Laurence Fishburne
Actor
Films to Rent
- Apocalypse Now (1979)
- 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 Redux (1979)
- 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) (1986-1991)
- 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 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, 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 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 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 York (1990)
- 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 Hood (1991)
- 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 Cover (1992)
- 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 It (1993)
- 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 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, 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 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…
- Othello (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…
- Fled (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 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, The (1999)
- 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, 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 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, 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 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 River (2003)
- 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 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 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 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 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…
- Bobby (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…
- TMNT (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…
- 21 (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…
- Armored (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…
- Predators (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…
- Contagion (2011)
- 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 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) (2013)
- 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…
- Khumba (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) (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, 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…
- Rudderless (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) (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 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) (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…
- Passengers (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 2 (John Wick 2) (2017)
- 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 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, 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 - 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, 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 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…