Forest Whitaker
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Forest Steven Whitaker III (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, and director.
He has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Lee Daniels' The Butler, Bird and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai,for his work in direct-to-video films and for his recurring role as LAPD Internal Affairs Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh on the award-winning television series The Shield.
Whitaker won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland.
He also starred as Inspector Franck Dotzler in Taken 3 with Liam Neeson.
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City of Lies (2018)
As: Jack Jackson
Los Angeles Police Department detective Russell Poole has spent years trying to solve his biggest case -- the murders of The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur -- but after two decades, the investigation remains open. Jack Jackson, a reporter desperate to save his reputation and career, is determined to find out why. In search of the truth, the two team up and unravel a growing web of institutional corruption and lies.
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: Brad Furman
Stars: Johnny Depp | Forest Whitaker | Toby Huss | Dayton Callie | Neil Brown Jr.
How It Ends (2018)
As: Tom
A desperate father tries to return home to his pregnant wife after a mysterious apocalyptic event turns everything to chaos.
Runtime: 113 min.
Directed by: David M. Rosenthal
Stars: Theo James | Forest Whitaker | Kat Graham | Kerry Bishé | Grace Dove
Black Panther (2018)
As: Zuri
King T'Challa returns home from America to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantel to join with girlfriend Nakia, the queen-mother, his ...
Runtime: 134 min.
Directed by: Ryan Coogler
Stars: Chadwick Boseman | Michael B. Jordan | Lupita Nyong'o | Danai Gurira | Martin Freeman
Burden (2018)
As: Reverend Kennedy
Burden, an orphan raised within the Ku Klux Klan, attempts to break away when the girl he falls in love with urges him to leave for a better life together. When the Klan seeks Mike out for vengeance, a black congregation led by the benevolent, Reverend Kennedy, takes Mike, his girlfriend and her son in, protects them and accepts them into their community.
Runtime: 129 min.
Directed by: Andrew Heckler
Stars: Garrett Hedlund | Andrea Riseborough | Forest Whitaker | Tom Wilkinson | Usher Raymond
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
As: First Equisapien / Demarius
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
Runtime: 111 min.
Directed by: Boots Riley
Stars: Lakeith Stanfield | Tessa Thompson | Jermaine Fowler | Omari Hardwick | Terry Crews
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
As: Saw Gerrera
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
Runtime: 133 min.
Directed by: Gareth Edwards
Stars: Felicity Jones | Diego Luna | Ben Mendelsohn | Donnie Yen | Mads Mikkelsen
Arrival (2016)
As: Colonel Weber
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Runtime: 116 min.
Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
Stars: Amy Adams | Jeremy Renner | Forest Whitaker | Michael Stuhlbarg | Tzi Ma
Dope (2015)
As: Narrator
Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Rick Famuyiwa
Stars: Shameik Moore | Kiersey Clemons | Tony Revolori | Zoë Kravitz | Chanel Iman
Southpaw (2015)
As: Titus 'Tick' Wills
Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust ...
Runtime: 124 min.
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal | Rachel McAdams | Forest Whitaker | Oona Laurence | 50 Cent
A Fall from Grace (2015)
As: Source
Detective Michael Tabb knows the city of St. Louis inside and out. He has felt its true heart, as much as its dark underbelly: but he does not know who, in both the dark and light - is taking the lives of young girls.
Directed by: Jennifer Chambers Lynch
Stars: David Lynch | Tim Roth | Vincent D'Onofrio | Forest Whitaker | Paz Vega
Taken 3 (2014)
As: Inspector Frank Dotzler
Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular set of skills to track the real killer and exact his unique brand of justice.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Olivier Megaton
Stars: Liam Neeson | Forest Whitaker | Maggie Grace | Famke Janssen | Dougray Scott
Two Men in Town (2014)
As: William Garnett
A convict is released from prison in a small town in New Mexico. 18 years ago he killed a deputy. The then-and-now sheriff seeks revenge.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Rachid Bouchareb
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Harvey Keitel | Brenda Blethyn | Luis Guzmán | Dolores Heredia
Out of the Furnace (2013)
As: Chief Wesley Barnes
Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.
