Forest Whitaker Movie Rankings
1
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 3.2565 out of 4 stars for Crying Game
3.2565
A member of the IRA quickly becomes friendly with Jody, his hostage. He promises to look after Jody's girlfriend if anything happens to him. When the hostage situation goes horribly wrong the IRA agent flees to London where he finds Jody's girl ultimately, beginning a relationship with her. ... more about Crying Game
DVD from $3.82 
(0 sellers)
2
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 3.1596 out of 4 stars for Platoon
3.1596
Chris Taylor is a new army recruit and had been just assigned to his first unit. Through the eyes of this young and naive solider, we witness the raid of a small Vietnamese village and the physical, mental and emotional strain placed on soldiers in war. ... more about Platoon
DVD from $2.74 
(6 sellers)
3
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 3.0808 out of 4 stars for Fast Times at Ridgemont High
3.0808
'Fast Times' is a high school classic spawning a generation of high school comedies and immortalizing Sean Penn as the forever stoned, Spicoli. Each character struggles with sexuality, authority and responsibility, hoping only to make it through high school alive without humiliation. ... more about Fast Times at Ridgemont High
DVD from $4.49 
(5 sellers)
4
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 3.0727 out of 4 stars for Last King of Scotland
3.0727
The story of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's tyrannical rein told through the eyes of his personal physician, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan. When Garrigan learns of Amin's brutal nature it takes everything he has to escape Uganda with his life. ... more about Last King of Scotland
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
BAFTA Awards - Best Actor in a Leading Role
Black Reel Awards - Best Actor
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards - Best Actor
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Image Awards - Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
National Board of Review, USA - Best Actor
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actor
Satellite Awards - Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
DVD from $2.25 
(5 sellers)
5
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.9845 out of 4 stars for Great Debaters
2.9845
Oscar winner Denzel Washington directs and stars in this drama set in the segregated South. Washington plays a debate coach who takes a Texas college team from obscurity to a showdown with Harvard's renowned students. ... more about Great Debaters
DVD from $2.11 
(6 sellers)
6
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.9572 out of 4 stars for Where the Wild Things Are
2.9572
Maurice Sendak's classic book Where the Wild Things Are comes to the big screen in an adventure tale for every generation. ... more about Where the Wild Things Are
Not Available on DVD
7
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.9558 out of 4 stars for Good Morning
2.9558
A new Disc Jockey is shipped from Crete to Vietnam to bring humor to Armed Forces Radio. He turns the studio on it's ear and becomes wildly popular with the troops but runs afoul of the middle management who think he isn't G.I. enough. ... more about Good Morning
DVD from $4.85 
(6 sellers)
8
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.9556 out of 4 stars for Panic Room
2.9556
This story centers around a divorced woman in her 30's and her daughter, who are caught up in a cat-and-mouse game inside their new New York brownstone when three burglars come looking for a hidden cache of cash. ... more about Panic Room
Actor Awards
Black Reel Awards - Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor
DVD from $1.39 
(6 sellers)
9
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.9067 out of 4 stars for Smoke
2.9067
The plot of this movie, like smoke itself, drifts and swirls ethereally. Characters and subplots are deftly woven into a tapestry of stories and pictures which only slowly emerges to our view. ... more about Smoke
DVD from $4.81 
(4 sellers)
10
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.9038 out of 4 stars for Color of Money
2.9038
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 it as in the old days, Eddie offers to teach Vincent how to be a hustler. ... more about Color of Money
DVD from $4.06 
(6 sellers)
11
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.7583 out of 4 stars for Bird
2.7583
Saxophone player Charlie Parker comes to New York in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him. ... more about Bird
Actor Awards
Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Sant Jordi Awards - Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero)
DVD from $5.99 
(1 sellers)
12
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.7336 out of 4 stars for Phenomenon
2.7336
The main character (John Travolta) observes a strange light on his birthday at a bar. The following days he becomes very intell-i-gent and puts the intell-i-gence to good use in his community. ... more about Phenomenon
Actor Awards
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama
Image Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
DVD from $3.49 
(6 sellers)
13
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.7055 out of 4 stars for Jason's Lyric
2.7055
The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends. Allen Payne (I) plays Jason, a sales clerk at a T.V. store. ... more about Jason's Lyric
DVD from $4.98 
(5 sellers)
14
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.6855 out of 4 stars for Stakeout
2.6855
Two cops are given the 'dirty' job of staking out the home of an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend. Chris and the beautiful girlfriend accidentally meet and fall in love. ... more about Stakeout
DVD from $2.31 
