Morgan Freeman Month, a list by Andy Duffield

88

/87256/

85

/34962/

4.5

/3849185/

94

/341/

94

/173380/

85

/41/

4.0

age 15+

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

89

IMDb 47

9.3

/3143286/

91

/51922/

87

/29483/

4.6

/2415769/

89

/146/

98

/53482/

82

/22/

3.5

age 15+

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

87

8.2

/464259/

80

/8860/

79

/4779/

4.2

/285639/

96

/108/

93

/6478/

85

/34/

4.0

age 18+

William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.

85

8.1

/759721/

80

/13478/

79

/10112/

4.0

/430761/

90

/268/

90

/15860/

86

/39/

4.0

age 14+

Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.

84

8.6

/1986952/

85

/43194/

83

/22456/

4.4

/3097724/

84

/156/

95

/26052/

65

/22/

3.5

age 17+

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

83

8.2

/1691318/

81

/49554/

77

/22117/

3.8

/1861219/

85

/285/

94

/66667/

70

/41/

4.0

age 13+

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.

83

7.7

/410871/

77

/26467/

74

/8249/

3.8

/1232289/

96

/259/

87

/11141/

83

/43/

4.0

age 6+

An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from conquering the universe.

82

7.8

/152214/

77

/3144/

74

/1742/

3.8

/82099/

95

/60/

93

/3608/

78

/22/

3.5

age 16+

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

81

8.4

/1968090/

81

/53383/

77

/23865/

3.8

/1842611/

87

/376/

90

/33842/

78

/45/

3.0

age 15+

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

80

7.7

/1107/

73

/65/

75

/16/

3.8

/3123/

96

/112/

93

/21/

77

/19/

3.0

age 13+

Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. Over a seventy year career, she has paved the way for Hispanic-American performers by refusing to be pigeonholed into one-dimensional stereotypes.

79

7.6

/307442/

75

/7898/

73

/4030/

3.7

/171537/

94

/183/

86

/18891/

72

/34/

3.5

age 17+

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.

79

7.5

/61914/

74

/1995/

70

/1185/

3.6

/45208/

94

/181/

81

/4306/

79

/39/

3.5

age 6+

Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. This amazing, true-life tale is touched with humour and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering drama of devoted parent penguins who, in the fierce polar winter, take turns guarding their egg and trekking to the ocean in search of food. Predators hunt them, storms lash them. But the safety of their adorable chicks makes it all worthwhile. So follow the leader... to adventure!!

78

7.3

/123217/

73

/3054/

72

/1709/

3.3

/62185/

85

/106/

81

/1620/

81

/17/

4.0

age 13+

The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters, in a time when those types of relationships were shunned.

76

6.5

/3743/

68

/371/

61

/79/

3.3

/10449/

94

/97/

95

/158/

75

/20/

3.5

age 15+

Merit, a U.S. Army veteran suffering from PTSD, is repeatedly tortured by visions of her deceased friend and company buddy Zoe. After her Afghanistan service in 2016, she attends group therapy until Dale, her grandfather and former Lieutenant Colonel, is recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Merit steps up to his aide, and discovers more about herself and her family, while also gaining the courage to put her metaphorical demons to rest.

76

7.8

/1467/

74

/112/

76

/38/

3.7

/2449/

90

/80/

84

/3/

70

/21/

2.5

age 13+

This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Halle Berry, and more.

74

7.3

/173248/

73

/4676/

72

/4267/

3.4

/107427/

76

/238/

75

/6971/

74

/34/

3.5

age 12+

Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby union team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.

72

7.3

/86870/

73

/2045/

70

/1375/

3.5

/49012/

78

/68/

79

/1629/

64

/23/

3.0

age 15+

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.

71

7.4

/24397/

78

/974/

73

/330/

3.5

/17254/

71

/21/

85

/1299/

58

/13/

2.5

age 14+

When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks doors and demands effort and results from students, staff and parents. Autocratic to a fault, this real-life educator put it all on the line.

71

6.8

/26670/

73

/1079/

69

/671/

3.1

/30076/

81

/112/

80

/1861/

64

/31/

3.0

age 7+

A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap.

70

7.1

/28379/

72

/1567/

70

/412/

3.5

/83080/

57

/121/

96

/137/

50

/32/

3.0

age 16+

Allison's life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident. The unlikely relationship she forms with her would-be father-in-law helps her live a life worth living.

73

69

6.6

/4478/

71

/546/

67

/60/

3.3

/6606/

100

/13/

73

/24/

age 14+

In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.

69

7.1

/21114/

74

/703/

70

/506/

3.6

/9814/

74

/23/

74

/195/

54

/11/

2.5

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.

68

7.0

/111412/

70

/3117/

69

/2109/

3.3

/33679/

66

/131/

74

/3749/

58

/31/

3.0

age 18+

Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him with a collar so they can make money in fight clubs, where Danny is the main contender. When Bart's crew is in a car accident, Danny escapes and meets a blind, kindhearted piano tuner who takes him in and uses music to free the fighter's long-buried heart.

68

7.0

/1061/

64

/125/

62

/34/

3.4

/380/

81

/36/

65

/54/

66

/12/

3.0

age 5+

The incredible true story of nature’s greatest explorers—lemurs. Through footage captured with IMAX 3D, audiences go on a spectacular journey to the remote and wondrous world of Madagascar. Join trailblazing scientist Patricia Wright on her lifelong mission to help these strange and adorable creatures survive in the modern world.

67

6.7

/425927/

69

/13916/

65

/7415/

3.0

/242450/

72

/204/

69

/41344/

64

/38/

3.0

age 17+

Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered father - whom Wesley never knew - belonged to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins which takes its orders from Fate itself. Fox and Sloan, the Fraternity's leader, teach Wesley, through intense training, to tap into dormant powers and hone his innate killing skills. Though he enjoys his newfound abilities, he begins to suspect that there is more to the Fraternity than meets the eye.

67

6.7

/7773/

67

/169/

62

/85/

3.4

/4847/

61

/18/

62

/143/

3.5

Hotshot real estate salesman Daryl has a bad cocaine habit. After embezzling his company's money, he wakes up next to a girl who overdosed. To hide from the police, he checks into a rehabilitation program guaranteeing anonymity. Under the mentorship of counselor Craig, Daryl accepts that he has a substance abuse problem. As he falls in love with fellow patient Charlie, Daryl begins committing to a newly sober life.

67

7.7

/337008/

77

/9222/

74

/4317/

3.6

/96375/

52

/153/

87

/18766/

53

/36/

2.0

age 15+

Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma.

66

6.4

/10207/

70

/703/

70

/363/

2.8

/10759/

66

/86/

72

/394/

58

/27/

3.0

age 7+

The team of people who saved Winter's life reassemble in the wake of her surrogate mother's passing in order to find her a companion so she can remain at the Clearwater Marine Hospital.

66

6.6

/144496/

70

/4931/

65

/2406/

3.2

/58639/

60

/62/

56

/1892/

64

/21/

3.5

age 15+

A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col. Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.

66

7.2

/762668/

75

/38413/

73

/16383/

3.4

/1200541/

51

/174/

70

/8382/

50

/35/

3.0

age 13+

An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.

65

7.0

/336582/

73

/15100/

67

/6994/

3.1

/152806/

72

/216/

72

/10850/

60

/38/

2.0

age 14+

After surviving an assault from a squad of hit men, retired CIA black ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team for an all-out war. Frank reunites with old Joe, crazy Marvin and wily Victoria to uncover a massive conspiracy that threatens their lives. Only their expert training will allow them to survive a near-impossible mission -- breaking into CIA headquarters.

64

7.1

/11324/

74

/250/

75

/147/

3.4

/4558/

35

/17/

87

/784/

40

/22/

2.5

PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel teaches him how to box with the motto “fight with your fists and lead with your heart”. As he grows to manhood, PK uses these words to take on the system and the injustices he sees around him - and finds that one person really can make a difference.

64

6.3

/37007/

60

/445/

61

/421/

3.1

/10207/

83

/129/

45

/589/

69

/34/

3.0

age 17+

What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kansas, you refuse to believe that you can't be with the love of your life just because he doesn't really exist. After all, life is no excuse for not living. Traumatized by a savage event, Betty enters into a fugue state that allows -- even encourages -- her to keep functioning... in a kind of alternate reality.

