List of the best Forest Whitaker movies: The Last King of Scotland(2006), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai(1999), Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey(2020), Waiting to Exhale(1995), The Forgiven(2017), Two Men in Town(2014), Black Nativity(2013), Lee Daniels' The Butler(2013), The Enemy Within(1994), Bird(1988), The Great Debaters(2007), Southpaw(2015) ... ...
7.7/10
Biography, Drama
UK|Germany
2006
121 Minutes
Idi Amin
Forest Whitaker James McAvoy Kerry Washington Gillian Anderson Simon McBurney David Oyelowo Stephen Rwangyezi Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga Adam Kotz
dictator doctor victim soldier father emotional gritty uganda palace hospital betrayal abuse destruction terrorism idi amin government repression fall rise 1970s
Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.
7.5/10
Crime, Drama
France|Germany|USA|Japan
1999
116 Minutes
Ghost Dog
Forest Whitaker John Tormey Cliff Gorman Henry Silva Isaach De Bankolé Tricia Vessey Victor Argo Gene Ruffini Richard Portnow Camille Winbush
hitman mobster daughter friend child dark quirky inner city jersey city, n.j. mansion park mafia murder loyalty samurai quest revenge 2000s
An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.
6.5/10
Musical, Fantasy, Kids & Family, Other
USA
2020
120 Minutes
Jeronicus
Forest Whitaker Keegan-Michael Key Hugh Bonneville Anika Noni Rose Madalen Mills Phylicia Rashad Ricky Martin Justin Cornwell Sharon Rose Lisa Davina Phillip Kieron L. Dyer
An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power to change their lives forever.
6.0/10
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
1995
121 Minutes
Director
Whitney Houston Angela Bassett Lela Rochon Loretta Devine Gregory Hines Dennis Haysbert Mykelti Williamson Michael Beach Leon Wendell Pierce Donald Faison
television producer single mother executive mistress lover husband amusing witty emotional household office salon infidelity romance friendship family career love forbidden love pursuit
Based on Terry McMillan's novel, this film follows four very different African-American women and their relationships with the male gender.
5.9/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
2017
115 Minutes
Desmond Tutu
Forest Whitaker Eric Bana Jeff Gum Morné Visser Terry Norton Rob Gough Debbie Sherman Warrick Grier
archbishop murderer mother white person tense sultry somber rousing gripping disturbing prison south africa cape town redemption home apartheid racism justice faith crime
After the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption.
5.7/10
Drama
Germany
2014
116 Minutes
William Garnett
Forest Whitaker Brenda Blethyn Luis Guzman Dolores Heredia Ellen Burstyn Harvey Keitel Reg E. Cathey Tim Guinee Vic Browder Daniel Cabrera Stan Carp
Katja and Isabella are happily married and feel the time is right to have a child. As the weeks and months pass by, it becomes clear that the process will be far more fraught than either were prepared for.
4.6/10
Musical, Other, Drama
USA
2013
93 Minutes
Forest Whitaker Angela Bassett Jennifer Hudson Tyrese Gibson Jacob Latimore Mary J. Blige Nas Vondie Curtis-Hall Luke James Grace Gibson Rotimi
african-american teenager mother reverend heartwarming lighthearted melodramatic baltimore new york city church faith healing christmas family love temptation quest 2010s
A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.
Drama, History
2013
132 Minutes
Forest Whitaker Oprah Winfrey John Cusack Jane Fonda Cuba Gooding Jr. Terrence Howard Lenny Kravitz James Marsden David Oyelowo Vanessa Redgrave Alan Rickman
butler wife cook harry s. truman richard nixon nancy reagan calm solemn relaxing moving heartwarming powerful white house washington, d.c. family home american south capitol building street politics race relations
A White House butler (Forest Whitaker) has a front-row seat to history through three decades and seven presidential administrations, including those of Eisenhower (Robin Williams), Kennedy (James Marsden) and Nixon (John Cusack).
