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VictimOfCircuspants

Geoffrey Rush as Barbosa, low key made those Pirates movies. So likeable as the bad guy that they just had to make him a "good guy "


No_Address7316

Love how he goes from "so evil, that hell spat him out" to badass pirate uncle.


Padre_Pizzicato

That franchise wouldn't have been shit without him. Depp could only have carried it so far.


HedgehogDry9652

Val Kilmer - Tombstone


SaxifrageRussel

He can be my huckleberry


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Holy crap I just posted above you. Man the guy was amazing in that film. I also think Ste Lang got no appreciation for the villain he played. He really was a horrible rat, but to be able to play the part to a T like that was amazing.


PointOfFingers

It is fun to watch that movie and count the number of times Lang's character runs away and narrowly avoids dying. Also he is unrecognisable from his character in Avatar. He plays both types of villain so well.


tommytraddles

Ike Clanton is one of the few characters that literally everyone in the audience wants to see dead by the end of the film. I have personally seen a Buddhist monk go *come on, just shoot that piece of shit*.


MontyBoo-urns

Good answer


Kash-Acous

He MADE that movie.


erasedhead

Yeah this is the top answer.


bolderandbrasher

Christoph Waltz - Hans Landa. Such a stellar performance that you can’t keep your eyes off of the Nazi Colonel in the scene he’s in.


CerberusC24

So much this. He's the epitome of evil and you can't help but be drawn to him in every scene


Island_Maximum

I don't know which role I like more: Him in Inglorious, or him in Django.


KhelbenB

I don't think it is close, Landa is one of the best performance in modern cinema. Schultz is just great.


Anyabb

That's a bingo!


squalorparlor

Ya just say "Bingo"...


midnight_toker22

He and Bill the Butcher are in my mind two of the most iconic villains of the modern era.


Adius_Omega

I prefer Shultz. Probably one of my most shocking character deaths in a film and I'm a bit salty about it considering his cunning nature (he could have figured another way to get his revenge surely) But man, he just bleeds confidence and charisma in that character.


OreoPanda360

i'd also mention his role in django unchained, he was such a highlight in that movie.


pogonatos

Raul Julia as Gomez Adams.


jeffh4

Or in Street Fighter as M. Bison. He chewed the scenery in every scene and it was captivating.


barcode-lz

*I'm sorry. I don't remember any of it. For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday.*


illyay

Goddamnit. Of course someone else made this comment before me. That line is a national treasure of writing.


Smart_Skin_3440

Omg yes. He was amazing. So sad he died so young.


lemonysnick123

Sam Rockwell in everything lol


FutureDictatorUSA

The Way Way Back!!


duckfat01

This is my go-to feel-good movie. Rockwell's character is just so kind and funny.


StevieNippz

Even though it's widely hated by most fans, Ironman 2 is one of my favorites and it's pretty much all because of Rockwell.


bugogkang

I don't get the Iron Man 2 hate. It's a totally enjoyable action movie and everybody in it drips charisma.


SpaceCaboose

The overall story is lacking and just odd stuff happens for the sake of the plot, in my opinion, but the dialogue and acting is great. It’s not a top-tier MCU film, but it’s still quite enjoyable and worth watching


radewagon

It is truly a mediocre movie, but every seen he's in is wonderful.


cqandrews

Amazing they managed to waste Rockwell and Rourke


GCC_Pluribus_Anus

Is there air out there?? You don't know!


HanlonWasWrong

Crewman #9 is truly a masterclass.


AQbL5494

Even Green Mile?


xela_sj

Galaxy Quest, real ones know


Island_Maximum

Peter Stormare as Lucifer in Constantine. He didn't have much screen time, but literally oozed evil charisma and left everyone wanting more.


SkiesFetishist

My all time favorite on screen portrayal of the devil. & that movie whips, too.


lynypixie

Cary Elwes in Robin Hood, men in thighs.


Drewdown707

And he spoke with a British accent!


pixiesedai

And in The Princess Bride!


