Brad Pitt has been steadily performing for over thirty years, and has earned the title of one of this generation's most iconic actors. With the arrival of "Ad Astra" this week, I take a look at my five personal favorite Brad Pitt films.
**THERE WILL BE NO SPOILERS**
#5
Meet Joe Black
Before "Endgame" delivered a slightly-over-three-hour epic, "Meet Joe Black" nearly met that same time threshold, but with a lot less action. Brad Pitt plays Joe Black - a.k.a. Death - who comes for Anthony Hopkins' Bill Parrish, but agrees to let him live a little longer so Death can experience what it's like to be human. The result is a terrific performance by Brad Pitt and everyone else involved, and you won't mind the nearly three-hour runtime.
#4
Moneyball
"Moneyball" finds Brad Pitt earning another Oscar nomination for his performance as Billy Beane, who served as the general manager for the Oakland Athletics as he tried to form the best team possible with very little funds to do so. To achieve this he turned to Jonah Hill's Peter Brand to decipher the best team using an analytic, mathematics approach to the solution, and the rest is baseball history. Pitt once again delivers a homerun as he balances humor and determination in a seemingly insurmountable struggle.
#3
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Based on the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Brad Pitt plays the titular Benjamin Button, a man born as an old man who finds himself aging in reverse. Benjamin has to learn backward and discovers a new meaning to life as he ages into a younger man, finds love, and realizes how precious life really is. Pitt once again earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance, and it's no surprise why as he brilliantly gives another strong dramatic performance.
#2
Se7en
In this intense psychological thriller, Brad Pitt plays Detective David Mills, who just arrives at the police force and is trained by soon-to-be retired Detective William Somerset (played with perfection by Morgan Freeman) to investigate a string of grisly murders committed by a killer who kills based on the seven deadly sins. It's an unforgettable David Fincher masterpiece, filled with thrilling twists and turns, and a standout performance by Brad Pitt.
#1
Fight Club
I should follow rule number one about Fight Club, but then this wouldn't make a lot of sense. Brad Pitt stars as soap-seller Tyler Durden, who trains Edward Norton's shy, timid character into becoming a more fierce, determined person through staging underground fight clubs. Directed by David Fincher, "Fight Club" consists of stellar performances, a solid script, and several twists and turns leading up to one of cinema's most shocking climaxes.
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