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List of Denzel Washington Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. Glory (1989)
147
12
Glory
R
147
12

The Academy Awards-winning movie depicts the first unit of all African-American soldiers during the Civil War. Col. Robert Gould Shaw leads the ‘54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry’ of all-black soldiers; however, he meets with strong prejudices from both Union Army and the Confederates. Initially assigned to only menial tasks, the regiment earns its place in the battle and achieves glory at Fort Wagner.   

Role:
Pvt. Trip
Starring:
Morgan Freeman, Matthew Broderick, Andre Braugher, Cary Elwes, Jihmi Kennedy
Directed By:
Edward Zwick
Awards:
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2. Man on Fire (2004)
229
17
Man on Fire
R
229
17

A burnt out ex CIA operative John Creasy finds a new objective in life when he is hired by an industrialist Samuel Ramos to protect his daughter, Pita. A reluctant and uninterested Creasy soon forms a bond with the little girl. So when she is kidnapped, he is enraged and seeks to kill everyone involved in the heinous act.

Role:
John W. Creasy
Directed By:
3. The Pelican Brief (1993)
121
8
The Pelican Brief
PG-13
121
8

Law student, Darby Shaw, writes a brief with a theory as to why two Supreme Court justices were killed and she herself becomes the target of the assassin. As she is forced to go on the run, she reaches out to reporter Gray Grantham for help and uncovers a conspiracy involving senior Government officials. 

Role:
Gray Grantham
Directed By:
Alan J. Pakula
5. Fallen (1998)
155
12
Fallen
R
155
12

After the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese, whom he helped to catch, Detective John Hobbes and his partner Jonesy are called in to investigate a series of demonic murders very similar to Reese’s. When they come in contact with a woman named Gretta Milano, they discover, a fallen malevolent angel might be behind all the killings. 

Role:
John Hobbes
Directed By:
Gregory Hoblit
6. Remember the Titans (2000)
147
11
Remember the Titans
PG
147
11

The movie depicts the inspirational story of African-American coach Herman Boone and his assistant coach Bill Yoast. In 1971 USA, an all-white high school is integrated with an all-black school. The two coaches fight racial discrimination and unite the racially divided team of the T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia to win the state championship.  

Role:
Coach Herman Boone
Starring:
Directed By:
Boaz Yakin
8. Malcolm X (1992)
127
10
Malcolm X
PG-13
127
10

The movie is a dramatization of different events of the life of controversial African-American icon, Malcolm X. The film focuses on his early criminal endeavors, his imprisonment, his conversion to Islam, his joining and leaving the Nation of Islam, his marriage, his experiences with racial violence against blacks, his fight for racial unity and his assassination.

Role:
Malcolm X
Directed By:
Awards:
MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Male Performance
9. The Equalizer 2 (2018)
133
8
The Equalizer 2
R
133
8

Former-DIA agent and retired-Marine Robert McCall works as Lyft driver and helps the exploited as a vigilante. His friend Susan Plummer and former-teammate Dave York are sent to investigate a murder-suicide in Brussels. But when Susan is found murdered, it becomes a personal vendetta for McCall, who sets out to confront a team of highly trained professional assassins to avenge Susan’s death. 

Role:
Robert McCall
Starring:
Bill Pullman, Orson Bean, Melissa Leo, Sakina Jaffrey
Directed By:
Antoine Fuqua
10. The Magnificent Seven (2016)
112
10
The Magnificent Seven
PG-13
112
10

Bartholomew Bogue takes control of the American frontier town Rose Creek and forces its citizens to forced labor. When a group of locals, led by Matthew Cullen stand up to him, he has them killed. Cullen’s widow then recruits U.S. Marshal Sam Chisholm who forms a group of seven fighters to take on Bogue and his army. 

Role:
Chisolm
Starring:
Chris Pratt, Lee Byung-hun, Matt Bomer, Vinnie Jones, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Byung-hun Lee
Directed By:
Antoine Fuqua
11. Ricochet (1991)
86
7
Ricochet
R
86
7

Nick Styles is a rookie cop who sends a psychotic contract killer to prison. However, he manages to escape years later, and plans to take revenge on Styles, who is now working as a district attorney.