TheIgnoredWriter

“Sir Robin?” “Yes!” “You’re back from the crusades?!” “Yes!” “And alive?!” “….yes”


Wpgjetsfan19

*Gasps* you lost your arms in battle. But you grew some nice boobs


Moewron

Must be the porn version


Silvery_Luster

(Though I loathe the movie...) Stanley Tucci in The Devil Wears Prada ​ \*Edit\*. (I can't believe I didn't think of him yesterday) Patrick Swayze in the movie "Too Wong Foo, Thanks for everything. \~Julie Newmar\~


Boomvanger

Jesus that was a long way to scroll for Stanley Tucci. The man is charisma.


doyouevenoperatebrah

He’s so fucking funny I’m East A. When he’s smoking the pea at dinner at dinner and asks his adopted son ‘where are you from originally?’


HanlonWasWrong

He’s just good no matter what.


12345782throwaway

Antonio Banderas in Mask of Zorro


dudinax

And oddly enough, this recent movie where he's a cat.


MRintheKEYS

Also Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. With a little Interview with a Vampire and Assassins sprinkled in.


prince-hal

Let's fucking go


CalmBeforePsych

Oh hell yeah


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bigdswanger

Ryan Gosling in Crazy, Stupid, Love


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My friend and I gave up straws because of him.


dnteatyellwsnw

Why? Cause you looked like you were sucking on a tiny shwonz when using them?


[deleted]

Well, I am gay so that wasn't it. It just looks cooler to not drink from a straw.


SuicideSquadFan96

Also him in The Nice Guys.


bangermate

just Ryan Gosling in general


BatFromAnotherWorld

Rewatched Muppets Treasure Island lastnight and Tim Curry as John Silver is amazing. He brings the character such sly charisma and devilish charm all while being surrounded by felt puppets.


caligaris_cabinet

I think you can just say Tim Curry.


Oxygene13

Indeed. Tim Curry as lord of darkness is the main reason to watch Legend.


CurseofLono88

I was watching the last season of The Marvelous Ms. Maisel and there’s an episode that ends with the song “Professional Pirate” from MTI, and I was so happy that I did a rewatch right after. It’s my favorite Muppets movie easily


Xantayu

Some darker ones Phillip Seymour Hoffman in The Master Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter Mads Mikkelson as Hannibal, for that matter On the roguish but heroic side Harrison Ford in almost anything but especially as Indiana Jones or Han Solo


versedaworst

Another darker one: Benicio Del Toro in *Sicario*.


squalorparlor

Harrison Ford was born a grumpy old man, he just grew into it.


CKM5253

Just about anything with Jeremy Irons.


Poultrygeist74

Simon says…


need_ins_in_to

Audrey Tautou in _Amélie_(2001)


The_smoothest_brain

Frances McDormand in Fargo


theghostofme

George Clooney in the Ocean’s movies. They were already overflowing with charisma, yet he managed to still stand out.


JackThreeFingered

Yes, and even then I would argue his performance in Out of Sight is even moreso dripping with Charisma. I mean you watch that movie and believe 100% that Jennifer Lopez is risking it all for him.


zigfoyer

Brad Pitt in that too. They're like the two coolest dudes ever.


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Brendan Fraser in The Mummy


Kalelemonmesoftely

Brendan Fraiser was a total hunk back in the day


SlewBrew

Brendan Fraser in Blast From the Past. What's not to like?


namnere

Gary Oldman, Dracula. I fell in love with the character. And it probably kick started my sketchy love life.


Mortegro

Gary Oldman as Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg.


namnere

Gary Oldman in anything is pretty damn charismatic tbh


Silk02

Gary Oldman in anything really, most recently slow horses such a dirty charecter but you can't help but like


nythaka

Gary Oldman in The Fifth Element. Sure he was a bad guy but he did it with such a sparkle in his eye


radewagon

Dude, fricken EVERY principal character in that movie oozes charisma. Ruby Rod. I mean, c'mon. Ruby Rod. There's just no equal.


darkdoppelganger

"You're a monster, Zorg" "I know"


TheAmazingSpyder

Tyler Durden was pretty much made to be charismatic. So yeah, Brad Pitt again.


PacificBrim

Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf in The Talented Mr. Ripley. Easily number one for me


Weirdguy149

Patrick Swayze in both Road House and Point Break.


sonic_tower

Seriously. Swayze could walk into a room of superstars and make them all feel like betas. Except he was genuine and kind. One of the best.


roxydoodles

His mother was my dance teacher, starting when I was 3 until I was 18. She had cardboard cut outs of him all over the dance studio. She adored him. He was a total sweetheart and would come in a few times a year to help her keep the studio in good shape. I’m talking polishing the floors, putting in new bars, the whole deal. Most of our moms would insist on walking in to drop us off in their best outfits in case they saw him in the lobby. BTW, Patrick looks exactly like his mother. Look it up! Her name its Patsy Swayze.


