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Actors or Actresses who you thought would go on to have a big rise based on their talent, but didn't.
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Actors or Actresses who you thought would go on to have a big rise based on their talent, but didn't.

I'm a huge fan of Julia Garner, loved her ever since I saw her in Ozark and Inventing Anna. I thought I was going to see her rise in Hollywood in the same ilk as someone like Austin Abrams, however it feels like her career has stalled after Weapons and post-2022 has mostly starred in duds, which is such a shame because in my opinion she is so talented. And after seeing the trailer to her new miniseries The Altruists, it feels like she's lost her touch of picking interesting projects lately.

Who are some actors/actresses young or old, who you thought would be huge, but sadly weren't?

u/WideConversation1989 — 6 days ago
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The Brad Pitt Dog Movie (2026)

This is a good movie. It’s about Brad Pitt and a dog making their way through the wilderness. Every time something happened to threaten the dog or Brad Pitt, the whole theatre cringed. This was a lot, because the whole movie is the dog and Brad Pitt rescuing each other from increasingly precarious situations.

Dog movies are their own genre, and they’re technically challenging to make. Because one of the actors is a dog, and they’re notorious prima donnas. This is a really good one. It’s like the Top Gun of dog movies.

There are a bunch of military flashbacks, and they’re completely unnecessary. The dog and the human have ptsd, we get it, ok, get back to playing fetch! Jk simons is also in it, and while he’s good, he’s also completely unnecessary. The cgi is mostly not noticeable, except for the wolves, where it’s distracting.

Everyone cried at the end for the profound love between man and dog, but don’t worry, the dog lives.

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u/djc1000 — 4 days ago
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What's the one movie food scene that always makes you hungry?

My all-time favorite has to be that scene in Mortal Kombat where Kano is sitting there, devouring what looks like a giant turkey drumstick. I swear, that had to be the juiciest-looking piece of poultry I'd ever seen on screen. As a kid, I wanted nothing more than to try it, even if just once!

u/amberazanu — 5 days ago
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Bring it On is never talked about as a peak HS movie, but it is.

Grown ass man here, but Bring it On is perfect. It’s hilarious, nostalgic, and infinitely quotable. Never talked about in the lineage of great high school movies, but it’s unassailable.

u/uhad_time_2_waste — 5 days ago
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Happiness is an amazing movie that nobody wants to talk about

I know it's not a popular opinion but, I just watched Happiness and seeing the things through pedophile's eyes was very weird but also interesting. Philip Seymour Hoffman was amazing playing his part. RIP

u/mkvelash — 5 days ago
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What’s the best use of animation in a live action film?

I love when live action movies include animation, and here are some of my favorites:

  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
  2. Kill Bill Volume 1
  3. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

What are some other good examples?

u/uhad_time_2_waste — 5 days ago
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Michael Giacchino turns 59 years old today. This legendary composer worked the score on films such as The Batman, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and Mission Impossible 3

I love his score on The Batman and Spider-Man: Homecoming. the Batman score gives me chills everytime I listen to it, especially the scene where he walks towards Penguin in the Batmobile.

u/TheShadowOperator007 — 5 days ago
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Actor and filmmaker James McAvoy is doing an AMA/Q&A in /r/movies today, for anyone interested. You might know him from things like Split, X-Men, Atonement, Wanted, Speak No Evil, Narnia, The Last King of Scotland, Shameless, It: Chapter Two, and tons more.

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u/SeaBassAHo-20 — 6 days ago
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What’s your favorite Zombie movie?

Amongst a plethora of zombie flicks, what is that one movie that stands out you?

For me it’s 28 Days Later. It’s a perfect movie to me.

Cillian Murphy is fantastic, and the score by John Murphy is perfection. The humans being more monstrous in the end than the zombies themselves was horrifying.

What’s your favorite zombie movie?

u/VendettaLord379 — 11 days ago