Last week we watched a Denzel movie and thought it was time to spotlight this star. I’ve listed his characters in the order that I like his movies best with a hint. Can you identify the movie? Leave a comment telling me the # and the name of the movie. No Googling or looking at other commenter’s answers – that’s cheating and no fun! Each answer worth 6.5 points, with 2.5 points for the bonus question.
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1. Private Trip (1989) – He won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in this Civil War film Glory
2. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter (1999) – Also starred Liev Schreiber & John Hannah The Hurricane
3. Coach Herman Boone (2000) – Will Patton also played a coach Remember the Titans
4. Malcolm (1992) – I refuse to help you any more with this one Malcolm X
5. Gray Grantham (1993) – Julia Roberts was his co-star The Pelican Brief
6. Lincoln Rhyme (1999) – This is based on the first book of the popular Jeffery Deaver series The Bone Collector
7. Agent Doug Carlin (2006) – Also stars James Caviezel Deja Vu
8. Eli (2010) – There is some kind of book involved The Book of Eli
9. Nat Sterling (1996) – One of Matt Damon’s early movies Courage Under Fire
10. Lt. Commander Ron Hunter (1995) – Will the mutiny be successful? Crimson Tide
11. John Hobbes (1998) – Also stars John Goodman Fallen
12. Detective Alonzo Harris (2001) – Also stars Ethan Hawke as the trainee Training Day
13. Don Pedro (1993) – Would Shakespeare approve of this adaptation? Much Ado About Nothing
14. Creasy (2004) – He was the protector of Dakota Fanning Man on Fire
15. Ezekiel ‘Easy’ Rawlins (1995) – Based on a series of books by Walter Mosley Devil in a Blue Dress
BONUS QUESTION – Which one of these movies did Denzel win the Oscar for Best Actor, becoming the second African-American to do so? Training Day