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His first feature films were the John Woo -produced action film The Replacement Killers (1998), starring Chow Yun Fat and the action comedy Bait (2000) starring Jamie Foxx. He then directed the crime thriller Training Day (2001), for which star Denzel Washington won an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Antoine Fuqua is an American film director, known for his work in the film Training Day as well as The Replacement Killers, Tears of the Sun, King Arthur, Shooter, Brooklyn's Finest, Olympus Has Fallen and The Equalizer.
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After being-double crossed for the attempt and on the run, he sets out for the real killer and the truth. Director Antoine Fuqua Stars Mark Wahlberg Michael Peña Rhona Mitra. With an implausible story and numerous plot holes, Shooter fails to distinguish itself from other mindless action-thrillers. 7.
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- 'What's My Name: Muhammad Ali' (2019) IMDb Rating: 8.4/10. Whoever decides to tell a story about Muhammad Ali is bound to have an exciting movie on their hands.
- 'Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers' (2022) IMDb Rating: 8.2/10. The documentary TV miniseries Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers is among Fuqua's best-rated works on IMDb.
- 'The Terminal List' (2022) IMDb Rating: 7.9/10. The Terminal List is another conspiracy thriller on Fuqua's directing roster, and though he only directed one episode, he's the series' executive producer.
- 'Training Day' (2001) IMDb Rating: 7.7/10. Training Day wasn't Fuqua's first feature film - that right's reserved for Jamie Foxx-led Bait. However, Training Day is Fuqua's most iconic movie, earning Denzel Washington the Best Leading Actor award at the 2002 Oscars.
- Southpaw (2015) Training Day is a masterpiece and the best-known film from director Fuqua, but it is Southpaw that stands as his greatest achievement in film.
- Training Day (2001) Fuqua’s best known film is probably Training Day, starring Denzel Washington as a violent corrupt police officer and Ethan Hawke as a rookie cop assigned to work with Washington’s character.
- Olympus Has Fallen (2013) Fuqua’s Olympus Has Fallen is like Die Hard in the White House. The stakes couldn’t be higher, as North Korean terrorists take down the White House and almost everyone in it.
- The Magnificent Seven (2016) Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven is a remake of the classic Western about bounty hunters hired to protect a town, which itself is a remake of Akira Kurosawa's movie The Seven Samurai, considered by many film experts as the greatest film ever made.
10 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Training Day. 2001 2h 2m R. 7.7 (476K) Rate. 71 Metascore. A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be. Director Antoine Fuqua Stars Denzel Washington Ethan Hawke Scott Glenn. 2. Shooter. 2007 2h 4m R. 7.1 (357K) Rate. 53 Metascore.
Feb 2, 2022 · With that in mind, here's where you can watch the best films from Fuqua's filmography and how their protagonists often end up on a quest for justice.
