Top 10 Jeff Bridges movies that you can watch along with the "Old Man" series

Compared to some of his contemporaries, Jeff Bridges' talents have varied and improved with age. He has never been known as a star who is successful in only one field. Bridges is an excellent lead actor as well as a valuable supporting actor. He is an actor who has won several awards and is not afraid to appear in films of different genres and strange comedies. If you ask any moviegoer about their favorite character from the Bridges games, you'll get dozens of different answers from dozens of different movies. Bridges is currently giving one of his best performances in the drama series "The Old Man".

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1. Dwayne Jackson in "The Last Picture Show"

• Year of publication: 1971
• Rating IMDB> To the movie: 8 out of 10
• Rotten Tomatoes score: 100 out of 100

Very rare that A film that will immediately introduce itself as a classic work of the generation. Peter Bogdanovich's "Last Show" is a beautiful testament to nostalgia, but also portrays a new generation of actors grappling with a changing culture. The film focuses on a group of friends whose small town is on the verge of decay and destruction in the early 1950s. Jeff Bridges plays Dwayne Jackson, the charismatic boyfriend of Jaycee Farrow played by Sybil Shepherd. The authenticity Bridges brings to the small-town dreamers makes the film's final moments, when Dwayne is sent to Korea to fight, all the more poignant.

2. Ernie in "Fat City"

• Director: John Huston Actors: Jeff Bridges, Stacey Keach, Susan Tyrrell, Candy Clark Year of release: 1972 IMDB rating for the movie: 7.2 out of 10>Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100 out of 100

The 1970s saw the rise of inspirational sports movies. During this period, works such as "Rocky", "Bad News Bears" and "Breaking the Waves" became blockbusters. But "Rich City" is not one of these types of movies. The story of the film is not very interesting and is about a former sports champion named Billy Talley who bets his future on a talented young man named Ernie Munger. This film was another work in which a great director turned Bridges' inherent charisma into a weapon. John Huston showed that despite all the skills Ernie has, he can still make Billy's mistakes.

3. Lightfoot in "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot"

• Jeff Bridges, Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy, Jeffrey Lewis Release year: 1974
• IMDB rating for the movie: 7 out of 10
• Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87 out of 100

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot is everything a friendly comedy should be. It's not too complicated, all you need are two opposite poles. This is what you see in this movie, Eastwood is at his most grumpy, and Bridges is a witty, carefree person opposite him. This movie is about two thieves with the nicknames Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, who find themselves in a difficult situation after a failed robbery. Although the film contains all the moments one would expect from a buddy comedy, the two eventually bond and accept each other's quirks. This is a fun film that is made funnier by Bridges' calculated acting and Eastwood's sullenness.

4. Kevin Flynn in "Tron" (Tron)

• Director : Steven Lisberger
• Stars: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Baxleitner, Cindy Morgan, David Warner
• Year of publication: 1982
• IMDB rating for the movie: 6.7 out of 10
• Rotten Tomatoes Score: 71 out of 100

Tron is one of those wildly weird blockbusters, but Bridges is still a regular movie star here. There is no action. The film is about a software engineer and video game developer named Kevin Flynn who gets trapped in the simulated reality of a sci-fi game. Compared to other blockbusters of the 1980s, Tron is relatively more serious and philosophical.

Bridges makes this film work, but also makes the audience empathize with Flynn. The sequel, 2010's Tron: Legacy, isn't a regular sequel like Star Wars: The Force Awakens or Ghostbusters, but is every bit as cool, special, and visually groundbreaking as the original.

5. Spaceman in "Starman"

• Director: John Carpenter Actors: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jackel, David Wells Released: 1984 IMDB Rating: 7 out of 10 Rotten Tomatoes Score: 85 out of 100

John Carpenter is admirable as one of the best filmmakers in the historical genre, but he never prioritizes emotion. does not place "Halloween", "Existent", "Escape from New York", "Attack on Precinct 13" and "They're Alive" are all flawless works and among the best-selling movies, but they don't make the audience cry. Therefore, "Spaceman" is a rare work in John Carpenter's filmography and career.

This film is a romantic and lovely story about an alien played by Bridges who falls in love with a sad widow named Jenny Hayden, with It will be played by Karen Allen. There was a possibility that the movie "Spaceman" could have turned into a melodrama, but given the great potential between Bridges and Allen, it worked out emotionally.

