Movies starring Forest Whitaker

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

121 mins     Comedy, Drama, War      

Robin Williams's movie career could be described as a rollercoaster ride, for every good movie such as "Dead Poet's Society" there is a stinker such as "RV". One of his best movies is the glorious "Good Morning, Vietnam" whic...

Stakeout (1987)

117 mins     Action , Comedy, Crime      

I've never really understood what the appeal of "Stakeout" was that it warranted a sequel. It was entertaining enough as a one off, it also had some very noticeable issues but it did had some enjoyable performances but it was...

Consenting Adults (1992)

99 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller      

"Consenting Adults" is a movie of two halves, a brilliant first half full of simmering intentions, semi erotica and to be honest some ingenuity which draws you in to every second. But then the second half arrives and in a bli...

The Crying Game (1992)

112 mins     Crime, Drama, Romance      

This is going to be a slightly different sort of movie review where I don't go into much depth because I don't think "The Crying Game" should be reviewed in the traditional way. Not because it is a bad movie, far from it, but...

Blown Away (1994)

121 mins     Action , Crime, Thriller      

Released shortly after "Speed", "Blown Away" stars Jeff Bridges as Jimmy Dove a bomb disposal expert who finds himself having to face up to his past when when Ryan Gaerity (Tommy Lee Jones) escapes from prison and shows up in...

Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

143 mins     Drama      

I have a list, it is a list of movies which over the years I missed when they were on the big screen but received praise from all quarters and it seems that it is a list which grows bigger and bigger despite slowly working my...

Species (1995)

108 mins     Action , Horror, Sci-Fi      

It maybe a human/alien hybrid but at its heart "Species" is nothing more than a 60s b-move made in the 90s. This is clearly shown about 20 minutes into the movie as there is a scene on a train where an attendant enters a comp...

Phenomenon (1996)

118 mins     Drama, Fantasy, Romance      

Whilst some movies delve deep into their pockets to entertain audiences with an all star cast or stunning special effects, "Phenomenon" starring John Travolta and Robert Duvall goes back to basics by entertaining audiences wi...

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

116 mins     Action , Crime, Drama      

I didn't mention something in that synopsis of "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai" our assassin has but two friend, a young boy who he meets in the park and discusses deep books with and a Haitian ice cream seller who only sp...

Witness Protection (1999)

105 mins     Crime, Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Witness Protection (1999) Tom Sizemore stars as Bobby "Bats" Batton, a mobster who, after surviving a hit, turns snitch but in doing so discovers the stress of putting himself and family through the witness pro...

Panic Room (2002)

112 mins     Thriller      

Panic Room (2002) Jodie Foster & Kristen Stewart star as mother & daughter who find themselves is a panic room when burglars break into their home...

Phone Booth (2002)

81 mins     Thriller      

"Phone Booth" is a movie which if you get wrapped up in what is happening will have you spell bound. The situation of a man being tapped inside a phone booth by an ominous voice on the end of a line will have you wondering ho...

Deacons for Defense (2003)

78 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

"Deacons for Defense" is actually a hard movie to review because it is hard to explain it without giving the whole story away but in not giving the whole story away it is hard to explain why it is so good. So before I go on I...

The Marsh (2006)

92 mins     Horror, Thriller      

There are two remarkable things about "The Marsh" one is that Forest Whitaker whose considerable talents as an actor are wasted and the other is that Gabrielle Anwar is very attractive. Ignore those two things and "The Marsh"...

The Great Debaters (2007)

126 mins     Biography, Drama      

Power, belief, emotion and conviction they are 4 ingredients which can turn an average movie into a good movie, a good movie into a great movie. They are the ingredients which can bring a movie to life, which can make a story...

Vantage Point (2008)

86 mins     Drama, Thriller      

For a movie which starts so well "Vantage Point" soon becomes a tedious, monotonous and rather run of the mill thriller with a gimmick, which is showing the same sequence of events from various different perspectives, a bit l...

Street Kings (2008)

109 mins     Action , Crime, Drama      

Whilst Keanu Reeves would not be my first choice to play a dirty cop it is very much Reeves' performance in cop thriller "Street Kings" which keeps you entertained. I say that because there have been a lot of cop thrillers ov...

Repo Men (2010)

111 mins     Action , Crime, Sci-Fi      

The best way to describe "Repo Men" is to tell you about the opening scene where Remy is waiting in a swanky apartment for a man to return home. After stunning the guy with his gun he suits up in protective clothing and sets ...

Our Family Wedding (2010)

103 mins     Comedy, Romance      

As someone who has been in a culture clash relationship I love comedies about couples dealing with the conflict of their cultures because the situation is ripe for humour. Unfortunately when it comes to "Our Family Wedding" i...

Freelancers (2012)

96 mins     Action , Drama      

Freelancers (2012) (aka: Crossfire) 50 Cent stars as Malo, a newly graduated cop who ends up involved with some dirty cops until he learns the truth about his father's death...