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Denzel Washington

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Born 28 Dec 1954, in Mount Vernon, New York

Wise words: "I remain thankful for the gifts that I've been given and I try to use them in a good way, in a positive way."


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Denzel Washington - news / articles


  • Denzel Washington voted America's favourite star - 19 January 2007
    Training Day actor Denzel Washington has been named as America's favourite movie star, after finishing first in a poll to find the nation's top actor or actress.-The poll, conducted by Harris, saw Tom Hanks knocked off the top spot after two years of being the country's fa


  • Denzel Washington - 11 December 2006
    sea-change in the status of African-Americans in Hollywood movies. - -The Academy's history is self-evidently shameful. When Denzel Washington won the Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Glory in 1989, he became only the third black actor to take home an Oscar.

Denzel Washington - what members say


  • Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia review by A customer from Glasgow, Scotland
    Rated - 4 stars Worthy but moving 19 May 2005
    ...eback Mountain' still shy from showing real onscreen intimacy between two men. Denzel Washington's everyman character almost steals the show from Hanks. Their relationship is ...  
  • Glory
  • Glory review by Noel Clay from Colchester, England
    Rated - 4 stars Mostly, Glorious! 29 November 2004
    ...oderick in one of his best roles, but the most memorable performance comes from Denzel Washington. This movie may have led to his typical typecasting as an angry young man, whil...  
  • The Hurricane
  • The Hurricane review by A customer from Derbyshire, England
    Rated - 5 stars An outstanding film 29 March 2004
    ...might sound like a story you've seen many times before. But don't be put off - Denzel Washington's powerful performance carries this film onto another level. You really feel f...  

