10 Best Movies of Denzel Washington

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is a legendary American actor who has won several awards, including two Oscar awards, two Academy Awards, and two Silver Bears. He also got nominated for 10 Oscar awards for his movies. In his career of four decades, he played all roles like tutor, doctor, educator, lawyer, gangster, and more. He madande his acting debut in the 1981 comedy-drama Carbon Copy.

Denzel has always been celebrated by the audience for his engaging and realistic performances. He has given his whole life to the film industry. Throughout his career, he has played in every genre like romance, action, comedy and so on. In this article, we have listed his best movies of all time based on fair reviews and ratings.

#1 Training Day (2001)

Denzel Washington’s Training Day is one of the award-winning crime thrillers directed by Antoine Fuqua. The film was released in 2001 with a running time of 122 minutes. Denzel Washington acted as a charming Detective agent ‘Alonzo Harris’ and got the Oscar award for Best Actor in 2002.

#2 Glory (1989)

Glory is also a blockbuster film directed by Edward Zwick. The movie was a historical war drama about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. Denzel won the Oscar for his role in this movie as a courageous former slave fighting in the Civil War.

#3 Malcolm X (1992)

Malcolm X is an epic biographical drama about the African-American activist Malcolm X. Denzel played Malcolm X and replicated the exact nature of the human rights activist. This movie also casts Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., and Delroy Lindo.

#4 The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

Tragedy of Macbeth is a historical thriller film based on the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Denzel starred as the infamous Scottish king and stunned us with his fantastic performance.

#5 Fences (2016)

Fences show Denzel Washington as a garbage collector named ‘Troy Maxson’. This American historical drama has been a signature film that taught life morals like feeling taken for granted and living with choices.

#6 Mississippi Masala (1991)

Mississippi Masala is a romantic comedy-drama indie film which is directed by Mira Nair. The chemistry between Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury became the talk of the town.

#7 Devil in the Blue Dress (1995)

Devil in the Blue Dress is a neo-noir mystery thriller movie based on the novel of the same name. The main detective ‘Ezekiel Rawlins’ by Denzel Washington took this crime thriller to the next level.

#8 American Gangster (2007)

American Gangster is a cult classic film directed by Ridley Scott. It is based on the biography of the gangster Frank Lucas’s criminal career. Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe played a major role in this movie.

#9 Crimson Tide (1995)

As of its name, Crimson Tide is quite a good submarine movie. This movie was directed by Tony Scott and has many adventurous scenes. Denzel Washington acted as the commander of US Navy.

#10 Hurricane (1999)

Hurricane is the biography of Rubin Carter, a former American midweight boxer. Denzel Washington has lived in this character as a boxer. The movie also casts John Hannah, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber, and more supporting actors.

How Denzel Got Trend In India?

Denzel Washington’s new release The Equalizer 3, hits the theatres on 1 September 2023. This movie is even more trending in India after the famous Indian actor Ilayathalapathy Vijay released an image of himself enjoying this movie in the theatre.