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Best Drama Movies Starring Forest Whitaker

This collection ranks 54 drama movies starring Forest Whitaker. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. Arrival tops the list with a 7.6/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1983–2025.

54 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Arrival

    2016· 1h 56m· en

    7.619.7K
  2. 2

    Platoon

    1986· 2h 0m· en

    7.75.2K
  3. 3

    Southpaw

    2015· 2h 3m· en

    7.45.9K
  9. 9

    Bloodsport

    1988· 1h 32m· en

    7.12.2K
  10. 10

    Panic Room

    2002· 1h 51m· en

    6.85.5K
  12. 12

    Street Kings

    2008· 1h 49m· en

    6.71.8K
  13. 13

    Smoke

    1995· 1h 52m· en

    7.2543
  17. 17

    Phenomenon

    1996· 2h 3m· en

    6.51.4K
  18. 18

    Vantage Point

    2008· 1h 30m· en

    6.42.2K
  19. 19

    Havoc

    2025· 1h 47m· en

    6.41.3K
  20. 20

    Bird

    1988· 2h 41m· en

    6.9357
  21. 21

    Respect

    2021· 2h 25m· en

    6.8458
  22. 22

    Zulu

    2013· 1h 50m· en

    6.7524
  26. 26

    Hope Floats

    1998· 1h 54m· en

    6.4512
  34. 34

    Burden

    2018· 2h 9m· en

    6.187
  37. 37

    Mary

    2005· 1h 23m· en

    5.743
  43. 43

    Strapped

    1993· 1h 44m· en

    5.713
  47. 47

    Lush Life

    1993· 1h 41m· en

    7.25
  50. 50

    Even Money

    2007· 1h 53m· en

    5.576

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Frequently asked questions

How many drama movies has Forest Whitaker made?

54 drama movies starring Forest Whitaker carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these Forest Whitaker films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best Forest Whitaker drama movie?

Arrival currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Forest Whitaker drama movie is the most popular?

Arrival has the largest audience (19,730 votes) among these titles.