6. Preston Tucker in "Tucker: The Man and His Dream" (Tucker: The Man and His Dream)

• Director: Francis Ford Coppola
• Starring: Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Christian Slaughter, Frederick Forrest
• Year of release: 1988
• IMDB rating for the movie: 6.9 out of 10
• Rotten Tomatoes Score: 83 out of 100

It's hard to underrate any film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It's hard to read, but "Tucker: A Man in Your Dream" is really a masterpiece on the level of "The Godfather", "The Apocalypse" and "The Conversation". In this film, Coppola portrays the inspiring power of the American dream, and how it is controlled by greedy corporations.

Bridges plays Preston Tucker, a passionate and energetic car manufacturer who dreams of creating a sedan. Tucker model 1984 is used by Big Auto Company. The first hour of the film is about Tucker achieving his dream, but in the second half he struggles with the consequences of success. Bridges shows the transition from optimistic to pessimistic state as a destructive cycle.

7. Jack Lucas in "The Fisher King"

• Director: Terry Gilliam
• Stars: Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruel, Amanda Plummer, David Hyde Pierce li>
• Year of release: 1991
• IMDB rating for the movie: 7 5 out of 10. Rotten Tomatoes score: 84 out of 100. Bridges has such a charismatic personality that playing a negative role is a challenge for him. will be Terry Gilliam asked Bridges to do the impossible and play a monstrous and greedy character. With this role, he made the audience hate himself, then showed how his character was struggling with life and tried the audience.

  This movie is about a radio host named Jack Lucas, who He seeks redemption by helping a homeless man named Perry. As strange and impressive as anything Terry Gilliam has made, "The Fisherman" also unites two of the most skilled actors in history for a delightful friendship.

  8. Jeff Lebowski in "The Big Lebowski"

  

  • Jeff bridges, john goodman, julianne moore, steve buscemi, turturro release year: 1998 imdb rating for the movie: 8.1 out of 10>
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 83 out of 100

  "Well man, that's your opinion." What more can be said about "The Big Lebowski"? It is difficult to summarize a film that has its own religion as a cult. "The Big Lebowski" is so recognized as a classic that There is no need to explain its story. that being said, who could play Jeff Lebowski better than Jeff Bridges? Bridges is responsible for creating an icon for pop culture, who ranks high among the characters created by the Coen brothers.

  9. Bad Blake in "Crazy Heart"

  

  • Director: Scott Cooper
  • Stars: Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Ferrell, Ryan Bingham, Robert Duvall
  Release year: 2009 IMDB score for the movie: 7.2 out of 10
• Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90 out of 100

After all the great work Bridges has starred in, finally an Academy Award won for a relatively good film. This movie is the biography of a musician. Although Scott Cooper chose not to make Blake's bad alcohol addiction a hot topic, the story of an artist struggling to maintain his career is unlike anything you've seen before. Maybe that's why this movie is a perfect summary of Bridges' career and relies only on his unique performances that are considered the center of it.

10. Sheriff Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit"

• Directors: Ethan Cowell, Joel Cowell
• Stars: Jeff Bridges, Hailey Stanfield, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Bruce Green
• Year of release: 2010
• IMDB rating for the movie: 7.6 out of 10
• Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95 out of 100

Although Bridges won the Oscar in 2009, in A Just World He would also receive his career Oscar in 2010 for his role in the Cowell Brothers' remake of the classic western True Brave. The original "True Bravery" may have won John Wayne an Oscar, but it wasn't a true classic, and it hasn't fared well compared to Wayne's other films. The Coen brothers add more characters to the story.

They portray the secondary characters well and the dynamic between Sheriff Rooster Cogburn and his young client, Matty Ross, is emotional. While Wayne caricatured Rooster's character, Bridges deftly portrayed Rooster's past life story, which hurt him, without telling it directly.

11. Marcus Hamilton in Hell or High Water

• Director: David McKenzie
• Stars: Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Taylor Sheridan, Gail Birmingham
• Year of release: 2016
• IMDB rating for the movie: 7.6 out of 10
• Rotten Tomatoes score: 97 out of 100

If a stone falls from the sky, written by Taylor Sheridan, it is considered his best work. This film acknowledges the political context of the story without taking a decisive position and portrays each character's point of view fairly, without emphasizing and focusing on one of them. "If a Stone Falls from the Sky" is surprisingly emotional without any of the four main characters being emotional. The film is about an old sheriff from Texas, played by Bridges, along with his new partner Alberto Parker, played by Gail Birmingham. They have robbed the bank and cooperate with each other. Bridges and Birmingham create different and enjoyable scenes together, and their growing friendship is hilarious until one particular scene. Also, Bridges' ability to quickly change the style of the film is considered extraordinary.

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