Movies by Whoopi Goldberg
As part of the cast:
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Under African Skies (2012)
Cast: Paul Simon, Quincy Jones, Harry Belafonte …
Directed by: Joe Berlinger
Twenty-five years after the debut of his Grammy-winning album "Graceland," Paul Simon holds a concert to celebrate his culture-bridging project with South African musicians -- a collaboration…
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A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)
Cast: Kate Hudson, Gael García Bernal, Kathy Bates …
Directed by: Nicole Kassell
Marley Corbett has always preferred to keep her romances relaxed and fun with no risk of commitment. But after she learns she has terminal cancer and becomes Dr. Julian Goldstein's…
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Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011)
Cast: Kevin Clash, Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Barretta …
Directed by: Constance Marks
Beloved by millions of children, Elmo is a global icon. However, few people know the soft-spoken man behind the furry red monster: Kevin Clash. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, this documentary…
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The Little Engine That Could (2011)
Cast: Corbin Bleu, Jamie Lee Curtis, Whoopi Goldberg …
Directed by: Elliot M. Bour
The timeless children's classic comes roaring to life in this star-studded animated tale of a train who overcomes every obstacle in his way. Repeating the words "I think I can, I think I…
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For Colored Girls (2010)
Cast: Kimberly Elise, Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine …
Directed by: Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry directs his own adaptation of the Obie-winning stage play by Ntozake Shange, constructed as a series of poetic vignettes that collectively explore the lives of modern African…
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Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
Cast: Tyler Perry, Vanessa Ferlito, Keshia Knight Pulliam …
Directed by: Tyler Perry
When a routine speeding incident turns into a full-blown highway "situation," Madea (Tyler Perry) mouths off to a cop and lands herself in jail, where she's suddenly trapped behind bars…
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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009)
Cast: Angela Bassett, Bill Bellamy, Jeff Clanagan …
Directed by: Robert Townsend, Quincy Newell
Chris Rock, Bill Cosby, Whoopi Goldberg and other notables illuminate the evolution and cultural significance of African American comedy. Accompanying film clips explore the history of black…
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Teenage Paparazzo (2009)
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Lewis Black, Adrian Grenier …
Directed by: Adrian Grenier
Actor Adrian Grenier ("Entourage") writes, directs and produces this documentary that examines his connection to a 14-year-old paparazzo and explores the concept of celebrity in America by…
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The Electric Company (2009)
Cast: P-Star, Chris Sullivan, Jenni Barber …
This modern take on the 1971 series by the same name blends animation and skits to keep children entertained -- and teaches them new words via a blend of hip-hop and R&B music. Whoopi…
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Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2008)
Cast: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg …
Directed by: Barbara Leibovitz
This documentary takes an in-depth look at the influential career of iconic photographer Annie Leibovitz, from her earliest artistic efforts to her storied tenure at Rolling Stone and Vanity…
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Homie Spumoni (2007)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Joey Fatone, Jamie-Lynn Sigler …
Directed by: Mike Cerrone
After spending his whole life surrounded by his large Italian family, Renato (Donald Faison) assumes that he shares their DNA. But when a startling discovery reveals that he's actually…
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Whoopi Goldberg (2007)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal …
Discover the amazing story of actress, comedienne and activist Whoopi Goldberg, who discusses with candor and humor her colorful life in an in-depth interview. The program also includes…
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The Sophisticated Misfit (2007)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Patton Oswalt, Paul Frank …
Directed by: Mark Chervinsky
Explore the personal life, career development and unique style of art-world phenom Shag, a Southern California artist whose richly colored and beautifully composed paintings of hip 1960s…
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Doogal (2006)
Cast: Chevy Chase, Judi Dench, Jimmy Fallon …
Directed by: Dave Borthwick, Jean Duval, Frank Passingham …
When a magic roundabout at the center of the Enchanted Village is frozen solid, the future depends on whether a foursome of unlikely heroes, including a pup named Doogal, can checkmate chilly…
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Everyone's Hero (2006)
