35 Actors List Their 5 Favourite Movies
by jamesh5 | created - 03 Apr 2015 | updated - 11 Apr 2015 | PublicWhich of the following top 5 lists (from various actors and actresses) most matches your own taste? Or which of these stars is your movie soul mate?
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1. Ewan McGregor
Actor | Moulin Rouge!
Ewan Gordon McGregor was born on March 31, 1971 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, to Carol Diane (Lawson) and James Charles McGregor, both teachers. His uncle is actor Denis Lawson. He was raised in Crieff. At age 16, he left Morrison Academy to join the Perth Repertory Theatre. His parents ...
Harvey (1950) Deliverance (1972) Jaws (1975) Easy Rider (1969) Doctor Zhivago (1965)
2. Emily Blunt
Actress | Edge of Tomorrow
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt is a British actress known for her roles in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), The Young Victoria (2009), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and The Girl on the Train (2016), among many others.
Blunt was born on February 23, 1983, in Roehampton, South West London, England, the second of ...
Jaws (1975) Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) Princess Bride (1987) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) The Lives of Others (2006)
3. Megan Fox
Actress | Transformers
Megan Denise Fox was born on May 16, 1986 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and raised in Rockwood, Tennessee to Gloria Darlene Tonachio (née Cisson), a real estate manager & Franklin Thomas Fox, a parole officer. She began her drama and dance training at age 5 and at age 10, she moved to Port St. Lucie, ...
The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001 - 2003) How to Train Your Dragon (2010) Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) The Wizard of Oz (1939) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle trilogy (1990)
4. Elizabeth Olsen
Actress | Martha Marcy May Marlene
Elizabeth Chase "Lizzie" Olsen (born February 16, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films Silent House (2011), Liberal Arts (2012), Godzilla (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and Captain America: Civil War (2016). For her role in the critically-acclaimed Martha ...
Gone with the Wind (1939) Annie Hall (1977) Manhattan (1979) Roman Holiday (1953) Pal Joey (1957)
5. Daniel Radcliffe
Actor | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born on July 23, 1989 in Fulham, London, England, to casting agent Marcia Gresham (née Jacobson) and literary agent Alan Radcliffe. His father is from a Northern Irish Protestant background, while his mother was born in South Africa, to a Jewish family (from Lithuania, ...
12 Angry Men (1957) A Matter of Life and Death (1946) Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
6. Gina Carano
Actress | The Mandalorian
From pioneering women's MMA to blazing a trail in movies, GINA CARANO is one of Hollywood's most unique rising stars. Carano began her training with Muay Thai to competitive MMA, where she competed in Strikeforce and EliteXC. Her popularity led to her being called the "Face of Women's MMA" and she ...
True Romance (1993) Braveheart (1995) Let Me In (2010) Cry-Baby (1990) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
7. Emile Hirsch
Actor | Into the Wild
Emile Davenport Hirsch was born in Palms, California, to Margaret Esther (Davenport), a teacher and visual artist, and David M. Hirsch, an entrepreneur and producer. He grew up in Los Angeles and Santa Fe, New Mexico, and having been introduced to acting while still at school, he got his first ...
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) The Matrix (1999) Raging Bull (1980) Usual Suspects (1995) The English Patient (1996)
8. Gary Oldman
Actor | The Dark Knight
Gary Oldman is a talented English movie star and character actor, renowned for his expressive acting style. One of the most celebrated thespians of his generation, with a diverse career encompassing theatre, film and television, he is known for his roles as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986), ...
Apocalypse Now (1979) The Conversation (1974) The Godfather Part II (1974) Badlands (1973) Ratcatcher (1999)
9. Kermit the Frog
Soundtrack | Atop the Fourth Wall
Kermit the Frog is known for Atop the Fourth Wall (2008), Paul Williams: Still Alive (2011) and A Capitol Fourth (1980).
The Wizard of Oz (1939) Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Vanilla Sky (2001) Devil's Advocate (1997) Deliverance (1972)
10. Rosario Dawson
Actress | Rent
This stunning and resourceful actress has been primarily a film player thus far. Only recently has she been opening herself up more to doing television (the series Gemini Division (2008), which she executive-produced), and animated voice-overs. Dawson's powerhouse talent stands out the most in edgy...
Reservoir Dogs (1992) The Misfits (1961) Network (1976) Killer of Sheep (1978) Man on Wire (2008)
11. Aaron Eckhart
Actor | The Dark Knight
Aaron Edward Eckhart is an American actor. Born in Cupertino, California, Eckhart moved to the United Kingdom at an early age, when his father relocated the family. Several years later, he began his acting career by performing in school plays, before moving to Australia for his high school senior ...
Apocalypse Now (1979) Five Easy Pieces (1970) The Getaway (1972) Bringing Up Baby (1938) Midnight Express (1978)
12. Abigail Breslin
Actress | Little Miss Sunshine
Academy Award-nominated actress Abigail Breslin is one of the most sought-after actors of her generation. Her unique and charismatic talents have contributed to her versatile roles in both comedy and drama.
