When it comes to movies, one of my favorite actors working today is undoubtedly Denzel Washington. Everything about the guy is likeable, and with his high level of talent, it’s no surprise that in the last two decades he’s become one of the best actors working in Hollywood.
Here is a list of my 5 favorite movies starring Denzel Washington.
I’ll start with his 1989 classic, Glory. In Glory, Denzel plays Private Trip, a member of the Union’s First Volunteer Army during the Civil War. This is an absolutely amazing movie.
Another great Denzel Washington movie is the Spike Lee directed drama He Got Game. This movie also stars the great Ray Allen as Jesus Shuttlesworth, who also happens to be a great basketball player. If you’re a fan of Spike Lee or basketball movies (or both), you have to check out He Got Game.
While it certainly didn’t get critical acclaim, one movie I really enjoyed was The Bone Collector. Mr. Washington plays a detective in this film on the hunt for a gruesome serial killer, who (as the title suggests) collects bones from his victims.
In Man On Fire, Denzel Washington stars as John W. Creasy, the bodyguard of an American girl who falls apart in the Mexican underworld when she is kidnapped. Loosely based on a true story, this film also stars the incredibly talented Dakota Fanning and is directed by Denzel Washington’s longtime collaborator Tony Scott.
I would indulge in making a list of Denzel’s films without mentioning one of his most remembered roles, none other than that of coach Herman Boone in Disney’s soccer film Remember The Titans.
Hopefully, there are one or more movies on this list that you haven’t seen yet.
