This charismatic star was born Dec. 28, 1954, in Mt. Vernon, N.Y. After some acclaimed stage work with San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre, he made his film debut in the 1981 comedy Carbon Copy.By the mid-1980s, Washington's success on the TV series "St. Elsewhere" invited higher-profile film roles. He was Oscar-nominated for the apartheid drama Cry Freedom and won the Best Supporting Actor statuette for 1989's Glory. More nominations followed in the title roles of Malcolm X (1992) and The Hurricane (1999), both based on real people.
Washington then went completely (and successfully) against type as the sadistic, corrupt policeman in Training Day (2001), copping his second Oscar, this time for Best Actor. His forceful screen presence has also been felt in Mo' Better Blues, Philadelphia, Courage Under Fire and Antwone Fisher (which he also directed).
UnstoppableIt's a nail-biting race against time as an unmanned train carrying a load of lethal chemicals speeds out of control, and a conductor and engineer do everything in their power to keep it from derailing and killing tens of thousands of people. Denzel Washington leads the cast in Tony Scott's... Read More
The Book of EliDetermined to salvage a sacred text in order to protect humanity, Eli (Denzel Washington) goes on a quest across the country in this action-packed sci-fi adventure. Meanwhile, a blind woman named Claudia (Jennifer Beals) tries to protect her daughter, Solara (Mila Kunis). It seems that tyrannical... Read More
Inside ManDispatched to the scene of a bank robbery, detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) must match wits with a cunning thief (Clive Owen) who's always one step ahead of the cops. When a loose-cannon negotiator (Jodie Foster) is called on for help, the unstable situation spins out of control. Keith... Read More
Man on FireJaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy (Denzel Washington) reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl (Dakota Fanning) in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life. Tony Scott... Read More
Déjà VuATF agent Doug Carlin (Denzel Washington) finds himself dogged by feelings of déjà vu -- that powerful but fleeting sense that you've been someplace, or met someone, before -- as he investigates a bombing on a New Orleans ferry. Should he shrug off the unsettling sensation, or can it help... Read More
Safe House (2012) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
R | ||
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) | R | |
Hollywood on Fire (2009) | NR | |
NR | ||
UR | ||
PG-13 | ||
R | ||
PG-13 | ||
R | ||
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) | R | |
PG | ||
NR | ||
Out of Time (2003) | PG-13 | |
NBA at 50 (2003) | NR | |
A Century of Black Cinema (2003) | NR | |
NR | ||
John Q (2002) | PG-13 | |
Antwone Fisher (2002) | PG-13 | |
Training Day (2001) | R | |
Remember the Titans (2000) | NR | |
The Hurricane (1999) | R | |
The Bone Collector (1999) | R | |
NR | ||
Fallen (1998) | R | |
The Siege (1998) | R | |
He Got Game (1998) | R | |
Courage Under Fire (1996) | R | |
The Preacher's Wife (1996) | PG | |
Crimson Tide (1995) | R | |
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) | R | |
Virtuosity (1995) | R | |
Much Ado About Nothing (1993) | PG-13 | |
Philadelphia (1993) | PG-13 | |
The Pelican Brief (1993) | PG-13 | |
Malcolm X (1992) | PG-13 | |
Mississippi Masala (1992) | R | |
Ricochet (1991) | R | |
Mo' Better Blues (1990) | R | |
Heart Condition (1990) | R | |
R | ||
The Mighty Quinn (1989) | R | |
For Queen & Country (1989) | R | |
Cry Freedom (1987) | PG | |
Hard Lessons (1986) | NR | |
Power (1986) | R | |
A Soldier's Story (1984) | PG | |
License to Kill (1984) | UR | |
St. Elsewhere: Season 1 (1982) | NR | |
Carbon Copy (1981) | PG | |
Wilma (1975) | PG-13 | |
NR | ||
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