Danny Glover made his acting debut in the 1979 American prison thriller film, ‘Escape from Alcatraz’ directed by Don Siegel. The film was well-received by critics and was a commercial success, grossing over $43 million on an $8 million budget. In 1981, he starred as ‘Morgan’ in the David Lowell Rich-directed American comedy film ‘Chu Chu and the Philly Flash.’ The film was largely panned by critics and was a commercial failure. He next appeared in films like ‘Deadly Drifter’ (1982), ‘Iceman’ (1984), ‘Places in the Heart’ (1984), ‘Witness’ (1985), ‘Silverado’ (1985), and ‘The Color Purple’ (1985). In 1987, he portrayed Nelson Mandela in the British television drama film ‘Mandela’ directed by Philip Saville. Glover received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance in the film. That same year, he also played the role of ‘Sergeant Roger Murtaugh’ in the American buddy cop action film ‘Lethal Weapon’ directed by Richard Donner. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $120.2 million on a $15 million budget. He next starred in films like ‘Bat*21’ (1988), ‘Lethal Weapon 2’ (1989), ‘Predator 2’ (1990), ‘Flight of the Intruder’ (1991), ‘Lethal Weapon 3’ (1992), ‘The Saint of Fort Washington’ (1993), ‘Angels in the Outfield’ (1994), ‘Operation Dumbo Drop’ (1995), ‘Switchback’ (1997), ‘Lethal Weapon 4’ (1998), ‘The Prince of Egypt’ (1998), ‘Our Friend, Martin’ (1999), and ‘Boesman and Lena’ (2000).
In 2001, he starred as ‘Henry Sherman’ in the American comedy-drama film ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ directed by Wes Anderson. The film opened to a positive reception and was a commercial success, grossing over $71.4 million on a $21 million budget. He continued to star in films like ‘Good Fences’ (2003), ‘Saw’ (2004), ‘Manderlay’ (2005), ‘Missing in America’ (2005), ‘Bamako’ (2006), ‘Saw III’ (2006), ‘Shooter’ (2007), ‘Poor Boy's Game’ (2007), ‘Be Kind Rewind’ (2008), ‘Blindness’ (2008), ‘Night Train’ (2009), ‘2012’ (2009), ‘Death at a Funeral’ (2010), ‘Legendary’ (2010), and ‘Donovan's Echo’ (2011). In 2012, he played the role of ‘Arthur’ in the Sheldon Candis-directed crime drama film ‘LUV.’ The film received a mixed response from critics and earned a 34% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. He was next seen in films like ‘Space Warriors’ (2013), ‘Supremacy’ (2014), ‘Bad Asses on the Bayou’ (2015), ‘Gridlocked’ (2015), ‘Dirty Grandpa’ (2016), ‘Mr. Pig’ (2016), ‘Monster Trucks’ (2016), ‘Extortion’ (2017), ‘Proud Mary’ (2018), ‘Death Race: Beyond Anarchy’ (2018), and ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ (2019). He was last seen in the 2019 American fantasy adventure comedy film ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ directed by Jake Kasdan. The film was a critical and commercial success. He will be next seen in the upcoming American romantic drama film ‘Press Play.’
The Color Purple tells the story of a black woman growing up in the early 1900s, who was impregnated by her own father at the age of 14. The film explores her hardships and struggles over the next 30 years.
The first installment in the Saw film series, the movie portrays two men who are chained in a large dilapidated bathroom, with each one being ordered to kill the other or face the murders of their family members. A low-budget movie, it performed extremely well at the box office, grossing more than $100 million worldwide.
Royal Tenenbaum and his now-separated wife Etheline have three children, including an adopted girl, all of whom were geniuses as teenagers, but are now struggling with their adult lives. Learning that Etheline is planning to remarry, Royal fakes cancer to bring his dysfunctional family together, but also exposes years of failure and betrayal, resulting in chaos.
Veteran LAPD Homicide Sergeant Roger Murtaugh comes to clash with his new partner, Sergeant Martin Riggs, who has turned reckless and suicidal following the death of his wife in an accident. However, they must learn to trust each other as they find themselves against a dangerous drugs baron while investigating the murder of a banker's daughter.
This dramatized account of a real event focuses on Frank Morris, a brilliant inmate with past history of prison breaks, who is brought to the maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island. He immediately comes in clash with the strict warden and devises a plan to escape after meeting his two old friends, Anglin brothers John and Clarence.
Amish child Samuel witnesses a murder and later identifies the killer from a newspaper clipping. It turns out to be award winning narcotic officer McFee. Suspecting that McFee is involved in drug dealings, Detective Book confides in his partner. But when Book is ambushed by McFee, he realizes that his partner is also an accomplice and that both Samuel and his widowed mother need protection.
