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The 13 Best Morgan Freeman Movies, Ranked

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Morgan Freeman. Initials MF, making him Morgan “MF” Freeman. And rightfully so considering he is one of the most prolific actors in entertainment history. When you’ve had a storied career such as the one Mr. Freeman’s had, it can be hard to narrow it down to what’s considered to be your best. The recently turned eighty-five-year old has a resume that spans over sixty years, beginning his film career in Sidney Lumet’s 1964 drama The Pawnbroker, where he played the small role of a random man on the street. Unpacking the best Morgan Freeman movies can certainly be an arduous task.

The bit parts continued for over twenty years until his breakout role in the 1987 film Street Smart, making him approximately fifty-years-old at the time. That’s part of what makes Morgan Freeman so inspirational—he didn’t achieve mainstream fame until he was considered an “older actor,” proving that things may not always happen when you want it to, but more so when the timing is right. You can do anything at any age, and Freeman is an example of that. 

With that, let’s take a look at a few of his best movies:

Street Smart

March of the Penguins

Bruce Almighty

Olympus Has Fallen

Robin Hood Prince of Thieves

The Dark Knight

Amistad

Invictus

Gone Baby Gone 

Million Dollar Baby

Glory

Se7en

The Shawshank Redemption

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13. Street Smart

Year Released: 1987

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12. March of the Penguins

Year Released: 2005

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11. Bruce Almighty

Year Released: 2003

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10. Olympus Has Fallen

Year Released: 2013

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9. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves

Year Released: 1991

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8. The Dark Knight

Year Released: 2008

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7. Amistad

Year Released: 1997

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6. Invictus

Year Released: 2009

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5. Gone Baby Gone

Year Released: 2007

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4. Million Dollar Baby

Year Released: 2004

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3. Glory

Year Released: 1987

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2. Se7en

Released: 1995

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1. The Shawshank Redemption

Released: 1994

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These thirteen movies are certainly not a complete roundup of all of Morgan Freeman’s films. Whether you agree with our selections or not, we can all agree that he has had a career for the ages. 

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