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List of Denzel Washington's most successful flicks. Only movies that have grossed more than US$ 25 mil. worldwide have been considered.
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| Year | Name | Director | Cast | Genre | Other Credits | Awards | Remarks | Collection | ||
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| 1989 | Glory | Edward Zwick | Mathew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes | War | Composer: James Horner | Won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role | PLOT: 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. | $27,000,000.00 | ||
| 1992 | Malcolm X | Spike Lee | Angela Bassett | Biography | Screenplay: Arnold Perl & Spike Lee | Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role | PLOT: The biopic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader. | $48,000,000.00 | ||
| 1993 | Philadelphia | Jonathan Demme | Tom Hanks | Drama | Composer: Howard Shore; | PLOT: When a man with AIDS is fired by a conservative law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit. | $207,000,000.00 | |||
| 1993 | The Pelican Brief | Alan J. Pakula | Julia Roberts | Thriller | Composer: James Horner; Screenplay: Alan J. Pakula | PLOT: A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger. | $195,000,000.00 | |||
| 1995 | Crimson Tide | Tony Scott | Gene Hackman | Thriller | Writer: Quentin Tarantino, Composer: Hans Zimmer | PLOT: On a US nuclear missile sub, a young first officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so. | $157,000,000.00 | |||
| 1996 | Fallen | Gregory Hoblit | James Gandolfini | Horror | Composer: Tan Dun; Writer: Nicholas Kazan | PLOT: 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. | $25,000,000.00 | |||
| 1996 | The Preacher's Wife | Penny Marshall | Whitney Houston, Gregory Hines | Comedy | Composer: Hans Zimmer; Screenplay: Nat Mauldin & Allan Scott |
PLOT: Good natured Reverend Henry Biggs (Courtney B. Vance) finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia (Whitney Houston) is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighb... |
$48,000,000.00 | |||
| 1996 | Courage Under Fire | Edward Zwick | Meg Ryan, Matt Damon | Drama | Written By: Patrick Sheane Duncan; Composer: James Horner | PLOT: A US Army officer, despondent about a deadly mistake he made, investigates a female chopper commander's worthiness for the Medal of Honor. | $101,000,000.00 | |||
| 1998 | The Siege | Edward Zwick | Annette Bening, Bruce Willis | Drama | Composer: Graeme Revell; Screenplay: Lawrence Wright | PLOT: The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York that lead to the declaration of martial law. | $117,000,000.00 | |||
| 1999 | The Hurricane | Norman Jewison | Live Schreiber | Sports | Composer: Christopher Young; Screenplay: Armyan Bernstein & Dan Gordon | Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role | PLOT: The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence. | $74,000,000.00 |