Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Birthday:Dec 28, 1954
Place of birth:Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Filmography

1998
Fallen

Fallen

Crime Drama Thriller
7.0

19982h 4min

United States

Director: Gregory Hoblit

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.

1996
Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire

Drama Thriller Mystery War
6.6

19961h 56min

United States

Director: Edward Zwick

A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...

1995
Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress

Thriller Crime Mystery
6.8

19951h 42min

United States

Director: Carl Franklin

In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.


Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

Thriller Action Drama War
7.4

19951h 56min

United States

Director: Tony Scott

After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship able to stop a possible Armageddon. When Ramsey insists that the Alabama must act aggressively, Hunter, fearing they will start rather than stop a disaster, leads a potential mutiny to stop him.

1993
Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Drama
7.7

19932h 6min

United States

Director: Jonathan Demme

Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.


The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

Thriller Crime Drama
6.6

19932h 21min

United States

Director: Alan J. Pakula

A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.


Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

Drama Comedy Romance
7.3

19931h 51min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Kenneth Branagh

In this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme. Their targets are sharp-witted duo Benedick and Beatrice -- a tough task indeed, considering their corresponding distaste for love and each other. Meanwhile, meddling Don John plots to ruin the wedding.

1992
Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Drama History
7.7

19923h 22min

United States, Curaçao

Director: Spike Lee

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.

1991
Ricochet

Ricochet

Crime Thriller Action Drama
6.2

19911h 42min

United States

Director: Russell Mulcahy

An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.

1990
Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

Drama Music
6.7

19902h 9min

United States

Director: Spike Lee

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.