For about twenty-seven years now, Denzel Washington has been one of the biggest stars in
Hollywood. While many of his equal stars have seen their share of UPS and downs, Denzel
Washington has been consistent, and appears to be growing in stature as time goes by.
But with that been said, many of his movies have gone unjustly
unnoticed and underrated, this is why I've created
my top 5 Most underrated Denzel Washington films.
Out of Time�(2003)
Underrated Films : Denzel Washington plays Matt Whitlock a respected small-town police
chief, who is going through a divorce with his detective
wife, Alex (Eva Mendes). After starting an affair with a woman called Ann (Sanaa Lathan),
Matt finds out that she has terminal cancer, knowing
this Matt pockets cash from a drugs bust to pay for her treatment. But when she dies in
a suspicious fire, Matt finds himself accused
of a double homicide and arson. It's now a race
against time to recover the cash and discover the truth behind the death of his lover. This
movie generates some nail-biting action, as Washington
reveals his shock, betrayal and panic as the pressure increasingly mounts
The Siege�(1998)
Underrated Films : After the US Military secretly abducts a suspected terrorist, this leads
to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York city. Denzel
Washington plays Anthony Hubbard, the head of the
FBI's Counter Terrorism Task Force, he teams up with CIA operative Elise Kraft (Annette
Bening) to hunt down the terrorist cells thought responsible
for these attacks. Their attempts to stop the
terrorist fail and the US government responds by declaring martial law. This movie has solid
acting from Willis playing the stone figured tyrant
general�and Washington as the ideal FBI agent. Given its
director also made The Last Samurai and blood diamond, . As far as Underrated Films goes
if you haven't seen this film give it a chance, although
its not a masterpiece it's still worth more than a 6.3
on IMDB. The Manchurian Candidate 2004
Underrated Films : A retelling of the 1962 classic, Denzel Washington plays Major Ben
Marco, a Gulf War veteran who has recurring nightmares which
cast light on disturbing memories of his past. His
dreams involve an act of heroism by his comrade Sergeant Shaw, who is now in the running to
becoming the vice president of the United States . Marco takes his fears to his military
superiors, but no one is willing to listen to his story.
Left to watch Shaws rise to power, Marco now has to battle
against the Manchurian Global corporation, who are desperate to stop him. . As far as
Underrated Films goes this is an impressive and highly
underrated movie, with the same director as the silence
of lambs, this movie is a must see. Unstoppable (2010)
Underrated Films : When a train yard mishap leaves an unmanned�runaway locomotive moving
at full speed. It's down to veteran driver Frank
Barnes played by Denzel Washington and his inexperienced conductor Will Colson (Chris
Pine) to stop it.�This nail-biter kicks off with a big bursts
of kinetic action almost right from the start and lasts for nearly the entire movie, it
proves itself as one of the most entertaining action movies
in recent years. Ever-reliable Denzel delivers a
commanding performance, he shares a nice buddy chemistry with Chris Pine where the initial
tension between the two gives way to mutual cooperation, and respect by the end of the
film. As far as Underrated Films goes it is hard to
believe that this currently has a score of 6.8 on IMDB, if
action and escapism are your thing, then this is a movie for you.
Courage Under Fire (1996) Underrated Films : Denzel Washington character,
Lt Colonel Nathaniel Ser-ling accidentally causes a
friendly fire incident during the Gulf War. This mistake is later covered up by his superiors.
Following the war, he is assigned to investigate the
case of the late Captain Karen Walden (Meg Ryan), where
her�Medevac unit was attempting to rescue the crew of a downed helicopter, resulting
in her death. But, as Serling interviews the members of
Walden's crew, he realises their stories about the incident
don't add up.This movie depicts the terrors of war as well as the emotional aftermath
that follows. As far as Underrated Films goes this is a
must watch film, but it only gets a score of 6.6 on IMDB
making it highly underrated.