Denzel Washington has been in films for decades, and he’s done it all. He’s in big-time action flicks, blockbusters, tearjerkers, melodramas, gritty dramas, Oscar winners, you name it. Trying to select his most memorable roles is difficult, even when giving ourselves 26 to work with here. However, we made the effort and the tough choices to leave us with the 26 most memorable performances from Washington, a man with two Oscars and so much more.

𝙊𝙤𝙤𝙊𝙤𝙤𝙝...on The 90’s Tip! on Instagram: “| 𝙲𝙰𝙿𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽: Lala and Jesus in Spike Lee’s “He Got Game”, 1998. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ✰ 𝙿𝙾𝚂𝚃 𝚃𝙰𝙶𝚂:…”

Lala Bonilla, he got game.

He Got Game, 1998 by Spike Lee

𝔻𝔸𝕀𝕃𝕐 𝟡𝟘’𝕊 𝕍𝕀𝔹𝔼𝕊 on Instagram: “He Got Game (‘98) 🏀”

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