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Morgan Freeman - news / articles
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Freeman set for Golden Globes lifetime achievement award -
9 November 2011
-Actor Morgan Freeman is to be honoured for his lifetime of career achievements at next year's (12) Golden Globe Awards.-The Million Dollar Baby star is to be the 2012 recipient of the coveted Cecil B. DeMille Award at the prestigious ceremony in January.- Past recipie
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Freeman receives Mumbai Film Festival honour -
21 October 2011
-Actor Morgan Freeman was recognised for his career achievements at India's Mumbai Film Festival on Thursday (20Oct11).-The Shawshank Redemption star was not present to pick up his prize, but recorded a video message to express his gratitude.- In the clip, Freeman says
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Freeman treated to special Turkey tour -
7 October 2011
-Morgan Freeman was given a sightseeing tour of Istanbul by one of Turkey's top ministers on Thursday (06Oct11).-The veteran actor is on vacation in Europe following a whirlwind promotional tour for his new movie Dolphin Tale, and Freeman made the most of his free time.
Morgan Freeman - what members say
review by from Durham
Clint strikes back 14 August 2004
review by from Bedford, England
Seven Stars 3 September 2003
review by A customer from Poole
Is this the greatest movie ever made? 20 September 2003
Morgan Freeman - filmography
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The Dark Knight Rises
(2011)
Starring: Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy
Director: Christopher Nolan
Certificate: 
Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, the terrorist leader Bane arrives in Gotham City, pushing it and its police force to their limits, forcing its former hero Batman to resurface after taking the fall for Harvey Dent's crimes.
 
82%
from 261 members
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Dolphin Tale
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr.
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Certificate: 
Watch now: £3.49
Inspired by an amazing true story "Dolphin Tale" is a film about "Winter", a rescued dolphin who has lost her tail in a crab trap, and Sawyer, the 11-year old boy who helps save her life.
Sawyer meets her at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a marine sanctuary where she lives, and rallies friends ..read more »
76%
from 1,415 member
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The 16th Man
on DVD
(2011)
Director: Morgan Freeman
Certificate: 
Producer and director Morgan Freeman retells the story of the 1995 Rugby World Cup held in South Africa that took place during the apartheid.
48%
from 16 members
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Dolphin Tale - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr.
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Certificate:
Watch now: £3.49
Inspired by an amazing true story "Dolphin Tale" is a film about "Winter", a rescued dolphin who has lost her tail in a crab trap, and Sawyer, the 11-year old boy who helps save her life.
Sawyer meets her at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a marine sanctuary where she lives, and rallies friends ..read more »
78%
from 373 members
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Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman
(4 discs)
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Morgan Freeman
Certificate:
Hollywood star Morgan Freeman present this science television series exploring the greatest mysteries of existence; tackling questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity.
70%
from 61 members
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Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman...
(2010)
Starring: Morgan Freeman
Certificate:
Hollywood star Morgan Freeman present this science television series exploring the greatest mysteries of existence; tackling questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity.
