The Great Debaters is a movie.
Gina Ravera . She has appeared in films Showgirls ( 1995 ) , Soul Food ( 1997 ) , Kiss the Girls ( 1997 ) , and The Great Debaters ( 2007 ) , and well as co-starred as detective Irene Daniels in the TNT crime drama series , The Closer ( 2005-2009 ) . Robert X. Golphin . He is best known for his role as Dunbar Reed in The Great Debaters . The Great Debaters is a 2007 American biographical drama film directed by and starring Denzel Washington .