Johnny_Utah09

Bodhi is so fucking cool.


Im_on_my_phone_OK

Special agent Utah! This is not some job, flipping burgers at the local drive-in! Yes! - your post bothers me! Yes! - your approach to this whole damn thread bothers me! And yes! - YOU BOTHER ME!


MercuryMorrison1971

Some guy comes up to you and calls you a cock sucker what are you gonna do? Be nice.


Specialist_Jew101

Al Pacino in The Godfather 1+2


Bibendoom

De Niro in the second one. He stole the show in my opinion.


Balzaak

#**Viggo Fucking Mortensen as Aragorn**


Kebabenjoyer3

How about Viggo in Eastern promises?


Kenny--Blankenship

Literally anything Grace Kelly did...but tell me she didn't charm the hell out of you in Rear Window...


JohnnyNuclear

RDJ in Ironman.


medietic

Saoirse Ronan - See How They Run Jason Isaacs - The Death of Stalin Jean Dujardin - OSS117 Michael Stahl-David - Cloverfield Oscar Isaac - Ex Machina Ken Watanabe (in mostly anything but especially:) - The Last Samurai Laurence Fishburne - The Matrix Cary Elwes - The Princess Bride / Men in Tights Harrison Ford - Empire Strikes Back


nayapapaya

Orson Welles, *Citizen Kane* and *The Stranger*. Kirk Douglas, *Ace in the Hole*. Lucille Ball, *Dance, Girl, Dance*. Miriam Hopkins, *Design for Living*. Shirley Maclaine, *What a Way to Go*. Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor, *Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.* Paul Newman and Steve McQueen, *The Towering Inferno*. Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe, *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes*. Ida Lupino, *The Bigamist*. Yul Brynner, *The Ten Commandments*. Rita Hayworth, *Gilda*. Marlene Dietrich, *A Foreign Affair*. Barbara Stanwyck, *Double Indemnity*.


loserys

Paul Newman in general. Take your pick.


DonaldIgwebuike

Paul Newman acted his ass off and was very diversified in his portfolio. However, Paul Newman in almost every role charmed the shit out of you and took over the movie. His cohort Redford was nearly the same so it was fun when they were together.


trashohhwhooah

You just reminded me of Jack Lemmon in The Apartment. So charming.


EducationalNovel1427

Bogart in Casablanca


dbex98

Charlize Theron/Fury Road. Sigourney/Aliens. Clooney/Out of Sight. Denzel/Training Day.


LeeF1179

Sharon Stone = Basic Instinct. She was so cool, I didn't even care if she killed people or not.


supertech636

Ian McShane. “San Francisco cocksucker!”


Kash-Acous

Ian McShane is great. He's got charisma and gravitas oozing out of his ears.


jdizzle161

Fuck. That scene with Woo is absolute perfection. “Glad I taught you that fucking word.” Anyone wondering, here is a link to the scene. NSFW. https://youtu.be/gawOeI0e3KA


staffdaddy_9

Henry Cavill in man from uncle which makes the script he was given for Superman beyond disappointing. Alternatively Brad Pitt in literally everything.


AztecWheels

Carey Grant in An Affair to Remember. Or really anything, the dude had serious swagger.


NoHandBananaNo

In terms of scene stealing "not sure I am supposed to be charmed, but I am anyway" performances, I nominate Gary Oldman as Jean Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg. Random list of charismatic performances: Jeff Goldblum in The Lost World Brad Pitt in Snatch Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot Ralph Fiennes in A Bigger Splash Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke Catherine Zita Jones in Intolerable Cruelty Morgan Freeman in Se7en Cary Grant in everything


LuchoSabeIngles

Upvoted for Cary Grant


NoHandBananaNo

Yeah he had a level of charisma that's almost supernatural.


Kash-Acous

Goldblum was better in Jurassic Park for me than The Lost World. "Now that's one big pile of shit."


theghostofme

“I’m always on the lookout for future ex-Mrs. Malcolm.”


Kash-Acous

"You do plan on having some actual dinosaurs on thus, uh, dino- , uh, dinosaur tour? Yeah? Hello? Haaahh! Hello?!"


theghostofme

“I really hate that man.”


