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Denzel Washington

  • Denzel Washington in American Gangster Denzel Washington in American Gangster
Born 28 Dec 1954, in Mount Vernon, New York

Wise words: "I remain thankful for the gifts that I've been given and I try to use them in a good way, in a positive way."


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Denzel Washington - news / articles


  • Denzel Washington voted America's favourite star - 19 January 2007
    Training Day actor Denzel Washington has been named as America's favourite movie star, after finishing first in a poll to find the nation's top actor or actress.-The poll, conducted by Harris, saw Tom Hanks knocked off the top spot after two years of being the country's fa


  • Denzel Washington - 11 December 2006
    sea-change in the status of African-Americans in Hollywood movies. - -The Academy's history is self-evidently shameful. When Denzel Washington won the Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Glory in 1989, he became only the third black actor to take home an Oscar.

Denzel Washington - what members say


  • Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia review by A customer from Glasgow, Scotland
    Rated - 4 stars Worthy but moving 19 May 2005
    ...eback Mountain' still shy from showing real onscreen intimacy between two men. Denzel Washington's everyman character almost steals the show from Hanks. Their relationship is ...  
  • Glory
  • Glory review by Noel Clay from Colchester, England
    Rated - 4 stars Mostly, Glorious! 29 November 2004
    ...oderick in one of his best roles, but the most memorable performance comes from Denzel Washington. This movie may have led to his typical typecasting as an angry young man, whil...  
  • The Hurricane
  • The Hurricane review by A customer from Derbyshire, England
    Rated - 5 stars An outstanding film 29 March 2004
    ...might sound like a story you've seen many times before. But don't be put off - Denzel Washington's powerful performance carries this film onto another level. You really feel f...  

Denzel Washington - filmography


  • Inside Man on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Clive Owen,  Jodie Foster
    Director: Spike Lee
    Certificate: 15
    Inside Man is the story of a tough cop, Detective Frazier (Denzel Washington), who matches wits with a clever bank robber, Dalton (Clive Owen), in a tense hostage drama. As the dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds, a wild card emerges: Madaline (Jodie Foster), a power broker with a hidden agenda, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 71% from 29,591 members
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  • Man On Fire on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Dakota Fanning,  Marc Anthony
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: 18
    Remorseful former mercenary-turned-bodyguard Creasy (Denzel Washington) is hired by a wealthy family to protect their 10-year-old daughter, Pita (Dakota Fanning), from a rash of Mexico City kidnappings. But when the child he befriends is kidnapped while under his watch, Creasy – aided by his only ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 75% from 14,136 members
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  • Out Of Time on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Eva Mendez,  Dean Cain
    Director: Carl Franklin
    Certificate: 15
    Carl Franklin and Denzel Washington team-up once more for this hilariously refreshing noir thriller. Washington is Matt Lee Whitlock, police chief of a small Florida town just outside of Miami. In the process of getting a divorce from the woman he still loves, Alex (the sultry Eva Mendes), Chief ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 65% from 2,550 members
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  • John Q. on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Kimberly Elise,  James Woods
    Director: Nick Cassavetes
    Certificate: 15
    John Q. Archibald (Denzel Washington) is struggling through a recession trying to provide for his son Mikey (Daniel E. Smith) and his waitress wife (Kimberly Elise). Mikey collapses at a Little League game and is rushed to a hospital. The situation is bleak. Only a heart transplant will save Mikey'..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 73% from 1,645 members
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  • Training Day - HD DVD Version (2001)
    Starring: Ethan Hawke,  Denzel Washington
    Director: Antoine Fuqua
    Certificate: 18
    Antoine Fuqua (THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS, BAIT) turns up the intensity level with TRAINING DAY, a charged drama about police corruption in downtown Los Angeles. Ethan Hawke stars as Jake Hoyt, a well-intentioned young officer who thinks he's found his ticket to becoming a detective in the form of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 74% from 434 members
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  • Training Day on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Ethan Hawke,  Scott Glenn
    Director: Antoine Fuqua
    Certificate: 18
    Antoine Fuqua (THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS, BAIT) turns up the intensity level with TRAINING DAY, a charged drama about police corruption in downtown Los Angeles. Ethan Hawke stars as Jake Hoyt, a well-intentioned young officer who thinks he's found his ticket to becoming a detective in the form of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 72% from 7,413 members
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  • The Bone Collector on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Angelina Jolie,  Queen Latifah
    Director: Phillip Noyce
    Certificate: 15
    In Phillip Noyce's gripping thriller, Denzel Washington is Lincoln Rhyme, a decorated New York City police officer and successful author of crime novels. After a freak accident on the job, Rhyme is left paralyzed from the neck down (except for his index finger). Angelina Jolie is Amelia Donaghy, a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 71% from 3,757 members
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