There’s no movie star quite likeDenzel Washington.
So, it’s time to have the great debate about the magnificent 10 performances of a legendary run.
And yes,King Kong ain’t got s— on these rankings.
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The actor’s turn as dedicated bodyguard John Creasy gets the nod for many reasons.
While it’s technically one of his quieter performances, he lets his badassery do the talking.
But what really separatesMan on Firefrom theUnstoppables orSafe Houses is his adorable and heartbreaking chemistry with a then-10-year-oldDakota Fanning.
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We told you that he got game.
The performance, only his seventh film credit, earned him the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
He’s in such disbelief that he literally does a full 360-turn, before publicly snapping on his admirer.
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The scenes manage to be both hard to watch and impossible not to watch at the same time.
But that’s the power of Denzel.
From the first minute we’re introduced to corrupt Det.
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And what a motherf—in' performance.
“We didn’t land on Plymouth Rock,” he famously declares in one such instance.
“Plymouth Rock landed on us!”
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Well, it was easy to land onMalcolm Xas the greatest performance from one of our greatest actors.
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