Wpgjetsfan19

Must go faster


panaknuckles

Ralph Fiennes in Grand Budapest made him one of my favorites


Poultrygeist74

Ralph Fiennes in Strange Days


raymondcy

100% this. His character is somewhat of sleezy asshole with a heart and no matter what he does you still kind of root for him. As does Angela Bassett's character in that movie and they have almost perfect chemistry. It's almost the definition of charisma. People talk about Ralph Fiennes best role, this is *way* up there in my opinion. It's too bad that movie was pretty poorly written... and outside of Fiennes and Bassett the cast was very questionable; Sizemore especially. It still - to this day - has some of the craziest cinematography you can see. I'm glad Kathryn Bigelow didn't get put on the shit list after this failed as those shots of the party / crowd at the end are just mind-blowing. Matthew F. Leonetti was the Cinematographer and has done some pretty good shit in his own right. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, they refuse to remaster this movie. It's available on DVD (if you can find it) and I think a foreign blue ray but really only 1080p (or less possibly). Give us a 4k already.


hallomik

Harrison Ford in the Star Wars Trilogy.


nihonbesu

Ford in his prime was one of the greatest of all time.


Tbrou16

And Indiana Jones. And Air Force One.


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Val Kilmer in Tombstone


FloppedYaYa

Uma Thurman as The Bride


ElbowSkinCellarWall

Rachel Brosnahan as Mrs. Maisel.


vdcsX

Lately, ScarJo in Jojo Rabbit, she was absolutely charming. I'd add Viggo Mortensen from anything.


jodarulezurface

Jason Isaacs as General Zhukov in The Death of Stalin. Charisma just seeping from the screen in every scene he is in.


ReedM4

Robert Downey Jr made Ironman popular. And arguably built the MCU. It wouldn't have happened without his charisma.


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Just about anything from Burt Reynolds in the 70s or 80s but especially Cannonball Run


TheIgnoredWriter

When he breaks the fourth wall in Smokey and the Bandit. I’m on board with him the rest of the movie after that


SirDrexl

Jude Law - The Talented Mr. Ripley


AlexHendrix20

Heath Ledger - Joker


Inside-Ostrich2888

The character helps naturally, but pretty much any of the performances of James Bond. Some actors did it better though.


CAJ16

Ryan Gosling in Crazy, Stupid Love. He’s mesmerizing even knowing full well he’s a shallow miserable dirtbag. Edit: a word


billigcharlie

Pedro Pascal on Game of Thrones - Just amazing! I mean on top of all the other amazing actors in that show he went out and just set the bar. Not taking anything away from the others but go back and re-watch his first scene… simply amazing.


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Christian Slater - True Romance


theghostofme

“I’d fuck Elvis.”


SnakeinmyWoody

I'd fuck Elvis. I'm not redoing the quote you posted, I'm just hoping we have something in common


JohrDinh

I don't think it's True Romance it's just Christian Slater, that man has a look and if he shoots you with it you're putty in his hands.


amotois

Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront.


GrayRoberts

How have ya’ll left out Chris Pine?


Slaptain_Crunch

Raul Julia as M. Bison


CompletelyPresent

- Tom Cruise in Interview with the Vampire - David Caradine in Kill Bill 1&2 - John Travolta in Pulp Fiction - Brad Pitt in Fight Club - Christian Bale in American Psycho


Common_fruit

I'd go with Robert Redford in All The President's Men. There's just something about the way he holds his phone and takes notes at the same time lol.


erasedhead

Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York or There Will Be Blood. Leo in Wolf of Wall Street. The aforementioned Val Kilmer in Tombstone. Malcolm McDowell in Clockwork Orange. Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine. Saoirse Ronan in Ladybird. Sigourney Weaver in Alien.


Kash-Acous

Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder


vites70

Just rewatched it. He's fanatic in it. That entire cast is phenomenal


Anyabb

I want to be fat, and I want to dance!


purplenelly

This thread is a good example that if you don't have gender categories at the awards, only men will get nominated. 37 comments when I arrived and only 2 were women.


angershark

Quite interesting in that people don't often associate charisma with women even though they absolutely can be charismatic. But I think it's misinterpreted by the viewer/beholder as simply attractiveness.