64

7.0

/35850/

71

/941/

68

/678/

3.1

/8083/

53

/139/

68

/1300/

49

/32/

3.0

age 14+

Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranchlands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley. One day, the woman he blames for the death of his only son arrives at his door broke, desperate and with a granddaughter he's never known. But even as buried anger and accusations resurface, the way is opened for unexpected connection, adventure and forgiveness.

63

6.1

/11814/

64

/228/

63

/282/

3.1

/5996/

60

/15/

48

/79/

60

/15/

3.5

A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning his revenge on the man who killed his mentor and sent him to prison.

63

6.6

/502346/

67

/15421/

65

/8907/

3.3

/380102/

76

/264/

42

/1179023/

73

/40/

2.0

age 15+

Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.

63

6.4

/4459/

64

/113/

59

/82/

3.3

/4074/

67

/15/

45

/59/

70

/12/

3.0

A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.

62

IMDb 45

6.0

/44351/

65

/4241/

65

/854/

3.0

/385633/

60

/144/

80

/643/

50

/34/

2.5

age 13+

The original Four Horsemen reunite with a new generation of illusionists to take on powerful diamond heiress Veronika Vanderberg, who leads a criminal empire built on money laundering and trafficking. The new and old magicians must overcome their differences to work together on their most ambitious heist yet.

62

6.5

/133138/

69

/4929/

63

/1873/

3.0

/52757/

58

/178/

49

/1985/

45

/35/

3.5

age 14+

When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a U.S. city, and America is quick to blame the Russians.

62

6.4

/4686/

62

/87/

60

/81/

3.2

/820/

43

/23/

71

/139/

3.0

The daughter of a thief, young Moll is placed in the care of a nunnery after the execution of her mother. However, the actions of an abusive priest lead Moll to rebel as a teenager, escaping to the dangerous streets of London. Further misfortunes drive her to accept a job as a prostitute from the conniving Mrs. Allworthy. It is there that Moll first meets Hibble, who is working as Allworthy's servant but takes a special interest in the young woman's well-being. With his help, she retains hope for the future, ultimately falling in love with an unconventional artist who promises the possibility of romantic happiness.

62

6.5

/16995/

64

/422/

62

/271/

3.2

/3590/

64

/59/

65

/1037/

54

/20/

An actor who is considering the role of a supermarket manager arrives at a grocery store on the outskirts of Los Angeles to do some field research. He subsequently becomes stranded, without a car or cell phone, and accepts a ride home with Scarlet, a cashier who is about to interview for a new job. The actor rediscovers the essence of his craft while helping Scarlet gain the confidence she needs to change her life.

62

6.9

/220017/

71

/6068/

69

/3463/

3.3

/97482/

51

/57/

72

/10342/

51

/25/

2.0

age 14+

Nobleman crusader Robin of Locksley breaks out of a Jerusalem prison with the help of Moorish fellow prisoner Azeem and travels back home to England. But upon arrival he discovers his dead father in the ruins of his family estate, killed by the vicious sheriff of Nottingham, Robin and Azeem join forces with outlaws Little John and Will Scarlett to save the kingdom from the sheriff's villainy.

62

6.8

/464581/

70

/17531/

67

/11236/

3.3

/486916/

48

/188/

57

/1347748/

46

/35/

3.0

age 14+

Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God — and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.

62

6.4

/572599/

67

/32606/

64

/16752/

2.8

/738158/

67

/234/

47

/7292/

62

/46/

3.0

age 17+

A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

61

6.6

/1167/

59

/13/

56

/22/

3.3

/400/

47

/5/

3.0

In 1978 Tennessee, a single mother and political appointee risks her career and her life to blow the whistle on rampant corruption in the penal system.

61

6.6

/99083/

69

/3462/

65

/1811/

3.1

/86396/

35

/34/

62

/1495/

46

/17/

3.5

age 18+

Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.

61

7.0

/581677/

72

/24386/

66

/11220/

3.1

/282241/

53

/254/

61

/9714/

54

/41/

2.0

age 14+

Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.

60

5.9

/6224/

60

/140/

56

/122/

2.9

/4435/

73

/11/

40

/60/

61

/10/