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your top 10 denzel flicks

posted 17 years ago by knockturnalson
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what do u guyz think, this outta be a tough one so to releave some of the greif how about in no particular order(very tough for me sense i have all his
movies!)here goes
1.malcolm x
2.the hurricane
3.training day
4.crimson tide
5.out of time
6.glory
7.he got game
8.deja vu
9.inside man
10.fallen
*(11).antwone fisher(a little extra credit,after all he directed it,really well i might add!)
and that doesnt exclude any of the others by any means i just tried to separate my personal favs from say maybe a more technical aspect of acting/direction or what have you.all and all it was tough as well as being just our humble opinion,cheers mates!!!!
p.s.we wanted to put many more trust me!

[–] cpheonix 17 years ago

Out of Time would be at or near enough the bottom. Not because Denzel was bad in it, just that the film itself was a pile of crap.

I thought Philadelphia would be up there, no?

[–] drksthour776 17 years ago

just gotta say Man on Fire is number 1
that movies the best

[–] knockturnalson 17 years ago

what would be your guy's entire top ten favs thou?cheers mates

[–] desifir667 17 years ago

out of time is Good

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[–] paulrigby17 17 years ago

man on fire definately the best denzel film

[–] enahs_sun 17 years ago

agree Man on fire wins the number 1 without a doubt.

[–] wingtsun20 16 years ago

Defo Man on Fire!!!!! :p dogs bollocks movie!!

[–] netmedia 13 years ago

Yes! Man on Fire.

[–] m-slovak79 17 years ago

me personally his only "stand out" movies for "me" are...

1. Training Day (if i had to pick one denzel film this would be it, to me this is his bread and butter movie)
2. Man On Fire (this is a close second)
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then the rest...

3.Fallen (this is probably my third)

then everything else give or take.... none of his films are bad though, even though some are better than others.

[–] Achilles74 15 years ago

"me personally his only "stand out" movies for "me" are...

1. Training Day (if i had to pick one denzel film this would be it, to me this is his bread and butter movie)
2. Man On Fire (this is a close second)"

Exactly, same here, both movies are a 9/10 for me. Maybe 1 scene was great too in American Ganster, when he slaps that cup of coffee in front of Russel Crowe, that was classic Denzel.

[–] slackerbooger 17 years ago

definitely man of fire wouldn't be on the list, for me.
philadelphia's good as well as this flick, out of time. training day's neat as well. nuff said.

"..when i sin, i sin for sure. when i sin, i sin real good!" - The Misfits

[–] hokeydoodle 17 years ago

Denzel's best movie is Devil in a Blue Dress.
2. Man On Fire
3. Manchurian Candidate
4. Malcolm X
5. Glory
6. A Soldier's Story
7. Crimson Tide
8. Out of Time
9. Inside Man
10. Philadelphia

[–] remixinglife 17 years ago

denzil washingtons fantastic, thsi film was brill wot an actor, he really is up there, u can belive in each role he does

[–] djrigner28 17 years ago

man on fire definately numver 1

[–] desifir667 17 years ago

Out of Time

[–] Panterken 17 years ago

1. Training Day
2. The Hurricane
3. John Q
4. Remember The Titans
5. Philadelphia
6. Man On Fire
7. Devil In A Blue Dress
8. Inside Man
9. The Manchurian Candidate
10.The Bone Collector

I'm sad ( and ashamed) to admit I haven't got around to seeing Malcolm X or Deja Vu yet. Glory I saw a very long time ago so I don't remember too much of it. So these three movies aren't in the list.

Cheers

[–] bolg-of-the-north 17 years ago

Man on Fire was the best film I have watched in 5 years. People either loved or hated Deja Vu, I loved it. As for the other 8 in the 'top 10', no time right now : )

[–] ryanstewart_uk 17 years ago

1. Man On Fire (The best film I have seen in ages)
2. Training Day
3. Deja Vu
4. Inside Man
5. The Hurricane
6. The Manchurian Candidate
7. Glory
8. Out Of Time
9. Fallen
10. Crimson Tide

Man On Fire had everything you could want in a revenge movie including a masterful ending. The sound track tore through me in particular parts(dont want to post spoilers) the acting was brillant and every role played there part. It was a truly stunning film

[–] TeeTrent 17 years ago

im surprised only one person has mentioned remember the titans

[–] IzzyNoya 17 years ago

I think that's because high school football flicks are kind of played out.

I can't make a full top ten list, but I really enjoyed:
1. Virtuosity
2. Man on Fire
3. The Manchurian Candidate

[–] dion-blaine 17 years ago

1. Man On Fire
2. Remember The Titans
3. Riccochet
4. A Soldiers Story
5. Malcolm X
6. Deja Vu
7. Devil In A Blue Dress
8. Training Day
9. The Preachers Wife
10 Fallen

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[–] jatu_14 17 years ago

Man on Fire is his best definitely.

[–] thx5150 16 years ago

Man On fire

[–] Wheatdro 16 years ago

in no order
Training Day
Deja Vu
Out of Time
Bone Collector
Virtuosity

[–] Sawyer1625 16 years ago

No order
Traning Day
Man On Fire
Devil In a Blue Dress
Antwone Fisher
Philadelphia
The Mighty Quinn
Glory
Fallen
Great Debaters
American Gangster

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[–] healthfreak_69 15 years ago

In no particular order.

The Pelican Brief
The Bone Collector
American Gangster
Fallen
Philadelphia
Out Of Time
The Hurricane
The Manchurian Candidate
Ricochet
Crimson Tide

[–] brandon988 15 years ago

man on fire is definately number 1 with inside man coming in at number 2

[–] m-slovak79 15 years ago

i cant say what his Top 10 are, but i can say what his Top 3 are (i have not seen all of his films, but i seen a pretty high percentage of them)...

i think Denzel's only 'stand out' films are...

-Training Day (9-10/10) (this is probably his best film)
-Man on Fire (8-9/10, i gave it a 8 though)
-Deja Vu (8-9/10, i went with a 9 though)

then everything else is a distant 4th or so.

as for my 4th choice i would probably take 'Fallen' (8/10) .. 'Out of Time' (7/10) was fairly decent to.

Inside Man (6/10)... was quite weak overall cause besides the ending i thought the film was very average (below average for a Denzel film) and it's not really a film i would care to watch more than once or so especially not on DVD... it might be a 'OK for TV' sorta thing though.

p.s. i have not seen Malcom X ... which i can almost predict Denzel will give a good performance but as far as 'overall entertainment' it wont be anywhere near the level of the three i listed above.... and i also have not seen Glory (which will probably be pretty good but i still dont expect it to be better than the three i listed but who knows ;) )

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[–] desifir667 15 years ago

true

[–] grimmchoices 14 years ago

I'm surprised American Gangster isn't getting more love. That's probably my favorite Denzel film. I really liked Inside Man too.

Your love of the halfling's leaf has clearly slowed your mind.

[–] mrn87 14 years ago

I find denzel can be a bit over earnest in some films. I mostly like him when he isn't given too much time to get to outraged. Which means I don't like him in court room scenes. Having said that when he's good he's very good. I actually prefer him in trashy films rather than dramas.

I think Devil in a Blue Dress is my fave.

[–] gluserty (605) 7 years ago

My favorite Denzel Washington film is "Ricochet", but "Out of Time" might be my second favorite. My wild card may be "American Gangster". "Devil in a Blue Dress", I can dig as well (it has Jennifer Beals!)