Role:
Nick Styles
Starring:
Kevin Pollak, John Amos, John Lithgow, Lindsay Wagner, Ice-T
Directed By:
Russell Mulcahy
12. The Equalizer (2014)
194
16
The Equalizer
R
194
16

A former Intelligence agency officer, Robert McCall, leads a quiet life working for a hardware store. However when his friend Alina, a young prostitute working for Russian mafia is brutally beaten by her pimp, McCall refuses to take it quietly. He comes out of retirement to avenge the injustice done to Alina, or anyone who is helpless.

Role:
Robert McCall
Starring:
Bill Pullman, David Harbour, Robert Wahlberg, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, Haley Bennett
Directed By:
Antoine Fuqua
13. Courage Under Fire (1996)
90
6
Courage Under Fire
R
90
6

Courage Under Fire is a mystery war drama film, which tells the story of a US Army Officer, who is still dejected about a mistake he made during the Desert Storm incident. Now he has to investigate a female chopper commander, to find out whether she is worthy of the Medal of Honor.    

Role:
Nat Serling
Starring:
Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Matt Damon, Sean Astin, Michael Moriarty
Directed By:
Edward Zwick
14. The Bone Collector (1999)
155
13
The Bone Collector
R
155
13

The Bone Collector is a crime-thriller that revolves around a paraplegic detective and a newly recruited patrol officer, with great forensic skills, who set about solving a series of grisly murders committed by a psychopath who leaves gruesome clues at every crime scene. Starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie, this film has a lot of drama and gory violence too.

Role:
Lincoln Rhyme
Starring:
Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Rooker, Michael McGlone
Directed By:
Phillip Noyce
15. Unstoppable (2010)
115
9
Unstoppable
PG-13
115
9

Based on true events, a massive locomotive carrying highly toxic and flammable phenol becomes unstoppable when it becomes unmanned due to human carelessness. A major disaster is waiting to happen unless veteran engineer Frank Barnes and young conductor Will Colson who are pursuing the running train on another engine manage to catch it and stop it.  

Role:
Frank
Starring:
Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Kevin Dunn, Ethan Suplee
Directed By:
16. Flight (2012)
162
15
Flight
R
162
15

Pilot Whip Whittaker is hailed as a hero for landing his plane with almost no casualties after it suffers a mid-air mechanical failure. A routine investigation after the fact reveals another story, however; that of a man struggling with substance abuse.

Role:
Whip Whitaker
Starring:
Nadine Velazquez, John Goodman, Don Cheadle, Bruce Greenwood, Carter Cabassa, Adam C. Edwards
Directed By:
Robert Zemeckis
17. A Soldier's Story (1984)
71
8
A Soldier's Story
PG
71
8
Starring:
David Alan Grier, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Adolph Caesar, Art Evans
Directed By:
Norman Jewison
18. The Preacher's Wife (1996)
84
11
The Preacher's Wife
PG
84
11

Henry Biggs is a pastor at a struggling church, in a small poor neighborhood in New York City. He is in pressure from a real estate developer who wants to sell the property of the church to build luxury condos. Meanwhile, his relationship with his wife also seems to be failing. Things get interesting when a man enters his life claiming to be an angel sent by God.

Role:
Dudley
Starring:
Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Jenifer Lewis, Gregory Hines
Directed By:
Penny Marshall
19. The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
91
9
The Manchurian Candidate
R
91
9

Gulf War veteran Major Bennett ‘Ben’ Marco starts looking into his past after experiencing vivid dreams. While investigating his friend, Sergeant First Class Raymond Shaw, now a senator, who was also part of the same mission, Marco unveils a conspiracy by elite politicians and the Manchurian Global corporation. 

Starring:
Meryl Streep, Jon Voight, Anthony Mackie, Miguel Ferrer, Bruno Ganz, Vera Farmiga, Roger Corman
Directed By:
20. John Q (2002)
158
18
John Q
PG-13
158
18

John Quincy Archibald is a factory worker whose son Mike/Michael is diagnosed with enlarged heart for which emergency heart transplant is the only solution. As John’s health insurance doesn’t cover the expensive transplant surgery and with no other means to raise the amount, a desperate John holds the staff and patients of the hospital’s emergency room hostage to save his son’s life.   