Mystery & Thriller
1994
86 Minutes
Col. MacKenzie "Mac" Casey
Forest Whitaker Sam Waterston Dana Delany Jason Robards George Dzundza Josef Sommer Isabel Glasser Dakin Matthews
A Marine officer (Forest Whitaker) serving on the Joint Chiefs of Staff suspects his superior of plotting to oust the president (Sam Waterston).
Music, Biography, Drama, History
1988
161 Minutes
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Forest Whitaker Diane Venora Samuel E. Wright Keith David Michael McGuire James Handy Michael Zelniker Damon Whitaker
saxophonist dizzy gillespie wife musician wealthy woman doctor cool sultry nightclub kansas city, mo. mental institution new york city los angeles music charlie parker ambition show business addiction mental illness rise
Jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker (Forest Whitaker) lives fast and self-destructs, dead at 34 in 1955.
7.5/10
Drama
USA
2007
127 Minutes
Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Denzel Washington Forest Whitaker Nate Parker Jurnee Smollett-Bell Denzel Whitaker Jermaine Williams Gina Ravera John Heard Kimberly Elise Devyn Tyler Trenton McClain Boyd
professor scholar college student child prodigy uplifting inspiring positive texas college harvard university college racism discrimination debate student-teacher relationship rise quest 1930s
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.
7.4/10
Drama
Hong Kong|USA
2015
123 Minutes
Tick Willis
Jake Gyllenhaal Forest Whitaker Naomie Harris Curtis Jackson Oona Laurence Skylan Brooks Beau Knapp Rachel McAdams Victor Ortiz Rita Ora Miguel Gómez
boxer champion wife daughter trainer friend brooding emotional intense boxing ring mansion party cemetery gym boxing match boxing tragedy anger loss rebirth
A champion boxer fights to get his daughter back from child protective services as well as revive his professional career, after a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction.
7.3/10
Comedy
USA
1987
120 Minutes
Robin Williams Forest Whitaker Tung Thanh Tran Chintara Sukapatana Bruno Kirby Robert Wuhl J.T. Walsh Noble Willingham Floyd Vivino
radio host soldier viet cong sergeant lieutenant love interest unrestrained hilarious shocking vietnam radio station jungle street rebellion oppression humanity armed conflict entertainment vietnam war rivalry
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.
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2008
107 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Forest Whitaker Hugh Laurie Chris Evans Cedric Kyles Jay Mohr Terry Crews Naomie Harris Common Jayceon Taylor Martha Higareda
police detective cop captain friend sergeant criminal intense thrilling frenetic los angeles hideout ghetto police station convenience store car death of spouse cover-up racial tension false accusations crime
An undercover cop, disillusioned by the death of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.
6.7/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France|South Africa
2013
110 Minutes
Orlando Bloom Forest Whitaker Conrad Kemp Inge Beckmann Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots Regardt van den Bergh Randall Majiet Patrick Lyster Joelle Kayembe
murderer murder victim eunuch detective drug dealer south african man bleak brutal dark thrilling intense suspenseful south africa cape town, south africa beach murder drugs apartheid crime detective work
Policemen 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.
6.3/10
Action
USA
2013
106 Minutes
Agent John Bannister
Arnold Schwarzenegger Forest Whitaker Johnny Knoxville Rodrigo Santoro Jaimie Alexander Luis Guzman Eduardo Noriega Peter Stormare Zach Gilford Genesis Rodriguez Daniel Henney
sheriff crime boss mercenary federal agent associate gritty intense small town mexican-american border california drug cartel prison break law enforcement retirement pursuit transformation 2010s
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.
6.3/10
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Canada
2010
111 Minutes
Jude Law Forest Whitaker Liev Schreiber Alice Braga Carice van Houten RZA Chandler Canterbury Joe Pingue Liza Lapira Tiffany Espensen Yvette Nicole Brown
repo man wife partner doctor salesman singer bleak chilling intricate thrilling gripping gritty office hospital hideout household secret hideout on the run dangerous assignment death
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.
6.0/10
Action, Mystery & Thriller
France|USA|Spain
2014
109 Minutes
Liam Neeson Forest Whitaker Maggie Grace Famke Janssen Dougray Scott Sam Spruell Leland Orser Jon Gries Al Sapienza
operative ex-wife dead person government agent killer daughter brooding emotional intense bedroom street car office apartment building murder false accusations hunting rage survival
Accused 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.
