Laurence Fishburne (1961-) is an Oscar®-nominated American actor, playwright, producer, screenwriter, and film director. He is known for playing Morpheus in The Matrix trilogy, Jason “Furious” Styles in the 1991 drama film Boyz n the Hood and Tyrone “Mr. Clean” Miller in the 1979 war film Apocalypse Now. His IMDb page shows 111 acting credits since 1968.
In the table below, Ultimate Movie Rankings ranks 56 of his movies in 6 different sortable columns. Television roles, cameos, shorts and straight to DVD movies were not included in the rankings on the table, but have a spot near the bottom of the page.
Laurence Fishburne Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Apocalypse Now (1979) AA Best Picture Nom |
Martin Sheen & Marlon Brando |
99.90 | 429.0 | 903.70 | 3 | 88 | 08 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | The Color Purple (1985) AA Best Picture Nom |
Whoopi Goldberg & Directed by Steven Spielberg |
94.20 | 286.0 | 431.70 | 4 | 87 | 11 / 00 | 99.5 | |
| 3 | The Matrix (1999) | Keanu Reeves & Carrie-Anne Moss |
171.50 | 365.3 | 987.50 | 5 | 85 | 04 / 04 | 99.1 | |
| 4 | Mystic River (2003) AA Best Picture Nom |
Sean Penn & Directed by Clint Eastwood |
90.10 | 161.1 | 280.40 | 33 | 87 | 06 / 02 | 98.5 | |
| 6 | John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) | Keanu Reeves & Halle Berry |
171.00 | 201.3 | 383.30 | 14 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 4 | John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) | Keanu Reeves | 187.10 | 187.1 | 432.40 | 9 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 5 | Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) | Paul Rudd & Michael Douglas |
216.60 | 256.4 | 736.60 | 9 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 7 | The Matrix ReLoaded (2003) | Keanu Reeves & Carrie-Anne Moss |
281.60 | 503.4 | 1,326.70 | 4 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 8 | Mission: Impossible III (2006) | Tom Cruise & Philip Seymour Hoffman |
134.00 | 219.6 | 651.80 | 15 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 10 | Boyz N the Hood (1991) | Ice Cube | 57.50 | 147.2 | 147.30 | 22 | 84 | 02 / 00 | 94.7 | |
| 9 | Man of Steel (2013) | Russell Crowe & Michael Shannon |
291.00 | 385.9 | 885.80 | 5 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 13 | John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) | Keanu Reeves | 92.00 | 110.6 | 206.20 | 35 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 11 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) | Ben Affleck & Amy Adams |
330.40 | 411.7 | 1,088.30 | 8 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 12 | Matrix Revolutions (2003) | Keanu Reeves & Carrie-Anne Moss |
139.30 | 249.1 | 764.00 | 9 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 15 | Contagion (2011) | Kate Winslet & Matt Damon |
75.70 | 102.8 | 184.10 | 45 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 16 | What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) AA Best Actor Nom |
Angela Bassett | 39.10 | 101.8 | 101.80 | 39 | 79 | 02 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 17 | Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) | Chris Evans | 131.90 | 206.7 | 452.90 | 17 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 18 | The Mule (2018) | Clint Eastwood & Bradley Cooper |
103.80 | 122.8 | 197.10 | 30 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 19 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) | Heather Langenkamp & Robert Englund |
44.80 | 123.5 | 123.50 | 24 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
| 20 | Passengers (2016) | Jennifer Lawrence & Chris Pratt |
100.00 | 124.6 | 377.80 | 31 | 58 | 02 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 23 | Ride Along (2014) | Kevin Hart & Ice Cube |
134.90 | 178.0 | 203.80 | 21 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 22 | 21 (2008) | Kevin Spacey & Kate Bosworth |
81.20 | 121.9 | 240.00 | 37 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 24 | Transformers One (2024) Voice Only |
Chris Hemsworth & Brian Tyree Henry |
58.90 | 58.9 | 128.70 | 29 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 81.5 | NP |
| 24 | Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) | Ben Kingsley | 7.30 | 18.9 | 18.90 | 122 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 80.1 | |
| 24 | The Cotton Club (1984) | Richard Gere & Nicolas Cage |
25.90 | 83.2 | 83.20 | 39 | 65 | 02 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 26 | Higher Learning (1995) | Ice Cube | 38.30 | 94.9 | 94.90 | 44 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 78.3 | |
| 27 | Red Heat (1988) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & James Belushi |
