Highest 2 Lowest is the latest collaboration between Denzel Washington and Spike Lee, marking their fifth film together. They are in luck, as there are some great movies centered around kidnappings, ransoms, and some other interesting Denzel Washington movies that Highest 2 Lowest fans will certainly want to check out next. Ransom (1996)The high stakes of a ransom plot are at the center of Highest 2 Lowest, but one of the best movies to explore this concept is the thriller Ransom. Ransom is a darker and more violent movie than Highest 2 Lowest, but it also delivers some huge thrills. Man on Fire (2004)Highest 2 Lowest is not the first kidnapping thriller Denzel Washington has starred in.