This Denzel Washington historical drama movie is often forgotten, but it's still a must-watch performance nearly 20 years later
Take him out, and it's a rather formulaic, often plucky historical drama. I knew it was coming in the Denzel Watchathon. I remembered seeing trailers for it back when it came out in 2007.What I didn't remember was that I was far from the only person who didn't see this movie back in the 2000s.
- ▪Take him out, and it's a rather formulaic, often plucky historical drama.
- ▪I knew it was coming in the Denzel Watchathon.
- ▪I remembered seeing trailers for it back when it came out in 2007.What I didn't remember was that I was far from the only person who didn't see this movie back in the 2000s.
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Entertainment Movies This Denzel Washington historical drama movie is often forgotten, but it's still a must-watch performance nearly 20 years later Opinion By Malcolm McMillan Published 12 September 2026 'The Great Debaters' should be watched at least once for Denzel alone When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Alamy) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The Tom's Guide verdict: 'The Great Debaters' (2007)Rating: 3.5/5 starsVerdict: "The Great Debaters" isn't a great movie, but it does feature a great Denzel Washington performance.
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