Schon 1985 erschien mit runaway train ein film mit ahnlicher thematik. The film is about a train dispatcher denzel washington who is pressed into the role of negotiator after a criminal john travolta takes a subway car of passengers hostage. Best supporting actor for the historical war drama film glory 1989 and best actor for his role as corrupt detective alonzo harris in the crime thriller training day 2001. The taking of pelham 23 features the plot of walter garber denzel washington dramatically having his life changed when ryder a. Denzel washington list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Ive yet to see denzel washington in a bad movie and here again he holds you to the screen.
Chris pine as will colson, a young train conductor. Denzel and his costar was fabulous in the movie to save the day. Denzel washingtons movies ranked, from worst to best from magnificent seven to malcolm x, we break down every one of the fences. Ever since that chance encounter with denzel washington, ive become quite a fan of his. Glory is a 1989 american war film directed by edward zwick about the 54th massachusetts infantry regiment, the union army s second africanamerican regiment in the american civil war. In unstoppable, denzel washington and chris pine try to stop a runaway train carrying. Unstoppable is a 2010 american action thriller film directed and produced by tony scott and starring denzel washington. It is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by morton freedgood. Nov 19, 2014 the equalizer 2 all clips and trailer compilation denzel washington action thriller sequel duration. Armed men hijack a new york city subway train, holding the. Denzel washington and chris pine star in tony scotts thriller about the race to stop an unmanned train. I especially liked the cinematography and editing in this movie. The first equalizer 2 trailer has denzel washington fighting on a train. My absolute favorite denzel washington movie is man on fire, which ill discuss a bit later.
First off, i gotta five tony scott credit for making a film about trains, that in itself is. Best actor for his role as corrupt detective alonzo harris within the crime adventure story coaching day 2001 and best supporting actor for the historical war drama film. Director antoine fuqua has done an admirable job of making this movie about a rookie cop who gets into a lot more than he bargained for while on a day with a senior rogue detective to prove hes got what it takes to be a narc. The first equalizer 2 trailer has denzel washington. Only the chase loco crew had any excitement as did the crewman who jumped on the lead loco when it was running slow enough. With denzel washington, chris pine, rosario dawson, ethan suplee. A massive unmanned locomotive, nicknamed the beast and loaded with toxic. Denzel washington and chris pine work through an age difference to thwart a speeding train the size of the chrysler building.
Sep 23, 2016 the four types of denzel washington movies. Denzel washington plays a railway veteran assigned to show the new guy on the job pine the ropes. Jan 24, 20 denzel washington with chris pine in tony scotts unstoppable. The four types of denzel washington movies fivethirtyeight. Apr 23, 2004 man on fire is directed by tony scott and adapted to screenplay by brian helgeland from the novel of the same name written by a. Heres my list of top 30 denzel films, with my ranking based on. Washington and a young conductor pine, aboard another train in. Sep 30, 2019 this movie with this out of control train carrying chemicals had me on the edge of my seat. The latter is probably my favorite denzel washington movie.
The film is about a train dispatcher denzel washington who is pressed. Armed men hijack a new york city subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary days work for dispatcher walter garber into a faceoff with the mastermind behind the crime. Its one of those movies that everyone should see, and also brilliantly deals with the subject of homosexuality. With an unmanned, halfmilelong freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe. Training day follows harris as he trains rookie jake hoyt over a 24hour period. Denzel washington and chris pine work through an age difference to thwart a speeding train the. Best actor for his role as corrupt detective alonzo harris within. He is the middle of three children of a beautician mother, lennis, from georgia, and a pentecostal minister father, denzel washington, sr. The film stars denzel washington, chris pine, kevin dunn, ethan suplee, and rosario dawson. In this action thriller from director tony scott, rookie train operator will chris pine. Oscarwinner denzel washington and star treks chris pine team with. Its much more suspenseful than a train chase movie made in 2010 has any right to be.
Chris pine does a good supporting role here too as a rookie trainee out for what he thought was going to be an unasuming day learning the ropes of driving a train from old hand denzel. The movie opens on the day frank finds himself partnered with a new. Hes a crusty old train conductor just a few days away from retirement who. The films ostensible stars are denzel washington and chris pine as the two railroad heroes who attempt to stop the unguided missile.