Role:
John Quincy Archibald
Starring:
Ray Liotta, James Woods, Robert Duvall, Bill Maher, Jay Leno, Anne Heche, Gabriela Oltean
Directed By:
Nick Cassavetes
21. Crimson Tide (1995)
116
12
Crimson Tide
R
116
12

The film revolves around an incident that takes place on a ballistic missile submarine assigned to launch its missile on a Russian nuclear installation. But when the time comes only a part of the order can be decoded, resulting in a conflict between its Commanding Officer, a war veteran and his Executive Officer, a military tactic expert.  

Role:
Hunter
Starring:
Gene Hackman, Viggo Mortensen, George Dzundza, James Gandolfini, Jason Robards, Matt Craven
Directed By:
22. The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
105
11
The Taking of Pelham 123
R
105
11

Passengers of a New York subway train are pulled into a nightmare when Dennis Ryder Ford and his associates hijack their train. Ryder demands a ransom and will only talk to Walter Garber, a dispatcher being investigated on bribery charges. Garber must negotiate, find a way to save the people, and stop Ryder. 

Role:
Walter Garber
Starring:
John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Luis Guzmán, Victor Gojcaj, Robert Vataj
Directed By:
23. The Hurricane (1999)
102
12
The Hurricane
R
102
12

In 1966, Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter, a renowned boxer, was wrongfully convicted of a triple murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The film concentrates on his fight against his conviction, also depicting how an Afro-American youth convinces his Canadian foster parents to help Hurricane, resulting in his release after twenty years of imprisonment.  

Role:
Rubin Carter
Starring:
Liev Schreiber, Rod Steiger, Vicellous Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger
Directed By:
Norman Jewison
Awards:
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
24. Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
66
7
Devil in a Blue Dress
R
66
7

Devil in a Blue Dress is a mystery drama film which tells the story of Easy Rawlins, a World War II veteran, who finds himself in need of a job after he is laid off from Champion Aircraft. He soon meets DeWitt Albright, a white man who has been looking for a woman, and he decides to hire Easy to find her.

Role:
Easy Rawlins
Starring:
Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle, Tom Sizemore, Maury Chaykin
Directed By:
Carl Franklin
25. Training Day (2001)
185
21
Training Day
R
185
21

Rookie LAPD narcotics officer Jake Hoyt is trained on his first day by veteran detective Alonzo Harris, who has questionable methods for getting the streets of Los Angeles free of drug dealers. Hoyt is faced with several ethical dilemmas as he follows for 24 hours the convoluting concepts of legality, justice and corruption employed by Harris.

Role:
Alonzo
Starring:
Snoop Dogg, Ethan Hawke, Tom Berenger, Eva Mendes, Scott Glenn, Harris Yulin
Directed By:
Antoine Fuqua
Awards:
MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Villain, Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
26. Out of Time (2003)
101
13
Out of Time
R
101
13

In a small Florida town, Police Chief Matt Whitlock, who is estranged from wife police-detective Alex, is having an affair with Ann Merai. As Ann is diagnosed with cancer, Whitlock gives her huge cash confiscated from drug raid, after which she and her husband are found dead. With Alex heading the investigations, prime suspect Whitlock must race the clock to prove his innocence.  

Role:
Matt Lee Whitlock
Starring:
Dean Cain, Eva Mendes, John Billingsley, Sanaa Lathan
Directed By:
Carl Franklin
27. Fences (2016)
112
15
Fences
PG-13
112
15

Based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, the film focuses on an African American sanitation worker, who wanted to be a professional baseball player, but missed his chance because of the color bar in place till then. The story then goes on to reveal how he faces reality, depicting his relationships with others around him. 

Role:
Troy Maxson
Starring:
Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby
Directed By:
Denzel Washington
28. The Great Debaters (2007)
79
10
The Great Debaters
PG-13
79
10

Based on true events, the story depicts social concepts of the 1930s’ Texas. Melvin Tolson, professor at largely black Wiley College, Texas, coaches and encourages the college debate team of four resolute, bright black students, including a girl and a 14-year-old James Farmer Jr. The team, trained by Tolson using power of words, becomes the first black team to take on elite Harvard champions.

Role:
Melvin B. Tolson
Starring:
Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams
Directed By:
Denzel Washington
29. Deja Vu (2006)
130
15
Deja Vu
PG-13
130
15

Deja Vu is an action-thriller that centers around an A.T.F. agent who uses an experimental technology, which can take you back in time, to discover the identity of the culprit responsible for bombing a ferry in New Orleans. Denzel Washington stars as the brilliant agent who becomes obsessed with a particular clue to find the bomber before he strikes again.