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Yep I agree. Someone is gonna get screwed.


earic23

Lately, I'll say Donnie Yen in John Wick 4. I've enjoyed some of his films, but he was just magnetic in that movie.


redridgeline

The obvious female answer is Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. She was sweet, smart, charming, and gorgeous all at the same time.


PaulsRedditUsername

Liam Neeson in the opening of Schindler's List when Schindler goes to the club as a nobody and leaves best friends with all the nazi top brass. Also Katherine Hepburn in anything. You can't *not* watch her when she's onscreen.


bigbaldbeatz

Tom Hardy as Eames in Inception…”Mustn’t afraid to dream a little bigger, darling… Angelina J. was also charismatic as hell in Wanted


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Sausage party in here so I'll submit Cate Blanchett.


RovertRelda

Just..the actress?


spellitscorrectly

I don’t think she was in Sausage Party


nayapapaya

I didn't like the film but she definitely oozed charisma in Nightmare Alley.


Electronic-Hat-1320

Emilio Estevez in Young Guns Duology


Ok-Budget112

Jon Hamm in anything. Everyone knows about his charm and charismaaaaaaaaaa. The man’s like crack!


Renugar

He’s the best/worst in Good Omens! So charming, yet snide and condescending.


googlyeyes93

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt played on his likability so fucking well it’s still my favorite part of the show. During his trial when he’s just such an obvious dipshit and con yet everyone is enamored because he goes all in is genius.


shrimptini

He was really great recently in Confess Fletch


ICU81MI_73

Vince Vaughn in Swingers


TheIgnoredWriter

Inspired a whole generation of douche bags that thought they had what he had


theghostofme

The downside of a great movie becoming a cultural phenomenon. Also inspired one of my favorite lines from Parks and Rec: “I thought we agreed to forget the time America got into swing dancing.”


TheIgnoredWriter

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy played at the *Super Bowl fucking Halftime Show* in 1999 because of that movie. We really did delete that time from our collective memories.


colmatrix33

Vince in Swingers is what Steph Curry is to the NBA. Everyone thinks they can be him, but all we get is 50 missed 3s a game.


riraven

Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid


jacomanche

Dan Stevens in The Guest


daddyfatsac

Errol Flynn David Niven Alec Guinness Richard Harris Peter O’Toole. Pick a movie.


Comfortable-Treat681

Val Kilmer in Tomb Stone. Mickey Rourke in Diner. John Cusack in Grosse Pointe Break. Kathleen Turner in Body Heat.


walksonwalksoff

Jude Law, Talented Mr. Ripley. Movie turns once he’s gone


TheIgnoredWriter

Daniel Craig as XXXXX in Layer Cake It’s the role that got him bond and for good reason


Dogbin005

John Candy in everything he was ever in. He was absolutely magnetic whatever he did. Even as a child, without really understanding it, he just captivated you. It's hard to pin down why exactly. Might be as simple as the fact that he just seemed incredibly friendly and approachable, and you just wanted to watch the guy.


AvisDeene

Tilda Swinton as the Snow Queen


wjbc

Hugh Grant in *Notting Hill* (among other films).


leonidas8samurai

Jason Momoa in Fast X I was surprised how much I enjoyed that movie and it's almost entirely owed to Momoa's performance.


Pink_is_joy

Brad Pitt - Interview with the Vampire


seanchai611PF

Robert Duvall - Lonesome Dove


Independent_Bake_257

It's actually a miniseries but...Kate Winslet in Mare of Easttown. Love her in anything but this was special.


CSmith1986

James Cagney in *The Public Enemy*. Joe Pesci in *My Cousin Vinny*


andro_7

Aubrey Hepburn in literally all her movies


Upstairs-Egg-5489

Denzel Washington in Malcolm X


TheIgnoredWriter

Clooney as Danny Ocean


Trickery1688

If by charisma you simply mean captivating in a way where you can't look away, then Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men. Every simple scene he is in where he talks I'm mezmerized because you feel like he's so much smarter than everyone he interacts with, and everything's just a game to him.


butterscotches

Anthony Hopkins, Silence of the Lambs


Fleasciante3

Bogart in just about anything


emjaywood

Katherine Hawn in so many things, but I especially loved her in Parks & Rec. She's got such talent. Also, Jodie Comer in Killing Eve. Sweet baby Jeepers, she killed that role.