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Birthdate: June 1, 1937
Morgan Freeman
ACTOR RANKINGS:
CAREER SPAN
Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1970s
1.1344
3
1980s
2.0283
13
1990s
2.7824
18
2000s
3.1357
25
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: 
3.2790
3.2790
Morgan Freeman Movie Rankings
1
3.5650With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. ...more about Dark Knight
- Not Available on DVD
2
3.5316A retired boxing trainer reluctantly agrees to train a female fighter after she proves she has the heart and determination to succeed. Along the way a father daughter relationship forms between the two, each filling a gap in their lives they didn't know they had. ...more about Million Dollar Baby
Actor Awards
- Academy Awards, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Black Reel Awards - Best Supporting Actor
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
- Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- Image Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
- Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- Vancouver Film Critics Circle - Best Supporting Actor
DVD from $4.91
(23 sellers)
3
3.5260When a local prostitute is mutated, the law seems to turn a blind eye. Dissatisfied with how the sheriff handled the case the town prostitutes ban together and place a bounty on the head of two cowboys, attracting old sharp shooters and young guns hoping to collect. ...more about Unforgiven
DVD from $5.20
(16 sellers)
4
3.2078
A new restart of the "Batman" franchise under the helm of "Memento" Director Chris Nolan and more in tone with the early "Batman: Year One" style comics. ...more about Batman Begins
Actor Awards
- Black Movie Awards - Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
DVD from $7.99
(15 sellers)
5
3.1605
Based on the letters of Colonel Robert G. Shaw. Shaw was an officer in the Federal Army during the American Civil War who volunteered to lead the first company of black soldiers. ...more about Glory
DVD from $3.95
(16 sellers)
6
3.1100
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. ...more about Shawshank Redemption
Actor Awards
- Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Chlotrudis Awards - Best Actor
- Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
DVD from $7.12
(16 sellers)
7
3.1055
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. ...more about Driving Miss Daisy
Actor Awards
- Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
- Image Awards - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture
- Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
- National Board of Review, USA - Best Actor
DVD from $4.21
(14 sellers)
8
3.0900
Based on the Dennis Lehane novel about two Boston area detectives investigating a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally. ...more about Gone Baby Gone
DVD from $17.76
(14 sellers)
9
3.0594
A film about two homicide detectives' desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as absolution for the world's ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins. ...more about Se7en
Actor Awards
- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
- Empire Awards, UK - Best Actor
- Image Awards - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture
DVD from $5.44
(15 sellers)
10
2.9784
A Kansas City waitress (Renee Zellweger) with dreams of becoming a nurse becomes delusional after seeing her no-good car salesman husband (Aaron Eckhart) murdered. ...more about Nurse Betty
Actor Awards
- Black Reel Awards - Theatrical - Best Actor
- Image Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
- Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical
DVD from $3.92
(16 sellers)
11
2.9403
AMISTAD is about a 1839 mutiny onboard a slave ship that is traveling towards the Northeast Coast of America. Much of the story involves a court-room drama about the slave who led the revolt. ...more about Amistad
Actor Awards
- Image Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
DVD from $6.13
(10 sellers)
12
2.8140
Based on a series of graphic novels, this supernatural thriller explores the transformation that occurs when a cubicle-bound nothing of a man (James McAvoy) learns he has magical powers. ...more about Wanted
- Not Available on DVD
13
2.7987
When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. ...more about Sum of All Fears
Actor Awards
- Black Reel Awards - Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor
DVD from $3.84
(17 sellers)
14
2.7663
On and beneath the meanest streets of Glasgow, fiery gangster Bart (Hoskins) is merciless with debtors, would-be rivals, and anyone else to whom he even takes a passing dislike. ...more about Unleashed
