The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
Comedy | Drama
The story of New York City bond salesman, Sherman McCoy, who accidentally hits a young black man with his car during an unexpected foray into the Bronx.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Kim Cattrall, Saul Rubinek, Morgan Freeman
Director: Brian De Palma
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
Comedy | Drama
In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen, Madeline Carroll, Emma Fuhrmann, Nicolette Pierini, Kenan Thompson
Director: Rob Reiner
The Bucket List (2007)
Adventure | Comedy | Drama
Corporate billionaire Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) and working class mechanic Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman) 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 before they "kick the bucket" and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest.
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd, Alfonso Freeman
Director: Rob Reiner
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Action | Drama | Thriller
When the president of Russia suddenly dies and is succeeded by a man about whom little is known, tension increases as old fears ignite new paranoia. Director of Central Intelligence Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst from the Russia desk, Jack Ryan, to supply insight and advice. Then the unthinkable happens: the capital of Chechnya is leveled by a nuclear bomb. America is quick to blame the Russians, and mistrust escalates despite Ryan's certainty that other players are at work. He is right. Terrorists bent on provoking open war between the two nations are moving behind the scenes to manufacture and escalate a conflict. When they successfully detonate a second bomb outside Baltimore during the Super Bowl, the world is pushed inexorably towards war… unless Ryan can supply the needed proof to stem the tide of disaster in time.
Starring: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, Liev Schreiber, Alan Bates, Bruce McGill
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Crime | Drama
Andy Dufresne is a young and successful banker whose life changes drastically when he is convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife and her lover. Set in the 1940's, the film shows how Andy, with the help of his friend Red, the prison entrepreneur, turns out to be a most unconventional prisoner.
Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, Bill Sadler, Clancy Brown
Director: Frank Darabont
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Comedy | Drama
An elderly Jewish widow living in Atlanta can no longer drive. Her son insists she allow him to hire a driver, which in the 1950s meant a black man. She resists any change in her life but, Hoke, the driver is hired by her son. She refuses to allow him to drive her anywhere at first, but Hoke slowly wins her over with his native good graces. The movie is directly taken from a stage play and does show it. It covers over twenty years of the pair's life together as they slowly build a relationship that transcends their differences.
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd
Director: Bruce Beresford
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Gone Baby Gone is Ben Affleck's directorial debut, based on the novel from the acclaimed author of Mystic River. It is an intense look inside an ongoing investigation about the mysterious disappearance of a little girl. Two young private detectives (Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan) are hired to take a closer look at the case and soon they discover nothing is what it seems. Ultimately they will have to risk everything – their relationship, their sanity, and even their lives – to find a little girl-lost.
Starring: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, John Ashton
Director: Ben Affleck
Born to be Wild (2011)
Documentary
'Born to Be Wild' observes various orphaned jungle animals and their day-to-day behavioral interactions with the individuals who rescue them and raise them to adulthood. The film unfurls in two separate geographic spheres, one following baby orangutans and other, baby elephant calves.
Starring: Birute Galdikas, Daphne Sheldrick, Morgan Freeman
Director: David Lickley
Resting Place (1986)
Drama
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman plays the father of a black soldier killed in Vietnam in 'Resting Place'. When the soldier's parents seek to have him buried in an all-white cemetery, an army major (John Lithgow) investigates the man's death. In his search, the major discovers that his fellow American soldiers might be at fault.
Starring: Richard Bradford, John Lithgow, Richard Brooks, Morgan Freeman, John Philbin
Director: John Korty
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Drama | Sport
"I don't train girls", trainer Frankie Dunn growls. But something's different about the spirited boxing hopeful who shows up daily at Dunn's gym. All she wants is a fighting chance. Clint Eastwood plays Dunn and directs, produces and composes music for this acclaimed, multi-award-winning tale of heart, hope and family. Hilary Swank plays resilient Maggie, determined not to abandon her one dream. And Morgan Freeman is Scrap, gym caretaker and counterpoint to Dunn's crustiness. Grab your dreams and come out swinging.
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Mackie, Jay Baruchel
Director: Clint Eastwood
Se7en / Seven (1995)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Lt. William Somerset, a burnt-out veteran cop, is on the brink of retirement. Forced to train his ambitious and eager replacement, Somerset is teamed with Detective David Mills on an investigation that draws these disparate cops deeper and deeper into the twisted world of a cunning and meticulous criminal. He is methodical, exacting and grotesquely creative. He is known as John Doe and he is the most vicious serial killer alive, fashioning murders based on the seven deadly sins. As each new victim is discovered, the detectives must combine their collective experiences to track the trail of a killer bent on seeking attrition for society's sins.
Starring: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey, R. Lee Ermey
Director: David Fincher
Red (2010)
Action | 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.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban, Mary-Louise Parker
Director: Robert Schwentke
Dolphin Tale (2011)
Drama | Family | Teen
The film is inspired by the remarkable true story of a courageous dolphin named Winter and the compassionate people who banded together to save her life.
Starring: Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson, Nathan Gamble
Director: Charles Martin Smith
The Dark Knight (2008)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Sci-Fi | Thriller
With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman (Christian Bale) has been making headway against local crime… until a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker (Heath Ledger) unleashes a fresh reign of chaos across Gotham City. To stop this devious new menace — Batman's most personal and vicious enemy yet — he will have to use every high-tech weapon in his arsenal and confront everything he believes.
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Maggie Gyllenhaa, Morgan Freeman
Director: Christopher Nolan
Chain Reaction (1996)
Action | Drama | Thriller
A student machinist (Keanu Reeves) finds himself caught in a maze of secret government cover-ups, hi-tech espionage and murder after working on a ground-breaking scientific experiment. Eddie Kasalivich (Reeves) and Lily Sinclair (Rachel Weisz) are part of a team of scientists who have developed a revolutionary new source of energy. But no sooner have they finished celebrating their triumph, than their lab is destroyed and the head of their team killed. Named as the main suspects, Eddie and Lily quickly realize their only hope lies with a powerful and mysterious bureaucrat (Morgan Freeman) who may or may not be on their side.
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward, Kevin Dunn
Director: Andrew Davis
