John Q is a 2002 film by Nick Cassavetes; starring Denzel Washington as John Quincy Archibald, a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot...
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 drama film directed by Norman Jewison. It is a story about racism and segregation in a black army regiment with white officers deep in the Jim Crow South. A black...
The Hurricane is a 1999 American biographical film directed by Norman Jewison, and starring Denzel Washington. The script was adapted by Armyan Bernstein and Dan Gordon from the books...
Training Day is a 2001 crime film directed by Antoine Fuqua, starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. The movie follows two LAPD narcotics detectives over a 24-hour period in the gang...
Virtuosity is a 1995 American science fiction film directed by Brett Leonard. The movie tells the story of a virtual villain's successful attempt to escape into the "real world". SID 6.7...
Courage Under Fire is a 1996 film directed by Edward Zwick, and starring Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips and Matt Damon. It is one of the first films to depict the 1991...
Malcolm X is a 1992 biographical film directed by Spike Lee about the African-American activist and black nationalist Malcolm X. The story is based on The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told...
Remember the Titans is a 2000 American sports drama directed by Boaz Yakin, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer for Walt Disney Pictures. The film stars Denzel Washington as Coach Herman...
Philadelphia is a 1993 film revolving around HIV/AIDS, homosexuality and prevailing attitudes concerning gays and homophobia. It was written by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Jonathan Demme...
Glory is a 1989 drama war film based on the history of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment during the American Civil War. The 54th was one of the first formal units of the U.S. Army to...
Man on Fire is a 2004 American action drama thriller film about an ex-CIA operative/assassin who takes the job as a bodyguard and takes revenge on a Mexican kidnapping gang after they kidnap...
The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 romantic-family-dramedy film directed by Penny Marshall, and starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Loretta Devine. It is a remake of the 1947 film...
Cry Freedom is a 1987 British feature film directed by Richard Attenborough, set in the late 1970s, during the apartheid era of South Africa. The film was shot in neighbouring Zimbabwe, and...
Mo' Better Blues is a 1990 drama film starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee, who also directed. It follows a period in the life of a fictional jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam...
Antwone Fisher is a 2002 American drama film directed by Denzel Washington, marking his directorial debut. He also stars in the film as the psychiatrist, Jerome Davenport, alongside...
The Manchurian Candidate is a 2004 American film based on the 1959 novel The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon, and a reimagining of the previous 1962 film. The film stars Denzel...
Fallen is a 1998 supernatural thriller film, directed by Gregory Hoblit, and starring Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, and Embeth Davidtz. Police detective John Hobbes...
Crimson Tide is a 1995 Hollywood submarine film starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, directed by Tony Scott and written by Michael...
Much Ado About Nothing is a 1993 film based on William Shakespeare's play. It was adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also played the role of Benedick. Much Ado About...
He Got Game is a 1998 sports-drama film written and directed by Spike Lee, and starring Denzel Washington and current Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen as a father and son trying to reconcile...
Carbon Copy is a 1981 comedy film, directed by Michael Schultz. The film stars George Segal, and features Denzel Washington. This movie is the first feature film produced by RKO Pictures...
The Bone Collector is a 1999 drama-mystery-thriller film starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. The movie was based on a crime novel written by Jeffery Deaver, concerning the...
Out of Time is a 2003 thriller film, directed by Carl Franklin featuring Denzel Washington. Matthias Lee Whitlock is police chief of a small Florida town just outside of Miami. In...
The Siege is a 1998 film about a fictional situation where terrorist cells have made several attacks on New York City. It was directed by Edward Zwick and stars Denzel Washington, Bruce...
Mississippi Masala is a romance comedy-drama film directed by Mira Nair, based upon a screenplay by Sooni Taraporevala, starring Denzel Washington, Sharmila Tagore, and Roshan Seth. The film...