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Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice, Freeman is known for his various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden... more

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He studied theatre arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series The Electric Company. Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays Coriolanus and Julius Caesar, the former of which earned him an Obie Award. His breakout role was in Street Smart (1987), playing a hustler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He achieved further stardom in Glory, the biographical drama Lean on Me, and comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (all 1989), the latter of which garnered him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

In 1992, Freeman starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the western revenge film Unforgiven; this would be the first of several collaborations with Eastwood. In 1994, he starred in the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Freeman also starred in David Fincher's crime thriller Se7en (1995), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997). Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama Million Dollar Baby. In 2009, he received his fifth Oscar nomination for playing former South African President Nelson Mandela in Eastwood's Invictus. Freeman is also known for his performance as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012).

In addition to acting, Freeman has directed the drama Bopha! (1993). He also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. For his performances in theatrical productions, he has won three Obie Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for recognizing excellence in theatre.

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The Shawshank Redemption

(1994)

Crime, Drama

Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -...

Runtime:

142 min

Director:

Frank Darabont

Cast:

Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown

9.3

91%

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The Dark Knight

(2008)

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal masterm...

Runtime:

152 min

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Cast:

Christian Bale, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine

9.0

94%

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Se7en

(1995)

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partn...

Runtime:

127 min

Director:

David Fincher

Cast:

Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, R. Lee Ermey, Andrew Kevin Walker

8.6

82%

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The Dark Knight Rises

(2012)

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms G...

Runtime:

165 min

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Cast:

Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy

8.4

87%

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Batman Begins

(2005)

Action, Crime, Drama

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.

Runtime:

140 min

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Cast:

Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman

8.2

84%

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Unforgiven

(1992)

Western

William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.

Runtime:

130 min

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Cast:

Clint Eastwood, Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman

8.2

96%

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Million Dollar Baby

(2004)

Drama

Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.

Runtime:

132 min

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Cast:

Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel

8.1

90%

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The Lego Movie

(2014)

Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from gluing the universe together.

Runtime:

100 min

Director:

Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Cast:

Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Berry, Alison Brie, David Burrows

7.8

96%

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Lucky Number Slevin

(2006)

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma.

Runtime:

110 min

Director:

Paul McGuigan

Cast:

Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley

7.7

N/A

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Gone Baby Gone

(2007)

Crime, Drama, Mystery

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reason...

Runtime:

113 min

Director:

Ben Affleck

Cast:

Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Ed Harris

7.6

94%

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Glory

(1989)

Drama, History, War

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

Runtime:

122 min

Director:

Edward Zwick

Cast:

Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, Jihmi Kennedy

7.8

93%

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Now You See Me

(2013)

Crime, Thriller

An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.

Runtime:

116 min

Director:

Louis Leterrier

Cast:

Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco

7.3

49%

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The Bucket List

(2007)

Comedy, Drama

Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they ar...

Runtime:

97 min

Director:

Rob Reiner

Cast:

Jack Nicholson, Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd

7.4

41%

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Invictus

(2009)

Drama, History

Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.

Runtime:

134 min

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Cast:

Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng, Matt Stern

7.3

76%

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Oblivion

(2013)

Action, Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction

Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her ...

Runtime:

124 min

Director:

Joseph Kosinski

Cast:

Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

7.0

52%

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RED

(2010)

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent, Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.

Runtime:

111 min

Director:

Robert Schwentke

Cast:

Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker, Karl Urban

7.1

71%

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Driving Miss Daisy

(1989)

Drama

The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters in a time when those types of relationships where shunned.

Runtime:

99 min

Director:

Bruce Beresford

Cast:

Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle

7.4

82%

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Bruce Almighty

(2003)

Comedy, Fantasy

Bruce Nolan toils as a 'human interest' television reporter in Buffalo, N.Y., but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God—and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.

Runtime:

101 min

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Cast:

Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Baker Hall, Catherine Bell, Lisa Ann Walter

6.8

48%

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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

(1991)

Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance

When the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham murders Robin's father, the legendary archer vows vengeance. To accomplish his mission, Robin joins forces with a band of exiled villagers (and comely Maid Marian), and together they battle to end the evil sheriff's reign of terror.

Runtime:

143 min

Director:

Kevin Reynolds

Cast:

Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Alan Rickman

6.9

52%

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Wanted

(2008)

Action, Crime, Thriller

Doormat Wesley Gibson discovers that his recently murdered father - who Wesley never knew - belonged to a secret guild of assassins. After a leather-clad sexpot drafts Wesley into the society, he hones his innate killing skills and turns avenger.