35.00 | 91.8 | 91.80 | 30 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 28 | Akeelah and the Bee (2006) | Angela Bassett | 18.80 | 30.9 | 31.10 | 117 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 76.1 | |
| 28 | Class Action (1991) | Gene Hackman & Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio |
24.30 | 62.2 | 62.20 | 54 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 29 | Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975) | Basketball Movies & Moses Gunn |
4.80 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 72 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 72.8 | |
| 31 | Predators (2010) | Adrien Brody & Topher Grace |
52.00 | 71.0 | 173.80 | 66 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 30 | Deep Cover (1992) | Jeff Goldblum & Lira Angel |
16.60 | 43.2 | 43.20 | 74 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 33 | Hoodlum (1997) | Tim Roth | 23.50 | 55.2 | 55.20 | 82 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 64.0 | |
| 35 | TMNT (2007) | Chris Evans & Patrick Stewart |
54.10 | 84.8 | 149.80 | 46 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 61.7 | |
| 35 | Rumble Fish (1983) | Nicolas Cage & Directed by Francis Ford Coppola |
2.50 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 106 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 60.7 | |
| 35 | The Tuskegee Airmen (1995) HBO Movie |
John Lithgow | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 244 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 58.0 | |
| 37 | Miss Evers' Boys (1997) HBO Movie |
Alfre Woodard | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 313 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.2 | |
| 38 | Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) | Ethan Hawke & Gabriel Byrne |
20.00 | 33.8 | 60.70 | 117 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 39 | Last Flag Flying (2017) | Bryan Cranston & Steve Carell |
1.00 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 184 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | |
| 40 | King of New York (1990) | Christopher Walken & Wesley Snipes |
2.60 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 136 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 43 | Just Cause (1995) | Sean Connery & Kate Capshaw |
36.90 | 91.3 | 155.80 | 47 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 53.2 | |
| 42 | Othello (1995) | Kenneth Branagh | 2.80 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 163 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 52.8 | |
| 43 | School Daze (1988) | Samuel L. Jackson & Directed by Spike Lee |
14.50 | 38.2 | 38.20 | 66 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 50.0 | |
| 43 | Fast Break (1979) | Basketball Movies & Gabe Kaplan |
23.70 | 101.7 | 101.70 | 42 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 49.8 | |
| 45 | Osmosis Jones (2001) | Bill Murray & Chris Rock |
13.60 | 25.9 | 26.80 | 119 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 48.0 | |
| 45 | Rudderless (2014) | Billy Crudup & Anton Yelchin |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 245 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 45.8 | |
| 47 | Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) | Cate Blanchett | 9.20 | 10.8 | 11.30 | 123 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 45.2 | |
| 48 | Band of the Hand (1986) | Stephen Lang | 4.90 | 14.1 | 14.10 | 105 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 43.2 | |
| 49 | Fled (1996) | Will Patton | 17.20 | 41.9 | 41.90 | 92 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | |
| 48 | Bobby (2006) | Anthony Hopkins & Demi Moore |
11.20 | 18.4 | 33.90 | 154 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 40.8 | |
| 50 | Death To 2020 (2020) | Samuel L. Jackson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 193 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.9 | |
| 50 | Willie & Phil (1980) | Michael Ontkean & Margot Kidder |
4.40 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 107 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 39.3 | |
| 52 | Armored (2009) | Matt Dillon & Jean Reno |
16.00 | 23.0 | 33.00 | 117 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 38.2 | |
| 54 | All The Old Knives (2022) Amazon |
Chris Pine | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 256 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.6 | |
| 56 | Event Horizon (1997) | Sam Neill | 26.70 | 62.6 | 62.60 | 75 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 36.3 | |
| 56 | Quicksilver (1986) | Kevin Bacon | 7.60 | 22.2 | 22.20 | 80 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 34.8 | |
| 57 | The Standoff (2016) | Thomas Jane | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 388 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.8 | |