This drama film takes us to Texas in the 1930s, and it tells the story of a widow who lives with her two small children. After the death of her husband during the Great Depression, she is forced to take charge of the farm, and deal with various obstacles.
Bob Lee Swagger, a former Marine sniper who retired after a routine mission went horribly wrong, is convinced by a retired colonel to assist in foiling a possible assassination attempt on the US President. However, he is double-crossed when the Ethiopian archbishop is assassinated instead, and Bob must clear his name while exposing the corrupt leaders who framed him.
Soon after LAPD officers Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh find one million dollars’ worth of South African Krugerrands, they are taken off the case and reassigned to protect a witness Leo Getz. However, the two cases have a connection with a gang of South African drug dealers including a high profile personality who enjoys diplomatic immunity.
During the late 19th century, four misfit wanderers retrieve the money of a group of settlers from thieves before reaching the frontier town of Silverado. They realize that the entire town is under the thumb of avaricious rancher Ethan McKendrick and dishonest sheriff Cobb. Unwittingly, the four turn heroes for the town’s people as they fight the crooks to end the corruption.
In 1933, while traveling through Alabama, Grace Mulligan and her father come across a plantation, ‘Manderley,’ where slavery still persists. Repulsed by the owner’s rules for the slaves, Grace intervenes. Although some of her suggestions backfire, but by harvest time, she succeeds in applying rules of democracy to white owners and black slaves. Eventually, it is Grace who learns the most from the experience.
Grand Canyon is a crime drama film which revolves around various characters from different backgrounds who are brought together by chance encounters while they are dealing with urban chaos in Los Angeles. The major characters are an immigration lawyer and a tow-truck driver, who meet when the former’s car breaks down in a crime-ridden neighborhood, and the latter comes to his rescue.
Noni Jean is a famed singer but she is quite unhappy with her life. She tries to commit suicide but she is saved by a cop named Kaz. He helps her find courage to accept her failures, develop her own voice, and pursue her ambitions. However, he also starts having feelings for her.
In this third film of the Lethal Weapon series, Sergeants Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh are after a ruthless ex-cop responsible for stealing the weapons from LAPD and selling them to the street gangs. As they collaborate with internal affairs Sergeant Lorna Cole, Riggs finds himself drawn to her, while Murtaugh faces personal problems due to unexpected family connection to the case.
Old Man and the Gun is a biographical crime drama comedy film which tells the story of Forrest Tucker, an infamous criminal and escape artist, who is able to break out of San Quentin State Prison, living all authorities confused. He soon embarks on a crime spree, which puts a detective hot on his trail.
LAPD Sergeant Martin Riggs is having a baby with his girlfriend Lorna Cole, while his partner Sergeant Roger Murtagh is trying to come to terms with his daughter Rianne’s pregnancy. However, they are forced to go to war against Chinese mobster Wah Sing Ku, who has started targeting them and their loved ones.
When a sudden epidemic that causes white blindness starts spreading, the government decides to put harsh measures into place and quarantines everyone in a derelict asylum without proper resources. Everything descends into chaos and the powerful prey on the weak. However, a doctor’s wife who remained unaffected by the epidemic leads the survivors to salvation.
Adapted from the 1981 Broadway musical of the same name, the story follows the life and struggle three black soul singers, Deena, Effie and Lorrell. Mentored by Curtis Taylor, who later opens his own label, they are soon pushed into spotlight and become a top-selling mainstream pop group; but realize that fame does not come cheap.
Elroy Fletcher, the owner of ‘Be Kind Rewind Video Store’ in Passaic, NJ, goes on a trip leaving the store in care of his foster-son Mike, whose friend Jerry accidently wipes out all the video tapes. On Mr. Fletcher’s request, his friend Miss Falewicz routinely checks on the store. So, to hide their blunder, the two start re-creating movies using indigenous techniques.
A notorious serial killer kidnaps FBI agent Frank LaCrosse's son. Frank believes the murderer is hiding in Amarillo, Texas, and though he is officially taken off the case, in order to rescue his son, he continues to chase the elusive kidnapper who leaves a trail of death while trying to escape into the wilderness.
Lt Col Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert working for the US Army whose aircraft is shot down while in enemy territory. Although he is unfamiliar with the harsh terrain in Vietnam, he tries to map out an escape route, but he has to face several enemy forces on the way. Meanwhile, a rescue operation ensues to find him as well.
An LAPD detective, Lt. Mike Harrigan is fighting against Colombian and Jamaican drug cartels. When these drug dealers are killed by someone mysterious, he and his team set out to find the identity of the killer. FBI investigator Stephen Keyes instructs them to stay away, but Harrigan soon discovers that the killing is the work of an alien predator, whose pastime now has to be stopped.
Well-known actor Joaquin Phoenix decides to retire from the world of acting and focus on a new career as a hip-hop musician. Later he approaches Sean Combs, American rapper and record producer, hoping he will produce the record.