Cast: Jake T. Austin, Brian Dennehy, Whoopi Goldberg …
Directed by: Colin Brady, Christopher Reeve, Dan St. Pierre …
Inspired by executive producer Christopher Reeve's indomitable perseverance, this animated fable chronicles the story of young ballplayer Yankee Irving (voiced by Jake T. Austin), who…
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The Last Guy on Earth (2006)
Cast: Rob Schneider, Carol Burnett, Lily Tomlin …
Directed by: Jim Fitzpatrick
A long line of women -- including Joan Cusack, Elizabeth Hurley, Whoopi Goldberg, Carol Burnett, Shelley Long and Yasmine Bleeth -- can't keep their hands off goldbricking landscaper JJ…
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Farce of the Penguins (2006)
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Alexander …
Directed by: Bob Saget
Funnyman Bob Saget wrote and directed this send-up of the popular documentary, pairing inspiring wildlife videos with a lewd script. Samuel L. Jackson narrates this tale of a penguin and his…
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African American Lives (2006)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Quincy Jones, Henry Louis Gates Jr. …
Join Harvard University Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr. as he leads several successful African-Americans -- including Whoopi Goldberg, Quincy Jones and Oprah Winfrey -- on a journey to discover…
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If I Had Known I Was a Genius (2006)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Markus Redmond, Sharon Stone …
Directed by: Dominique Wirtschafter
Although Michael has been branded with a genius IQ, his family seems to go out of their way to make him feel unimportant. But when he enters a high school drama class, Michael discovers…
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The Aristocrats (2005)
Cast: Robin Williams, Sarah Silverman, Carrie Fisher …
Directed by: Paul Provenza
More than 100 funny people (including big stars and lesser-known talents) tell the same raunchy vaudeville joke -- with about 100 different results -- in director-comedian Paul…
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Whoopi: Back on Broadway: The 20th Anniversary (2005)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg
Twenty years before this video was produced, comedian Whoopi Goldberg took Broadway by storm in a one-woman show that established her as one of the wittiest, finest performers of her…
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The Lion King 1 1/2 (2004)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Ernie Sabella, Nathan Lane …
Directed by: Bradley Raymond
Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are best pals and the unsung heroes of the African savanna. This prequel to the smash Disney animated adventure takes you back -- way back -- before…
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (2004)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Will Smith, Tico Wells …
Directed by: Edward Bell
Some of the best-loved fairy tales of all time are told in this musical animated series with a stellar voice cast that includes such hip performers as Chris Rock, Della Reese, Jimmy Smits,…
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P3K: Pinocchio 3000 (2004)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Malcolm McDowell, Howie Mandel …
Directed by: Daniel Robichaud
Malcolm McDowell and Howie Mandel lend their voices to this retelling of Pinocchio set in the futuristic city of Scamboville, where high-tech tinkerer Gepetto dreams of being a father. With…
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Blizzard (2004)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Christopher Plummer, Zoe Warner …
Directed by: LeVar Burton
When Katie (Brittany Bristow) moves with her family and has to drop her beloved ice skating lessons, she figures her Christmas is ruined. But meeting an outcast reindeer named Blizzard has a…
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The N Word (2004)
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Rock …
Directed by: Todd Williams
It's one of the English language's most inflammatory pejoratives and has lingered like a smoldering fire in America's collective consciousness for more than 100 years. This…
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Good Fences (2003)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Mo'Nique …
Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson
Mabel and Tom are an upper-class African-American couple in the 1970s who discover racism literally in their own backyard. After Tom is promoted at his law firm, they move their family to an…
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Pauly Shore is Dead (2003)
Cast: Jaime Bergman, Ben Stiller, Sean Penn …
Directed by: Pauly Shore
Stand-up comedian Pauly Shore rose to fame in the 1990s with his hit MTV television show "Totally Pauly" and continued his success on the big screen with roles in "Encino Man" and "Son in…
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A Century of Black Cinema (2003)
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg …
This 90-minute documentary recounts the history of blacks in film, from the industry's early days and big-screen classics such as Gone with the Wind (1939) to contemporary fare such as…
