List of the best Whoopi Goldberg movies: The Color Purple(1985), Sister Act(1992), The Associate(1996), Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit(1993), Bogus(1996), Burglar(1987), Made in America(1993), Theodore Rex(1996), Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' to Tell You(2013), Kiss Shot(1989), Good Fences(2003), A Day Late and a Dollar Short(2014) ... ...
7.8/10
Drama
USA
1985
152 Minutes
Whoopi Goldberg Danny Glover Margaret Avery Oprah Winfrey Willard E. Pugh Adolph Caesar Akosua Busia Desreta Jackson Rae Dawn Chong Dana Ivey Leonard Jackson
daughter stepfather husband lover brutal emotional moving georgia abuse racism lesbianism poverty discovery forbidden love growing up 1930s
A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades.
6.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1992
100 Minutes
Whoopi Goldberg Maggie Smith Kathy Najimy Wendy Makkena Mary Wickes Harvey Keitel Bill Nunn Robert Miranda Richard Portnow
lounge singer police officer mobster nun amusing endearing rousing convent san francisco reno, nev. stage witness protection performance singing religious vows mob violence culture clash escape discovery transformation
When a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent, she ends up turning the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire, until the sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1996
114 Minutes
Laurel Ayres
Whoopi Goldberg Dianne Wiest Eli Wallach Tim Daly Helen Hanft George Morfogen Zeljko Ivanek Miles Chapin
investment banker protégé boss secretary hilarious inspiring new york city wall street sexism racism working woman impersonation underdog rise 1990s
A comedy about making it on Wall Street. Prejudices are hard to break and Laurel Ayres quickly learns that in order for people to take her seriously she has to work for an older white man or be one.
5.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1993
106 Minutes
Whoopi Goldberg Kathy Najimy Barnard Hughes Maggie Smith Mary Wickes James Coburn Michael Jeter Wendy Makkena Sheryl Lee Ralph Robert Pastorelli Thomas Gottschalk
lounge singer nun administrator high-school student friend amusing spirited las vegas roman catholic school stage singing education troubled youth inspiration financial troubles assumed identity discovery underdog 1990s
Showgirl Deloris Van Cartier returns as Sister Mary Clarence to teach music to a group of Catholic students whose run-down school is slated for closure.
5.4/10
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1996
110 Minutes
Harriet Franklin
Whoopi Goldberg Gérard Depardieu Haley Joel Osment Denis Mercier Andrea Martin Nancy Travis Ute Lemper Sheryl Lee Ralph Barbara Hamilton Kevin Jackson Al Waxman
young boy mother imaginary friend aunt teacher magician emotional uplifting amusing las vegas new jersey family home death of mother relocation friendship grief imagination family discovery growing up
Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy's imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.
5.2/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Canada|USA
1987
102 Minutes
Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
Whoopi Goldberg Bobcat Goldthwait G.W. Bailey Lesley Ann Warren James Handy Anne De Salvo John Goodman
burglar sidekick corrupt cop detective bookseller amusing playful madcap san francisco jewelry shop bookstore street frame-up burglary corrupt police investigation murder double life rivalry underdog
A retired cop blackmails ex burglar Bernice into paying him $20,000 - thus burgling. Paid to get a dentist's jewelry back from her ex's apartment, someone murders the ex and Bernice is a suspect. She investigates.
5.1/10
Comedy
USA|France
1993
110 Minutes
Whoopi Goldberg Ted Danson Nia Long Will Smith Paul Rodriguez Jennifer Tilly Peggy Rea Clyde Kusatsu Lu Leonard
A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that weren't bad enough, he's white.
2.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1996
92 Minutes
Katie Coltrane
Whoopi Goldberg Armin Mueller-Stahl Juliet Landau Bud Cort Stephen McHattie Richard Roundtree George Newbern Carol Kane
police detective dinosaur partner villain campy outlandish city laboratory police station unlikely allies investigation dinosaurs schemes scientific experiments pursuit discovery future
In an alternate futuristic society, a tough female police detective is paired with a talking dinosaur to find the killer of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals leading them to a mad scientist bent on creating a new Armageddon.
Documentary
2013
90 Minutes
Director
Romance
1989
96 Minutes
A single mother (Whoopi Goldberg) with bills turns professional pool shooter and meets a playboy (Dorian Harewood) who makes her miscue.
