Mo' Better Blues (1990)

Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washington) is a Black American jazz trumpeter. He makes a series of bad decisions which results ultimately in him jeopardizing both his relationships and his music career.

These decisions proves very costly and Gilliam has to try and make amends before it is too late.

A movie that focuses on themes of friendship, loyalty, honesty, cause-and-effect, love, commitment and salvation.

Heart Condition (1990)

Police Sergeant Jack Moony (Bob Hoskins) is an over eating, over smoking and over drinking racist cop.

Napoleon Stone (Denzel Washington) is an affable but sleazy black lawyer whom Moony does not like one single bit. As a result of his deals, Stone is killed in a drive by shooting.

After suffering a heart attack Moony wakes up to find out that his new heart once belonged to Stone, the dead black lawyer. He now has a the dead lawyer's ghost as his constant companion, and his murder to solve.

Comedy. One of Denzel Washington's worst movie outing.

Glory (1989)

The American Civil War is raging, the Unions and the Confederates are at war. Captain Robert Gould Shaw (Mathew Broderick) is given command of the first all black regiment of the Army, the 54th Massachusetts.

Hundreds of former slaves troop in, all of them eager to lend a hand in the fight for their freedom. But the men are a rabble and Captain Gould Shaw has a very hard task ahead to make them into an efficient and effective unit capable of winning battles and also able to gain the respects of white soldiers.

But there is a price to pay.

An American historical war drama depicting the true story of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. The movie story is full of many embellishments to the real story.