Runtime: 116 min.
Directed by: Scott Cooper
Stars: Christian Bale | Zoe Saldana | Woody Harrelson | Sam Shepard | Willem Dafoe
Zulu (2013)
As: Ali Sokhela
As a child, Ali Neuman narrowly escaped being murdered by Inkhata, a militant political party at war with Nelson Mandela's African National Congress. Only he and his mother survived the carnage of those years. But as with many survivors, the psychological scars remain.
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: Jérôme Salle
Stars: Orlando Bloom | Forest Whitaker | Conrad Kemp | Inge Beckmann | Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots
Black Nativity (2013)
As: Reverend Cornell Cobbs
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.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Kasi Lemmons
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Angela Bassett | Jennifer Hudson | Tyrese Gibson | Jacob Latimore
Making a Scene (2013)
As: Man
For this year's Movies Issue, The New York Times Magazine commissioned lines from an eclectic and talented group of screenwriters — writers responsible for some of the best scripts of 2013. We asked them each to write a single line for us — not a scene, a script or a scenario, but simply an intriguing, amusing or captivating line of dialogue. Then we gave these lines to one of the great movie artists of our time: the ...
Runtime: 10 min.
Directed by: Janusz Kamiński
Stars: Cate Blanchett | Bradley Cooper | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Greta Gerwig
Mysteries of the Unseen World (2013)
As: Narrator
Mysteries of the Unseen World transports audiences to places on this planet that they have never been before, to see things that are beyond their normal vision, yet literally right in front of their eyes. Mysteries of the Unseen World reveals phenomena that can't be seen with the naked eye, taking audiences into earthly worlds secreted away in different dimensions of time and scale. Viewers experience events that unfold too ...
Runtime: 39 min.
Directed by: Louie Schwartzberg
Stars: Forest Whitaker
The Butler (2013)
As: Cecil Gaines
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
Runtime: 132 min.
Directed by: Lee Daniels
Stars: Forest Whitaker | David Banner | Michael Rainey Jr. | LaJessie Smith | Mariah Carey
Pawn (2013)
As: Will
A petty robbery spirals into a tense hostage situation after three gunmen hold up a diner that's a front for the mob.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: David A. Armstrong
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Nikki Reed | Sean Faris | Ray Liotta | Michael Chiklis
Repentance (2013)
As: Angel
An earnest life-coach/author, Thomas Carter, is mysteriously abducted by a deranged client, Angel Sanchez, who delves into Thomas' teachings and uses his spiritual messages of Karma - action and reaction (Vipaka), against him to terrorize him and his family for their past sins.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Philippe Caland
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Anthony Mackie | Sanaa Lathan | Nicole Ari Parker | Mike Epps
The Last Stand (2013)
As: Agent John Bannister
Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction where the police are preparing to make a last stand to intercept them before they cross the border. Owens is reluctant to become involved but ultimately joins in ...
