Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

July 15, 1961 · 65 years old

Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, director, and activist. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. After making his film debut in Fast Times…

Known For

84 titles
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Black Panther

Black Panther

2018 · 2h 14m · Movie

T'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.

7.4
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Arrival

Arrival

2016 · 1h 56m · Movie

Linguist Louise Banks leads a team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial vi...

8.2
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016 · 2h 13m · Movie

In 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.

7.7
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Southpaw

Southpaw

2015 · 2h 4m · Movie

After 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.

7.4
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Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You

2018 · 1h 52m · Movie

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed.

7.4
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Platoon

Platoon

1986 · 2h 0m · Movie

Chris 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.

8.1
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Panic Room

Panic Room

2002 · 1h 52m · Movie

A 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.

6.8
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Phone Booth

Phone Booth

2003 · 1h 21m · Movie

Publicist 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.

7.1
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Dope

Dope

2015 · 1h 43m · Movie

Life changes for Malcolm, a geek who's surviving life in a tough neighborhood, after a chance invitation to an underground party leads him and his friends into a Los Angeles adventure.

7.1
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Taken 3

Taken 3

2014 · 1h 48m · Movie

Framed for his ex-Wife's murder, Bryan Mills sets out to take revenge on the real killers.

6.0
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The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland

2006 · 2h 3m · Movie

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.

7.6
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Havoc

Havoc

2025 · 1h 47m · Movie

After a drug deal gone wrong, a bruised detective must fight his way through the criminal underworld to rescue a politician's estranged son, unraveling a deep web of corruption and conspiracy that ensnares his entire city.

5.3
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Good Morning, Vietnam

Good Morning, Vietnam

1987 · 2h 1m · Movie

In 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.

7.3
14
Vantage Point

Vantage Point

2008 · 1h 30m · Movie

The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.

6.6
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The Last Stand

The Last Stand

2013 · 1h 47m · Movie

The 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.

6.3
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Out of the Furnace

Out of the Furnace

2013 · 1h 56m · Movie

A steelworker takes matters into his own hands after police fail to find his missing brother.

6.7
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Street Kings

Street Kings

2008 · 1h 49m · Movie

An undercover cop, disillusioned by the death of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.

6.8
18
Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982 · 1h 30m · Movie

A group of SoCal high school students would rather ignore their studies and instead indulge in their teenage distractions.

7.1
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The Butler

The Butler

2013 · 2h 12m · Movie

As 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.

7.2
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Repo Men

Repo Men

2010 · 1h 51m · Movie

Set 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.

6.3
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How It Ends

How It Ends

2018 · 1h 53m · Movie

In the midst of an apocalypse, a man struggles to reach his pregnant fiancée who is thousands of miles away.

4.7
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Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

2009 · 1h 41m · Movie

Yearning 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.

6.7
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

1999 · 1h 56m · Movie

An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

7.5
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Bloodsport

Bloodsport

1988 · 1h 32m · Movie

"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.

6.8
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The Color of Money

The Color of Money

1986 · 1h 59m · Movie

Fast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback.

7.0
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Species

Species

1995 · 1h 48m · Movie

A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.

5.9
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Fruitvale Station

Fruitvale Station

2013 · 1h 25m · Movie

The story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.

7.5
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Phenomenon

Phenomenon

1996 · 2h 3m · Movie

A small-town Everyman becomes a telekinetic genius.

6.5
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The Great Debaters

The Great Debaters

2007 · 2h 6m · Movie

A 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.

7.5
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The Crying Game

The Crying Game

1992 · 1h 52m · Movie

A British soldier kidnapped by the IRA soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.

7.2
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The Experiment

The Experiment

2010 · 1h 36m · Movie

26 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.

6.4
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Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

2011 · 1h 49m · Movie

Three young women vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of them is mistaken for a British heiress.

5.8
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Smoke

Smoke

1995 · 1h 52m · Movie

A Brooklyn smoke shop is the center of neighborhood activity, and the stories of its customers.

7.4
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Blown Away

Blown Away

1994 · 2h 1m · Movie

An Irish bomber targets an old foe in Boston.

6.2
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City of Lies

City of Lies

2018 · 1h 52m · Movie

Russell Poole and Jack Jackson investigate the murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G.

6.3
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The Air I Breathe

The Air I Breathe

2007 · 1h 35m · Movie

A 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 pr...

6.7