Role:
Doug Carlin
Starring:
Jim Caviezel, Val Edward Kilmer, Adam Goldberg, Elle Fanning, Bruce Greenwood, Val Kilmer, Paula Patton
Directed By:
30. Safe House (2012)
107
15
Safe House
R
107
15

After criminal Tobin Frost acquires a data storage device for an MI6 agent, he is attacked by mercenaries. He surrenders to the American consulate, who place him in a safe house under rookie agent Matt Weston. The two men then try to survive assassins and the CIA while uncovering the truth. 

Role:
Tobin Frost
Starring:
Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Joel Kinnaman, Sam Shepard
Directed By:
Daniel Espinosa
31. The Siege (1998)
64
7
The Siege
R
64
7

After a series of escalating terrorist attacks in Brooklyn, FBI Special Agent Anthony Hubbard teams up with CIA Agent Elise Kraft to find the terrorists. But martial law has been declared and the sadistic racist US Army General William Devereaux has started arresting anyone of Arab descent and torturing or killing them for information.

Role:
Anthony Hubbard
Starring:
Bruce Willis, Annette Bening, Wood Harris, Tony Shalhoub, Sami Bouajila
Directed By:
Edward Zwick
32. The Book of Eli (2010)
173
24
The Book of Eli
R
173
24

The post-apocalyptic movie centers on Eli, a blind nomadic warrior who is instructed by a voice to deliver the last copy of the New King James Bible to a sanctuary. Traveling across a wasteland, of what was formerly the USA, he demonstrates mythical fighting skills against the warlord Carnegie and his army who wants the book for himself. 

Role:
Eli
Starring:
Jennifer Beals, Mila Kunis, Gary Oldman, Malcolm McDowell, Tom Waits, Ray Stevenson
Directed By:
Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
33. Mo' Better Blues (1990)
56
9
Mo' Better Blues
R
56
9

Forced by his mother to take trumpet lessons, Bleek Gilliam eventually becomes the leader of a successful jazz quintet. However, although he is in a relationship with a girl named Indigo, he is unable to commit to her, since he is also interested in other women.

Role:
Bleek Gilliam
Starring:
Wesley Snipes, Samuel L. Jackson, Diahann Carroll, Charlie Murphy, Spike Lee, Giancarlo Esposito
Directed By:
34. Antwone Fisher (2002)
109
14
Antwone Fisher
PG-13
109
14

Antwone Fisher, a young man working in the Navy, is forced to undergo psychiatric evaluation after a violent outburst against one of his fellow crewmen. During the course of his treatment, his painful past is revealed.

Role:
Dr. Jerome Davenport
Starring:
James Brolin, Viola Davis, Derek Luke, Malcolm David Kelley, Cory Hodges, Joy Bryant
Directed By:
Denzel Washington
35. 2 Guns (2013)
89
13
2 Guns
R
89
13

DEA agent Bobby Trench, hoping to implicate his target, decides to stay undercover to help Michael Stigman in a bank robbery, but unbeknownst to Trench, Stigman is an undercover naval intelligence officer with instructions to kill him. After both are disavowed by their respective organizations, they must work together against a ruthless Mexican drug lord while avoiding arrest.

Role:
Bobby
Starring:
Mark Wahlberg, Bill Paxton, Edward James Olmos, James Marsden, Paula Patton
Directed By:
Baltasar Kormákur
36. Inside Man (2006)
113
17
Inside Man
R
113
17

The plot of the movie revolves around an elaborate bank robbery planned by a perfectionist robber Dalton Russell. He takes hostages and detective Keith Frazier is called upon to take charge of the negotiations. The bank president, concerned about something important, hires his own negotiator. However, Russell and his team are always ahead.

Role:
Detective Keith Frazier
Starring:
Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Willem Dafoe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christopher Plummer
Directed By:
37. He Got Game (1998)
61
9
He Got Game
R
61
9

He Got Game is an American sports drama film, which tells the story of a convict, whose son is a brilliant basketball player. However, the convict needs to convince his son to go to college in order to reduce his sentence. 

