actor: denzel washington movies


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here are all of the denzel washington movies Ive seen in the order that I prefer them.

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Devil in a Blue Dress (1995,  R)
Devil in a Blue Dress 5.0 Stars
The most underrated movie ever made. Brilliant. washington and cheadle delivered two of the better acting performances i have ever seen. a throwback to the great films done by warner in the 30's.
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American Gangster (2007,  R)
American Gangster 5.0 Stars
so far, this is the best film of the year. i still put transformers ahead of it because that film brought me a lot of joy, but there is no dounbt that this is the best film in 2007 to this point. there was some token nudity that was unavoidable, but i still wish it wasnt there, but this film had a rare classiness amung gangster films. not trashy at all like many others in this genre. denzels performance was oscar worthy and russel crowe was also very good. the story was told well and it moved, this film didnt seem like the nearly three hours that it is. i can assuredly say that this has to be my second favorite gangster film of all time behind road to perdition. it had all the great elements of a good vs. evil struggle and russel crowe gave us a character we could root for. top notch film, one that will be a classic in 10 years.
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Glory (1989,  R)
Glory 5.0 Stars
one of the best war films of all time, the acting was great and the portrayal of soldier life was difficult but necessary. great film.
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Mo' Better Blues (1990,  R)
Mo' Better Blues 5.0 Stars
what an incredible movie. i dont care for spike lee's themes of racial distinction in most of his films, and some of it that was present in this film were annoying, but this film was too brilliant not to love. it has quickly become one of my favorite movies of all time. i tried to identify wether this was a film about love or music, and then i realized its not about either, its a memoir of a musician. i think i like this film more than most for musical reasons and not film reasons, because im such a HUGE jazz fan, but the movie was well made and well acted. the diologue and ending were not typical rehearsed hollywood, they were genuine. many scenes were pointless and didnt further the plot at all, and in this film it was a good thing. it made the characters more real. denzel was incredible as usual, but the entire cast with the exception of indigo was chosen perfectly. the music scenes were really great and because i know jazz, i know that the things that happen to denzels character in this film happen to jazz musicians all the time. i may not always care for spike lee, but he did a wonderful job on this film.
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The Hurricane (1999,  R)
The Hurricane 4.5 Stars
denzel plays rueben carter better than rueben carter plays rueben carter
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Deja Vu (2006,  PG-13)
Deja Vu 4.5 Stars
fantastic film. a sci-fi set in contemporary time about people who can see the past as its happening. i know that doesnt make sense, how can you see something thats already happened as its happening, you just have to watch the film. denzel takes this film to a level it probably couldnt have reached with another actor, and jim caviezel plays a great bad guy. you really have to think this film through for it to make sense, but when enough thought is put to it i dont see how anyone could not think of this film as fantastic.
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Inside Man (2006,  R)
Inside Man 4.0 Stars
clive owen and denzel together, they should do this more often
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Remember the Titans (2000,  PG)
Remember the Titans 4.0 Stars
classic sports flick, denzel is really good
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The Great Debaters (2007,  PG-13)
The Great Debaters 4.0 Stars
an amazing film without question. let me start with my disclaimer, this film needed to be perfect just to get 4 stars from me because denzel admitted to knowingly and willfully changing major facts in this story for the purpose of manufacturing extra "inspiration". I am strongly against this practice in films based on true stories. if the story is worth telling, tell it the way it happened, if you need to change the story too much then its not worth telling. since he changed the story so much the film needed to be 5 star material just to get 4 stars, and it was. the acting on every front was absolutely phenomenal, the story despite the inaccuracies was beautiful, and the film was shot well and very engaging. one of the best films of 2007 despite its flaws.
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The Bone Collector (1999,  R)
The Bone Collector 4.0 Stars
excellent, denzel and jolie were good together
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Man on Fire (2004,  R)
Man on Fire 4.0 Stars
really great flick. denzel was great as always and the fury in his retribution is evident. im almost inclined to rate this even higher, i really liked this movie.
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Crimson Tide (1995,  R)
Crimson Tide 4.0 Stars
fantastic, maybe the best sub movie ever made
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The Pelican Brief (1993,  PG-13)
The Pelican Brief 4.0 Stars
this is really a great film. i heard a lot of people say that it was boring but i couldnt disagree more, i was into this film every step of the way. the scene in the parking garage towards the end was stupid and there is a slight flaw in the way parts of the story were constructed, but it was a great flick. normally i would rave about denzel, and he is great in this flick, but julia roberts was amazing in this film. she pulled emotions, facial expressions, and reactions that were great. she played the heck out of this role. really good movie.
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Fallen (1997,  R)
Fallen 3.5 Stars
really freaky in many ways, denzel and goodman are both great and this flick is interesting
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The Siege (1998,  R)
The Siege 3.5 Stars
this is an excellent movie. denzel does a great job as usual of taking a decent movie and making it better with his on screen presence and the plot was great. tony shaloub was also cool and him being middle eastern as an FBI agent in a movie were the bad guys are all middle eastern was a cool dynamic. great movie.
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Courage Under Fire (1996,  R)
Courage Under Fire 3.5 Stars
very good film
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Out of Time (2003,  PG-13)
Out of Time 3.5 Stars
not quite as good as most denzel flicks but i liked it
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Virtuosity (1995,  R)
Virtuosity 3.5 Stars
a dynamic duo with washington and crowe teaming up. a solid and underrated sci-fi flick.
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The Preacher's Wife (1996,  PG)
The Preacher's Wife 3.0 Stars
great movie
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John Q (2001,  PG-13)
John Q 3.0 Stars
i liked it because denzel was good, would have been average without him
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The Manchurian Candidate (2004,  R)
The Manchurian Candidate 3.0 Stars
this was a pretty good flick. it was a little slow in the beginning and the story was hard to fathom but it was a good thriller with high moments of tension. i havent seen the original yet but this made me want to watch it. worth seeing for sure.
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Philadelphia (1993,  PG-13)
Philadelphia 2.0 Stars
I had a hard time enjoying this film. it was very slow, many scenes were twice as long as they needed to be, and the performances were were average. tom hanks won an oscar for this film, but it seems that he must have won because the part was brave and contraversal, not because he had to do anything as an actor that went above and beyond. the court room scenes were less than dramatic or dazzling, which in some ways was probably very realistic, but it wasnt entertaining. i was expecting a powerful film because this film is considered a milestone for both hanks and denzel, but i was pretty bored. when the film is over, you still dont really even know who was right, you do not get any indication at the end if justice was served. did they really fire hank's character because of AIDS, i wish i knew. thats the sort of thing a film should let you in on.
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He Got Game (1998,  R)
He Got Game 2.0 Stars
pretty good but a little graphic for a sports movie about a high school kid
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License to Kill (1984,  Unrated)
License to Kill 1.5 Stars
what a nearly unwatcheable movie. i understand that this was a made for TV movie from the mid 80's but its really terrible. Denzel gets the lead bill on the box because of who he is today, but he's not in more than 20 minutes of this movie. its basically an after school special about why people shouldnt drink and drive. its long and slow. the only good thing was that it made me think about the horrors of losing a kid, and the script was done realistically in that regard.
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For Queen & Country (1988,  R)
For Queen & Country 1.5 Stars
Denzel walks around, denzel talks to some guys, denzel drinks some liquor, denzel dies. and he does all this with a british accent and australian slang.
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Training Day (2001,  R)
Training Day 1.0 Star
the only bad movie denzel has ever made, ironic that he won his best actor oscar for his worst movie
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