| 58 | The Signal (2014) | Brenton Thwaites | 0.60 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 191 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 30.2 | |
| 58 | Death Wish II (1982) | Charles Bronson & Jill Ireland |
16.10 | 59.0 | 59.00 | 43 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 27.5 | |
| 59 | Bad Company (1995) | Ellen Barkin | 3.70 | 9.1 | 9.10 | 156 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 23.1 | |
| 62 | Gardens of Stone (1987) | James Caan & Anjelica Huston |
5.30 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 103 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 21.5 | |
| 62 | Once in the Life (2000) | Gregory Hines | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 270 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.4 | |
| 64 | The School For Good And Evil (2022) Netflix |
Cate Blanchett | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 273 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.3 | |
| 64 | The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007) VOD Release |
Paul Walker | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.70 | 359 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.3 | |
| 63 | Biker Boyz (2003) | Derek Luke & Orlando Jones |
22.10 | 39.5 | 39.50 | 103 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 21.2 | |
| 64 | Cadence (1990) | Charlie Sheen & Martin Sheen |
2.10 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 148 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 17.7 | |
| 65 | Khumba (2013) | Liam Neeson & Steve Buscemi |
0.10 | 0.1 | 36.10 | 281 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.9 | |
| 68 | Megalopolis (2024) | Adam Driver & Directed by Francis Ford Coppola |
6.50 | 6.5 | 7.40 | 87 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 12.1 | |
| 69 | Cherry 2000 (1987) | Melanie Griffith & Ben Johnson |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 260 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.6 | |
| 70 | The Ice Road (2021) Netflix |
Liam Neeson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 303 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.9 | |
| 71 | Imprisoned (2018) Limited Release |
Edward James Olmos | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 293 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.5 | |
| 72 | Running with the Devil (2019) Limited Release |
Nicolas Cage | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 330 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.7 | |
| 73 | The Colony (2013) | Bill Paxton & Kevin Zegers |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 358 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.7 |
Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above Laurence Fishburne Table
1. 15 Laurence Fishburne movies crossed the magical $100 million mark. That is a percentage of 26.79% of his movies listed. His top box office hit is The Matrix ReLoaded (2003) .
2. An average Laurence Fishburne movie grosses $81.30 million in adjusted box office gross.
3. Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter. 31 Laurence Fishburne movies are rated as good movies…or 55.35% of his movies. His highest rated movie is Apocalypse Now (1979). His lowest rated movie is Fast Break (1979) .
4. 9 Laurence Fishburne movies received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 16.07% of his movies.
5. 3 Laurence Fishburne movies won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 5.35% of his movies.
6. A “good movie” Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score is 60.00. 27 Laurence Fishburne movies scored higher that average….or 34.37% of his movies. Apocalypse Now (1979) got the highest UMR Score…. while Cherry 2000 (1988) got the lowest UMR Score.
Possibly Interesting Facts About Laurence Fishburne
1. Laurence John Fishburne III was born in Augusta, Georgia in 1961.
2. Laurence Fishburne studied acting at the Lincoln Square Academy in Manhattan, New York City. He was originally credited as “Larry” versus “”Laurence”.
3. Laurence Fishburne was 14 years old when he was cast in Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now (1979); he had celebrated his 15th and 16th birthdays during the making of the film. Saved Emilio Estevez from being sucked under by quicksand, while they were relaxing off the set.
4. Laurence Fishburne became friends with writer/director John Singleton when Singleton was a production assistant and Fishburne was an actor (“Cowboy Curtis”) on the popular children’s TV program Pee-wee’s Playhouse (1986). They would later make 1991’s Boyz n the Hood.
5. Laurence Fishburne is often mistaken for Samuel L. Jackson and vice versa. According to Jackson, they have stood right next to each other, and people still call them by the wrong names.
