All movies starring Forest Whitaker

Repo Men (2010) poster

Repo Men (2010) ★ 6.3

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.
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) poster

Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) ★ 7.2

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.
Panic Room (2002) poster

Panic Room (2002) ★ 6.8

Meg Altman and her daughter Sarah moved into a newly purchased house formerly owned by a millionaire. A nice house in a nice neighborhood, it seemed like the perfect place to live. Among other things, the house is equipped with a special room in which to hide if thieves break into the house. Once the steel door of a few centimeters thick closes, it becomes impossible to get into the room. Of course, it didn't take long for the villains to get in.
Arrival (2016) poster

Arrival (2016) ★ 7.9

Genres: Drama Sci-Fi
Unexpected appearance of unidentified flying objects in different parts of the world puts the world in awe. The intentions of the aliens are not clear - the armed forces of the world are on full alert, and the best minds of mankind are trying to figure out how to talk to the uninvited guests. The government enlists the help of linguist Louise Banks and physicist Ian Donnelly to prevent a global catastrophe and find a common language with the aliens. From now on, the fate of mankind is in their hands.
Taken 3 (2014) poster

Taken 3 (2014) ★ 6.0

Liam Neeson returns as ex-covert operative Bryan Mills, whose long awaited reconciliation with his ex-wife is tragically cut short when she is brutally murdered. Consumed with rage, and framed for the crime, he goes on the run to evade the relentless pursuit of the CIA, FBI and the police. For one last time, Mills must use his "particular set of skills," to track down the real killers, exact his unique brand of justice, and protect the only thing that matters to him now - his daughter.
City of Lies (2018) poster

City of Lies (2018) ★ 6.5

LAPD Detective Russell Poole investigates a case of undercover cop killing another cop. This draws him into the Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur murders, where he uncovers something huge that his superiors try to prevent him from getting closer to it.
Street Kings (2008) poster

Street Kings (2008) ★ 6.8

An undercover cop, disillusioned by the death of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.
Vantage Point (2008) poster

Vantage Point (2008) ★ 6.6

Genres: Action Crime Drama
The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.
The Great Debaters (2007) poster

The Great Debaters (2007) ★ 7.5

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.
Black Nativity (2013) poster

Black Nativity (2013) ★ 4.6

Genres: Drama Family Music
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.
The Last Stand (2013) poster

The Last Stand (2013) ★ 6.3

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.
Respect (2021) poster

Respect (2021) ★ 6.5

The film follows the first two decades of Franklin's life, from being born as a musical prodigy in an affluent African-American family, the repercussions of losing her mother at age 10 to her arduous rise to international musical stardom, while enduring an abusive marriage, ultimately concluding with the recording of her influential live album Amazing Grace (1972).
The Crying Game (1992) poster

The Crying Game (1992) ★ 7.2

An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus (Stephen Rea), an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody (Forest Whitaker), a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap by Jude (Miranda Richardson), another IRA member. When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a hairdresser named Dil (Jaye Davidson). Fergus adopts the name "Jimmy" and gets a job as a day laborer. He also starts seeing Dil, who knows nothing about Fergus' IRA background. But there is something about Dil that Fergus doesn't know, either.
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) poster

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) ★ 7.3

A new Disc Jockey is shipped from Crete to Vietnam to bring humor to Armed Forces Radio. He turns the studio on its ear and becomes wildly popular with the troops but runs afoul of the middle management who think he isn't G.I. enough. While he is off the air, he tries to meet Vietnamese especially girls, and begins to have brushes with the real war that never appears on the radio.
Phone Booth (2002) poster

Phone Booth (2002) ★ 7.1

Genres: Crime Thriller
Stu Shepard is a fast talking and wise cracking New York City publicist who gets out of trouble and lies with his clever charm, connections, and charisma. Stu's greatest lie is to his wife Kelly, who he is cheating on with his girlfriend, Pam. Upon answering a call in a phone booth in belief it is Pam, Stu is on the line with a dangerous yet intelligent psychopath with a sniper rifle. When realizing it is not a joke, Stu is placed in a powerful mind game of wits and corruption. The New York City Police eventually arrive thereafter and demand Stu comes out of the phone booth- but how can he when if he hangs up or leaves the booth he will die?
The Last King of Scotland (2006) poster

The Last King of Scotland (2006) ★ 7.6

Having graduated recently from the University of Edinburgh, the Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan, flies to Uganda to work at a missionary clinic run by Dr David Merrit and his wife, Sarah. Before long, Garrigan has a chance encounter with the new President, General Idi Amin, who, right from the start, feels an immediate sympathy for him. As one thing leads to another, after a while, Idi Amin invites Nicholas to become his physician and modernise Uganda's health care system: a once-in-a-lifetime offer that the doctor cannot refuse. However, more and more, Garrigan finds himself trapped in the moral abyss of Idi Amin's murderous megalomania, putting his very soul at risk. When Nicholas finally summons up the courage to rise above the madness, he becomes embroiled in a desperate fight for survival.