Every Denzel Washington Movie Ranked Worst To Best

Spike Lee's heartbreaking tale of basketball, redemption and family is one of his greatest achievements, and finds Washington at the peak of his empathetic powers.

Here, the Oscar-winner stars as convicted murderer Jake, who's let out of prison to convince his son (Ray Allen) to accept a promising basketball scholarship that'll give him a shorter sentence.

Watching Jake try to make amends with his estranged son, whilst befriending an abused sex worker (Milla Jovovich), remains in the mind as a perfect example of just how mesmerising Washington can be, even when playing men beyond redemption.