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Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner …
Directed by: Stuart Baird
With longtime foes the Romulans at last willing to negotiate peace with the Federation, the Enterprise and its crew are dispatched on a diplomatic mission. But it's all a ruse that will…
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My Fair Madeline (2002)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Chantal Strand, Jim Byrnes …
Directed by: Scott Heming
When Madeline tries to stop a pair of thieves from stealing the "Mona Lisa," she's reprimanded and sent to a London etiquette school. There, she stumbles upon the very same crooks and…
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Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Emmanuelle Béart, Katrin Cartlidge …
Directed by: Rosanna Arquette
Originally airing on Showtime, this documentary directed by actress Rosanna Arquette focuses on the life of somewhat hermetic star Debra Winger, as well as the struggles that actresses over…
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Journeys in Black: Patti Labelle (2002)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Patti LaBelle, Bill Clinton …
BET's popular "Journeys in Black" series turns its eye on the long and storied career of Patti LaBelle, from her early pop-soul days with the Bluebelles and her politically charged 1970s…
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Monkeybone (2001)
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, John Turturro …
Directed by: Henry Selick
Cartoonist Stu Miley (Brendan Fraser) finds success with his raucous creation, a troublemaking simian named Monkeybone. But after a car accident puts Miley in a coma, he finds himself…
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Kingdom Come (2001)
Cast: LL Cool J, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox …
Directed by: Doug McHenry
When the ornery patriarch of the Slocumb clan suddenly croaks, his dysfunctional extended family -- led by his stoic widow (Whoopi Goldberg) -- gathers to mourn his passing ... or at least…
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Rat Race (2001)
Cast: John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg …
Directed by: Jerry Zucker
Loosely based on It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, this comedic adventure starts with six couples assembled at the Las Vegas casino of Donald Sinclair and ends at a train station in New…
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Call Me Claus (2001)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Nigel Hawthorne, Brian Mitchell …
Directed by: Robert Costanzo, Peter Werner
Grouchy TV producer Lucy discovers the Santa Claus she hired is the real thing. Being forced to retire after 200 years of employment -- and needing to find a replacement quick or risk ruining…
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Jackie's Back (2001)
Cast: Jenifer Lewis, Dolly Parton, Rosie O'Donnell …
Directed by: Robert Townsend
A forgotten 1970s sex kitten has emerged from her latest bout with obscurity to reclaim her fame in this hilarious mockumentary by director Robert Townsend. See the over-the-hill diva's…
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The I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special (2001)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley …
Directed by: Gary Smith
All the classic comedic and musical moments of the "I Love Lucy" show -- along with rare, vintage footage from the series -- are packed into this unforgettable 50th anniversary special. In…
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What Makes a Family (2001)
Cast: Brooke Shields, Cherry Jones, Anne Meara …
Directed by: Maggie Greenwald
Brooke Shields stars in this wrenching drama as Janine Nielssen, a nurse who faces the death of her partner, Sandy (Cherry Jones), and separation from their daughter when the child's…
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The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)
Cast: Jason Alexander, Rene Russo, Monica Potter …
Directed by: Des McAnuff
When Boris (Jason Alexander), Natasha (Rene Russo) and Fearless Leader (Robert De Niro) take over numerous television networks with the goal of hypnotizing American viewers, young FBI…
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Chuck Jones: Extremes and in Betweens, a Life in Animation (2000)
Cast: Chuck Jones, Robin Williams, Steven Spielberg …
Directed by: Margaret Selby
This "Great Performances" biography examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most celebrated animators, Chuck Jones -- best known for the Warner Brothers cartoons featuring Bugs…
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More Dogs Than Bones (2000)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Peter Coyote, Mercedes Ruehl …
Directed by: Michael Browning
While on a flight to Los Angeles, mobster Victoria Galetti, well aware that she's been ratted out and the cops are waiting to arrest her at the airport, stashes a bag holding $1 million…
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The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Whoopi Goldberg …
Directed by: Ulu Grosbard