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Kim Jee-woon
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger | Forest Whitaker | Rodrigo Santoro | Johnny Knoxville | Jaimie Alexander
A Man's Story (2012)
As: Himself
Documentary about British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Varon Bonicos
Stars: Ozwald Boateng | Giorgio Armani | Michael Bay | Paul Bettany | Richard Branson
The Truth (2012)
As: Francisco Francis
In the jungles of Ecuador, blood taints the waters. A multinational conglomerate's unholy alliance with a bloodthirsty military regime has resulted in a massacre. Only the rebel Francisco Franco and his determined wife Mia can prove the truth. To settle a personal debt, former CIA agent Jack Begosian takes on the freelance assignment to rescue Francisco and risks everything in a brutal battle to expose the cover-up.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Damian Lee
Stars: Andy García | Kim Coates | Deborah Kara Unger | Eva Longoria | Forest Whitaker
Freelancers (2012)
As: Dennis Larue
The son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops. His new boss, Sarcone, will see if he has what it takes to be rogue through many trials and tribulations of loyalty, trust and respect. When the truth about his father's death is revealed revenge takes him over and he won't stop until justice has been truly served.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Jessy Terrero
Stars: 50 Cent | Forest Whitaker | Robert De Niro | Ryan O'Nan | Matt Gerald
Catch .44 (2011)
As: Ronny
The lives of three female assassins take a sudden turn when their charming boss lures them into one last job. They soon find themselves thrust into a bizarre situation involving a psychotic hit man, a grizzled trucker and a delusional line cook.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Aaron Harvey
Stars: Bruce Willis | Malin Åkerman | Nikki Reed | Deborah Ann Woll | Forest Whitaker
Serving Life (2011)
As: Narrator
"Serving Life" is the first OWN original documentary airing on the network narrated and executive produced by Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker. The film takes viewers inside Louisiana's maximum security prison at Angola, where the average sentence is more than 90 years. The prisoners within its walls are the worst of the worst - rapists, kidnappers and murderers. With prison sentences so long, 85 percent will never ...
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Lisa R. Cohen
Stars: Forest Whitaker
Lullaby for Pi (2010)
As: George
A washed-up musician befriends a reclusive artist with an unusual name.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Benoît Philippon
Stars: Rupert Friend | Clémence Poésy | Matt Ward | Forest Whitaker | Sarah Wayne Callies
The Experiment (2010)
As: Barris
20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Paul Scheuring
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Cam Gigandet | Adrien Brody | Maggie Grace | Clifton Collins Jr.
My Own Love Song (2010)
As: Joey
A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Olivier Dahan
Stars: Madeline Zima | Renée Zellweger | Forest Whitaker | Elias Koteas | Nick Nolte
Repo Men (2010)
As: Jake
In the future, medical technology has advanced to the point where people can buy artificial organs to extend their lives. But if they default on payments, an organization known as the Union sends agents to repossess the organs. Remy is one of the best agents in the business, but when he becomes the recipient of an artificial heart, he finds himself in the same dire straits as his many victims.
Runtime: 111 min.
Directed by: Miguel Sapochnik
Stars: Jude Law | Forest Whitaker | Alice Braga | Liev Schreiber | Carice van Houten
Our Family Wedding (2010)
As: Brad Boyd
The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding is comic and stressful, especially as their respective fathers try to lay to rest their feud.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Rick Famuyiwa
Stars: Forest Whitaker | America Ferrera | Carlos Mencia | Regina King | Lance Gross
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (2010)
As: Lion
Jennie the terrier has everything a dog could ever wish for, but still feels that something is missing. She leaves home to discover what that is.
Runtime: 24 min.
Directed by: Maciek Szczerbowski | Chris Lavis
Stars: Meryl Streep | Spike Jonze | Alain Goulem | Al Tuck | Audrée Juteau
Hurricane Season (2009)
As: Al Collins
Based on true events amid the wreckage and chaos dealt by Hurricane Katrina; one basketball coach in Marrero, Louisiana just will not give up. Coach Al Collins(Forest Whitaker), gathers other players from hard-hit schools and builds a team actually worthy enough to go to the state playoffs. A very honest look at what can be done with the right people having the desire and fortitude to pick up and
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Tim Story
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Taraji P. Henson | Bonnie Hunt | Alexander Asefa
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
As: Ira (voice)
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts -- Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander -- crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Spike Jonze
Stars: Max Records | Catherine Keener | Lauren Ambrose | James Gandolfini | Catherine O'Hara
Powder Blue (2009)
As: Charlie
On the gritty streets of LA, the destinies of four people desperate for connection and redemption are about to collide.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Timothy Linh Bui
Stars: Jessica Biel | Eddie Redmayne | Forest Whitaker | Ray Liotta | Patrick Swayze
Winged Creatures (2008)
As: Charlie Archenault
A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Rowan Woods
Stars: Dakota Fanning | Josh Hutcherson | Forest Whitaker | Guy Pearce | Kate Beckinsale
Street Kings (2008)
As: Captain Jack Wander
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
Runtime: 109 min.