67%
from 7 members
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RED
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker
Director: Robert Schwentke
Certificate: 
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Frank (Bruce Willis), Joe (Morgan Freeman), Marvin (John Malkovich) and Victoria (Helen Mirren) used to be the CIA's top agents - but the secrets they know just made them the Agency's top targets. Now framed for assassination, they must use all of their collective cunning, experience and teamwork ..read more »
72%
from 56,261 members
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RED - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker
Director: Robert Schwentke
Certificate:
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Frank (Bruce Willis), Joe (Morgan Freeman), Marvin (John Malkovich) and Victoria (Helen Mirren) used to be the CIA's top agents - but the secrets they know just made them the Agency's top targets. Now framed for assassination, they must use all of their collective cunning, experience and teamwork ..read more »
72%
from 18,925 members
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Invictus - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge
Director: Clint Eastwood
Certificate:
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The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his ..read more »
73%
from 10,701 members
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Invictus
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge
Director: Clint Eastwood
Certificate:
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Actor Morgan Freeman portrays anti-apartheid activist and former South African president Nelson Mandela in this Clint Eastwood-helmed political drama adapted from author John Carlin's book 'The Human Factor: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Changed the World'. Set just after the fall of apartheid ..read more »
73%
from 38,778 members
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The People Speak
(2009)
Starring: Matt Damon, Marisa Tomei, Morgan Freeman
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Inspired by Howard Zinn's best-seller A People's History of the United States and it's companion book Voices of a People's History of the United States this star studded documentary takes an unguarded look at our nation's decades-long struggle with the pressing issues of war, race, class, and women'..read more »
40%
from 2 members
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The Bucket List - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes
Director: Rob Reiner
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Edward Cole (Nicholson) is a corporate billionaire who is currently sharing a hospital room with blue-collar mechanic Carter Chambers (Freeman). Though initially the pair seems to have nothing in common, conversation gradually reveals that both men have a long list of goals they wish to accomplish ..read more »
75%
from 9,555 members
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The Dark Knight
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Director: Christopher Nolan
Certificate:
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Batman and James Gordon join forces with Gotham's new District Attorney, Harvey Dent, to take on a psychotic bank robber known as The Joker, whilst other forces plot against them, and Joker's crimes grow more and more deadly.
80%
from 98,383 members
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Wanted - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Certificate: 
Loosely based on the comic book miniseries of the same by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones, WANTED, directed by Timur Bekmambetov, follows anxiety-prone office drone Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) as he is inducted into the Fraternity, a clan of powerful killers that counted his father as a member. Pursued ..read more »
68%
from 12,650 members
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The Dark Knight - Blu-ray
(2 discs)
(2008)
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Director: Christopher Nolan
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Director Christopher Nolan (MEMENTO, THE PRESTIGE) returns to Gotham City with this sequel to the critically-acclaimed fan favourite, BATMAN BEGINS. In THE DARK KNIGHT, Batman (Christian Bale - RESCUE DAWN, AMERICAN PSYCHO) squares off against a new, completely psychotic foe: the Joker (Heath ..read more »
84%
from 22,394 members
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Where the Water Meets the Sky
(2008)
Starring: Morgan Freeman
Director: David Eberts, Helen Cotton
Certificate:
Narrated by Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman and from the writer of "March of the Penguins", "Where the Water Meets the Sky" follows the inspiring journey of 23 women from rural Zambia who are trained in filmmaking. Many in the group can’t read or write, most are desperately poor, and few have ..read more »
98%
from 9 members
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Evan Almighty
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Steve Carell, Lauren Graham, Jimmy Bennett
Director: Tom Shadyac
Certificate: 
Steve Carell (The 40-Year-Old Virgin), reprising his role as the polished, preening newscaster Evan Baxter of Bruce Almighty, is the next one anointed by God to accomplish a holy mission in the hilarious new comedy Evan Almighty. Blockbuster comedy director Tom Shadyac (The Nutty Professor, Liar ..read more »
63%
from 42,280 members
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Evan Almighty - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Ed Helms, Jonah Hill, Steve Carell
Director: Tom Shadyac
Certificate:
In this sequel to BRUCE ALMIGHTY, newscaster Evan Baxter (Steve Carrell, THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN) has traded in the news desk for a post in Washington as a congressman. Though his campaign was based on the idea of changing the world, Evan drives a gas-guzzling SUV and spends more time trimming his ..read more »
59%
from 63 members
Not available for rental
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Evan Almighty - HD
(2007)
Starring: Steve Carell, Lauren Graham, Jimmy Bennett
Director: Tom Shadyac
Certificate:
Steve Carell (The 40-Year-Old Virgin), reprising his role as the polished, preening newscaster Evan Baxter of Bruce Almighty, is the next one anointed by God to accomplish a holy mission in the hilarious new comedy Evan Almighty. Blockbuster comedy director Tom Shadyac (The Nutty Professor, Liar ..read more »
62%
from 783 members
Not currently released
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Feast Of Love
(2007)
Starring: Toby Hemingway, Selma Blair, Morgan Freeman
Director: Robert Benton
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Love takes on many forms in an adaptation of Charles Baxter's celebrated novel. Starring Morgan Freeman and Greg Kinnear, this drama shows various romances blooming--and dying--in a small town.