Michelle Pfeiffer is ferocious in the role of Beth Cappadora, a desperate mother whose 3-year-old son disappears during her high school reunion. Nine years later, he turns up by chance in the…
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Alice in Wonderland (1999)
Cast: Tina Majorino, Whoopi Goldberg, Robbie Coltrane …
Directed by: Nick Willing
Lewis Carroll's remarkable children's tale comes to life in an exciting live-action feature. After Alice (Tina Majorino) follows a talking white rabbit into a strange world where…
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The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)
Cast: Randy Quaid, Whoopi Goldberg, Roger Daltrey …
Directed by: John Henderson
A magical adventure unfolds when American Jack Woods (Randy Quaid) rents a quaint cottage in Ireland and finds, to his dismay, that the house is inhabited by a family of leprechauns. When one…
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Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Cast: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Whoopi Goldberg …
Directed by: James Mangold
Diagnosed with a disorder, Susanna Kaysen is sent to a mental institution, where she enters the skewed world of people who truly belong on the inside. Angelina Jolie won an Oscar for her…
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Get Bruce! (1999)
Cast: Bruce Vilanch, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal …
Directed by: Andrew J. Kuehn
Comedy writer Bruce Vilanch -- an outsize talent if ever there was one -- is the subject of a scintillating documentary that asks the question: Are comics naturally funny? In Bruce's…
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Our Friend Martin (1999)
Cast: Edward Asner, Vincenzo Trippetti, Angela Bassett …
Directed by: Rob Smiley
Talk about high concept! This animated special, inspired by the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., posits the question of what the 1990s would have been like if the famed Civil Rights leader…
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Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (1999)
Cast: Mary Pickford, Whoopi Goldberg
Arguably the quintessential film siren of the silent era, Mary Pickford was known as "America's Sweetheart." This documentary explores Pickford's life beyond the screen, as a…
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
Cast: Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg …
Directed by: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Stella, a stressed-out single mother and stock broker, gets a new lease on life when she takes a much-needed vacation to Jamaica and strikes up a steamy romance with a handsome younger man.
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The Rugrats Movie (1998)
Cast: Christine Cavanaugh, Elizabeth Daily, Cheryl Chase …
Directed by: Igor Kovalyov, Norton Virgien
In this first full-length film based on the popular Nickelodeon cartoon series, Tommy Pickles (voiced by E.G. Daily) takes on additional responsibilities when a new baby brother enters the…
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A Knight in Camelot (1998)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Michael York, Paloma Baeza …
Directed by: Roger Young
When computer whiz Dr. Vivien Morgan (Whoopi Goldberg) shoots through time back to King Arthur's court in medieval England, she must use all her scientific cunning to find a way back…
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In & Out (1997)
Cast: Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck …
Directed by: Frank Oz
When dim-bulb actor Cameron Drake (Matt Dillon) wins an Oscar for playing a gay Marine, he outs his high school drama teacher, Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline), in his acceptance speech. It all…
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Cinderella (1997)
Cast: Brandy Norwood, Whitney Houston, Bernadette Peters …
Directed by: Robert Iscove
In Disney's Emmy-winning update of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic fairy tale, Cinderella (Brandy) believes in the impossible, and not even a wicked stepmother and stepsisters can…
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In the Gloaming (1997)
Cast: Glenn Close, Bridget Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg …
Directed by: Christopher Reeve
When Danny learns he's dying from complications of AIDS, he returns to his childhood home to live out the last months of his life with his affluent family. But as Danny seeks solace,…
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The Associate (1996)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Tim Daly …
Directed by: Donald Petrie
When Laurel (Whoopi Goldberg) learns that her less-smart and sexist protégé, Frank (Tim Daly), is promoted, she quits to start her own company -- only to find out that the…
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Eddie (1996)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Richard Jenkins …
Directed by: Steve Rash
Eddie (Whoopi Goldberg) channels her late husband's passion for basketball by coaching inner-city kids and cheering the New York Knicks, who are plagued by a losing streak. In a quirky…
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Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Decades after two hung juries cleared white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith (Oscar nominee James Woods) in the 1963 shooting death of civil-rights activist Medgar Evers, assistant district…
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Bogus (1996)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Gérard Depardieu, Haley Joel Osment …
Directed by: Norman Jewison
Seven-year-old Albert (Haley Joel Osment) is orphaned when his mom dies tragically in a car accident. So, Harriet (Whoopi Goldberg), who's Albert's godmother, takes him into her own…
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Boys on the Side (1995)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore …
Directed by: Herbert Ross
Looking to jump-start her career, lesbian night-club singer Jane (Whoopi Goldberg) answers an ad placed by a woman named Robin (Mary-Louise Parker), an AIDS sufferer who wants a companion to…
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Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
Cast: Elizabeth Perkins, Whoopi Goldberg, Gwyneth Paltrow …
Directed by: David Anspaugh
This intimate drama centers on newly widowed college professor Rebecca Lott (Elizabeth Perkins), who can't cope with her husband's untimely death in spite of support from her best…
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The Celluloid Closet (1995)
Cast: Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Harvey Fierstein …
Directed by: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Narrated by Lily Tomlin, this acclaimed documentary takes its name from Vito Russo's groundbreaking book. The filmmakers examine the subtext of more than 100 Hollywood movies --…
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Theodore Rex (1995)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Juliet Landau …
Directed by: Jonathan R. Betuel
Tough cop Katie Coltrane (Whoopi Goldberg) never bargained on getting a dinosaur for a partner, but that's what happens in this futuristic comedy directed by Jonathan Betuel. Thanks to…
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The Little Rascals (1994)
Cast: Travis Tedford, Bug Hall, Brittany Ashton Holmes …
Directed by: Penelope Spheeris
Delightfully hilarious fun for the whole family. This movie is inspired by Hal Roach's very popular "Our Gang" TV series. Both longtime fans and newcomers will enjoy the shenanigans of…
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Corrina, Corrina (1994)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta, Joan Cusack …
Directed by: Jessie Nelson
Whoopi Goldberg stars as Corrina Washington, a housekeeper hired by Manny Singer (Ray Liotta), a widower who lost his wife to cancer -- and has virtually lost his grieving young daughter…
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The Pagemaster (1994)
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Ed Begley Jr. …
Directed by: Maurice Hunt, Joe Johnston
Director Joe Johnston's special effects wizardry brings shy and easily frightened Richard Tyler's (Macaulay Culkin) story to life. The young boy ventures into a library in a storm…
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The Lion King (1994)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones …
Directed by: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
The highest-grossing animated film of the 20th century follows a young lion cub named Simba (voiced by Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Matthew Broderick) who can't wait to be king. But his…
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Liberation (1994)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Stewart, Miriam Margolyes …
Directed by: Arnold Schwartzman
Using rare archival footage, contemporary media reports and first-person accounts, this in-depth documentary chronicles the Allies' efforts as they plot to invade Germany and overthrow…
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Naked in New York (1994)
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Mary-Louise Parker, Ralph Macchio …
Directed by: Daniel Algrant
Struggling writer Jake Briggs (Eric Stoltz) finally gets the break he's been waiting for when his friend, Chris (Ralph Macchio), finds him a producer (Tony Curtis) for his play. But Jake…
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Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo (1994)
Cast: Muppets, Whoopi Goldberg
Everybody's favorite furry red monster stars in a collection of his best games and stories. Laugh along with Elmo and his Muppet friends as they sing, dance and learn about pictures,…
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Made in America (1993)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson, Nia Long …
Directed by: Richard Benjamin
In this engaging farce, the results of a science class blood test force proud, self-reliant Sarah Mathews (Whoopi Goldberg) to tell her pretty teenage daughter, Zora (Nia Long), that she was…
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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Barnard Hughes …
Directed by: Bill Duke
Now that nightclub singer Deloris Van Cartier is out of the witness protection program, Mother Superior wants her back in the habit -- this time, to help save an ailing parochial school.