Directed by: David Ayer
Stars: Keanu Reeves | Forest Whitaker | Chris Evans | Hugh Laurie | Martha Higareda
Dragon Hunters (2008)
As: Lian-Chu (voice)
Dragon Hunters is a fantastic tale telling the adventures of two dragon hunters: the world has become a vast conglomerate of islands of varying size and shape. This babbling universe is mainly peopled with ruthless rogues, surly peasants and illiterate, petty lords Their main concerns revolve around two fundamental rules : Eat and don't get eaten.
Runtime: 80 min.
Directed by: Guillaume Ivernel | Arthur Qwak
Stars: Vincent Lindon | Patrick Timsit | Philippe Nahon | Amanda Lear | Marie Drion
Vantage Point (2008)
As: Howard Lewis
The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Pete Travis
Stars: Dennis Quaid | Matthew Fox | Forest Whitaker | Sigourney Weaver | William Hurt
Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2008)
As: Narrator
With a first-person look at the notorious Crips and Bloods, this film examines the conditions that have lead to decades of devastating gang violence among young African Americans growing up in South Los Angeles.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Stacy Peralta
Stars: Forest Whitaker
The Great Debaters (2007)
As: Dr. James Farmer Sr.
The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African American college students into an historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.
Runtime: 126 min.
Directed by: Denzel Washington
Stars: Denzel Washington | Nate Parker | Forest Whitaker | Denzel Whitaker | Kimberly Elise
The Air I Breathe (2007)
As: Happiness
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 (Gellar) falls prey to a crime boss; a doctor must save the love of his life.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Jieho Lee
Stars: Brendan Fraser | Andy García | Kevin Bacon | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Clark Gregg
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
As: Idi Amin
Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.
Runtime: 123 min.
Directed by: Kevin Macdonald
Stars: Forest Whitaker | James McAvoy | Simon McBurney | Gillian Anderson | Kerry Washington
Everyone's Hero (2006)
As: Lonnie Brewster (voice)
A boy begins a grand journey to return Babe Ruth's baseball bat before the deciding game of the 1932 World Series comes to a close.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Dan St. Pierre | Colin Brady | Christopher Reeve
Stars: William H. Macy | Rob Reiner | Brian Dennehy | Ritchie Allen | Jake T. Austin
The Marsh (2006)
As: Geoffrey Hunt
Writer Claire Holloway is troubled by nightmares of Rose Marsh Farm. She decides to vacation at the farm which unbeknown to her is haunted by the ghost of a little girl and a teenage boy. Claire enlists the help of Geoffry Hunt to help uncover a decade old tragedy.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Jordan Barker
Stars: Gabrielle Anwar | Louis Ferreira | Forest Whitaker | Peter MacNeill | Niamh Wilson
Even Money (2006)
As: Clyde Snow
Gambling addiction bring the stories of three otherwise unconnected people together as it destroys each of their lives.
Runtime: 113 min.
Directed by: Mark Rydell
Stars: Kim Basinger | Kelsey Grammer | Forest Whitaker | Nick Cannon | Ray Liotta
A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)
As: Abe Holt
Insurance investigator Abraham Holt travels to a tiny town in rural Minnesota to look into a particularly unusual insurance claim stemming from a horrific car accident. As Holt examines the scene of the wreck, it all seems a bit too perfect. And when he interviews Isold Mcbride and her shifty husband, Fred -- the impoverished beneficiaries of the massive, recently initiated life-insurance policy -- he begins to suspect that ...
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Julia Stiles | Peter Coyote | Jeremy Renner | Iddo Goldberg
Mary (2005)
As: Ted Younger
Following the shooting of a film on the life of Jesus called This Is My Blood, Marie Palesi (Juliette Binoche), the actress who plays Mary Magdalene takes refuge in Jerusalem in search of the truth behind the myth. The director of the film, Tony Childress (Matthew Modine), who also plays Jesus, can think of only one thing: self-promotion. In New York, television journalist Ted Younger (Forest Whitaker) ...
