You Pick BestYouPickBest

The 20 Best Morgan Freeman Movies

By YPB Team

From towering prison dramas to blockbuster franchises and quiet character studies, this spans a singular career of gravitas and range. Which performance reigns supreme?

The Shawshank Redemption — ranked #11
The Shawshank Redemption
The 1994 prison drama in which Freeman's narration as Red anchors one of the most beloved films ever made.
1000pts
Now You See Me — ranked #22
Now You See Me
The 2013 heist thriller with Freeman as a magician-debunking ex-illusionist.
871pts
Se7en — ranked #33
Se7en
David Fincher's grim 1995 thriller with Freeman as a weary detective hunting a serial killer.
845pts
The Bucket List — ranked #44
The Bucket List
The 2007 buddy dramedy pairing Freeman and Jack Nicholson on a final road trip.
746pts
Unforgiven — ranked #55
Unforgiven
Clint Eastwood's 1992 revisionist Western with Freeman as gunslinger Ned Logan.
703pts
Outbreak — ranked #66
Outbreak
The 1995 viral-thriller with Freeman as a conflicted Army general.
703pts
Deep Impact — ranked #77
Deep Impact
The 1998 disaster film featuring Freeman as the U.S. president facing a comet.
653pts
Lucky Number Slevin — ranked #88
Lucky Number Slevin
The 2006 stylish crime caper with Freeman as a vengeful crime boss.
653pts
Million Dollar Baby — ranked #99
Million Dollar Baby
The 2004 boxing drama that won Freeman the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
653pts
Street Smart — ranked #1010
Street Smart
The 1987 drama that earned Freeman his first Oscar nomination as a menacing pimp.
594pts
Glory — ranked #1111
Glory
The 1989 Civil War drama about the first all-Black regiment, co-starring Freeman.
594pts
Invictus — ranked #1212
Invictus
The 2009 film in which Freeman earned an Oscar nod portraying Nelson Mandela.
594pts
Wanted — ranked #1313
Wanted
The 2008 action film in which Freeman heads a secret guild of assassins.
594pts
The Dark Knight — ranked #1414
The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan's 2008 Batman epic with Freeman as gadget-maker Lucius Fox.
594pts
Batman Begins — ranked #1515
Batman Begins
Nolan's 2005 origin story that introduced Freeman as Lucius Fox.
435pts
Driving Miss Daisy — ranked #1616
Driving Miss Daisy
The 1989 Best Picture winner featuring Freeman's Oscar-nominated turn as chauffeur Hoke.
435pts
Bruce Almighty — ranked #1717
Bruce Almighty
The 2003 Jim Carrey comedy in which Freeman memorably plays God.
435pts
Gone Baby Gone — ranked #1818
Gone Baby Gone
Ben Affleck's 2007 crime drama with Freeman as a Boston police captain.
435pts
The Sum of All Fears — ranked #1919
The Sum of All Fears
The 2002 Tom Clancy thriller with Freeman as CIA director William Cabot.
435pts
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves — ranked #2020
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
The 1991 adventure where Freeman plays the Moorish warrior Azeem.
435pts
#movies#actors#classics#morgan freeman

Comments

No comments yet. Be the first!

0/1000