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Morgan Freeman

Actor and producer · Born June 1, 1937 (89) · Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Oscar winner · 2 Golden Globes · 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards · 6 other major award bodies

Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice, Freeman is known for his various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He studied theatre arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series The Electric Company. Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays Coriolanus and Julius Caesar, the former of which earned him an Obie Award. His breakout role was in Street Smart (1987), playing a hustler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He achieved further stardom in Glory, the biographical drama Lean on Me, and comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (all 1989), the latter of which garnered him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1992, Freeman starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the western revenge film Unforgiven; this would be the first of several collaborations with Eastwood. In 1994, he starred in the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Freeman also starred in David Fincher's crime thriller Se7en (1995), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997). Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama Million Dollar Baby. In 2009, he received his fifth Oscar nomination for playing former South African President Nelson Mandela in Eastwood's Invictus. Freeman is also known for his performance as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). In addition to acting, Freeman has directed the drama Bopha! (1993). He also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. For his performances in theatrical productions, he has won three Obie Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for recognizing excellence in theatre.

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Born
June 1, 1937 (89)
From
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
140 on MovieCove · 198 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Morgan Freeman's films like?

Across their 126 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action25 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
27%
Bonds
17%
Self
13%
Society
12%
Survival
11%
Ideas
10%
Power
8%
Justice33 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds23 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival22 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity20 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship15 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption12 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 115 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 39 · Serious 25 · Dark 51

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 75 · Stylized 27 · Heightened 13

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 28 · Charged 40 · Intense 47

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 45 · Shifting 63 · Whiplash 7

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 80 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 13

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 38 · Even-paced 59 · Relentless 18

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 42 · Engaged 50 · Full focus 23

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 46 · Affecting 35 · Heavy 34

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 86 · Open-ended 23 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

88 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 37 of 88 analyzed roles.

Mentor
37 of 88
Ally
18 of 88
Shadow
12 of 88
Hero
9 of 88
Trickster
6 of 88
Herald
5 of 88
Shapeshifter
1 of 88
Show the 88 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
72
Contemplative
47
Hopeful
49
Warm
31
Melancholic
32
Other
112

How their films linger

Hopeful61 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking44 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 28 with a twist

  • Happy40
  • Bittersweet62
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous14
  • Cyclical2
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Morgan Freeman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 92 of their 140 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (31).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Morgan Freeman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

198 credits, 140 with a MovieCove page; 84 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Gray House(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The American Revolution(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Now You See Me: Now You Don't(2025)

    as Thaddeus Bradley

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • In Our Blood(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Power of Chi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as (narrator)

  • From the Balkans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as (narrator)

  • 13 Steps - Die unglaubliche Karriere von Edwin Moses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Gunner(2024)

    as Kendrick Ryker

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • My Dead Friend Zoe(2024)

    as Dr. Cole

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Odysseus Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Narrator

  • 57 Seconds(2023)

    as Anton Burrell

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • 761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Lioness(2023)

    Show 18 episodes · as Secretary of State Edwin Mullins

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • LEGEND (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Muppets Mayhem(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Morgan Freeman

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • A Good Person(2023)

    as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Ritual Killer(2023)

    as Dr. Mackles

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Metro Boomin: Heroes & Villains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • The Minute You Wake up Dead(2022)

    as Sheriff Thurmond Fowler

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Ogun Óla: War is Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • Paradise Highway(2022)

    as Gerick

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Power of Chi(2025)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard(2021)

    as Senior

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Solos(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · as Narrator (voice) · as Stuart

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Vanquish(2021)

    as Damon

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Coming 2 America(2021)

    as Morgan Freeman

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Comeback Trail(2020)

    as Reggie Fontaine

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Meeting the Beatles in India(2020)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Into Nature's Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Angel Has Fallen(2019)

    as Alan Trumbull

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Brian Banks(2018)

    as Jerome Johnson (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Morgan Freeman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Poison Rose(2019)

    as Doc

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Movies(2019)

    Show as Actor, Unforgiven

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Kominsky Method(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Morgan Freeman