Runtime: 83 min.
Directed by: Abel Ferrara
Stars: Juliette Binoche | Matthew Modine | Forest Whitaker | Kate Conner | Ettore D'Alessandro
Odyssey in Rome (2005)
Alex Grazioli follows bad-boy filmmaker Abel Ferrara as he spends three grueling years battling obstacles in Italy to direct "Mary," a modern-re imagining of the life of Mary Magdalene. Featuring candid interviews and on-set footage with Forest Whitaker, Heather Graham, Matthew Modine, and Juliette Binoche, "Odyssey," brings to bear an impressive tableau of Ferrara's colleagues as they discuss his unique approach to ...
Directed by: Alex Grazioli
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Matthew Modine | Abel Ferrara | Heather Graham | Juliette Binoche
American Gun (2005)
As: Carter
Seemingly 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.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Aric Avelino
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Marcia Gay Harden | Donald Sutherland | Lisa Long | Chris Warren, Jr.
The Fourth Angel (2003)
As: Agent Jules Bernard
Workaholic reporter, Jack Elgin takes his family on a working trip to India, but their aircraft is hijacked in Cyprus by a previously-unknown terrorist movement, and his wife and daughter are among the slaughtered. With western governments suppressing key facts and unwilling to go after the terrorists, Jack uses his contacts and snooping skill to seek the truth himself.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: John Irvin
Stars: Jeremy Irons | Forest Whitaker | Jason Priestley | Briony Glassco | Charlotte Rampling
Deacons for Defense (2003)
As: Marcus
Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Despite the Act, the African-American citizens of Bogalusa are still treated like third-class citizens, their fundamental rights as human beings persistently trampled by the white power structure, in general, and the local branch of the KKK. The story follows the formation of local black men, particularly ex-war veterans who ...
Runtime: 78 min.
Directed by: Bill Duke
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Jonathan Silverman | Christopher Britton | Ossie Davis | Tyrone Benskin
Phone Booth (2002)
As: Captain Ramey
A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.
Runtime: 81 min.
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Stars: Colin Farrell | Kiefer Sutherland | Forest Whitaker | Radha Mitchell | Katie Holmes
Panic Room (2002)
As: Burnham
Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: David Fincher
Stars: Jodie Foster | Kristen Stewart | Forest Whitaker | Dwight Yoakam | Jared Leto
Feast of All Saints (2001)
As: Daguerreotypist Picard
Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free People of Colour, a dazzling yet damned class caught between the world of white privilege and black oppression.
Runtime: 140 min.
Directed by: Peter Medek
Stars: Robert Ri'chard | Peter Gallagher | Gloria Reuben | Jennifer Beals | Ossie Davis
Green Dragon (2001)
As: Addie
A tale about Vietnamese refugees sent to an orientation camp on the Camp Pendleton Marine Base in California, 'Green Dragon' focuses on a young boy and his sister. Set in 1975, the film chronicles the stories told to the two children by other refugees in the camp and of Tai Tran, who dares to introduce himself to Sergeant Jim Lance. In developing a relationship with Lance, Tran is able to improve
Runtime: 115 min.
Directed by: Timothy Linh Bui
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Patrick Swayze | Đơn Dương
The Hire: The Follow (2001)
The Driver is hired by a nervous movie manager to spy on a paranoid actor's wife. During his tailing of the wife, the Driver describes the right way to tail someone. As he follows her he begins to fear what he might learn of her apparently tragic life. He discovers the wife is fleeing the country and returning to her mother's, and that she's been given a black eye, likely by her husband. He returns the money for the ...
Runtime: 8 min.
Directed by: Wong Kar-wai
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Mickey Rourke | Clive Owen | Adriana Lima
Battlefield Earth (2000)
As: Ker
In the year 3000, man is no match for the Psychlos, a greedy, manipulative race of aliens on a quest for ultimate profit. Led by the powerful Terl, the Psychlos are stripping Earth clean of its natural resources, using the broken remnants of humanity as slaves. What is left of the human race has descended into a near primitive state. After being captured, it is up to Tyler to save mankind.
