Denzel Washington has utilized his talents as one of the greatest actors ever to star in countless nail-biting thrillers. As a two-time Academy Award winner, Washington’s fascinating career has been characterized by sheer variety, as he’s excelled in fast-paced action, gutwrenching drama, and heart-racing thrillers over the years.

This tense story of vengeance laid the groundwork for Washington’s future career in thrillers as he blended action and drama. With strong chemistry between Washington and Lithgow, the duo made excellent enemies, as the suave cop turned lawman must contend with a seething psychopathic megalomaniac determined to ruin his life.

Director Alan J. Pakula Release Date September 17, 1993 Writers John Grisham , Alan J. Pakula Cast Julia Roberts , Denzel Washington , Sam Shepard , John Heard , Tony Goldwyn , James Sikking Runtime 141 minutes Main Genre Crime Expand While many viewers might associate Denzel Washington with intense action thrillers, he’s also excelled in more thoughtful thrillers like the John Grisham adaptation The Pelican Brief.

It’s easy to criticize Déjà Vu as a preposterous action sci-fi, but its commitment to pure entertainment should be lauded, and Washington was great in the leading role. With epic setpieces and a commendable attempt to base its premise on some real-world science, the film’s pontification on the true nature of the passage of time gave it more depth than its action-packed premise suggested.

&#x2715 Remove Ads American Gangster was one of the best crime films of the 2000s that felt simultaneously like an epic callback to classics of earlier eras and a modern exploration of social and political criminal behavior. Lucas’ real crime of smuggling heroin in planes containing the bodies of deceased Vietnam soldiers was the perfect metaphor for the sinister criminal behavior this movie’s themes opposed.

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