5.0/10
Romance
USA
2010
101 Minutes
America Ferrera Forest Whitaker Carlos Mencia Regina King Lance Gross Charlie Murphy Taye Diggs Anjelah Johnson Diana Maria Riva Lupe Ontiveros Joseph Mencia
bride groom father father-in-law mother mother-in-law airy charming madcap family home church wedding family interracial romance class distinctions love rivalry 2010s
The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding are comic and stressful, especially as their respective fathers try to lay their long standing feud to rest.
Drama
2018
129 Minutes
Garrett Hedlund Forest Whitaker Andrea Riseborough Tom Wilkinson Tess Harper Crystal Fox Usher Raymond Austin Hébert
racist reverend girlfriend single mother emotional gripping inspiring positive south carolina united states museum church family home small town ku klux klan racism revenge redemption love transformation
A former member of the Ku Klux Klan learns tolerance through love and faith when he's taken in by an African American reverend.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2005
86 Minutes
Ted Younger
Juliette Binoche Forest Whitaker Matthew Modine Heather Graham Marion Cotillard Stefania Rocca Marco Leonardi Luca Lionello
actress mary magdalene director emotional jerusalem new york city transformation plays search transformation
An actress (Juliette Binoche) undergoes a spiritual transformation after playing Mary Magdalene in a film.
7.9/10
Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada
2016
116 Minutes
Colonel Weber
Amy Adams Jeremy Renner Forest Whitaker Michael Stuhlbarg Mark O'Brien Tzi Ma Abigail Pniowsky Julia Scarlett Dan Jadyn Malone Frank Schorpion Nathaly Thibault
linguist army commander teammate alien civilian president fascinating creative intense moving inspiring heartwarming house helicopter spaceship office street car alien landing language
A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecrafts appear around the world.
7.2/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK|Japan|USA
1992
113 Minutes
Jody
Stephen Rea Miranda Richardson Forest Whitaker Jim Broadbent Ralph Brown Adrian Dunbar Jaye Davidson Andree Bernard
kidnapper terrorist soldier girlfriend boss cool creative gutsy hideout london nightclub apartment kidnapping assassination love politics irish republican army forbidden love transformation 1990s
A British soldier kidnapped by IRA terrorists soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.
6.8/10
Romance, Comedy, Drama
France|Canada
2010
101 Minutes
George
Rupert Friend Clémence Poésy Forest Whitaker Matt Ward Sarah Wayne Callies Colin Lawrence Dewshane Williams Andre Richards
A washed-up musician befriends a reclusive artist with an unusual name.
6.6/10
Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Mexico
2008
89 Minutes
Howard Lewis
Dennis Quaid Matthew Fox Forest Whitaker Sigourney Weaver William Hurt Edgar Ramírez Ayelet Zurer Eduardo Noriega Saïd Taghmaoui
president witness mayor reporter secret service agent tourist suspenseful frenetic fascinating spain newsroom hotel room limousine stage assassination espionage conspiracy truth investigation terrorism
The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.
8.1/10
War, Drama
USA|UK
1986
120 Minutes
Big Harold
Tom Berenger Willem Dafoe Charlie Sheen Forest Whitaker Francesco Quinn John C. McGinley Richard Edson Kevin Dillon Reggie Johnson Keith David Johnny Depp
soldier military officer villager sergeant dark gritty tense vietnam battlefield military base horrors of war vietnam war rebellion wretched excess fall transformation 1960s
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.
7.4/10
Drama
Germany|Japan|USA
1995
112 Minutes
Cyrus Cole
William Hurt Wayne Wang Harvey Keitel Harold Perrineau Forest Whitaker Victor Argo Erica Gimpel Clarice Taylor Malik Yoba Mary B. Ward Jared Harris
writer shop owner teen boy father mechanic ex-girlfriend creative amusing profound brooklyn, n.y. smoke shop upstate new york apartment reunion coincidence bereavement unlikely friendship family quest love
A Brooklyn smoke shop is the center of neighborhood activity, and the stories of its customers.