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: Roger Christian
Stars: John Travolta | Barry Pepper | Forest Whitaker | Kim Coates | Sabine Karsenti
Battlefield Earth: Evolution & Creation (2000)
As: Himself
Travolting (unfortunately I can't take credit for this brilliant insult)!!! One of the worst movies I have ever seen; yet you(might) have to give Travolta credit for sticking it out with this obvious train-wreck, which most likely was quite evident even during the filming. One of the most infuriating things about this movie is the complete lack of any creativity in order to explain the inconsistencies and conflicts of logic ...
Runtime: 16 min.
Directed by: Roger Christian
Stars: Roger Christian | Ronny Gosselin | Erik Henry | Jonathan D. Krane | Giles Nuttgens
Witness Protection (1999)
As: Steven Beck
Would you be willing to walk away from everyone and everything you've ever known in exchange for your safety? This is the question facing career criminal Bobby "Bats" Batton (Tom Sizemore); on the outs with the mob and facing prosecution for a number of serious crimes, Batton is offered a deal by the FBI in which he will be given immunity in exchange for testifying against his former partners. However, Batton will have to ...
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Richard Pearce
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Tom Sizemore | Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | Shawn Hatosy | Skye McCole Bartusiak
Light It Up (1999)
As: Officer Dante Jackson
On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Craig Bolotin
Stars: Usher Raymond | Vanessa Williams | Forest Whitaker | Rosario Dawson | Robert Ri'chard
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
As: Ghost Dog
An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.
Runtime: 116 min.
Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Cliff Gorman | Tricia Vessey | Henry Silva | Victor Argo
Body Count (1998)
As: Crane
A group of thieves attempt to rob an art gallery, but when plans backfire and one of the men winds up dead, the group head down south, running afoul of the law. Along the way, they meet up with a seductive con artist with ideas of her own.
Runtime: 85 min.
Directed by: Robert Patton-Spruill
Stars: David Caruso | Linda Fiorentino | John Leguizamo | Ving Rhames | Donnie Wahlberg
Phenomenon (1996)
As: Nate Pope
An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.
Runtime: 123 min.
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Stars: John Travolta | Kyra Sedgwick | Forest Whitaker | Robert Duvall | Jeffrey DeMunn
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)
As: Mr. Rucker
A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devote the rest of his life to the young kids of Harlem. 1996 was the 25th anniversary of the first tournament named after him.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Eriq La Salle
Stars: Don Cheadle | James Earl Jones | Daryl Mitchell | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Eriq La Salle
Species (1995)
As: Dan Smithson, Empath
In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armour-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Stars: Natasha Henstridge | Ben Kingsley | Michael Madsen | Alfred Molina | Forest Whitaker
Smoke (1995)
As: Cyrus Cole
Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over his wife's murder, Paul is moved by both Rashid's quest to reconnect with his father and Auggie's discovery that a woman who might be his daughter is about to give birth.
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: Paul Auster | Wayne Wang
Stars: Harvey Keitel | William Hurt | Giancarlo Esposito | José Zúñiga | Stephen Gevedon
Ready to Wear (1994)
As: Cy Bianco
Paris Fashion Week draws the usual bunch of people; designers, reporters, models, magazine editors, photographers. Follows the various storylines of these characters, centering around a murder investigation of a prominent fashion figure. Features an all-star cast.
Runtime: 133 min.
Directed by: Robert Altman
Stars: Marcello Mastroianni | Sophia Loren | Jean-Pierre Cassel | Chiara Mastroianni | Kim Basinger
Jason's Lyric (1994)
As: Maddog
The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends.