60%
from 8,456 members
Not currently released
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The Bucket List
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes
Director: Rob Reiner
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Edward Cole (Nicholson) is a corporate billionaire who is currently sharing a hospital room with blue-collar mechanic Carter Chambers (Freeman). Though initially the pair seems to have nothing in common, conversation gradually reveals that both men have a long list of goals they wish to accomplish ..read more »
74%
from 81,539 members
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Wanted
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Certificate:
A young man (McAvoy) finds out his long lost father is an assassin. And when his father is murdered, the son is recruited into his father's old organization and trained by a man named Sloan (Freeman) to follow in his dad's footsteps.
67%
from 91,610 members
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Gone Baby Gone - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman
Director: Ben Affleck
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Based on the novel by MYSTIC RIVER author Dennis Lehane, GONE BABY GONE marks the directorial debut of actor Ben Affleck. Featuring a solid cast including Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman, and Affleck's brother Casey, in the lead role as a private detective, GONE BABY GONE centres on the disappearance of ..read more »
73%
from 5,762 members
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The Contract
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Jamie Anderson, Ned Bellamy, Margarita Blush
Director: Bruce Beresford
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Ray Keene (Cusack), a father who wants to redeem himself in the eyes of his son, is trying to bring Cordell (Freeman), a world-class assassin to justice. All the while, he must protect his son and evade an assassin's team who are methodically hunting them down in the wilderness.
59%
from 21,122 members
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Lucky Number Slevin
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman
Director: Paul McGuigan
Certificate:
A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin (Josh Hartnett) in the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most infamous crime bosses: The Rabbi (Ben Kingsley) and The Boss (Morgan Freeman). Slevin is under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski (Stanley Tucci) as well as ..read more »
72%
from 72,700 members
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The Contract - Blu-ray
(2006)
Starring: Jamie Anderson, Thomas Lockyer, Megan Dodds
Director: Bruce Beresford
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Only one man stands between a deadly assassin and a mark, a father protecting his child. Ray Keene (John Cusak) and his son embark upon a hiking holiday in order to reconnect after the death of his ex-wife. However, the pair are soon embroiled in a plot involving mercenaries, in this edge-of-the-..read more »
59%
from 845 members
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An Unfinished Life
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman, Joshua Lucas
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Certificate:
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Lasse Hallstrom (CHOCOLAT, CIDER HOUSE RULES) directs an all-star cast in this melancholy tale of bitterness and redemption, played out against the beautiful backdrop of rural Wyoming. Jean Gilkyson (Jennifer Lopez) is a single mom on the run from her abusive boyfriend, Gary (Damian Lewis). With ..read more »
67%
from 12,751 members
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War Of The Worlds
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Justin Chatwin, Dakota Fanning
Director: Steven Spielberg
Certificate:
While Martian war machines appear across the globe, the horror of the assault is depicted through the eyes of one American family who refuse to give up the fight for survival. Steven Spielberg retells H. G. Wells' seminal science fiction classic.
60%
from 99,509 members
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Shelter From The Storm - A Concert For T...
