All movies starring Denzel Washington

The Magnificent Seven (2016) poster

The Magnificent Seven (2016) ★ 6.9

Seven gunmen from a variety of backgrounds are brought together by a vengeful young widow to protect her town from the private army of a destructive industrialist.
Deja Vu (2006) poster

Deja Vu (2006) ★ 7.1

After a ferry is bombed in New Orleans, an A.T.F. agent joins a unique investigation using experimental surveillance technology to find the bomber, but soon finds himself becoming obsessed with one of the victims.
Safe House (2012) poster

Safe House (2012) ★ 6.7

Genres: Action Thriller

Matt dreams of moving to Paris with his fiancée. But what she doesn't know is that he has been working for the CIA for a year.

The legendary CIA agent Frost is in possession of classified information. But he's out of control, and now his main rule is "trust no one - everyone will betray you."

Their paths will cross in one of the most beautiful cities in the world - Cape Town, where everyone will have to make a choice.

Antwone Fisher (2002) poster

Antwone Fisher (2002) ★ 7.3

Antwone Fisher is a security guard for Sony Pictures who rose to fame by becoming a famous screenwriter. However, he used to be a sailor, decommissioned because of his overly aggressive behavior.

Here, Fisher decides to make a drastic change in his life and find his parents, who abandoned him when he was still an infant. But in the course of his search, he begins to realize that his life is not changing for the better.

Unstoppable (2010) poster

Unstoppable (2010) ★ 6.8

Genres: Action Thriller
A huge unmanned locomotive carrying a toxic cargo is hurtling along, sweeping away everything in its path. But the main danger is that if it goes off the rails on the next bend, a chemical disaster is unavoidable. All forces are involved, all attempts to stop the monster are in vain, and there are no plans for rescue.
The Equalizer (2014) poster

The Equalizer (2014) ★ 7.2

Former CIA agent Robert McCall has decided to start life anew, to leave the difficult past behind and look to the future, just as he promised his late wife. He had already found a regular job as a store clerk. One day, McCaul steps in for a young prostitute, Teri, with whom he has been chatting at the local diner and who is under the control of the Russian mafia.

McCaul ends his voluntary resignation and begins his own quest for justice. Anyone who suffers from criminal masterminds, corrupt officials and cannot find help from the state finds help in McCaul. He will help. Because he is the great equalizer.

Fences (2016) poster

Fences (2016) ★ 7.2

Genres: Drama

A former baseball player of African-American descent, now picking up trash from the streets of Pittsburgh, struggles to provide for his family in 1950s America, where the racial question is still an open one.

Man on Fire (2004) poster

Man on Fire (2004) ★ 7.7

Genres: Action Crime Drama

The wealthy residents of Mexico City panic: 24 people have disappeared in just six days! Former CIA agent John Creasy is hired as a bodyguard for the nine-year-old daughter of industrialist Samuel Ramos, Pita Ramos. At first, Creasy has a hard time tolerating the neighborhood of an overdeveloped girl.

But in time they become friends. Creasy gets a taste for life again, but everything falls apart when Pita is kidnapped. Creasy vows to kill anyone involved in Pita's kidnapping. Now no one can stop him...

Flight (2012) poster

Flight (2012) ★ 7.3

Genres: Drama Thriller
Experienced pilot Whip Whitaker miraculously avoids a plane crash and, by crash-landing, saves the lives of almost all the passengers. Whip is celebrated as a hero, but the more details about the crash emerge, the more questions arise: What really happened on the plane...
2 Guns (2013) poster

2 Guns (2013) ★ 6.7

The Book of Eli (2010) poster

The Book of Eli (2010) ★ 6.9

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
Crimson Tide (1995) poster

Crimson Tide (1995) ★ 7.3

Commander Hunter and Captain Ramsey were the best of friends. They had been through so much together, but now they are on a submarine headed for nuclear meltdown in Russia with no one else to turn to. The two officers fought tooth and nail over who would take command as all around them missiles flew past their heads while water pressure began crushing down upon them from above; it was then that Commander Hunter finally realized he needed his old friend by his side when commanding such an important mission.
The Equalizer 2 (2018) poster

The Equalizer 2 (2018) ★ 6.7

Director Antoine Fuqua reunites with Denzel Washington in this sequel to 2014's The Equalizer. Washington resumes his role as Robert McCall: a retired CIA Black Ops operative who now works as a Lyft driver and moonlights as a vigilante. When his long-time friend is murdered he embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance.
The Little Things (2021) poster