Runtime:

110 min

Director:

Timur Bekmambetov

Cast:

Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Thomas Kretschmann, Terence Stamp

6.7

71%

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Amistad

(1997)

Drama, History, Mystery

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer R...

Runtime:

155 min

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Cast:

Nigel Hawthorne, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Morgan Freeman

7.3

77%

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March of the Penguins

(2005)

Documentary, Family

Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. Morgan Freeman narrates this amazing, true-life tale touched with humour and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photog...

Runtime:

80 min

Director:

Luc Jacquet, Jérôme Maison

Cast:

Morgan Freeman, Charles Berling, Charles Berling, Romane Bohringer, Romane Bohringer

7.5

94%

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Unleashed

(2005)

Action, Crime

Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him with a collar so they can make money in fight clubs, where Danny is the main contender. When Bart's crew is in a car accident, Danny escapes and meets a blind, kindhearted piano tuner who ta...

Runtime:

103 min

Director:

Louis Leterrier

Cast:

Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins, Vincent Regan, Dylan Brown

7.0

66%

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War of the Worlds

(2005)

Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller

Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.

Runtime:

117 min

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Cast:

Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, Tim Robbins

6.5

75%

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Olympus Has Fallen

(2013)

Action, Thriller

When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake ...

Runtime:

120 min

6.5

N/A

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Lucy

(2014)

Action, Science Fiction

A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

Runtime:

89 min

Director:

Luc Besson

Cast:

Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Analeigh Tipton, Amr Waked, Choi Min-sik

6.4

67%

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Now You See Me 2

(2016)

Action, Comedy, Thriller

One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet.

Runtime:

129 min

Director:

Jon M. Chu

Cast:

Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco, Morgan Freeman

6.5

33%

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Outbreak

(1995)

Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.

Runtime:

127 min

Director:

Wolfgang Petersen

Cast:

Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Cuba Gooding Jr.

6.6

59%

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Last Vegas

(2013)

Comedy

Three sixty-something friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal.

Runtime:

105 min

6.6

46%

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Transcendence

(2014)

Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.

Runtime:

119 min

Director:

Wally Pfister

Cast:

Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Morgan Freeman

6.3

20%

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The Sum of All Fears

(2002)

Action, Drama, Thriller

When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a ...

Runtime:

124 min

Director:

Phil Alden Robinson

Cast:

Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, James Cromwell, Ken Jenkins

6.4

59%

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Kiss the Girls

(1997)

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.

Runtime:

115 min

Director:

Gary Fleder

Cast:

Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Alex McArthur, Tony Goldwyn

6.6

33%

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Deep Impact

(1998)

Action, Drama, Science Fiction

A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses h...

Runtime:

120 min

Director:

Mimi Leder

Cast:

Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Morgan Freeman

6.2

45%

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Going in Style

(2017)

Comedy, Crime

Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.

Runtime:

96 min

Director:

Zach Braff

Cast:

Morgan Freeman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin

6.6

90%

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Along Came a Spider

(2001)

Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

After the harrowing death of his partner, detective and best-selling author Alex Cross has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's young daughter, Alex is lured back into action. Teamed with the Secret Service agent assigned to protect the missing girl, Alex follows a serpentine trail of ...

Runtime:

104 min

Director:

Lee Tamahori

Cast:

Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott, Michael Wincott, Dylan Baker

6.4

32%

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Alpha

(2018)

Adventure, Drama

In the prehistoric past, Keda, a young and inexperienced hunter, struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe when bison hunting goes awry. On his way back he will find an unexpected ally.

Runtime:

97 min

Director:

Albert Hughes

Cast:

Morgan Freeman, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Priya Rajaratnam, Leonor Varela

6.7

80%

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An Unfinished Life

(2005)

Drama

Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranchlands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley. One day, the woman he blames for the death of his only son arrives at his door broke, desperate and with a granddaughter he's never known. But even as buried anger and accusations resurface, the way is ...

Runtime:

108 min

Director:

Lasse Hallström

Cast:

Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez, Morgan Freeman, Becca Gardner, Josh Lucas

7.0

52%

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Lean On Me

(1989)

Drama

When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks doors and demands effort and results from students, staff and parents. Autocratic to a fault,...

Runtime:

108 min

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Cast:

Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Robert Guillaume, Ethan Phillips, Lynne Thigpen

7.4

65%

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High Crimes

(2002)

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.

Runtime:

115 min

Director:

Carl Franklin

Cast:

Ashley Judd, Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Jim Caviezel, Jim Caviezel

6.4

N/A

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London Has Fallen

(2016)

Action, Thriller

In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.

Runtime:

99 min

Cast:

Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman

5.9

26%

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