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: U2, Foo Fighters, Mary J Blige
Certificate:
On 9th September, stars put on a one hour concert in aid of the
victims, and to honour the heroes, of Hurricane Katrina. Filmed in New York and LA, a great line up of performers including U2,Foo Fighters, Mary J Blige, Alicia Keys and Kanye West were joined by celebrities such as Bruce Willis, Jack ..read more »
50%
from 60 members
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March of the Penguins - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Morgan Freeman (Pres/Narr)
Director: Luc Jacquet
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Coming from a French director, Luc Jacquet, the miraculous MARCH OF THE PENGUINS would have to be a love story. And it is, in that it follows the mating rituals of the emperor penguin, one of the most resilient animals on earth. Each summer, after a nourishing period of deep-sea feeding, the ..read more »
66%
from 2,058 members
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Batman Begins - HD
(2005)
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson
Director: Christopher Nolan
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Years ago, a young boy watched a street thug murder his parents. His life went cold. He left the city for the Far East, where he trained. He grew strong. But so did the darkness. And now the man is returning to Gotham City. The black, boiling drive for vengeance will cause Bruce Wayne to create a ..read more »
80%
from 3,028 members
Not currently released
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March of the Penguins - HD
(2005)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Morgan Freeman (Pres/Narr)
Director: Luc Jacquet
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Coming from a French director, Luc Jacquet, the miraculous MARCH OF THE PENGUINS would have to be a love story. And it is, in that it follows the mating rituals of the emperor penguin, one of the most resilient animals on earth. Each summer, after a nourishing period of deep-sea feeding, the ..read more »
63%
from 313 members
Not currently released
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March of the Penguins
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Morgan Freeman (Pres/Narr)
Director: Luc Jacquet
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
French director, Luc Jacquet's March of the Penguins follows the mating rituals of the emperor penguin, one of the most resilient animals on earth. Each summer, after a nourishing period of deep-sea feeding, the penguins pop up onto the ice and begin their procession across the frozen tundra of ..read more »
69%
from 44,781 members
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Unleashed - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins
Director: Louis Leterrier
Certificate:
Martial arts superstar Jet Li reteams with French writer-director Luc Besson (KISS OF THE DRAGON) in this psychological action film shot in Glasgow, Scotland. Li stars as Danny, a human attack dog for a powerful mobster he calls Uncle Bart (Bob Hoskins, looking resplendent in white suit after white ..read more »
56%
from 6 members
Due for release on 2nd July 2012
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Batman Begins - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson
Director: Christopher Nolan
Certificate:
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Genius of mystery and intrigue Christopher Nolan (MEMENTO, FOLLOWING, INSOMNIA) helms this prequel to the Batman films based on the DC Comics series, explaining how Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) the billionaire prince of Gotham whose parents were killed in an alleyway mugging transformed into the ..read more »
85%
from 10,475 members
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Edison
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Dylan McDermott, LL Cool J, John Heard
Director: David J. Burke
Certificate:
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Former N-Sync star Justin Timberlake makes his acting debut in this gritty crime thriller, playing a young journalist who uncovers massive police corruption in the town of Edison. He joins forces with his cynical mentor (Morgan Freeman, MILLION DOLLAR BABY), as well as an investigator for the ..read more »
59%
from 10,488 members
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War Of The Worlds - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Miranda Otto, Dakota Fanning
Director: Steven Spielberg
Certificate:
One cannot help but think of terrorist attacks while watching Steven Spielberg's update of the classic sci-fi fantasy THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. While the H.G. Wells story dates back to 1898, and has inspired previous adaptations, this particular version feeds off its 21st century audience's fear of a ..read more »
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from 1,432 member
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Batman Begins
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson
Director: Christopher Nolan
Certificate:
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Years ago, a young boy watched a street thug murder his parents. His life went cold. He left the city for the Far East, where he trained. He grew strong. But so did the darkness. And now the man is returning to Gotham City. The black, boiling drive for vengeance will cause Bruce Wayne to create a ..read more »
74%
from 133,874 members
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Edison - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Dylan McDermott, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman
Director: David J. Burke
