Note: This list is not exhaustive and is ordered chronologically.
1980s:
* A Soldier's Story (1984)
* The Mighty Quinn (1989)
* For Queen and Country (1989)
* The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
1990s:
* Mo' Better Blues (1990)
* Malcolm X (1992)
* Ricochet (1991)
* Philadelphia (1993)
* The Pelican Brief (1993)
* Crimson Tide (1995)
* Courage Under Fire (1996)
* The Preacher's Wife (1996)
* Fallen (1998)
* The Siege (1998)
2000s:
* Remember the Titans (2000)
* Training Day (2001)
* John Q (2002)
* Antwone Fisher (2002)
* Man on Fire (2004)
* The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
* Inside Man (2006)
* Déjà Vu (2006)
* American Gangster (2007)
* The Great Debaters (2007)
* The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
2010s:
* Book of Eli (2010)
* Unstoppable (2010)
* Flight (2012)
* Safe House (2012)
* The Equalizer (2014)
* The Magnificent Seven (2016)
* Fences (2016)
* Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
* The Equalizer 2 (2018)
2020s:
* The Little Things (2021)
* A Journal for Jordan (2021)
* The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
* The Equalizer 3 (2023)
This list includes some of the most prominent and well-known films Denzel Washington has starred in. For a complete list, you can visit websites like IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes.