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Laurence Fishburne
Birthdate: July 30, 1961

Laurence Fishburne

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1980s
1.5695
2
total ranking of 1.5695
1990s
2.8466
12
total ranking of 2.8466
2000s
2.6934
17
total ranking of 2.6934
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Laurence Fishburne is ranked overall as 2.9615 of of 4 stars2.9615

Laurence Fishburne Movie Rankings

1
Laurence Fishburne starring in Apocalypse Now Redux
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 3.2597 out of 4 stars for Apocalypse Now Redux3.2597
A new, expanded version of Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 Vietnam war epic. ...more about Apocalypse Now Redux
  • Not Available on DVD
2
Laurence Fishburne starring in Boyz N the Hood
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 3.1344 out of 4 stars for Boyz N the Hood3.1344
Three friends face the struggles and hardships associated with neighborhood gangs and violence in South Central LA. Each struggling to find their place in the world. ...more about Boyz N the Hood
3
Laurence Fishburne starring in Mystic River
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 3.1132 out of 4 stars for Mystic River3.1132
Childhood friends Jimmy Markum (Penn), Sean Devine (Bacon) and Dave Boyle (Robbins) reunite following the death of Jimmy's oldest daughter, Katie (Rossum). ...more about Mystic River
4
Matrix, The (1999)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 3.0423 out of 4 stars for Matrix3.0423
In the near future, a computer hacker named Neo (Keanu Reeves) discovers that all life on Earth may be nothing more than an elaborate facade created by a malevolent cyber-intelligence, for the purpose of placating us while our life essence is "farmed" to ...more about Matrix
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Supporting Actor
  • Black Reel Awards - Theatrical - Best Actor
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Supporting Actor - Action/Science-Fiction
  • Image Awards - Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
5
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 3.0015 out of 4 stars for Searching for Bobby Fischer3.0015
Josh Waitzkin is just a typical American boy interested in baseball when one day he challenges his father at chess and wins. ...more about Searching for Bobby Fischer
6
Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.9376 out of 4 stars for Matrix Reloaded2.9376
Neo, Morpheus, Trinity, and the rest of their crew continue to battle the machines that have enslaved the human race in the Matrix. ...more about Matrix Reloaded
7
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.9113 out of 4 stars for Mission: Impossible III2.9113
Super-spy Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has retired from active duty to trains new IMF agents. ...more about Mission: Impossible III
8
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.8302 out of 4 stars for Akeelah and the Bee2.8302
Twelve year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She's smart, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. ...more about Akeelah and the Bee
9
School Daze (1988)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.7565 out of 4 stars for School Daze2.7565
In the South of the United States are taking place confrontations between two groups of students who have different ideas and are not able to accept the one of the oponent. ...more about School Daze
10
Osmosis Jones (2001)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.7543 out of 4 stars for Osmosis Jones2.7543
Frank Detomello catches a cold. The inside of his body is known as the "City of Frank" to its inhabitants, two of which - white blood cell cop Osmosis Jones, and cold tablet Drixorial - team up to fight the invading viruses intent on taking over the City. ...more about Osmosis Jones
11
Matrix Revolutions, The (2003)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.7063 out of 4 stars for Matrix Revolutions2.7063
The machine army continues to drill towards Zion. Within hours, they will overrun the population of the Zionites and lay extinction to human kind. Meanwhile, Neo is held captive by the Merovingian at a train station. ...more about Matrix Revolutions
Actor Awards
  • Image Awards - Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
12
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.6721 out of 4 stars for Assault on Precinct 132.6721
On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick (Hawke) must cobble together a force made up cops and criminals to save themselves from a mob looking to kill mobster Marion Bishop (Fishburne). ...more about Assault on Precinct 13
Actor Awards
  • Image Awards - Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
13
Higher Learning (1995)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.6552 out of 4 stars for Higher Learning2.6552
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. ...more about Higher Learning
Actor Awards
  • Image Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
14
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.5718 out of 4 stars for Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse2.5718
Documents the sensational events surrounding the making of 'Apocalypse Now' (qv) and 'Francis Ford Coppola' (qv)'s struggle with nature, governments, actors, and self-doubt. Includes footage and sound secretly recorded by Elanor Coppola, wife of Francis. ...more about Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
