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Denzel Washington
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Denzel Washington in American Gangster
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 in American Gangster
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Washington poised for fifth Scott movie -
28 April 2009
-Denzel Washington is set to reteam with director Tony Scott for the fifth time in his career - he's poised to sign on to new movie Unstoppable.-
-The pair has previously worked together on Crimson Tide, Man on Fire, Deja vu and the forthcoming The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3.-
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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
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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.
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Denzel Washington - filmography
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Book of Eli
(2010)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis, Gary Oldman
Director: Allen Hughs, Albert Hughs
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In the not-too-distant future, across the wasteland of what once was America, a lone warrior (Washington) must fight to bring civilization the knowledge that could be the key to its redemption and save the future of humanity.
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The Taking of Pelham 123
(2009)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Denzel Washinton, John Travolta
Director: Tony Scott
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The ordinary day of New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. Ryder, the criminal mastermind who leads the highly-armed gang of four hijackers, threatens to execute the train's passengers, unless a large ransom is paid ..read more »
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American Gangster
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin
Director: Ridley Scott
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Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe team with director Ridley Scott (Gladiator) in this powerful, epic story. Armed with ruthless, streetwise tactics and a strict sense of honour, crime boss Frank Lucas (Washington) rules Harlem’s chaotic drug underworld. When outcast ..read more »
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The Great Debaters
(2007)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett
Director: Denzel Washington
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A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
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Inside Man
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster
Director: Spike Lee
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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, ..read more »
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Inside Man - BLU-RAY Version
(2006)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster
Director: Spike Lee
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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, ..read more »
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74%
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Inside Man - HD DVD Version
(2006)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster
Director: Spike Lee
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In the tense thriller INSIDE MAN, a bank robbery leads to a number of people being taken hostage and it’s up to NYPD hostage negotiators Detectives Keith Frazier and Bill Mitchell to secure their release. The detectives are sent to the scene with orders to contact the ringleader of the gang, Dalton ..read more »
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74%
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Man On Fire
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Marc Anthony
Director: Tony Scott
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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 ..read more »
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72%
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Out Of Time
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Eva Mendez, Dean Cain
Director: Carl Franklin
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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 ..read more »
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Man On Fire - BLU-RAY Version
(2004)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Marc Anthony
Director: Tony Scott
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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 ..read more »
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80%
from 1,303 member
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The Manchurian Candidate
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep
Director: Jonathan Demme
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U.S. Army Major Bennett Marco (Washington) can’t sleep at night … and he doesn’t want to. Marco spends his days giving inspiring speeches about his platoon’s ambush in the Kuwaiti desert and the heroics of Sergeant Raymond Shaw (Schreiber), who won the Medal of Honor for saving Marco’s crew. But ..read more »
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John Q.
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Kimberly Elise, James Woods
Director: Nick Cassavetes
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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'..read more »
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John Q. - BLU-RAY Version
(2002)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Kimberly Elise, James Woods
Director: Nick Cassavetes
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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'..read more »
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Antwone Fisher
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Derek Luke, Denzel Washington, Joy Bryant
Director: Denzel Washington
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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 ..read more »
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68%
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Training Day - BLU-RAY Version
(2001)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn
Director: Antoine Fuqua
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Detective Alonzo Harris is a veteran narcotics officer who has the task of training rookie Jake Hoyt. His methods of enforcing the law are, at times, questionable but his job is to rid the streets of South Central Los Angeles of drugs. Are his methods right or wrong?
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74%
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Training Day - HD DVD Version
(2001)
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Denzel Washington
Director: Antoine Fuqua
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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 ..read more »
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Training Day
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn
Director: Antoine Fuqua
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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 ..read more »
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Remember The Titans
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Donald Faison
Director: Boaz Yakin
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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 ..read more »
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The Bone Collector
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah
Director: Phillip Noyce
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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 ..read more »
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69%
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The Hurricane
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Denzel Washington, John Hannah, Deborah Unger
Director: Norman Jewison
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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 ..read more »
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The Siege
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis
Director: Edward Zwick
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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 ..read more »
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Courage Under Fire
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips
Director: Edward Zwick
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Following the 1991 Gulf War, Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling (Denzel Washington) is assigned to review the background of the late Captain Karen Walden (Meg Ryan), who has been posthumously nominated for a medal of honor. While investigating Walden's candidacy, Serling is forced to face his own ..read more »
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The Preacher's Wife
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance
Director: Penny Marshall
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In this updating of 1947's "The Bishop's Wife," a Baptist preacher unknowingly pays too much attention to his congregation, and not enough to his dedicated wife and son. Enter Dudley, a flirtatious, sharp-dressed angel, to help the couple build a new church and, not incidentally, reignite their ..read more »
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57%
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Virtuosity
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Kelly Lynch, Russell Crowe
Director: Brett Leonard
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Watch now: £2.49
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."