Denzel Washington - filmography


  • Inside Man on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Clive Owen,  Jodie Foster
    Director: Spike Lee
    Certificate: 15
    Inside Man is the story of a tough cop, Detective Frazier (Denzel Washington), who matches wits with a clever bank robber, Dalton (Clive Owen), in a tense hostage drama. As the dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds, a wild card emerges: Madaline (Jodie Foster), a power broker with a hidden agenda, ...
    Rate this: 3.5 (71%)
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  • Man On Fire on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Dakota Fanning,  Marc Anthony
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: 18
    Remorseful former mercenary-turned-bodyguard Creasy (Denzel Washington) is hired by a wealthy family to protect their 10-year-old daughter, Pita (Dakota Fanning), from a rash of Mexico City kidnappings. But when the child he befriends is kidnapped while under his watch, Creasy – aided by his only ...
    Rate this: 3.5 (74%)
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  • Out Of Time on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Eva Mendez,  Dean Cain
    Director: Carl Franklin
    Certificate: 15
    Carl Franklin and Denzel Washington team-up once more for this hilariously refreshing noir thriller. Washington is Matt Lee Whitlock, police chief of a small Florida town just outside of Miami. In the process of getting a divorce from the woman he still loves, Alex (the sultry Eva Mendes), Chief ...
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  • John Q. on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Kimberly Elise,  James Woods
    Director: Nick Cassavetes
    Certificate: 15
    John Q. Archibald (Denzel Washington) is struggling through a recession trying to provide for his son Mikey (Daniel E. Smith) and his waitress wife (Kimberly Elise). Mikey collapses at a Little League game and is rushed to a hospital. The situation is bleak. Only a heart transplant will save Mikey'...
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  • Antwone Fisher on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Derek Luke,  Denzel Washington,  Joy Bryant
    Director: Denzel Washington
    Certificate: 15
    Denzel Washington's directorial debut is based on a true story about Antwone "Fish" Fisher who went on to become an acclaimed writer and producer. As a young sailor prone to violent outbursts, he is almost thrown out of the Navy for repeated fighting. Sent to a naval psychiatrist for help, the ...
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  • Training Day - HD DVD Version (2001)
    Starring: Ethan Hawke,  Denzel Washington
    Director: Antoine Fuqua
    Certificate: 18
    Antoine Fuqua (THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS, BAIT) turns up the intensity level with TRAINING DAY, a charged drama about police corruption in downtown Los Angeles. Ethan Hawke stars as Jake Hoyt, a well-intentioned young officer who thinks he's found his ticket to becoming a detective in the form of ...
    Rate this: 4.0 (75%)
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  • Training Day on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Ethan Hawke,  Scott Glenn
    Director: Antoine Fuqua
    Certificate: 18
    Antoine Fuqua (THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS, BAIT) turns up the intensity level with TRAINING DAY, a charged drama about police corruption in downtown Los Angeles. Ethan Hawke stars as Jake Hoyt, a well-intentioned young officer who thinks he's found his ticket to becoming a detective in the form of ...
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  • Remember The Titans on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Will Patton,  Donald Faison
    Director: Boaz Yakin
    Certificate: PG
    While on the surface, American high school football may seem like an innocent game played by the young, for the young, it is, in fact, much, much more. For millions, including many fans who are well removed from their high school years but who love to sit in those creaky bleachers every Friday ...
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  • The Bone Collector on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Angelina Jolie,  Queen Latifah
    Director: Phillip Noyce
    Certificate: 15
    In Phillip Noyce's gripping thriller, Denzel Washington is Lincoln Rhyme, a decorated New York City police officer and successful author of crime novels. After a freak accident on the job, Rhyme is left paralyzed from the neck down (except for his index finger). Angelina Jolie is Amelia Donaghy, a ...
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  • The Hurricane on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  John Hannah,  Deborah Unger
    Director: Norman Jewison
    Certificate: 15
    The inspirational true story of boxer Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1966. Told in a series of flashbacks, Washington immerses himself in the role of Carter with a charged, intense passion. The story jumps around in time, from Carter's troubled childhood, to ...
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  • The Siege on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Annette Bening,  Bruce Willis
    Director: Edward Zwick
    Certificate: 15
    When the U.S. military abducts a Muslim leader, New York City becomes the target of several terrorist attacks in this gripping political thriller ripped from newspaper headlines. Denzel Washington stars as Anthony "Hub" Hubbard, the head of the FBI terrorism task force who is charge of ...
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  • Crimson Tide on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Gene Hackman,  George Dzundza
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: 15
    When Russian rebels gain control of nuclear weapons in the USSR, the United States retaliates by deploying the USS Alabama, a nuclear submarine commanded by Captain Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman). Veteran soldier and Naval legend Ramsey selects Lt. Commander Ron Hunter (Denzel Washington)--a Harvard ...
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  • Virtuosity on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Kelly Lynch,  Russell Crowe
    Director: Brett Leonard
    Certificate: 15
    In 1999 Los Angeles, an imprisoned ex-cop is given one last shot at redemption when he's turned loose to track down a virtual killer who has escaped the confines of cyberspace. Computer-generated special effects enhance this thriller from the director of 1992's "The Lawnmower Man."
    Rate this: 2.5 (56%)
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  • Devil In A Blue Dress on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Tom Sizemore,  Jennifer Beals
    Director: Carl Franklyn
    Certificate: 15
    The year is 1948, the place is Los Angeles, and Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins (Denzel Washington) is a black man who has just lost his job and is in dire need of money. So, despite having no experience as a private eye, Easy accepts an assignment from a seedy man (Tom Sizemore) to find the missing Daphne ...
    Rate this: 3.0 (64%)
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  • The Pelican Brief on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Julia Roberts,  Denzel Washington,  Sam Shepard
    Director: Alan J. Pakula
    Certificate: 12
    Julia Roberts (ERIN BROCKOVICH) stars in THE PELICAN BRIEF as sharp law student Darby Shaw whose querying mind gets her into trouble. A faithful adaptation of John Grisham's (THE FIRM) best-selling novel, this taut thriller follows the travails that beset Shaw when her theory on the cause of the ...
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