Roger, a young boy, prays to the Divine, asking for a real family as well as for a victory for his favorite basketball team, and to his surprise, few angels are assigned to help his wish come true.
Beloved is a horror drama film which tells the story of Sethe, a former slave, who lives with her daughter. Her life takes a turn when she is visited by the spirit of a young woman, which starts bringing back her past fears to life.
2012 tells the story of the destruction of Earth, due to a global cataclysmic event resulting from the heating of Earth’s core. A struggling writer Jackson Curtis tries to save his family as he tries to reach one of the nine secret arks designed by G8 nations to save at least a certain portion of humanity.
Jason Kelly is an uptight lawyer set to marry his controlling fiancée Meredith. He is tricked by his foul-mouthed grandfather Lt. Colonel Dick Kelly, to take him to Daytona Beach. In the process, Jason falls in love with his old friend, Shadia, and Dick ends up marrying Shadia’s friend Lenore.
When a woman named Valerie Highsmith goes missing in Mexico, it doesn’t seem too surprising, since she is generally acknowledged as having super bad luck. However, things does seem surprising when even Raymond Campanella, a veteran investigator is not able to find her. An executive working at her father’s company decides to send an accountant, to tag along with Raymond. However, it turns out that Raymond also possesses terrible luck.
A funeral service is held for Aaron’s father after he passes away. However, the ceremony turns into a disaster due to family secrets getting exposed and misplaced bodies.
Monster Trucks is a monster action comedy film which tells the story of a high –school student, whose life takes a turn, when he finds that an escaped monster has been living in his truck. The creature manages to escape before he has a chance to inform the authorities about it.
The Dead Don’t Die is a comedy horror film which takes us to a peaceful town named Centerville, where things suddenly change, when the dead start rising from their graves. Now, since the townspeople have never experienced a zombie apocalypse in their lives, they are at a loss what to do.
During the Vietnam War, two American soldiers make their best attempt to transport an elephant through jungle terrain to a local Vietnamese village.
This action crime thriller film revolves around a reformed criminal, whose daughter is kidnapped, after which he returns to his old ways and starts his own investigation.
This comedy crime film tells the story of two best friends Joe and Gus, who get ready to go on a fishing trip to Everglades, after winning a contest. However, nothing goes as expected, and they get tied to a chain of criminal misadventures.
A 300 year old sheepdog manages to escape from the laboratory, and it bites Dave Douglas, a prosecutor who is fighting a case against animal rights activists who firebombed a pharmaceutical company, due to animal experimentation. Soon Dave transforms into a sheepdog himself miraculously.
Flash used to be a skilled baseball player, but ruins his life by excessive drinking. One day he meets Chu Chu, who used to be a successful entertainer, but ruins her career like him after falling into alcoholism. Soon, they find government documents and decide to return them to their rightful owners, in hope of reward money, but instead they fall in trouble.
The Disney adaptation of the Book of Exodus is an animated retelling of the life of Moses. It follows Moses’ journey from an Egyptian prince, to his final destination of leading the Hebrew slaves in Egypt to their freedom, to Mount Sinai, away from his brother Pharaoh Rameses II.
Z, a worker ant striving to break away from his monotonous routine and express his individuality, falls in love with beautiful princess Bala when she visits a bar to escape suffocating royal life. He switches places with soldier friend Weaver to see her again, and unwittingly becomes the colony's only hope against a coup d'état by General Mandible.
A group of humans try to live in a new passive alien planet named Terra, but it only ends up in total destruction. Now it is up to Mala, a young alien, who is going to do everything in her power to prevent the annihilation of her planet.
When the farmer is away, the animals start playing, singing and dancing and soon everything becomes chaotic. Eventually the responsibility for taking care of the farm and running things goes to a carefree cow named Otis.
Kate and Humphrey belong to two rival packs of wolves. Their lives take a turn after they are kidnapped and taken away. But together they unite to escape and return to their pack. However, things get complicated as they both start having feelings for one another, and this could obviously cause a lot of trouble back home.
The Rainmaker is a legal drama film, revolving around an inexperienced young lawyer, who agrees to fight for a helpless boy dying from leukemia, after the insurance company refuses to pay for his operation that would save his life.
Gambler Brett Maverick wants to participate in a poker tournament on a steamer, to prove that he is the best card player of his time. Unfortunately, he makes enemies out of the bad-tempered gambler Angel, con artist Bransford, and lawman Copper, on his way to earning the entry fee.
Harriet is an eleven year old girl who aspires to become a spy and a writer. Due to this aspiration, she keeps a diary to write about the things that she knows about people, including her friends. However, her life turns upside down when the diary falls into the wrong hands, and she is at a risk of losing her friends.
Danny Glover Awards
| Lethal Weapon 3 | Best On-Screen Duo | 1993 |
