The Road to Deadpool: Ryan Reynolds' 18 Lead Roles

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

The famous Canadian actor is not only charming but also very talented.

1. Ordinary magic

• Canada, 1993.
• Melodrama.
• Duration: 103 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 2.

Young Ganesh spent his childhood in India. After the death of his father, he moved to Canada with his aunt. But here, too, trouble awaits him: they want to demolish their house in order to free up the territory for construction. In protest, Ganesh goes on a hunger strike.

Ryan Reynolds first appeared in a big movie, before that he only played a small role in the Canadian TV series Hillside. Despite the fact that the actor was only 17, he coped with the dramatic role perfectly.

2. King of the parties

• Germany, USA, 2002.
• Comedy.
• Duration: 92 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 4.

Van Wilder loves the carefree college life. He's been in college for six years now, but he can't graduate because he spends all his free time on. In the end, the father announces to Wen that either he has to pay for his own studies, or he will have to get a diploma and become an adult.

Having played several cameo roles in TV shows and little-known films, Reynolds still gained universal fame. And it was the image of the eternal student and bully Van Wilder that helped him in this.

3. Protection from the fool

• Canada, 2003.
• Action, comedy, crime.
• Duration: 94 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 5.

Three friends come up with all sorts of robbery schemes, helping to develop protection against intruders. But one day their plan is in the hands of real criminals, and now the team is blackmailed, demanding to take part in a real attack. But in practice, everything is much more dangerous than it seemed to friends before.

4. Big grub

• USA, 2005.
• Comedy.
• Duration: 94 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 8.

The plot focuses on the work of the restaurant. Dean has been working there for four years, but when he learns that during this time his classmate has already built a career, he begins to teach a new trainee to take revenge on rich visitors. Other storylines feature chefs, cleaners, and waiters, each with their own crazy story.

5. Trump Aces

• USA, France, UK, 2006.
• Crime thriller, drama, thriller.
• Duration: 109 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 7.

Two FBI agents must guard the criminal, nicknamed Aces, who agreed to testify against his accomplices. The problem is that the mafia bosses have appointed a large reward for his head and several killers have already left for the hunt. Meanwhile, the FBI management changes plans without informing their employees.

In parallel with many comedic roles, Reynolds also developed his career in. The brave FBI agent in Smokin 'Aces is one of the best examples of the tough guy actor.

6. Yes, maybe …

• USA, 2008.
• Drama, melodrama, comedy.
• Duration: 112 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 2.

A ten-year-old daughter asks her father, Will, a thirty-year-old single, about his past with women. He changes girls' names and shares stories with her about three of his lovers. The girl tries to guess which of them will be her mother, and Will himself finally understands his feelings.

7. Chaos theory

• USA, 2008.
• Drama, melodrama, comedy.
• Duration: 87 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 7.

Frank conducts workshops to teach people how to manage their time efficiently. His own life is also always clearly scheduled. But one day, his wife jokingly sets Frank's clock 10 minutes back. This act leads to irreversible changes in the life of the protagonist. For example, he finds out that he is raising the daughter of his best friend.

8. Fireflies in the garden

• USA, 2008.
• Drama.
• Duration: 120 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 5.

Lisa dies in a car accident due to the fault of her husband Charles. Their son, married to an alcoholic, decides to write a book with the history of his family and tell about the cruel father and beloved mother. But the creation of the novel is opposed by all relatives.

Dramatic roles are found among Ryan Reynolds' works as often as comedies or action films. In this film, he was accompanied by such legendary actors as Willem Dafoe and Julia Roberts. Together they created a very lively and emotional life story.

9. Offer

• USA, 2009.
• Melodrama, comedy.
• Duration: 108 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 7.

The tough and aggressive boss completely forgets that she is in the United States on a work visa. And since she has already overdue all the terms of her stay, she faces deportation to Canada. But she decides to fix the situation and quickly marries her assistant.

10. Paper man

• USA, 2009.
• Drama, comedy.
• Duration: 110 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 6.

The writer Richard dreams of becoming famous, but his novel is not popular. Suddenly, he meets a young girl who becomes his close friend and helps solve problems.

