Brad Pitt is an actor who invariably falls into any lists of the sexiest star men. Before the beginning of his fame, he had to work as a barker and a loader of furniture. True fame came to him after the film "Thelma and Louise", and work in the film "Interview with the Vampire" put him in the league of box-office stars of the scene.
If at first most of the characters in Brad were romantic young men, then as he developed, Pitt experimented with style and agreed to ambiguous roles, not wanting to constantly exploit the image of a hero-lover. That is how the celebrity was able to open up to fans from a new perspective.
We selected the 10 most famous films with Brad Pitt in the title role, watching which you can make a complete impression of the star.
10. War of the Worlds Z (2013)
Film "War of the Worlds Z"Was of great importance to Brad Pitt: the actor believed in the success of the tape so much that he became one of the producers, and even announced its distribution, having traveled with the premiere in several countries. Such efforts have borne fruit - the film has become not only the most “expensive” among the stories of zombie invasions, but also the most paid off.
In the story, the main character, who is also played by Brad Pitt, is fighting against the invasion of the "living dead" in his city, while protecting his family. The film has apocalyptic proportions - zombies have flooded not only America. Horror lovers will be disappointed - in the tape not so much from horror as from drama and action.
9. Troy (2004)
For the sake of filming in the historical film "Troy“Brad Pitt had to quit smoking: the role of Achilles required a certain physical endurance, and the coach immediately warned the star that he could not combine intense sport and addiction.
Not without injuries - work on the film had to be postponed when the famous actor sprained his ankle. The victims were worth it - the tape paid off at the box office and became a favorite for millions of fans, and Pitt with the body of the Greek god became a recognized sex symbol for many years to come.
The plot of the tape is familiar to everyone who has ever heard of mythology - the Trojan War, which erupted due to Elena the Beautiful, whose role in the film was played by Diana Krueger.
8. Meet Joe Black (1998)
In the mystical film "Meet Joe Black"Young Brad Pitt played the role of Death itself. An angel entered the body of a man, who for one day decided to change his lifestyle and stay among people. Unfortunately, at this very moment he falls in love with a beautiful girl and is going to take her with him.
The acting tandem of Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins - the father of the very chosen one of Death - was so fond of the audience that the film almost immediately entered the list of classic dramatic films.
7. The Man Who Changed Everything (2011)
In this tape, Brad Pitt appeared before the audience from an unusual side. He played an enthusiastic baseball coach who trusts the words of an enterprising young man who convinces him that he has his own player selection scheme. Hiring a team of not the most famous athletes, sometimes even injured players, the main character leads his team to a series of victories. But along the way, a complex family story unfolds in his life, for which he is ready to leave the sport.
Critics call the movie "The man who changed everythingOne of the best in Pitt’s career. Here he declared himself as a talented dramatic actor, and won many nominations for various film awards.
6. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Quentin Tarantino traditionally collects all the box office actors in his tapes, and Brad Pitt was no exception. His sarcastic and "evil" role in "Inglourious Basterds"Became one of the most memorable in the film.
The character of the actor is one of the so-called "bastards", a man who fights against the Nazis and dreams of exterminating fascism. He cuts his throat to his victims, but first shows a terrible scar on his neck and tells that he fell off the gallows.
An unusual role - before this, the actor mainly played heroes-lovers - "shot": viewers and critics positively evaluated the star’s work in this film, and Tarantino later invited Pitt to star in another film - she also got into our rating.
5. Rage (2014)
If the role of Brad Pitt in “Inglourious Basterds” could still not be considered fully military, then in “Fury»His character commands a tank and crew on the front of World War II.
During the filming, the actors were placed in conditions as close as possible to the field - they got up early, practiced at the shooting ranges and trained exhaustingly.
The director wanted to achieve maximum authenticity, but it was to the realism of what was happening on the screen that the critics' main complaints were: the tape seemed to them somewhat prolonged due to the abundance of dialogs and a little like real war events.
4. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
The latest movie in our selection, also by Tarantino. The director wanted to show in his film the heyday of the "golden" age of Hollywood, but also intertwined with the plot horrific events with the Manson gang.
As in many of his other works, Quentin presents an alternative story that is different from the real one. In the film, Brad Pitt plays the understudy of the famous actor - they both have to integrate into the new film industry, moving away from their favorite Westerns and discovering new genres. The star’s partners include the no less famous actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
Critics praised the cast in the filmOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood", And noted Pitt, who played the role of his secondary character very brightly and distinctively.
3. Babylon (2006)
The most difficult film in our selection owes its art-house sound to director Alejandro González Iñárrit. According to the plot, three stories unfold before the audience, the central of which is with tourists in Morocco. The main roles here were played by Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. The couple beautifully embodied the complex fate of their characters against the backdrop of problems in Morocco. For the tape, Inarritu received an Oscar nomination.
It is curious that Pitt so wanted to work with the director that for the sake of his participation in "Babylon"Refused to Martin Scorsese in the work on the film" The Departed ", where the main role was ultimately played by Leonardo DiCaprio.
2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
If you carefully study the filmography of Brad Pitt, you can see that the actor rarely agreed to those works in which he was facing serious transformations. The only exception to this rule was the film “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"Where he was accompanied by Cate Blanchett.
The hero of the tape has a strange disease - he is born in the body of an 85-year-old man and gradually becomes younger. During his life, he falls in love with a woman, but they are not destined to grow old together.
The tape has received many awards and prizes and to this day remains one of the most soulful love stories in which Brad Pitt starred.
1. Fight Club (1999)
Film "Fight club"- an adaptation of the cult novel by Chuck Palahniuk - was released just a year after" Meet Joe Black "and introduced to the public a completely different Brad Pitt - not a gentle and romantic young man, but an assertive and self-confident man.
The actor was so talented at portraying the contradictory nature of his hero - which, in the story, is the alter ego of the main character - that instantly fell in love with millions of fans, and along with critics.