The Little Things (2021) ★ 6.3

Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city.
Inside Man (2006) poster

Inside Man (2006) ★ 7.6

A police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.
The Bone Collector (1999) poster

The Bone Collector (1999) ★ 6.7

A quadriplegic ex-homicide detective and his partner try to track down a serial killer who is terrorizing New York City.
American Gangster (2007) poster

American Gangster (2007) ★ 7.8

An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
Training Day (2001) poster

Training Day (2001) ★ 7.7

Genres: Action Crime Drama
A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.
Fallen (1998) poster

Fallen (1998) ★ 7.0

Genres: Action Crime Drama
Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution, the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.
Remember the Titans (2000) poster

Remember the Titans (2000) ★ 7.8

The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) poster

The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) ★ 7.1

Genres: Drama Thriller War
A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.
The Pelican Brief (1993) poster

The Pelican Brief (1993) ★ 6.6

A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) poster

The Manchurian Candidate (2004) ★ 6.6

In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) poster

The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) ★ 6.4

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
John Q (2002) poster

John Q (2002) ★ 7.0

John Quincy Archibald takes a hospital emergency room hostage when his insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant.
The Great Debaters (2007) poster

The Great Debaters (2007) ★ 7.5

A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
Malcolm X (1992) poster

Malcolm X (1992) ★ 7.7

Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam.
Out of Time (2003) poster

Out of Time (2003) ★ 6.5

A Florida police chief must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion.
Glory (1989) poster

Glory (1989) ★ 7.8

Shaw was an officer in the Federal Army during the American Civil War who volunteered to lead the first company of black soldiers. Shaw was forced to deal with the prejudices of both the enemy (who had orders to kill commanding officers of blacks), and of his own fellow officers.
Mo' Better Blues (1990) poster

Mo' Better Blues (1990) ★ 6.6

Bleek Gilliam is a talented and self-centred jazz trumpeteer, whose single-minded concentration on his music leaves many, especially the women in his life, scrambling for his attention. Bleek forms his own band The Bleek Gilliam Quartet, and a rivalry emerges with bandmate Shadow that threatens to tear apart the quartet.
Cry Freedom (1987) poster

Cry Freedom (1987) ★ 7.4

Donald Woods (Kevin Kline) is chief editor of the liberal newspaper "Daily Dispatch" in South Africa. He has written several editorials critical of the views of Steve Biko (Denzel Washington). But after having met him for the first time, he changes his opinion. They meet several times, and this means that Woods and his family get attention from the Security Police. When Steve Biko dies in Police custody, he writes a book about Biko. The only way to get it published is for Woods to illegally escape the country.
Philadelphia (1993) poster

Philadelphia (1993) ★ 7.7

Genres: Drama
Fearing it would compromise his career, lawyer Andrew Beckett hides his homosexuality and HIV status at a powerful Philadelphia law firm. But his secret is exposed when a colleague spots the illness's telltale lesions. Fired shortly afterwards, Beckett resolves to sue for discrimination, teaming up with Joe Miller (Denzel Washington), the only lawyer willing to help. In court, they face one of his ex-employers top litigators, Belinda Conine.
Mississippi Masala (1991) poster

Mississippi Masala (1991) ★ 6.7

Genres: Drama Romance
An Indian family is expelled from Uganda when Idi Amin takes power. They move to Mississippi and time passes. The Indian daughter falls in love with a black man, and the respective families have to come to terms with it.
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) poster

Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) ★ 6.7

It is 1948 in LA and Ezikeal "Easy" Rawlins, an African-American World War II veteran, is looking for work. At his friend's bar, he is introduced to a white man, DeWitt Albright, who is looking for someone to help him find a missing white woman assumed to be hiding somewhere in LA's Black community. This woman, Daphne Monet, happens to be the fiancée of a wealthy "blue blood," Todd Carter, who is currently the favorite in the city's mayoralty race. Daphne Monet is known to frequent the Black jazz clubs in LA. Easy, innocently, accepts Albright's offer; however, he quickly finds himself amidst murder, crooked cops, ruthless politicians, and brutalizing hoodlums. This is a Chandler-esque "who-done-it" with an African-American theme.