6. Laurence Fishburne on his character in the Matrix movies – “Morpheus was like being Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader in one character.”
7. Laurence Fishburne turned down the role of Ike Turner in What’s Love Got to Do with It (1993) five times. When he learned that Angela Bassett had won the role of Ike Turner, he changed his mind. They both received Oscar® nominations for their roles.
8. Laurence Fishburne has been married twice and has three children.
9. Laurence Fishburne is an Ambassador for the United Nations Childrens’ Emergency Fund (UNICEF), an agency of the United Nations which helps children all over the world with educational, health and humanitarian assistance.
10. Check out Laurence Fishburne’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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Shocked he is in so many movies that I have seen but have forgotten he was in them. Gardens of Stone, Fast Break, Cherry ? 2000, Cotton Club, to name a few. Eye ? opening page.
Hey Taylor…..yep….he has been a very busy actor for almost 50 years….and lucklily for us…..he seems very far away from slowing down. Thanks for the feedback.
I’ve seen him on Blackish and about 30 years ago I remember Larry as a cowboy on Pee Wee’s Playhouse. Deep Cover was my best picture of 1992. Laurence is # 178 on the 2016 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe List (he’s up to 156 now). These are the actors on the 2016 list he worked with.
4 SAMUEL L. JACKSON School Daze (1988)
11 MARTIN SHEEN Apocalypse Now (1979)
11 MARTIN SHEEN Bobby (2006)
11 MARTIN SHEEN Cadence (1990)
27 DENNIS HOPPER Apocalypse Now (1979)
27 DENNIS HOPPER Rumble Fish (1983)
28 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN King of New York (1990)
30 BEN KINGSLEY Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
32 ANTHONY HOPKINS Bobby (2006)
39 DANNY GLOVER The Color Purple (1985)
43 JAMES CAAN Gardens of Stone (1987)
46 MATT DAMON Contagion (2011)
48 NICOLAS CAGE Rumble Fish (1983)
48 NICOLAS CAGE The Cotton Club (1984)
50 STEVE BUSCEMI King of New York (1990)
52 PETER STORMARE JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 (2017)
54 HARRISON FORD Apocalypse Now (1979)
55 THOMAS ROSALES JR. The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
57 MIKE STARR Hoodlum (1997)
58 ELLIOTT GOULD Contagion (2011)
60 JOHN LEGUIZAMO Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
60 JOHN LEGUIZAMO JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 (2017)
63 ED HARRIS Just Cause (1995)
64 JEFF GOLDBLUM Deep Cover (1992)
67 JAMES HONG Bad Company (1995/I)
70 MARK FALVO BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016)
71 ROBERT DUVALL Apocalypse Now (1979)
78 PETER JASON Red Heat (1988)
82 JAMES RUSSO The Cotton Club (1984)
87 MICKEY ROURKE Rumble Fish (1983)
89 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
91 JAMES EARL JONES Gardens of Stone (1987)
103 F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Cadence (1990)
113 TRACEY WALTER Rumble Fish (1983)
113 TRACEY WALTER The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
117 JACK MCGEE 21 (2008)
118 GABRIEL BYRNE Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
120 ANDY GARCIA Hoodlum (1997)
120 ANDY GARCIA PASSENGERS (2016)
121 BOB HOSKINS The Cotton Club (1984)
123 BILL MURRAY Osmosis Jones (2001)
127 GENE HACKMAN Class Action (1991)
128 TIM ROTH Hoodlum (1997)
135 MARK MARGOLIS The Cotton Club (1984)
143 VAL KILMER Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
146 FRANK LANGELLA Bad Company (1995/I)
148 FRANCO NERO JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 (2017)
152 JAMES REMAR Band of the Hand (1986)
152 JAMES REMAR The Cotton Club (1984)
158 CHRISTIAN SLATER Bobby (2006)
161 SHARON STONE Bobby (2006)
164 VING RHAMES Mission: Impossible III (2006)
168 STAN LEE Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
