Top 10 Denzel Washington Performances 

Damn right

For his movies i would pay double all day long!

@@tsukai1276 fr!!

Hahaha my man

@@FinnishAmericanOnePieceFan thanks

You do know that most of his roles are as leads right?

@@TheLuscious Yes, he is a proven headliner. Here are some tasty facts: Antoine Fisher had his blessing, but the studio demanded that he direct it. Also, he had a strong supporting role in Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing. The man has spent many years honing his craft and never wasting his talent. In any case, he brings it and does not mistake ego for talent.

Glory

Too many good movies to name...

I love his acting & I love his voice. No need to see the face when you hear his voice because you know right away that it's Denzel Washington!

We do not know if he is a good husband or father. I would have to be a fly on the wall in his household.

Yeah something about his acting is so magnetic and completely believable. He plays the best bad mother fucker too.

ComeliaO7 agreed

Equalizer 2 and Roman J Izrael

Agree

Jim Duggan stfu

Jim Duggan You’re an idiot lol.

pipou cosanostra forgiveness is between them and God. It’s my job to arrange the meeting! Man on Fire

Best potrayal, emotion,n emphasis of misplaced authority but by no means a good script. But I get ya

Nah best line ever is “my nigga”

Why i'm laught on this line

"I'm not going to bury my son, my son is going to bury me."

Have u seen Ricochet?

this is it! Absolutely love this movie.

Yes indeed, also A Soldier's Story!!

Glory to 💪🏾💪🏾

I knew there was another movie that wasn't being mentioned that I LOVE! Thank you for mentioning it. Probably my favorite.

I agree

Enoch Annor Race is irrelevant , for me he is the greatest actor , why?? because it is my choice , I enjoy watching him... He got game , remember the titans , hurricane and fallen are my favourite Denzel Washington films. You done a very American thing there and labelled him , only ever judge a man by his character.

centenary88 he might be the best actor idk because i haven't seen every actor in history

Mate if he was white u wouldn't be saying that so y r u saying it because he is African American

Blacktor

Brad Cole GG,bro!

***** Him and DeNiro I think are tied. Both of them are insanely good with Jack Nicholson being a close second.

although i love him, di caprio is above all

IrishGamer7824 Uh, no.

IrishGamer7824 Please Leo is like # 8 Denzel is top 3 .. behind DD Lewis and Russell Crowe ..

Denzel is the G.O.A.T. Hands down love this guy as an actor and as a human being

they gonna put a man on fire in only honorable mentions??? mojo top ten just lost all credibility...Tell me I'm wrong

BTW i agree with you too

He legit pissed me off in that movie and his portrayal of an alcoholic was soooo realistic! I was really upset! 😅

@@sedaratrotter2163 lol True

Def didn't want to see Denzel in this kinda role but damn was he good, good as ever 🫣

Merijn van keulen 100% waar!! top films!

Merijn van keulen not american gangster ? :[

+Merijn van keulen Don't know if you have seen "The Equalizer" with Denzel yet.. I thought that also was BRILLIANT! :)

+Merijn van keulen Man on fire is top 5 at least .. Also where is A Solider Story ? He was excellent it that as well ...

Dr. Dhoom Sounds like you never take the time to watch one of his movies, or you don't like him at all

he is a personal favourite actor but unless your counting tv show episodes he also hasn't been in a hundred films That said top 20 at least. Courage under fire, Pelican brief, Fallen, the manchurian candidate and the siege weren't even mentioned

BlackTiger001 haha fallen time is on my side yes it is. A decent thriller/horror that gets forgotten about. My number 2 film of his after man on fire but only just and there both classics

Agreed

word!

EVERY MOVIES HE MAKE IS GREAT.. IDONT THINK... AND KNOW WHY HE HAD TO CROOKET BEFORE HE TOOK IT.. THE FAMOUS WORDS OF YOUNG JEZZY😎😎

Add The Siege, both Equalizers, Fences, Pelham (something) Man on Fire,

@@Komediennekymd2009 agreed re: "Man On Fire." That's easily my favorite of his. I believe the other film you're thinking of is "The Taking of Pelham 123."

Shell Dahl... Oh yes. Man on Fire. "He's about to create his masterpiece. He'll accomplish in 2 weeks, what will take others 5 years."

That's just him 🫶

Fences???

I think man on fire is a fan favourite and s fantastic film, with an outstanding balance of background and action.

Where is equalizer

Great list! I would’ve put Fences after Training Day or maybe even tied with it.

man on fire. one of his best roles and a amazing movie.

I agree equalizer was great

+conwad banana As far as an action film, I thought Equalizer was his best

+conwad banana the equalizer was a very good movie, his acting was really greatful

If you haven't seen Inside Man, it's amazing

The Equalizer was amazing, probably the director could have polished a few things and that's it.