Drama
2003
119 Minutes
Producer
Whoopi Goldberg Danny Glover Zachary Simmons Glover Ryan Michelle Bathe Ashley Archer Vincent McCurdy-Clark Mo'Nique
A black attorney (Danny Glover), his wife (Whoopi Goldberg) and their two children move to a posh neighborhood in Greenwich, Conn.
Drama
2014
90 Minutes
Whoopi Goldberg Ving Rhames Mekhi Phifer Kimberly Elise Anika Noni Rose Tichina Arnold Lyriq Bent Arnold Pinnock
Worried that her next asthma attack may kill her, a woman (Whoopi Goldberg) tries to solve the problems of her estranged husband (Ving Rhames) and their four adult children.
Comedy
1996
100 Minutes
Edwina "Eddie" Franklin
Whoopi Goldberg Frank Langella Dennis Farina Richard Jenkins Lisa Ann Walter John Benjamin Hickey John Salley Rick Fox Malik Sealy Dwayne Schintzius Greg Ostertag
basketball coach team owner rival assistant sidekick athlete brash uplifting amusing madison square garden basketball court new york city basketball chance meeting competition women in sports heckling comeback transformation rivalry
An avid basketball fan (Whoopi Goldberg) becomes head coach after a Texas tycoon (Frank Langella) buys the New York Knicks.
Comedy, Other, Fantasy
2001
96 Minutes
Executive Producer
Whoopi Goldberg Nigel Hawthorne Brian Stokes Mitchell Victor Garber Taylor Negron Masasa Alexandra Wentworth Michael F. Kelly
santa claus actor producer film editor young girl boss amusing lighthearted heartwarming engaging playful emotional los angeles movie set christmas beliefs movies fairy tales relationships adventure
Facing mandatory retirement after 200 years, Santa Claus (Nigel Hawthorne) asks a television producer (Whoopi Goldberg) to replace him.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
2002
96 Minutes
Daniel's `'Boss'`
Kermit tries to save the theater from a banker (Joan Cusack) who wants to demolish it and open a trendy nightclub.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1990
97 Minutes
Sissy Spacek Whoopi Goldberg Dwight Schultz Ving Rhames Dylan Baker Erika Alexander Lexi Randall Richard Habersham Jason Weaver
nanny wealthy woman african-american boss husband daughter inspiring passionate melodramatic montgomery, ala. bus road house community civil rights protest racism justice cross-cultural relations transformation
Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.
6.4/10
Musical, Drama
South Africa|UK|France|USA
1992
98 Minutes
Mary Masembuko
Leleti Khumalo Whoopi Goldberg Miriam Makeba John Kani Mbongeni Ngema Dumisani Dlamini Tertius Meintjes Nhlanhla Ngema
student teacher mother racist principal police officer uplifting rousing profound south africa school street apartheid protest school struggle race relations growing up sacrifice discovery
South African teenagers fight against apartheid in the Soweto Uprising.
5.7/10
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1995
104 Minutes
Elizabeth Perkins Whoopi Goldberg Gwyneth Paltrow Kathleen Turner Jon Bon Jovi Jeremy Sisto Josef Sommer Shadia Simmons
widow friend professor stepmother painter virgin heartwarming amusing tender house suburbia cemetery female bonding recovery death friendship transformation love 1990s
A young widow still grieving over the death of her husband finds herself being comforted by a local housepainter.
Comedy, Drama
1989
100 Minutes
Eddie Cervi
James Belushi Whoopi Goldberg Karen Black John Waters Robert Glaudini Jim Mapp James Thiel Jeffrey Thiel Andy Jarrel Anne Ramsey Wayne Grace
A slow-witted dishwasher (James Belushi) drives to Oregon with a dying woman (Whoopi Goldberg) who robs stores and shoots people.
7.1/10
Romance, Fantasy
USA
1990
127 Minutes
Oda Mae Brown
Patrick Swayze Demi Moore Whoopi Goldberg Tony Goldwyn Rick Aviles Gail Boggs Armelia McQueen Vincent Schiavelli
ghost businessman love interest psychic thug passionate uplifting thrilling office subway street artist's studio apartment bank love betrayal justice redemption loss rise
After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
4.8/10
Drama, Music
USA
2016
100 Minutes
Loretta Brixton
Nick Cannon Collie Buddz Whoopi Goldberg Louis Gossett Jr. Rohan Lyttle Ky-Mani Marley Kimberly Patterson Busta Rhymes Peter Stormare Kreesha Turner Tevin Shaw
A young man from Brooklyn gets caught up in Jamaica's lively Dancehall music scene.
