Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Biography | Drama
A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Starring: Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley, Laurence Fishburne, Max Pomeranc, Robert Stephens
Director: Steven Zaillian
Osmosis Jones (2001)
Action | Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Frank an out-of-shape, 40-year-old man who's the host to various organisms, tissues and blood cells all trying to do their assigned tasks. Osmosis Jones, a daffy white blood cell who tries to police Frank's body.
Starring: Chris Rock, Laurence Fishburne, David Hyde Pierce, Brandy, William Shatner, Ron Howard
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Ride Along (2014)
Action | Comedy
Fast-talking security guard Ben joins his cop brother-in-law James on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta in order to prove himself worthy of marrying Angela, James' sister.
Starring: Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Ice Cube, Bruce McGill, Laurence Fishburne, Jay Pharoah
Director: Tim Story
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Othello (1995)
Drama | Romance
The evil Iago pretends to be a friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Kenneth Branagh, Irène Jacob
Director: Oliver Parker
Khumba (2013)
Adventure | Animation | Family
Rejected by his superstitious herd, a half-striped zebra embarks on a daring quest to earn his stripes but finds the courage and self-acceptance to save all the animals of the Great Karoo.
Starring: Jake T. Austin, Liam Neeson, Steve Buscemi, AnnaSophia Robb, Laurence Fishburne, Greg Ellis, Richard E. Grant, Catherine Tate
Director: Anthony Silverston
Man of Steel / Superman: Man of Steel (2013)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Henry Cavill) is a young twenty-something journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyone's imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, an advanced alien planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question 'Why am I here?' Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha (Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Costner), Clark soon discovers that having super abilities means making very difficult decisions. When the world needs stability the most, it comes under attack. Will his abilities be used to maintain peace or ultimately used to divide and conquer? Clark must become the hero known as Superman, not only to shine as the world's last beacon of hope but to protect the ones he loves.
Starring: Henry Cavill, Diane Lane, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Michael Shannon, Laurence Fishburne
Director: Zack Snyder
Hannibal (TV Series 2013- )
Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Gifted criminal profile Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) has a unique way of thinking and can empathize with anyone, making it easy for him to figure out how a killer thinks. Needing the help of an expert when a twisted killer becomes too complicated for Will, he joins up with Dr. Lecter, one of the top psychiatrists in the country. Will and Hannibal (only the audience knows he's a serial killer) develop a talented partnership and seem unstoppable when it comes to catching criminals.
Starring: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Laurence Fishburne, Scott Thompson, Aaron Abrams, Gillian Anderson, Hettienne Park
Creator: Bryan Fuller
The Colony (2013)
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Forced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve humanity against a threat even more savage than nature.
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Zegers, Bill Paxton, Charlotte Sullivan, John Tench
Director: Jeff Renfroe
Quicksilver (1986)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
A former options trader takes a job as a bike messenger after incurring major losses in the market.
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Jami Gertz, Paul Rodriguez, Laurence Fishburne, Louie Anderson, Charles McCaughan
Director: Thomas Michael Donnelly
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Run-down Precinct 13 is closing its doors forever. But everything changes when a high-security prison transport bus arrives with some of Detroit's most lethal prisoners. Soon, the only thing more dangerous than the criminals on the inside is the rogue gang on the outside. And if they're going to survive the night, two men on opposite sides of the law will have to work together to battle an enemy who doesn't follow the code of cop or criminal.
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Ethan Hawke, John Leguizamo, Maria Bello, Ja Rule, Drea de Matteo
Director: Jean-Francois Richet
What's Love Got to Do With It (1993)
Biography | Drama | Music
The filmed biography of R&B/pop singer Tina Turner (Angela Bassett), documenting her efforts to break away from her abusive husband Ike (Laurence Fishburne).
Starring: Angela Bassett, Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly, Virginia Capers, Laurence Fishburne, Khandi Alexander
Director: Brian Gibson
Higher Learning (1995)
Drama | Romance | Sport
Youngsters from different countries, races, and social background are forced to integrate when they all enroll in Columbus University. They all have their own problems, such as finance, harrassment, personal safety, and self doubt. Additionally, campus life seems to be causing a problem for everyone: racism. Students, already under pressure to perform in the classroom, on the track, or in front of their friends, are strained to the breaking point by prejudice, inexperience, and misunderstanding.
Starring: Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson, Michael Rapaport, Jennifer Connelly, Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne, Jason Wiles, Tyra Banks, Cole Hauser, Regina King
Director: John Singleton
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Have a Little Faith (2011)
Drama
Cleric Henry Covington (Laurence Fishburne) and Rabbi Albert Lewis (Martin Landau) profoundly affect the life of writer Mitch Albom (Bradley Whitford).
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Bradley Whitford, Martin Landau, Mykelti Williamson, Anika Noni Rose
Director: Jon Avnet
Bobby (2006)
Drama | History
The story of the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy who was shot in the early morning hours of June 5, 1968 in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, and 22 people in the hotel whose lives were never the same.
Starring: Harry Belafonte, Joy Bryant, Nick Cannon, Laurence Fishburne, Heather Graham, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Hunt, Lindsay Lohan, William H. Macy, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, Elijah Wood
Director: Emilio Estevez
Predators / Predator 3 (2010)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Royce, a mercenary, reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they've been brought together on an alien planet… as prey. With the notable exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold-blooded killers — mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members — human "predators" that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien Predators.
Starring: Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walter Goggins, Oleg Taktarov, Laurence Fishburne
Director: Nimród Antal
Just Cause (1995)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
A brutal murder is committed in the Florida Everglades. Eight years later, a principled Harvard law professor tries to save the convicted man on Death Row who swears he's innocent of that crime. For the small-town detective who investigated the killing, however, there's no question he caught the right man–and no last-minute intervention is going to keep that cold-blooded killer out of the electric chair. Someone is the mastermind of a deadly game… and all roads lead back to the site of that long-ago murder–where, this time, there are two intended victims.
Starring: Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Capshaw, Blair Underwood, Ed Harris
Director: Arne Glimcher
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Mystic River (2003)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Three friends who grew up in working-class Boston drift apart after a terrible tragedy. Years later, brutal events reconnect them. Jimmy's 19-year-old daughter is coldly murdered. Dave is a suspect. And Sean, now a cop, scrambles to solve the crime before volatile Jimmy takes the law into his own hands. Working from Brian Helgeland's adaptation of Dennis Lehane's novel, director Clint Eastwood shapes a masterful, brooding thriller built on family, friends and innocence lost.
Starring: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden. Laura Linney
Director: Clint Eastwood
Contagion (2011)
Drama | Thriller
Illustrates the worst case scenario of a global viral pandemic from multiple points of view, as ordinary people become severely ill and must be cared for by their loved ones, and harried doctors struggle to contain the disease.
Starring: Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Michael Jordan to the Max (2000)
Documentary | Sport
A large-format IMAX film about the career of Michael Jordan.
Starring: Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, Doug Collins, Bob Greene, Bob Costas, Dean Smith, Deloris Jordan, Fred Lynch, Walter Iooss Jr., Bill Murray, Laurence Fishburne
Director: James D. Stern, Don Kempf
Biker Boyz (2003)
Action | Crime | Drama
A son of the leader of a legendary group of an urban biker gang tries to retain his championship title.
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke, Orlando Jones, Djimon Hounsou, Lisa Bonet, Brendan Fehr, Larenz Tate, Kid Rock
Director: Reggie Rock Bythewood