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Devil In A Blue Dress
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals
Director: Carl Franklyn
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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 ..read more »
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Crimson Tide
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, George Dzundza
Director: Tony Scott
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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 ..read more »
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69%
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Crimson Tide - BLU-RAY Version
(1995)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, George Dzundza
Director: Tony Scott
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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 ..read more »
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73%
from 983 members
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Philadelphia
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards
Director: Jonathan Demme
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After a solid track record and a much-deserved promotion, Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks), a handsome, upwardly mobile Philadelphia lawyer, loses his high-paying corporate job when he starts developing full-blown AIDS. Though Andrew's firm attributes his dismissal to his supposedly poor performance, he ..read more »
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The Pelican Brief
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard
Director: Alan J. Pakula
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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 ..read more »
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66%
from 7,040 members
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Much Ado About Nothing
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Richard Briers, Michael Keaton
Director: Kenneth Branagh
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When gallant Don Pedro (Denzel Washington), his nefarious brother Don John (Keanu Reeves), and close confidantes Claudio (Robert Sean Leonard) and Benedick (Kenneth Branagh) ride thunderously into the Sicilian village of Messina, romance, gaiety, and suspicion abound. The men have returned safely ..read more »
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Malcolm X
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall
Director: Spike Lee
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Spike Lee brings the life of African-American leader Malcolm X (an intense Denzel Washington in an Oscar-nominated performance) to the big screen in this sprawling, epic biographical drama. Born Malcolm Little, son of a Nebraska preacher, on May 19, 1925, he became one of the most militant leaders ..read more »
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Ricochet
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T
Director: Russell Mulcahy
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A cop (Denzel Washington) receives lots of media attention when he nabs an infamous, sadistic killer (John Lithgow) at an amusement park. The murderer stews in jail for seven years, obsessively following the rising career of his arresting officer, who becomes a DA with a promising future, a husband,..read more »
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58%
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Mississippi Masala
(1991)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury
Director: Mira Nair
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An Indian family is expelled from Uganda when Idi Amin takes power. They move to Mississippi and time passes. The Indian daughter falls in love with a black man, and the respective families have to come to terms with it.
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65%
from 64 members
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Heart Condition
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Denzel Washington, Chloe Webb
Director: James D. Parriott
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Bob Hoskins and Denzel Washington star in this high-spirited comedy from the producer of Forrest Gump. Hoskins is Moony, an overweight, out-of-shape, narrow minded vice cop who's in love with a hooker named Crystal (Chloe Webb). Washington is Stone, a slick urban lawyer who's defending Crystal. ..read more »
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Glory - BLU-RAY Version
(1989)
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes
Director: Edward Zwick
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GLORY recounts the bravery of a group of Civil War soldiers often overlooked by history--the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts, a troop of free black men who fought to help win liberty for their enslaved brothers. Based on the historical novels ONE GALLANT RUSH by Peter Burchand and LAY THIS LAUREL by ..read more »
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Due for release on 17th August 2009
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The Mighty Quinn
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Denzel Washington, James Fox, Mimi Rogers
Director: Carl Schenkel
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A wealthy businessman is brutally murdered. When the chief of police discovers that his closest childhood friend is the prime suspect, he is sure it is a set-up. The results of his investigation could have grave consequences.
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Glory
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes
Director: Edward Zwick
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GLORY recounts the bravery of a group of Civil War soldiers often overlooked by history--the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts, a troop of free black men who fought to help win liberty for their enslaved brothers. Based on the historical novels ONE GALLANT RUSH by Peter Burchand and LAY THIS LAUREL by ..read more »
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For Queen And Country
(1988)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Dorian Healy, Amanda Redman
Director: Martin Stellman
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Rueben, a black veteran from the Falklands conflict, returns home to the housing estate where he lived as a younger man. Older, wiser, and chastened by his experiences, he has become a different man from the thieving, brawling soccer hooligan who signed up on a whim, nine years before.
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from 372 members
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Cry Freedom
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Kevin Kline, Denzel Washington, Penelope Wilton
Director: Richard Attenborough
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This is the retelling of the life of South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko as seen through the eyes of his friend, liberal white newspaper editor Donald Woods. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Supporting Actor--Denzel Washington.
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A Soldier's Story
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Howard Rollins, Art Evans, Adolph Caesar
Director: Norman Jewison
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A drama set during World War II, in which a black military attorney investigates the death of a black sergeant. The lawyer eventually discovers that the sergeant was both ashamed of his own culture and virulently hated by his men.
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Virtuosity
to Watch Now
(1995)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Kelly Lynch, Russell Crowe
Director: Brett Leonard
Certificate: 
Watch now: £2.49
Run time: 105 minutes
He's a composite of some 200 personalities, each and every one a notorious killer. He's Sid 6.7, a virtual reality creation designed to put L.A. police officers to the test. But Sid isn't playing games anymore. He's escaped the bounds of cyberspace. And if you think he's unconquerable in the world ..read more »
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Denzel Washington facts
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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 ...
An outstanding film 29 March 2004