Certificate:
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Former N-Sync star Justin Timberlake makes his acting debut in this gritty crime thriller, playing a young journalist who uncovers massive police corruption in the town of Edison. He joins forces with his cynical mentor (Morgan Freeman, MILLION DOLLAR BABY), as well as an investigator for the ..read more »
49%
from 39 members
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Million Dollar Baby
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman
Director: Clint Eastwood
Certificate:
Released a little over a year after the grand success of his Oscar-winning feature 'Mystic River', Clint Eastwood returns to the director's chair for 'Million Dollar Baby'. Eastwood also stars in the role of Frankie Dunn, a down-on-his-luck former boxing manager who spends the twilight years of his ..read more »
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from 105,553 members
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The Big Bounce
(2004)
Starring: Owen Wilson, Charlie Sheen, Vinnie Jones
Director: George Armitage
Certificate:
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Based on the Elmore Leonard novel that inspired both the 1969 film and this remake, THE BIG BOUNCE is a comic film noir about an everyman who finds trouble in the form of a beautiful blonde. Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) is a small-time scam artist who is determined to leave that life behind after yet ..read more »
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from 3,771 members
Not currently released
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Unleashed
(2004)
Starring: Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins
Director: Louis Leterrier
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Danny has been raised as a slave by a gangster in order to become a violent fighting machine and to in turn compete at illegal gladiator-style fight clubs. But when Danny meets a blind piano tune, he experiences kindness for the first time in his life and his world is thrown into disarray...
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from 26,477 members
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Bruce Almighty
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman
Director: Tom Shadyac
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Jim Carrey returns to his zany, manic roots in this Capraesque comedy from director Tom Shadyac (ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE and LIAR LIAR). Carrey stars as Bruce Nolan, a television reporter in Buffalo, New York who lives a normal life with his sweet girlfriend Grace (Jennifer Aniston). But Bruce ..read more »
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from 35,172 members
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Bruce Almighty - Blu-ray
(2003)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman
Director: Tom Shadyac
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Jim Carrey returns to his zany, manic roots in this Capraesque comedy from director Tom Shadyac (ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE and LIAR LIAR). Carrey stars as Bruce Nolan, a television reporter in Buffalo, New York who lives a normal life with his sweet girlfriend Grace (Jennifer Aniston). But Bruce ..read more »
69%
from 3,092 members
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Levity
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton, Holly Hunter
Director: Ed Solomon
Certificate:
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Billy Bob Thornton stars in LEVITY as Manual Jordan, an ex-con recently released from a 21-year jail sentence, who is seeking redemption from Adele Easley (Holly Hunter), the sister of the guy he murdered. His mild manner and passivity make him immune to the new freedoms he'll experience outside of ..read more »
45%
from 3,749 members
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Dreamcatcher
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Certificate:
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Based on the novel by Stephen King, Lawrence Kasdan's DREAMCATCHER follows four friends who receive psychic powers as children when they aid and befriend a mentally retarded boy named Duddits. As adults, Jonesy (Damian Lewis), Henry (Thomas Jane), Beaver (Jason Lee), and Pete (Timothy Olyphant), ..read more »
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from 12,829 members
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High Crimes
(2002)
Starring: Ashley Judd, James Caviezel, Morgan Freeman
Director: Carl Franklin
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Lawyer, Claire Kubik, has a near perfect life living with her husband Tom in a beautiful house just outside San Francisco. However her world is turned upside down when her husband is arrested for murder and it is revealed that his real name is Ron Chapman, an ex-marine... Now Claire must use all ..read more »
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from 4,746 members
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The Sum Of All Fears
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Ciaran Hinds, Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Certificate:
In this high-intensity drama, based on the novel by Tom Clancy, Ben Affleck stars as Jack Ryan, the CIA agent from Clancy's THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, PATRIOT GAMES, and CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER. Here, Ryan is dealing with a terrifying new problem: a nuclear weapon has fallen into the hands of ..read more »
63%
from 13,647 members
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Along Came A Spider