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The Player (1992)
Cast: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Whoopi Goldberg …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Director Robert Altman's wickedly funny masterpiece about a slick Hollywood studio executive named Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins) -- a hotshot whose life is falling apart -- is packed with…
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Sister Act (1992)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes …
Directed by: Emile Ardolino
Songbird Deloris Van Cartier (Whoopi Goldberg) needs protection after inadvertently seeing her gangster boyfriend, Vince (Harvey Keitel), commit murder. She's rechristened Sister Mary…
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Sarafina! (1992)
Cast: Leleti Khumalo, Whoopi Goldberg, Miriam Makeba …
Directed by: Darrel James Roodt
Catch this inspirational story about a girl battling the oppression of apartheid in South Africa. Schoolgirl Sarafina (Leleti Khumalo) lives in Soweto. Her mother lives in Johannesburg, where…
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Soapdish (1991)
Cast: Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey Jr. …
Directed by: Michael Hoffman
Soap opera star Celeste Talbert gets desperate when she finds out that her rival, Montana Moorehead, has been trying to get producer David Barnes to write her off the show. And since Barnes…
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Wisecracks (1991)
Cast: JoAnne Astrow, Joy Behar, Maria Callas …
Directed by: Gail Singer
In the male-dominated world of stand-up, these queens of comedy display their ample talent onstage and offer their keen insights offstage in this hilarious documentary. The talent roster is a…
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Ghost (1990)
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg …
Directed by: Jerry Zucker
Gothamites Sam and Molly see their romance shattered when a street thug kills Sam during a mugging. But love endures beyond the grave when a spectral Sam learns that Molly is in danger, and…
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The Long Walk Home (1990)
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Whoopi Goldberg, Dwight Schultz …
Directed by: Richard Pearce
Sissy Spacek stars as Miriam Thompson, a Montgomery, Ala., housewife who finds herself in the midst of a civil rights revolution when she helps her black maid, Odessa (Whoopi Goldberg),…
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Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
Cast: David Coburn, LeVar Burton, Joey Dedio …
Whoopi Goldberg lends her voice to this environmentally minded animated series about five teenage heroes who use their collective powers of earth, wind, fire, water and heart to call upon…
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Kiss Shot (1989)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Dennis Franz, Tasha Scott …
Directed by: Jerry London
This sparkling, warm-hearted story stars Oscar-winner Whoopi Goldberg as a struggling single mom with a young daughter, an unpaid mortgage -- and a red-hot pool cue! Out of cash and out of a…
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Homer & Eddie (1989)
Cast: James Belushi, Whoopi Goldberg, Jim Mapp …
Directed by: Andrei Konchalovsky
Whoopi Goldberg and James Belushi make an unlikely pair as a psychotic escaped mental patient with an inoperable brain tumor and her mentally impaired companion, respectively, in this…
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Clara's Heart (1988)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Neil Patrick Harris, Kathleen Quinlan …
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
While vacationing in Jamaica to get over her baby daughter's death, Leona Hart (Kathleen Quinlan) strikes up a friendship with perceptive maid Clara Mayfield (Whoopi Goldberg). Soon, she…
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Burglar (1987)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, John Goodman, Lesley Ann Warren …
Directed by: Hugh Wilson
When ex-cat burglar Bernice Rhodenbarr (Whoopi Goldberg) inadvertently witnesses a murder, she enlists help from her friends, wacko poodle-groomer Carl (Bob Goldthwait) and drunken floozie…
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Fatal Beauty (1987)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Elliott, Rubén Blades …
Directed by: Tom Holland
When a lethal form of cocaine known as Fatal Beauty ends up on the streets, narcotics cop Rita Rizzoli -- who uses ridiculous disguises when she's not resorting to deadly force -- teams…
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Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, John Wood …
Directed by: Penny Marshall
Terry (Whoopi Goldberg), a banker with an international clientele, gets a cryptic message from an unknown source. After decoding the missive, Terry finds herself in the middle of an…
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The Color Purple (1985)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery …
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Whoopi Goldberg stars as Celie, a Southern woman whose correspondence with her sister in Africa helps her escape an abusive husband (portrayed with a scary edge by Danny Glover) and a life of…