Filmography: Forest Whitaker

Big George Foreman (PG-13)Release Date: April 28, 2023
Cast: Khris Davis, Jasmine Mathews, Sullivan Jones, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., John Magaro
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Writer: Frank Baldwin, George Tillman Jr.

Respect (PG-13)Release Date: August 13, 2021
Cast: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Mary J. Blige
Director: Liesl Tommy
Writer: Tracey Scott Wilson

City of Lies (R)Release Date: March 19, 2021
Cast: Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Toby Huss, Dayton Callie, Neil Brown Jr.
Director: Brad Furman
Writer: Christian Contreras

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (PG)Release Date: November 6, 2020
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Hugh Bonneville, Anika Noni Rose, Keegan-Michael Key, Phylicia Rashad
Director: David E. Talbert
Writer: David E. Talbert

Burden (R)Release Date: February 28, 2020
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Garrett Hedlund, Tom Wilkinson, Usher Raymond IV, Tess Harper
Director: Andrew Heckler
Writer: Andrew Heckler

Finding Steve McQueen (R)Release Date: March 15, 2019
Cast: Travis Fimmel, Rachel Taylor, Lily Rabe, Forest Whitaker, Rhys Coiro
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Writer: Ken Hixon, Keith Sharon

The Forgiven (2018) (R)Release Date: March 9, 2018
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Eric Bana, Jeff Gum, Debbie Sherman
Director: Roland Joffé
Writer: Michael Ashton

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (PG-13)Release Date: December 16, 2016
Cast: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen
Director: Gareth Edwards
Writer: George Lucas, Chris Weitz

Arrival (PG-13)Release Date: November 11, 2016
Cast: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writer: Eric Heisserer

Southpaw (R)Release Date: July 24, 2015
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Rita Ora, Forest Whitaker, Naomie Harris
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writer: Kurt Sutter

Dope (2015) (R)Release Date: June 19, 2015
Cast: Zoë Kravitz, Forest Whitaker, Tony Revolori, Blake Anderson, Keith Stanfield
Director: Rick Famuyiwa
Writer: Rick Famuyiwa

Two Men in Town (La voie de l'ennemi) (R)Release Date: March 6, 2015
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Ellen Burstyn, Harvey Keitel, Luis Guzmán, Brenda Blethyn
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Writer: Rachid Bouchareb , Daniel Boulanger

Taken 3 (PG-13)Release Date: January 9, 2015
Cast: Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Dogray Scott
Director: Olivier Megaton
Writer: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen

Ernest & Celestine (Ernest et Celestine) (2014) (PG)Release Date: February 28, 2014
Cast: Lambert Wilson, Dominique Maurin, Pauline Brunner, Forest Whitaker, Mackenzie Foy
Director: Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar, Sté
Writer: Gabrielle Vincent, Daniel Pennac

Repentance (2014) (R)Release Date: February 28, 2014
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Anthony Mackie, Mike Epps, Nicole Ari Parker, Sanaa Lathan
Director: Philippe Caland
Writer: Shintaro Shimosawa

Out of the Furnace (R)Release Date: December 4, 2013
Cast: Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe
Director: Scott Cooper
Writer: Scott Cooper, Brad Inglesby

Black Nativity (PG)Release Date: November 27, 2013
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Mary J. Blige
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Writer: Langston Hughes

Lee Daniels' The Butler (PG-13)Release Date: August 16, 2013
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda
Director: Lee Daniels
Writer: Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Wil Haygood

Rising from Ashes (2012) (NR)Release Date: August 2, 2013
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Jock Boyer, Adrien Niyonshuti
Director: T.C. Johnstone

Pawn (2013) (R)Release Date: April 19, 2013
Cast: Nikki Reed, Ray Liotta, Forest Whitaker, Marton Csokas, Jessica Szohr
Director: David A. Armstrong
Writer: Jay Anthony White

The Last Stand (R)Release Date: January 18, 2013
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Genesis Rodriguez, Jaimie Alexander, Rodrigo Santoro, Peter Stormare
Director: Jee-woon Kim
Writer: Andrew Knauer

A Dark Truth (R)Release Date: January 11, 2013
Cast: Kevin Durand, Devon Bostick, Forest Whitaker, Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria
Director: Damian Lee
Writer: Damian Lee

Toys in the Attic (Na pude) (PG)Release Date: September 7, 2012
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Joan Cusak, Cary Elwes, Vivian Schilling, Marcelo Tubert
Director: Jirí Barta, Vivian Schilling
Writer: Edgar Dutka, Jirí Barta

Repo Men (R)Release Date: March 19, 2010
Cast: Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga, Joe Pingue, Liev Schreiber
Director: Miguel Sapochnik
Writer: Eric Garcia, Garrett Lerner

Our Family Wedding (PG-13)Release Date: March 12, 2010
Cast: Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Regina King, Hayley Marie Norman, Lance Gross
Director: Rick Famuyiwa
Writer: Rick Famuyiwa, Gina Prince-Bythewood

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (NR)Release Date: February 26, 2010
Cast: Meryl Streep, Alain Goulem, Spike Jonze, Forest Whitaker, Jackie Burroughs
Director: Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski
Writer: Maurice Sendak

Where the Wild Things Are (PG)Release Date: October 16, 2009
Cast: Catherine Keener, Max Records, Mark Ruffalo, Lauren Ambrose, James Gandolfini
Director: Spike Jonze
Writer: Michael Goldenberg, Dave Eggers, Spike Jonze

Winged Creatures (R)Release Date: July 31, 2009
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning, Josh Hutcherson, Guy Pearce, Forest Whitaker
Director: Rowan Woods
Writer: Rowan Woods, Roy Freirich

Powder Blue (R)Release Date: May 8, 2009
Cast: Jessica Biel, Eddie Redmayne, Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta, Lisa Kudrow
Director: Timothy Linh Bui
Writer: Timothy Linh Bui

Mary (2008) (NR)Release Date: October 17, 2008
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Modine, Heather Graham, Marion Cotillard
Director: Abel Ferrara
Writer: Abel Ferrara, Mario Isabella

Ripple Effect (2008) (R)Release Date: July 11, 2008
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Virginia Madsen, Minnie Driver, Philippe Caland, Kali Rocha
Director: Philippe Caland
Writer: Philippe Caland

Street Kings (R)Release Date: April 11, 2008
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Naomie Harris
Director: David Ayer
Writer: James Ellroy, Kurt Wimmer

Vantage Point (PG-13)Release Date: February 22, 2008
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, William Hurt, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver
Director: Pete Travis
Writer: Barry Levy

The Great Debaters (PG-13)Release Date: December 25, 2007
Cast: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Jurnee Smollett, Kimberly Elise, Gina Ravera
Director: Denzel Washington
Writer: Robert Eisele, Suzan-Lori Parks

Even Money (R)Release Date: May 18, 2007
Cast: Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, Kelsey Grammer, Nick Cannon, Ray Liotta
Director: Mark Rydell
Writer: Robert Tannen

The Marsh (R)Release Date: March 23, 2007
Cast: Gabrielle Anwar, Justin Louis, Forest Whitaker, Courtney Fitzpatrick, Niamh Wilson
Director: Jordan Barker
Writer: Michael Stokes

The Last King of Scotland (R)Release Date: September 27, 2006
Cast: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Gillian Anderson, David Oyelowo, Kerry Washington
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Writer: Peter Morgan, Jeremy Brock, Giles Foden

American Gun (R)Release Date: March 22, 2006
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Donald Sutherland, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Linda Cardellini, Nikki Reed
Director: Aric Avelino
Writer: Aric Avelino, Steve Bagatourian

First Daughter (PG)Release Date: September 24, 2004
Cast: Katie Holmes, Marc Blucas, Michael Keaton, Michael Milhoan, Amerie Rodgers
Director: Forest Whitaker
Writer: Jessica Bendinger, Kate Kondell

Phone Booth (2003) (R)Release Date: April 4, 2003
Cast: Colin Farrell, Forest Whitaker, Katie Holmes, Radha Mitchell, Kiefer Sutherland
Director: Joel Schumacher
Writer: Lawrence G Cohen

American Storytellers (NR)Release Date: January 1, 2003
Cast: John McNaughton, John Sayles, Harold Ramis, Forest Whitaker, Kevin Mukherji
Director: Kevin Mukherji

Panic Room (R)Release Date: March 29, 2002
Cast: Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam, Hayden Panettiere, Jared Leto
Director: David Fincher
Writer: David Koepp, Gavin Polone

Battlefield Earth (PG-13)Release Date: May 12, 2000
Cast: John Travolta, Kim Coates, Barry Pepper, Sabine Karsenti, Forest Whitaker
Director: Roger Christian
Writer: Corey Mandel,J D Shapiro

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (R)Release Date: March 3, 2000
Cast: Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Victor Argo, Tricia Vessey, Cliff Gorman
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Writer: Jim Jarmusch