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Penelope Ann Miller, Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter
Director: Lee Tamahori
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The redoubtable Morgan Freeman returns as Washington, DC police detective Alex Cross, the master profiler, in an exciting thriller based on James Patterson's novel, ALONG CAME A SPIDER. The film is actually a prequel to the box office blockbuster KISS THE GIRLS. Here, Cross is pursuing a ..read more »
68%
from 11,906 members
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Under Suspicion
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, Thomas Jane
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Certificate:
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Director Stephen Hopkins' (LOST IN SPACE) crime thriller is a remake of the 1981 French film GARDE A VUE, and is adapted from John William Wainwright's novel BRAINWASH. On the evening of the San Sebastian festival in San Juan, Puerto Rico, wealthy tax attorney Henry Hearst (Gene Hackman) is ..read more »
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from 3,587 members
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Nurse Betty
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Renee Zellweger, Chris Rock
Director: Neil LaBute
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When small-town waitress Betty Sizemore (Renee Zellweger) accidentally witnesses the grisly murder of her underhanded car-dealing husband (Aaron Eckhart), she copes with the trauma by retreating into a dreamlike state. Not only is Betty completely in denial about her husband's death, but she now ..read more »
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from 2,929 members
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Deep Impact - Blu-ray
(1998)
Starring: Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Vanessa Redgrave
Director: Mimi Leder
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A reporter believes that she has discovered a Congressman's affair. But as it turns out, Elle isn't a mistress, but something used to describe an event so cataclysmic that it could destroy the planet...When it is discovered that an enormous comet is on a collision course with Earth, a handful of ..read more »
64%
from 797 members
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Hard Rain
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid
Director: Mikael Salomon
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Rising flood waters imperil the residents of a Midwestern town, but to a gang of thieves, the disaster is an opportunity--to waltz off with the contents of a bank vault abandoned by the evacuated townspeople. Something they didn't count on is armed truck driver Christian Slater, called upon to ..read more »
61%
from 5,006 members
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Hard Rain - Blu-ray
(1998)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid
Director: Mikael Salomon
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Rising flood waters imperil the residents of a Midwestern town, but to a gang of thieves, the disaster is an opportunity--to waltz off with the contents of a bank vault abandoned by the evacuated townspeople. Something they didn't count on is armed truck driver Christian Slater, called upon to ..read more »
60%
from 74 members
Not available for rental
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Deep Impact
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Vanessa Redgrave
Director: Mimi Leder
Certificate:
A fourteen-year-old amateur astronomer, an ambitious newswoman, and a former astronaut all find themselves at the forefront of catastrophe when it is discovered that a comet is on a fatal collision course with the Earth. In the time leading up to the disaster, they find themselves searching for ..read more »
63%
from 9,078 members
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The Long Way Home
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Morgan Freeman
Director: Mark Jonathan Harris
Certificate:
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The film examines the critical post World War II period from 1945 - 1948 and the plight of tens of thousands of refugees who survived the Nazi Holocaust and their often-illegal attempts to get to the Jewish homeland. It explores how much of the world turned its back on the tragedy of these ..read more »
68%
from 46 members
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Amistad
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey, Nigel Hawthorne
Director: Steven Spielberg
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In the summer of 1839, on a stormy night off the coast of Cuba, 53 Africans held captive in the cramped cargo holds of the Spanish slave ship La Amistad break free of their shackles. Led by Cinque, they arm themselves, take control of the ship and reclaim their freedom. They have one goal: to ..read more »
70%
from 6,511 members
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Kiss The Girls
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Cary Elwes, Tony Goldwyn, Alex McArthur
Director: Gary Fleder
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In KISS THE GIRLS, a North Carolina police detective Dr. Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) tracks an elusive psychopath whose modus operandi is not necessarily killing the young women he abducts but "collecting" them as trophies. Unfortunately, his quarry includes the detective's own law-student niece, ..read more »
68%
from 9,540 members
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Chain Reaction
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz
Director: Andrew Davis