Musical, Romance, Fantasy
1997
96 Minutes
Queen Constantina
Whitney Houston Brandy Norwood Whoopi Goldberg Jason Alexander Bernadette Peters Victor Garber Natalie Desselle Veanne Cox Paolo Montalban
beautiful woman stepmother fairy prince queen stepsister charming lighthearted family home royal palace party rags to riches romance magic cinderella love underdog metamorphosis unknown era
A fairy godmother (Whitney Houston) helps a young woman (Brandy) meet a charming prince in a musical version of the classic tale.
Romance
2014
96 Minutes
Fleeta Mullins
Ashley Judd Patrick Wilson Whoopi Goldberg John Benjamin Hickey Jane Krakowski Anthony LaPaglia Jenna Elfman Judith Ivey Chris Sarandon Jasmine Guy James Hampton
eccentric spinster pharmacist young woman friend family celebrity airy amusing moving lighthearted appalachia virginia mountain small town small-town life eccentricity love celebration wedding
A long-buried family secret disrupts the quiet life of a single, middle-aged woman (Ashley Judd) in 1978 Virginia.
7.5/10
Comedy
USA
1992
123 Minutes
Detective Susan Avery
Tim Robbins Greta Scacchi Fred Ward Whoopi Goldberg Peter Gallagher Brion James Cynthia Stevenson Vincent D'Onofrio Dean Stockwell Richard E. Grant Lyle Lovett
producer murderer screenwriter girlfriend police detective blackmailer playful dark amusing hollywood, calif. police station bar parking lot movie studio resort extortion filmmaking accidental death investigation obsession
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?
5.7/10
Romance
USA
1998
124 Minutes
Delilah Abraham
Angela Bassett Taye Diggs Regina King Whoopi Goldberg Suzzanne Douglas Michael J. Pagan Sicily Richard Lawson Barry Shabaka Henley Lee Weaver Glynn Turman
divorcée young man friend black woman stockbroker son amusing emotional touching jamaica island caribbean funeral marin county, calif. illness vacation may-december romance long-distance relationship career vs. love self-discovery
Stella is a highly successful, forty-something San Francisco stock broker who is persuaded by her colorful New York girlfriend Delilah to take a well deserved, first-class vacation to Jamaica.
4.8/10
Romance
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Lola
Tiffany Haddish Tika Sumpter Omari Hardwick Whoopi Goldberg Amber Riley Mehcad Brooks Missi Pyle Jon Rudnitsky
ex-convict sister mysterious man family member friend hilarious amusing tense emotional touching apartment new york city office house prison car opposites attract online dating sister relationship starting over
A woman is released from prison and reunites with her sister. She soon discovers that her sister is in an online relationship with a man who may not be what he seems.
8.0/10
Documentary
USA
2018
116 Minutes
Lewis Black Elayne Boosler Billy Crystal Pam Dawber Whoopi Goldberg Bobcat Goldthwait
actor comedian family interviewee inspiring charming cheeky united states legacy life comedy death interview love rise 20th century
An intimate look into the life and work of the revered master comedian and actor, Robin Williams.
5.3/10
Comedy, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2017
109 Minutes
Abernatha Coleman
Bonnie Bedelia Caroline Rhea Dale Dickey Leslie Jordan Whoopi Goldberg Blake McIver Ewing Aleks Paunovic Katherine Bailess Alec Mapa Carole Cook Levi Kreis
An aunt and two sisters, one with a gay married son, decide to protest their church's "Anti-Equality Revival". Their Texas town needs a same-sex wedding.
4.8/10
Comedy
USA
2007
102 Minutes
Mom
Markus Redmond Keith David Tara Reid Debra Wilson Whoopi Goldberg Sharon Stone Della Reese Nikita Ager
A teenager with a high IQ decides to become an actor, but is faced with a difficult career choice when his TV show gets canceled.