DVD from $8.17
(13 sellers)
15
2.7305
As a comet is on a collision course with earth, humans have to prepare for their survival. They randomly select eight hundred thousand people to be saved in order to keep the human race alive. ...more about Deep Impact
Actor Awards
- Image Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
DVD from $3.94
(10 sellers)
16
2.7304
Set in New York City, a case of mistaken identity lands Slevin (Josh Hartnett) in the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi (Ben Kingsley) and The Boss (Morgan Freeman). ...more about Lucky Number Slevin
DVD from $8.49
(13 sellers)
17
2.7036
Bruce Nolan (Carrey), a television reporter in Buffalo, N.Y.,is discontented with almost everything in life despite his popularity and the love of his girlfriend, Grace (Aniston) . ...more about Bruce Almighty
Actor Awards
- BET Comedy Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Box Office Movie
- Black Reel Awards - Film: Best Supporting Actor
- Image Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
DVD from $4.64
(13 sellers)
18
2.6990
Washington DC detective Dr. Alex Cross ('Morgan Freeman'(qv)) travels to North Carolina to investigate the apparent kidnapping of his niece ('Gina Ravera'(qv)). ...more about Kiss the Girls
Actor Awards
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Actor - Suspense
DVD from $2.41
(13 sellers)
19
2.6174
The daughter of a thief, young Moll is placed in the care of a nunnery after the execution of her mother. However, the actions of an abusive priest lead Moll to rebel as a teenager, escaping to the dangerous streets of London. ...more about Moll Flanders
DVD from $4.08
(11 sellers)
20
2.6012
Set against the rugged ranchlands of Wyoming, An Unfinished Life is the story of a modern-day Western family, as stoic as they are divided, learning the true meaning of forgiveness. ...more about Unfinished Life
DVD from $10.98
(9 sellers)
21
2.5650
The daughter of a senator has been kidnapped. The kidnapper then calls police detective and forensic psychologist, Alex Cross. Cross then goes and tries to help them find the girl. ...more about Along Came a Spider
Actor Awards
- Image Awards - Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
DVD from $2.10
(13 sellers)
22
2.5288
Set during a massive flood started by a dam accident in a small town, Christian Slater is an armored truck guard who gets robbed by Morgan Freeman. Slater gets away with all the money and hides it. ...more about Hard Rain
DVD from $6.13
(9 sellers)
23
2.4973
A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. ...more about Under Suspicion
DVD from $3.95
(9 sellers)
24
2.4925
A nice-guy hit man (Whalberg) agrees to take on a kidnapping scheme. ...more about Big Hit
DVD from $9.32
(12 sellers)
25
2.4917
Eddie Kasalivich, an undergraduate at the University of Chicago, works as a technician for a scientific team that discovers an alternative, low-cost, pollution-free fuel source. ...more about Chain Reaction
DVD from $4.44
(14 sellers)
26
2.4809
The film philosophical approach at redemption. The protagonist Manual Jordan (Billy Bob Thorton) has gotten parole from a life sentence for the murder of Abner Easley, and returns to the city he lived in to try to seek redemption. ...more about Levity
DVD from $14.85
(7 sellers)
27
2.4714
Financial "Master of the Universe" Sherman McCoy sees his life unravel when his mistress Maria Ruskin hits a black boy with his car. ...more about Bonfire of the Vanities
DVD from $4.99
(14 sellers)
28
2.4606
When the new Warden comes in disguised as an inmate, he sees first hand all the corruption and scams the guards and prison officials and running. ...more about Brubaker
DVD from $6.99
(11 sellers)
30
2.4260
High powered lawyer Claire Kubik finds her world turned upside down when her husband, who she thought was Tom Kubik, is arrested and is revealed to be Ron Chapman. Chapman is on trial for a murder of Latin American villagers while he was in the Marines. ...more about High Crimes
Actor Awards
- Image Awards - Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
DVD from $7.76
(14 sellers)
31
2.4181
An arrogant and unorthodox teacher returns as principal to the idyllic high school from which he had earlier been fired to find it a den of drug abuse, gang violence and urban despair. ...more about Lean on Me
Actor Awards
- Image Awards - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture
DVD from $7.38
(11 sellers)
32
2.3661
An unnamed actor meets a grocery store clerk one afternoon at the check-out counter. Through a series of events the two drive around Los Angeles having discussions about life and lifestyle. ...more about 10 Items or Less