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Nutcracker and the Four Realms(2018)

    as Drosselmeyer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • America's Musical Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Alpha(2018)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Just Getting Started(2017)

    as Duke

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Going in Style(2017)

    as Willie Davis

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step(2017)

    as Narrator (English voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Ben-Hur(2016)

    as Sheik Ilderim

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The C Word(2016)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Now You See Me 2(2016)

    as Thaddeus Bradley

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Story of God with Morgan Freeman(2016)

    Show 15 episodes · Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • London Has Fallen(2016)

    as Alan Trumbull

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Momentum(2015)

    as Senator

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ted 2(2015)

    as Patrick Meighan

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Last Knights(2015)

    as Bartok

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Madam Secretary(2014)

    Show 120 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · as Chief Justice Frawley · as Chief Justice Wilbourne (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Dolphin Tale 2(2014)

    as Dr. Cameron McCarthy

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Lucy(2014)

    as Professor Norman

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • 5 Flights Up(2014)

    Producer · as Alex Carver

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Wish Wizard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Maxwell Omni

  • Transcendence(2014)

    as Joseph Tagger

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Island of Lemurs: Madagascar(2014)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Lego Movie(2014)

    as Vitruvius (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • We the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Stem Cell Universe with Stephen Hawking(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • JFK: A President Betrayed(2013)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Last Vegas(2013)

    as Archibald 'Archie' Clayton

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Now You See Me(2013)

    as Thaddeus Bradley

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Oblivion(2013)

    as Beech

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Olympus Has Fallen(2013)

    as Alan Trumbull

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • B.B. King: The Life of Riley(2012)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Knight Rises(2012)

    as Fox

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Magic of Belle Isle(2012)

    as Monte Wildhorn

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Le frontiere dell'Astronomia - EP-7 Vite aliene nel cosmo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narratore

  • Dolphin Tale(2011)

    as Dr. McCarthy

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Conan the Barbarian(2011)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Quebrando o Tabu(2011)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Born to Be Wild(2011)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • RED(2010)

    as Joe Matheson

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Through the Wormhole(2010)

    Show 62 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The 16th Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer · as Narrator (voice)

  • I Am(2010)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Invictus(2009)

    Executive Producer · as Nelson Mandela

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • 30 for 30(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Maiden Heist(2009)

    Producer · as Charles Peterson

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Prom Night in Mississippi(2009)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Code(2009)

    as Keith Ripley

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Knight(2008)

    as Lucius Fox

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Love Guru(2008)

    as Morgan Freemann (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Wanted(2008)

    as Sloan

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Where the Water Meets the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • A Raisin in the Sun(2008)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Bucket List(2007)

    as Carter Chambers

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Feast of Love(2007)

    as Harry Stevenson

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Gone Baby Gone(2007)

    as Jack Doyle

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Evan Almighty(2007)

    as God

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Greasy Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • 10 Items or Less(2006)

    Producer · as 'Him'

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Jaques (segment "As You Like It")

  • The Contract(2006)

    as Frank Carden

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Number Slevin(2006)

    as The Boss

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Neil Armstrong (voice)

  • An Unfinished Life(2005)

    as Mitch Bradley

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Edison(2005)

    as Ashford

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • War of the Worlds(2005)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Batman Begins(2005)

    as Lucius Fox

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Unleashed(2005)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • March of the Penguins(2005)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Million Dollar Baby(2004)

    as Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Hunting of the President(2004)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • The Big Bounce(2004)

    as Walter Crewes

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Guilty by Association (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Lt. Redding

  • Bruce Almighty(2003)

    as God

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Dreamcatcher(2003)

    as Col. Abraham Curtis

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Levity(2003)

    Executive Producer · as Miles Evans

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Partners of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Sum of All Fears(2002)

    as DCI William Cabot

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • High Crimes(2002)

    as Charlie Grimes

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Along Came a Spider(2001)

    Executive Producer · as Alex Cross

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Nurse Betty(2000)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Under Suspicion(2000)

    Executive Producer · as Captain Victor Benezet

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Mutiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Deep Impact(1998)

    as President Tom Beck

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Hard Rain(1998)

    as Jim

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist(1998)

