Watch Forest Whitaker Movies and TV Shows in Australia

If you're looking to stream shows or movies starring Forest Whitaker in Australia then here is the definitive list. We show you which streaming providers currently have each of Forest Whitaker's most popular movies and shows available in their catalogue. List updated in September 2025.

List of the Best Movies and Shows Starring Forest Whitaker In Order of Popularity

1. Platoon
2. Godfather of Harlem
3. Arrival
4. Good Morning, Vietnam
5. Phone Booth
6. Street Kings
7. Respect
8. City of Lies
9. Phenomenon
10. Taken 3
11. Species

Stream the top 11 Movies and Shows starring Forest Whitaker

1. Platoon

Rated: R

8.1/10

As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

2. Godfather of Harlem

Seasons: 4

Rated: TV-MA

8.1/10

Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of Harlem.

3. Arrival

Rated: PG-13

7.9/10

Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

4. Good Morning, Vietnam

Rated: R

7.3/10

Radio funny man Adrian Cronauer is sent to Vietnam to bring a little comedy back into the lives of the soldiers. After setting up shop, Cronauer delights the G.I.s but shocks his superior officer, Sergeant Major Dickerson, with his irreverent take on the war. While Dickerson attempts to censor Cronauer's broadcasts, Cronauer pursues a relationship with a Vietnamese girl named Trinh, who shows him the horrors of war first-hand.

5. Phone Booth

Rated: R

7.1/10

A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.

6. Street Kings

Rated: R

6.8/10

Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.

7. Respect

Rated: PG-13

6.6/10

The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

8. City of Lies

Rated: R

6.5/10

Los Angeles Police Department detective Russell Poole has spent years trying to solve his biggest case -- the murders of The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur -- but after two decades, the investigation remains open. Jack Jackson, a reporter desperate to save his reputation and career, is determined to find out why. In search of the truth, the two team up and unravel a growing web of institutional corruption and lies.

9. Phenomenon

Rated: PG

6.4/10

An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.

10. Taken 3

Rated: PG-13

6.0/10

Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular set of skills to track the real killer and exact his unique brand of justice.

11. Species

Rated: R

5.9/10

In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armour-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye.