Portrait of Morgan Freeman

Acting

Morgan Freeman

Career

Active from 1971 to 2027, busiest in 2014 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
103
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 140 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Morgan Freeman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Romance
    3.1, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 11
  • Character Study 9
  • Educational 6
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Social Justice 5
  • Nature Documentary 5
  • Crime Thriller 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Survival Story 5
  • Psychological Drama 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

187
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

8 titles
The Promised Land
The Promised Land

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

Sniff
Sniff

as Joe Mulwray

The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum
The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum

as Narrator (voice)

Hate to See You Go
Hate to See You Go

as Sonny Bell

A New Birth of Freedom
A New Birth of Freedom

as Narrator

Break Out
Break Out

Executive Producer

Last Meals
Last Meals

Producer

Ear Hustle
Ear Hustle

Producer

2020s

30 titles ยท average score 52
Gunner
Gunner (2024)
GoodWatch score 36

as Kendrick Ryker

My Dead Friend Zoe
My Dead Friend Zoe (2024)
GoodWatch score 78

as Dr. Cole

Odysseus Returns
Odysseus Returns (2024)

as Narrator

57 Seconds
57 Seconds (2023)
GoodWatch score 32

as Anton Burrell

A Good Person
A Good Person (2023)
GoodWatch score 63

as Daniel

The Ritual Killer
The Ritual Killer (2023)
GoodWatch score 24

as Dr. Mackles

Lioness
Lioness (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Secretary of State Edwin Mullins

Paradise Highway
Paradise Highway (2022)
GoodWatch score 46

as Gerick

The Minute You Wake Up Dead
The Minute You Wake Up Dead (2022)
GoodWatch score 19

as Sheriff Thurmond Fowler

Vanquish
Vanquish (2021)
GoodWatch score 26

as Damon

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
GoodWatch score 44

as Senior

The Comeback Trail
The Comeback Trail (2020)
GoodWatch score 40

as Reggie Fontaine

2010s

44 titles ยท average score 59
Angel Has Fallen
Angel Has Fallen (2019)
GoodWatch score 54

as Alan Trumbull

The Poison Rose
The Poison Rose (2019)
GoodWatch score 26

as Doc

Going in Style
Going in Style (2017)
GoodWatch score 55

as Willie Davis

Last Knights
Last Knights (2015)
GoodWatch score 40

as Bartok

Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary (2014)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Chief Justice Frawley / Chief Justice Wilbourne (uncredited)

Lucy
Lucy (2014)
GoodWatch score 61

as Professor Norman

Transcendence
Transcendence (2014)
GoodWatch score 42

as Joseph Tagger

Oblivion
Oblivion (2013)
GoodWatch score 59

as Beech

Last Vegas
Last Vegas (2013)
GoodWatch score 54

as Archibald 'Archie' Clayton

The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

as Fox

The Magic of Belle Isle
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
GoodWatch score 52

as Monte Wildhorn

RED
RED (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

as Joe Matheson

2000s

38 titles ยท average score 57
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight (2008)
GoodWatch score 89

as Lucius Fox

Wanted
Wanted (2008)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sloan

Evan Almighty
Evan Almighty (2007)
GoodWatch score 41

as God

Gone Baby Gone
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
GoodWatch score 80

as Jack Doyle

The Bucket List
The Bucket List (2007)
GoodWatch score 56

as Carter Chambers

Lucky Number Slevin
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

as The Boss

Unleashed
Unleashed (2005)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sam

Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
GoodWatch score 85

as Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris

Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty (2003)
GoodWatch score 56

as God

Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher (2003)
GoodWatch score 41

as Col. Abraham Curtis

The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

as DCI William Cabot

Along Came a Spider
Along Came a Spider (2001)
GoodWatch score 49

as Alex Cross

1990s

30 titles ยท average score 61
Hard Rain
Hard Rain (1998)
GoodWatch score 44

as Jim

Deep Impact
Deep Impact (1998)
GoodWatch score 50

as President Tom Beck

Kiss the Girls
Kiss the Girls (1997)
GoodWatch score 53

as Det. Alex Cross

Amistad
Amistad (1997)
GoodWatch score 72

as Theodore Joadson

Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction (1996)
GoodWatch score 40

as Paul Shannon

Moll Flanders
Moll Flanders (1996)
GoodWatch score 53

as Hibble

Se7en
Se7en (1995)
GoodWatch score 75

as Somerset

Outbreak
Outbreak (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

as General Billy Ford

The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

Unforgiven
Unforgiven (1992)
GoodWatch score 87

as Ned Logan

The Power of One
The Power of One (1992)
GoodWatch score 48

as Geel Piet

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
GoodWatch score 60

as Azeem

1980s

25 titles ยท average score 59
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
GoodWatch score 78

as Hoke Colburn

Lean On Me
Lean On Me (1989)
GoodWatch score 70

as Principal Joe Clark

Johnny Handsome
Johnny Handsome (1989)
GoodWatch score 53

as Lt. A.Z. Drones

Glory
Glory (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

as Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins

Clean and Sober
Clean and Sober (1988)
GoodWatch score 62

as Craig

Clinton and Nadine
Clinton and Nadine (1988)
GoodWatch score 32

as Dorsey Pratt

Fight for Life
Fight for Life (1987)
GoodWatch score 53

as Dr. Sherard

Resting Place
Resting Place (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

as Luther Johnson

The Execution of Raymond Graham
The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985)
GoodWatch score 63

as Warden Pratt

The Marva Collins Story
The Marva Collins Story (1981)
GoodWatch score 83

as Clarence Collins

Death of a Prophet
Death of a Prophet (1981)
GoodWatch score 45

as Malcolm X

Brubaker
Brubaker (1980)
GoodWatch score 67

as Walter

1970s

8 titles ยท average score 63
Hollow Image
Hollow Image (1979)

as Sweet Talk

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show ยท as Uncle Hammer

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978)
GoodWatch score 61

as Uncle Hammer

Spidey Super Stories
Spidey Super Stories (1974)

TV show ยท as Police officer / Police Officer

Blade
Blade (1973)
GoodWatch score 54

as Chris

The Electric Company
The Electric Company (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Mark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Messenger

Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (1971)

as Afro

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 58
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
GoodWatch score 47

as Grand Central Commuter / Grand Central Commuter (uncredited)

A Man Called Adam
A Man Called Adam (1966)
GoodWatch score 50

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Pawnbroker
The Pawnbroker (1965)
GoodWatch score 78

as Man on Street (Uncredited)

1950s

1 title ยท average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Clarence / Luther