I agree! I love John Q, He did an absolutely amazing job in that movie, as well as man on fire. If i see hes in a movie i usually watch it without hesitation because he is such a great actor and i have never been dissapointed in any of his roles

Equalizer was awesome and yes John Q was one of my favorites, he should have gotten a lot more recognition for that one. I actually preferred it to Training Day which I think was an iffy call.

john Q / man on fire / and the equalizer are his best movies fa sho!!!!! and they missed all of em!

Im with you!! what the hell about John Q??????

Nitta Bell and Man on Fire??? who put this ish together??

#HBO# I

Amen bro

no one can replace him

Dude is a monster when it comes to film acting kills it everytime

Love Denzel :)

We just watched an oldie DW movie Ricochet ( oh my , this is a stinker ) LOL:)

@@gofindyourmusic you had to go back to some obscure movie to find a stinker in his catalogue lol

Try watching the TV series "Godfather of Harlem", the Malcolm X character there was great

True

Book of Eli tops it

Training day. If you watch it you'll understand

My favorite actor and this is absolutely correct!

Thank you! I love Fallen!

@@papigringo5692 me2

Time is on my side,yes it is

GatorGirl04 He's picked/had many awesome roles throughout his career, agree with what you said.

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Do you really think white supremacist would give Denzel an Oscar for a biopic based on Malcolm X??? The most important thing is everyone knows he should have won an award. Actors need to stop looking for recommendation from other sources to define that they are great, when the people have already chosen.

+MaX Tha Intelligence Of course I know WHY, that doesn't mean its ok. Malcolm is my personal hero and inspiration and Denzel did him such justice in this role. He should have received every award there was to win.

+MaX Tha Intelligence saying actors need to stop looking for recognition (I'm assuming thats what you meant) for the roles they play is like saying you should stop looking for a raise or promotion at your own job or you shouldn't expect people to support your business. In the world of acting an Academy award means something in this country and this man deserved all the praise, politics aside. I'm so sick of our people being snubbed and down played when we dominate everything we put oir minds to.

Queen A Recommendation- he action of recommending something or someone. As if i recommend you to listen to this CD because this person is a great artist. Also to answer your question, why would Denzel need a Oscar to be considered a great actor??? Leonardo has just won an Award for the movie "Revenant". That does not make him an elite actor, anyone who followed his career knows that Dicaprio has played many roles and was phenomenal in all his movies. Its just like winning prom king or queen. Ok you got a trophy but where are these people now. They're many NBA players who have not won a ring but are still hall of famers. Yes!!! People may criticize them for not winning a championship but that doesn't take away from how they preformed on the court. The reason i say this is because that there is other things that people care about in life like family, being a great father/mother. Denzel has already stated that he doesn't kiss ass in Hollywood or go to industry parties and that his family is his biggest asset. So please do not think he is losing any sleep over an award.

M2

Add Man on Fire!

Those are great movies

I always thought his acting John q was better than training day

He killed it in Training Day!

Word Brother.

Yeah it should be top 50

So true

Nah that's just every WatchMojo list, but it's still entertaining though

Definitely. We need a top 50. At the very least, a top 25.

Even with bad scripts, man really understands what he needs to do

lowrekus wardlow he should have won for Malcolm X

Preach!!

Those whips in glory wasn't real.where did you hear that from

ehm no, those whips werent real, i highly doubt Denzel Washington would get real scars for a movie, thats just plain stupid.

Same but notice how all the actors who are nominated for an Oscar and lose it always lose to Daniel Day Lewis. I think it's because most of the times Denzel is nominated the best of the best actors are nominated as well

Facts

I didn't want to like Flight but after watching it a few times, I finally got it...amazing actor for sure

The fideo has been posted in 2013 and the equlizer appeared in 2014

Deja Vu & Inside man are also great as is Safe House.

Denzel Washington ain't got sh** on Morgan Freeman lol

+Telvin Kipapa that's what my friend says when he's done snorting a fat line of coke. :D

DGRWPF no comment

+Matthew Leong This shit's chess, it ain't checkers

Favourite line "you blitz all night!!! I don't want them to gain another yard!" Remember The Titans.

Da most rousing qs is why do u hv a goat right aftr ur statement

khirul aminur the goat aka greatest of all time

In the words of Robert Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazurs as well playing as Staff Sergeant Lincoln Osiris: "I don't read the script, the script reads ME"

Ahh now I know G.O.A.T

@Anthony Conhan You're point?...😅😜🤔😂

Truth

And Terrence Howard

love that line and that movie

Right? I was waiting the whole time for "Man on fire". Number one here it is... and "here are a few honourable mentions". WTF?!

1moreToney

I came here to see where man on fire landed on this list. My favorite Denzel Washington movie. So underrated.

