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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

Best Denzel Washington movies by genre

Movies (77 total, ranked by score)

  1. Remember the Titans

    2000 · ★ 7.7 (3,028 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. American Gangster

    2007 · ★ 7.6 (6,171 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    2

  3. Man on Fire

    2004 · ★ 7.5 (5,838 votes)

    Action, Drama, Thriller

    3

  4. Training Day

    2001 · ★ 7.5 (6,761 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    4

  5. The Equalizer

    2014 · ★ 7.3 (10,144 votes)

    Thriller, Action, Crime

    5

  6. Inside Man

    2006 · ★ 7.4 (6,480 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    6

  7. Philadelphia

    1993 · ★ 7.7 (4,715 votes)

    Drama

    7

  8. Glory

    1989 · ★ 7.5 (1,842 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    8

  9. Malcolm X

    1992 · ★ 7.6 (1,958 votes)

    Drama, History

    9

  10. Crimson Tide

    1995 · ★ 7.2 (2,033 votes)

    Thriller, Action, Drama

    10

  11. The Equalizer 3

    2023 · ★ 7.3 (3,808 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    11

  12. The Hurricane

    1999 · ★ 7.4 (1,558 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. John Q

    2002 · ★ 7.1 (2,688 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Crime

    13

  14. The Equalizer 2

    2018 · ★ 6.8 (6,106 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    14

  15. Déjà Vu

    2006 · ★ 6.9 (5,429 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

    15

  16. Flight

    2012 · ★ 6.9 (6,542 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. The Magnificent Seven

    2016 · ★ 6.5 (6,528 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Western

    17

  18. The Great Debaters

    2007 · ★ 7.3 (728 votes)

    Drama

    18

  19. Gladiator II

    2024 · ★ 6.6 (4,680 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Drama

    19

  20. Fallen

    1998 · ★ 6.8 (1,643 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    20

  21. The Tragedy of Macbeth

    2021 · ★ 6.9 (890 votes)

    Drama

    21

  22. The Bone Collector

    1999 · ★ 6.8 (3,949 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Drama

    22

  23. The Book of Eli

    2010 · ★ 6.8 (6,759 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

    23

  24. Much Ado About Nothing

    1993 · ★ 6.9 (826 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    24

  25. 2 Guns

    2013 · ★ 6.5 (4,570 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    25

  26. Unstoppable

    2010 · ★ 6.6 (3,986 votes)

    Action, Thriller

    26

  27. The Pelican Brief

    1993 · ★ 6.6 (1,813 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Drama

    27

  28. Safe House

    2012 · ★ 6.5 (3,996 votes)

    Action, Thriller

    28

  29. Antwone Fisher

    2002 · ★ 6.9 (567 votes)

    Drama, History, Romance

    29

  30. Fences

    2016 · ★ 6.9 (2,825 votes)

    Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.