In this film, Reynolds plays a very unusual role - an imaginary friend of the protagonist. He looks a lot like Superman, but in fact most often gives silly advice.

11. Buried alive

• USA, 2010.
• Thriller, drama, detective.
• Duration: 95 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 0.

Paul Conroy wakes up alive buried in a coffin, with the hero only a lighter and a phone. Previously, he worked as a driver in Iraq, and now the terrorists are demanding a million dollars to dig him up. Paul tries to negotiate with the authorities and the bandits for release. In parallel, he says goodbye to his family.

12. Access Code "Cape Town"

• USA, South Africa, Japan, 2012.
• Action, thriller, crime, detective.
• Duration: 115 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 8.

The service of young CIA agent Matt is not very interesting. He just lives in Cape Town with his girlfriend, guarding a safe house. Everything changes when a former agent gets to him, out of control.

Reynolds' collaboration with one of the coolest action heroes Denzel Washington is a great example of a dynamic film with good action and decent acting.

13. The woman in gold

• UK, 2015.
• Drama, history, biography.
• Duration: 109 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 3.

a painting about the life of Maria Altmann, the heiress of a rich collection of art objects from Austria. She is trying to achieve justice and regain the rights to values that were once taken from her family by the Nazis. An inexperienced but brave lawyer helps her in this.

14. Outside / myself

• USA, 2015.
• Science fiction, thriller, action.
• Duration: 117 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 5.

Middle-aged businessman Damian Hale dies of cancer. A familiar scientist invites him to move the mind into an artificially created young organism. But after the operation, Damian realizes that in fact he now lives in the body of another living person with his own past. And this past gradually emerges in his memory.

Interestingly, Reynolds has played in two films in a row with a very similar plot. In 2016, the movie "The Criminal" was released, where the mind of his hero was also transferred to the body of another person.

15. Deadpool

• USA, 2016.
• Science fiction, action, comedy, adventure.
• Duration: 108 minutes.
• IMDb: 8, 0.

Contract killer Wade Wilson is about to die of cancer. But a number of genetic experiments are being carried out on him, and now he is practically immortal. But Wade's face is disfigured, and he decides to take revenge on the cruel scientists. To begin with, the hero comes up with a costume and the nickname Deadpool, and then picks up katanas and pistols and goes to arrange a meat grinder.

Ryan Reynolds has been playing Deadpool for many years. The actor generally loves comics: he has already starred in the third part of "Blade" and the failed "Green Lantern". But Reynolds especially adores Wade Wilson. For the first time he played this role in the film "X-Men: The Beginning. Wolverine ", but then the authors of the script changed the hero beyond recognition - Deadpool was scolded by both viewers and critics. After that, Reynolds himself took up the promotion of a solo film about this hero, even agreeing to a reduction in a fixed part of the fee.

But his efforts were not in vain. The film with an "adult" rating collected a huge box office, and the audience was delighted with it.

16. The hitman's bodyguard

• USA, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, Netherlands, 2017.
• Action, thriller, comedy.
• Duration: 118 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 9.

Michael Bryce was once an elite bodyguard. But after the loss of a client, his career went downhill. And now he has the opportunity to rehabilitate himself. True, he will have to protect the world famous killer, whom he himself would have gladly killed.

17. Living

• USA, 2017.
• Horror, fantasy, thriller.
• Duration: 104 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 6.

A group of scientists on the ISS receives rock samples from Mars. It turns out that there is life on the Red Planet. But a single-celled organism begins to grow rapidly, and then attack people.

18. Deadpool 2

• USA, 2018.
• Science fiction, action, comedy, adventure.
• Duration: 119 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 9.

After a personal tragedy, Deadpool is in a very depressed state. But since he cannot die, he will have to fight the villains again. This time, he will face a super-soldier from the future, Cable.

That the continuation of the story of the chatty mercenary would be released on the screens, no one doubted. And the second part turned out to be no worse than the first. Now the creators have plans for a joint film "X-Force" about Deadpool, Cable and Domino.