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After his alternate-fuel research lab blows up, a brilliant young scientist (Keanu Reeves) is wrongly pegged as the saboteur in this action-thriller from the director of THE FUGITIVE. Teaming up with a beautiful physicist, the scruffy techie struggles to evade federal agents and uncover the ..read more »
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from 5,096 members
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Moll Flanders
(1996)
Starring: Robin Wright Penn, Morgan Freeman, Stockard Channing
Director: Pen Densham
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An acclaimed mini-series adaptation of Daniel Defoe's classic tale of Moll Flanders, one of the most experienced heroines in literary history. From her birth in Newgate prison, through her five marriages and her years as a prostitute, Moll's fiery spirit could never be dimmed. From the Mobil ..read more »
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Chain Reaction - Blu-ray
(1996)
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz
Director: Andrew Davis
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After his alternate-fuel research lab blows up, a brilliant young scientist (Keanu Reeves) is wrongly pegged as the saboteur in this action-thriller from the director of THE FUGITIVE. Teaming up with a beautiful physicist, the scruffy techie struggles to evade federal agents and uncover the ..read more »
59%
from 1,378 member
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Seven
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow
Director: David Fincher
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Director David Fincher's dark, stylish thriller ranks as one of the decade's most influential box-office successes. Set in a hellish vision of a New York-like city, where it is always raining and the air crackles with impending death, the film concerns Det. William Somerset (Morgan Freeman), a ..read more »
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Seven - Blu-ray
(1995)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow
Director: David Fincher
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Gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, wrath, pride, and lust--these are the seven deadly sins that are being punished with unimaginable cruelty and calculation by an enigmatic killer in David Fincher's bleak thriller SEVEN. Set in a perpetually gloomy unnamed city, the film follows Somerset (Morgan Freeman)..read more »
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Outbreak
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
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In director Wolfgang Petersen's fast-paced, intelligently written thriller, Dustin Hoffman plays Col. Sam Daniels, an expert on infectious diseases who is called in to study the outbreak of a deadly illness in Zaire. He finds a virus that spreads so quickly it could wipe out an entire nation in ..read more »
66%
from 9,696 members
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The Shawshank Redemption
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: James Whitmore, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman
Director: Frank Darabont
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City Banker Andy Dufresne is in Shawshank State Prison after receiving a double life sentence for murder. There he meets Red and also forms friendships with the warden and prison guards. Andy soon finds that you either get on with living or you get on with dying. The bonus features stretch over two ..read more »
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from 123,586 members
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Bopha!
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Danny Glover, Malcolm McDowell, Alfre Woodard
Director: Morgan Freeman
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Set in the apartheid era of South Africa. Micah is a black police sergeant who patrols a black township. Whilst he is proud of his achievements, he comes into conflict with the townspeople who view him as a traitor.
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from 156 members
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The Power of One
(1992)
Starring: Stephen Dorff, Faye Masterson, Morgan Freeman
Director: John G. Avildsen
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7-year-old P.K. (Guy Witcher) is a white South African raised on his family's farm by his Zulu nanny. When his mother takes ill, he is sent away to an Afrikaner boarding school, where he is picked on and nearly killed by the school bully during a pep rally for Hitler. P.K. survives and is sent to ..read more »
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Unforgiven
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman
Director: Clint Eastwood
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The town of Big Whisky is full of normal people trying to lead quiet lives. Cowboys try to make a living. Sheriff 'Little Bill' tries to build a house and keep a heavy-handed order. The town whores just try to get by.Then a couple of cowboys cut up a whore. Unsatisfied with Bill's justice, the ..read more »
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from 28,770 members
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Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater
Director: Kevin Reynolds
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Robin of Locksley escapes death in a foreign land. Returning home to England with a Moor named Azeem he discovers that his father has been killed by the Sheriff of Nottingham who has seized power in the King's absence. Now Robin must become a fugitive and fight for retribution.
