a courthouse and speeds to the Mexican border, where the only thing in his path is a sheriff and his inexperienced staff.2013Jee-woon KimAction,Thriller,Western6.3 (137.4K votes)10720211228
PawnA petty robbery spirals into a tense hostage situation after three gunmen hold up a diner that's a front for the mob.2013David A. ArmstrongAction,Crime,Mystery5.7 (7.1K votes)8820211228
Capturing Idi AminNA2006 Documentary,History,Short Not Available
A Fall from GraceNATBA Thriller Not Available
Serving LifeNA2011 Documentary Not Available
SouthpawAfter a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction, a champion boxer fights to get custody of his daughter and revive his professional career.2015Antoine FuquaAction,Drama,Sport7.4 (229.2K votes)12420211228
FreelancersNA2012 Action,Crime,Drama Not Available
Catch .443 women are sent to intercept a major drug deal at a diner at 3 AM and get the money. Simple - save for Murphy's law: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.2011Aaron HarveyAction,Thriller4.6 (17.2K votes)9420211228
RepentanceA successful author and spiritual advisor takes on a troubled man as a client, completely unaware that the man's fixation on his mother's death will soon put his life in jeopardy.2013Philippe CalandDrama,Horror,Thriller4.9 (2.6K votes)9020211228
Dark Truth, AA former CIA operative turned political talk show host is hired by a disaffected corporate shareholder to expose her company's cover-up of an incident and deaths in an Ecuadorian village.2012Damian LeeAction,Drama,Thriller5.6 (6.3K votes)10620240511
Food ChainsNA2014 Documentary Not Available
Forgiven, TheAfter the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption.2017Roland JofféDrama,Thriller5.9 (2.4K votes)11520211228
ZuluPolicemen Ali Sokhela and Brian Epkeen investigate the brutal murder of a young white woman, apparently provoked by the availability of a new illegal drug and somehow connected to the disappearance of black street children.2013Jérôme SalleAction,Crime,Drama6.7 (18.5K votes)11020211228
Two Men in TownA Muslim ex-con forms a friendship with his parole officer.2014Rachid BoucharebDrama5.7 (2.1K votes)12020211228
We Are OneNA2017 Documentary,History,News Not Available
Taken 3Accused of a ruthless murder he never committed or witnessed, Bryan Mills goes on the run and brings out his particular set of skills to find the true killer and clear his name.2014Olivier MegatonAction,Crime,Thriller6.0 (187.9K votes)10820211228
RespectFollowing the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.2021Liesl TommyBiography,Drama,Music6.6 (17.1K votes)14520231116
ArrivalA linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.2016Denis VilleneuveDrama,Mystery,Sci-Fi7.9 (656.6K votes)11620211228
City of LiesRussell Poole and Jack Jackson investigate the murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G.2018Brad FurmanBiography,Crime,Drama6.4 (14.9K votes)11220220822
Sewing HopeNA2015 Biography,Documentary,Drama Not Available
Mysteries of the Unseen WorldNA2013 Documentary,Short Not Available
Seaweed StoriesNA2024 Documentary,Short Not Available
RootsNA2016 Drama,History,War Not Available
Rogue OneIn a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction.2016Gareth EdwardsAction,Adventure,Sci-Fi7.8 (593.3K votes)13320211228
Making a SceneNA2013 Drama,Fantasy,Short Not Available
How It EndsIn the midst of an apocalypse, a man struggles to reach his pregnant wife, who is thousands of miles away.2018David M. RosenthalAction,Drama,Horror5.0 (48.3K votes)11320211228
BurdenNA2018 Biography,Drama,History Not Available
Star Wars: Go RogueNA2016 Animation,Comedy,Sci-Fi Not Available
Finding Steve McQueenIn 1972, a gang of close-knit thieves from Youngstown, Ohio attempt to steal $30 million in illegal contributions and blackmail money from President Richard Nixon's secret fund.2019Mark Steven JohnsonCrime,Drama6.2 (5.2K votes)9120221228
Triumph, the Untold Story of Perry WallaceNA2017 Biography,Documentary,Family Not Available
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas JourneyNA2020 Family,Fantasy,Musical Not Available
The King of KingsNA2025 Animation Not Available
Ghost Dog 2NATBA Crime,Drama Not Available
Prophets of ChangeNATBA Documentary,Music Not Available