A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

2021

English

7.6

88%

41%

Action

Documentary

John Maggio Director

Denzel Washington as Malcolm X

Merv Griffin as Self

Isaac Hayes as Self

Eartha Kitt as Self

This documentary chronicles renaissance man Gordon Parks’ stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic development photographing everyday Americans, through his evolution as a novelist and groundbreaking filmmaker.

Man on Fire

2004

English

7.7

♡ 261

39%

89%

Action

based on novel or book

central intelligence agency (cia)

Tony Scott Director

Denzel Washington as Joyhn W. Creasy

Radha Mitchell as Lisa Ramos

Dakota Fanning as Lupita Ramos

Christopher Walken as Paul Rayburn

Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.

The Magnificent Seven

2016

English

6.9

♡ 661

64%

Antoine Fuqua Director

Denzel Washington as Chisolm

Haley Bennett as Emma Cullen

Ethan Hawke as Goodnight Robicheaux

Chris Pratt as Josh Faraday

Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue seizes control of the Old West town of Rose Creek. With their lives in jeopardy, Emma Cullen and other desperate residents turn to bounty hunter Sam Chisolm for help. Chisolm recruits an eclectic group of gunslingers to take on Bogue and his ruthless henchmen. With a deadly showdown on the horizon, the seven mercenaries soon find themselves fighting for more than just money once the bullets start to fly.

Fallen

1998

English

♡ 96

43%

Gregory Hoblit Director

Denzel Washington as John Hobbes

John Goodman as Jonesy

Aida Turturro as Tiffany

Barry Shabaka Henley as Uniformed Cop

Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.

Courage Under Fire

1996

English

6.6

♡ 75

86%

Edward Zwick Director

Mark Adair-Rios as Bobcat 5

Denzel Washington as Lt. Col. Nathan 'Nat' Serling

Sean Astin as Patella

Matt Damon as SPC Ilario

A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...

Crimson Tide

1995

English

7.4

♡ 86

89%

Tony Scott Director

Denzel Washington as Lt. Commander Ron Hunter

Viggo Mortensen as Lt. Peter 'Weps' Ince

Mark Christopher Lawrence as Rono, Head Cook

Steve Zahn as William Barnes

After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship able to stop a possible Armageddon. When Ramsey insists that the Alabama must act aggressively, Hunter, fearing they will start rather than stop a disaster, leads a potential mutiny to stop him.

Ricochet

1991

English

6.2

♡ 33

75%

Russell Mulcahy Director

John Lithgow as Earl Talbot Blake

Sherman Howard as Kiley

Carlos Lacamara as Luis

Denzel Washington as Nick Styles

An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.

Deja Vu

2006

English

7.1

♡ 218

55%

new orleans, louisiana

Tony Scott Director

Elle Fanning as Abbey

Denzel Washington as Doug Carlin

Andy Umberger as NTSB Investigator

Lew Temple as Paramedic

Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime.

A Soldier's Story

1984

English

7.2

♡ 23

90%

82%

Action

based on play or musical

Norman Jewison Director

Patti LaBelle as Big Mary

Robert Townsend as Corporal Ellis

Denzel Washington as Private First Class Peterson

William Allen Young as Private Henson

In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.

The George McKenna Story

1986

English

6.0

♡ 3

55%

Biography

Drama

Eric Laneuville Director

Ray Buktenica as Alan Keith

Richard Masur as Ben Proctor

Denzel Washington as George McKenna

Ken Sagoes as Mark Rogers

Washington plays a school principal in a tough inner city Los Angeles high school out to rid it of drugs, gangs, low moral of teachers, and restore educational values. Based on a true story.

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021

English

7.1

♡ 71

93%

74%

ambition

based on play or musical

Drama

Fantasy

History

husband wife relationship

Joel Coen Director

Bertie Carvel as Banquo

Brendan Gleeson as Duncan

Denzel Washington as Macbeth

Sean Patrick Thomas as Monteith

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.

Safe House

2012

English

6.7

♡ 167

Action

Adventure

betrayal

central intelligence agency (cia)

Daniel Espinosa Director

Vera Farmiga as Catherine Linklater

Robert Patrick as Daniel Kiefer

Ryan Reynolds as Matt Weston

Denzel Washington as Tobin Frost

A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.

Glory

1989

English

7.8

♡ 112

95%

Edward Zwick Director

Bob Gunton as Gen. Charles Garrison Harker

Cary Elwes as Maj. Cabot Forbes

Denzel Washington as Pvt. Trip

Morgan Freeman as Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

The Equalizer

2014

English

7.3

♡ 465

61%

Antoine Fuqua Director

Haley Bennett as Mandy

Denzel Washington as Robert McCall

Marton Csokas as Teddy

Chloë Grace Moretz as Teri

McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

2017

English

6.5

♡ 99

55%

los angeles, california

murder

Thriller

Dan Gilroy Director

Brittany Ishibashi as Beth

Colin Farrell as George Pierce

Henry G. Sanders as Pastor Jack

Denzel Washington as Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his values of helping the poor and dispossessed – and finds himself in an existential crisis that leads to extreme actions.

Gladiator II

2024

English

6.5

♡ 230

70%

Ridley Scott Director

Joseph Quinn as Emperor Geta

Pedro Pascal as General Acacius

Connie Nielsen as Lucilla

Denzel Washington as Macrinus

Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.

Highest 2 Lowest

2025

English

5.6

♡ 67

84%

based on movie

based on novel or book

Spike Lee Director

Denzel Washington as David King

Andy McQueen as Larry Friday

Ice Spice as Marisol Cepeda

Jeffrey Wright as Paul Christopher

When a titan music mogul, widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.

The Little Things

2021

English

6.3

♡ 189

44%

los angeles, california

Mystery

serial killer

Thriller

John Lee Hancock Director

Chris Bauer as Detective Sal Rizoli

Charlie Saxton as Felix

Rami Malek as Jim Baxter

Denzel Washington as Joe 'Deke' Deacon

Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.

Malcolm X

1992

English

7.7

♡ 199

89%

Spike Lee Director

Terence Blanchard as Billie Holiday Quartet - Trumpet

William Fichtner as Cop at Harlem Station

Magic Johnson as Himself - at End of Credits

Denzel Washington as Malcolm X

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.

I Am Love

2009

Italian

7.0

♡ 18

81%

Luca Guadagnino Director

Marisa Berenson as Allegra Rori Recchi

Tom Hanks as Andrew Beckett

Tilda Swinton as Emma Recchi

Denzel Washington as Joe Miller

Emma has left Russia to live with her husband in Italy. Now a member of a powerful industrial family, she is the respected mother of three, but feels unfulfilled. One day, Antonio, a talented chef and her son's friend, makes her senses kindle.

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A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

Man on Fire

The Magnificent Seven

Fallen

Courage Under Fire

Crimson Tide

Ricochet

Deja Vu

A Soldier's Story

The George McKenna Story

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Safe House

Glory

The Equalizer

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Gladiator II

Highest 2 Lowest

The Little Things

Malcolm X

I Am Love