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The Bonfire Of The Vanities
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Melanie Griffith, Bruce Willis
Director: Brian De Palma
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Brian De Palma (SCARFACE) directed this lavish adaptation of Tom Wolfe's best-selling satirical novel, featuring Tom Hanks, Melanie Griffith, and Bruce Willis. Hanks stars as Sherman McCoy, a distinctly 1980s brand of wealthy Wall Street wizard who takes a mighty fall from his glitzy lifestyle ..read more »
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Glory
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes
Director: Edward Zwick
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Glory is a celebration of a little-known act of mass courage during the Civil War. Simply put, the heroes involved have been ignored by history due to racism. Those heroes were the all-black members of the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, headed by Col. Robert Gould Shaw (..read more »
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Driving Miss Daisy
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd
Director: Bruce Beresford
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Director Bruce Beresford's affinity for the subtleties of southern life is apparent in this adaptation of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Starring Jessica Tandy as Daisy Werthan and Morgan Freeman as Hoke Colburn, the film opens in late-1940s Atlanta. Since Miss Daisy is becoming a ..read more »
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from 7,012 members
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Lean on Me
(1989)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Robert Guillaume
Director: John G. Avildsen
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An arrogant and unorthodox teacher returns as principal to the idyllic high school from which he had earlier been fired to find it a den of drug abuse, gang violence and urban despair. Eventually his successful, though odd, methods lead to a clash with city officials that threatens to undo all his ..read more »
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from 58 members
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Glory - Blu-ray
(1989)
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes
Director: Edward Zwick
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GLORY recounts the bravery of a group of Civil War soldiers often overlooked by history--the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts, a troop of free black men who fought to help win liberty for their enslaved brothers. Based on the historical novels ONE GALLANT RUSH by Peter Burchand and LAY THIS LAUREL by ..read more »
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from 928 members
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Blood Money
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Andy Garcia, Ellen Barkin, Morgan Freeman
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
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This is the story of Clinton and Nadine. Clinton is a small time bird smuggler who gets caught up in a twisted web of danger and deception. Nadine's an ex-hooker who is inexorably pulled in with him. So what could arms traffickers possibly want from them?
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from 137 members
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Johnny Handsome
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Lance Henriksen
Director: Walter Hill
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A small-time criminal with a disfigured face takes the rap of a soured robbery. In jail, he receives a new face and is granted parole. He begins an honest life, but his old partners show up to spoil his plans, except he has plans too - of revenge.
56%
from 411 members
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Resting Place
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, John Lithgow, C.C.H. Pounder
Director: John Korty
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When a black Army Lieutenant killed in Vietnam is prevented from being buried in his hometown's all-white cemetery, an Army Major investigates the situation. As he looks back upon the soldier's career, he discovers that he may not have been a victim of the war after all...
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Marie - A True Story
(1985)
Starring: Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels, Keith Szarabajka
Director: Roger Donaldson
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Based on an actual event, "MARIE" is the story of a young woman who, a victim of domestic violence, escaped her husband, put herself through school and raised her chronically ill child. She got into politics and eventually became the appointed Head of the State Parole Board of Tennessee. She ..read more »
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from 121 members
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Atlanta Murders
on DVD
Starring: Calvin Levels, Morgan Freeman, James Earl Jones
Director: John Erman
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A ex-cop turned reporter investigates the death of a doctor and uncovers medical evidence that links him to the murder of 29 young black men in the area. He realises that it is up to him to track down the murderer, and enlists the help of some old friends for back-up. Based on real events.
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Unforgiven - HD
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman
Director: Clint Eastwood
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Unforgiven is an exciting modern classic that rode off with four 1992 Academy Awards. Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman play retired, down-on-their-luck outlaws who pick up their guns one last time to collect a bounty offered by the vengeful prostitutes of the remote Wyoming town of Big Whiskey: ..read more »
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from 779 members
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The Last Days Of Malcolm X
on DVD
Starring: Morgan Freeman
Director: Woodie King Jr.
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Profiles the last twenty-four hours in the life of civil rights activist and political leader, Malcolm X. Addresses and explores the events leading to his untimely death.
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