Denzel Washington

Actor

Denzel Washington's films ranked by rating: 1 of 46 was a hit (80/100 or higher), a .022 batting average.

Batting average
.022
Hits
1 of 46 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 60% of 2,478 actors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1984–2025

Films, ranked by rating

  1. Glory (1989) — 80/100 · hit
  2. Malcolm X (1992) — 78/100
  3. American Gangster (2007) — 78/100
  4. The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) — 78/100
  5. Inside Man (2006) — 77/100
  6. Much Ado About Nothing (1993) — 77/100
  7. Fences (2016) — 77/100
  8. Philadelphia (1993) — 76/100
  9. The Hurricane (1999) — 76/100
  10. Training Day (2001) — 75/100
  11. Crimson Tide (1995) — 75/100
  12. Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) — 74/100
  13. A Soldier's Story (1984) — 73/100
  14. Flight (2012) — 73/100
  15. Courage Under Fire (1996) — 72/100
  16. Unstoppable (2010) — 72/100
  17. Antwone Fisher (2002) — 71/100
  18. He Got Game (1998) — 70/100
  19. Remember the Titans (2000) — 70/100
  20. Cry Freedom (1987) — 70/100
  21. The Great Debaters (2007) — 70/100
  22. The Manchurian Candidate (2004) — 70/100
  23. The Equalizer 3 (2023) — 69/100
  24. The Equalizer (2014) — 67/100
  25. Mo' Better Blues (1990) — 66/100
  26. Gladiator II (2024) — 66/100
  27. Déjà Vu (2006) — 65/100
  28. Out of Time (2003) — 64/100
  29. 2 Guns (2013) — 64/100
  30. The Magnificent Seven (2016) — 64/100
  31. Highest 2 Lowest (2025) — 64/100
  32. Man on Fire (2004) — 63/100
  33. Ricochet (1991) — 62/100
  34. The Pelican Brief (1993) — 61/100
  35. The Book of Eli (2010) — 61/100
  36. The Equalizer 2 (2018) — 61/100
  37. Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) — 61/100
  38. Fallen (1998) — 60/100
  39. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) — 60/100
  40. Safe House (2012) — 60/100
  41. The Preacher's Wife (1996) — 59/100
  42. The Siege (1998) — 58/100
  43. The Little Things (2021) — 58/100
  44. The Bone Collector (1999) — 55/100
  45. John Q (2002) — 54/100
  46. Virtuosity (1995) — 47/100

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Glory (1989) — 80/100 · hit
  2. Malcolm X (1992) — 78/100
  3. American Gangster (2007) — 78/100

Lowest rated

  1. Virtuosity (1995) — 47/100
  2. John Q (2002) — 54/100
  3. The Bone Collector (1999) — 55/100

How these numbers work: Methodology