Light It Up (R)Release Date: November 10, 1999
Cast: Usher Raymond, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa L. Williams, Forest Whitaker
Director: Craig Bolotin
Writer: Craig Bolotin

Hope Floats (PG-13)Release Date: May 29, 1998
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Gena Rowlands, Harry Connick Jr., Mae Whitman, Michael Pare
Director: Forest Whitaker
Writer: Steven Rogers

Phenomenon (PG)Release Date: July 3, 1996
Cast: John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Robert Duvall, Forest Whitaker
Director: Jon Turteltaub

Species (R)Release Date: July 7, 1995
Cast: Natasha Henstridge, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker
Director: Roger Donaldson
Writer: Dennis Feldman

Smoke (1995) (R)Release Date: June 9, 1995
Cast: William Hurt, Harvey Keitel, Harold Perineau, Jr., Forest Whitaker, Stockard Channing
Director: Wayne Wong
Writer: Paul Auster

A Rage in Harlem (R)Release Date: May 3, 1991
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Gregory Hines, Robin Givens, Zakes Mokae, Danny Glover
Director: Bill Duke
Writer: John Toles-Bey, Bobby Crawford

Bird (R)Release Date: September 30, 1988
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright, Keith David
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: Joel Oliansky

Bloodsport (R)Release Date: April 29, 1988
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres, Norman Burton, Forest Whitaker
Director: Newt Arnold
Writer: Christopher Cosby, Mel Friedman

Good Morning Vietnam (R)Release Date: December 23, 1987
Cast: Robin Williams, Tung Thanh Tran, Forest Whitaker, Chintara Sukapatana, Robert Wuhl
Director: Barry Levinson
Writer: Mitch Markowitz

Platoon (R)Release Date: December 19, 1986
Cast: Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Oliver Stone

Catch .44 (R)Cast: Bruce Willis, Malin Akerman, Nikki Reed, Deborah Ann Woll, Forest Whitaker
Director: Aaron Harvey
Writer: Aaron Harvey

Crips and Bloods: Made in America (NR)Cast: Forest Whitaker
Director: Stacy Peralta
Writer: Stacy Peralta, Sam George

Deacons for Defense (NR)Cast: Forest Whitaker, Chris Britton, Jonathan Silverman
Director: Bill Duke

The Experiment (R)Cast: Cam Gigandet, Adrien Brody, Maggie Grace, Clifton Collins Jr., Forest Whitaker
Director: Paul Scheuring
Writer: Paul Scheuring, Mario Giordano

The Fourth Angel (R)Cast: Jeremy Irons, Forest Whitaker, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Priestly, Briony Glassco
Director: John Irvin
Writer: Allan Scott , Robin Hunter

Freelancers (R)Cast: Robert De Niro, Forest Whitaker, Dana Delaney, Beau Garrett, 50 Cent
Director: Jessy Terrero
Writer: L. Philippe Casseus

Johnny Handsome (R)Cast: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker
Director: Walter Hill
Writer: John Godey, Ken Friedman

A Little Trip to Heaven (R)Cast: Forest Whitaker, Julia Stiles, Jeremy Renner, Peter Coyote, Alfred Harmsworth
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Writer: Baltasar Kormakur

Lullaby for Pi (NR)Cast: Rupert Friend, Clémence Poésy, Matt Ward, Forest Whitaker, Sarah Wayne Callies
Director: Benoît Philippon
Writer: Benoît Philippon

My Own Love Song (PG-13)Cast: Forest Whitaker, Renée Zellweger, Madeline Zima, Elias Koteas, Nick Nolte
Director: Olivier Dahan
Writer: Olivier Dahan

Mysteries of the Unseen World (NR)Cast: Forest Whitaker
Director: Louie Schwartzberg
Writer: Mose Richards

Prophets of Change ()Cast: J. K. Simmons, Billy Zane, Forest Whitaker
Director: Assaf Ben Shetrit
Writer: Assaf Ben Shetrit

Serving Life (NR)Cast: Forest Whitaker
Director: Lisa R. Cohen

Sewing Hope (NR)Cast: Forest Whitaker
Director: Derek Watson
Writer: Derek Watson

Zulu (R)Cast: Orlando Bloom, Forest Whitaker, Tanya van Graan, Natasha Loring, Tinarie van Wyk Loots
Director: Jérôme Salle
Writer: Caryl Ferey, Julien Rappeneau, Jérôme Salle