Who is an actor or two that will immediately pull you into seeing a movie?
James McAvoy for me. X-Men first Class, Split, Speak No Evil, even Victor Frankenstein. If MCavoy's name is attached to it, I'm probably going to see it. Charlize Theron is next. Mad Max: Fury road, Monster, and Kubo. Old guard... she acted her heart out, but it was okay in the end. (First post)
I would've never expected to say this 17 years ago (don't linger on that detail too long), but Robert Pattinson
If you've never watched The Rover, I would highly recommend it. Guy Pearce is excellent in it, but Pattinson's performance really hit home that he can truly act.
My wife and I go on actor kicks, and RO was one not too long ago. Might have been spurred on by seeing The Lighthouse, but then it became let's just watch what he's done. I won't watch Twilight, not my jam, but my wife watches it with our daughter, who is now team whatever, I dunno. But Good Time was a great recent flick that switched me from RP to Safdie movies in general.
Ah, the stigma and hatred around newly released fantasy romcoms targeted to women. Also the reinvention of the vampire that most people would probably wish had stayed in an obscure YA novel rather than become cinematic history.
I was always team Wolf but I developed an interest in real vampire culture because of Twilight.
Did you ever watch Remember Me? Part of me wishes I hadn't. The unnecessary end hits like a wrecking ball
I liked Twilight 2, actually. Just happened to see it in the right moment that it worked for me. Never watched the rest of the series though
Dude, seriously. For the longest time I only knew him as the vampire in Twilight (which I'd never even seen) and wrote him off immediately. Then I saw him in High Life and was like 'Oh wait a minute, this guy is pretty good actually'. I even liked him in Batman. I'm glad he's outgrowing his Twilight association.
Definitely Daniel Radcliffe
Swiss army man was dumb. Not the it's funny kind of dumb, either.
Yeah but you could see that had tons of fun making it
Seconded, on the condition he isn't Harry Potter.
Nathan Fillion
Watched everything he made without question until the rookie came out. Put off watching it for years but sad I did as it’s a great show!
Well, not in his "I do anything to reduce my crushing debt" phase.
He’s shooting Madden right now, which I’m super excited to see. It’s Nic Cage as John Madden and Christian Bale as Al Davis. Should be good.
Oh man, I just watched The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and absolutely loved it. It was everything I wanted in a Nic Cage movie.
I think Nicholas Cage is a fine actor, but he's not a great actor IMO. Especially in the last 10-20 years, I feel like he's developed some subtlety but the roles he's taken have all been fuckin' weird. Mostly I like his older work like Raising Arizona, Con Air, Face/Off, etc.
My mom's answer would be Walton Goggins, but I'd have to agree cause man that guy can change characters of a dime. From his crazy almost feral killer character from American Ultra, to his character from The Unicorn, to Vice Principals, to Fallout, the guy is damn near a chameleon.
Vice Principals was so good, and it was incredibly disappointing that it got canceled. Righteous Gemstones does not scratch that itch for me, though Goggins as Uncle Baby Billy is just another character in what is a great showcase he's put together. I feel like he kinda went under the radar for a bit and he's getting his due now, and deservedly so.
Goggins is so hot right now and as a long time fan I’m absolutely here for it.
Yeah, Goggins' stole the show every damn time he was on screen in Justified. Great actor.
The Unicorn
Goggins as a trans woman in Sons of Anarchy stole the show even though this role had a total of like 3 minutes spread around in several episodes... the guy is awesome
Ed Norton is an automatic sign that even if the movie sucks, it'll be worth watching once just for his performance.
Catherine O'Harra, Tilda Swinton, Gary Oldman, John Malkovich, Tom Hanks
Actors who always commit to their roles! It's always a pleasure to see them, especially when you see them go from very serious to comedy in various parts. Tom Hanks was fantastic in the 80s when he was comedy but he seems to do more serious roles since then. Also why Saturday Night Live skits can be awesome when such actors are guest starting.