Recently, Breslin headlined the first season of the horror-comedy series, Scream Queens (2015)...
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) Insidious (2010) The Help (2011) What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) Prancer (1989)
13. Hayden Panettiere
Actress | Heroes
Hayden Lesley Panettiere was born on August 21, 1989 in Palisades, New York, to actress Lesley Vogel and fire department captain Skip Panettiere. Her younger brother was actor Jansen Panettiere (1994-2023). Her parents are both of half Italian descent, along with German and English. Her mother got ...
Life is Beautiful (1997) The Power of One (1992) Moulin Rouge (2001) How to Train Your Dragon (2010) Legends of the Fall (1994)
14. Alan Tudyk
Actor | Rogue One
Alan Tudyk was born in El Paso, Texas, but grew up in Plano, where he attended Plano Sr. High. In 1990, he went on to study drama at Lon Morris Jr. College. While there, he was awarded the Academic Excellence Award for Drama. He was also named Most Likely to Succeed and Sophomore Beau. During this ...
All that Jazz (1979) Young Frankenstein (1974) What's Up Doc? (1972) Sexy Beast (2000) Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
15. Taylor Lautner
Actor | Twilight
Taylor Daniel Lautner was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Deborah, a software company worker, and Daniel Lautner, a pilot for Midwest Airlines. He and his younger sister Makena were raised in a well-mannered, Roman Catholic household in Hudsonville, Michigan. He is of English, German, Dutch, and...
Braveheart (1995) Gladiator (2000) Man on Fire (2004) Iron Man (2008) The Notebook (2004)
16. Joel McHale
Actor | Community
Joel Edward McHale was born in Rome, Italy, to a Canadian-born mother, Laurie (Jackson), and an American-born father, Jack McHale. His father, from Chicago, is of Irish descent, and his mother, from Vancouver, has Norwegian, Finnish, and English ancestry. Joel was raised in Seattle, Washington, and...
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Blade Runner (1982) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Children of Men (2006) Ikiru (1952)
17. Nick Frost
Actor | The World's End
Nick Frost is an English actor, screenwriter and comedian. He is known for his work in the series of British comedic genre films The Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy: Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007) and The World's End (2013). He also co-starred in Paul (2011), with frequent collaborator ...
Dead Man's Shoes (2004) Bottle Rocket (1996) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) The Shining (1980) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
18. Bradley Cooper
Actor | A Star Is Born
Bradley Charles Cooper was born on January 5, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, Gloria (Campano), is of Italian descent, and worked for a local NBC station. His father, Charles John Cooper, who was of Irish descent, was a stockbroker. Immediately after Bradley graduated from the ...
New York Stories (1989) The Celebration (1998) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) The Conversation (1974) The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
19. Nicolas Cage
Actor | Face/Off
Nicolas Cage was born Nicolas Kim Coppola in Long Beach, California, the son of comparative literature professor August Coppola (whose brother is director Francis Ford Coppola) and dancer/choreographer Joy Vogelsang. He is of Italian (father) and Polish and German (mother) descent. Cage changed his...
East of Eden (1950) A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) A Clockwork Orange (1971) The Wizard of Oz (1939)
20. Amy Adams
Actress | Arrival
Amy Lou Adams was born in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy, to American parents, Kathryn (Hicken) and Richard Kent Adams, a U.S. serviceman who was stationed at Caserma Ederle in Italy at the time. She was raised in a Mormon family of seven children in Castle Rock, Colorado, and has English, as well as ...
Gone with the Wind (1939) Vertigo (1958) The Wizard of Oz (1939) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Paulie (1998)
21. Jane Lynch
Actress | Wreck-It Ralph
Jane Marie Lynch is an American actress, comedian and author. She is known for starring as Sue Sylvester in the musical comedy series Glee (2009-2015), which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award. Lynch also gained recognition for her roles in Christopher Guest's mockumentary films, such as Best in ...
Zoolander (2001) Private Benjamin (1980) The Big Lebowski (1998) Ninotchka (1939) The Crossing Guard (1995)
22. Justin Long
Actor | Live Free or Die Hard
A likable, boyish-looking actor with thick eyebrows and a friendly smile, Justin Long is a native of Connecticut.
He was born and raised in Fairfield, the second of three sons. His father, R. James Long, is a Professor of Philosophy at Fairfield University, and his mother, Wendy Lesniak, is a former...
The Drugstore Cowboy (1989) Back to the Future (1985) Boogie Nights (1997) Way Out West (1937) Annie Hall (1977)
23. Tim Burton
Producer | Edward Scissorhands
Timothy Walter Burton was born in Burbank, California, to Jean Rae (Erickson), who owned a cat-themed gift shop, and William Reed Burton, who worked for the Burbank Park and Recreation Department. He spent most of his childhood as a recluse, drawing cartoons, and watching old movies (he was ...
Dracula A.D. (1972) The Wicker Man (1973) The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) The War of Gargantuas (1966) The Omega Man (1971)
24. James McAvoy
Actor | Filth
McAvoy was born on 21 April 1979 in Glasgow, Scotland, to James, a bus driver, and Elizabeth (née Johnstone), a nurse. He was raised on a housing estate in Drumchapel, Glasgow by his maternal grandparents (James, a butcher, and Mary), after his parents divorced when James was 11. He went to St ...
The Goonies (1985) Brief Encounter (1945) My Wife is An Actress (2001) The Great Escape (1963) Back to the Future (1985)
25. Jonah Hill
Actor | 21 Jump Street
Jonah Hill was born and raised in Los Angeles, the son of Sharon Feldstein (née Chalkin), a fashion designer and costume stylist, and Richard Feldstein, a tour accountant for Guns N' Roses. He is the brother of music manager Jordan Feldstein and actress Beanie Feldstein. He graduated from ...
Rushmore (1998) Boogie Nights (1997) The Big Lebowski (1998) Back to the Future (1985) Goodfellas (1990)
26. Katherine Heigl
Actress | One for the Money
Katherine Marie Heigl was born on November 24, 1978 in Washington, D.C., to Nancy Heigl (née Engelhardt), a personnel manager, and Paul Heigl, an accountant and executive. Her father is of German/Swiss-German and Irish descent, and her mother is of German ancestry. A short time after her birth, the...
Overboard (1987) Coming to America (1988) Steel Magnolias (1989) Charade (1963) The Blind Side (2009)
27. Craig Ferguson
Writer | I'll Be There
By August of 1994, Craig Ferguson was established as one of Great Britain's leading comedians - he had just had huge success at the Edinburgh Festival. In January 1995 he moved to Los Angeles where he now works as an actor-writer-director-producer-creator.
Inglourious Basterds (2009) Night of the Hunter (1955) Run Lola Run (1998) In the Name of the Rose (1986) Carry on Screaming (1966)
28. Timothy Olyphant
Actor | Justified
From Timothy Olyphant's first screen appearances, such as his two-minute bit in The First Wives Club (1996), to "Nicko", whose presence at times dwarfed the island in A Perfect Getaway (2009), he has been a force to be reckoned with.
Born in Hawaii, Timothy David Olyphant was raised in Modesto, ...
Blue Velvet (1986) Chariots of Fire (1981) Pulp Fiction (1994) Sid and Nancy (1986) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
29. Kristen Bell
Actress | Frozen
Kristen Anne Bell (born 1980) is an American actress and singer. She was born and raised in Huntington Woods, Michigan, and is the daughter of Lorelei (Frygier), a nurse, and Tom Bell, a television news director. Her ancestry is Polish (mother) and German, English, Irish, and Scottish (father). ...
The Apartment (1960) The Last King of Scotland (2006) When Harry Met Sally (1989) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1983) Fletch (1985)
30. John Krasinski
Actor | Jack Ryan
American actor John Krasinski is known for his role as sardonic nice guy Jim Halpert on NBC's popular TV sitcom, The Office (2005), for which he won a 2007 and 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series.
Born John Burke Krasinski on October 20, 1979,...
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) Ordinary People (1980) The Verdict (1982) On the Waterfront (1954) The Godfather (1972)
31. Dane Cook
Actor | Good Luck Chuck
Dane Cook was born on March 18, 1972 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Good Luck Chuck (2007), My Best Friend's Girl (2008) and Mr. Brooks (2007). He has been married to Kelsi Taylor since September 23, 2023.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Goodfellas (1990) The Dark Knight (2008) Halloween (1978)
32. Seth Rogen
Producer | This Is the End
An actor, comedian and writer, Seth Rogen has come a long way from doing stand-up comedy as a teen.
Rogen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Sandy (Belogus), a social worker, and Mark Rogen, who worked for non-profits. His father is American-born and his mother is Canadian. He is of Russian...
The Big Lebowski (1998) Ghostbusters (1984) The Last Detail (1973) Total Recall (1990)
33. Robert Pattinson
Actor | Twilight
Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson was born May 13, 1986 in London, England, to Richard Pattinson, a car dealer importing vintage cars, and Clare Pattinson (née Charlton), who worked as a booker at a model agency. He grew up in Barnes, southwest London with two older sisters. Robert discovered his ...
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) The Exorcist (1973) Prenom Carmen (1983) Ivansxtc (2000) Corky Romano (2001)
34. Jason Statham
Actor | Crank
Jason Statham was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, to Eileen (Yates), a dancer, and Barry Statham, a street merchant and lounge singer. He was a Diver on the British National Diving Team and finished twelfth in the World Championships in 1992. He has also been a fashion model, black market salesman ...
Cool Hand Luke (1967) The Godfather (1972) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) The Sting (1973) Enter the Dragon (1973)
35. James Franco
Actor | Spring Breakers
Known for his breakthrough starring role on Freaks and Geeks (1999), James Franco was born April 19, 1978 in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, a writer, artist, and actress, and Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. His mother is Jewish and his father was of ...
Gimme Shelter (1970) My Own Private Idaho (1991) The Bicycle Thief (1948) The Wrestler (2008)
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