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Laurence Fishburne

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Apocalypse NowApocalypse Now (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall
A harrowing account of a soldier's hazardous river journey, his mission to assasinate a renegade colonel who has gone mad in the depths of the…
Apocalypse Now ReduxApocalypse Now Redux (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall
Twenty years after its release, dir. Coppola’s expressionist epic of the Vietnam War, is ‘healed’ (redux in Latin) by the re–inclusion of…
Pee-Wee's Playhouse (TV Series)Pee-Wee's Playhouse (TV Series) (1986-1991) Recommended
Feat. Paul Ruebens, Laurence Fishburne
Successfully spinning–off from his big–screen Big Adventure, Paul Reubens returns as his man–child alter–ego Pee–Wee…
Gardens of StoneGardens of Stone (1987)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones
Downbeat story of a frustrated soldier appointed to guard the US military cemetery during the Vietnam war.
Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, ANightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A (1987)
Dir. Chuck Russell
Feat. Robert Englund, Patricia Arquette, Laurence Fishburne
Improving on the perfunctory Pt. 2, this ups the ante on the gross–out special effects as Freddy wreaks further havoc on the kids he's helped…
Red HeatRed Heat (1988)
Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Peter Boyle
Director reworks his 48HRS for Arnie and Belushi as mismatched cops on a mission in Moscow.
School DazeSchool Daze (1988)
Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn
Spike Lee's black high–school musical is perhaps over–ambitious, but the disorder is compensated in sheer exuberance and…
King of New YorkKing of New York (1990) Recommended
Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, Wesley Snipes
A ruthless drug lord (Walken) is determined to resume his throne as the king of New York's underworld after five years behind bars. A vicious crime…
Boyz N the HoodBoyz N the Hood (1991) Recommended
Dir. John Singleton
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Jr. Gooding, Ice-Cube
Sincere and authentic street gang fable focuses on a group of friends living in a black, working–class neighbourhood in South Central L.A. A…
Deep CoverDeep Cover (1992) Recommended
Dir. Bill Duke
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum
Principled cop Larry Fishburne goes into deep cover to penetrate a dangerous drug cartel and forms a partnership with with drug–dealing…
Tina - What's Love Got to Do with ItTina - What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) Aro Favourite
Dir. Brian Gibson
Feat. Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne
Exemplary musical biopic about legendary soulstress Tina Turner that soars thanks to two powerhouse performances from Angela Bassett as Tina and…
Bad CompanyBad Company (1994)
Dir. Damian Harris
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Ellen Barkin
Disgraced CIA agent Larry Fishburne defects to a rebel intelligence bureau who service high–priced clients with no questions asked. Slick…
Tuskegee Airmen, TheTuskegee Airmen, The (1995)
Dir. Robert Markowitz
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Jr. Gooding
Fishburne and Gooding Jnr. are among those called up for this fact–based story of black US Airforcemen whose contribution to the war effort…
Just CauseJust Cause (1995)
Dir. Arne Glimcher
Feat. Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Ed Harris
Power–attorney Sean Connery defends a death row prisoner despite the evidence against him, and butts heads with Larry Fishburne, the cop…
OthelloOthello (1995)
Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Irene Jacob, Laurence Fishburne
Shakespeare's great tragedy of love, jealousy and sheer bloody malice is spiked with a 90s erotic edge. While its stylistic choices only partly…
FledFled (1996)
Dir. Kevin Hooks
Feat. Stephen Baldwin, Laurence Fishburne
Violent comedy handcuffs together movie–obsessed computer whizz Stephen Baldwin with no–nonsense criminal Laurence Fishburne. Breaking a…
Event HorizonEvent Horizon (1997)
Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill
This sleek monstrosity is worth a look for some reasonably scary special effects or if you just want reminding of what a masterpiece ALIEN really is.…
Matrix, TheMatrix, The (1999) Recommended
Dir. Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving
Computer hacker Keanu Reeves is singled out by a high–tech guerilla network and trained as an operative to seize power from the evil guardians…
Matrix Revisited, TheMatrix Revisited, The (2001)
Dir. Josh Oreck
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss
Feature–length behind–the–scenes account of the making of THE MATRIX, including deleted scenes, fight and film demonstrations and a…
Osmosis JonesOsmosis Jones (2001)
Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Bill Murray, Chris Rock, Laurence Fishburne
The Farrelly Bros (KINGPIN) take their comic fixation with bodily functions to extremes by setting this icky animation within the bowels of Bill…
Matrix Reloaded, TheMatrix Reloaded, The (2002)
Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss
Not called "reloaded" for no reason, the video–game influence presides over this second chapter of the Matrix trilogy – a sequel…
Matrix RevolutionsMatrix Revolutions (2003)
Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving
The 'Matrix Trilogy' concludes in a green–tinged maelstrom of CGI–enhanced action and conceptual confusion. Trinity (Moss) and…
Mystic RiverMystic River (2003) Recommended
Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon
Dignified crime thriller shot in unfussy style by old pro Clint Eastwood, this is less thrilling than a reliable entertainment, with the emotional…
Assault on Precinct 13Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
Dir. Jean-François Richet
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Drea De Matteo
Effective update of John Carpenter's 1970s classic in which high–impact action and a fairly convincing raw tenseness carry the wellworn tale of…
Mission: Impossible 3Mission: Impossible 3 (2006)
Dir. J.J. Abrams
Feat. Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Keri Russell
Propulsive and hyper–violent third outing for Tom Cruise as US superagent Ethan Hunt, here on a globe–jetting mission to foil a vile…
Five FingersFive Fingers (2006)