Christoph Waltz
My teeth are also kinda janky, so this is probably one of my favorite videos by anyone ever. I love the "your teeth are air-cooled" line too.
Daniel Day Lewis
This is the most correct answer
These days, it's Alan Tudyk for me. For movies and tv shows.
He has been in some of the most bizarre and ridiculous concepts, but he still always makes them a delight to watch, even as a supporting character.
I haven't been disappointed yet, even if it's bound to happen eventually.
My wife and I got into Resident Alien because of him. Dollhouse was the first thing I saw him in, so yeah he likes bizarre and ridiculous would be correct. I love his comedy in Resident Alien.
Michael Sheen. A fantastic proud Welshman who gave away his own money so the homeless World Cup could be held in Cardiff, and is now pouring his heart into the national theatre.
I’d love a drink or three with him.
Is that the bloke from Good Omens?
Pretty sure it is, cause I always think of Charlie and Martin when his name comes up, yes I know not related just sticks due to last name.
I don't know if there's any actor I feel that way about as I generally don't watch films based on the cast, but probably the closest would be Song Kang-ho. He delivers consistently great performances and works with many writers and directors that I like.
Scarlet was great in Jojo Rabbit.
There aren't too many actors that will pull my interest just based on their involvement. Sam Rockwell, Gary Oldman and Philip Seymour Hoffman (RIP) are the first that come to mind but I'm sure there are more. Does Tom Waites count?
Used to be Robin Williams for me.
There's are a few others. That don't come to mind right now.
Rick Moranis maybe
Haha! Left field one. What has he been in lately?
Nothing at all. We were promised a comeback but it doesn't seem to happen anymore.
Ralph Fiennes
Charlize Theron - one of the best actors in the world IMO. If you disagree watch Monster.
Christoph Waltz
Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron. Also just learned who she is but I'm definitly a Florence Pugh fan now.
Me too. Keanu Reeves, obviously. Florence Pugh has grown surprisingly fast to my top favorites. At this moment, she may not be in my "need to see it" list... but she is VERY close.
Tilda Swinton
Olivia Colman
Tom Hanks, maybe. I used to say "he's never done a bad movie" but then I saw his WWII movie that aired on AppleTV
-I don't know if any actors are good enough to pull me in like that. There are however, a couple of major directors that guarantee I am going to the theatre. Guillermo Del Toro is probably the most likely one that comes to mind. Ridley Scott and James Cameron are likely to get me in the theatre as well.
Tom Hanks, maybe. I used to say “he’s never done a bad movie” but then I saw his WWII movie that aired on AppleTV
Really? I fucking loved Greyhound. It's like they surgically removed every boring movie trope they could find to leave just the best bits.
Viola Davis, Elizabeth Olsen, Jodie Foster
I'll watch anything with Viola Davis. She tricked me into watching Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. It's a great movie and she played the role really well, but that was a rough movie to watch.
James mcavoy is a good call. I’d add Gary Oldman, Cate Blanchett, Judy dench, Adam Scott, Nathan Lane, Tim Roth, Saoirse Ronan, Brendan Gleason, Sharon Horgan. Used to be Robert DeNiro, ed Norton, Tina Fey. Hopeful up and comers. Sydney Sweeney, Anna Kendrick, Anna Camp, Christin milioti
We share a lot of the same names. I had to pick and choose for the initial post, but you mentioned quite a few of my follow-ups.
I don't watch many movies at all, too fidgety.
But if I see Tim Curry, I'm paying attention.
Jodie Whittaker.
Actually, there's several people that I'd watch in anything (the nonsense I've watched specifically because of one person in it....) but she's the current fixation and these lists tend to be populated by men.
Jon Bernthal, of late. I first saw him in the Walking Dead where I kind of hated him, but then saw him in a couple other things (especially Punisher) and realized what a good actor he is. That's happened a few times actually, I really hated Brad Pitt in Se7en (that wasn't wrath, that was a fucking bad hair day), but then saw him in 12 Monkeys and was like 'Oh wait'.
