Devil in a Blue Dress - Denzel Washington stars as an L.A. private eye, 'Easy' Rawlins, who is caught between the power elite and a beautiful dame's shocking secret. Glory - Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington star in this inspiring story of the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War. Philadelphia - Emotional powerhouses Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington star as competing lawyers who sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. Taking of Pelham 1,2,3 - Starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta, this film is about a New York City subway dispatcher whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: The hijacking of a subway train.