Cast: Forest Whitaker

Direction David Attenborough · Katrina Bartlam · Felicity Egerton

Cast Forest Whitaker · David Attenborough · Simon Blakeney

Plot Four years in the making, the BBC/Discovery Channel co-production bring a seven-part mini-series that shows never-before-filmed areas, animals, and their behaviors in Africa.

Direction Shawn Ryan · Gwyneth Horder-Payton · Guy Ferland · Scott Brazil

Cast Michael Chiklis · Walton Goggins · Catherine Dent · Michael Jace

Plot TV Series (2002-2008). 7 Seasons. 88 Episodes. The Shield is an American police crime drama television series notable for its controversial portrayal of corrupt police officers. The first season gained...

Direction Oliver Stone

Cast Charlie Sheen · Tom Berenger · Willem Dafoe · Kevin Dillon

Plot In PLATOON, Oliver Stone draws on his experience as an infantryman in Vietnam to convey the brutality of guerrilla warfare: the heat of the jungle, the brushes with such wildlife...

Direction Wayne Wang

Cast Harvey Keitel · William Hurt · Stockard Channing · Forest Whitaker

Plot In 1990, novelist Paul Auster was asked to contribute a Christmas story to the New York Times. The resulting piece, "Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story," forms the basis for his screenplay...

Direction Clint Eastwood

Cast Forest Whitaker · Diane Venora · Michael Zelniker · Samuel E. Wright

Plot This film is a tribute to the life and genius of saxophonist great Charlie Parker. Bird is a collage of passages from Parker's remarkable life, from his childhood in Kansas...

Direction David Attenborough · Katrina Bartlam · Felicity Egerton · Nick Easton

Cast Forest Whitaker · David Attenborough · Simon Blakeney

Direction Denis Villeneuve

Cast Amy Adams · Jeremy Renner · Forest Whitaker · Michael Stuhlbarg

Plot When alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist (Amy Adams) is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat. As she...

Direction Neil Jordan

Cast Stephen Rea · Forest Whitaker · Jaye Davidson · Miranda Richardson

Plot The story begins at a carnival in Ireland with British soldier Jody (Forest Whitaker) kidnapped by IRA terrorists Jude (Miranda Richardson) and Fergus (Stephen Rea). Fergus is assigned to guard...

Direction Richard T. Heffron

Cast Patrick Swayze · James Read · Lesley-Anne Down · Wendy Kilbourne

Plot TV miniseries (1985,1986,1994). 15 Episodes. Based on John Jakes best selling novel this is the story of the friendship between two youngs, George Hazard (James Read) and Orry Main (Patrick...

Direction Kevin Macdonald

Cast Forest Whitaker · James McAvoy · Kerry Washington · Gillian Anderson

Plot In an incredible twist of fate, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) on a Ugandan medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world's most barbaric figures: Idi Amin...

Direction Bruce Beresford · Thomas Carter · Phillip Noyce · Mario Van Peebles

Cast Malachi Kirby · Laurence Fishburne · Forest Whitaker · Emayatzy Corinealdi

Plot TV Miniseries (2016). 4 Episodes. An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave sold to America and his descendants.

Direction Jim Jarmusch

Cast Forest Whitaker · John Tormey · Cliff Gorman · Henry Silva

Plot Eastern and Western cultures and philosophies intersect in this comic drama from acclaimed director Jim Jarmusch. Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker) is a silent modern-day warrior who lives on a rooftop...

Direction Denzel Washington

Cast Denzel Washington · Forest Whitaker · Kimberly Elise · Jermaine Williams

Plot 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...

Direction Martin Scorsese

Cast Paul Newman · Tom Cruise · Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio · John Turturro

Plot Pool hustler Fast Eddie Felson finds the young, promising pool player Vincent in a local bar and he sees in him a younger version of himself. To try and make...

Direction Gareth Edwards

Cast Felicity Jones · Diego Luna · Ben Mendelsohn · Donnie Yen

Plot Jyn Erso, a Rebellion soldier and criminal, is about to experience her biggest challenge yet when Mon Mothma sets her out on a mission to steal the plans for the...

Direction Eriq La Salle

Cast Don Cheadle · James Earl Jones · Michael Beach · Eriq La Salle

Plot Based on a true story, Earl became a living legend on the streets of New York as a champion slam-dunker. But faced with a brutal coach, a pregnant girlfriend and...

Direction Barry Levinson

Cast Robin Williams · Forest Whitaker · Bruno Kirby · Robert Wuhl

Plot In GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM, which is based on a true story, Cronauer (Robin Williams) is a nonconformist with a wicked sense of humor who is transferred from Crete to Saigon....

Direction Lee Daniels

Cast Forest Whitaker · Oprah Winfrey · David Oyelowo · Cuba Gooding Jr.

Plot Eugene Allen was a White House butler who served eight American Presidents over the course of three decades.

Direction Chris Brancato · Paul Eckstein · John Ridley

Cast Lucy Fry · Forest Whitaker · Jamaal Burcher · Vincent D'Onofrio

Plot Godfather of Harlem tells the true story of infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once...

Direction Antoine Fuqua

Cast Jake Gyllenhaal · Forest Whitaker · Rachel McAdams · Oona Laurence

Plot 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,...