Role:
Jake Shuttlesworth
Starring:
Milla Jovovich, Jennifer Esposito, Rick Fox, Jim Brown, Ray Allen, Rosario Dawson, Hill Harper
Directed By:
38. Cry Freedom (1987)
57
12
Cry Freedom
PG
57
12

A South African journalist attempts to investigate the death in custody of his friend, an activist. However, this eventually forces him to flee the country.  

Starring:
Kevin Kline, Ian Richardson, Josette Simon, Wabei Siyolwe, John Matshikiza, Juanita Waterman
Directed By:
39. The Mighty Quinn (1989)
52
9
The Mighty Quinn
R
52
9

The Mighty Quinn is a mystery comedy film which tells the story of Xavier Quinn, who is the police chief in Jamaica. He finds himself in conflict with the governor, when a millionaire named Donald Pater is murdered, and a petty crook, who happens to be Quinn’s friend, is suspected to be the culprit.

Role:
Xavier Quinn
Starring:
Mimi Rogers, Esther Rolle, M. Emmet Walsh, James Fox, Sheryl Lee Ralph
Directed By:
Carl Schenkel
40. Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
54
12
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
PG-13
54
12

After the owner of his firm suffers a heart attack, Roman, a lawyer for the firm, is forced to appear in courtroom trials that don’t go too well.  Eventually, the firm goes broke which forces Roman to find another job.

Role:
Roman J. Israel
Starring:
Shelley Hennig, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo, Lynda Gravatt
Directed By:
Dan Gilroy
41. Mississippi Masala (1991)
42
10
Mississippi Masala
R
42
10

After Mina is forced to leave her home in Uganda along with her family due to the new racist policies, they soon relocate to Mississippi, hoping to start a new life. Mina soon falls in love with Demetrius, a young carpet cleaner, despite their racial differences. She is also aware that her parents will not approve of the relationship. Eventually, the two are forced to run away, as neither of their communities accept their relationship.

Role:
Demetrius Williams
Starring:
Charles S. Dutton, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore
Directed By:
Mira Nair
42. Power (1986)
32
6
Power
R
32
6
Role:
Arnold Billings
Starring:
James Thomas Patrick Walsh, Richard Gere, Julie Christie, Gene Hackman, Kate Capshaw
Directed By:
Sidney Lumet
43. Virtuosity (1995)
41
8
Virtuosity
R
41
8

Virtuosity is a science-fiction action thriller film which tells the story of two detectives in Los Angeles, John Donovan and Parker Barnes, trying to track down a serial killer at a restaurant. The serial killer is a virtual reality simulation who is an amalgam of some of the most violent psychopathic killers in history.  

Role:
Lt. Parker Barnes
Starring:
Traci Lords, Kaley Cuoco, Alanna Ubach, Louise Fletcher, Russell Crowe, Kelly Lynch, Stephen Spinella
Directed By:
Brett Leonard
44. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
36
14
Much Ado About Nothing
PG-13
36
14

A nobleman, living with his daughter, niece and brother in Messina, an Italian town, is hosting a bunch of friends returning from war. The party play cupid to a couple in love for a long time. The British-American romantic comedy is based on a Shakespearean play of the same name.

Starring:
Keanu Reeves, Emma Thompson, Kate Beckinsale, Brian Blessed, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Keaton, Ben Elton
Directed By:
45. The Little Things (2021)
37
9
The Little Things
R
37
9

Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for a quick evidence-gathering assignment. However, he gets involved in the search for a serial killer who has been terrorizing the city, and joins forces with Sergeant Jim Baxter.

Role:
Joe 'Deke' Deacon
Starring:
Rami Malek, Jared Leto
46. Carbon Copy (1981)
42
11
Carbon Copy
PG
42
11
Role:
Roger Porter
Starring:
Paul Winfield, George Segal, Susan Saint James, Dick Martin, Jack Warden
Directed By:
Michael Schultz
47. Wilma (1977)
19
7
Wilma
19
7
Role:
age 18 Robert Eldridge
Starring:
Cicely Tyson, Shirley Jo Finney, Jason Bernard, Joe Seneca
Directed By:
Bud Greenspan
48. Heart Condition (1990)
33
11
Heart Condition
R
33
11
Role:
Napoleon Stone
Starring:
Bob Hoskins, Chloe Webb, Roger E. Mosley, Ja'net DuBois
Directed By:
James D. Parriott
49. For Queen & Country (1988)
26
7
For Queen & Country
R
26
7
Role:
Reuben James
Starring:
Graham McTavish, Dorian Healy, Sean Chapman, Geff Francis
Directed By:
Martin Stellman
50. The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
16
8
The Tragedy of Macbeth
A
16
8

Based on the famous play by William Shakespeare, this drama thriller film tells the story of Macbeth, a Scottish lord, who manages to lead King Duncan’s forces to victory. He is soon approached by three witches who tell him that he will become the next King of Scotland. Meanwhile, his ambitious wife is willing to go to any lengths to help Macbeth wield power.