Seven mustsee denzel washington films netflix dvd blog. Oscarwinner denzel washington and star treks chris pine team with action maestro tony scott in this nonstop thriller. Armed men hijack a new york city subway train, holding. Unstoppable movie trailer denzel washington chris pine. With an unmanned, halfmilelong freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young. Denzel washingtons 10 best movies, according to rotten tomatoes. Nov 04, 2010 unstoppable bluray and dvd debut february 15th jan 12, 2011. Tony scott and denzel washingtons latest collaboration is pretty much the. Like most people know, hes a master at creating a character and somehow turning a mediocre film into a great one.
American gangster 1 episode 2007 kennedy center honors 1. Unstoppable stopping triple 7 fail attempt 2010 youtube. Denzel washington plays a railway veteran assigned to show the new guy on the. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. The movie is as relentless as the train, slowly gathering momentum before a relentless final hour of continuous suspense. Jump ahead to the present and washington is still having transportation issues in this years unstoppable. Hes done so many great films over the years, and ive seen all of them. Denzel washington as frank barnes, a veteran railroad engineer.
Unstoppable bluray and dvd debut february 15th jan 12, 2011. It is loosely based on the reallife csx 8888 incident, telling the story of a runaway freight train and the two men who attempt to stop it. Training day is a solid action crime thriller with exceptional performances by ethan hawke and especially denzel washington. The equalizer 2 all clips and trailer compilation denzel washington action thriller sequel duration. Its much more suspenseful than a trainchase movie made in 2010 has any right to be. The conductor in the chase loco had to leave the cab on the walkway to watch for a solid couple and signal the driver. Denzel washington, chris pine, rosario dawson, ethan suplee. This is a smashing film,keeps u glued u find yourself leaning when the trains nearly coming off the track. Jan 09, 2012 unstoppable trailer a new guy chris pine and a knowitall denzel washington must run down and stop an unmanned chemical train with no brakes before it destroys an entire city. The film was the last film tony scott directed before his death. Although hanks is fantastic in his role, it is imo denzel who with his acting makes this movie the great masterpiece that it is.
A classic runaway train story, unstoppable has great energy and rumbly action with denzel washington as a railroad hero. Denzel washington is the train driver n chris pine is the. Denzel washington with chris pine in tony scotts unstoppable. He has received two golden globe awards, one tony award, and two academy awards. Over the course of his decades in show business, denzel washington has done pretty much everything hes played cops good and bad, lawyers, reporters, educators, doctors, mobsters, and more, earning multiple academy awards and more than a billion dollars in box office grosses along the way.
Denzel washington was born on december 28, 1954 in mount vernon, ny. In terms of sheer craftsmanship, this is a superb film. It stars denzel washington, dakota fanning, marc anthony, rachael ticotin, radha mitchell, christopher walken, giancarlo giannini, mickey rourke and jesus ochoa. Denzel washington in a new train movie unstoppable model. All denzel washington movies ranked movie and tv news. Mar 08, 20 oscarwinner denzel washington and star treks chris pine team with action maestro tony scott in this nonstop thriller. Denzel washington full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. I am very glad to have watched this film as there are many twists and turns throughout. Denzel washingtons movies ranked, from worst to best.
Then the driver had to slow the freight and not break a coupler. Nov 12, 2010 denzel washington and chris pine chug into theaters this weekend in tony scotts runawaytrain thriller, unstoppable. Unstoppable trailer a new guy chris pine and a knowitall denzel washington must run down and stop an unmanned chemical train with. Aug 02, 2017 here are denzel washington s best movies ranked. Nov 10, 2010 the freight train pulls out of a siding with no engineer on board and accelerates to 70 m. Oct 25, 2010 denzel washington had to stop a train hijacked by john travolta and his menacing walrus goatee in the 2009 remake of the taking of pelham 123. American gangster 1 episode 2007 kennedy center honors 1 episode 2008. Dec 14, 2016 denzel washingtons movies ranked, from worst to best from magnificent seven to malcolm x, we break down every one of the fences stars greatest and most wtf performances. With denzel washington, john travolta, luis guzman, victor gojcaj. Training day is a 2001 american crime thriller film directed by antoine fuqua, and written by david ayer. Aug 28, 2018 unsubscribe from axecutioner movieclips. Another night 2017 homosexualite et pop culture 2015 tinseltowns bombs and blockbusters 2006.
The taking of pelham 123 is a 2009 american action thriller film directed by tony scott. All the actors in this one, did an amazing job pulling you into the movie. Unstoppable is a 2010 american action thriller film directed and produced by tony scott and starring denzel washington and chris pine. He gets 2 golden globe awards, one academy award, and 2 tony awards.
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