170 SCOTT GLENN Apocalypse Now (1979)
174 TOM CRUISE Mission: Impossible III (2006)
177 WILLIAM H. MACY Bobby (2006)
177 WILLIAM H. MACY RUDDERLESS (2014)
177 WILLIAM H. MACY Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
184 COLLEEN CAMP Apocalypse Now (1979)
185 WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Color Purple (1985)
191 JOE MANTEGNA Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
197 ELIAS KOTEAS Gardens of Stone (1987)
198 DEAN STOCKWELL Gardens of Stone (1987)
200 JOE PANTOLIANO The Matrix (1999)
202 JASON ISAACS Event Horizon (1997)
206 KEVIN COSTNER BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016)
213 MARSHALL BELL Cherry 2000 (1987)
220 ELI WALLACH Mystic River (2003)
221 CYNTHIA LEBLANC BLACK WATER TRANSIT (2009)
225 NED BEATTY Just Cause (1995)
228 SEAN PENN Mystic River (2003)
229 BOB PEPPER 21 (2008)
236 JEREMY IRONS BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016)
237 STEPHEN DORFF Black Water Transit (2009)
241 ADRIEN BRODY Predators (2010)
255 TIM ROBBINS Mystic River (2003)
257 SALMA HAYEK Fled (1996)
259 GEORGE CHEUNG Mission: Impossible III (2006)
262 COLM MEANEY Five Fingers (2006)
263 HEATHER GRAHAM Bobby (2006)
268 CABRAN E. CHAMBERLAIN CONTAGION (2011)
268 CABRAN E. CHAMBERLAIN THE MATRIX RELOADED (2003)
269 BRION JAMES Cherry 2000 (1987)
269 BRION JAMES Red Heat (1988)
270 DOUG JONES Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
272 BEN AFFLECK BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016)
274 BRUCE DERN The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
278 SIMON RHEE MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III (2006)
285 GWYNETH PALTROW Contagion (2011)
285 GWYNETH PALTROW Higher Learning (1995)
287 SVEN-OLE THORSEN Red Heat (1988)
289 SEAN CONNERY Just Cause (1995)
290 BRYAN CRANSTON CONTAGION (2011)
290 BRYAN CRANSTON LAST FLAG FLYING (2017)
291 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Mission: Impossible III (2006)
292 SPENCER GARRETT (I) 21 (2008)
292 SPENCER GARRETT (I) BOBBY (2006)
293 SCARLETT JOHANSSON Just Cause (1995)
297 FRED WARD Armored (2009)
298 JEAN RENO Armored (2009)
301 BILL COBBS Black Water Transit (2009)
301 BILL COBBS The Cotton Club (1984)
307 DAVID PAYMER Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
314 KEANU REEVES JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 (2017)
314 KEANU REEVES The Matrix (1999)
314 KEANU REEVES The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
314 KEANU REEVES The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
316 AUSTIN PENDLETON Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
318 DAN HEDAYA Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
321 JOAQUIM DE ALMEIDA The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
322 MICHAEL SHANNON BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016)
329 DAVID COHEN CONTAGION (2011)
334 PAUL HERMAN The Cotton Club (1984)
337 DIANE LANE BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016)
337 DIANE LANE Rumble Fish (1983)
337 DIANE LANE The Cotton Club (1984)
342 BEVERLY D’ANGELO Black Water Transit (2009)
346 KEVIN SPACEY 21 (2008)
348 CHARLIE SHEEN Cadence (1990)
352 GINA GERSHON Red Heat (1988)
358 JASON FLEMYNG The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
360 ROBERT HARVEY Armored (2009)
366 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO King of New York (1990)
366 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO School Daze (1988)
366 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO The Cotton Club (1984)
374 JUDE LAW Contagion (2011)
376 R. LEE ERMEY Apocalypse Now (1979)
377 SAM NEILL Event Horizon (1997)
378 CUBA GOODING JR. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
380 RICHARD GERE The Cotton Club (1984)
381 JOHN HAWKES Contagion (2011)
382 ANJELICA HUSTON Gardens of Stone (1987)
386 JIM BELUSHI Red Heat (1988)
393 ELIJAH WOOD Bobby (2006)
398 PATRICK STEWART TMNT (2007)
400 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER Red Heat (1988)
414 LARRY MILLER Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
415 RAYMOND J. BARRY THE DEATH AND LIFE OF BOBBY Z (2007)
424 IAN MCSHANE JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 (2017)
428 ETHAN HAWKE Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
430 KEITH CARRADINE The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
433 MARGO MARTINDALE The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
435 KEVIN BACON Mystic River (2003)
435 KEVIN BACON Quicksilver (1986)
437 MICHAEL BOWEN The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
442 MELANIE GRIFFITH Cherry 2000 (1987)
444 RANA MORRISON The Matrix (1999)
446 CORBIN BERNSEN Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
460 BRIAN DENNEHY Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
461 MARION COTILLARD Contagion (2011)
474 JULIO OSCAR MECHOSO DEEP COVER (1992)
474 JULIO OSCAR MECHOSO THE DEATH AND LIFE OF BOBBY Z (2007)
478 JOHN SAXON A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
479 WILL PATTON Fled (1996)
486 ANTHONY J. SACCO BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016)
493 TONY SHALHOUB SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER (1993)
509 CHRIS PENN Rumble Fish (1983)
515 MARCIA GAY HARDEN Mystic River (2003)
521 PRUITT TAYLOR VANCE Red Heat (1988)
525 ROBERT JOHN BURKE FLED (1996)
539 TERRENCE HOWARD Biker Boyz (2003)
544 MAKO TMNT (2007)
547 AMY ADAMS BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016)
564 STEPHEN BALDWIN FLED (1996)
565 JOHN H. TOBIN BOBBY (2006)
565 JOHN H. TOBIN MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III (2006)
571 WILLIAM SMITH Rumble Fish (1983)
573 KATE WINSLET Contagion (2011)
575 STEVEN RANDAZZO SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER (1993)
582 ANTONI CORONE BAND OF THE HAND (1986)
584 M.C. GAINEY THE DEATH AND LIFE OF BOBBY Z (2007)
590 VICTOR ARGO King of New York (1990)
595 VINCENT LARESCA KISS KISS BANG BANG (2005)
598 ANNE LOCKHART OSMOSIS JONES (2001)
614 SIMON PEGG MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III (2006)
649 ALLEN GARFIELD The Cotton Club (1984)
659 ALLAN GRAF Red Heat (1988)
671 WILLIAM SHATNER Osmosis Jones (2001)
674 STEPHEN LANG BAND OF THE HAND (1986)
694 SHIA LABEOUF Bobby (2006)
699 HARRY LENNIX THE MATRIX RELOADED (2003)
699 HARRY LENNIX THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS (2003)
701 MATT DILLON Armored (2009)
701 MATT DILLON Rumble Fish (1983)
703 JOHN FRANCHI MYSTIC RIVER (2003)
711 TIM THOMERSON Cherry 2000 (1987)
723 MICHAEL RAPAPORT HIGHER LEARNING (1995)
727 ANGELA BASSETT AKEELAH AND THE BEE (2006)
727 ANGELA BASSETT BOYZ N THE HOOD (1991)
727 ANGELA BASSETT WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT (1993)
728 LOCHLYN MUNRO CADENCE (1990)
729 ALAN D. PURWIN BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016)
732 HRVOJE KLECZ BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016)
745 LAURA LINNEY MYSTIC RIVER (2003)
745 LAURA LINNEY SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER (1993)
746 PETER BOYLE Red Heat (1988)
749 SEAN O’BRYAN Mission: Impossible III (2006)
752 JORGA CAYE RED HEAT (1988)
759 KURT FULLER RED HEAT (1988)
760 JENNIFER CONNELLY Higher Learning (1995)
763 CHRIS EVANS FANTASTIC 4: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER (2007)
763 CHRIS EVANS TMNT (2007)
765 HUGO WEAVING THE MATRIX (1999)
765 HUGO WEAVING THE MATRIX RELOADED (2003)
765 HUGO WEAVING THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS (2003)
786 MICHAEL MURPHY Bad Company (1995/I)
800 CHRIS ROCK Osmosis Jones (2001)
814 ROBERT WISDOM OSMOSIS JONES (2001)
829 WALTON GOGGINS PREDATORS (2010)
831 EDDIE MARSAN MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III (2006)
833 DEMI MOORE Bobby (2006)
835 ROBERT ENGLUND A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
839 ROBERT LASARDO KING OF NEW YORK (1990)
842 PAUL GRACE ARMORED (2009)
843 PATRICIA ARQUETTE A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS (1987)
851 WESLEY SNIPES King of New York (1990)
853 JACOB VARGAS BOBBY (2006)
853 JACOB VARGAS THE DEATH AND LIFE OF BOBBY Z (2007)
859 ELLEN BARKIN Bad Company (1995/I)
861 LEE GARLINGTON AKEELAH AND THE BEE (2006)
873 RANDALL BATINKOFF HIGHER LEARNING (1995)
875 JENIFER LEWIS RED HEAT (1988)
875 JENIFER LEWIS WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT (1993)
879 BILLY CRUDUP MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III (2006)
879 BILLY CRUDUP RUDDERLESS (2014)
889 MATT CRAVEN ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (2005)
892 LAMBERT WILSON THE MATRIX RELOADED (2003)
892 LAMBERT WILSON THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS (2003)
908 KIM COATES ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (2005)
924 MOLLY SHANNON OSMOSIS JONES (2001)
931 ROBIN ATKIN DOWNES BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016)
933 MARGOT KIDDER Willie & Phil (1980)
935 BILL SMITROVICH BAND OF THE HAND (1986)
939 JEFF CHASE MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III (2006)
942 BRETT RICE FLED (1996)
957 DAVID KRUMHOLTZ BOBBY (2006)
962 MICHELLE MONAGHAN KISS KISS BANG BANG (2005)
962 MICHELLE MONAGHAN MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III (2006)
978 JOAN ALLEN SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER (1993)
983 JAMES KEANE Apocalypse Now (1979)
990 THOMAS JANE STANDOFF (2016)
992 BERT REMSEN Fast Break (1979)
994 PAUL EDNEY MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III (2006)
A few years back (maybe 20 or so) one of the New York Papers did an article on movies that were never rented at a video store. At one store in Manhattan Cherry 2000 had been rented once in 6 years.
The following actors were on the 2000 list and have since fallen off, they all worked with Larry.
53 CHARLES BRONSON Death Wish II (1982)
93 HARRY CAREY JR. Cherry 2000 (1987)
118 WOODY STRODE The Cotton Club (1984)
185 KEVIN MCCARTHY Just Cause (1995)
188 MARLON BRANDO Apocalypse Now (1979)
213 BEN JOHNSON Cherry 2000 (1987)
307 MATT CLARK Cadence (1990)
318 RICHARD BRIGHT Red Heat (1988)
319 DONALD MOFFAT Class Action (1991)
367 ROBERT STEPHENS Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
385 SYDNEY LASSICK Deep Cover (1992)
424 ZSA ZSA GABOR A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
490 JOHN P. RYAN The Cotton Club (1984)
523 BILL HENDERSON Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
523 BILL HENDERSON Hoodlum (1997)
535 FRANK CAMPANELLA Death Wish II (1982)
569 LUIS CONTRERAS Red Heat (1988)
577 OSSIE DAVIS School Daze (1988)
578 KATHLEEN QUINLAN Event Horizon (1997)
594 G.D. SPRADLIN Apocalypse Now (1979)
601 TOM SIGNORELLI The Cotton Club (1984)
604 BERNIE CASEY Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
607 VINCENT GARDENIA Death Wish II (1982)
608 FREDERIC FORREST Apocalypse Now (1979)
661 RICHARD BRADFORD Hoodlum (1997)
680 TONY FRANCIOSA Death Wish II (1982)
706 GABRIELE FERZETTI Othello (1995)
714 ERIK HOLLAND Gardens of Stone (1987)
728 JOSH MOSTEL Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
736 PAUL TUERPE Osmosis Jones (2001)
748 ANTHONY ZERBE The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
748 ANTHONY ZERBE The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
758 MICHAEL HIGGINS Rumble Fish (1983)
782 LEONARD TERMO The Cotton Club (1984)
852 JOE DALLESANDRO The Cotton Club (1984)
875 ANTONIO FARGAS Osmosis Jones (2001)
900 KIM CHAN The Cotton Club (1984)
939 CHARLES MARTIN SMITH Deep Cover (1992)
955 KENNETH WELSH Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
983 BEAU STARR Hoodlum (1997)
Laurence has appeared with 25 Oscar winners (I thought it would be more).
