Debapriya Bhattacharya
Morgan Freeman has pursued an acting career since the 1960s, working in theaters and appearing as extras on films. He first gained recognition from the 1971 television show ‘The Electric Company.’ In the same year, he made his first credited feature film appearance in ‘Who Says I Can’t Ride a Rainbow!’ Over the following decades, Morgan has starred in movies across a very wide range of genres, earning both critical fame and commercial success. Some of them include ‘Driving Miss Daisy,’ ‘The Shawshank Redemption,’ ‘Unforgiven,’ ‘Se7en,’ and ‘The Bucket List.’ He is also known for taking up smaller supporting roles, such as GOD in ‘Bruce Almighty,’ and Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan‘s ‘The Dark Knight‘ trilogy.
His distinctive voice has led to Morgan narrating a number of documentaries, such as ‘Through the Wormhole’ and ‘Life on Our Planet.’ In addition to receiving numerous accolades, he has been honored with the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. If you wish to check out movies starring Morgan Freeman on Netflix, the following list will help you get started.
1. Angel Has Fallen (2019)
Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, ‘Angel Has Fallen’ is the third installment of the ‘Has Fallen’ film series that follows US Secret Service agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) as he fights to protect his country and the President. Morgan Freeman stars in the movie as Alan Trumbull, a character who has held the positions of Speaker of the House and Vice President in the previous films before occupying the top office. While on a fishing trip, Alan tells Mikee of his intention to promote the latter to the Director of the Secret Service. At that moment, an unknown entity launches an attack on the POTUS. While Mike manages to save his life, he is considered a suspect in the incident by the authorities. Thus, as Alan recovers, Mikee goes on the run to evade arrest and find out the real perpetrators. Watch the movie here.
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