Movies starring Morgan Freeman

Attica (1980)

97 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Pretty much every opinion I have read on "Attica" seems to come from someone either involved with the movie or who was old enough to remember the actual events of 1971. The thing is that I wasn't even born in 1971 and know no...

Resting Place (1986)

100 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Resting Place (1986) John Lithgow stars as Major Kendall Laird trying to lay to rest a black soldier but confronted by racism in a segregated town whilst also uncovering a military cover up when it came to how ...

Glory (1989)

122 mins     Drama, War      

"Glory" is one impressive movie, it tells an important historical story about black men fighting in the American Civil War, it is well acted so much so that it isn't a movie about any of its stars and the whole thing draws yo...

Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (1991)

143 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama      

I remember when Kevin Costner's "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" first came out, I really loved it even though I quickly grew to hate the theme music. B but having rewatched it many years later I realized that firstly it is no...

Unforgiven (1992)

131 mins     Western      

"Unforgiven" is one of those movies where people like to look for subtext, the deeper meaning of it all. As such there are theories about it being a movie which takes a swipe at politics, a movie which subtext is about gun co...

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

142 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

It's strange to think that when "The Shawshank Redemption" was released back in September 1994 it was only a moderate hit, yet now it is classed as a classic which features in countless top movie lists and has since gone on t...

Outbreak (1995)

127 mins     Action , Drama, Sci-Fi      

Let me tell you what the problem is with "Outbreak" it is "Hollywood". But before I get to that let me tell you what we have here, a potentially clever movie which covers a lot of areas. There is a disaster movie with the spr...

Se7en (1995)

127 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

I once asked someone what was so great about the movie "Se7en" and they struggled to come up with an answer. And I have found this is often what happens when "Se7en" is brought up in discussion with your average movie goer wh...

Chain Reaction (1996)

107 mins     Action , Drama, Thriller      

Here is the irony; "Chain reaction" is a movie about scientists creating a new power source which doesn't pollute yet this is a movie which has no brains. In fact forget the whole science aspect, which you should the minute y...

Kiss the Girls (1997)

115 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Thinking about all the movies I have watched which feature Morgan Freeman I have to say I've never seen him put in a bad performance. The movie may stink but Freeman comes out of it having delivered another believable, author...

Deep Impact (1998)

120 mins     Action , Drama, Romance      

I like disaster movies, I know I'm a glutton for punishment, but these movies tend to be simple affairs full of popcorn scenes which are there as just a visual pleasure. And to be honest "Deep Impact" is another simple affair...

Hard Rain (1998)

97 mins     Action , Crime, Drama      

Hard Rain - star studded action spectacular featuring a flooding town a group of bad guys after millons which a security guard has hidden from them...

Nurse Betty (2000)

110 mins     Comedy, Crime, Romance      

"Nurse Betty" is a dark comedy which combines two things a thriller with quirky, dark humour as you would expect from a dark comedy and to be honest it works, it is dark and funny. But maybe it is me but there is something ab...

Along Came a Spider (2001)

104 mins     Crime, Mystery, Thriller      

It would be easy to bemoan the fact that "Along Came a Spider" is a thriller which contains many plot holes and one too many twists, but the thing is that it works. What I mean by that is that if "Along Came a Spider" hooks y...

High Crimes (2002)

115 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

"High Crimes" is a movie with a problem and one not of it's own doing, that problem is that it is a military thriller with a mix of courtroom and cover up drama which immediately makes you compare it to "A Few Good Men". It i...

Bruce Almighty (2003)

101 mins     Comedy, Fantasy, Romance      

Jim Carrey, with his over the top face pulling and slightly juvenile humour is one of those comedians that you are going to either like or hate, a bit like Marmite. There is no middle ground as his brand of comedy is shall we...

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

132 mins     Drama, Sport      

Despite being a boxing movie, a genre which I enjoy, "Million Dollar Baby" was not a boxing movie I had planned to watch as the thought of watching Hilary Swank box did not appeal one little bit, even if it did also star Clin...

Batman Begins (2005)

134 mins     Action , Crime, Fantasy, Thriller      

2005 and Christopher Nolan gives us a new vision of Batman in "Batman Begins" taking us back to the start as to how Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) became the stalker of nightime criminals....

Edison (2005)

95 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Why is it that some recording artists think that once they have conquered the music industry they can do the same in the movie industry? Yes there are a few who manage to do both, but in my humble opinion a movie which featur...

Unleashed (2005)

102 mins     Action , Crime, Drama, Thriller      

"Unleashed" or the rather strangely titled "Danny the Dog" as it's also known is one of those modern martial arts/action movies but most definitely not your average sort. It has those expected elements with Jet Li impressing ...