    Thanks · as Self

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Amistad(1997)

    as Theodore Joadson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Kiss the Girls(1997)

    as Det. Alex Cross

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Long Way Home(1997)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Chris Rock Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cosmic Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Chain Reaction(1996)

    as Paul Shannon

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Moll Flanders(1996)

    as Hibble

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial(1996)

    as Edward G. Robinson

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Inside the White House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Seven(1995)

    as Somerset

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Outbreak(1995)

    as General Billy Ford

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Shawshank Redemption(1994)

    as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Bopha! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Unforgiven(1992)

    as Ned Logan

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • HBO First Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

  • The Power of One(1992)

    as Geel Piet

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The True Story of Glory Continues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves(1991)

    as Azeem

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Bonfire of the Vanities(1990)

    as Judge Leonard White

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Civil War(1990)

    Show 9 episodes · as Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Follow the Drinking Gourd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Rabbit Ears - The Savior is Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Earth Day Special(1990)

    as Walter Samson

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Glory(1989)

    as Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Driving Miss Daisy(1989)

    as Hoke Colburn

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Handsome(1989)

    as Lt. A.Z. Drones

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Lean on Me(1989)

    as Principal Joe Clark

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • American Experience(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Clean and Sober(1988)

    as Craig

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Blood Money(1988)

    as Dorsey Pratt

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Fight for Life(1987)

    as Dr. Sherard

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Street Smart(1987)

    as Leo "Fast Black" Smalls, Jr.

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • American Masters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

  • Resting Place(1986)

    as Luther Johnson

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Execution of Raymond Graham(1985)

    as Warden Pratt

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • That Was Then... This Is Now(1985)

    as Charlie Woods

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Gospel at Colonus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Messenger

  • Marie(1985)

    as Charles Traughber

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony (segment "Dealer's Choice")

  • The Atlanta Child Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ben Shelter

  • Teachers(1984)

    as Lewis

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Harry & Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Siemanowski

  • The Marva Collins Story(1981)

    as Clarence Collins

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Eyewitness(1981)

    as Lieutenant Black

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Death of a Prophet(1981)

    as Malcolm X

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Brubaker(1980)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Attica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Hap Richards

  • Hollow Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Sweet Talk

  • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Uncle Hammer

  • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 3 episodes · as Uncle Hammer

  • Spidey Super Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Count Dracula · as Easy Reader · as Police officer · as Umpire

  • Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Chris

  • Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Afro

  • The Electric Company(1971)

    Show 780 episodes · as Mark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Messenger

  • Caught in the Middle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?(1968)

    as Grand Central Commuter · as Grand Central Commuter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • A Man Called Adam(1966)

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Pawnbroker(1964)

    as Man on Street (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Clarence · as Luther

  • A New Birth of Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrator

  • Break Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Hate to See You Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Sonny Bell

  • Last Meals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Sniff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Joe Mulwray

  • The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Little Bedroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 5 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 192 titles, 184 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

The Dark Knight (2008)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19512026

Peak 2006 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 78 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting180 of 192: 172 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdDirecting2 of 192: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing18 of 192: 10 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew1 of 192: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

192 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s3 · acting1970s9 · acting1980s25 · acting1990s30 · 27 acting · 3 crew2000s41 · 41 acting · 4 crew2010s45 · 44 acting · 4 crew2020s30 · 24 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 26% of 98 roles
658590950005101520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, 2 Golden Globes, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 3 other major awards from 29 major nominations, 1988–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Narrator
  2. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Narrator
  3. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
  4. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Narrator
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won
  5. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Informational Series or Special
  6. 2012
    • Golden Globe, won
  7. 2010
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  8. 2009
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
Show 6 earlier years
  1. 2008
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
  2. 2005
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Cannes award, won · Homage
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  3. 1996
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album for Children
  4. 1995
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
  5. 1990
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Berlinale award, won · Best Acting Team
  6. 1988
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Supporting Male

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Morgan Freeman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 123; across their 115 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 115

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 115

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 115

Midcredits score across 140 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up56
  • 50th to 74th39
  • 25th to 49th25
  • Below 25th20

Shape of the crowd

61 of their 140 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved20
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser61
  • Broadly Agreed20
  • Mixed31

Most divisive · actor

The Power of Chi (2025)

98th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Dark Knight (2008)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 96 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Morgan Freeman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 81 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore66 titles24–90 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity81 titles10–55 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity70 titles23–85 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs59 titles13–58 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense60 titles21–83 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Morgan Freeman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Morgan Freeman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lori McCreary shares the most, 19.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles