Fallen is a 1998 American supernatural horror crime thriller film directed by Gregory Hoblit and written by Nicholas Kazan. Denzel Washington plays a Philadelphia police detective who is stalked and taunted by a demon possessing people that it uses in a killing spree in a similar fashion to a serial killer he put away. The neo-noir film also stars John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, Embeth Davidtz, James Gandolfini and Elias Koteas in supporting roles. Warner Bros.