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: Doug McHenry
Stars: Allen Payne | Jada Pinkett Smith | Bokeem Woodbine | Eddie Griffin | Suzzanne Douglas
The Enemy Within (1994)
As: Colonel MacKenzie 'Mac' Casey
Colonel Casey discovers what appears to be plans by General Lloyd to use fake military excercises to assist Jack Giddings in his plans to remove President Foster from office. Colonel Casey, and President Foster must find evidence that there is a coup planned and stop it, before it takes place. Unfortunately, there isn't much time
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Johathan Darby
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Sam Waterston | Dana Delany | Jason Robards | Josef Sommer
Blown Away (1994)
As: Anthony Franklin
Blown Away tells the story of Jimmy Dove who works for the Boston bomb squad. Shortly after Dove leaves the force his partner is killed by a bomb that Dove thinks might have been made by someone he knows.
Runtime: 121 min.
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Stars: Jeff Bridges | Tommy Lee Jones | Suzy Amis | Lloyd Bridges | Forest Whitaker
Lush Life (1993)
As: Buddy Chester
Jeff Goldblum and Forest Whitaker star as New York jazz musicians, forced to confront a life beyond their hedonistic existence when a personal crisis strikes.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Michael Elias
Stars: Jeff Goldblum | Forest Whitaker | Kathy Baker | Valerie Bickford | Don Cheadle
Last Light (1993)
As: Fred Whitmore
Kiefer Sutherland plays Denver Bayliss, a condemned murderer who has killed three people, including a prison guard. He was brought into the system as a juvenile delinquent and never got out. Now he is awaiting execution. Forest Whitaker stars as Fred Whitmore, a death row prison guard who runs into trouble when he refuses to take part in the brutally abusive tactics of the guards. However, something about Denver haunts Fred ...
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Kiefer Sutherland
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland | Forest Whitaker | Clancy Brown | Lynne Moody | Amanda Plummer
Body Snatchers (1993)
As: Major Collins
When Environmental Protection Agency inspector Steve Malone travels to a remote military base in order to check for toxic materials, he brings his family along for the ride. After arriving at the base, his teenage daughter Marti befriends Jean Platt, daughter of the base's commander, General Platt. When people at the base begin acting strangely, Marti becomes convinced that they are slowly being replaced by plant-like aliens.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Abel Ferrara
Stars: Gabrielle Anwar | Terry Kinney | Billy Wirth | Christine Elise | Forest Whitaker
Consenting Adults (1992)
As: David Duttonville
Richard and Priscilla Parker are an ordinary suburban couple whose lives are invaded and rocked by their hedonistic, secretive new neighbors, Eddy and Kay Otis.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
Stars: Kevin Kline | Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | Kevin Spacey | Rebecca Miller | Forest Whitaker
The Crying Game (1992)
As: Jody
Irish Republican Army member Fergus (Stephen Rea) forms an unexpected bond with Jody (Forest Whitaker), a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude (Miranda Richardson) and Maguire (Adrian Dunbar). Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil (Jaye Davidson), in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he ...
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: Neil Jordan
Stars: Stephen Rea | Jaye Davidson | Miranda Richardson | Forest Whitaker | Adrian Dunbar
Article 99 (1992)
As: Dr. Sid Handleman
Dr. 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 a corrupt administration. To succeed, the staff may have to bend the rules and circumvent the villainous "Article 99," a bureaucratic loophole that prevents veterans from receiving the benefits they deserve.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Howard Deutch
Stars: Ray Liotta | Kiefer Sutherland | Forest Whitaker | Lea Thompson | John C. McGinley
Diary of a Hitman (1991)
As: Dekker
Hitman Dekker is on his last job, out to kill the wife (Jain) of his client, but he starts to waiver. The longer he takes to do the job the more difficult it becomes.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Roy London
Stars: Forest Whitaker | James Belushi | Sharon Stone | Sherilyn Fenn | Peter White
A Rage in Harlem (1991)
As: Jackson
A beautiful black gangster's moll flees to Harlem with a trunkload of gold after a shootout, unaware that the rest of the gang, and a few other unsavoury characters, are on her trail. A pudgy momma's boy becomes the object of her affections and the unlikely hero of the tale.
Runtime: 115 min.