ADRIEN BRODY Predators (2010)
ANJELICA HUSTON Gardens of Stone (1987)
ANTHONY HOPKINS Bobby (2006)
BEN JOHNSON Cherry 2000 (1987)
BEN KINGSLEY Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN King of New York (1990)
CUBA GOODING JR. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Cadence (1990)
GENE HACKMAN Class Action (1991)
GWYNETH PALTROW Contagion (2011)
GWYNETH PALTROW Higher Learning (1995)
JENNIFER CONNELLY Higher Learning (1995)
JENNIFER LAWRENCE PASSENGERS (2016)
JEREMY IRONS BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016)
KATE WINSLET Contagion (2011)
KEVIN SPACEY 21 (2008)
MARCIA GAY HARDEN Mystic River (2003)
MARION COTILLARD Contagion (2011)
MARLON BRANDO Apocalypse Now (1979)
NICOLAS CAGE Rumble Fish (1983)
NICOLAS CAGE The Cotton Club (1984)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Mission: Impossible III (2006)
ROBERT DUVALL Apocalypse Now (1979)
SEAN CONNERY Just Cause (1995)
SEAN PENN Mystic River (2003)
TIM ROBBINS Mystic River (2003)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Color Purple (1985)
Hey Dan. Epic lists! So Laurence is working his way towards a Top 100 spot. His roles in Ant Man and Wasp, John Wick 3 and his other IMDb post-production roles might get him into that club. I knew he was on Pee Wee….but never watched that show…..did see Pee Wees Big Adventure in theaters….but Fishburne’s Cowboy Curtis did not make that movie.
Sean Connery still being in the Top 300 is surprising. The man has not made a movie in 15 years. 25 Oscar winners is about average..but so many young co-stars I expect that number to really increase over the years.
Funny about Cherry 2000. Back in my video store days it was actually a pretty good renter….granted that was in the late 1980s…..it was not good enough to earn a huge following. I however like the movie….and actually just loaned it out to a friend at work….his description is a perfect ….”a terrible good movie”.
Good information.
an underrated actor. his morpheues is a favourite.
Hey Sinclair…I agree…..he is an underrated actor. I recently saw a video where he talked about some of his roles…he said he was happy to be best known for his Matrix trilogy. I actually think the reason the 2nd and 3rd ones were so underwhelming is that Fishburne’s role was so insufficient…heck he was barely in the third one.
Been a fan of Larry’s for years. From his early 1970s classics like Cornbread, Me and Earl and Apoclayspe Now to his reoccuring role on PeeWee Herman to The Matrix trilogy to his role in CSI to his career as a go to supporting character. Not sure how people get him mixed up with Samuel L. Jackson. Not sure he has ever had a bad performance.
Hey Calvin H. Glad a lifelong fan of Larry Fishburne found this page. Loved his role in Apocalypse Now…..and it gives us a good sample of how he grew from 14 to 17….as the movie took so long to make. I agree with you that he has become a “Go to supporting character” and that he has not given a bad performance…..he has been in bad movies…..but they were not bad because of him…lol. Good feedback.
I just watched Last Flag Flying last night, and now we have a Laurence Fishburne page. Fun read.
Hey Helakoski….glad you stopped by and commented. I saw Last Flag Flying a couple of weeks ago…..it was ok…..but I had a hard time juggling the drama and comedy…..seems it could not decide which way it wanted to go…and ended up doing both badly. Glad you enjoyed this new UMR page.