- Films
- 72
- Avg rating
- 6.23
- Peak run
- 1986’88
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Forest by the numbers
Average
6.23
68 rated films
Vote weighted
6.31
bigger films count more
Median
6.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.92
rating spread
Career
40y
1986 to 2025
Total votes
5.58M
across every film
Best
8.0
Platoon
Worst
2.5
Battlefield Earth
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 |  The King of Kings | Peter | 6.8 | 8,702 |
| 2023 |  Big George Foreman | Doc Broadus | 6.7 | 13,089 |
| 2021 |  Respect | C. L. Franklin | 6.6 | 19,816 |
| 2020 |  Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | Jeronicus | 6.4 | 22,325 |
| 2019 | Finding Steve McQueen | Howard Lambert | 6.2 | 6,160 |
| 2018 |  City of Lies | Jack Jackson | 6.5 | 23,288 |
| 2018 |  How It Ends | Tom Sutherland | 5.1 | 64,415 |
| 2018 | Burden | Reverend Kennedy | 6.7 | 4,505 |
| 2017 | The Forgiven | Desmond Tutu | 6.0 | 3,264 |
| 2016 |  Arrival | Colonel Weber | 7.9 | 882K |
| 2016 |  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Saw Gerrera | 7.8 | 767K |
| 2015 |  Southpaw | Tick Wills | 7.3 | 283K |
| 2014 | Food Chains | Narrator | · | 412 |
| 2014 | Two Men in Town | William Garnett | 5.7 | 2,448 |
| 2014 |  Taken 3 | Frank Dotzler | 6.0 | 217K |
| 2013 |  The Butler | Cecil Gaines | 7.2 | 125K |
| 2013 | Black Nativity | Reverend Cornell Cobbs | 4.8 | 2,506 |
| 2013 |  The Last Stand | Agent John Bannister | 6.3 | 151K |
| 2013 | Pawn | Will | 5.7 | 7,770 |
| 2013 | Repentance | Angel Sanchez | 4.9 | 2,941 |
Better together?
Forest Whitaker's regulars
- Ray LiottaCo-star · 3 films · 6.00 avg▼−0.11
- Timothy Linh BuiDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.15 avg●−0.04
- Lela RochonDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.65 avg▼−0.15
- Toyomichi KuritaCinematographer · 2 films · 5.65 avg
- Philippe CalandDirector and actor · 2 films · 4.90 avg▼−0.66
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Forest Whitaker
5 nominations, 5 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Actor · Academy Awards 2007Forest Whitaker
- WonBest Actor, Drama · Golden Globe Awards 2007Forest Whitaker
- WonBest Actor · Critics Choice Awards 2007Forest Whitaker
- WonMale Actor in a Leading Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2007Forest Whitaker
- WonBest Actor · BAFTA Film Awards 2007Forest Whitaker
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.