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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.
- January 1, 1
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- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 2, 2024 · Antoine Fuqua is one of the most underrated directors working today, as he has successfully delivered solid genre movies for over two decades. While Fuqua’s name may not hold the same...
- Liam Gaughan
- 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.
1. The Replacement Killers. 1998 1h 27m R. 6.1 (31K) Rate. 42 Metascore. A troubled hitman seeks aid from a forger to help him get papers to China. However, the drug lord has hired replacements to finish the job, and kill the hitman. Director Antoine Fuqua Stars Chow Yun-Fat Mira Sorvino Michael Rooker.
Sep 16, 2023 · From The Magnificent Seven to What's My Name: Muhammad Ali, these are Antoine Fuqua's best movies and TV shows, according to IMDb.
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 (358K) Rate. 53 Metascore.
