Green Dragon

2001

English

6.1

♡ 9

63%

49%

Drama

War

Timothy Linh Bui Director

Forest Whitaker as Addie

Patrick Swayze as Gunnery Sergeant Jim Lance

Kieu Chinh as Kieu

Elyse Dinh as Red Cross Volunteer

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

Music Box Don't Try to Understand: A Year in the Life of Earl 'DMX' Simmons

2021

English

6.5

♡ 7

Action

Documentary

Music

Christopher Frierson Director

Forest Whitaker as Self DMX

DMX as Self

Paige Hurd as Self

Xavier Simmons as Self

A focus on a year in the life of rapper Earl “DMX” Simmons as he is released from prison in early 2019 and attempts to rebuild his career in the music industry and reconnect with family and fans.

The Enemy Within

1994

English

5.7

♡ 6

35%

Jonathan Darby Director

Dana Delany as Betsy Corcoran

Chuck Hicks as Bowman

Forest Whitaker as Col. MacKenzie 'Mac' Casey

Sam Waterston as President William Foster

A officer with the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a planned military coup of the U.S. government and has only one week to prevent the takeover.

Bird

1988

English

7.1

♡ 10

81%

Clint Eastwood Director

Keith David as Buster Franklin

Diane Venora as Chan Parker

Forest Whitaker as Charlie 'Bird' Parker

Arlen Dean Snyder as Dr. Heath

Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.

Respect

2021

English

6.6

♡ 53

68%

95%

Action

african american

african american history

african american musician

Liesl Tommy Director

Heather Headley as Clara Ward

Forest Whitaker as C. L. Franklin

Myk Watford as Rick Hall

Marlon Wayans as Ted White

The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

Big George Foreman

2023

English

6.6

♡ 26

42%

George Tillman Jr. Director

Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Archie Moore

John Magaro as Desmond

Forest Whitaker as Doc Broadus

Philip Fornah as Sonny Foreman

Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggling spiritually and financially, Foreman returns to the ring and makes history by reclaiming his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ever.

Repo Men

2010

English

6.3

♡ 75

22%

Miguel Sapochnik Director

Liev Schreiber as Frank

Forest Whitaker as Jake

Joe Pingue as Ray

Jude Law as Remy

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.

Sorry to Bother You

2018

English

6.9

♡ 75

93%

Boots Riley Director

Tessa Thompson as Detroit

Lily James as Detroit's White British Voice

Kate Berlant as Diana DeBauchery

Forest Whitaker 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.

Light It Up

1999

English

6.0

♡ 4

40%

Craig Bolotin Director

Vanessa Williams as Audrey McDonald

Sharif Atkins as Gunman

Forest Whitaker as Officer Dante Jackson

Rosario Dawson as Stephanie Williams

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.

Burden

2018

English

6.7

♡ 19

97%

Andrew Heckler Director

Garrett Hedlund as Mike Burden

Forest Whitaker as Reverend Kennedy

Tom Wilkinson as Tom Griffin

Timothy J. Richardson as Town Marshall

Ku Klux Klansman Mike Burden opens the Redneck Shop and KKK museum in historic Laurens, SC. He subsequently falls in love with a single mother and, under her influence, quits the Klan and is taken in by an African American Reverend.

Lullaby for Pi

2010

English

6.7

♡ 5

66%

Action

Drama

Romance

Benoît Philippon Director

Forest Whitaker as George

Clémence Poésy as Pi

Julian Christopher as Richard

Rupert Friend as Sam

A washed-up musician befriends a reclusive artist with an unusual name.

How It Ends

2018

English

5.1

♡ 75

17%

David M. Rosenthal Director

Rick Skene as Convict

Nicole Ari Parker as Paula

Forest Whitaker as Tom

Theo James as Will

A desperate father tries to return home to his pregnant wife after a mysterious apocalyptic event turns everything to chaos.

Article 99

1992

English

6.1

♡ 12

47%

Howard Deutch Director

Kiefer Sutherland as Dr. Peter Morgan

Forest Whitaker as Dr. Sid Handleman

Noble Willingham as Inspector General

Keith David as Luther Jermoe

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.

Consenting Adults

1992

English

5.7

♡ 14

23%

Alan J. Pakula Director

Robert C. Treveiler as Charleston Deputy

Forest Whitaker as David Duttonville

Kevin Spacey as Eddy Otis

Kevin Kline as Richard Parker

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.

Stakeout

1987

English

6.7

♡ 26

89%

John Badham Director

Blu Mankuma as 2nd Paramedic

Forest Whitaker as Jack Pismo

Dan Lauria as Phil Coldshank

Aidan Quinn as Richard 'Stick' Montgomery

Two detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of them falls for her.

Blown Away

1994

English

6.2

♡ 22

39%

40%

Action

boston, massachusetts

Stephen Hopkins Director

Forest Whitaker as Anthony Franklin

Jeff Bridges as James 'Jimmy' Dove / Liam McGivney

Ken Kerman as Prison Guard

Josh McLaglen as Prison Guard

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.

The Forgiven

2017

English

6.0

♡ 28

55%

Roland Joffé Director

Forest Whitaker as

Zikhona Bali as Kufiwe

Eric Bana as Piet Blomfeld

Danny Keogh as Rian Blomfeld

After the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption.

Southpaw

2015

English

♡ 259

59%

Antoine Fuqua Director

Jake Gyllenhaal as Billy Hope

Laura Welsh as Charity Event Attendee

Rachel McAdams as Maureen Hope

Forest Whitaker as 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 of those he loves the most.

Battlefield Earth

2000

English

2.5

♡ 19

3%

13%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

post-apocalyptic future

Sci-Fi

Roger Christian Director

Jim Meskimen as Blythe

Kim Coates as Carlo

Forest Whitaker as Ker

John Travolta as Terl

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.

The Color of Money

1986

English

7.0

♡ 60

87%

Martin Scorsese Director

Forest Whitaker as Amos

Paul Newman as Fast Eddie Felson

Ron Dean as Guy in Crowd

Tom Cruise as Vincent Lauria

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.

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Green Dragon

Music Box Don't Try to Understand: A Year in the Life of Earl 'DMX' Simmons

The Enemy Within

Bird

Respect

Big George Foreman

Repo Men

Sorry to Bother You

Light It Up

Burden

Lullaby for Pi

How It Ends

Article 99

Consenting Adults

Stakeout

Blown Away

The Forgiven

Southpaw

Battlefield Earth

The Color of Money