Forest Whitaker
Actor · 97 credits · 75 in highly-rated films
Best known for Arrival (2016)
Frequent collaborators: Willem Dafoe, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Kiefer Sutherland, Keith David, Matthew Modine
Best Forest Whitaker movies by genre
- Forest Whitaker Drama Movies 54
- Forest Whitaker Thriller Movies 26
- Forest Whitaker Crime Movies 21
- Forest Whitaker Action Movies 20
- Forest Whitaker Documentary Movies 14
- Forest Whitaker Comedy Movies 9
- Forest Whitaker Romance Movies 8
- Forest Whitaker TV Movie Movies 8
- Forest Whitaker Science Fiction Movies 7
- Forest Whitaker Adventure Movies 6
- Forest Whitaker Family Movies 5
- Forest Whitaker Fantasy Movies 5
Movies (93 total, ranked by score)
1Arrival
2016 · ★ 7.6 (19,730 votes)
Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
2Platoon
1986 · ★ 7.7 (5,220 votes)
Drama, War, Action
3Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · ★ 7.5 (16,672 votes)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
4Southpaw
2015 · ★ 7.4 (5,904 votes)
Action, Drama
5The Last King of Scotland
2006 · ★ 7.4 (2,425 votes)
Drama
6The King of Kings
2025 · ★ 8.3 (207 votes)
Adventure, Animation, Family
7Good Morning, Vietnam
1987 · ★ 7.3 (3,062 votes)
Comedy, Drama, War
8The Butler
2013 · ★ 7.3 (3,066 votes)
Drama
9Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999 · ★ 7.3 (1,433 votes)
Crime, Drama
10The Great Debaters
2007 · ★ 7.3 (728 votes)
Drama
11Bloodsport
1988 · ★ 7.1 (2,238 votes)
Action, Thriller, Drama
12Phone Booth
2003 · ★ 6.9 (4,235 votes)
Thriller, Crime
13Panic Room
2002 · ★ 6.8 (5,487 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
14The Color of Money
1986 · ★ 6.9 (1,564 votes)
Drama
15Street Kings
2008 · ★ 6.7 (1,764 votes)
Action, Crime, Drama
16Smoke
1995 · ★ 7.2 (543 votes)
Comedy, Drama
17The Crying Game
1992 · ★ 6.8 (862 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
18Taken 3
2014 · ★ 6.3 (6,250 votes)
Thriller, Action
19Out of the Furnace
2013 · ★ 6.6 (2,167 votes)
Thriller, Drama, Crime
20Where the Wild Things Are
2009 · ★ 6.5 (2,056 votes)
Adventure, Drama, Family
21Phenomenon
1996 · ★ 6.5 (1,389 votes)
Drama, Romance, Fantasy
22Vantage Point
2008 · ★ 6.4 (2,239 votes)
Drama, Action, Thriller
23Havoc
2025 · ★ 6.4 (1,315 votes)
Action, Crime, Thriller
24Stakeout
1987 · ★ 6.5 (461 votes)
Action, Comedy, Romance
25Repo Men
2010 · ★ 6.3 (2,165 votes)
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
26Bird
1988 · ★ 6.9 (357 votes)
Drama, Music
27Respect
2021 · ★ 6.8 (458 votes)
Drama, Music, History
28Zulu
2013 · ★ 6.7 (524 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
29A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
2001 · ★ 8.5 (11 votes)
Documentary
30The Air I Breathe
2007 · ★ 6.3 (410 votes)
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.