15 best films and one TV series with George Clooney

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

What to see, except for the series "Ambulance" and the film "Up in the sky".

George Clooney is one of the most sought-after and highest paid actors in the world. He's equally as good as a tough criminal, a cynical lawyer, or an outright idiot. It is difficult to imagine that as a child, due to a hereditary disease, half of his face was paralyzed and he was bullied at school. After all, years later, he turned into a favorite of directors and viewers.

1. Ambulance

• USA, 1994-2009.
• Medical drama.
• Duration: 15 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 7.

The series tells about the life of the admissions department of a Chicago hospital. The team of doctors provides emergency care to patients, who may include wonderful kind people and dangerous criminals. And at the same time, the heroes fall in love with each other, disperse, help and betray.

George Clooney's first notable role was as Dr. Doug Ross in Ambulance. The charming and witty doctor soon became the favorite of all fans of the project. Clooney played on a full-time basis for five years before returning with a cameo in the series finale.

2. From dusk to dawn

• USA, 1996.
• Action, crime, horror.
• Duration: 108 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 2.

After a robbery that ended in a bloody massacre, brothers Seth (George Clooney) and Richie Gekko (Quentin Tarantino) plan to cross the Mexican border and lay low. To fulfill their plan, the heroes take the pastor's family hostage. Soon the whole company is stopping at a bar for truckers and bikers. But it turns out that this place is literally filled with vampires.

Quentin Tarantino met George Clooney on the set of Ambulance, where the director was working on one of the episodes. Having conceived a film about vampires, Tarantino called the actor for the main role, and he lost the director's chair to Robert Rodriguez and played the crazy brother. The image of Clooney from this picture became a real cult and spawned a whole wave of tattoos on the arm and shoulder, like his hero.

3. Out of sight

• USA, 1998.
• Adventure, action, fantasy.
• Duration: 123 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 0.

Robber Jack Foley (George Clooney) has always had good luck. But one day he could not just start the car after another raid and went to jail. He was soon organized an escape, witnessed by Federal Marshal Karen Sisko (Jennifer Lopez). Fowley and accomplices kidnap her, but soon the thief and the officer begin to sympathize with each other.

In this work, director Steven Soderbergh relied on two attractive characters. Thanks to the on-screen duet of actors, the film was forgiven for all its shortcomings. And the magazine Entertainment Weekly even recognized the picture as "the sexiest in the history of cinema."

4. Three Kings

• USA, Australia, 1999.
• Adventure, action, comedy.
• Duration: 114 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 1.

After the victory over Saddam Hussein in Iraq in 1991, several US military personnel have discovered the map. It indicates where the ruler hid the stolen gold. The team goes AWOL for treasure and breaks the truce.

Since this film, George Clooney can often be seen in action comedy films. The talent allows him to look cool and ridiculous at the same time, especially when it comes to action scenes.

5. Oh, where are you, brother?

• USA, UK, France, 2000.
• Adventure, comedy, crime.
• Duration: 107 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 8.

Ulysses Everett McGill (George Clooney) is serving time in hard labor. He plans to escape, but is chained to two more inmates. Then McGill tells his comrades that before the arrest he managed to hide a million dollars and is now ready to divide it into three. In fact, he has completely different goals at will.

This picture began the long-term friendship and cooperation between George Clooney and the Coen brothers. The directors liked the image of a witty, but ridiculous scoundrel so much that they unofficially combined their subsequent joint works into a "trilogy about idiots."

6. Ocean's Eleven

• USA, 2001.
• Crime, adventure, comedy.
• Duration: 116 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 8.

Thief Danny Ocean (George Clooney) is released from prison and immediately begins to think about robbing a large casino in Las Vegas. Danny assembles a team of 11 people, develops a complex plan and starts to execute it. At the same time, he also has personal accounts with the owner of the casino, Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia).

The next collaboration of the actor with Stephen Soderbergh resulted in the creation of one of the most famous robbery films. The film about Danny Ocean and his friends received two sequels, and then a female spin-off about Danny Debbie's sister.

7. Unbearable cruelty

• USA, 2003.
• Comedy, crime, melodrama.
• Duration: 100 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 3.

Lawyer Miles Massey (George Clooney) specializes in marriage and has an excellent career and income. But soon the lawyer comes across a worthy rival - the seductive swindler Marilyn Rexroth (Catherine Zeta-Jones). She plans to divorce Massey's client and take a significant part of her husband's money. Faced with Marilyn, the lawyer realizes that he has met a kindred spirit.

This collaboration between Clooney and the Coen brothers turned out to be less successful. The film is even called the worst of the Coens' films. But in their case, even failure looks much more interesting than the work of many other directors.

8. Siriana

• USA, 2005.
• Drama, thriller.
• Duration: 128 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 9.

CIA veteran Bob (George Clooney) is tasked with assassinating a young sheikh in Beirut. Soon, the agent increasingly reveals the true motives of the intelligence services in the Middle East. In parallel, the stories are told of energy analyst Brian (Matt Damon), who is experiencing a family tragedy, and corporate lawyer Bennett (Jeffrey Wright), faced with a moral dilemma.

For the role, George Clooney gained about 10 kilograms. This led to an injury on the set - the actor did not cope with the stunt and injured his back. The director suggested that he also shave his head, but Clooney refused. And the efforts were not in vain - it was this role that brought him the only acting Oscar in his career. Later, Clooney also received an award as the producer of the film "Operation Argo".