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2013
116 Minutes
Wesley Barnes
Christian Bale Woody Harrelson Casey Affleck Forest Whitaker Willem Dafoe Zoe Saldana Sam Shepard Dendrie Taylor
veteran blue-collar worker criminal brother father police officer intense emotional prison rural community woods brother relationship crime syndicate steel industry revenge transformation 2010s
When Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement doesn't follow through fast enough, his older brother, Russell, takes matters into his own hands to find justice.
6.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
2018
90 Minutes
Howard Lambert
Travis Fimmel Rachael Taylor William Fichtner Forest Whitaker Lily Rabe Rhys Coiro Jake Weary John Finn
In 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.
6.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1989
95 Minutes
Dr. Steven Fisher
Mickey Rourke Ellen Barkin Elizabeth McGovern Morgan Freeman Forest Whitaker Lance Henriksen Scott Wilson
gangster triad gritty new orleans united states revenge new identity presumed dead revenge 1980s
After being double crossed and thrown in jail, a deformed gangster gets a new face and rehabilitation, but his desire for revenge looms.
5.6/10
Mystery & Thriller
Canada
2012
106 Minutes
Francisco Francis
Andy Garcia Kim Coates Deborah Kara Unger Eva Longoria Forest Whitaker Kevin Durand Devon Bostick Al Sapienza
ex-cia agent business woman radio host corrupt businessman suspenseful thrilling brooding profound intense radio station ecuador police station investigation corruption truth massacre deal adventure discovery rise
A 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.
Biography
1996
111 Minutes
Mr. Rucker
Don Cheadle James Earl Jones Michael Beach Loretta Devine Clarence Williams III Forest Whitaker Eriq La Salle Nicole Parker Colin Cheadle Ronny Cox Monica Calhoun
The Harlem playground legend (Don Cheadle) picks himself back up after drugs and despair ruin his '60s basketball career.
7.8/10
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2016
134 Minutes
Saw Gerrera
Felicity Jones Diego Luna Alan Tudyk Donnie Yen Jiang Wen Ben Mendelsohn Forest Whitaker Riz Ahmed Mads Mikkelsen Jimmy Smits Alistair Petrie
rebel leader soldier villain mercenary woman brooding cheeky intense headquarters space station office alien planet battlefield spaceship empire rebellion weapons danger courage
The daughter of an Imperial scientist joins the Rebel Alliance in a risky move to steal the plans for the Death Star.
7.0/10
Drama
USA
1986
119 Minutes
Amos
Paul Newman Tom Cruise Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Helen Shaver John Turturro Bill Cobbs Robert Agins Forest Whitaker
hustler student girlfriend opponent fascinating confident cool gripping atlantic city, n.j. pool hall billiards scams mentorship the big game rivalry transformation 1980s
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.
7.3/10
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2018
134 Minutes
Zuri
Chadwick Boseman Michael B. Jordan Lupita Nyong'o Danai Gurira Martin Freeman Daniel Kaluuya Letitia Wright Winston Duke Angela Bassett Forest Whitaker Andy Serkis
king black panther mother sidekick soldier villain bleak brash tense cool confident powerful africa city secret headquarters police station hidden identity superheroes royalty family
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.
7.2/10
Comedy
USA
1982
90 Minutes
Sean Penn Jennifer Jason Leigh Judge Reinhold Robert Romanus Brian Backer Phoebe Cates Ray Walston Scott Thomson Vincent Schiavelli Amanda Wyss D.W. Brown
high-school student teen boy teen girl brother surfer teacher amusing playful emotional california ridgemont high restaurant household coming of age dating teen angst high school sex rebellion discovery
A group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs, and rock n' roll.
6.9/10
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Fantasy
USA
2018
105 Minutes
LaKeith Stanfield Tessa Thompson Jermaine Fowler Omari Hardwick Terry Crews Kate Berlant Michael X. Sommers Danny Glover Steven Yeun Armie Hammer Robert Longstreet
telemarketer friend co-worker ceo amusing hilarious outlandish unrestrained madcap oakland, calif. office protest office building conference room apartment materialism wealth relationships success social issues
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.
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