What is the best Morgan Freeman role of all time?

By YPB Team

Wise narrators, divine authorities, reformed criminals, and steadfast companions — his voice alone carries decades of cinematic gravitas and warmth. Which role is his greatest? Cast your vote!

  1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) — ranked #11
    The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
    Freeman plays 'Red', a lifer in Shawshank Prison who becomes the best friend and moral anchor of Tim Robbins's wrongly convicted banker.
  2. Se7en (1995) — ranked #22
    Se7en (1995)
    Freeman plays Detective Somerset, a meticulous and world-weary veteran cop pursuing a methodical serial killer with Brad Pitt's impulsive rookie partner.
  3. Million Dollar Baby (2004) — ranked #33
    Million Dollar Baby (2004)
    Freeman won the Oscar as Scraps, a former boxer turned gym janitor who narrates the story of Clint Eastwood's trainer and a determined female fighter.
  4. Driving Miss Daisy (1989) — ranked #44
    Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
    Freeman plays Hoke Colburn, the dignified and patient chauffeur who develops a decades-long friendship with his difficult Jewish employer in the American South.
  5. Glory (1989) — ranked #55
    Glory (1989)
    Freeman plays Sergeant Major John Rawlins, the wise and steadying voice among the soldiers of the first all-Black Union Army regiment.
  6. Batman Begins (2005) — ranked #66
    Batman Begins (2005)
    Freeman plays Lucius Fox, the Wayne Enterprises tech genius who quietly equips Bruce Wayne's alter ego with the tools to become Batman.
  7. Lean on Me (1989) — ranked #77
    Lean on Me (1989)
    Freeman plays Joe Clark, the real-life strict and unorthodox principal who takes over a failing New Jersey high school and transforms it against all odds.
  8. Bruce Almighty (2003) — ranked #88
    Bruce Almighty (2003)
    Freeman plays God himself, who temporarily grants a frustrated TV reporter His divine powers to see what it's really like to run the universe.
  9. Invictus (2009) — ranked #99
    Invictus (2009)
    Freeman plays Nelson Mandela, who uses the 1995 Rugby World Cup and the Springboks team to unite a post-apartheid South Africa.
  10. Unforgiven (1992) — ranked #1010
    Unforgiven (1992)
    Freeman plays Ned Logan, a retired outlaw who reluctantly joins Clint Eastwood's William Munny for one last job in this revisionist Western.
  11. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) — ranked #1111
    Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
    Freeman plays Azeem, a Moorish warrior who befriends Robin Hood in the Crusades and follows him back to England in this popular adventure.
  12. Street Smart (1987) — ranked #1212
    Street Smart (1987)
    Freeman earned an Oscar nomination as Fast Black, a ruthless pimp in New York City, in a menacing, revelatory breakthrough performance.

Comments

Red comes from a 1982 novella, and the film took seven Academy Award nominations without a single win. Se7en and Unforgiven are the competition: https://youpick.best/articles/stephen-king-ranked-many-ways

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