  • Not Available on DVD
15
Othello (1995)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.5697 out of 4 stars for Othello2.5697
Iago (Kenneth Branagh) convinces Othello, The Moor of Venice (Lawrence Fishburne) that his wife, Desdemona has been unfaithful. Iago is an evil, manipulative character with his own agenda. ...more about Othello
Actor Awards
  • Image Awards - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture
16
Event Horizon (1997)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.5516 out of 4 stars for Event Horizon2.5516
In the year 2047 a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the long lost starship "Event Horizon". ...more about Event Horizon
17
Hoodlum (1997)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.4802 out of 4 stars for Hoodlum2.4802
The film focuses on the war of two gangs in 1930s Harlem for the control of illegal gaming - one headed by black strategic godfather Bumpy Johnson and another by white ruthless hothead Dutch Schultz. ...more about Hoodlum
Actor Awards
  • Acapulco Black Film Festival - Best Actor
  • Image Awards - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture
18
Just Cause (1995)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.3871 out of 4 stars for Just Cause2.3871
Bobby Earl is facing the electric chair for the murder of a young girl. Eight years after the crime he calls in Paul Armstrong, a professor of law, to help prove his innocence. ...more about Just Cause
19
Bobby (2006)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.3158 out of 4 stars for Bobby2.3158
This examination of the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy centers around 22 people who were also at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles the night he was killed. ...more about Bobby
20
TMNT (2007)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.3044 out of 4 stars for TMNT2.3044
The teenage mutant ninja turtles must ban together once again to save the world from a power crazed tech-industrialist desperate for world domination. ...more about TMNT
21
Biker Boyz (2003)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.2887 out of 4 stars for Biker Boyz2.2887
A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son", this is the story of Manuel Galloway (Fishburne), also known as "the King of Cali", the president of a motorcycle club whose members are all African-American men, mostly white-collar workers who exchange their ...more about Biker Boyz
22
Fled (1996)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.2357 out of 4 stars for Fled2.2357
Dodge is a computer hacker serving a prison term; Piper is a tough guy. They end up chained together, and flee during a chain-gang escape attempt that goes bad. ...more about Fled
23
Once in the Life (2000)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.2286 out of 4 stars for Once in the Life2.2286
Once in the life (of drug dealing and organized crime), can anyone get out? During a brief jail stay, two half-brothers, who have rarely seen each other while growing up, connect. ...more about Once in the Life
24
21 (2008)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.1963 out of 4 stars for 212.1963
"21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings. ...more about 21
25
Bad Company (1995)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 2.1446 out of 4 stars for Bad Company2.1446
Nelson Crowe is a CIA operative under the thumb of the Company for a disputed delivery of $50,000 in gold. They blackmail him into working for the Grimes Organization, which is set up as a private company for hire, to blackmail prominent individuals. ...more about Bad Company
26
Band of the Hand (1986)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 1.9861 out of 4 stars for Band of the Hand1.9861
In an attempt of resocialisation, five hopeless juvenile criminals are sent away from prison into the Everglades for a survival training under the Indian Joe. When this is successful, they move back to Miami. ...more about Band of the Hand
  • Not Available on DVD
27
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 1.9794 out of 4 stars for Welcome to Hollywood1.9794
A film director (Adam Rifkin) decides to chart the course of a young actor (Tony Markes) as he tries to make it in Hollywood. Attempts to get him noticed and placed in roles meet with failure. ...more about Welcome to Hollywood
28
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 1.7655 out of 4 stars for What's Love Got to Do with It1.7655
Chronicles the career of Tina Turner from the time she met musician-songwriter Ike Turner until the launch of her solo career in the early 1980's. Contains faithful reenactments of stage performances by Ike and Tina turner. ...more about What's Love Got to Do with It
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
29
Soul of a Man, The (2003)
Laurence Fishburne scores a combined 1.7518 out of 4 stars for Soul of a Man1.7518
  • Not Available on DVD
30
Ashes and Snow (2005)
No Reviews Available
photographic artworks by Gregory Colbert that explores the natural interaction between man and other animals. ...more about Ashes and Snow
  • Not Available on DVD
31
Death and Life of Bobby Z, The (2006)
No Reviews Available
A DEA agent (Fishburne) provides former Marine Tim Kearney (Walker) with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hostage switch with a crime lord. ...more about Death and Life of Bobby Z
  • Not Available on DVD