I wish you had more time

John q,number 1 The Equalizer number 2,Malcolm x 3 ,crimson tide 4,bone collector 5,out of time 6,perican brief 7,the siege 8,devil in a blue dress 9 ,man on fire 10 that's it

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Denzel and morgan freeman

2 years later De Niro and Pacino, '05 DiCaprio and Damon, 10 DiCaprio Hardy and of course best of all time Diesel & The Rock. Ok last one was a total joke just in case sarcasm doesn't travel through text.

+Jeff Dunan what about Denzel & Mark?

+Ab- Soul lol I hope you are joking

+Jeff Dunan nah I kinda wasn't. I was just putting names out there

+xXMasterJ360Xx tom hanks said he learned more about acting by watching Denzel than anybody else. that says it all.

The great debators too

You honestly need to watch man on fire.

Malcom x too

Yes!

The best remake of any movie

"You don't, but I do!!!" Yeah, he was dope in that movie!!!

They ought to make another list of another top 10 denzel performances.

American Gangster?

Training Day?

He ment a bad movie

NO! Malcom X is no. 1. Greatest performance I've ever seen!

I agree with you mah man . Man on Fire IS his best movie

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100%

Truth !!!

I love that movie

I love all his movies but The Book Of Eli is my favorite.

god doesn't exist

Bigot

Saving Private Ryan losing to Shakespeare in Love is the biggest injustice of the Oscars.

I will respectfully disagree

The Pianist losing to Chicago is the biggest injustice of the Oscars.

Nope!

Crash winning best picture is the biggest injustice of the Oscars

What about the equalizer that movie was extremely good

Zae Productions I agree but let's be realistic it's not classic like the movies i put on my list...

4 man on fire

Safe house.

training day

True lol

😂😂

What about Shahrukh Khan?

I think he is not Hollywood actor

I agree

i do agree

He scares the shit out of me in this movie ! I thought he was my father sometimes...

I thought for sure he would win the academy award for best actor in "Fences"---supberb performance!!

Couldn't understand a word in this film,

Sorry... Even Unstoppable?

Joshua Grey Jensen did you see my parenthesis up there^^?? I said "(despite whether the movie was good or not)" , which means even if you didnt like Unstoppable, Denzel still was a great actor in that movie as well, dont deny him that. He never fails an acting role.

Joshua Grey Jensen Yeah agree. 'was a shock for me also to see Denzel in a lousy movie. I just watched the movie anyway....err I just watched Denzel, sorry

Facts his evil side was fukn amazing

@@thekidd2189 that movie was fucking insane

ComandanteJ my favorite Denzel movie.

DENZEL IS A WONDERFUL ACTOR MAN ON FIRE IS MY PERSONAL FAVOURITE HE SHOWS EVERY EMOTION IN IT GREAT FILM I LOVED HIM IN CRIMSON TIDE WITH GENE HACKMAN ANOTHER GREAT PERFORMANCE BUT WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT HIM IS THE FACT THAT HE REALLY GETS INTO THE CARACTOR HE PLAYS DO YOU CONCUR 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

+T L Muhammad Hollywood don't favor movies like "that"

+Fire Marshall Bill Exactly

+T L Muhammad it was Unforgiven by Clint Eastwood, who won that year

+T L Muhammad Thats cuz Denzel is a black man. If he was white he would probably got 2 more oscars

+T L Muhammad - The Oscars is a Privileged White Boys Club. They prefer "the White Savior" movies. Plus it is a Spike Lee movie. Spike's _Do The Right Thing_ didn't win, and it was the best movie that year. The PWB Club will never give Spike Lee the awards he deserves.

Sometimes the Oscars get shit wrong Al Pacino shoyld won for the Godfather instead.

@@Thespeedrap yup exactly

True. Oscar is bullshit. Al Pacno should had oscar for the godfather and Scarface not for scent of a women. Denzel got robbed.

Perhaps you a have point. A truth that you are entitled to. Another truth is that Denzel Washington Training day robbed Russell Crowe A Beautiful Mind.

White folks will not reward you for talking about them or degrading them on screen where fiction or not and reward you for it even though it was an art

Virtuosity was awful and flopped. I'd also say daja vu and out of time.

@@whoknows4379 Even the best actors can't rescue a poor story

@@beresbailey1790 And? That wasn't my point. The op said he couldn't recall a denzel flop. I pointed one out. Shitty story/plot or not, it still flopped. My point stands while you're defending non-points.

@@whoknows4379 I was actually agreeing with you.

@@beresbailey1790 Really? Because that's a weird way of saying "Yeah I agree". What you were doing was trying to defend denzel as if I was offensive, when I clearly wasn't. I never mentioned his acting ability. You chimed in doing exactly that.

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