(6 sellers)
15
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.6493 out of 4 stars for Body Snatchers
2.6493
Family moves to military base for the summer, but the soldiers are behaving even more strangely than usual. ... more about Body Snatchers
DVD from $2.97 
(4 sellers)
16
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.6249 out of 4 stars for Species
2.6249
A group of four specialists are given the task of tracking down Sil. "She"'s part human, part alien, beautiful, strong, very dangerous and desperate to mate with a human. ... more about Species
DVD from $1.99 
(5 sellers)
17
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.5987 out of 4 stars for Bloodsport
2.5987
Frank Dux has spent most his life being trained by Tanaka to participate in the Kumite, the ultimate martial arts tournament, where participants are seriously injured, even killed. ... more about Bloodsport
DVD from $3.19 
(7 sellers)
18
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.4940 out of 4 stars for Mary
2.4940
Three characters linked by the mythical Maria Maddalena - Mary Magdalene... Tony Childress, an infamous, egotistical and obsessive actor/director is playing the lead role of Jesus in his controversial new film THIS IS MY BLOOD. ... more about Mary
Not Available on DVD
19
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.4886 out of 4 stars for Light It Up
2.4886
On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant. ... more about Light It Up
DVD from $2.87 
(4 sellers)
20
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.4436 out of 4 stars for Green Dragon
2.4436
A tale about Vietnamese refugees sent to an orientation camp on the Camp Pendleton Marine Base in California, 'Green Dragon' focuses on a young boy and his sister. ... more about Green Dragon
DVD from $3.55 
(6 sellers)
21
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.4315 out of 4 stars for Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
2.4315
Jarmusch's spiritual gangster film tells the story of an inner-city hit man (Whitaker) who lives on a rooftop, training himself as a samurai in the strictest sense. ... more about Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Not Available on DVD
22
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.3705 out of 4 stars for Blown Away
2.3705
Jimmy Dove works for the bomb squad in Boston and he is always the one who is on the tough jobs. One day he decides to quit the force and to become a teacher for the rookies of the squad. ... more about Blown Away
DVD from $6.94 
(0 sellers)
23
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.2858 out of 4 stars for Vantage Point
2.2858
Thomas Barnes and Kent Taylor are two Secret Service agents assigned to protect President Ashton at a landmark summit on the global war on terror. ... more about Vantage Point
DVD from $2.18 
(5 sellers)
24
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.2556 out of 4 stars for Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2.2556
"La La Wood" follows the legacy of Jiminy Glick (Martin Short in a fat suit), first introduced on "The Martin Short Show," who went on to get (non)-critical acclaim for his talk show "Primetime Glick," where Mr. ... more about Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
DVD from $1.60 
(2 sellers)
25
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.2318 out of 4 stars for Street Kings
2.2318
Keanu Reeves stars in this action-packed film with a stellar supporting cast. Detective Ludlow (Reeves) is on the hunt to discover who is behind the death of his former partner. ... more about Street Kings
DVD from $2.78 
(6 sellers)
26
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.1801 out of 4 stars for Phone Booth
2.1801
Set entirely within and around the confines of a New York City phone booth, this film follows Stu Shepard (Farrell), a low-rent media consultant who is trapped after being told by a caller - a serial killer with a sniper rifle - that he'll be shot ... more about Phone Booth
DVD from $1.99 
(7 sellers)
27
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.1744 out of 4 stars for American Gun
2.1744
IFC Films presents AMERICAN GUN, a powerful series of interwoven storylines that bring to light how the proliferation of guns in America dramatically influence and shape every day lives. ... more about American Gun
DVD from $3.87 
(4 sellers)
28
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.1255 out of 4 stars for Rage in Harlem
2.1255
A beautiful black gangster's moll flees to Harlem with a trunkload of gold after a shootout, unaware that the rest of the gang, and a few other unsavoury characters, are on her trail. ... more about Rage in Harlem
DVD from $6.52 
(5 sellers)
29
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.1238 out of 4 stars for Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
2.1238
In the year 3000, man is no match for the Psychlos, a manipulative race of aliens on a quest for global domination. ... more about Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
Actor Awards
Razzie Awards - Worst Supporting Actor
DVD from $3.00 
(5 sellers)
30
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.0271 out of 4 stars for American Gun
2.0271
American Gun is a powerful series of interwoven storylines that bring to light how the proliferation of guns in America dramatically affects and shapes the every day lives of its citizens. ... more about American Gun
Not Available on DVD
31
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 2.0163 out of 4 stars for Consenting Adults
2.0163
Richard and Priscilla Parker's lives take a turn for the better when Eddy and Kay move into the house next door. Eddy's a risk taker and shows his new neighbours how to enjoy life at the expense of a rule or convention or two. ... more about Consenting Adults
DVD from $3.00 
(6 sellers)
32
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 1.9816 out of 4 stars for Johnny Handsome