I'm a huge fan of Jon Bernthal too. His role in Sicario was the cherry on top of an excellent movie. He shows up for every role, whether it's ten minutes or leading man. I haven't seen the Punisher, mainly because I can't stand comic book movies made in time after Nolan's batman series. I feel like the whole genre just blew up and became incredibly oversaturated - but this isn't about that, it's about Jon Bernthal. He's just a good actor and has a great screen presence that pulls me in.
Oh shit, I forgot he was in Sicario. I loved that movie, and him in it. Re:Punisher - I have serious franchise fatigue for comic book shit, but that show is pretty damned good and doesn't feel very comic-book-y at all. Also has Ebon Moss-Bachrach who I've really come to love thanks to Andor and The Bear.
Have you watched The Bear!? I "hated" Jon Bernthal until I saw him in The Bear, and he won me over through sheer goddamn chops. Man.
How the fuck could I forget John Bernthal! Shame on me. I've seen quite a few stinkers only because I was hyped to see Shane in it. Thank you.
You liked him as Shane? I really disliked him in that role, dunno what it was.
Giovanni Ribisi
Dunno why
Elizabeth Olsen.
Jared Harris
He's been in some real stinkers, but chances are if he shows up, you're in for a good time.
None, good actors can't make bad films good.
Shovelface. But after Twilight.
Kek. Agreed.
David Duchovny
Willem Dafoe
Mia goth, she's in a bunch of a24 stuff and if she's in it you know shits about to be get weird. Which is my jam
I'll be intrigued if any of these are in the cast.
But they've all been cast in plenty of films films I don't care about (e.g. Hopkins in Transformers and Thor, Murray in Garfield and Jungle Book) so it's not even remotely a guarantee.
Gary Oldman
Maybe Chris Pratt
John Cleese
Charlize Theron
Lately Millie Bobbie Brown it seems. Even her Holmes stuff is fun.
Kurt Russell
I loved this guy in atomic blonde. I do this more with directors. I'll watch anything by Dennis Villeneuve or Quintin Tarantino
Villeneuve is my favourite director. I've loved all of his films. I'd watch him film shit crust over.
Same goes for Roger Deakins and anything he touches with his cinematography. If he's involved I know it's going to look beautiful.
Damn, I misread the title and thought I was going to see people that nobody wants to see in a movie like Jared Leto and was surprised at all the nice actors that were listed.
He won't be making any more movies... but Bruce Willis was always an easy draw for me. Most of his movies were easy watching, good times and I never really had to dedicate a lot of bandwidth to to have a good time.
Daniel Day Lewis did for so long. Nobody does today really and I go to 2 movies a week and watch 5 at home. I am kind of keeping an eye on and encouraged by Bill Skarsgard, David Dastmalcian, Jack Quade, Michael B Jordan and Lewis Pullman...
Gooood list
Al Yankovich
There aren't any actors who would pull me in to seeing everything they are in, but Willem Dafoe, Ryan Reynolds, and Nick Offerman are pretty close.
Jason Statham
Felicity Jones and Rachel McAdams. Either of those two are in something and it's an immediate watch for me. Odds are in their favor it's going to be decent if they signed on for it, and their acting abilities are top notch for me
Anna Karina and Christian Bale do it for me.
Ryan Renolds
Sam Rockwell.
I loved him in Moon but haven't seen anything else he's been in. Got any recs?
Galaxy Quest
Sam Rockwell is an awesome Zaphod Beeblebrox in The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
Seven Psychopaths is hilarious, same director as In Bruges if you've seen that one.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is one of my favorites. Despite the fact that I'm not usually a rom-com guy, I actually liked Mr. Right.
Heist (the 2001 film)
Easily in my top 5 films, and one that rewards rewatches.
Rockwell and Bale in a buddy cop movie and I'm there opening night.
I too enjoy watching that particular Asian girl.