Directed by: Bill Duke
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Gregory Hines | Robin Givens | Danny Glover | T. K. Carter
Criminal Justice (1990)
As: Jessie Williams
A knife-scarred victim must identify her assailant beyond a reasonable doubt. Meanwhile the accused is offered a deal if he pleads guilty. Is he as innocent as the victim? Is the justice system guiltier than both?
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Andy Wolk
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Anthony LaPaglia | Rosie Perez | Jennifer Grey | Tony Todd
Downtown (1990)
As: Dennis Curren
Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get even with the policeman. Soon, Kearney learns that he is off the cushy suburban beat and must now work in the deadliest precinct in Philly, where he is partnered with tough veteran cop Dennis Curran. Tensions are high between them, but Kearney soon proves he can play just as ...
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Richard Benjamin
Stars: Anthony Edwards | Forest Whitaker | Penelope Ann Miller | Joe Pantoliano | David Clennon
Johnny Handsome (1989)
As: Dr. Steven Fisher
A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning his revenge on the man who killed his mentor and sent him to prison.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Walter Hill
Stars: Mickey Rourke | Ellen Barkin | Morgan Freeman | Forest Whitaker | Elizabeth McGovern
Bird (1988)
As: Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Saxophone player Charlie Parker comes to New York in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
Runtime: 161 min.
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Stars: Forest Whitaker | Diane Venora | Keith David | Damon Whitaker | Michael Zelniker
Bloodsport (1988)
As: Rawlins
Frank Dux has entered the "kumite", an illegal underground martial-arts competition where serious injury and even death are not unknown. Chong Li, a particularly ruthless and vicious fighter is the favorite, but then again Dux has not fought him yet.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Newt Arnold
Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme | Bolo Yeung | Roy Chiao | Philip Chan Yan-Kin | Donald Gibb
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
As: Edward Montesque Garlick
Radio funny man Adrian Cronauer is sent to Vietnam to bring a little comedy back into the lives of the soldiers. After setting up shop, Cronauer delights the G.I.s but shocks his superior officer, Sergeant Major Dickerson, with his irreverent take on the war. While Dickerson attempts to censor Cronauer's broadcasts, Cronauer pursues a relationship with a Vietnamese girl named Trinh, who shows him the horrors of war first-hand.
Runtime: 121 min.
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Stars: Robin Williams | Forest Whitaker | Tung Thanh Tran | Chintara Sukapatana | Bruno Kirby
Stakeout (1987)
As: Det. Jack Pismo
Two cops are given the 'dirty' job of staking out the home of an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend. Chris and the beautiful girlfriend accidentally meet and fall in love. Just as Chris' confesses, the convict appears, but will she betray him ?
Runtime: 117 min.
Directed by: John Badham
Stars: Richard Dreyfuss | Emilio Estevez | Madeleine Stowe | Aidan Quinn | Dan Lauria
Platoon (1986)
As: Big Harold
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Stars: Tom Berenger | Keith David | Willem Dafoe | Forest Whitaker | Francesco Quinn
The Color of Money (1986)
As: Amos
Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, but he eventually grows frustrated with Vincent's showboat antics, leading to an argument and a falling-out. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses paths with Vincent as an opponent.
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Paul Newman | Tom Cruise | Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | Helen Shaver | John Turturro
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
As: Charles Jefferson
Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. The center of the film is held by Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer dude who faces off with the resolute Mr. Hand, who ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Amy Heckerling
Stars: Sean Penn | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Judge Reinhold | Phoebe Cates | Brian Backer
Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)
As: Gowdy's Bodyguard
Pretending to do research for his newspaper, college student Alex Marsh teams up with the somewhat older Susan Swayze, who he long admired from afar. Susan participates in The Assassination Game, in which every player tries to shoot another with a toy dart gun, until only one remains. While doing his best to win her over, and helping her finding her targets, Alex discovers that this year the Game may be more serious than most ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Nick Castle
Stars: Robert Carradine | Linda Hamilton | Kristine DeBell | Perry Lang | John Mengatti