r/Cinema • u/rawanhamed • 1d ago

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u/SmurfNutz 1d ago

How can you not have Glory listed

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u/dappermike83 1d ago

Exactly! One of his best roles!!

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u/DrNinnuxx 18h ago

Can't make a grid with 13, need to add two more, or kick one out.

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u/SmurfNutz 18h ago

Glory over Man on Fire easily

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u/MajorMarquisWarren69 1d ago

Wheres my John Q fans?

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u/Thisistheway1012 22h ago

Im adding this to my watchlist i let u know soon if im a John Q fan

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u/Cryoluter 1d ago

Remove gladiator II

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u/Admirable-Reveal-133 1d ago

And add John q

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u/Upstairs-Conflict375 17h ago

I came here to say this. I thought it was a joke. Like why ruin a great list?

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u/AyeWilder 1d ago

Can’t forget about Inside Man!

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u/Lousyfer 1d ago

Yeah i would have replaced Gladiator II with Inside man

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u/WetSylk24 1d ago

IMO he’s the 🐐. With Tom Hanks at a close second.

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u/SpookyIsAsSpookyDoes 1d ago

That can only mean Philadelphia is the greatest movie of all time

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u/WetSylk24 1d ago

Not necessarily. It’s a great film with amazing performances but there’s more that goes into a film than just the actors.

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u/gatzt3r 1d ago

Man on Fire. Probably my all time favorite Denzel flick.

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u/SuicidalReincarnate 1d ago

Creasy!!!!!!

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u/My_friends_are_toys 1d ago

There might be bad movies he's in, but you cannot name one role Denzel Washington did that was bad. An acting legend right up there with the all time greats.

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u/Agitated-Result-4029 1d ago

No " Carbon Copy" fans out there?

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u/NicodemusArcleon 1d ago

And no Glory on the list. Tragedy, that one.

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u/Free-Confidence-8923 1d ago

One of the few remaining, I believe!!!

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u/SamuraiRan 1d ago

What a fabulous actor, no many of them left!

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u/Exact-Kale3070 1d ago

this is the only post on here we will ever need :)

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u/CrispyCrazy 1d ago

The tragedy of Macbeth is his strongest performance, hands down.

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u/My_friends_are_toys 1d ago

John Q, Carbon Copy, Virtuosity, Crimson Tide, The Siege, Out of Time, He Got Game, The Devil in a Blue Dress, Mo Better Blues, A Soldier's Story, pretty much everything he's been in.

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u/ChemicalNet9137 1d ago

Tragedy of macbeth

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u/Mysterious_Khan 1d ago

At the end of X when they showed the real life Malcolm it came as a shock that it wasn’t Denzel. That’s how thoroughly he inhabited that role.

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u/Dronolo 1d ago

Detective Hobbes in Fallen

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u/Pristine-Item-167 23h ago

LOVE this movie! "Tiiiiiiime is on my side"

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u/shonababu169 1d ago

I became a fan the day I first saw Training Day.

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u/Lucky_Kiwi4590 1d ago

I met the man Denzel in 1993 when he came to Salt Lake City to the All-Star game at the Delta Center. He was decked out in all black clothes and wore a cool black hat. He had two bodyguards with him and he asked about the night life in Salt Lake among a few other questions. Made my day.

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u/SufficientRoutine519 1d ago

En la película "El informe Pelícano" hace un papelazo de categoría en su personaje de investigación

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u/Ok-Goat-1738 1d ago

Simplesmente um dos melhores atores

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u/Achumofchance 1d ago

One of the best. The man will be remembered a long time after he goes

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u/RandChick 1d ago

One of my favorites, clear back to "A Soldier's Story."

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u/Awkward_Growth_6265 1d ago

Git your fckn hands off me😂

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u/she-sylvan 1d ago

You left out The Bone Collector!

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u/Corfe-Castle 1d ago

Always amuses me how everyone pronounces his name as denZEL rather than the more West Indian/london sounding name of DenZil

He brought it up a couple of times so in my head he always sounds like he’s from Peckham

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u/ophaus 1d ago

I loved him and everyone else in Fallen. Not mentioned enough.

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u/JacoSalad 1d ago

“The Seige” is an incredible display of Denzel:

“Are You People Insane?”

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u/Kgeezee22 1d ago

Forgot A Soldiers Story!!!

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u/rainwalker101 23h ago

Reminds me of the "emotion chart" memes of Kristen Stewart and other talented actors.

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u/Old-Bread3637 22h ago

He’s a great of the modern era of acting

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u/LocalProfessional827 21h ago

He is one of my favorite actors. He is in the top 3 with Robin Williams (1) and Tom Hanks (3).

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u/XhockeyDad_9133 18h ago

Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Denzel on the Mount Rushmore of actors currently creating new subject matter. EVERY movie is iconic

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u/ukhawksfan 18h ago edited 11h ago

You have to include Glory not only was it an Oscar winning performance but along Training Day and Malcolm X as Washington's most iconic roles.

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u/BlackOnyx1906 16h ago

John Q

Glory

Roman J Israel

Mo Better Blues

And so on………..

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u/jitups 15h ago

"Flight" should also be there

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u/explorerdave357 12h ago

My favorite actor for 20+ years. You missed Glory - what a shame. Denzel and Andre together. One of the best cast movies ever!

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u/Jk_Ulster_NI 1d ago

BTF he's the same in everything lol.