4.6/10
Comedy
USA
2007
90 Minutes
Thelma
Donald Faison Joey Fatone Tony Rock Paul Mooney Whoopi Goldberg
All his life, African-American Renato has been raised in an Italian-American family. Completely unaware that he is Black, his life is upended when his birth parents materialize, causing Renato to examine what he true heritage is.
6.3/10
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2011
106 Minutes
God
Kate Hudson Gael García Bernal Kathy Bates Lucy Punch Romany Malco Rosemarie DeWitt Whoopi Goldberg Treat Williams Steven Weber Peter Dinklage Alan Dale
advertising executive cancer patient doctor mother best friend father heartwarming mushy amusing doctor's office household hospital terminal illness romance relationships dying young commitment discovery sacrifice love
An irreverent young woman who uses her humor to prevent matters from getting serious has a life-changing visit with her doctor.
7.3/10
Drama
Germany|USA
1999
127 Minutes
Valerie
Winona Ryder Angelina Jolie Clea DuVall Brittany Murphy Elisabeth Moss Jared Leto Jeffrey Tambor Vanessa Redgrave Whoopi Goldberg Mary Kay Place Jillian Armenante
young woman psychologist friend rival parent troubled youth brooding dark raw engaging tense bleak mental institution tunnel home mental breakdown mental illness medicine psychosis suicide
Based on writer Susanna Kaysen's account of her 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the late 1960s.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
2010
134 Minutes
Alice, White
Kimberly Elise Janet Jackson Loretta Devine Thandie Newton Anika Noni Rose Kerry Washington Tessa Thompson Phylicia Rashad Whoopi Goldberg Macy Gray Michael Ealy
businessperson girlfriend wife husband emotional fiery gripping melodramatic apartment harlem, n.y. abuse betrayal loneliness unrequited love love discovery sacrifice 2000s
Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.
7.8/10
Gay & Lesbian, Documentary
France|UK|Germany|USA
1996
102 Minutes
Jeffrey Friedman Antonio Banderas Susie Bright Quentin Crisp Matt Crowley Tony Curtis Richard Dyer Antonio Fargas Harvey Fierstein Whoopi Goldberg Farley Granger
gay/lesbian hollywood icons engaging profound confident hollywood, calif. hollywood prejudice cinema history homosexuality lesbianism aids love quest transformation underdog 1990s
A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.
5.8/10
Comedy, Action, Adventure
USA
2014
101 Minutes
Megan Fox Will Arnett William Fichtner Danny Woodburn Abby Elliott Noel Fisher Jeremy Howard Pete Ploszek Alan Ritchson Minae Noji Whoopi Goldberg
turtle ninja mentor news reporter villain superhero airy charming cheeky sewer new york city mountain street alley roof justice crimefighting friendship fitting in learning experience
When a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home.
4.9/10
Comedy
USA
2000
92 Minutes
Joe Mantegna Peter Coyote Mercedes Ruehl Debi Mazar Paul Hipp DB Woodside Glenn Shadix Ajay Naidu Chaim Jeraffi Louise Fletcher Whoopi Goldberg
mob boss mobster detective nephew partner dog amusing spirited madcap airplane apartment airport city organized crime money laundering greed search dog behavior incompetence pursuit
A series of mishaps and misfortunes over $1 million in cash leads to murder, mayhem and greed.
6.6/10
Sci-Fi
USA
1994
118 Minutes
Patrick Stewart William Shatner Malcolm McDowell Jonathan Frakes Brent Spiner LeVar Burton Michael Dorn Gates McFadden Marina Sirtis James Doohan Walter Koenig
captain kirk captain jean-luc picard commander scientist android lieutenant confident engaging spectacular thrilling outer space starship enterprise star alien planet space travel energy field destruction generation gap immortality greed
With the help of long presumed dead Captain Kirk, Captain Picard must stop a deranged scientist willing to murder on a planetary scale in order to enter a space matrix.
6.3/10
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1994
82 Minutes
Travis Tedford Bug Hall Brittany Ashton Holmes Kevin Jamal Woods Zachary Mabry Ross Bagley Sam Saletta Blake Jeremy Collins Blake McIver Ewing Jordan Warkol Courtland Mead
young boy young girl bully rich kid classmate madcap winsome endearing clubhouse small town racetrack puppy love go-kart rally friendship childhood practical jokes forbidden love adventure rivalry growing up
Alfalfa is wooing Darla and his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to sabotage the relationship.
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