What is the best Morgan Freeman role of all time?

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Freeman earned an Oscar nomination as Fast Black, a ruthless pimp in New York City, in a menacing, revelatory breakthrough performance.