Movies from Morgan Freeman

Chinatown

Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
Morgan Freeman
Actor
See now I’m sort of in no-man’s land, because I’m thinking Bonnie and Clyde, I’m thinking Chinatown… I’m just wandering around now.
Movies from Morgan Freeman

Bonnie and Clyde

In the 1930s, bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
Morgan Freeman
Actor
See now I’m sort of in no-man’s land, because I’m thinking Bonnie and Clyde, I’m thinking Chinatown… I’m just wandering around now.
Movies from Morgan Freeman

To Kill a Mockingbird

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
Morgan Freeman
Actor
Gregory Peck was in two of ’em: Moby Dick and To Kill a Mockingbird. Gregory Peck was one of my favorite actors. Gregory Peck and Gary Cooper and Humphrey Bogart, those guys.
Movies from Morgan Freeman

Moby Dick

In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his his leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.
Morgan Freeman
Actor
Oh, I know! Moby Dick. Yes. Now that was filmmaking. John Huston. Call me… Ishmael. I read the book, and there are very few books that I have read and seen the movie and liked the movie.
Movies from Morgan Freeman

The Outlaw Josey Wales

After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.
Morgan Freeman
Actor
Clint Eastwood’s The Outlaw Josey Wales — one of my favorite, favorite films. I don’t know what it is about The Outlaw Josey Wales that sticks… Oh, I do know what it is: it’s the relationship with Chief Dan George.
Movies from Morgan Freeman

High Noon

Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.
Morgan Freeman
Actor
Then, my next favorite film is Gary Cooper’s High Noon. Here we’re talking about the one man against many, having to stand alone.
Movies from Morgan Freeman

Moulin Rouge

A singer marries a famous composer, and after a while she gets the itch to go back on the stage. However, her husband won't let her. When she hears that a popular French singer named "Raquel" is coming to New York, she decides to go to Raquel with a plan--unbeknownst to her husband, "Raquel" is actually her sister, and her plan is for them to switch places so she can fulfill her dream of going back on the stage. However, things don't go quite as planned.
Morgan Freeman
Actor
My favorite movie that I didn't work on? Moulin Rouge.
Movies from Morgan Freeman

King Kong

Adventurous filmmaker, Carl Denham, sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to displayed on Broadway as Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.
Morgan Freeman
Actor
“My number one favorite film was the first film I ever saw – I was six-years-old before I ever went to the movies – and that film is the original King Kong. It’s still, I think, the best King Kong.”
Books from Morgan Freeman

The Shawshank Redemption



Morgan Freeman
Actor
A book. Well, it is a novella, but I do like The Shawshank Redemption.
TV Shows from Morgan Freeman

All in the Family

Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
Morgan Freeman
Actor
What is your favorite TV program, past or current? All in the Family. I've always liked that show.
Music from Morgan Freeman

Al Green

Morgan Freeman
Actor
What is your favorite piece of music? I have a lot of favorites, so I don't think I can pick really just one. But I will say for a performer it's Al Green.
People from Morgan Freeman

Humphrey DeForest Bogart

Humphrey DeForest Bogart
Morgan Freeman
Actor
Gregory Peck was one of my favorite actors. Gregory Peck and Gary Cooper and Humphrey Bogart, those guys.
People from Morgan Freeman

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper was an American actor known for his strong, quiet screen persona and understated acting style. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, as well as an Academy Honorary Award in 1961 for his career achievements.
Morgan Freeman
Actor
Gregory Peck was one of my favorite actors. Gregory Peck and Gary Cooper and Humphrey Bogart, those guys.
People from Morgan Freeman

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema.
Morgan Freeman
Actor
Gregory Peck was one of my favorite actors.