DVD from $8.63
(10 sellers)
33
2.3600
Four friends sruggling with life meet in the Maine woods for their annual hunting trip. ...more about Dreamcatcher
DVD from $1.99
(12 sellers)
34
2.3369
A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House. ...more about Outbreak
DVD from $4.49
(12 sellers)
35
2.2974
A meditation on love and its various incarnations, set within a community of friends in Oregon. and is described as an exploration of the magical, mysterious and sometimes painful incarnations of love. ...more about Feast of Love
DVD from $16.99
(13 sellers)
36
2.2802
Surfer/drifter/con man Jack Ryan (Wilson) makes his way to Hawaii and lands a job caring for an Walter Crewes (Freeman), a judge on the island. His new gig leads to an involvement with an beautiful, enterprising woman (Foster). ...more about Big Bounce
DVD from $3.99
(12 sellers)
37
2.2754
After being captured by Turks during the Crusades, Robin of Locksley and a Moor, Azeem, escape back to England where Azeem vows to remain until he repays Robin for saving his life. ...more about Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
DVD from $11.39
(13 sellers)
38
2.2749
Michael Keaton plays Daryl Poynter, a hot shot real estate agent who just happens to have a cocaine and drinking problem. One morning, he wakes up to find a dead woman in his bed(someone he had been partying with the night before)from a cocaine overdose. ...more about Clean and Sober
DVD from $4.49
(11 sellers)
39
2.2692
Corprate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers have nothing in common except for their terminal illnesses. While sharing a hospital room together, they decide to leave it and do all the things they have ever wanted to do before they die according to their bucket list. ...more about Bucket List
DVD from $19.47
(5 sellers)
40
2.1253
The last time we saw Evan Baxter (Steve Carell), he was being tormented by rival Bruce Nolan onscreen, live from their Buffalo TV station. But as time passed and Evan has made up with Bruce, he's gone onto bigger and better things. ...more about Evan Almighty
DVD from $7.95
(17 sellers)
42
1.9788
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
(11 sellers)
43
1.9131
Manhattan janitor Daryll Deever is fixated on hard-charging TV commentator, Tony Sokolow; he tapes her commentary daily to watch after work. ...more about Eyewitness
DVD from $4.86
(5 sellers)
44
1.8413
Magazine reporter Jonathan Fisher, in danger of losing his job, promises to write a factual hard-hitting story of prostitution. But when he tries to get information from the subjects, he is ignored. ...more about Street Smart
Actor Awards
- Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
- National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Best Supporting Actor
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Supporting Actor
DVD from $6.45
(11 sellers)
45
1.7807
The Power of One is an intriguing story of a young English boy named P.K. and his passion for changing the world. Growing up he suffered as the only English boy in an Afrikaans school. Soon orphaned, he was placed in the care of a German national. ...more about Power of One
DVD from $5.99
(10 sellers)
46
1.7639
A delinquent teenager's only link to society is the attachment he feels towards an older brother-figure. ...more about That Was Then... This Is Now
- Not Available on DVD
49
1.2940
In Toronto, after a holdup goes awry, two gunmen kill or wound several people at a cafe. A flashback takes us through the victims' day. Sheena, a talkative woman approaching middle age, vacillates about showing up for a blind date. ...more about Life Before This
DVD from $9.99
(1 sellers)
50
0.8994
A teacher overcomes his frustration in a high-school full of flunkies. As he attempts to educate his students, his attempts to help them gets him into trouble with the school board, which only adds to his problems. ...more about Teachers
- Not Available on DVD
52
Wednesday, May 10th 2000. Dozens of stars, hundreds of journalists and thousands of fans have come together in the south of France. Amongst them is Markus. He is an autograph collector who has come here to get signatures from the famous. ...more about Cannes: Through the Eyes of the Hunter
- Not Available on DVD
54
Thirty-three years after his death, during one of the bloodiest days of the Vietnam War, Air Force Pararescue Jumper William H. ...more about Last Full Measure
- Not Available on DVD
55
This biographical short film was shown at the 2004 Democratic National Convention as an introduction to the presidential candidate, John Kerry. ...more about Remarkable Promise
- Not Available on DVD
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