In which film did Denzel Washington play a character named Easy Rawlins?

Denzel Washington is a L.A. private eye in this steamy 1995 mystery, "Devil in a Blue Dress". It is a film from executive producers Jonathan Demme and Edward Saxon. It was directed by Carl Franklin. Washington stars as Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins, a decorated war hero who returns home to the segregation of post-war America. He can't go back to living in America the way it was before the war. He is trying hard to make his life a good one.

Easy is however forced to accept an under-the-table payoff; he must find a missing socialite. He is caught between the white power elite and the vibrant black community of Central Avenue. And as soon as Easy and his trigger-happy friend Mouse (Don Cheadle, in a star-making performance) find the mysterious Daphne Monet (Jennifer Beals), trouble follows them.

Despite okay reviews as one of the most stylish and intelligent detective pictures in a number of years, the 1995 adaptation of Walter Mosley's novel never found total success with a mass audience. This film was in wide release for approximately 12 weeks (87 days). The total receipts for the film's run were estimated to be no more than $16,004,418 (US dollars).