Role:
Macbeth
Starring:
Frances McDormand, Brendan Gleeson
51. Flesh & Blood (1979)
12
6
Flesh & Blood
12
6
Starring:
Tom Berenger, Pat Corley, John Cassavetes, Luca Bercovici
Directed By:
Jud Taylor
52. License to Kill (1984)
7
5
License to Kill
7
5
Starring:
Penny Fuller, Ari Meyers, Donald Moffat, Millie Perkins
Directed By:
Jud Taylor
53. The George McKenna Story (1986)
24
7
The George McKenna Story
24
7
Role:
George McKenna
Starring:
Lynn Whitfield, Debra Artis, Edna Auguillard, Billy Jaye Banner
Directed By:
Eric Laneuville

Director

The Great Debaters (2007)
20
5
The Great Debaters
PG-13
20
5

Based on true events, the story depicts social concepts of the 1930s’ Texas. Melvin Tolson, professor at largely black Wiley College, Texas, coaches and encourages the college debate team of four resolute, bright black students, including a girl and a 14-year-old James Farmer Jr. The team, trained by Tolson using power of words, becomes the first black team to take on elite Harvard champions.

Starring:
Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams
Directed By:
Denzel Washington
Antwone Fisher (2002)
21
3
Antwone Fisher
PG-13
21
3

Antwone Fisher, a young man working in the Navy, is forced to undergo psychiatric evaluation after a violent outburst against one of his fellow crewmen. During the course of his treatment, his painful past is revealed.

Starring:
James Brolin, Viola Davis, Derek Luke, Malcolm David Kelley, Cory Hodges, Joy Bryant
Directed By:
Denzel Washington
Fences (2016)
22
7
Fences
PG-13
22
7

Based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, the film focuses on an African American sanitation worker, who wanted to be a professional baseball player, but missed his chance because of the color bar in place till then. The story then goes on to reveal how he faces reality, depicting his relationships with others around him. 

Starring:
Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby
Directed By:
Denzel Washington

Narrator/Dubbing

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997)
10
9
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
10
9
Role:
Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice)
Starring:
Jimmy Smits, Whoopi Goldberg, Kathie Lee Gifford, Regis Philbin

Animation Movies

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
10
5
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV-Y
10
5
Starring:
Katey Sagal, James Earl Jones, Will Ferrell, Will Smith, Shawn Wayans, Sharon Stone, Rosie Perez
Directed By:
Vincent Waller, Anthony Bell, Bruce W. Smith, Ed Bell

TV Shows

Tyrese Gibson: Shame (2015)
9
3
Tyrese Gibson: Shame
9
3
Starring:
Tyrese Gibson, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Ann Burke, Brely Evans
Directed By:
Paul Hunter
St. Elsewhere
12
3
St. Elsewhere
TV-PG
12
3
Role:
Dr. Philip Chandler
Starring:
Alan Autry, Pauly Shore, Doris Roberts, John Ratzenberger, Eric Stoltz, Rae Dawn Chong, Ed Begley Jr.
Directed By:
Linda Day, Victor Lobl, Bethany Rooney, Leo Penn, Thomas Carter
Grey's Anatomy
32
11
Grey's Anatomy
TV-14
32
11
Starring:
Bernadette Peters, Demi Lovato, Courtney Ford, Cody Christian, Sarah Paulson, Candice Patton, Holland Roden
Coriolanus (1979)
6
6
Coriolanus
6
6
Starring:
Morgan Freeman, Frank Adu, Bimbo, Thomas Martell Brimm
Directed By:
Wilford Leach

Denzel Washington Awards

Academy Awards
Training Day Best Actor in a Leading Role 2002
Glory Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1990
Golden Globe Awards
The Hurricane Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama 2000
Glory Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 1990
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Training Day Best Villain 2002
Malcolm X Best Male Performance 1993