Dir. Laurence Malkin
Feat. Ryan Phillippe, Laurence Fishburne, Colm Meaney
Hostage drama with a few surprises up its sleeve has Dutch pianist (Phillippe) on a charity trip to Morocco who gets abducted by Moroccan terrorists…
Akeelah and the BeeAkeelah and the Bee (2006)
Dir. Doug Atchison
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett
A fictional African–American take on the SPELLBOUND craze, with a firm but fair Laurence Fishburne coaching an underprivileged…
BobbyBobby (2006)
Dir. Emilio Estevez
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Heather Graham, Anthony Hopkins
In the sprawling, overlapping traditional of Robert Altman, dir. Emilio Estevez time capsules the hours leading up to Robert F. Kennedy's…
TMNTTMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) (2007)
Dir. Kevin Munroe
Feat. Sarah Michelle Geller, Laurence Fishburne, Chris Evans
Well–intentioned remake sees the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles looking resplendent on the screen in this comeback that is all action and…
2121 (2008)
Dir. Robert Luketic
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth
Snappy thriller based on the true story of a group of students who cheat the Vegas gambling system in order to pay off their college fees, helped…
ArmoredArmored (2009)
Dir. Nimrod Antal
Feat. Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne
Slick heist film has a down on his luck Iraq war veteran finding for a security company where he finds himself drawn into a forty–two million…
PredatorsPredators (2010)
Dir. Nimrod Antal
Feat. Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga
Chosen for their ability to kill without conscience, a group of killers must survive an alien race of predators that have set out to target them as…
ContagionContagion (2011) Recommended
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne
Steven Soderbergh directs this hypothetical disaster thriller concerned with the experiences of a cross section of people (biologists, government…
Man of SteelMan of Steel (2013)
Dir. Zack Snyder
Feat. Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon
Zack Snyder stylishly reboots the dormant Superman franchise with this moody re–imagining of the origins of Clark Kent.
Hannibal - Season 1 (TV Series)Hannibal - Season 1 (TV Series) (2013) Recommended
Feat. Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas
A grisly, ultra stylised thriller based on Thomas Harris' ubiquitous crime novels, with the grimly compelling relationship between FBI agent Will…
KhumbaKhumba (2013)
Dir. Anthony Silverston
Feat. Liam Neeson, Steve Buscemi, AnnaSophia Robb
An ostracised half–striped zebra learns to find himself in this jolly safari adventure.
Hannibal - Season 2 (TV Series)Hannibal - Season 2 (TV Series) (2014)
Feat. Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas
Further episodes in the grisly, ultra stylised thriller based on Thomas Harris' ubiquitous crime novels, with the grimly compelling relationship…
Signal, TheSignal, The (2014)
Dir. William Eubank
Feat. Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke, Laurence Fishburne
Three bright young students venture deep into the Nevada desert in search of a notorious hacker, and discover they have been drawn into an enigmatic…
RudderlessRudderless (2014)
Dir. William H. Macy
Feat. Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Huffman
William H. Macy''s directorial debut features Billy Crudup as a grieving father in a downward spiral who stumbles across a box of his recently…
Hannibal - Season 3 (TV Series)Hannibal - Season 3 (TV Series) (2015)
Feat. Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy, Caroline Dhavernas
Thrilling conclusion of the ultra stylised thriller based on Thomas Harris' ubiquitous crime novels, with the grimly compelling relationship between…
Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of JusticeBatman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Dir. Zack Snyder
Feat. Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams
Dour superhero spectacle sees DC comic's finest face off after Batman becomes concerned with Superman's unchecked powers.
Roots (TV Mini-Series)Roots (TV Mini-Series) (2016)
Dir. Phillip Noyce, Mario Van Peebles, Thomas Carter
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Matthew Goode, Derek Luke
A powerful new adaptation of Alex Haley's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel. This tragic story of resilience is told in four parts covering four…
PassengersPassengers (2016)
Dir. Morten Tyldum
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Laurence Fishburne
Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt play passengers on board a spacecraft destined for a distant planet, who are awakened from their sleeping pods 90…
John Wick: Chapter 2John Wick: Chapter 2 (John Wick 2) (2017) Recommended
Dir. Chad Stahelski
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane
Legendary ex–hitman John Wick is forced to go on the run after a bounty is placed on his head, in this excellently choreographed neo–noir…
Last Flag FlyingLast Flag Flying (2018)
Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne
Three former marines who served together in Vietnam reunite in present day 2003, after one of their sons is killed in the Iraq War. A bittersweet…
Mule, TheMule, The (2018)
Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne
Clint Eastwood directs and acts in this compelling crime drama about an 80–year old WWII vet who, facing financial pressures, takes a job as a…
John Wick: Chapter 3 - ParabellumJohn Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (John Wick 3) (2019)
Dir. Chad Stahelski
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne
Third film in the neo–noir action thriller series with Keanu Reeves returning as the stoic super–assassin, who is now on the run with a…
Where'd You Go, BernadetteWhere'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)
Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig
The 19th feature of director Richard Linklater (BOYHOOD) is a whimsical drama about an architect–turned–recluse Bernadette Fox (Cate…
John Wick: Chapter 4John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
Dir. Chad Stahelski
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård
Keanu's stonefaced man–alone takes his fight to the High Table as he seeks to dispatch the most powerful players in the underworld, from New…

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