1.9816
A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning his revenge on the man who killed his father-figure and sent him to prison. ... more about Johnny Handsome
DVD from $6.83 
(1 sellers)
34
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 1.7062 out of 4 stars for Ready to Wear
1.7062
A fashion show in Paris draws the usual bunch of people; designers, reporters, models, magazine editors, photographers. Lots of unconnected stories which all revolve around this show, and an all-star cast. ... more about Ready to Wear
DVD from $7.57 
(0 sellers)
35
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 1.6903 out of 4 stars for Four Dogs Playing Poker
1.6903
A group of best friends and amateur thieves steal a valuable statuette for a ruthless black market art dealer. ... more about Four Dogs Playing Poker
DVD from $3.78 
(0 sellers)
36
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 1.6678 out of 4 stars for Vision Quest
1.6678
Vision Quest is a coming of age movie in which high school wrestler Louden Swain (Matthew Modine) decides he wants to be something more than an average high school athlete and sets his sights on a prize that many don't think he can win -- he then sets ... more about Vision Quest
DVD from $3.56 
(5 sellers)
37
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 1.6260 out of 4 stars for Even Money
1.6260
This drama follows the lives of nine individuals whom all have a horrible addiction to either gambling or drugs. As the story unfolds, we come to understand that addiction has no preference over who is absorbed into its world. ... more about Even Money
Not Available on DVD
38
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 1.5787 out of 4 stars for Article 99
1.5787
A group of doctors in a veteran's hospital must contend with their hopeless situation: too many patients and not enough beds. The main cause of their problems is bureaucratic belt-tightening by the hospital administrators. ... more about Article 99
DVD from $3.83 
(7 sellers)
39
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 1.5661 out of 4 stars for Downtown
1.5661
Police Officer Alex Kearney works in a rich plush suburb of Philadelphia. (The police station looks like it came from Beverly Hills) When he stops an important businessman and his story of the incident is not believed, he is sent to work Downtown. ... more about Downtown
DVD from $3.99 
(0 sellers)
40
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 1.5552 out of 4 stars for Body Count
1.5552
A group of thieves attempt to rob an art gallery, but when plans backfire and one of the men winds up dead, the group head down south, running afoul of the law. Along the way, they meet up with a seductive con artist with ideas of her own. ... more about Body Count
DVD from $3.00 
(5 sellers)
41
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 1.5159 out of 4 stars for Bank Robber
1.5159
After robbing a bank, the robber hides out from the police in a seedy hotel where he is forced to bribe various tennants for protection as well as their silence which becomes more difficult as greed takes over and the people demand more exuberant bribes ... more about Bank Robber
Not Available on DVD
43
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 1.4200 out of 4 stars for Marsh
1.4200
Not Available on DVD
45
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 1.0365 out of 4 stars for Diary of a Hitman
1.0365
Hitman Dekker is on his last job, out to kill the wife (Jain) of his client, but he starts to waiver. The longer he takes to do the job the more difficult it becomes. ... more about Diary of a Hitman
Not Available on DVD
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Forest Whitaker scores a combined 0.2785 out of 4 stars for Air I Breathe
0.2785
A drama based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. ... more about Air I Breathe
Not Available on DVD
49
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Misbehavers
0.0001
The Misbehavers documents a small army of guerilla filmmakers as they converge at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival for a mission dubbed Operation: Altitude. ... more about Misbehavers
Not Available on DVD
50
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Odyssey in Rome
0.0001
"Odyssey in Rome" is a documentary extracted from the preparation and production of the movie "Mary" by Abel Ferrara. ... more about Odyssey in Rome
Not Available on DVD
51
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Ripple Effect
0.0001
Fashion designer Amer Atrash, perpetually on the verge of success, is undergoing a personal crisis in both his marriage and his business. ... more about Ripple Effect
Not Available on DVD
52
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Tag: The Assassination Game
0.0001
Pretending to do research for his newspaper, college student Alex Marsh teams up with the somewhat older Susan Swayze, who he long admired from afar. ... more about Tag: The Assassination Game
Not Available on DVD
53
Forest Whitaker scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Powder Blue
0.0001
A city of ten million people, Los Angeles is built on dreams of fame and glamour. But beneath the tabloid headlines and flashing cameras lies a city whose people are desperate for an identity, a connection, and a reason to hope. Charlie Bishop is a former priest who has lost his faith. ... more about Powder Blue
Not Available on DVD
 
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Birthdate:
July 15, 1961

Forest Whitaker

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1980s
10
total ranking of 2.6917  2.6917
1990s
16
total ranking of 2.3794  2.3794
2000s
27
total ranking of 2.2797  2.2797
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.7199
Forest Whitaker is ranked overall as 2.7199 of of 4 stars
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