Forest Whitaker

Emperor of Ocean Park 2024–

Follows Talcott Garland, whose tranquil existence is upended by the death of his father. Mariah Denton, a former journalist and ardent conspiracy theorist, questions the manner of his death and thinks he was the victim of foul play.

Category: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Stars: Forest Whitaker, Grantham Coleman, Tiffany Mack

5.6 IMDB Rating 1,721 Views
The Fourth Angel 2001

A man seeks justice after his wife and two daughters are gunned down in a terrorist attack.

Category: Action, Drama, Thriller

Stars: Jeremy Irons, Forest Whitaker, Jason Priestley

5.3 IMDB Rating 439 Views
Winged Creatures 2008

A group of strangers form a unique relationship with each other after surviving a random shooting at a Los Angeles diner.

Category: Crime, Drama

Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Forest Whitaker, Guy Pearce

5.6 IMDB Rating 416 Views
Phenomenon 1996

An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.

Category: Drama, Fantasy, Romantic

Stars: John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker

6.4 IMDB Rating 666 Views
Article 99 1992

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 corruption.

Category: Comedy, Drama, Drama, Comedy

Stars: Ray Liotta, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker

6.1 IMDB Rating 580 Views
The Enemy Within 1994

A Colonel working at the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a plot by his superior to use military force to remove the elected President, who always opposed Pentagon budget increases, and to replace him with a much tamer Vice-President.

Category: Drama, Thriller

Stars: Forest Whitaker, Sam Waterston, Dana Delany

5.7 IMDB Rating 1,203 Views
Respect 2021

Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.

Category: Biography, Drama, Music

Stars: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans

6.6 IMDB Rating 2,756 Views
City of Lies 2018

Russell Poole and Jack Jackson investigate the murders of rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur.

Category: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Stars: Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Toby Huss, Dayton Callie

6,5 IMDB Rating 2,858 Views
Platoon 1986

Chris Taylor is a young, naive American who gives up college and volunteers for combat in Vietnam. Upon arrival, he quickly discovers that his presence is quite nonessential, and is considered insignificant to the other soldiers, as he has not fought for as long as the rest of them and felt the effects of combat. Chris has two non-commissioned officers, the ill-tempered and indestructible Staff Sergeant Robert Barnes and the more pleasant and cooperative Sergeant Elias Grodin. A line is drawn between the two NCOs and a number of men in the platoon when an illegal killing occurs during a village raid. As the war continues, Chris himself draws towards psychological meltdown. And as he struggles for survival, he soon realizes he is fighting two battles, the conflict with the enemy and the conflict between the men within his platoon.

Category: Action, Drama, War

Stars: Keith David,Forest Whitaker,Francesco Quinn,Kevin Dillon,John C. McGinley,Reggie Johnson,Mark Moses,Corey Glover,Johnny Depp,Chris Pedersen,Bob Orwig,Corkey Ford,David Neidorf,Tom Berenger,Willem Dafoe

8.2 IMDB Rating 10,116 Views
Black Nativity 2013

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.

Category: Drama, Family, Music

Stars: Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson

4.8 IMDB Rating 3,868 Views
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey 2020

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.

Category: Family, Fantasy, Musical

Stars: Forest Whitaker, Keegan-Michael Key, Hugh Bonneville, Anika Noni Rose

3,005 Views
Burden 2018

When a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan opens in a South Carolina town, the idealistic Reverend Kennedy strives to keep the peace even as he urges the group's Grand Dragon to disavow his racist past.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Garrett Hedlund, Andrea Riseborough, Forest Whitaker

6.7 IMDB Rating 3,702 Views
Freelancers 2012

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.

Category: Action, Crime, Drama

Stars: 50 Cent, Forest Whitaker, Robert De Niro, Malcolm Goodwin

4.7 IMDB Rating 5,736 Views
Repo Men 2010

In the future humans have extended and improved our lives through highly sophisticated and expensive mechanical organs created by a company called "The Union". The dark side of these medical breakthroughs is that if you don't pay your bill, "The Union" sends its highly skilled repo men to take back its property... with no concern for your comfort or survival. Former soldier Remy is one of the best organ repo men in the business. But when he suffers a cardiac failure on the job, he awakens to find himself fitted with the company's top-of-the-line heart-replacement... as well as a hefty debt. But a side effect of the procedure is that his heart's no longer in the job. When he can't make the payments, The Union sends its toughest enforcer, Remy's former partner Jake, to track him down.

Category: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

Stars: Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga, Liev Schreiber

6.3 IMDB Rating 6,389 Views
Arrival 2016

A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.

Category: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg

7.9 IMDB Rating 5,946 Views
Phone Booth 2002

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?

Category: Crime, Thriller

Stars: Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Radha Mitchell

7.0 IMDB Rating 6,115 Views
The Last King of Scotland 2006

In the early 1970s, Nicholas Garrigan, a young semi-idealistic Scottish doctor, comes to Uganda to assist in a rural hospital. Once there, he soon meets up with the new President, Idi Amin, who promises a golden age for the African nation. Garrigan hits it off immediately with the rabid Scotland fan, who soon offers him a senior position in the national health department and becomes one of Amin's closest advisers. However as the years pass, Garrigan cannot help but notice Amin's increasingly erratic behavior that grows beyond a legitimate fear of assassination into a murderous insanity that is driving Uganda into bloody ruin. Realizing his dire situation with the lunatic leader unwilling to let him go home, Garrigan must make some crucial decisions that could mean his death if the despot finds out.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson

7.7 IMDB Rating 6,972 Views
Taken 3 2014

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.

Category: Action, Thriller

Stars: Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace

6,0 IMDB Rating 9,092 Views
Finding Steve McQueen 2019

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.

Category: Crime, Romantic

Stars: Travis Fimmel, William Fichtner, Rachael Taylor, Forest Whitaker

6,2 IMDB Rating 5,792 Views
Southpaw 2015

As tragedy strikes him in his prime, famed boxer, Billy Hope, begins to fall into a great depression. Once the decision regarding the custody of his daughter is under question, Billy decides to get his life back on track by getting back into the ring.

Category: Drama, Sport

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal,Rachel McAdams,Forest Whitaker,Oona Laurence

7.4 IMDB Rating 14,446 Views