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Denzel Washington
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
Denzel Washington - news / articles
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Washington almost lost Eli role due to race -
12 January 2010
-Movie executives behind Denzel Washington's new movie The Book Of Eli had reservations about casting the Oscar winner in the lead role - because they feared the African-American star was not bankable enough across the globe.-
-Filmmaker Allen Hughes and his brother Albert
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Washington regrets turning down Seven -
11 January 2010
-Denzel Washington will always regret turning down Brad Pitt's role in Seven - because he thought the film would be too dark. -
-Washington was director David Fincher's first choice to play Det. David Mills in the 1995 thriller but the double Oscar winner passed and Pitt t
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Washington set to produce cop drama -
15 August 2009
-Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington is setting his sights on a return to the small screen - he's in negotiations to produce a new police drama.-
-The Training Day star is eyeing a role as executive producer on upcoming TV show Billy Stiles, about a gang member who becom
Denzel Washington - what members say
review by A customer from Glasgow, Scotland
Worthy but moving 19 May 2005
review by from Colchester, England
Mostly, Glorious! 29 November 2004
review by A customer from Derbyshire, England
An outstanding film 29 March 2004
Denzel Washington - filmography
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The Taking of Pelham 123
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro
Director: Tony Scott
Certificate: 
A New York City subway dispatcher draws on his extensive knowledge of the subway system in order to outsmart a dangerous criminal mastermind who's hijacked a subway train in this remake of the 1974 thriller inspired by John Godey's best-selling book. Walter Garber (Denzel Washington) is drifting ..read more »
 
70%
from 27,618 members
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American Gangster - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin
Director: Ridley Scott
Certificate: 
AMERICAN GANGSTER is based on a true story and set in 1968 Harlem, where Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) is a driver for Bumpy Johnson, one of the top figures in the city's criminal world. When Bumpy dies, Lucas swoops in, taking over his predecessor's empire and expanding it over the next few ..read more »
76%
from 4,127 members
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American Gangster
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin
Director: Ridley Scott
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Academy AwardŽ 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 »
75%
from 93,569 members
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The Great Debaters
(2007)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett
Director: Denzel Washington
Certificate: 
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.
75%
from 66 members
Currently unavailable
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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 »
71%
from 74,746 members
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Inside Man - Blu-ray
(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 »
73%
from 1,611 member
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Inside Man - HD
(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 its 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 »
73%
from 568 members
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Deja Vu
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Val Kilmer
Director: Tony Scott
Certificate: 
When a ferry filled with crewmen from the USS Nimitz and their families is blown up in New Orleans, Federal Agent Doug Carlin (Washington) is brought in to help with the investigation. He becomes attached to an experimental FBI surveillance unit that uses spacefolding technology to look back a ..read more »
71%
from 92,695 members
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Deja Vu - Blu-ray
(2006)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Val Kilmer
Director: Tony Scott
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When a ferry filled with crewmen from the USS Nimitz and their families is blown up in New Orleans, Federal Agent Doug Carlin (Washington) is brought in to help with the investigation. He becomes attached to an experimental FBI surveillance unit that uses spacefolding technology to look back a ..read more »
72%
from 6,240 members
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Man On Fire - Blu-ray
(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 »
79%
from 2,880 members
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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) cant sleep at night
and he doesnt want to. Marco spends his days giving inspiring speeches about his platoons ambush in the Kuwaiti desert and the heroics of Sergeant Raymond Shaw (Schreiber), who won the Medal of Honor for saving Marcos crew. But ..read more »
62%
from 65,444 members
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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 »
60%
from 15,758 members
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Man On Fire
(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 »
72%
from 86,954 members
Not currently released
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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 »
69%
from 6,082 members
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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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from 6,967 members
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John Q. - Blu-ray
(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 »
71%
from 189 members
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Training Day - Blu-ray
(2001)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
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?
74%
from 2,669 members
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Training Day - HD
(2001)
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Denzel Washington, Scott Glenn
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Certificate:
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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 »
74%
from 596 members
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Training Day
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
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 »
70%
from 21,014 members
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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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from 6,150 members
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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 »
74%
from 7,056 members
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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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from 12,926 members
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Siege, The - Blu-ray
(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 »
66%
from 242 members
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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 »
64%
from 11,271 members
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Fallen
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Certificate:
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Homicide detective John Hobbes (Denzel)witnesses the execution of a demonic serial killer Edgar Reese (Elias Koteas). Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to the style of Reese.
Co-stars the amazing Donald Sutherland.
67%
from 9,593 members
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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 »
63%
from 5,080 members
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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 »
57%
from 1,715 member
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Devil In A Blue Dress
(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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from 1,223 member
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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 »
69%
from 10,117 members
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Crimson Tide - Blu-ray
(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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from 1,379 member
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Virtuosity
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Kelly Lynch, Russell Crowe
Director: Brett Leonard
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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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from 1,418 member
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Pelican Brief, The - Blu-ray
(1993)
Starring: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Certificate:
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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 »
70%
from 385 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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from 17,459 members
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The Pelican Brief
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
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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from 7,831 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 »
69%
from 7,091 members
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Malcolm X
(1992)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall
Director: Spike Lee
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Writer-director Spike Lee's epic portrayal of the life and times of the slain civil rights leader Malcolm X begins with the cross-cut imagery of the police beating of black motorist Rodney King juxtaposed with an American flag burning into the shape of the letter X. When the film's narrative begins ..read more »
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from 8,027 members
Not currently released
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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.
65%
from 73 members
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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 »
59%
from 1,472 member
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Mo' Better Blues
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Spike Lee, Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes
Director: Spike Lee
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Opens with Bleek as a child learning to play the trumpet, his friends want him to come out and play but mother insists he finish his lessons. Bleek grows into adulthood and forms his own band - The Bleek Gilliam Quartet.
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from 452 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 »
60%
from 178 members
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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.
55%
from 473 members
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Glory
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes
Director: Edward Zwick
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Glory is a celebration of a little-known act of mass courage during the Civil War. Simply put, the heroes involved have been ignored by history due to racism. Those heroes were the all-black members of the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, headed by Col. Robert Gould Shaw (..read more »
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from 4,394 members
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Glory - Blu-ray
(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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from 529 members
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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.
52%
from 384 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.
76%
from 3,555 members
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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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from 297 members
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Denzel Washington facts
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...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 ...
