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Denzel Washington

Actor · 81 credits · 59 in highly-rated films

Best known for Remember the Titans (2000)

Frequent collaborators: Russell Crowe, Kimberly Elise, Gene Hackman, Ethan Suplee, Ridley Scott

Movies (77 total, ranked by score)

  1. Cry Freedom

    1987 · ★ 7.0 (237 votes)

    Drama

    31

  2. The Little Things

    2021 · ★ 6.4 (2,867 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Thriller

    32

  3. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

    2009 · ★ 6.4 (3,473 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Action

    33

  4. The Manchurian Candidate

    2004 · ★ 6.5 (1,775 votes)

    Thriller, Drama, Mystery

    34

  5. He Got Game

    1998 · ★ 6.7 (812 votes)

    Drama

    35

  6. The Siege

    1998 · ★ 6.3 (1,529 votes)

    Drama, Action, Thriller

    36

  7. Roman J. Israel, Esq.

    2017 · ★ 6.3 (1,415 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Thriller

    37

  8. Courage Under Fire

    1996 · ★ 6.5 (1,058 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Mystery

    38

  9. Out of Time

    2003 · ★ 6.4 (1,348 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Drama

    39

  10. Chasing Trane

    2017 · ★ 7.3 (66 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    40

  11. Mo' Better Blues

    1990 · ★ 6.5 (264 votes)

    Drama, Music

    41

  12. A Soldier's Story

    1984 · ★ 6.8 (206 votes)

    Mystery, Crime, Drama

    42

  13. Devil in a Blue Dress

    1995 · ★ 6.5 (466 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Drama

    43

  14. Ricochet

    1991 · ★ 6.1 (381 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Action

    44

  15. Highest 2 Lowest

    2025 · ★ 5.5 (519 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Drama

    45

  16. Mississippi Masala

    1991 · ★ 6.4 (102 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    46

  17. The Preacher's Wife

    1996 · ★ 5.8 (263 votes)

    Family, Fantasy, Drama

    47

  18. Carbon Copy

    1981 · ★ 5.9 (67 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    48

  19. The George McKenna Story

    1988 · ★ 6.3 (33 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    49

  20. Power

    1986 · ★ 5.8 (76 votes)

    Drama

    50

  21. Virtuosity

    1995 · ★ 5.5 (629 votes)

    Action, Crime, Science Fiction

    51

  22. By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

    2005 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    52

  23. Giving Voice

    2020 · ★ 6.4 (23 votes)

    Documentary

    53

  24. The Mighty Quinn

    1989 · ★ 6.0 (133 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    54

  25. Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

    2022 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    55

  26. NBA at 50

    1996 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    56

  27. The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

    1995

    Documentary

    57

  28. For Queen & Country

    1988 · ★ 5.3 (55 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    58

  29. License to Kill

    1986 · ★ 5.7 (41 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    59

  30. Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway

    1992 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.