A quick check of Washington’s IMDB reveals he’s perhaps being hard on himself. Titles from that era include hits including The Pelican Brief, Crimson Tide, The Preacher’s Wife, Much Ado About Nothing and Courage Under Fire.

Some films the two-time Oscar winner starred in during that decade included Much Ado About Nothing, The Pelican Brief, Virtuosity, Crimson Tide, Devil in a Blue Dress, The Preacher’s Wife, Fallen, He Got Game and The Bone Collector, among other movies.

Denzel Washington recently admitted that his film choices following the release of Malcolm X in 1992 were not all hits. The biographical film, which became a critical and cultural touchstone, served as a tribute to the legendary black activist and leader,