Actor
Denzel Washington
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Bill says Denzel in Seven would have been incredible.
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Presented as a star with almost no true nadir, though Virtuosity is floated as a possible exception.
About 8 minAmerican Gangster (2007)
Praised as magnetic, controlled, and still operating at a high level across decades.
About 8 minBill’s 50 Most Rewatchable Movies of the 21st Century
Bill repeatedly celebrates Denzel across Flight, The Equalizer, and Man on Fire.
About 16 minBlood Diamond (2006)
Referenced as an example of the kind of star Zwick worked with in prestige thrillers.
About 8 minCommando (1985)
Referenced positively through The Equalizer hardware-store climax as a later descendant of Commando-style action.
About 48 minCon Air (1997)
Used hypothetically as a star who could have played a role in a Con Air-style cast.
About 56 minCreed (2015)
Used as a comparison point for career trajectory and for black movie-star range.
About 64 minCrimson Tide (1995)
Praised as an elite star in a transitional phase toward mainstream movie-stardom; his subtle performance is singled out as one of his best.
About 0 minFlight (2012)
Praised as the movie’s center and as delivering one of his best, bravest late-career performances.
About 8 minFocus (2015)
Used as a benchmark for the kind of dual-track career Smith might have had.
About 8 minFurious 7 (2015)
Mentioned as the dream casting choice for Mr. Nobody; Bill is shocked he reportedly passed.
About 88 minHe Got Game (1998)
Praised as extraordinary, vulnerable, and one of the film’s main reasons it works.
About 32 minInside Man (2006)
Described as charming, fast-talking, and unusually unburdened in this crime role.
About 8 minMan on Fire (2004)
Praised as one of the great movie stars and the reason the film works; Bill calls this maybe his favorite Denzel movie.
About 0 minPhiladelphia (1993)
Seen as the movie’s true lead and the performance with the most at stake.
About 48 minProof of Life (2000)
Suggested as another actor who could have played the lead in a version of the film.
About 56 minRemember the Titans (2000)
Praised as the main reason the movie works and compared to an elite athlete carrying a team.
About 0 minScent of a Woman (1992)
Referenced mainly as the runner-up in the 1992 Oscar race and as a performer whose turn in Malcolm X aged well over time.
About 8 minSinners (2025)
Brought up as a hypothetical twin lead in the movie’s imagined casting game.
About 128 minTaken (2008)
Mentioned as another star who could play similar action-thriller roles, especially later in the genre’s evolution.
About 8 minTango & Cash (1989)
Used as an example of a top-tier actor who can also credibly do action movies.
About 16 minThe Equalizer (2014)
Praised as one of the hosts’ favorite actors and a defining action star with a huge, rewatchable catalog.
About 16 minThe Insider (1999)
Referenced as another actor skilled at listening and processing on screen.
About 48 minEVERY MATCH