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Best Denzel Washington Movies Ranked

Explore the best Denzel Washington movies ranked by Movie Rankings users. The current top-ranked movie here is The Equalizer. Browse 3 ranked acting credits, then jump into the full filmography and each movie page.

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Denzel Washington Top Ranked Movies (3)

What is the best Denzel Washington movie?

The Equalizer is currently the highest-ranked Denzel Washington movie on Movie Rankings based on aggregate head-to-head results from the community.

How many Denzel Washington movies are ranked here?

This page currently tracks 3 ranked movies starring Denzel Washington.

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Denzel Washington Acting Filmography (82)

Highest 2 Lowest
2025·David King
Denzel Washington: Falling Forward
2025
Gladiator II
2024·Macrinus
#2021W-1L
Denzel Washington: American Icon
2024·Self
The Making of Gladiator II
2024·Self
The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision
2024·Self
The Equalizer 3
2023·Robert McCall
Sidney
2022·Self
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
2022·Self (archive footage)
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021·Macbeth
The Little Things
2021·Joe 'Deke' Deacon
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021·Self (archive footage)
Giving Voice
2020·Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020·Self (archive footage)
The Equalizer 2
2018·Robert McCall
Denzel Washington: Reel Life
2018·Self
Chasing Trane
2017·John Coltrane (voice)
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017·Roman J. Israel
The Magnificent Seven
2016·Sam Chisolm
Fences
2016·Troy Maxson
The Equalizer
2014·Robert McCall
#853W-1L
2 Guns
2013·Robert 'Bobby' Trench
Safe House
2012·Tobin Frost
Flight
2012·Whip Whitaker
The Book of Eli
2010·Eli
Unstoppable
2010·Frank Barnes
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009·Walter Garber
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009·Self
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
2008·Self
American Gangster
2007·Frank Lucas
The Great Debaters
2007·Melvin B. Tolson
Inside Man
2006·Keith Frazier
#1591W-1L
Déjà Vu
2006·Doug Carlin
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005·Self
Man on Fire
2004·John W. Creasy
The Manchurian Candidate
2004·Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
Out of Time
2003·Matt Lee Whitlock
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003·Self
John Q
2002·John Quincy Archibald
Antwone Fisher
2002·Dr. Jerome Davenport
Training Day
2001·Alonzo
Remember the Titans
2000·Coach Herman Boone
Straight from the Streets
2000·Self
The Hurricane
1999·Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
The Bone Collector
1999·Lincoln Rhyme
Fallen
1998·John Hobbes
He Got Game
1998·Jake Shuttlesworth
The Siege
1998·Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997·Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice)
Courage Under Fire
1996·Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
The Preacher's Wife
1996·Dudley
NBA at 50
1996·Self - Host
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995·Easy Rawlins
Crimson Tide
1995·Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter
Virtuosity
1995·Parker Barnes
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
1995·Self
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994·Self (archive footage)
Much Ado About Nothing
1993·Don Pedro of Aragon
The Pelican Brief
1993·Gray Grantham
Philadelphia
1993·Joe Miller
Malcolm X
1992·Malcolm X
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
1992·Narrator (voice)
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
1992·Narrator (voice)
Ricochet
1991·Nick Styles
Mississippi Masala
1991·Demetrius Williams
Rabbit Ears - Anansi
1991·Narrator (voice)
Heart Condition
1990·Napoleon Stone
Mo' Better Blues
1990·Bleek Gilliam
Rabbit Ears - John Henry
1990·Narrator (voice)
The Mighty Quinn
1989·Xavier Quinn
Glory
1989·Pvt. Trip
The George McKenna Story
1988·George McKenna
For Queen & Country
1988·Reuben
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988·Self
Cry Freedom
1987·Steve Biko
Power
1986·Arnold Billings
License to Kill
1986·Martin Sawyer
A Soldier's Story
1984·Private First Class Peterson
Carbon Copy
1981·Roger Porter
Flesh & Blood
1979·Kirk
Coriolanus
1979·Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
Wilma
1977·Robert Eldridge, age 18