9. Michael Clayton

• USA, 2007.
• Crime, drama.
• Duration: 119 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 3.

Michael Clayton (George Clooney) has been working for one of the most famous law firms for 15 years. He protects wealthy clients and has even earned the nickname The Cleaner. But one day he has to reconsider his views on life. Clayton should represent the interests of the chemical concern. On the side of the prosecution is a friend of Michael, who stole a folder with documents. The lawyer needs to choose whom to support.

Initially, in this film, the main character had a girlfriend. She was played by Jennifer Ehle. But then all the scenes with her participation were cut out. It is interesting that the same situation happened with the film "Siriana" - then all episodes with Michelle Monaghan, who played the hero's wife, were removed. Apparently, some directors prefer George Clooney to be extremely lonely in the frame.

10. Burn after reading

• USA, UK, France, 2008.
• Comedy, crime, drama.
• Duration: 96 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 0.

CIA agent Osborne Cox (John Malkovich) has been fired, and he sits down for a memoir. His wife is cheating on him with Harry Pfarrer (George Clooney). She decides that the account numbers are written on the disk, and steals it. Soon, the information falls into the hands of gym instructor Chad (Brad Pitt) and his colleague Linda (Frances McDormand), who dreams of enlarging her breasts. Convinced that the disc contains state secrets, they are going to sell it.

In this Coen film, George Clooney collaborated with a whole galaxy of great actors. He played a narcissistic, but very funny character. And the picture deserves viewing even for one scene where he makes a sex chair.

eleven. Crazy Special Forces

• USA, UK, 2009.
• Comedy, military.
• Duration: 94 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 2.

Journalist Bob (Ewan McGregor) leaves for Iraq after parting with his wife. There he meets Lin Cassidy (George Clooney), who once served in a super-secret unit that even the government did not know about. The purpose of the detachment was to establish peace on earth using non-standard spiritual methods. Bob and Lin are sent on their next mission, and in parallel, the military man tells the story of his service.

In the original, the film is called "Men Who Look at Goats," and this immediately hints at the parody of the plot. Clooney's funny character Lin Cassidy is based on several real-life personalities. The most striking of them is Guy Savelli, who calls himself a psychic. And he really claims to have killed the goat with his gaze.

12. I would like to go to the sky

• USA, 2009.
• Comedy, drama, melodrama.
• Duration: 109 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 4.

Ryan Bingham's (George Clooney) job is to notify employees of various companies about layoffs. He spends his whole life on business trips and constantly flies from one city to another. Ryan is comfortable with a one-night stand and hotel rooms. But after meeting with an unusual woman Alex (Vera Farmiga), for the first time he thinks that there can be something more in life.

For his role in the film "Up in the Sky", George Clooney was nominated for various cinematic awards, including "Oscar", "Golden Globe" and BAFTA. But the competition was too strong, and therefore the awards went to other actors. Clooney won only the National Council of Film Critics Award. But still, this work is considered one of the best dramatic roles of the actor.

13. Descendants

• USA, 2011.
• Comedy, drama.
• Duration: 115 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 3.

Lawyer Matt King (George Clooney) and his family plan to sell their land in Hawaii. But after a car accident, Matt's wife is in a coma, and relations with her daughters are not going well. And soon King learns that his wife has been cheating on him for the past few years. Then he goes with the children to meet his wife's lover.

In the film by Alexander Payne - the author of the famous film "About Schmidt" - George Clooney played another incredibly touching role. Despite the appearance of a Hollywood handsome man, Matt King looks like a timid and insecure person. For this role, the actor was again nominated for an Oscar.

14. Ides of March

• USA, 2011.
• Drama, thriller.
• Duration: 101 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 1.

Young idealist Stephen Myers (Ryan Gosling) works for the campaign headquarters of Governor Mike Morris (George Clooney), the main Democratic presidential candidate. Steven falls in love with a female colleague, and she reveals unpleasant details about the candidate to him. Meanwhile, Myers are trying to lure competitors over to themselves.

George Clooney himself directed this film, took part in writing the script and played one of the important roles. Clooney's previous directorial work has often been unremarkable. But this picture turned out to be successful and won critical acclaim.

15. Gravity

• USA, UK, 2013.
• Drama, fantasy, thriller.
• Duration: 91 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 7.

After an accident in orbit, only astronaut-researcher Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) and astronautics veteran Matt Kowalski (George Clooney) survive from the crew of the spacecraft. They are left alone in the broken shuttle. Desperate, they try to get to the space station on their own.

Alfonso Cuarón's film became a real triumph of visuals and computer graphics. But it is unlikely that all the beautiful plans for space and flights would have worked if not for two excellent actors. Bullock and Clooney showed vivid emotions despite the fact that most of the time they had to shoot in a cramped three-meter glass cube.

16. Long live Caesar

• USA, 2016.
• Comedy, drama, musical.
• Duration: 106 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 3.

A historical film about Ancient Rome is being filmed in Hollywood. But suddenly disappears the leading actor Byrd Whitlock (George Clooney) - he is captured by the communist organization "Future". Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), a specialist in clearing crime scenes from evidence, is sent in search of him.

In the final part of the "trilogy about idiots" many movie stars gathered again. And Clooney, in the guise of an arrogant actor, clearly copied from Robert Taylor, heads the comedy company.